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.

Monday 30 December 2013

Sunderland & Durham 1938 - 1967

Sunderland
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1857Sep 1935 - Jan 1950SUN
type: A brick-built roundhouse with a 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-67Feb 1950 - Sep 195854A
location: The shed was at the end of a spur by the docks.
Oct 1958 - Sep 196752G
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
LNER - London & North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 17 April 1938SUNtotal:58
G5 0-4-4T (NER)N10 0-6-2T (NER)J24 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)
44117721699170718291859836103653015141342
5291778N9 0-6-2T (NER)184619468831052807J72 0-6-0T (NER)
1316188516401646J25 0-6-0 (NER)10131056Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)21742323
169219131641165417242033102410611172311
17511917B16 4-6-0 (NER)1725204010301205Sentinel Steam Railcars
17522081236319812053J39 0-6-0RC 2140Eagle
175920811982206514731585RC 2145Ruby
17692099RC 2147Woodpecker
Sunday 30 September 1945SUNLNER 1923 numbers.total:48
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
383SUN437SUN1772SUN883SUN1205SUN1770
1641SUN529SUN1838SUN1052SUN1214SUN2174SUN
1649SUN5401867SUN1402SUN1225SUN2181SUN
1653SUN1334SUN1885SUN1030SUN1228SUN2190SUN
1655SUN1692SUN2081SUN1036SUN2350SUN2323SUN
1705SUN1693SUN20831056SUN2362SUN
A8 4-6-2T (NER)1701SUN2099SUN1061SUNSentinel steam railcars
1327SUN1751SUNJ24 0-6-0 (NER)1201SUN2217Royal Charlotte
1523SUN1752SUN19552270Independent
2154SUN1759
Sunday 16 June 1946SUNLNER 1923 numbers in redtotal:50
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
383SUN7243SUN7300SUN883SUN5847SUN8679
1641SUN7251SUN1693SUN5793SUN5854SUN8691SUN
16441730SUN7306SUN5820SUN5856SUN8698SUN
1649SUN7260SUN2081SUN5823SUN2350SUN8707SUN
1653SUN7263SUN2083SUN5833SUN2356SUN8718SUN
1655SUN7264SUN2099SUN5840SUN2362SUN8730SUN
1705SUN1751SUN7336SUNQ6 0-8-0 (NER)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)
A8 4-6-2T (NER)7270SUN437SUN2215CON770DAR
1523SUNJ39 0-6-0Y7 0-4-0T (NER)3434BORSentinel steam railcars
2143SUN1483DAR1799SUN2217Royal Charlotte
9887SUN
Shed CodesBOR Borough GardensCON ConsettDAR DarlingtonSUN Sunderalnd
Sunday 7 September 1947SUN1.50pm - 1.55pmtotal:38
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
9413SUN7252SUN7300SUN5795HTN5846SUN8691SUN
94167257SUN7307SUN5798SUN5847SUN8698SUN
9421SUN7263SUN7310SUN5820SUN5872SUN8707SUN
9425SUN7264SUN7336SUN5823SUN5878SUN8730SUN
9427SUN7267SUNA8 4-6-2T (NER)5833SUNJ94 0-6-0STQ7 0-8-0 (NER)
9428SUN7270SUN9850SUN5835SUN8016SUN3471TDK
9429SUN7297SUN9887SUN5843SUN
7299SUN
Shed CodesHTN HeatonSUN SunderalndTDK Tyne Dock
Sunday 1 August 1948SUNtotal:47
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
9410TDK7251SUN7300SUN65782SUN5840SUN68691SUN
9413SUN7252SUN73335785SUN5843SUN8698SUN
9418DAR7257SUN7336SUN5793SUN5846SUN8707SUN
9423SUN7267SUNA8 4-6-2T (NER)65798SUN65847SUN8718SUN
9425SUN7270SUN9850SUN5817SUN5856SUNE8730SUN
9428SUN7283SUN985365820SUN5865SUNJ94 0-6-0ST
9429SUN7297SUN9861SUN5823SUN5878SUN8016SUN
N8 0-6-2T (NER)7299SUN9874SUN65833SUN5884SUN
9394CON69887SUN65835SUN
Shed CodesCON ConsettDAR DarlingtonSUN SunderalndTDK Tyne Dock
Sunday 21 August 1949SUNtotal:38
N9 0-6-2T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
9413SUN9874SUN7243SUN65782SUN65847SUN68678SUN
9423SUN69887SUN67252SUN65785SUN65854SUN68698SUN
9424SUNJ39 0-6-07257SUN65820SUN65856SUN68704SUN
9425SUN4815TWD7260SUN65833SUN65865SUN8707SUN
9427SUNJ94 0-6-0ST67263SUN65835SUN65872SUN8718SUN
