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.

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Rowsley 1946 - 1964

Rowsley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1880Sep 1935 - Apr 195817D
type: A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-64May 1958 - Aug 196317C
location: West of the line, between Darley Dale and Rowsley stations.
Sep 1963 - Apr 196416J
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - Johnson
K - KitsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
NLR - North London RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
December 1945 allocation (60)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS2cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)Midland2
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)Midland1cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland2cl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS7
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland16cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland4cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland4
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS12cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS6cl 2F 0-6-0TNLR4
Sunday 2 June 194617Dtotal:42
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
11917D302717D311917D329017D403016A727417D
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)309017D312717D333817D410117D745717D
104917D310917D313117D349217D411119D745917D
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)311317D315317D354317D418017D746017D
275617D311617D327017D364617D424617D746117D
275817Acl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)377219A432717D767917D
276017D170017D401817Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)437119Ecl 6F 0-8-0 G1
287217Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)377817D443017D89398D
Shed Codes2750517D454017D
8D Widnes16A Nottingham17D Rowsley19A Sheffield19D Heaton Mersey19E Belle Vue
September 1950 allocation (51)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)Midland1
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland1cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS5cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland4
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland6cl 4F 0-6-0LMS16cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS6
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland6cl 2F 0-6-0TNLR4
Sunday 16 July 195017Dtotal:44
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
4049917D309921C4322521A4388117D4404617D4744717D
4052017D5812517A4327317D439089E4405017D4745717D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5822417D4329017D4392517D4416817D4745917D
4276817D5822617D4336916A4401717D4417217D4746017D
4287317D5822817D4337017D4401817D4420917D4746117D
4289826Gcl 8F 2-8-04402321A4424821A4767917D
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4810216A485028Ccl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)4428023C
4187517D4813816C485149D5886217D4440917A
Shed Codes4819316C487379D4458817D
8C Speke Junction9D Buxton9E Trafford Park16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
17D Rowsley21A Saltley21C Bromsgrove23C Lancaster26G Belle Vue
Sunday 15 June 195217Dtotal:45
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4049917D5818917D4387416D4404617D4456517D4809816C
4052017D5822417D4390316D4414016C4456617D481669D
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)5822817D4391817D4416317D4459717B4826816C
4187517Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4392018D4417217Dcl 3F 0-6-0T483299F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4337017D4392917D4420616C4744717D483738C
4276017D4372417D4393821A4422721A4745717D4840816C
4276916A4375917D4401717D4426416A4746017DWD 2-8-0
4287317Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4402417D4432717D4746117D9036026A
4287417D4377617D4767917D
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey18D Staveley B. Hill16A Nottingham
16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield17B Burton-on-Trent17D Rowsley21A Saltley26A Newton Heath
Sunday 2 May 195417Dtotal:47
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4052017D4301017A4403117A4428818C4744717D4800416C
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4404617D4432717D4745717D4805320C
4092917D4329017D4413721A4442917D4745917D4816020D
4093117D4340017D4416317D4456417D4746017D4838216C
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4349617D4416817D4458817D4746117D4840719C
4276817D4357817D4426816Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4767917D4868721A
