Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782. (Beyond can be glimpsed an 8F 2-8-0 with the unusual combination of 'M' as well as the BR initial '4' added to its number). Photo: 20 June 1848 by Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Recording Locomotive Sightings 1943 - 1968
A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. These records of visits to locomotive depots have been collected and carefully analysed to provide an overall portrait for the period 1943 to 1968. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change from the pre-grouping types that still found work at a few depots, to the modern BR designs that worked until the end in 1968. The handling of freight and passenger services was a major undertaking from town and cities, ports, coal mines and factories. All of it traversed the labyrinth of lines that criss-crossed the country. There were numerous 'sheds' spread throughout the length and breadth of the land that provided and serviced the vast army of steam locomotives (20,000 in 1948). Here is just a taste of that history.

Saturday, 28 December 2013

West Hartlepool 1945 - 1967

A J27 0-6-0, built by William Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway, rests in West Hartlepool shed yard in June 1954. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

West Hartlepool
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1867pre 1950WHL
type: A brick-built double roundhouse and a 3TS double-ended shed.closed:Sep-671950 - 196751C
location: West of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 30 September 1945WHLLNER 1923 numbers.total:65
A8 4-6-2T (NER)B16 4-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
2156WHL849YK326WHL1006WHL2116WHL1247SKN
2157WHLD20 4-4-0 (NER)541WHL1005WHL2119WHL1257WHL
1518WHL1209WHL176WHL1025WHL2122WHL1361WHL
1328WHL12233011053WHL651WHL1362WHL
1326WHLJ72 0-6-0T (NER)450WHL1203WHL443WHL2224WHL
G5 0-4-4T (NER)1736WHL1143WHL1220WHL1149WHL2226WHL
1713WHL2175WHL1151WHL12241031WHL2270WHL
1913WHL2176WHL1831123112152278WHL
2085WHL2180WHLJ73 0-6-0T (NER)2346WHL764WHL2295WHL
439WHL2185WHL547WHL2349WHL783WHLQ7 0-8-0 (NER)
413WHL2186WHL548WHLJ26 0-6-0 (NER)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)633TDK
2309WHL553WHL1676WHL6226CLK
2327WHL1678WHL
Sunday 7 September 1947WHL3.20pm - 3.35pmtotal:65
B16 4-6-0G5 0-4-4T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
1443YK7271WHL8233WHL5803WHL3250WHL3368MID
D20 4-4-0 (NER)7291WHL8244WHL5816WHL3253WHL3376BLA
2359WHL7314WHL8263WHL5832WHL3256WHL3383WHL
2384WHL7316WHL8276WHL5841WHL3281WHL3392WHL
2387WHL7331WHL8290WHL5850WHL3294WHL3410WHL
A8 4-6-2T (NER)7343WHL8291WHL5868WHL3297WHL3414WHL
9862WHLJ94 0-6-0ST8295WHL5871WHL3300WHL3422WHL
9893WHL8054WHL8302WHLJ26 0-6-0 (NER)3303WHL3434BOR
J72 0-6-0T (NER)8055WHLJ73 0-6-0T (NER)5747WHL3318WHL3452WHL
8692WHL8056WHL8355WHL5748WHL3327NPTWD 2-8-0
8693WHL8057WHL8358WHLO4 2-8-0 (GCR)3336WHL3091NPT
8702WHL8359WHL3728DON77459SKN
87238364WHL3907RET
Sunday 4 July 1948WHLtotal:67
V2 2-6-2J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
941YK5790WHL8233WHL8684WHL3253WHL3348WHL
K3 2-6-05803WHLE8244WHL8685WHL3297WHL3383WHL
E1952HTN5832WHL68248WHL68689WHL3303WHL63395WHL
G5 0-4-4T (NER)65841WHLE8258WHL68692WHL3318WHL63397NPT
7271WHL5850WHL8263WHL8694WHLJ26 0-6-0 (NER)63405NPT
7291WHL5871WHL8276WHL8697WHL5732WHL63410WHL
7316WHLJ94 0-6-0ST68290WHL8703WHL5747WHL3414WHL
7331WHL8053WHL8295WHL68716WHL5748WHL63415NPT
E7343WHL8054WHL8301WHL8734WHLWD 2-8-0E3421WHL
J73 0-6-0T (NER)8055WHL8302WHL8742WHL63074NPT3422WHL
8355WHL8056WHL8306WHL63141HTN3424WHL
68358WHL8057WHLA8 4-6-2T (NER)77492NPT
8359WHLD20 4-4-0 (NER)9871WHL77503YK
8364WHL2365SKN
Shed Codes 1945 - 1949BLA BlaydonBOR Borough GardensCLK ColwickDON Doncaster
HTN HeatonMID MiddlesboroughNPT Newport (Yorks)RET RetfordSKN Stockton-on-TeesTDK Tyne Dock
WHL West HartlepoolYK York
August 1950 allocation (77)
D20 4-4-0NER2J27 0-6-0NER8J73 0-6-0TNER4
Q6 0-8-0NER19G5 0-4-4TNER6J72 0-6-0TNER10
J39 0-6-0LNER3J94 0-6-0STWD6A8 4-6-2TNER5
J26 0-6-0NER2J71 0-6-0TNER12
Sunday 20 May 195151Ctotal:65
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
