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 25 May 2014

Toton 1955 - 1965

47551, a class 3F 0-6-0T, which remained in service until 1962, is seen working at Toton during its final days. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Toton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1870Sep 1935 - Aug 196318A
type: Three brick-built roundhouses.closed to steam:Dec-65Sep 1963 - Dec 196516A
location: South of Stapleford & Sandiacre station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBG - Beyer GarrettClf - CauliflowerD - DeeleyF - Fowler
Fb - FairburnH - HughesJ - JohnsonK - KitsonSt - StanierWb - Webb
Wg - WhiteleggGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysSDJR - Somerset & Dorset RwyLNW - London & North Western RailwayMV - Metro Vickers
WD - War DepartmentLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Sunday 14 August 195518Atotal:108
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4040717A4394318A4724718A4800916C4828418A4860915B
4055618C4399418Acl 3F 0-6-0T4803718A4830318A4861818A
4055718Ccl 4F 0-6-0 4755118A4805015B4830418A4862116D
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)4408818AJ39 0-6-0480741A4831918A4863718A
4196618A4409118A6488335C4811218A4835018A4863818A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4414518Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4811518B4836218A4865018B
4330918A4416118A491391A4812320B4838515A4869418A
4340518A4420018ABR 9F 2-10-04816818A4840018A4869915A
4349918A4421718A9201818A481711A4843318ABG 2-6-6-2T
4365018A4425018A9202818A4817818A4846118A4796718A
4372318A4428918A0-6-0 diesels4818218A4846318A4796918A
4375118A4436218A12006120724818418A4849018A4797118A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)445242E12038120734820018A485019F4797418A
4379318A4459818B12046130564820118A4850819C4799118A
4379518Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)12048131174820318A4851715C4799418A
4382318A5814618A12057131194820418A4853818A4799518A
4382818A5815918A1207013120482209F486001A4799618A
4383218A5817118A12071131214827118A4860618A4799818A
5817318A4827318A4860718A4799918A
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
15C Leicester Midland16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield17A Derby18A Toton18B Westhouses
18C Hasland19C Canklow20B Stourton35C Spital Bridge
Sunday 17 June 195618Atotal:98
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4194718A4379518A4410618A4811320C4833818A9204818A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4382318A4413318A4813115B4836218A9204918A
429661A4382618A4415418A4814218A4836315A9205018A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4382818A4415718A4818119C4836718A9205318A
5814618A4383218A4421718A4818218A4840018A9205518A
5815318Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4422418A4818318A485342E9208018A
5816518A4323518B4424918D4819418A4860618A9208118A
5817318A4325118A4427335C4819518A4861518A9208515A
5817618A4330918A4429918D4819618A4863718A0-6-0 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4340518A4437618A4820318A4863916A1200613122
4722318A4345318A4442718A4821619C486591A1204713123
4724718A4349918Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4827318A4866218A1207313124
cl 3F 0-6-0T4365018A4394318A4828418A4866818A1303813252
4755118A4375118A4396118A4830418A4868118A1305613253
J39 0-6-0BG 2-6-6-2T4399018A4833118D4869015B1311713254
6471935C4799518A4401218A4833218A4869418A1311813255
Shed Codes4799818A1311913257
1A Willesden2E Northampton15A Wellingborough15B Kettering16A Nottingham13120
18A Toton18B Westhouses18D Staveley B. Hill19C Canklow20C Royston35C Spital Bridge
Sunday 23 June 195718A1.55pm - 2.25pmtotal:94
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4194718A4379318A4801119C4816255D4836218A9202315A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4382318A4803718A4818318A4837415A9205418A
5814618A4382618A4811518B4818418A4849518B9207718A
5815318A4382818A4811818B4818518A4853018A9208018A
5816518A4383218A4812518A4818618A4853818A9208315A
5817318Acl 4F 0-6-0 4812818A4819618A4854518D9210018A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4410618A4813819C4819718A486011A9210218A
4325118A4414018A4815119C4821918A486031A9212818A
4345318A4414518Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4822118A4860718A0-6-0 diesels
4365018A4415418A4384518A4827318A4861416A1200613122
4375118A4428818C4386318D4830115B4861518A1203813123
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4429418C4387155B4830318A4863718A1311713124
4722318A4437118D4396321A4830418A4866218A1311813289
4724718A4437618A4399018A483052E4868118A1311913293
cl 3F 0-6-0T4442718A4401018D4835018A4869015B1312013353
4755118A1312113366
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton15A Wellingborough15B Kettering16A Nottingham
18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland18D Staveley B. Hill19C Canklow
21A Saltley55B Stourton55D Royston
Sunday 13 April 195818Atotal:95
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4194718A4379318A4800218C4822118A4863718A9205718A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4382618A480361A4822416C4864041E9205818A
5815318A4383218A4806915B4826555D4865018B9207718A
5816618Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4807541D4827118A4866218A9211418B
