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.

Sunday 4 May 2014

Kirkby-in-Ashfield 1936 - 1966

A Fowler designed 4F 0-6-0 43885 seen in Kirkby-in-Ashfield shed yard on 12th July 1963.  
Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1890Sep 1938 - Sep 195516C
type: A brick-built 3TS and an adjoining 2TS dead ended sheds.closed:Oct-66Oct 1955 - Aug 196316B
location: On the east side of the line, north of Kirkby-in-Ashfield station.
Sep 1963 - Oct 196616E
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
EE - English ElectricBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 26 April 193616C5.05pm - 5.15pmtotal:41
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
322135113193332734693578384539214030420595049561
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)324933593510358438613953405542069515
3182318733193367357235983894400441964229
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)33243904400542024416
3776390540254204
3907
Allocation - December 1945 (67)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland3cl 2P 4-4-0LMS2
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland5cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland6
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS11cl 8F 2-8-0LMS37
Sunday 28 July 194616Ctotal:44
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
414016C2294616C323215C800016C821516C837816C
420616C302316C329017D802716C822516C838216C
426816C342416C349416C809616C826716C838316C
446316Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)357216C810016C826816C838618A
447216C389516C357816C810416C826916C839216C
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)391816C364421A810816C827016C861616C
383318A400516C377316C810916C827216C864116C
Shed Codes402116C816616C828018B869618A
15C Leicester Midland16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17D Rowsley18A Toton18B Westhouses21A Saltley
Sunday 6 June 194816Ctotal:45
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
349416C408216B800016C809816C822516C839216C
377316C411316C800616C810016C826716C839316C
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)420216C4800916C820218A827016C840816C
382018A420516C802916C821416C831716C840916C
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)420616C807316C821516C837916C844216C
389516C441516C808116C4822316C838216C853016C
390716C441614A809616C822416C838316C855216C
400516C446316C809716CShed Codes14A Cricklewood16B Spital Bridge
402116C458916C16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield18A Toton
Sunday 10 July 194916Ctotal:46
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
325617B404617D4800016C4810116C4822516C4839715C
349416C408216C4800916C4810816C4827016C4840816C
377316C4414016C4802916C4813916C4828216C4840916C
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4420216C4803318A81669D4832418A4844216C
4389516C420616C4807316C4819316C4837916C4855216C
4390316C4441616C4808116C4821516C4838216C
4400516C4442516C4809616C4822316C4839216C
402116C4446316C4809716C822416C4839316C
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4447216CShed Codes9D Buxton15C Leicester Midland16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
5813716C17B Burton-on-Trent17D Rowsley18A Toton
Allocation - September 1950 (63)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland4cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland5
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS11cl 8F 2-8-0LMS42cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland1
Sunday 16 July 195016Ctotal:50
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4384716C4403016A4800016C4802916C4813916C4838216C
4390316C4408216C4800416C4807316C4821416C4839216C
4390716C4414016C4800616C4809616C4821516C4839316C
4396916C4426816C4800916C4809816C4822316C4840516C
4400516C4442516Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4810016C4822416C4840816C
4402116C4446316C4346816C4810116C4822516C4840916C
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4455216C4349416C4810816C4827016C485218C
5813716C4458916C4359616C4811416C4828216C4855216C
4377316C4813716C4831716C486839F
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Sunday 11 March 195116C1.05pm - 1.20pmtotal:43
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4324216C4389516C4414016C4800416C4821416C4838316C
