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, 29 March 2014

Carstairs 1948 - 1967

 A Pickersgill 3P 4-4-0, a class which had a long association with Carstairs.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Carstairs
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1853Sep 1935 - Dec 194828C
type: A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Dec-66Jan 1949 - Mar 196064D
location: Adjacent to the north side of the station.
Apr 1960 - Dec 196666E
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillBR - British RailwaysLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayWD - War Department
CR - Caledonian RailwayNBR - North British Railway
Saturday 24 April 194828Ctotal:38
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
221327A90128C495328C1446328C4288012A1758328C
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)92329A495428C1447728Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)1761328C
56628C113028Ccl 3P 4-4-0 (M)1450528C1729828C1761828C
60528C113628C5443828Ccl 4P 4-4-0 (Pick)1732328Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
61928C4114528C1443928C1463028C1734028C1765528C
66628C114728C1444628Ccl 8F 2-8-01738628C1767028C
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4118028C1444928C830228C5743828Ccl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
399612A833128C1745128C1526128C
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor27A Polmadie28C Carstairs29A Perth
Allocation - September 1950 (50)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS1cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS8
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS5cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS8cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)CR3
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)CR4cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)CR1cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)CR6
cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)CR8cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)CR3J36 0-6-0NBR1
WD 2-10-0WD2
Sunday 28 May 195064Dtotal:41
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4216264D4090164D4470164D1446164D5732364D5758364D
4216364D4090364D4495264D5447764D5738564D5760464D
4217464D4113064D4495364D5450564D5738664D5761364D
4221764D4114764D4508764Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5743864D5761864D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4118064D4511764D5765564D5745164D5762664D
4059264Dcl 3P 4-4-0 (M)4516164D5767064DWD 2-8-05763564D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5443864D4536264D5767964D7923466BWD 2-10-0
4287668A5444664Dcl 2P 0-4-4T (M)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)7377764D
1526164D6532964D
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor64D Carstairs66B Motherwell
Sunday 1 June 195264Dtotal:38
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214264D4090164D4470164D5738564D5758364D5761864D
4214564D4090464D4495264D5738664D5760364D5762664D
4216264D4113064D4495364D5743864D5760464D5763564D
4216364D4114764D4495564D5745164D5760864DWD 2-10-0
4217364Dcl 3P 4-4-0 (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5761364D9075364D
4217764D5443864D5446164D5526164Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)9076864D
4220464D5444664D5447764D5765564D
4221764D5449064D5767964D
Sunday 24 May 195364Dtotal:37
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4214264D4090164D4467168A5446164D5758364D5765564D
4216264D4090364D4470064D5447764D5761364D5767064D
4216364D4090464D4470164D5449064D5761864DWD 2-10-0
4217364D4113064D4492463A5450564D5762664D9075066B
4217764D4114564D4495264Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)9075364D
4220464Dcl 3P 4-4-0 (M)4495364D5738564D5526164D
4221664D5444964D4508764D5738664DClan 4-6-2
4221764D7200768A Clan Mackintosh
Shed Codes63A Perth64D Carstairs66B Motherwell68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 28 August 195564Dtotal:35
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
4214264D4090364D4470164D5446164D5758364D5738564D
4214564D4090464D4479364D5447764D5760464D5738664D
4216264D4113064D4495364D5450564D5761364D5745164D
4217364DB1 4-6-0Princess 4-6-25761864Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4217764D6133064D4623066A Duchess of Buccleuch5762664D5765564D
4220464D6134164Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)5763564DWD 2-10-0
4221664D6139864D5526164D5444664D W9075364D
4221764DW - withdrawn9076864D
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64D Carstairs66A Polmadie
Allocation - March 1959 (41)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS9cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS13
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)CR4cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)CR1cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)CR3
cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)CR9WD 2-10-0WD2
Sunday 31 July 196066Etotal:43
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214266E4221766E4479366E4517366E5738566E5758366E
4214566E4227166E4480163A4517566E5738666E5760466E
4216266Ecl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)4495266E4545266E5745166E5760866E
4216366E5447766E W4495366E4547263Acl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5761366E
4217366E5449066E W4495466EWD 2-10-05767066E5761866E
4217766E5450566E4497663B9075266Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5762666E
4220466Ecl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4501166E9075366E4290712A
4221666E5523364CBR 3MT 2-6-09076866EJubilee 4-6-0
Shed Codes5526166E7700566E9077266C4573212A Sanspareil
12A Carlisle Kingmoor63A Perth63B Fort William66B Motherwell66C Hamilton66E Carstairs
Sunday 27 August 196166Etotal:36
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214266E4223966E4470066E4573012A Ocean5758366E
4214566E4227166E4479366E4573112A Perseverance5760466E
