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 30 March 2013

Workington & Moor Row 1937 - 1967

Ex-LNW '18" Goods 2F 0-6-0 at Workington Locomotive Depot
 Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.
Workington
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18901935 - Sep 195512D
type: A brick built 12TS dead ended shed.closed:Jan-68Oct 1955 - Mar 195812C
location: East of the line, south of Workington Main station.Apr 1958 - May 196011B
Jun 1960 - Aug 196312F
AbbreviationsA - AspinallClf - CauliflowerD - DeeleySep 1963 - Dec 196712D
F - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWb - WebbFR - Furness Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western Railway
GSWR - Glasgow & South Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 13 June 193712D3.05pm - 3.15pmtotal:38
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
6604671229467250406743648372849485428561
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T418944498403849985448603
659502350597290732643064510841085158547
cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)72927451cl 3F 0-6-2T (GSWR)84228518cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
10081150729616905842385261250812509
Sunday 6 March 193812Dtotal:35
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
692012D272526A406712D725012D834512D852612D
693612Dcl 5MT 4-6-0430612Dcl 3F 0-6-0T840312D854212D
cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)520512D439112D729012D841012D854412D
100611Acl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)444912D729212D841512D854712D
103611A1250112D450512D732612D849912D855112B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)1250812Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a745112D851512D860312D
112311A1250912D929612D851812Dcl 3F 0-6-2T (GSWR)
Shed Codes11A Carnforth12B Carlisle Upperby12D Workington26A Newton Heath1690512D
Sunday 8 April 194512D3pm - 3.15pmtotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
65612D436412D729012D2834712D2842812D2853512D
69512D449512D729212D2837212D2844112E2854212D
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)450512D759012D2840112D284852854412D
238611B459312D760412D2840812D2849912D2854712D
239311B459612Dcl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)2841012D2851812D2856112D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)665412D2841512D2852612D2860312D
1209112D1250912D672812D
Shed Codes11B Barrow12D Workington12E Moor Row
Allocation December 1945 (41)cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)LNW2cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)LNW19
cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)FR3cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y3cl 4F 0-6-0LMS7
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS4cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS3
Saturday 10 April 194812Dtotal:32
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
44612B235911B406412D729012D2833912D2852612D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)436412D729212D2837212D2854412D
65612D258111A444912D759312D2840812D2854712D
67312Bcl 4MT 2-6-0449512D760412D2848412D2855512D
69412D300612D450512Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)2849912D2856112D
69512D300712D459312D1250112D2851212D
300812D1250812D2852512D
Shed Codes11A Carnforth11B Barrow12B Carlisle Upperby12D Workington
Sunday 31 July 194912Dtotal:31
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
4035612B406412D4437411A729012D2831812D2855912D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)436412D4438511A729212D2833912B2858012C
65612D4436512D444912D759312D5839612D2858912D
4069412D4436811B459312Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)5842912D2862212D
4069512Dcl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-01250112D2845812D
300612D4523611B5250812D
M300812D4529512B1250912D
Shed Codes11A Carnforth11B Barrow12B Carlisle Upperby12C Penrith12D Workington
Allocation September 1950 (27)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)LNW4cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)FR3
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS7cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS3
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS4cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS3
Saturday 23 June 195112Dtotal:22
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
4044812A4239311B4438511A4505510C4644712D5250112D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-04439012A4513311A4644812D5250912D
4069412D4300812D4444912Dcl 3F 0-6-0T4645612Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
4069512D4449512D4729012D4645712D5839612D