4328716C4390316C4420516C4800616C4822416C4840316C
4330516C4390716C4422316A4807316C4826415A4840516C
4349416D4400516C4426816C4809716C4826716C4840816C
4359616Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4442516C4809816C4827216C4840916C
4377316C429543D4447016C4811416C4828216C4841316C
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4455216C4813816C4831716C486591A
Shed Codes5813716C4458916C4813916C4837916C
1A Willesden3D Aston15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield
Sunday 20 April 195216Ctotal:52
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4408216C4324216C4389516C4800416C4810116C4837916C
441789F4328716C4390716C4800616C4811320C4838216C
4420216C4330516C4397918A4800916C4811416C4838316C
4420516C4337916C4399318D4802916C4813716C4839216C
4420616C4346816C4399716C4807316C4813816C4839316C
4442516C4359616C4400516C4808116C4821416C4840316C
4446316Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)WD 2-8-04809216C4822316C4840916C
4448016A5813716C9023725A4809616C4822516C4841316C
4455216C9057027B4810016C482525B486318C
4458916CShed Codes5B Crewe South8C Speke Junction9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham
16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield18A Toton18D Staveley B. Hill25A Wakefield27B Aintree
Sunday 5 July 195316Ctotal:52
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4389516C4324016A4408216C4800016C4809816C4822316C
4390716C4324216C4414016C4800316C4810016C4822416C
4397016C4328716C4420216C4800416C4810116C4827016C
4400516C4330516C4420516C4800616C4811416C4831716C
4402116D4337916C4420616C4800916C4813716C4838216C
4346816C4426816C4802916C4813816C4839316C
4359616C4446316C4807316C4819316C4840316C
4363416D4447016C4808116C4819718A4840816C
4377316C4456819A4809216C4821416C4841316C
4809616C4821516C
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield18A Toton19A Sheffield G'thorpe
Sunday 18 July 195416Ctotal:46
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4324216C4390316D4414016C4800316C4810116C4831716C
4328716C4390716C4420421A4800416C4819316C4838216C
4330516C4392726G4420516C4800616C4821416C4838316C
4337916C4397016C4442516C4800916C4821516C4839216C
4346816D4399716C445035E4802916C4822316C4839316C
4359616C4400516C4808116C4822416C4840816C
4374815C4809216C4822516C4841316C
4377316C4809616C4826716C4853016C
4809716C4827016C4855216C
Shed Codes5E Alsager16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield21A Saltley26G Belle Vue
Sunday 22 May 195516Ctotal:49
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4324216C4389516C4420616C4800016C4810016C4826716C
4330516C4390316C4422416C4800316C4810116C4827016C
4337916C4390716C4426816C4800916C4811416C4831716C
4346816C4397016C4442516C4802916C4813916C4837916C
4359616C4399716C4447016C4807316C4819316C4838216C
4377316C4402316C4808116C4821416C4839516C
0-6-0 diesels4809216C4821516C4840816C
12096121004809616C4822316C4841316C
4809716C4822416C4855216C
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield4809816C4822516C4862116D
Sunday 13 May 195616Btotal:51
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4389516B4324216B4800016B4807316B4821416B4837916B
4390316B4328716B4800316B4808116B4821516B4838216B
4390716B4330516B4800616B4809216B4822316B4839216B
4400516B4337916B4800816B4809616B4822416B4840316B
4402316B4346816B4800916B4809716B4826716B4840816B
cl 4F 0-6-04359616Bcl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)4809816B4827016B4840916A
4420216B4377316B4290217D4811416B4830515A4841316B
4420616Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4813716B4833416B4855216B
442869F4385916B4819316B4836118A4877016B
4447016BShed Codes9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
4458916B17D Rowsley18A Toton
Sunday 23 June 195716Btotal:38
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4390316B4324216B4800316B4809716B4821318D4838216B
4399716B4328716B4800416B4809816B4821416B4839216B
4400516B4346816B4800616B4810016B4821516B4839316B
4402316B4377316B4800816B4810116B4822316B4841316B
cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-04800916B4810216B4822516B4855216B
4408816B9071956A4807316B4811416B4826716B0-6-0 diesel
4447016B4809616B4813716B4837916B13085
Shed Codes16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield18D Staveley B. Hill56A Wakefield