427769A4375917Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)5818917Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)4869515A
4279217Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4388117D5822417D5886217Dcl 7F 0-8-0
4290217D4377617D4391817D5822817Dcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)490818D
4401817D4187517D
Shed Codes8D Widnes9A Longsight15A Wellingborough16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
17D Rowsley18C Hasland19C Canklow20C Royston20D Normanton21A Saltley
Sunday 23 October 195517Dtotal:50
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4093117D4320017A4404617D4451621A4744717D4822416C
411599A4329017D4410117D4455617D4745717D483169F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4334217D4413417D4456617D4745917D4843217D
4276017D4337017D4416317D4458817D4746017D484418B
4276817D4340017D4424117D4460217D4746117D4864316D
4279217D4349617D4425017Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4767917D4869616A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4375917D4426217D4389516Dcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)WD 2-8-0
5818917Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4442917D4392517D4962027B9014026G
5822417D4377617Dcl 0F 0-4-0ST (K)4392917Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)9039725C
5822817D4700017D4401717D5885017D
Shed Codes8B Warrington9A Longsight9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
16D Mansfield17A Derby21A Saltley25C Goole26G Belle Vue27B Aintree
Sunday 13 May 195617Dtotal:53
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4040717A4329017D4404617D4455617D4744717D4806518C
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4334217D4410117D4456417D4745717D482089F
4092917D4337017D4416317D4456517D4745917D4826415A
4107717D4340017D4417217D445955E4746017D482759A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4342917D4419516A4460217D4746117D483159F
4270926A4349617D4425017Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)4767917D4838316C
4276017D4375017D4426217D5885617Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4843217D
4279217D4375917D443105Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)5818917D487298C
4287417Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4442917D438549F5822417D4876316A
4377617D445005D4394517D5822817DWD 2-8-0
Shed Codes5D Stoke-on-Trent5E Alsager8C Speke Junction9A Longsight9072526C
9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
17D Rowsley18C Hasland26A Newton Heath26C Bolton
Sunday 10 March 195717Dtotal:47
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4093117D4332317D4404921A4456617D4744717D4806317D
4107717D4334217D4405017D4458817D4745717D4841414A
4118517D4337017D4416317D4460217D4745917D4865417D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4340017D4417217Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4746017D4867617E
4271026A4342917D4422721A4399117A4746117D486809A
4277517E4349617D4424117Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)4767917DWD 2-8-0
4279217D4375017D4455617D5885017D Scl 2F 0-6-0 (J)9036426D
4287317D4375917D4456417D5885617D S5818917D9056126A
4290217D4456517D5886017D S5822817DS - stored
Shed Codes9A Longsight14A Cricklewood17A Derby17D Rowsley17E Heaton Mersey
21A Saltley26A Newton Heath26D Bury
March 1959 allocation (53)cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS2cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS1
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS7cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland6cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland2cl 4F 0-6-0LMS15cl 0F 0-6-0STLMS1
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS6cl 8F 2-8-0LMS5cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland2
cl 2F 0-6-0TNLR1J94 0-6-0STWD4
Sunday 14 June 195917C7.20pm - 7.35pmtotal:49
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4205317C4334217C4404617C4455617C4744717C4800817C
4222817C4342917C4405017C4456417C4745717C4808117C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4349617C4410117C4460217C4745917C4836417C
4248617C4375017C4413417Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4746017C4840317A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4375917C4417217C5813717C4746117C484289A
4270426Acl 3F 0-6-0 (D)442619F5822817C4767917C485128A
4275417C4377817C4426217Ccl 5MT 4-6-09F 2-10-0486846C
4287417Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4442917C4465921A9201626A4877017C
4290217C4395017C4448127E4480326A9216126AWD 2-8-0
cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)J94 0-6-0ST9027827B
5885017C6803017C
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill9A Longsight9F Heaton Mersey17A Derby
