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.

Friday 26 September 2014

Bescot 1937 - 1965

An ex LNWR 0-8-0, 49045, leaves Bescot depot on 24 March, 1951. photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Bescot
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18921935 - May 19603A
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-66Jun 1960 - Aug 196321B
location: At the north end of Bescot station, on the west side of the line.
Sep 1963 - Oct 19652F
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierWb - WebbWh - WhaleBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
LNWR - London & North Western RailwayLMS - London , Midland & Scottish Railway
Sunday 25 July 19373A4.20pm - 4.45pmtotal:72
cl 2P 4-4-2T (Wh)cl 4P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
68006808116927792853813983088935917989439084
cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)28512929819983159032919590169096
6922306122915cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)826183189039919990279097
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)229042291829839045926790289177
2451cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-09048928690359180
cl 3F 0-6-0T40614376518353089063930990369209
761243534488Patriot 4-6-09083932890569265
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)43715523Bangor9089933790619270
18525532Illustrious9108937190629301
9175937490779313
9078
Allocation - November 1945 (69)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS3cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS2cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS7cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)LNWR4cl 6F & 7F 0-8-0LNWR47
Sunday 20 October 19463Atotal:59
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
24663C40273B280973A90063A92023A89093A
24883E40613A281393A90633A92593A90253A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)40789A281993A90813A92793A90783A
27793A43533A282613A90833A92823A90963A
28513A45493Acl 8F 2-8-090893A93283A90973A
28533Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)811416C91313A93673A91063A
28565B229153A832418A91603Acl 7F 0-8-0 G291803A
cl 3F 0-6-0T229183Acl 5MT 4-6-091753A93982A92113A
73823A30613A54183A91893A94023A92663A
73963Acl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)54993A91963B94253A92943A
75193A66893C93013A
93133A
Shed Codes2A Rugby3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall93353A
3E Monument Lane5B Crewe South9A Longsight16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield93613A
18A Toton
Sunday 21 March 19483Atotal:58
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
25793E49143A90833A91603A89053A93133A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)49423A90893A91893A89093A93353A
27793A54173A91653A92023A90343A93613A
28513A54183A92743A92823A90443A92653A
29565B54225A92793A93673A90453A92663A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)54333A92863Acl 4F 0-6-090783Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
229153AJubilee 4-6-093623D410017B90843A94023A
229183A56325A Tonga89073A41153C90973A94313A
229783Acl 3F 0-6-0T89173Acl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)91773Acl 8F 2-8-0
30613A73633D90503A281993A92113A853618B
35513A73823A90813A92163A
75193A92943A
Shed Codes3A Bescot3C Walsall3D Aston3E Monument Lane5A Crewe North
5B Crewe South17B Burton-on-Trent18B Westhouses
Sunday 27 March 19493Atotal:66
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0
493B411113E90153C93543A88963A92453A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0490593A93673A489053A92653A
424413D4485117A90833A93693A89363A492663A
24883C49133A90893Acl 3F 0-6-0T90223A92943A
cl 2MT 2-6-0449143A93343A73823A90363A93013A
464253A4505411B489073A73963A90453A493133A
464263A451345B90633A75193A90783A93273A
464273A51443A90813Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)90843A93353A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)53015B91423A229183A90993A93603A
28533A53903A91893A33723A91063A93613A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)454333A492023A35163A491803Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
29633Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)92823A35513C492163A94023A
393017B93283A492233A
Shed Codes3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall3D Aston3E Monument Lane
5B Crewe South17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent
Sunday 18 June 19503Atotal:65
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
424413D427793A449143A489023B489053A91143A
425523D428513A450251A489073A489363A492163A
cl 2MT 2-6-0428913A453103A490713A489503A492453A
464253A429213Dcl 8F 2-8-0490893A90093A92463A
464263Acl 3F 0-6-0 (D)480612B491423A490223A492663A
464273A377818A481753A492023A90253A492783A
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0482555B492823A490453A493013A
473823A45123C483253A493283A490663C493083A
473973Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)483353A493323A90773A493133A
475193A581233A485183A93343A490783A493273A
582573A486863A493543A490933A93353A
582773Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2493713A490963A493613A
494013C490993A
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall
3D Aston5B Crewe South18A Toton
Allocation - September 1950 (67)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS6cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland2
cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS4cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS3
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS10cl 6F & 7F 0-8-0LNWR39
Sunday 19 April 19533Atotal:62
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
412793C581253A482503A485143A489503A492663A