4216266EBR 5MT 4-6-04495266Ecl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)5760866E
4216366E7306266A4495366E5518966E5738566E5761366E
4217366E7315265B4508566B5526166E5738666E5761866E
4217766EBR 3MT 2-6-04517366EWD 2-10-05745166E5762666E
4220466E7700566E4517566E9076866Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5765566E
4535665B5767066E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie66B Motherwell66E Carstairs
Sunday 22 April 196266Etotal:36
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214266E4223966E4470066E4516666E5738566E5758366E
4214566E4227166E4470166E4517366E5738666E5760866E
4216266EBR 3MT 2-6-04479366E4517566E5745166E5761366E
4216366E7700566E4495366E4524566EWD 2-10-05762666E
4217366Ecl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4495466E4545266E9076866E5765566E
4217766E5518966E4501166EBR 5MT 4-6-00-4-0 dieselcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4220466E5526166E4516166E7312267AD24445767066E
Shed Codes66E Carstairs67A Corkerhill
Sunday 2 September 196266Etotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214566E4470066E4517466E5738566E W5518966E5758366E W
4216266E4470166E4524566E5738666E Wcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5760466E
4217366E4495366ECoronation 4-6-25767066E5760866E
4217766E4495466E4623166A Duchess of Athol SWD 2-10-05761366E
4220466E4495566E4623266A Duchess of Montrose S9076866E W5762666E W
4223966E4501166EA3 4-6-2BR 3MT 2-6-05765566E W
4227166E4508766E6004364A Brown Jack7700566E
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets66A Polmadie66E CarstairsS -storedW - withdrawn
Sunday 9 June 196366Etotal:42
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 3MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
4205566E4223966E7700566E4470166E4515865B Glasgow Yeomanry
4212866E4227166E7700666E4479366E4516666Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4214266E4268866F4495266E4517064C5758166A
4214566ECoronation 4-6-24495566E4517466E W5760466E W
4216266E W4623166A Duchess of Athol W4500866B4517566E5760866E W
4216366E4623266A Duchess of Montrose W4501166E4545266E W5763066E
4216566EA3 4-6-24508766E4545966Acl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4217366E W6009664A Papyrus4512212Acl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)5767066E W
4220466EPatriot 4-6-0WD 2-10-05446366A W0-6-0 diesel
4553512A Sir Herbert Walker KCB9076866E W5450267E WD3206
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor64A St. Margarets64C Dalry Road65B St. Rollox
66A Polmadie66E Carstairs66F Beattock67E Dumfries
Sunday 6 October 196366Etotal:35
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Coronation 4-6-2cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4205566E*4470166E4516166E4623166A Duchess of Athol W5760466E W
4214266E*4480212A4516666E W4623266A Duchess of Montrose W5760866E W
4214566E*4495466E4517266EBR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4216566E*4495566E4517566E W7307666A5446366A W5767066E W
4217066A4501166E4524566EBR 3MT 2-6-0WD 2-10-0Clayton T1 diesels
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4502812A4530966E7700666E9076866E WD8501D8516
8011066A4508766E W4536412A7700966ED8506D8541
* the locos moved south to 56B Ardsley later in the month.0-6-0 diesel
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor66A Polmadie66E CarstairsD3384
Sunday 12 April 196466Etotal:24
BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-00-6-0 diesels
8007466E4470066E4495566E4524566E7310763AD3197D3282
8007566E4479366E4500966B4530966E7312267AClayton T1 diesels
8011666E4485455A4516166E4548967Bcl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)D8523D8532
8011866E4495266E4517266E4549666B5446366A W
8012066EShed Codes55A Leeds Holbeck63A Perth66A Polmadie66B Motherwell
66E Carstairs67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford
Saturday 1 August 196466Etotal:27
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
4205666E8007166E W4470166E W450248F R461409A King's Royal Rifle Corps
4205866E8007366E W4479365B4502812AA2 4-6-2
4212766E8007466E W4495266E4512467B6051264A Steady Aim R
4212966F8007566E W4495366E4517266E WClan 4-6-2
cl 8F 2-8-04495466E4517366E W7200712A Clan Macintosh
482925B4495666E4547866Ecl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)0-6-0 diesel
R - under repairW - withdrawn4501166E4549266E5446366A WD3383
Shed Codes5B Crewe South8F Springs Branch9A Longsight12A Carlisle Kingmoor64A St. Margarets
65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie66E Carstairs66F Beattock67B Hurlford
Allocation - April 1965 (16)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS4cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS12
Sunday 1 August 196566Etotal:23
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0A2 4-6-2
4205866E4470066E4495466E4501166E6052264A Straight Deal W
4212566E4478666B4495666E4509066EBritannia 4-6-2
4226066F4479166E4497366E4512612A7000912A Alfred the Great
4227466E4491112A4498912A4517166E0-6-0 diesel
4495266E4499166B4549266ED3284
4495366E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor64A St. Margarets66B Motherwell66E Carstairs66F Beattock
Sunday 17 July 196666Etotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesel
4227466E4470066E4495666E W6111666E W9030951CD3351
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4479166E4516864ABR 5MT 4-6-09060555D
8011166F4479666A4529512A7307866E W
BR 4MT 2-6-04495366E4530966E7310866E
7609866F4495466E4549266E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor51C West Hartlepool55D Royston64A St. Margarets
66A Polmadie66E Carstairs66F Beattock
Sunday 5 February 196766Etotal:12
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0BR T2 diesel
4269466E W4479166E W4516166E W6100866E Kudu WD5069
BR 4MT 2-6-04495366E W4536566E WBrush T4 diesel0-6-0 diesel
7611366E W4508466E W4547866E WD1972D3385
Carstairs closed to steam in December 1966.
Updated and revised - December 2021.

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