9428SUN68016SUN67267SUN65836SUN65878SUN
67299SUN65846SUN
7323BLA
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonSUN SunderlandTWD Tweedmouth
August 1950 allocation (57)G5 0-4-4TNER21N9 0-6-2TNER6
A8 4-6-2TNER5J27 0-6-0NER19J72 0-6-0TNER5
J94 0-6-0STWD1
Sunday 24 June 195154Atotal:45
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
942354A6724354A6726754A6579854A6584754A6867854A
942454A6725154A6728354A6581754A6585054A6869854A
6942654A6725754A6729754A6582354A6585454A6870454A
942754A6725854A6734854A6583254A6585654A6901854A
N8 0-6-2T (NER)6726054AA8 4-6-2T (NER)6583354A6587154AJ94 0-6-0ST
6939554D6726354A6985054A6583654A6587254A6801654A
N10 0-6-2T (NER)6726454A6987454A6584054A6587854A6801754A
6910154AJ39 0-6-06988754A6584154AQ7 0-8-0 (NER)6804154A
6484654C6346254B6805854A
Shed Codes54A Sunderland54B Tyne Dock54C Borough Gardens54D Consett
Sunday 10 August 195254Atotal:44
N9 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6942754A6725154A6732451C6578554A6584354A6867854A
N10 0-6-2T (NER)6725754A6732854A6581754A6584754A6869854A
6910154A6726054A6734854A6582354A6585054A6870454A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6726754AJ94 0-6-0ST6583254A6585454A6871854A
6985354A6727654A6801654A6583554A6585654A6901854A
6986354A6730054A6801754A6583654A6587154AJ39 0-6-0
B16 4-6-0 NER)6730754A6802454A6584054A6587854A6484654C
6144350A6731054A6804154A6584154A6493154C
6804854A6493654C
Shed Codes50A York54A Sunderland54C Borough Gardens
Sunday 1 March 195354Atotal:46
N10 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6910154A6724754A6801654A6578554A6584154A6867854A
N9 0-6-2T (NER)6725754A6801754A6579854A6584354A6869854A
6942754A6726354A6802454A6581754A6584754A6870454A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6728354A6804154A6582354A6585054A6900254A
6985054A6729754A6805854A6583254A6585454A6900754A
6985354A6730054ABR 4MT 2-6-06583354A6585654AJ39 0-6-0
6985754A6731054A7602354A6583554A6587154A6491954A
6987454A6734454AN8 0-6-2T (NER)6583654A6587254A
6988754A6939454D6584054A6587854A
Shed Codes54A Sunderland54D Consett
Sunday 25 April 195454Atotal:40
N10 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6910154A6724354A6801654A6578554A6584154A6867854A
N8 0-6-2T (NER)6724754A6801754A6579854A6584354A6869854A
6939254A6725854A6802454A6581754A6584754A6870454A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6726754A6804154A6582354A6585054A6900254A
6988754A6729754A6804854A6583254A6585454A6900754A
6729854A6805854A6583354A6585654AJ39 0-6-0
6731054ABR 4MT 2-6-06583654A6587154A6491954A
6734454A7602354A6584054A6587254A
Sunday 10 July 195554A10am - 10.10amtotal:36
N10 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6910154A6725154A6801654A6578554A6584754A6867854A
N8 0-6-2T (NER)6726354A6801754A6579854A6587154A6869854A
6939054A6729454A6804154A6581754A6587254A6870454A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6730054A6804854A6582354AJ39 0-6-06900254A
6985354A6731554A6805854A6583354A6491954A6900754A
6985754A6732854AJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6584354A6493654C
6986354A6734454A6567054B6493954A
6734554A
Shed Codes54A Sunderland54B Tyne Dock54C Borough Gardens
Sunday 10 June 195654Atotal:44
A8 4-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6985054A6725454A6733854A6578554A6584054A6867854A
6985754A6725954A6734354A6579854A6584754A6869854A
6987454A6727054AJ94 0-6-0ST6581754A6585054A6870454A
6988754A6727854A6801654A6582354A6585454A6900254A
J39 0-6-06729754A6801754A6583254A6585654A6900754A
6481754A6731854A6802454A6583354A6587154AN10 0-6-2T (NER)