5817318A4384518A4808816D4827318A4866341E9212715A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4386518A4809355D4830318A4868118A9212918A
4340518A4388241B4811818B4832418A4868518A9213118A
4345318A4396118A481489F4833218AWD 2-8-09213315A
4349918A4397617B4818218A4835018A9024756A9215018B
4365018A4399018A4818318A4836718A0-6-0 diesels9215618A
4375118Acl 4F 0-6-0 4818418A484452E12006131229215818A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4414018A4819418A4849018A1205513123BTH T1 diesel
4722318A4414518A4819718A485289F1311713124D8203
4724718A4420018A4820118A486031A1311813125
cl 3F 0-6-0T4427917C4820941D4860441E1311913126
4755118A4442718A4821641D4860618A1312013289
4459041E4821918A4861518A13121D3414
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
16D Mansfield17B Burton-on-Trent17C Coalville18A Toton18B Westhouses
41B Sheffield G'thorpe41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill55D Royston56A Wakefield
March 1959 - allocation (98)cl 3P 4-4-2TLT&S1cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland5
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland3cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland7cl 4F 0-6-0LMS9
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)Midland1cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2cl 8F 2-8-0LMS55
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3BR 9F 2-10-0BR12
Sunday 12 April 195918Atotal:79
cl 3P 4-4-2T (W)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4194718A4384518A4410618A4809918A4838418A9205018A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4386518A4414018A4812718B4839141D9207818A
5815318A4392118A4416118A4817841B4860418A9209418A
5816618A4399018A4422418A4818418A4860618A9212415A
5817318A4399418A4426741E4819418A486281A9212918A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4401218A4432118B4819618A4863618A9215318A
4722318Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4441018C4822118A4863718A9215818A
4724718A4330918A4442315C4827118A4864515B0-6-0 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T4345318A4448241E4831315B4866118B1203813122
4755118A4349918AWD 2-8-04832418A4866218A1205513123
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)4365018A9013941F4833141E4867218A1311713125
6440641Fcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)9040041F4835018A4868518A1311813126
J39 0-6-04379318A9072255E4836218AO4 2-8-0 (GCR)13119D3576
6490131F4383218A4837916B6374941H13120D3577
Shed Codes1A Willesden15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland31F Spital Bridge41B Sheffield G'thorpe
41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill41F Mexborough41H Staveley GC55E Normanton
Sunday 28 August 196018Atotal:70
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4043918A S4014918A4404318A4806018A4844716B9207718A
4044318A Scl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4410618A4818518A4853018A9210815C
4051118A S4208714D4413318A4819618A4860418A9215318A
cl 3P 4-4-2T (Wg)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4416218A4822118A4862018A9215818A
4194718A4238318A4420018A4827716B4865018AJ20 0-6-0 (GER)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4421516A4828515B4866341E6469031B
4384518A5816618A4422418A4833318A4867218A0-6-0 diesels
4386518A5817518A4426118C4835018A4869818A1205513119
4392118A5821418A4429518A4836318Acl 3F 0-6-0T (J)1208213120
4399018A W5822817C4437618A4837018A4723118A1311713121
4401218Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4438818A4838418Acl 3F 0-6-0T1312213126
4359421Acl 5MT 4-6-04840516B4755118A13123D3576
Jubilee 4-6-04481515CD3124D3577
4561414B Leeward IslandsS - storedW - withdrawn13125
Shed Codes14D Neasden15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17C Rowsley18A Toton18C Hasland21A Saltley31B March41E Staveley B. Hill
Sunday 14 May 196118Atotal:78
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4014918A4384518A4404318A4806018A4833318A9201418A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4392118A4409955E4807915B4836318A9205518A
4238318A4395316A4417818A4811818A4837018A9207018A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4397118A4422418A4813218A4853941E9207718A
4043918A W4399018A W4426118C4814315A4854518A9210115C
4044318A W4399418A4427018A4814518A4861518A9212515B
4051118A W4401041E4429518A4818141D4862018A9215618A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4401218A4437618A4818418A4863618A0-6-0 diesels
5816618Acl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4440441E4818618A4866118A12038D3122
5817518A4723118A4440918A4819618A487158B12082D3124
5821418Acl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-04819718A487572ED3117D3125
5822818A4755118A9059927B4820418A4876541DD3118D3126
Jubilee 4-6-0MV T2 diesel4827916APeak T4 dieselD3120D3132
4571214B VictoryD57144833141ED80D3121D3792
Shed Codes2E Northampton8B Warrington Arpley15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland
16A Nottingham18A Toton18C Hasland27B Aintree41D Canklow
41E Staveley B. Hill55E Normanton
Sunday 27 May 196218Atotal:91
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4014918A W4404318A480162B4831418A4865115A9202515A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4410618A4802715A4831716B486571E9205518A