4305551C6578251C6823351C6868351C6335551C6343851C
B16 4-6-06579051C6824451C6868451C6335951C6345251C
6146450A6580351C6824851C6868551C6336751G6345451C
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6581651C6825851C6869251C6338351C6345751C
6985251C6581851C6826351C6869451C6339651CJ94 0-6-0ST
6987151C6582051C6827651C6869751C6341451C6805351C
6989351C6584651C6829051C6870351C6341551C6805451C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J73 0-6-0T (NER)6829151C6871151C6342151C6805551C
6727251C6835551C6830151C6871551C6342251C6805651C
6729451C6835851C6830251C6873451C6342451C6805751C
6733151C6836451C6830651CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6343551CWD 2-8-0
6734351CJ39 0-6-06574751CQ5 0-8-0 (NER)9008651E
6491651C6574851CE331151G
Shed Codes50A York51C West Hartlepool51E Stockton51G Haverton Hill
Sunday 18 May 195251Ctotal:67
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
4305551C6578251C6823351C6868351C6335551C6342451C
B1 4-6-06579051C6824451C6868451C6335951C6343551C
6118139B6581651C6825851C6868551C6338351C6343851C
D20 4-4-0 (NER)6581851C6826351C6869251C6339251C6345251C
6238851C6582051C6827651C6869451C6339651C6345451C
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6584651C6828151C6869751C6339751CJ94 0-6-0ST
6986351C6586551G6829051C6871551C6340151C6805351C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)6586651C6829151C6871651C6341051C6805451C
6727151CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6829551C6873451C6341451C6805551C
6727251C6835551C6830151CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6341551C6805651C
6729451C6836451C6830651C6574751C6341951C6805751C
6731451CJ39 0-6-06574851C6342151CWD 2-8-0
6732451C6491651C9045251B
6734351C6497851C
Shed Codes39B Sheffield Darnall51B Newport (Yorks)51C West Hartlepool
Sunday 25 April 195451Ctotal:66
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST
4305551C6578251C6823351C6868351C6338351C6805351C
K1 2-6-06581651C6824451C6868451C6339251C6805451C
6205951G6581851C6825851C6868551C6339651C6805551C
D20 4-4-0 (NER)6582051C6826351C6870351C6339751C6805651C
6235951C6586352F6827651C6871151C6341051C6805751C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)6586551C6829051C6871551C6341451CA8 4-6-2T (NER)
6727151C6586651C6829151C6871651C6341951C6987151C
6727251CJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6829551CJ39 0-6-06342151C6988351C
6729451C6570851F6830151C6481751C6342451C0-6-0 diesels
6732451CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6830651C6486251C6342754D1110511107
6733351C6835551CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6491051C6343851C11106
6734651C6835851C6574851C6491651C6345451C
6836451C6497851C6345751C
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51F West Auckland51G Haverton Hill52F N&S Blyth54D Consett
Sunday 17 July 195551Ctotal:58
B1 4-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6127551C6578251C6823351C6868551C6337451G6342451C
BR cl 4MT 2-6-06580351C6824451C6870351C6338351C6343851C
7602351C6581651C6827651C6871151C6339251C6345751C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)6581851C6829051C6871651C6339651CA8 4-6-2T (NER)
6731451C6584651C6829151CJ94 0-6-0ST6339751C6987151C
6732451C6586651C6829551C6805351C6341051C6987351C
6733351CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6830151C6805451C6341551C6988351C
6733851C6835551C6830651C6805551C6341951C6989351C
6734351C6835951CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6805651C6342151C0-6-0 diesels
6836451C6574751C6805751C6342251C1110511107
J25 0-6-0 (NER)6574851C0-4-0 diesels11106
6570851F1170111702
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51F West Auckland
Saturday 31 March 195651Ctotal:56
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
4301551C6578251C6823351C6802151C6338351C9001251C
B1 4-6-06581651C6824451C6805151C6339251C9004851C
6127551C6581851C6827651C6805351C6339751C9005650A
BR cl 4MT 2-6-06582051C6829151C6805451C6341551C9009251C
7604652C6586551C6830151C6805551C6341651G9034451C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)6586651CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6805651C6341951C0-4-0 diesels