4450512D4759312D
Shed Codes10C Patricroft11A Carnforth11B Barrow12A Carlisle Upperby12D Workington
Sunday 3 August 195212Dtotal:32
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
4065212A4240211B4408112A4507211A4644812D4729012D
4069412Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4436512D4514012A4645612D4729212D
4069512D4933510C4444912D4537112A4645712D4759312D
4069912A4449512D4549866B4645812D4760412D
cl 4MT 2-6-04450512Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)4648812Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
4300812DJubilee 4-6-05249912D4649112D5840912C
4300912D4568712A Neptune5250112D5841212C
Shed Codes10C Patricroft11A Carnforth11B Barrow12A Carlisle Upperby
12C Penrith12D Workington66B Motherwell
Monday 25 May 195312Dtotal:26
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
4065212A4240211B4436512D4644712D4729012D5249912D
4065612Dcl 4MT 2-6-04446911D4644812D4729212D5250112D
4069412D4300412D4454912D4645612D4759312D
4069512D4300712Dcl 5MT 4-6-04645812D4760412D
4069912A4300812D4501711A4648812D
4545112A4649112D
Shed Codes11A Carnforth11B Barrow11D Tebay12A Carlisle Upperby12D Workington
Saturday 4 September 195412Dtotal:27
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
4065612D4430611A4644712D4729012D4752512D5249412D
4069912D4436512D4645612D4729212D4759312D5249912D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4444912D4645912D4733712Dcl 4MT 2-6-05250112D
5220112D4449512D4648812D4735012D4300412D5250912D
5241812D4450512D4648912D4739012DJubilee 4-6-0
Shed Codes11A Carnforth12A Carlisle Upperby12D Workington4559312A Kolhapur
Sunday 2 October 195512C5.25pm - 5.35pmtotal:25
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4MT 2-6-0
4065612C4412112A4450512C4645512C4729012C4300712C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4436512C4451011A4645712C4733712Cdiesel railcars
4237611B4439012Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)4645912C4739012CM79017M79609
cl 5MT 4-6-04444912C5249912C4648812C4759312CM79020M79612
4501911A4446112C5251012C4648912C4760412CM79014M79606
4545112A4649112CM79009M79601
Shed Codes11A Carnforth11B Barrow12C Workington
Wednesday 3 July 195712Ctotal:22
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
4217911B4436012C448329A4643212C4729012C5251012C
cl 4MT 2-6-04444912C4519712A4645612C4752512C
4300412C4446112C4525812A4645712C4759312C
4300812C4454912C4529111A4648912C4760412C
4300912C4530611A
Shed Codes9A Longsight11A Carnforth11B Barrow12C Workington
Allocation March 1959 (31)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland1cl 4F 0-6-0LMS10
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS7cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS8cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS5
Sunday 16 October 196012Ftotal:30
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4240112E4643212F4490524L4729012F4403512F4386812F
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4644212F4493912B4739012F4406512F4390824L
4258124L4645612F450375A4752512F W4415712C0-6-0 diesel
cl 4MT 2-6-04648812F4512926F4759312F4436012F WD3580
4300612F4649112F4760412F4436512F W
4302612F4761012F4439012FW - withdrawn
4766212F4449512F W
Shed Codes5A Crewe North12B Carlisle Upperby12C Carlisle Canal12E Barrow12F Workington
24L Carnforth26F Patricroft
Monday 22 May 196112Ftotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
4243212E4403512F4443912F4390824L4505424L4643212F
4259112E4406512F4444912Fcl 3F 0-6-0T4524612B4643312F
cl 4MT 2-6-04412612B4446112F4729012F4530512F4644212D
4300412F4429212F4449512F4752512F W4540212B4645612F
4300612F4430212F4450512F4760412F4543412F4648812F
4302512F4439012F4454912FW - withdrawn
Shed Codes12B Carlisle Upperby12D Kirkby Stephen12E Barrow12F Workington24L Carnforth
Sunday 15 July 196212Ftotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TJubilee 4-6-0
4212012E4300012B4406512F4729012F4558724L Baroda
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4300412F4429212F4734412Fcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)0-6-0 diesel
4240112E4300612F4439012F4739012F427836AD3580
cl 2MT 2-6-04300812F4443912F4752512F Wcl 5MT 4-6-0MV T2 diesels
4643212FBR 2MT 2-6-04444912F4759312F4531712BD5710D5719
4648812F7801812F4446112F4760412Fcl 8F 2-8-0
4649112F4454912F4761012F482536B
Shed Codes6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction12B Carlisle Upperby12E Barrow
12F Workington24L Carnforth
Sunday 28 July 196312Ftotal:27
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesel
4217912E4641012F4403512F4443912E4734412FD3580
cl 4MT 2-6-04643212F4406512F4445212B4737312FMV T2 diesels
4300612F4648812F4415712F4446112F4739012FD5706D5715
cl 5MT 4-6-04649112F4429212F4454912F4767612FD5713D5716