Sunday 23 March 195816Btotal:34
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4324216B4390716B4800016B4800416B4809816B4833416B
4328716B4400516B4800316B4800616B4810116B4837916B
4337916B4402316Bcl 4F 0-6-04800816B4815616C4838316B
4346816B0-6-0 diesel4404617D4800916B4821416B4839216B
120524420216B4808116B4822316B4839316B
Shed Codes4447016B4809616B4822416B4841316B
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16C Mansfield17D Rowsley4809716B4827016B4855216B
Allocation - March 1959 (48)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland1cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland7
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS6cl 8F 2-8-0LMS34
Sunday 30 August 195916Btotal:35
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4388516B4420216B4800316B4809216B4821416B4839316B
4390316B4426816B4800416B4809616B4821516B4839516B
4390716B4447016B4800916B4810016B4822416B4841316B
4393316Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4802916B4813716B4822516B4843216B
4400516B4328716B4806316B4817716B4833416B4844716B
cl 4MT 2-6-00-6-0 diesel4807316B4819216B4837916B4852816B
4311455E12096Shed Codes16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield55E Normanton
Mansfield shed was closed on 1st April 1960 and its allocation was transferred to nearby Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
Sunday 12 June 196016B3.10pm - 3.35pmtotal:66
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4005016B4388516B4328716B W4800116B4811416B4833416B
4005416B4390316Bcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4800316B4811916B4839516B
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4393316B4171216B4800416B4812655B4843216B
4007316B4397216Bcl 2MT 2-6-04800616B4815616B4844716B
4009616C W4400516B W4650116B4800916B4817716B4852816B
4011516Bcl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-04806316B4819216B4854116B
4014616B4420216B9036356A4807316B4821416B4855216B
4015616B4425216B0-6-0 diesel4809216B4821516B4862116B
4016816B4426816B132474809616B4821916B4865316A
4017516B4441516C W4809716B4822516B4867316B
4018216B4441616B4809816B4826716B4868518A
4018416B4441816BW - withdrawn4810016B4827216B4870116B
Shed Codes4447016B4810216B4828216B
16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16C Mansfield18A Toton55B Stourton56A Wakefield
Allocation - January 1961 (79)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)LMS2cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS11
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland2cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland5cl 4F 0-6-0LMS7
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS51BR 2MT 2-6-0BR1
Sunday 14 May 196116Btotal:64
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4007316B4005016B4420216B4800616B4811916B4837916B
4008816B4005416B W4425216B4800916B4817716B4838316B
4008916Bcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4426816B4801116B4819216B4839216B
4009416B4171216B4441616B4802416A4819316A4839516B
4011516Bcl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)4441816B4806316B4821516B4840516B
4012416B4275617B4447016B4809216B4821916B4841316B
4014616BBR 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4809616B4822316B4844716B
4015616B7801316B4388516B4809716B4822416B4854116B
4016816B0-6-0 diesel4390316B4809816B4822516B4855216B
4017516B120974392316B4810016B4826716B4862116B
4018216B4393316B4810216B4833416B4867316B
4018416B4810516B4834216B4868116B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17B Burton-on-Trent
Sunday 24 June 196216Btotal:73
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4007316B S4208016B4409116B4800116B4813716B4837916B
4008816B S4208916B4425216B4800316B4814316B4838316B
4008916B S4222216B4426816B4800416B4821416B4839216B
4009416B W4223116B4441616B4800616B4821516B4839516B
4011516B W4223216B4441816B4800916B4821916B4840516B
4012416B Wcl 4P 2-6-4T (St)4447016B4806316B4822316B4841316B
4014616B S4261816Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4807316B4822416B4844216B
4015616B W4262916B4388516B4808816B4822516B4844716B
4016816B WBR 2MT 2-6-04392316B4809216B4826716B4854116B
4017516B W7801316B4393316B4810016B4827716B4862116B
4018216B W0-6-0 dieselcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4810216B4828216B4864316B