6729754AJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6868351C6805751C6342151C1170011702
6732451C6574751C6868551CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6342251C11701
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6870351C6835551C6343851C0-6-0 diesels
6987351C6871151C6835951C6345451C1110611150
6871551C6836451C6345751C11149
6873451C
Shed Codes50A York51C West Hartlepool51G Haverton Hill52C Blaydon54A Sunderland
Sunday 13 October 195751C12.20pm - 12.50pmtotal:48
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
4301551C6578251C6824451C6805351C6339251C9004851C
4312851C6580351CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6805451C6339751C9006751C
B1 4-6-06581851C6835951C6805551C6341051C9060551B
6127551C6582051C6836451C6805651C6341651G0-4-0 diesels
A5 4-6-2T (NER)6584651CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)6341951C1170111702
6983051C6586651C6868351C6570051C6342151C0-6-0 diesels
6983151CG5 0-4-4T (NER)6870751CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6342251C1110511149
6983451C6732451C6871151C6574751C6345451C1110611150
6984251C6873451C6574851C6345751C1110711151
Shed Codes51B Newport (Yorks)51C West Hartlepool51G Haverton Hill
Sunday 8 June 195851Ctotal:59
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
4301551C6578251C6868351C6802151C6334151G9004851C
4312851C6580351C6870351C6805151C6334351G9006751C
B1 4-6-06581651C6870751C6805451C6339251C9009251C
6136536A6582051C6871151C6805551C6339751C9034451C
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6584651C6871551C6805651C6341451C0-4-0 diesels
6988051C6586551C6873451C6805751C6341551CD270011702
6988451C6586651CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)6341651G11701
6989251CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6835551C6823351C6342151C0-6-0 diesels
6989451C6574751C6835951C6830651C6342251C1110611151
BR 3MT 2-6-2T6574851C6836451CJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6343851C11149D2340
8202951CJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6895151C6345451C11150
6570051C
Shed Codes36A Doncaster51C West Hartlepool51G Haverton Hill
April 1959 allocation (57)
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS2L1 2-6-4TLNER1J72 0-6-0TNER8
B1 4-6-0LNER3J94 0-6-0STWD7J50 0-6-0TGNR2
Q6 0-8-0NER15J71 0-6-0TNER1A8 4-6-2TNER2
J26 0-6-0NER1J73 0-6-0TNER2WD 2-8-0WD4
J27 0-6-0NER8J77 0-6-0TNER1
Sunday 6 September 195951C11.15am - 11.40amtotal:56
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
4301551C6578251C6868351C6802151C6338351C6345451C
4312851C6580551C6869851C6805151C6339251CWD 2-8-0
B1 4-6-06582051C6870351C6805451C6339551A9006751C
6106151C6583051C6870751C6805551C6339751C9009251C
6126751C6584651C6871151C6805651C6341051C9034451C
6127551CJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6871551C6805751C6341251C0-4-0 diesels
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6895151C6872251CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6341551CD2701D2702
6988051CJ73 0-6-0T (NER)6873451C6823351C6341951C0-6-0 diesels
6989451C6835951CJ77 0-6-0T (NER)6831651C6342151CD2068D2230
J39 0-6-06836451C6841051C6343851CD2204D2231
6491552B6344051CD2205D2232
Shed Codes51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool52B Heaton
Sunday 28 August 196051Ctotal:50
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
4301551C6578251C6868351C6805351C6338351C6342251C
4305351C6581851C6870351C6805451C6339151C6343851C
4310051C6582051C6870751C6805551C6339251C6344051C
4312851C6583051C6871151C6805651C6339751C6345451C
B1 4-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)6871551C0-6-0 diesels6341051C6345751C
6122051L6823351C6873451CD2070D22306341251CWD 2-8-0
6126751C6831651CJ77 0-6-0T (NER)D2076D22316341451C9006751C
J39 0-6-0J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6841051CD2204D22326341951C9009251C
6470152G6895151CD2205D36726342151C9034451C
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby52G Sunderland
Sunday 9 July 196151Ctotal:61
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
4301551C6578251C6869851C6802151C6338051L6342151C