4490424L4439012FWD 2-8-0
4538312E9039824B
Shed Codes12B Carlisle Upperby12E Barrow12F Workington24B Rose Grove24L Carnforth
Sunday 5 July 196412Dtotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesel
4211912C4300612D4403512D4444912D4727912DD3580
cl 2MT 2-6-04302512D4406512D4448412B4739012DMV T2 diesels
4643212Dcl 5MT 4-6-04415712D4454912D W4761212DD5700D5706
4645512D4490510A4434612Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4767612DD5701D5712
4648812D4493912B4434812D4390812DWD 2-8-0
4649112D4509510A4439012D4396312D907028L
Shed Codes8L Aintree10A Carnforth12B Carlisle Upperby12C Barrow12D Workington
Allocation April 1965 (22)cl 4F 0-6-0LMS10cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland2
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS4cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS3cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS3
Saturday 17 July 196512Dsteam only recordedtotal:28
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
4258112C4300612D4406112D W4431012D4448912D4727912D
cl 2MT 2-6-04302512D4415712D W4435612D4450512D4761212D
4642412D4312212D4416012D4444912D4453612D4767612D
4643212Dcl 5MT 4-6-04419212D W4445112A4459712DBR 9F 2-10-0
4648512D4545112C4420012D W4446212Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9224912A
4648812D W4396412DW - withdrawn
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Barrow12D Workington
Saturday 7 May 196612Dsteam only recordedtotal:25
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
4642412D4300012A4301712D4468912A4514112C4732612A
4645212D4300612D4303612D W4476712A4543712A4761212A
4648512D4300812D4304512D4479212Acl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4649112D4301012D4307312D4488212C4450012C485579D
4301112D4312212D4501212A
Shed Codes9D Newton Heath12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Barrow12D Workington
Friday 29 December 196712Dsteam only recordedtotal:17
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4300212D4301712D W4304712D4471512D484218E9209312A W
4300612D4302312D4311812D W4482912D
4300812D4302712D4312212D W4529512D
4301012D
Shed Codes8E Northwich12A Carlisle Kingmoor12D Workington
Workington shed closed on 1st January 1968.
Moor Row
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western and Furness Joint Railwayopen:1884Sep 1935 - Jul 195412E
type:A stone-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-54
location:North of Moor Row, between Whitehaven and Egremont.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallClf - CauliflowerP - PettigrewFR - Furness Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 8 April 194512E4.50pm - 5pmtotal:14
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-2T (FR)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
7317
12E
11628*
12E
12090
12E
12341
12E
12494
12E
28484
12E
7337
12E
* final member of
12110
12E
12394
12E
12499
12E
7390
12E
class in use.
12184
12E
12418
12E
12510
12E
Allocation December 1945 (12)cl 4F 0-6-0LMS2cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS4
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y3cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)FR3
Saturday 10 April 194812Etotal:11
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)
7390
12E
12098
12E
12201
12E
12499
12E
7525
12E
12110
12E
12285
12E
12509
12D
12184
12E
12418
12E
12510
12E
Shed Codes12D Workington12E Moor Row
Saturday 30 July 194912Etotal:12
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)
44459
12E
47337
12E
12110
12E
52285
12E1249412E
4549
12E
7525
12E
52184
12E
12418
12E
52499
12E
7604
12E
52510
12E
Allocation September 1950 (15)cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3cl 3F 0-6-2T (P)FR1
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf))LNW2cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y6cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)FR3
Saturday 23 June 195112Etotal:11
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)
44347
11B
47337
12E
47525
12E
49119
8B
52201
12E
52499
12D
44549
12E
47390
12E
47604
12E
52418
12E
52510
12E
Shed Codes8B Warrington11B Barrow12D Workington12E Moor Row
Sunday 3 August 195212Etotal:10
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)
44346
12A
47337
12E
52201
12E
52494
12E
47390
12E
52285
12E
52509
12E
47525
12E
52418
12E
52510
12E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Upperby12E Moor Row
Friday 3 July 195312Etotal:8
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (P)
44461
68E
47337
12E
52201
12E
52494
12E
47390
12E
52509
12E
47525
12E
52510
12E
Shed Codes12E Moor Row68E Carlisle Canal
Moor Row shed was closed on 31st July 1954.
Revised and updated - September 2021.