cl 2MT 2-6-0581693A482555B485563A489643A493083A
464253A581743A482593A487053A490093A493273A
464263A582733A483103A487223A490213A493613A
464903A582773A483183A487523A490453Acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)483353A487553A490773A490633A
427793A429583D483663A487623A490993A491253B
428533Acl 4F 0-6-0483753A487663A492233A492023A
429293A441203D484232Ecl 5MT 4-6-0492453A493283A
cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesels484272A449143A492463A493673A
473823A1209112093484533A454023AJubilee 4-6-0
473963A12092484773A454373A457033B Thunderer
Shed Codes2A Rugby2E Northampton3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall
3D Ashton5B Crewe South
Sunday 14 March 19543Atotal:63
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
464253A448723D481203A487133A489303A492663A
464263A449143A481753A487223A489503A493133A
464903A454023A482503A487253A489643A493273A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)454373B483103A487333A490093Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
428533Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)483663A487523A490213A494442A
429293A4387219C483753A487553A490453Acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T484533A487663A490993A489223C
429535B472943A484773A487673A491063A490633A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)473823A485143A487693A492163A491673A
581693A473963A486023A0-6-0 diesels492233A492023A
581743A486743A1208812091492453A493283A
582833C487053A12090492463A493673A
Shed Codes2A Rugby3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall
3D Ashton5B Crewe South19C Canklow
Sunday 9 October 19553Atotal:50
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401253B427765B480902E487053A489073A489503A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)427793A482503A487273A490633A489643A
423035D427823D482973A487333A491253A490213A
cl 2MT 2-6-0429293D483103A487523A492023A490453A
464253Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)483183A487553A493543C490993A
464263A429513A483353A487623A0-6-0 diesels491063A
464903Acl 3F 0-6-0T483663A487663A1209112095492163A
BR 2MT 2-6-0472943A484773A487673A12094493083A
780383A473963A485143Acl 4F 0-6-0493273A
486743A443453C493613A
Shed Codes2E Northampton3B Bushbury3C Walsall3D Ashton5D Stoke-on-Trent
Sunday 22 July 19563Atotal:59
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
424703D427793A481203A487223A489303A492702E
cl 2MT 2-6-0428533A481753A487253A489503A493083A
464213Acl 5MT 4-6-04821018D487273A489643A493133A
464253A450513A482635B487523A490093A493273A
464903A453493D482973A487553A490213A493673A
BR 2MT 2-6-0cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)483183A487623A490453Acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
780383A405013C483353A487663A490773A490633A
cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesels486023A487693A490993A491253A
472943A1209113090486743Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)491063A492163A
473823A1209213091487053A581353A492233A493283A
473963A487133Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2492463A493613A
494462F
Shed Codes2E Northampton2F Market Harborough3A Bescot3C Walsall
3D Ashton5B Crewe South18D Staveley B. Hill
Sunday 11 May 19583Atotal:54
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
406733A427793A482503A487053A489303A493083A
cl 2MT 2-6-0427823A482973A487133A489643A493873A
464213A428533A483103A487223A490093Acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
464253Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)483183A487253A490203C491253A
464593A429555A483353A487273A490213A493283A
464903A429583D483753A487523A490773Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
cl 3F 0-6-0T429743D484533A487623A490993A494052A
472943Acl 5MT 4-6-0485143A487663A491063A0-6-0 diesels
473823A449143A485563A487693A492163A12093D3021
473963A451143A486023Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)492463A12089
581693A
Shed Codes2A Rugby3A Bescot3C Walsall3D Ashton5A Crewe North
Sunday 11 January 19593Atotal:69
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Jubilee 4-6-0
400803A461391B The Welch Regiment482503A455955B Southern Rhodesia
400833Acl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0483103A456691B Fisher
401733A406733A448293B483753A456883B Polyphemus
cl 2MT 2-6-0406923A450513A484773Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
464213Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)451985B486023A489303A493433A
464253A427793A453083E486265B489643A493613A
464593A427823A453853A486682A490213Acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
464903A428533A454183D487053A490453A490633A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)428543D454193A487223A490993A491253A
581223Acl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0487253A491063A493283A
581693A472943A440783A487333A491265C493733A
581743A472963A4410017B487553A492463A0-6-0 diesels
582833A473853A445123A487623A492783A1208812094
473963Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2493083A12089
4357417B494113B
Shed Codes1B Camden3A Bescot3B Bushbury3D Aston3E Monument Lane
5B Crewe South5C Stafford17B Burton-on-Trent
Allocation - March 1959 (81)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS3cl 2P 4-4-0LMS2
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS4cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland2cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS6cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS4
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS8cl 8F 2-8-0LMS21cl 7F 0-8-0LNWR22
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland5Bescot absorbed the allocation of Walsall when that shed closed in June, 1958.