6491054A6732154A6804854A6583554A6587854A6910154A
6493954A6733354A6805854A6583654A
6494054A
Sunday 8 September 195754Atotal:50
V3 2-6-2TG5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6768252C6724654A6801654A6579854A6584754A6869854A
6768752A6725354A6801754A6581754A6585054A6870454A
N10 0-6-2T (NER)6725454A6802454A6583254A6585454A6900254A
6910154A6725854A6804154A6583354A6585654A6900754A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6725954A6804854A6583554A6587154AQ7 0-8-0 (NER)
6985754A6726554A6805854A6583654A6587254A6346654A
6986354A6727054AJ39 0-6-06584054A6587854A6346754A
6987454A6732954A6481754A6584154A6589254A6347454A
J25 0-6-0 (NER)6734354A6485154C6584354A6589354A
6566254A6491954A
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52C Blaydon54A Sunderland54C Borough Gardens
Sunday 16 November 195852Gtotal:47
A8 4-6-2T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6985052G6987552G6801652G6579852G6585052G6867852G
6985252G6987852G6801752G6581752G6585452G6870452G
6985452G6988352G6802452G6583252G6585652G6900252G
6985552G6988952G6804152G6583552G6587252G6900752G
6985752G6989352G6804452G6583652G6587852GQ7 0-8-0 (NER)
6985852GG5 0-4-4T (NER)6804852G6584052G6589252G6346652G
6985952G6726152G6805852G6584152GJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6346752G
6987052GV1 2-6-2TJ39 0-6-06584352G6566252G6347452G
6987352G6764552G6491952G6566652G
Shed Codes52G Sunderland
April 1959 allocation (45)A8 4-6-2TNER15V1 2-6-2TLNER2
J72 0-6-0TNER3J25 0-6-0NER2J27 0-6-0NER14
J94 0-6-0STWD5Q7 0-8-0NER4
Sunday 6 September 195952G10.15am - 10.30amtotal:47
A8 4-6-2T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ27 0-6-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)
6985252G6987352G S6804152G6581752G6587252G6346352G
6985352G S6987552G S6804452G6582352G6587352G6346452G
6985452G S6987852G S6805852G6583252G6587852G6346652G
6985552G S6988352G SJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6583352G6589252G6346752G
6985651F S6988952G S6826252H6583552GJ39 0-6-06346952H
6985752G SJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6831452G6584152G6497851F6347352G
6985852G S6867852GJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6585052GQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6347452G
6985952G S6870452G6566252G6585452G6335952G
6987052G6900252G6566652G6587152G6337151LS - loco stored
Shed Codes51F West Auckland51L Thornaby52G Sunderland
Sunday 1 May 196052Gtotal:40
A8 4-6-2T (NER)V1 2-6-2TJ39 0-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0STQ7 0-8-0 (NER)
6985052G S6763952A6470052G6582352G6801652G6346152H
6985452G W6764552G6470152G6583252G6804152G6346252H
6985852G W6767352G6470352G6584152G6805852G6346452G
6987052G SJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6483352G6585452GQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6346752G
6987452G6867852G6484752G6587152G6335052H6346952G
6987552G S6900252GJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6587352G6340452K6347452G
6987852G S6566252G6587852G6344852K
6988352G S6566652GS - loco storedW - withdrawn
6988952G SShed Codes52A Gateshead52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock52K Consett
Sunday 9 July 196152Gtotal:43
B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6103852G Blacktail6470152G6484752G6581752G6587252G
6123752G Geoffrey H. Kitson6470352G6485352G6582352G6587352G
V1 2-6-2TJ94 0-6-0ST6470452G6485452G6583252G6587852G
6764552G6801652G6470752G6485852G6583352G6589252G
6767352G6804152G6471352G6494252G6583552G0-6-0 diesels