17C Rowsley21A Saltley26A Newton Heath27B Aintree27E Walton-on-the Hill
Sunday 23 October 196017C7.05am - 7.20amtotal:43
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4222817C4320017A4407817C4456517C4744717C9021627B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4334217C4408017C4458817C4745717C9026424B
4248617C4349617C4410117C4460217C4745917C904238D
4256817Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4413417Ccl 8F 2-8-04746017C905666B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4398827E4417217C4808117C4746117CBR 9F 2-10-0
4275417CBR 5MT 4-6-04432717C4839141D4767917C9204817C
4284224F7314017C4441317C484258DJ94 0-6-0ST9204917C
cl 5MT 4-6-07314217C486305B6800617C9205117C
4509526F7314317C6803017C9208315A
Shed Codes5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction8D Widnes15A Wellingborough17A Derby
17C Rowsley24B Rose Grove24F Fleetwood26F Patricroft27B Aintree27E Walton-on-the Hill
Sunday 28 May 196117Ctotal:50
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4222817C7313126F4408017C4442917C4744717C4800515B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)7314017C4410117C4458817C4745717C4800817C
4248617C7314117C4413417C4460217C4745917C4808117C
4256817C7314317C4417217CWD 2-8-04746017C4820256D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)7314417C4426217C9028418B4746117C4836417C
4282321Acl 5MT 4-6-04432717C9029226B4767917C4869616A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4477521A4433417C9048755EBR 9F 2-10-04872026A
4325017C4526821A4441917C9056126A9200817CJ94 0-6-0ST
4334217CB1 4-6-04442517AO4 2-8-0 (GCR)9204917C6803017C
4349617C6113536A6390636C9205017C6803417C
Shed Codes15B Kettering16A Nottingham17A Derby17C Rowsley18B Westhouses
21A Saltley26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26F Patricroft36A Doncaster
55E Normanton56D Mirfield36C Frodingham
Sunday 4 March 196217Ctotal:55
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4222817C7313917C4404217C4442117C4808117C9200817C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)7314017C4404617C4454517C481909F9200917C
4248617C7314117C4410117C4458817C4819618A9201416D
4256817C7314217C4413417Ccl 3F 0-6-0T482789D9204817C
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)7314317C4417217C4744717C4835856D9204917C
4272127B7314417C4432717C4745717C4836417C9205017C
4276916Acl 5MT 4-6-04433417C4745917C4840516B9205117C
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4522121A4441317C4746017C4872026A9209216D
4334217Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4441917C4762917CWD 2-8-09210815A
4349617C4382517C4767917C902428D
Royal Scot 4-6-0J94 0-6-0ST9028327B
4616221A Queen's Westminster Rifleman6803417C9038826A
Shed Codes8D Widnes9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Annesley17C Rowsley18A Toton21A Saltley
26A Newton Heath27B Aintree56D Mirfield
Sunday 5 May 196317Ctotal:42
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4205317C4248617C7313917C4404217C4744217C4800517C
4215617C4259517C7314017C4408017C4744717C4863617C
4222517C4261017C7314217C4410117C4746017C4867916D
4222817Ccl 5MT 4-6-07314317C4426217C4746117CBR 9F 2-10-0
4223017C4466021A7314417C4433417C4767917C9201817C
4228417CJ94 0-6-0STcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4442817CWD 2-8-09202615A
4229117C6801317C427889G4442917C9024527B9205117C
6807917C428499B9038127B9205617C
Shed Codes9B Stockport9G Gorton15A Wellingborough16D Annesley
17C Rowsley21A Saltley27B Aintree
Sunday 19 April 196416Jtotal:44
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 9F 2-10-0
4205316J4261016J7313516J485485D4732016J9200816J
4215616Jcl 4F 0-6-07313616J487419E4744716J9202216J
4216116J4404216J7314116JJ94 0-6-0ST4746116J9204916J
4218116J4408016Jcl 5MT 4-6-06801216J4753316J9205616J
4222516J4413416J453238L6806816J4762916J9212716J
4223016J4442116J454209JBR T2 diesels921292E
4228416J4442816J W451548L Lanarkshire YeomanryD5193D5260922499D
4229116J4450116Jcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)D5242D7584
4455616J W428679GD5254
Shed Codes2E Saltley5D Stoke-on-Trent8L Aintree9D Newton Heath
9E Trafford Park9G Gorton9J Agecroft16J Rowsley
Rowsley shed closed on 27th April 1964.
Revised and updated - September 2021.
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  1. Frederick McLean5 January 2024 at 11:48

    I have recently purchased an old photo album of 'shed bash' photos from the late 50s early 60s, one of which is at Rowsley on 04 Mar 1962. It is here on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2pqF1v8 with the others as I add them at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fred_bear/

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