4305351C6580551C6870351C6803251C6338351C6342251C
4310051C6581851C6870751C6805151C6339151C6344051C
4312851C6583051C6871151C6805351C6339251C6345451C
B1 4-6-06584651C6871551C6805451C6339751C6345751C
6106151C0-6-0 diesels6873451C6805551C6341051CWD 2-8-0
6126751CD2068D22306873751C6805651C6341251C9006751C
6127551CD2070D2231J39 0-6-06805751C6341451C9009051L
6130451AD2076D22326481551CJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6341551C9009251C
K1 2-6-0D2204D36726484951C6577851L6341951C9034451C
6204351AD22069046251L
Shed Codes51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby
Sunday 26 August 196251Ctotal:52
cl 4MT 2-6-0J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0
4305351C6802151C6338051C6342151C6900351C9002751L
4310051C6803251C6338251C6342251C6901951C9006751C
4312351C6803651C6338351C6343251C6902151C9009251C
4312851C6804151C6339151C6343851C6902251C9034451C
B1 4-6-06804451C6339251C6344051CJ27 0-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesels
6106151C6805151C6339751C6345051C6580551CD2068D2206
6126751C6805551C W6341051C6345151CD2076D2230
6127551C6805651C6341451C6345451CD2204D2331
6805751C W6341551C6484951CD2205
6805851C6341951C
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby
Sunday 25 August 196351C9.20am - 9.40amtotal:51
cl 4MT 2-6-0V2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4301551C6080651C6334951C6342151C6802151C9006751C
4305351C6090151C6338251C6342251C6803251C9009251C
4310051CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6338351C6343251C6803651C9034451C
4312351C6900351C6339251C6343551C6804551C0-6-0 diesels
4312851C6900951C6339751C6343851C6805151CD2068D2206
B1 4-6-06901151C6341051C6344051C6806151CD2070D2230
6117651C6901951C6341251C6345051CD2076D2231
6122051C6902151C6341451C6345151CD2205D3672
6125751C6341551C6345451C
6341951C
Sunday 6 September 196451C10.00 - 10.30total:46
cl 4MT 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4301551C6334151C6339751C6343251C9006751CD2070D2589
4310051C6334351C6340751C6343551C9008251CD2076D2590
4312351C6334751C6341051C6344051C9034451CD2205D2591
4312851C6334951C6341251C6345051C9044551CD2230D2592
V2 2-6-26335151C6341451C6345451C9047951CD2232D2618
6090151C6338251C W6341951CJ94 0-6-0STD2588D3672
B1 4-6-06339151C6342151C6801951C
6122051CJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6802351C
6125751C6584152G
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool52G Sunderland
April 1965 allocation (32)
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS4K1 2-6-0LNER1WD 2-8-0WD7
B1 4-6-0LNER2Q6 0-8-0NER18
Saturday 4 September 196551C13.45 - 13.55total:33
cl 4MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4301551C6122051C6334751C6344051C9001651CD2068D2587
4310051C6125751C6339451C6344552G9043451CD2149D2590
4312351CK1 2-6-06339751C6344651C9044551CD2204D2591
6200451C6340652G6345051C9045951CD2205D2592
6341251C6345451C9059351CD2230D2594
6343551C9062151CD2586D3672
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool52G Sunderland
Sunday 21 August 196651Ctotal:51
cl 4MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4301551L6200151C6334951C W6342151C W9001151C WD2067D3672
4305651C6200851C6336851C6343551C W9001451CD2068D2586
4305751C6204151C6339751C6344051C9008251C WD2078D2587
4310051C6204451C6340751C6344651C W9023051CD2204D2588
6204551C6341051C W6345051C9030951CD2205D2589
6204851C6341251C W6345451C W9043451CD2230D2590
9044551CD2232D2591
9045951CD2340D2592
9058851CD2618D2594
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby9059351C WD3132
Saturday 6 May 196751Ctotal:33
cl 4MT 2-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4301551L4556255A Alberta9006151C9043451CD2067D2077
4307051CQ6 0-8-0 (NER)Hunslet 0-6-0s9007451C9045951CD2070D2078
K1 2-6-06339451Call withdrawn9011651C9048251CD2076D2099
6204451C6339751CD2586D25919021051C9058851C WBR T2 diesel
6204551C6340751CD2588D25949023051CD5160
6204851C6342151C W9030951C
6343551C W9033951C
Shed Codes51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby55A Leeds Holbeck
West Hartlepool shed closed on 17th September 1967
Revised and updated - September 2021.
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