V3 2-6-2T6804452G6482552GQ7 0-8-0 (NER)6584152GD2050D2329
6768852G6804852G6483352G6346752G6585452GD2093D3244
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)6805852G6346952H6587152GD2247D3674
6334652KShed Codes52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock52K Consett
Sunday 19 August 196252Gtotal:46
J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6470152G6485152G6334252G6581752G6585352G6587452G
6470352G W6485352G6334552G6582352G6585452G6587852G
6470452G6485452G6340452G6583052G6586552G6588352G
6481252G6485852G W6341852G6583252G6586952G6588552G
6483352G0-6-0 diesels6345652G6583352G6587052G6588752G
6484352G WD2044D2329O1 2-8-0 (GCR)6583552G6587152G6589252G
6484652GD2249D32416376052H6584152G6587252G
6484752GD2322D36796584652G6587352G
Shed Codes52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock
Sunday 11 August 196352Gtotal:33
B1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6102252A Sassaby6334252G6340552G6578852G6585352G
6103852A Blacktail6334552G6343752G6581752G6585452G
0-6-0 dieselsJ39 0-6-06336752G6344152G6582352G6586452G
D2044D23296483352G W6338752G6345652G6583252G6586552G
D2313D32446340052G6583352G6587252G
D2315D39396340452G6584152G6587352G
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52G Sunderland6584652G6588552G
Saturday 5 September 196452G16.52 - 17.07total:28
B1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6102252A Sassaby6336752G W6343752G6578852G6584652G
6103552A Pronghorn6338752G6344452G6582352G6585352G
K1 2-6-00-6-0 diesels6340552G6344552G6583252G6587252G
6202452AD2055D36786340652G6345652G6583352G6587352G
6202652AD23216342352G6345852G6583552G6588552G
6204250AShed Codes50A York52A Gateshead52G Sunderland
April 1965 allocation (23)J27 0-6-0NER11Q6 0-8-0NER10
K1 2-6-0LNER2
Saturday 20 August 196652G12.35 - 12.45total:21
K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesels
6200752G6334652G6343752G6581752G6586552GD2056D3875
6202152G6337952H6345852H6583352G6587252GD2311
6202352G6339552G6583552G6587352G
6202652G6340552G6585352G6588552G
Shed Codes52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock
Wednesday 12 July 196752Gtotal:25
K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6201252G W6334652G W6578952G W6581752G W9000952G9038252G
0-6-0 diesel6343652G W6579552G W6583352G W9005652G W9041752G
D33166343752G W6580452G W6589252G9011252G W9069852G W
EE T3 diesel6345852H W6581152G6589452G9013552GBR T2 diesel
D67866581252G W9032152G WD5168
Sunderland shed closed on 17th September 1967
Durham
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1864pre 1950DUR
type: A brick built 2TS dead ended shed with a slated gable roof.closed:Dec 19581950 - 1958
location: On the west side of the line north of Durham station.subshed of Sunderland
Sunday 24 March 1940Wednesday 13 March 1946Sunday 22 December 1946
DURtotal:5DURtotal:4DURtotal:4
G5 0-4-4T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)
1316SUN1920DUR2154SUN7258DUR
1772SUN16937263DUR
1793DUR1751SUN7300SUN
1866DUR7307DUR
1920DUR
Sunday 29 June 1947Saturday 31 July 1948
DURtotal:2DURtotal:3
G5 0-4-4T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)V3 2-6-2T
7252SUN7258DUR7651HTN
7348SUN67298DUR
Shed Codes 1945 - 1949DUR DurhamHTN HeatonSUN Sunderland
Saturday 29 April 1950Sunday 24 June 1951Sunday 20 July 1958
54A (S)total:254A (S)total:252G (S)total:3
G5 0-4-4T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)
6724754A67307*54A6986352G
67258*54A6733654A6987252G
* based at Durham6987552G
Shed Codes52G & 54A Sunderland
Updated and revised - September 2021.