4018416B WD30834171216B4810516B4831716B4867316B
4019516B WS - storedW - withdrawn4811416B4833416B4869616A
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield4834216B4870116B
Sunday 5 May 196316Btotal:62
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4009416B W4261816B4409116B4800116B4813716B4834216B
4012416B W4262916B4413417C4800316B4814316B4836416B
4015616B Wcl 2MT 2-6-04420216B4800416B4815616B4837916B
4016816B W4649616A4425216B4800616B4819216B4839516B
4017516B Wcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4441616B4806316B4821416B4843216B
4018416B W4387016B4441816B4809216B4821516B4844216B
4019516B W4388516Bcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4809816B4821916B4844716B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)4388816B4184416B4810016B4826716B4852816B
4208016B4390316B0-6-0 diesel4810216B4827216B4855216B
4208916B4392316B1209816A4810516B4831716B4862116B
4222216B4397516B4811416B4833416B4867316B
4223116B4811916B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17C Rowsley
Sunday 7 June 196416E4.45am - 5.10amtotal:61
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4208916E4421316E4800116E4809816E4827716E9201816E
4221816E4425016E4800316E4810016E4834216E9202016E
4222116E4437916E4800416E4810216E4834616E9205016E
4223216E4444116E4800616E4810516E4838316E9205116E
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)4451416E4806316E4811416E4839516E9205616E
4258716E4457216E4806916E4813716E4840516E9207716E
4262916EWD 2-8-04807316E4819216E4844716E9211016E
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9040856B4809216E4821916E4854116E9211116E
4388516E W9057016E W4809716E4822516E4855216E9212716E
4388816E9057941Ecl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4826716E4867316E9215916E
4390316E W4184416E W4827216E4870116E0-6-0 diesel
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield41E Staveley B. Hill56B Ardsley1209716A
Allocation - April 1965 (44)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
Midland2
cl 4F 0-6-0
LMS5
cl 8F 2-8-0
LMS37
Sunday 19 September 196516Etotal:51
cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0Brush T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
4800316E4811916E4833416E9207216ED1616D1630D7521D7577
4800416E4815616E W4834216E9207516ED1617D1809D7523D7594
4809216E4818616E4834616E920928HD1621D1810D7553
4809616E4819216E4840516E9209316ED1623D1826
4809716E W4822516E485019F9209516ED1624D1827
4809816E4827716E4854116E0-6-0 dieselD1625D1831
4810216E W4828216E4861416ED3247D1626D1833
4810516E4830316E4862116EShed Codes8H Birkenhead9F Heaton Mersey
4830416E4869416E16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Sunday 18 September 196616Etotal:41
cl 8F 2-8-0Brush T4 dieselsBR T2 dieselsEE T1 diesels
4804516E4820116E4839516ED1626D1820D5292D7545D8146D8153
4806316E4828216E4840516E WD1629D1832D7523D7559D8147
4809816E4828416E W4844216ED1802D1833D7533D7562
4810516E4830316E W4849216ED1806D1835D7536
4811916E4830416E4862116E WD1818D1945
4812416E4831716E4867316ED1819
4814216E4834616E W
Kirkby Ashfield closed to steam on 3rd October 1966.
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown13 January 2015 at 23:31

    Great memories. I used to live very close to Kirkby Sheds as a boy. Although officially closed to steam on the date noted, the depot actually continued to service and deploy steam locos until March 14th, 1967 when 3 8Fs were the last to depart. 48142 lingered until June, 1967 in a scrap line of one. The shed continued with diesels (mostly EE T1s) until it finally closed (twice postponed) on November 11th, 1970

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  2. Unknown26 August 2019 at 23:00

    I was slightly incorrect re 48142..it was there unti the beginning of May, 1967.

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  3. Unknown4 May 2020 at 10:44

    I do hope that your brilliant site will be updated with this information. Kirkby's last remaining 8Fs were all officially 'directed' to finally leave on 18 / 02 / 1967, but even that did not happen immediately. The last three to leave (on Tuesday, March 14th, 1967 - as previously stated) were: 48279 / 48395 / 48492. Best wishes, Rob Bradford.

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