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, 8 February 2014

South Blyth 1938 - 1966

J27 0-6-0, 65834, brings a south bound coal train through Bedlington station in May 1965. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
South Blyth
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1880Sep 1935 - Jan 1950SBH
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:May-67Feb 1950 - May 196752F
location: North of the line west of Blyth station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1938SBHtotal:18
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J24 0-6-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)
3841687180218471939197621411014106047319
540170219351998
Steam railcars:RC255PerseveranceRC272HeroRC2291Phenomena
Sunday 1 August 1948SBHtotal:17
D20 4-4-0 (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
E2354TWD S67261SBHE7334SBH5122HTNE5808SBH5877NBH
2360TWD S7285SBH7341SBH5123SBH5810SBH5880SBH
S - stored7320SBH7347SBH5829SBHJ77 0-6-0T (NER)
7326SBH5834SBH8396NBH
Shed CodesHTN HeatonNBH North BlythSBH South BlythTWD Tweedmouth8415SBH
August 1950 allocation (18)G5 0-4-4TNER8J27 0-6-0NER6
J77 0-6-0TNER3J21 0-6-0NER1
Sunday 2 July 195052Ftotal:19
D20 4-4-0 (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6235252D6724452FE733452F6503552F578152F6582452F
6238052D6724652F6734152FJ77 0-6-0T (NER)6578652F6583452F
6726152F6734752F840552F6580852F6587352B
E729652F6842452F6581052F
Shed Codes52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52F N&S Blyth
Sunday 30 September 195152Ftotal:21
D20 4-4-0 (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6235152D6724652F6733452F6842452F6578152F6582252E
J21 0-6-0 (NER)6726152F6734152F6842852F6579452F6582452F
6508052F6729652F6734752F6843152F6580052F6582952F
6732652F6581052F6583452F
Shed Codes52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N&S Blyth6586252B
Sunday 10 August 195252Ftotal:20
J77 0-6-0T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)
6842452F6724652F6733452F6578152F6581052F6503552F
6842852F6726152F6734152F6580052F6582252F
6843152F6729652F6734752F6580452F6582452F
6732652F6580852F6586252F
6582952F
Sunday 18 September 195552Ftotal:24
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6724652F6732652F6840552F6578152F6581052F6582952F
6727752F6733952F6842452F6580052F6581552F6583452F
6728152F6734052F6843052F6580152F6582252F6583852F
6732352FJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6843152F6580852F6582452F6586252F
6503952BShed Codes52B Heaton52F N&S Blyth
Sunday 14 July 195752Ftotal:25
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6725352F6734052F6839752F6578152F6581552F6582952F
6726152FJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6840852F6580052F6581952F6583452F
6727752F6569652F6842452F6580852F6582252F6583852F
6728152F6570652F6843152F6581052F6582452F6586252F
6732352F6572752F
Saturday 11 October 195852Ftotal:19
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6728152F6569652F6840952F6578152F6581552F6583452F
J21 0-6-0 (NER)6572752F6841052F6580052F6582252F6583852F
6503352F6843152F6580852F6582452F6586252F
6581052F6582952F6586752F
April 1959 allocation (14)J25 0-6-0NER3J27 0-6-0NER10
J77 0-6-0TNER1
Saturday 4 July 195952Ftotal:17
J21 0-6-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6503352F6568752F6840852F6578152F6581052F6583452F
6572752F0-6-0 diesel6579952F6581552F6583852F
D22476580052F6582252F6584752F
Shed Codes52F N&S Blyth6580852F6582452F6586252F
Sunday 10 January 196052Ftotal:17
J21 0-6-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6507052F6566352F6840852F6579952F6581552F6586152F
6572752F0-6-0 diesel6580052F6582252F6586252F
D20576580852F6583452F6587752F
6581052F6583852F6589152F
Easter Monday 3 April 196152Ftotal:14
cl 2MT 2-6-0J21 0-6-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
4647152F6503352F6569152F6580052F6583452F6587652F
4647352B0-6-0 diesel6581052F6583852F6587752F
D20476581552F6586252F6589152F
Shed Codes52B Heaton52F N&S Blyth
Saturday 24 March 196252Ftotal:16
K1 2-6-0J21 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6202552F6503352F6580052F6581552F6582852F6586152F
BR 3MT 2-6-00-6-0 diesel6580852F6581952F6583452F6586252F
7701152FD21656581052F6582252F6583852F6589152F
Sunday 11 August 196352Ftotal:14
K1 2-6-00-6-0 dieselJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6200252FD23286581052F6583852F6586252F6589152F
6206052F6582252F6585252F6587652F6589352F
6583452F6585552F6587852F
Saturday 15 August 196452Ftotal:17
K1 2-6-00-6-0 dieselJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6202252FD20446580852F6583452F6586252F6587852F
BR T2 diesel6581152F6583852F6587052F6588252F
D51066581952F6585552F6587452F6589352F
6582252F6586152F
April 1965 allocation (22)K1 2-6-0LNER1J27 0-6-0NER21
Saturday 4 September 196552F8amtotal:6
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6582152F6583452F6584152F W6584252F6586252F6589352F
Saturday 9 July 196652Ftotal:15
cl 4MT 2-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)
4313252F6579052F6581952F6584252F6586052F6588252F
6581252F6582552F W6585552F6586152F6589352F W
6581452F W6583852F6585952F6587452FW - withdrawn
South Blyth closed on 27th May 1967
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