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.

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Gateshead Works 1948 - 1952

Gateshead Works
Gateshead Works was built for the Stockton & Darlington Railway between 1862 and 1863, but within a few months
had been taken over by the North Eastern Railway, which made it the headquarters of its Locomotive Department.
At first Gateshead operated as the NER's main works, producing twice as many locomotives as the nearby
Darlington Works. In 1908, however, Darlington produced its first large passenger engines and two years later
new building ceased at Gateshead, where new development was restricted by railway tracks and the River Tyne.
Gateshead Works, which from 1910 onwards concentrated on heavy maintenance, was closed in 1959.
Sunday 12 December 1948erecting shop and yard
A2 4-6-2V2 2-6-2B16 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)
60518GHD Tehran60884GHD61401YK63379CON5723YK
D49 4-4-0V1 2-6-2TK3 2-6-063388BORJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
62747GHD The PercyE7656NEV1987HTN3429SEL65833SUN
62766GHD The GraftonN10 0-6-2T (NER)O1 2-8-03444BLAWD 2-8-0
B1 4-6-09091GHD3712TDK63012HTN
61024TWD Addax
Sunday 27 March 1949erecting shop and yard
A1 4-6-2K3 2-6-0D20 4-4-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)
60132GHD Marmion61875GHD2362TWD64804PKS8246YK
A2 4-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)4917BLA8314GHD
60528GHD Tudor MinstrelE3353BLA5810SBH4923BLAJ77 0-6-0T (NER)
B1 4-6-03403BLA65889HTN4934HTN68401BOR
61012GHD PukuG5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)N10 0-6-2T (NER)67241HTN8039DAR3128DAR
E9803LIN69102GHD77480MEX
Shed Codes 1948 - 1949BLA BlaydonBOR Borough GrdnsCON ConsettDAR Darlington
GHD GatesheadHTN HeatonLIN LincolnMEX MexboroughNEV Leeds Neville HillPKS Parkeston Quay
SBH N&S BlythSEL SelbySUN SunderlandTDK Tyne DockTWD TweedmouthYK York
Sunday 25 June 1950erecting shop and yard
V1 2-6-2TV2 2-6-2K3 2-6-0J39 0-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6767351D6089152B6187552B6470952B6827852B868752B
V3 2-6-2TB1 4-6-06198652BJ27 0-6-0 (NER)828151A6869352A
6768852A6132154CQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6578352F6870252A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6340951D6581651C6873154B
6985054A6341451C873654C
Saturday 12 August 1950erecting shop and yard
V1 2-6-2TA3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J39 0-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6767351D6008252A Neil Gow6089552B6486552BE868252B
L1 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)868451C
6778134E6101152A Waterbuck6336354B xw6825350A xw6872352A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0E827352B873550A
6985754A6578952F843152F9043552D874653C
Sunday 20 May 1951erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)
6725653B6485352A6339251C6569251A6839950C831251D
6734651JA8 4-6-2T (NER)6341352CJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6842351AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6938752B6587254A870751A
Saturday 18 August 1951erecting shop and yard
V3 2-6-2TV2 2-6-2J71 0-6-0T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6769052A6080952A The Snapper …..6825652B6840153B6870554C
A8 4-6-2T (NER)6088352A6826552B6841251E6873252A
6986251CK1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J26 0-6-0 (NER)6841451D6873852B
K3 2-6-06202152C6336154D6577751B
6188268E6341751D
Sunday 30 September 1951erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)V2 2-6-2B1 4-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6730452D6092352A6101352A Topi6823050A6867452A
K3 2-6-06094052A6101650A Inyala6825451F6871351D
6192540A6096452A6110052A6828352A6872352A
6195252BJ39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST6830453AJ77 0-6-0T (NER)
6491552B6341252C6801654A6830751D6841451D
Shed Codes6493268E6341352C6842652F
34E Neasden40A Lincoln50A York50C Selby51A Darlington51B Newport (Yorks)
51C West Hartlepool51D Middlesborough51E Stockton-on-Tees51F West Auckland51J Northallerton52A Gateshead
52B Heaton52C Blaydon52D Tweedmouth52F N&S Blyth53A Hull Dairycoates53B Hull Botanic Grds
53C Hull Springhead54A Sunderland54B Tyne Dock54C Borough Grds54D Consett68E Carlisle Canal
Saturday 8 March 1952erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A3 4-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)
6731552C6007252B Sunstar6335454C6868052A6843052B
V1 2-6-2TB1 4-6-06340650C6869950AY1 0-4-0T
6764552B6101452A Oribi6342350CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6814152A W
V3 2-6-2T6132252DJ94 0-6-0ST6344751B6830051AWD 2-8-0
6763652CV2 2-6-26804351AY3 0-4-0TJ73 0-6-0T (NER)9009051B
N8 0-6-2T (NER)6088552BN10 0-6-2T (NER)6815553D6835650C9045251B
6939152B6910952A6815850C
Sunday 13 July 1952erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J71 0-6-0T (NER)
6726354A6007152A Tranquil6083552B The Green Howard…..6828352A
6732352CA1 4-6-26080652B6096452AJ77 0-6-0T (NER)
V3 2-6-2T6012652B Sir Vincent RavenQ6 0-8-0 (NER)K1 2-6-06840751E
6768252A6014552A Saint Mungo6342852C6200351AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
J27 0-6-0 (NER)B1 4-6-06345251C6202152C6871551C
6581352E6101452A Oribi6346554BJ94 0-6-0ST6872052A
6582852FJ21 0-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)6804450AWD 2-8-0
6587254A6509251F6485852C6575451B6805854A9015551E
Sunday 10 August 1952erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A3 4-6-2D30 4-4-0 (NBR)J77 0-6-0T (NER)
6727752C6007052A Gladiateur6242864G The Talisman6840751E
6730250G6008052B Dick TurpinV2 2-6-2J27 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6732352CA1 4-6-26080252A6581352E6872052A
V3 2-6-2T6014252A Edward Fletcher6089264A6582552EJ94 0-6-0ST
6768752AJ39 0-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)6094452B6582852F6801954D
D20 4-4-0 (NER)6481552D6573651BQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6587254A6803751B
6235252D6491752D6342852CWD 2-8-06804450A
9030954B
Sunday 12 November 1952erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A1 4-6-2D49 4-4-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)
6726852C6014252A Edward Fletcher6272563A Inverness-shire6827852C
6729350C6015452A Bon AccordV2 2-6-26828754C
6729652FA2 4-6-26083552B The Green Howard…..J72 0-6-0T (NER)
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)6051252B Steady Aim6080252A6088652A6869451C
6980638AB1 4-6-06081152B6873550A
6980738A6101352A TopiQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST6900552A
N10 0-6-2T (NER)K3 2-6-0K1 2-6-06334850C6802152B6901951D
6909752A6192752B6201052CWD 2-8-06804050A6902050A
6910052AN8 0-6-2T (NER)J39 0-6-09044554B6806051BY1 0-4-0T
6938653A6493654C9049864A6813651A
Shed Codes38A Colwick50A York50C Selby50G Whitby51A Darlington
51B Newport (Yorks)51C West Hartlepool51D Middlesborough51E Stockton-on-Tees51F West Auckland52A Gateshead
52B Heaton52C Blaydon52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N&S Blyth53A Hull Dairycoates
53D Bridlington54A Sunderland54B Tyne Dock54C Borough Grds54D Consett63A Perth
64A St. Margarets64G Hawick
Revised and updated - September 2021.
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