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.

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Polmont 1939 - 1964

Polmont shed on 27th September, 1957.  In the shed yard are J88 0-6-0T 68354 and J36 0-6-0 65275. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Polmont
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1914Sep 1935 - Jan 1950POL
type: A wooden 5TS through-road shed.closed:May-64Feb 1950 - Mar 196064E
location: South of the line west of the station.
Apr 1960 - May 196465K
AbbreviationsM - MacintoshSt - StanierWD - War DepartmentGER - Great Eastern Railway
GNR - Great Northern RailwayNBR - North British RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 4 June 1939POLtotal:39
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)
900690489408Glen Sloy90459611Allenby90869220
90419135K3 2-6-0 (GNR)Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)91729646Somme91979372
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)1869009903291809657Plummer9203
93919523J37 0-6-0 (NBR)9017964496869774J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
J69 0-6-0T (GER)9261943396699719977790879289
7347736893049469967597489786
Allocation - August 1950 (43)J35 0-6-0NBR4J37 0-6-0NBR10
J36 0-6-0NBR11J38 0-6-0NBR2C15 4-4-2TNBR4
Y9 0-4-0STNBR2J88 0-6-0TNBR3J83 0-6-0TNBR1
J69 0-6-0TGER3N15 0-6-2TNBR3
Sunday 28 May 195064Etotal:44
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)D29 4-4-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J38 0-6-0J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6746364E6241364B Guy Mannering6453764E6591764E6832464E
6746464EJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6455164EJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6835064E
6746864E6522264E Somme6455364E6448464E6835464E
6747364E6523364E Plummer6457064E6449064EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)6524164E6524664E6457164E6450264E6852464E
6913464A6524464E6525764E6458864E6452864E6853364E
6913764E6526864E Allenby6458964EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6854464E
6916264E6527564E6530664E6459264E6810464EJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6920064E6529064E6533864E6459364E6811364E6847164E
6461364E
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64E Polmont
Saturday 4 August 195164Etotal:36
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6746364E6522264E Somme6455164E6459364E6832464E
6746464E6523364E Plummer6457064E6461165A6835064E
6746864E6524164E6527564E6457164E6461364E6835464E
6747364E6524464E6529064E6458864EJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)J69 0-6-0T (GER)
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)6526864E Allenby6458964E6449064E6852464E
6913764E6530664EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6459264E6452864E6853364E
6916264E6533864E6810464EJ38 0-6-06854464E
6920064E6811364E6591764E
Shed Codes64E Polmont65A Eastfield
Sunday 13 April 195264Etotal:43
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6746264E6522264E Somme6453764E6449064E6832464E
6746364E6523364E Plummer6455164E6450264E6835064E
6746464E6524164E6530664E6457164E6452864E6835464E
6746864E6524464E6533864E6458864EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)J69 0-6-0T (GER)
6747364E6524664EJ38 0-6-06458964E809664A6852464E
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)6525764E6590964E6459264E6810464E6853364E
6913764E6527564E6591764E6459364E6811364E6854464E
6916264E6529064E6592362Ccl 4MT 2-6-0J83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6920064E4314064E4314164E6847164E
Shed Codes62C Dunfermline64A St. Margarets64E Polmont
Sunday 24 May 195364Etotal:37
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)N15 0-6-2T (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6746264E6913764E6522264E Somme6453764E6832464E
6746364E6916264E6523364E Plummer6454165A6835064E
6746464E6920064E6524164E6529064E6457064E6835464E
6746864EB1 4-6-06524464E6530664E6457164EJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6747364E6135564A6524664E6533864E6458864E6847164E
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6135764A6525764EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6458964EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
6188564AJ38 0-6-06527564E6810464E6459364E6852464E
6591764E6811364E6854464E
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64E Polmont65A Eastfield
Sunday 23 May 195464Etotal:36
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)cl 4MT 2-6-0J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6745964E4314064E6522264E Somme6455164E6832464E
6746264E4314164E6523364E Plummer6457164E6835064E
6746364EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6524164E6527564E6458864E6835464E
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)6810464E6524464E6529064E6458964EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
6913764E6811364E6524664E6530664E6459364E6852464E
6916264EJ38 0-6-06525764EJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6463664E6854464E
6920064E6590964EC16 4-4-2T (NBR)6450264EJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6591764E6749464E6452864E6847164E
Sunday 10 July 195564Etotal:34
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)cl 4MT 2-6-0J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6913764E4314064E6522264E Somme6453764E6832464E
6916264E4314164E6523364E Plummer6457064E6835064E
6920064EJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6524164E6530664E6457164E6835464E
cl 5MT 4-6-06449064E6524464E6533864E6458864EJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
4490865AJ38 0-6-06525764EY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6458964E6847164E
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)6590964E6527564E6810464E6459364EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