Sunday 26 June 196021B3.50pm - 4.20pmtotal:59
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4008021B4729621B4485921A4836621B4896421B4912521B
4008321B4731021B4487321B4845321B4902121B4932821B
4012921E4734921B4487521B4855621B4904521B4937321B
4017321B4735421B4491421B4860221B4907721Bcl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2MT 2-6-04738221B W4506421B487572A4909921B4448821B W
4642121B4738521B4518021B4876221B4921621B4451221B
4642521B4739621Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4876721B4924621BBR 9F 2-10-0
4645921B4739721C5812221Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4927521B9202115A
4649021Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)5816921B4376021B4931321B0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-04064621B5817421Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4934321B1205612095
4301321A4067321B W5818121B4382221B4936121B12090
Shed Codes5828321BW - withdrawn
2A Rugby15A Wellingborough21A Saltley21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
Sunday 3 September 196121B9.40am - 10.10amtotal:66
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4008021B4385521A4476621B4855621B4893021B4931321B
4008321B4402721B4487521B4867421B4896421B4934321B
4017321B4404817A4491021B4873321B4902121B4936121B
cl 2MT 2-6-04430221B449152A4873421B4904521Bcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4642121B4433321A4513421B487362E4907721B4908121B
4642521B4435821B4519926F4876621B4907821B4932821B
4645921B4448421B4523121D4876721B4909921B4937321B
4649021B4451221B4524612Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4910621Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4528721B5812221B W4911421B4941121B
4064621B428945D4532221D5812321B4921621B0-6-0 diesels
4069421B429405B4538521B5817421B4924621B1200412093
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4538721B4927521B1201312094
4297921D4541021BW - withdrawn
Shed Codes2A Rugby2E Northampton5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent12B Carlisle Upperby
17A Derby21A Saltley21B Bushbury21D Aston26F Patricroft
Sunday 6 May 196221Btotal:69
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4642121B4402721B4476621B455605A Prince Edward Island4893021B
4642521B4405721B448405Acl 8F 2-8-04912621B
4643021B4430221B4491421B483122B4872621B4921621B
4644221B4435821B450455B4833218A4873421Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4645621B4444821B4506421B483351A487625C4943021B
4645721B4448421B4514621B4849016A4876621Bcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4645921B4451221B4518021E4851421B4876921B4908121B
4649021B0-6-0 diesels452505A4852921Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4912521B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)12004120564526021A4855621B5812321B4932821B
4282721A12012120874528721B4860221B5812421B4936121B
cl 4MT 2-6-012013120914537421B4867421B5818521B493732B
4301321A12030D23964538721B4871321B5821821Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)
4541021B4872521B4069421B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5C Stafford
16A Nottingham18A Toton21A Saltley21B Bescot21E Monument Lane
Sunday 10 March 196321Btotal:69
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4241721A4295721B448362A455555B Quebec4936121B
4261121A4297221C448405Acl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
cl 2MT 2-6-04297421B4487321B4825621B4867421B4940621B
4642121B4297921B4491021B4826921B4870521B4943021B
4642521B4298021C4491421B483351A4871321Bcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4642921Bcl 4MT 2-6-0451915D4837521B487232B4917321B
4643021B4300121B4527221A483872F4872521BBR 9F 2-10-0
4645621B4300221B4528021A484535C4873321B9213621A
4645721B4300321Bcl 4F 0-6-04847721B4873421B0-6-0 diesels
4649021B4300521B4413721A4851421B4874721B1200412091
BR 4MT 4-6-04301215A4444221B4852221B4876621B1201212095
7505321D4302221BEE T4 diesels4852921B4876721B12030D3867
4311521BD331D3394855621B4876921B12056
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2F Woodford Halse5A Crewe North
5B Crewe South5C Stafford5D Stoke-on-Trent15A Wellingborough21A Saltley
21B Bescot21C Bushbury21D Aston
Sunday 24 May 19642F2.30pm - 3pmtotal:50
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
424212E429572F447662F482562F487132F491732F
cl 2MT 2-6-0429792F448562E483752F487242Fcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
464252Fcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)448752F484772F487252F493612F
464452F4391816D449102F485142F487332Fcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
464562Fcl 4F 0-6-0449142F485222F487342F494072F
464572F441792E449452J485292F487472F494302F
464902F442262E450892F485562F487662F494462K W
465222F445201A W452222F486742F487672F0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-0486802FWD 2-8-01200412056
430052F487052F9006941D1203012094
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Saltley2F Bescot2J Aston2K Bushbury
16D Nottingham41D Canklow
Sunday 11 April 19652Ftotal:64
cl 4MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
430022F760362F447662F452222F480072F W487262F
430052F760422F448405A452632B480508B487292F
cl 2MT 2-6-0760472F448722J4528916C481012F487332F
464212F760872F448752F454392J482562F487472F
464252F760882F449142F454932F483351A487522F
464292Fcl 4F 0-6-0450482Fcl 6F 0-8-0 G1484772F4875915B
464452F440352F W450642F488952F W485222F487662F
464562F441392F450672F0-6-0 diesels486595B487672F
464902F441882F450892F1201212087486742F487692F
465222F442102Fcl 3F 0-6-0T1201312091487052FBR T2 diesels
465272F443772F474372F12077D3867487252FD5082D5144
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Oxley2F Bescot2J Aston5A Crewe North
5B Crewe South8B Warrington15B Wellingborough16C Derby
Bescot shed closed on 28th March 1966
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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