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 26 April 2014

Mansfield 1946 - 1959

Mansfield
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1862Sep 1935 - Sep 195516D
type: A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-60Oct 1955 - Apr 196016C
location: In a triangle of lines to the west of Mansfield station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
LT & S - London, Tilbury & Southend RailwayWg - WhiteleggWD - War Department
December 1945 allocation (32)cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)Midland3cl 2P 4-4-2T (Wg)LT & S2
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)LT & S6cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland1cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland2
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/DMidland9cl 4F 0-6-0LMS1cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland4
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2cl 8F 2-8-0LMS2
Sunday 28 July 194616Dtotal:36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
40018A209316D319316D374517A405418C862216D
42416D209816D323916D375916C408216C864316D
45816Ccl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)332317A376216D439416Dcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)
50316D212216D338116Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)460316D168216A
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)212916D343116D398316Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)188516D
129716D214016D358716D399716D2295316D
134116D214316D363416D400416D
135016D214416D
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield17A Derby18C Hasland
Sunday 20 July 194716D4.15pm - 4.30pmtotal:32
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
42416D212216D317716D352916D398316D862216D
cl 2P 4-4-0212516D319316D355816D399716D864316D
63016D212916D323916D358716D400416Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)214316D334116D363416Dcl 4F 0-6-02293516D
134116Dcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)343116D372716D439416D2294416D
135016D188516D352216D376216DWD 0-6-0ST305116D
376516D75276
Shed Codes16D Mansfield
Sunday 10 July 194916Dtotal:28
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4042416D4194016D4319316D343116D4399716D4808816D
4045416D4194316D4323916D352216D4400416D815616D
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4194716Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)352916Dcl 4F 0-6-04862116D
4188516D4195816D2293516D4355816D4439416D4864316D
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)4196116D2294416D4372716D4439824D870116D
134116D4196216DShed Codes16D Mansfield24D Lower Darwen
Saturday 27 May 195016Dtotal:27
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4045416D4194016D4323916D4363416D4398316D4808816D
4049816D4194316D4343116D4372716D4400516C4811916D
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4194716D4352216Dcl 4F 0-6-04402116C4864316D
4188516D4195816D4352916D4408216Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4870116D
4196216D4355816D4441516D5813316D
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield4441616D2294416D
Allocation - September 1950 (28)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland1
cl 3P 4-4-2T (W)LT&S6cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland6cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland4
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3cl 8F 2-8-0LMS6
Sunday 13 April 195216Dtotal:31
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4194016D4045416D4323916D4387416D4811916D4864316D
4194316D4051816D4352216D4398316D4815616D4870116D
4194716Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4352916D4402019A481619Fcl 4F 0-6-0
4196116D4276817D4372318C4402116D4827716D4439416D
cl 0F 0-4-0ST (J)4276916Acl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4840516D4441516D
4152317B4290217D4188516D4862116D4441616D
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham16D Mansfield17B Burton-on-Trent4442516A
17D Rowsley18C Hasland19A Sheffield G'thorpe
Sunday 26 April 195316Dtotal:27
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4039516D4194016D4323916D4398316D4808816D4844216D
4045416D4194716D4343116Dcl 4F 0-6-04810816D4862116D
4048716Dcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4349416D4439416D4827216D4864316D
4051816D4007916D4352216D4441616D4827716D4870116D
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4363416D4840516D
4650116A4168216D4372716DShed Codes16A Nottingham16D Mansfield
Sunday 4 July 195416Dtotal:30
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 0F 0-4-0T (D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Shed Codes
4007916D4323916D4153218C4407119C4800116D16A Nottingham
4016816D4340116A4153418C4408919C4802416D16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)4343116Dcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4414518A4815616D16D Mansfield
4194016D4352216D4188516D4426816C4840516D18C Hasland
4194316D4352916Dcl 2MT 2-6-04440816A4844216D19C Canklow
4194716D4363416D4650116D4441616D4844716D
4372716D4442516A4862116D
Sunday 10 July 195516Dtotal:26
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4016816D4323916D4387416D4429918D4802416D4840516D
4017516D4343116D4388219A4437118D4808816D4862116D
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)4352216Dcl 2MT 2-6-04439416D4827216D4870116D
4194016D4363416D4650116D4441516D4827716D
4194316D4371116D4443719A
4194716D4372716DShed Codes16D Mansfield18D Staveley B. Hill19A Sheffield G'thorpe
Sunday 22 July 195616Ctotal:29
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4007916C4282517B4323916C4421219A4800116C4827216C
4009616Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4343116C4439416C4802416C4827716C
4014616C4397216A4352216C4441516C4808816C4840516C
4016816Ccl 2MT 2-6-04372716C4441616C4811916C4862116C
4017516C4650116C4445719A4815616C4864316C
4018416C4447016B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16C Mansfield17B Burton-on-Trent19A Sheffield G'thorpe
Sunday 23 June 195716C7.33am - 7.40amtotal:29
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4007916C4275417D4323916C4426718D4800116C4844216C
4016816C4279217D4343116C4439416C4811916C4844716C
4017516Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4352216C S4441516C4827216C4854116C
4018416C429513D4372716C S4441616C4827716C4862116C
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4447216A4840516C4864316C
4171216A4650116C4385916BS - stored
3D Aston16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16C Mansfield17D Rowsley18D Staveley B. Hill
Sunday 8 June 195816Ctotal:25
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4007916C4282217B4352216C4439416C4808816C4840516C
4009616C4282321A4363416C4441516C4811916C4844216C
4014616Ccl 2MT 2-6-04372716C4441616C4815616C4854116C
4016816C4650116C4827716C4862116C
4017516C4650216A4828216C4864316C
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16C Mansfield17B Burton-on-Trent21A Saltley
Sunday 30 August 195916Ctotal:28
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4007916C4017516C4171216C4397216C4808816C4840516C
4009616C4018416Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-04811916C4844216C
4011516Ccl 2MT 2-6-04276017C4425216C4815616C4854116C
4014616C4650116C4287417C4441516C4821916C4864316C
4016816Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4441616C4827716C4870116C
429826B4444116C4828216C
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction16C Mansfield17C Rowsley
Mansfield shed closed on 11th April, 1960
Updated and revised - September 2021.