4238318A W4413318A4802941E4831918A4867218A9205615A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4416218A4805718A4834641E4868518A9205818A
4279855A4417818A4807915B4837415APeak T4 diesels9205918A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4427018A4814441E4838418AD2D109207018A
5812818A4429518A4814918A4850718AD3D1409207718A
BR 4MT 2-6-04438818A4815141D485181AD4D1439210615B
7604314Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4816718A4853818AD5D1529212315C
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4386518A4818418A4854518AD8D1589212415A
4723118A4396718C4818518A4860618A0-6-0 diesels9215318A
cl 3F 0-6-0T4399418A4818618A4861841ED3118120559215618A
4736718A4401218A4819518A4862018AD311912060WD 2-8-0
4755118A4402618A4819718A4862521AD3122120829036841D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4820418A4863518AD312313121cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4366917A4828418C486491AD3126492871E
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchely2B Nuneaton14D Neasden15A Wellingborough
15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby18A Toton
18C Hasland21A Saltley41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 19 May 196318Atotal:94
cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4404318A4444115A4803318B4863816A9006941D9205318A
4405118A4452918A4805618A4866118A9012755D9207518A
4410618A4453118A4806115A4867218A9016241D9212015C
4411815A4457218A4814918A4868118A9033755E9213118B
4413318A4457415A4816315B4874816A9047141D9215618A
4417818A4457716A4819518Bcl 3F 0-6-0T9052141F9215818A
4420018Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4831318A4727318A9054441FBR 5MT 4-6-0
4421018A4384518A4833615B4736718A9059041F7317055D
4421318A4386518A4835018A4744218A9061755E0-6-0 diesels
4423515A4394718A4835615B4746618A9066455E12038D3120
4427018A4397118A4836118A4764518APeak T4 diesels12055D3121
4428818C4399118A4853941EBR T2 dieselsD1D1012060D3122
4429418A4399418A4860618AD5186D5192D2D1512082D3123
4429518A4401218A486139FD5191D5195D3D79D3118D3124
4437618A4863518AD9D130D3119D3126
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham
18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill
41F Mexborough55D Royston55E Normanton
Sunday 7 June 196416A1.50pm - 2.20pmtotal:115
Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Peak T4 diesels
4566716C Jellicoe480162E485181A9013641DD1D57
Royal Scot 4-6-04805616A4852816E902059M WD2D59
4612516B 3rd Carabinier4810715B4863516A9021816A W*D3D62
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 4812516A4864316E9023716A W*D4D99
4481116C4404316A4812715B4865115B9029916A W*D5D100
BR 2MT 2-6-04405116A4816516D4866116A9034041ED6D110
7802116C4410616A W4816716A4876316D9038441DD8D146
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4413916F4821216ABR 9F 2-10-09043316A W*D9
4723116D4416216A W4827916A9200816E905858FBR T2 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T4421016A4828415B9202215C9066455ED5184D5250
4736716A4421516A4831316A9205316A9067355E WD5185D5251
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4423515B483251A9205516A9068255ED5191D5255
4392816A4427815B4836316A9205916A0-6-0 dieselsD5237D5257
4395116A4428616A W4836816F9207616ED3117D3125D5243D5261
4399116A4437616A4837016C9208415CD3119D3126D5244D5262
4399416A4452916A4839316D9210515CD312012038D5245D5263
4453116A W4841416A9215616AD312112055D5248D5274
4457516A484379BD312312060D5249D7591
W* - withdrawn before transfer to Woodford Halse (1G)D312412082
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Saltley8F Springs Branch9B Stockport9M Bury
15B Wellingborough15C Kettering16A Toton16B Annesley16C Derby16D Nottingham
16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield16F Burton-on-Trent41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill55E Normanton
April 1965 - Allocation (8)cl 8F 2-8-0LMS5BR 2MT 2-6-0BR3
Sunday 4 July 196516Atotal:127
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Peak T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
4465916C4800016C9066540ED1D74D51D147D5200D7509
4469016C480162EBR 9F 2-10-0D2D84D56D149D5201D7511
4481116C4803716A9204316BD3D95D57D151D5204D7521
4483016C4806416C9206816ED4D102D62D158D5224D7526
4483516B4807910D920719DD5D105D65D162D5229D7531
4492016C4808316C920848HD7D108Brush T4 dieselsD5238D7533
4498416B4810316C920918CD8D109D1623D1812D5244D7535
4533316B4814110D921548CD9D110D1625D1816D5256D7538
4533516B W4819816C0-6-0 dieselsD10D118D1626D1818D5269D7544
BR 2MT 2-6-04831316CD3117D3125D12D121D1628D1821D5271D7546
7802016C4853816GD3119D3696D30D128D1630D1826D5272D7568
7804216A4865316CD312012035D37D132D1809D1830D5280D7574
7804416A4868116AD312112038D38D136D5394D7578
7805516AD312212096D46D141D5395D7581
D312412098D50D142D7500D7592
Shed Codes2E Saltley8C Speke Junction8H Birkenhead9D Newton Heath10D Lostock Hall
16A Toton16B Annesley16C Derby16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield16G Westhouses40E Colwick
Toton closed to steam in December 1965.
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  1. Bob Brown18 August 2015 at 11:33

    I have a record of a visit to Toton on Sunday 29 Nov 1959, when to our amazement we saw K1 62012, 65J shedplate and all, out of steam in a roundhouse. Neverdid find out what it was doing there.

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