6175862C6591764E6529064E6811364E6463664E6852464E
Shed Codes62C Dunfermline64E Polmont65A Eastfield6856264E
Sunday 25 May 195864Etotal:35
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)cl 4MT 2-6-0J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6748864E4314064E6522264E Somme6453764E6832464E
6749464E4314164E6523364E Plummer6455164E6835464E
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)6524164EJ38 0-6-06457064EJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6913764E6449064E6524664E6590964E6457164E6846764E
6916264E6450264E6531164E Haig6591764E6458864E6847164E
6920064E6452864E6528064E0-4-0 diesel6458964EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6525764E117036459264E6852464E
6810464E6527564E6463664E
Allocation - February 1959 (24)J35 0-6-0NBR2J37 0-6-0NBR5
J36 0-6-0NBR7J38 0-6-0NBR2C16 4-4-2TNBR2
Y9 0-4-0STNBR1J88 0-6-0TNBR1J83 0-6-0TNBR2
J69 0-6-0TGER1N15 0-6-2TNBR1
Sunday 2 August 195964Etotal:40
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D11 4-4-0 J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6913764E6268265A Haystoun of Bucklaw S6522264E Somme6835464E
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)6268965A Maid of Lorn S6525764E6527764FJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6748864E6269164B Laird of Balmawhapple S6527564E6528064E6846764E
6749264A S6269264B Allan-Bane S6531164E Haig6847164E
6749464E6269364B Roderick Dhu S6530664EJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6749764A S6269464B James Fitzjames SD30 4-4-0 (NBR)6901364A
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)6242164A Laird o' Monkbarns S6901464A
5520264C6449064E6453764ED34 4-4-0 (NBR)0-6-0 diesels
J38 0-6-06450064C6455164E6248864A Glen AladaleD3556D3559
6590964E6450264E6457064EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)0-4-0 dieselD3557
6591764E6463664E6852464E11703S - stored loco
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64C Dalry Road64E Polmont65A Eastfield
Tuesday 26 July 196065Ktotal:31
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D11 4-4-0 J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
6913765K6268265A Haystoun of Bucklaw S6522265K Somme6453264A
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)6268965A Maid of Lorn S6525765KJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6453465E
6749465K6269064B The Lady of the Lake S6530665K6448264A6453564A
cl 5MT 4-6-06269164B Laird of Balmawhapple SJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)6451564A6455165K
4544365B6269364B Roderick Dhu S6845464A6451864A6457065K
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)6845665KJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6457165K
5520264C6810465K6835065K6847165K6901364A6463665K
0-4-0 diesel0-6-0 diesel6901464A
D2703D3559
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64C Dalry Road65A Eastfield
65B St. Rollox65E Kipps65K Polmont
Sunday 2 April 196165Ktotal:25
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D11 4-4-0 J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6913765K6268265A Haystoun of Bucklaw S6525765K6453764A6844864A
V1 2-6-2T6269064B The Lady of the Lake S6531165K Haig6455165K6847165K
6760365A6269164B Laird of Balmawhapple S6528065K6457165K6847264A
cl 4MT 2-6-06269364B Roderick Dhu S6527565K6463365AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
4313765Fcl 5MT 4-6-0J38 0-6-0J35 0-6-0 (NBR)Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6901464A
4544365B6590965K6453264A6811964A0-6-0 diesel
Shed Codes6591765KD3556
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65A Eastfield65B St. Rollox65F Grangemouth65K Polmont
Saturday 23 June 196265Ktotal:31
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)V1 2-6-2Tcl 5MT 4-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)0-6-0 diesels
6918865A S4015365D S6761865E S4495665A S6455165KD3276D3557
6921265A S4017665D S6762965C WJ39 0-6-06457065KD3409D3559
6921865A S4018865D S6763065C S6497565D S6457165KD3556
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)4018965D S6764365C SJ38 0-6-06459265K0-4-0 diesel
6527565KV3 2-6-2T6767865C S6590965K6461165KD2703
6531165K Haig6766265C S6591765K6463665K
Shed Codes65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65D Dawsholm65E Kipps65K Polmont
Sunday 7 April 196365Ktotal:21
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)N15 0-6-2T (NBR)V1 2-6-2TJ37 0-6-0 (NBR)J39 0-6-0
4015365D W6918365A W6761865E W6453764A6459265K6497565D W
4017665D WJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6763065C W6455165K6459365F0-4-0 diesels
4018865D W6901464A WJ38 0-6-06457065K6461165FD2703D2776
4018965D W6590965K6458364F6463665KD2775
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64F Bathgate65A Eastfield65D Dawsholm
65E Kipps65F Grangemouth65K Polmont
Sunday 27 October 196365K2.10pm - 2.15pmtotal:20
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)V1 2-6-2TJ38 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)0-4-0 diesels
4015965D W6761865E W6590965K6453764A6459265KD2776D2778
4017765D WJ39 0-6-06591765K6457065K6459365K0-6-0 diesels
4020065D W6497565D WWD 2-8-06457165K6463665KD3136D3530
9043665D WD3409D3557
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets65D Dawsholm65E Kipps65K Polmont
Saturday 11 April 196465Ktotal:21
J38 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)0-6-0 diesels0-4-0 diesel
6590965K6453764A6459265K6462365KD3215D3556D2703
6591765K6457065K6459365K W6463665KD3216D3902
6457165K6462165FD3409
Polmont closed on 17th May, 1964
Updated and revised - December 2021.
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  1. IAN McKELLAR13 November 2022 at 22:38

    A minor point- you have both Polmont and Grangemouth sheds as West Lothian Sheds, They're not They both were in Stirlingshire

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