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.

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Blaydon & sub sheds 1937 - 1963

Blaydon
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1900Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BLA
type: A brick-built double roundhouse.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Jun 196352C
location: On the south side of the Newcastle line, east of Blaydon station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentNBR - North British Railway
LNER - London & North Eastern Railway
Sunday 20 June 1937BLA9.25pm - 9.35pmtotal:44
F8 2-4-2T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J25 0-6-0 (NER)B16 4-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
41942316126810391227198290812472247
G5 0-4-4T (NER)2441861J21 0-6-0 (NER)J26 0-6-0 (NER)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)12792252
4051783248112215883421369293922182257
D31 4-4-0 (NBR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)13371610J39 0-6-0V1 2-6-2T22222258
931223252336156416111425145148122312269
D20 4-4-0 (NER)2335142922402281
20282242
Sunday 8 March 1942BLAtotal:53
A8 4-6-2T (NER)D30 4-4-0 (NBR)J71 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
21449411Diminie Sampson24418611222235713112225
N10 0-6-2T (NER)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)32413421224235822142247
16679287Glen MurranJ21 0-6-0 (NER)2341Q5 0-8-0 (NER)
G5 0-4-4T (NER)D32 4-4-0 (NBR)K3 2-6-0971588J39 0-6-0410781
405186898879888531364123160914181451J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
5262084C6 4-4-2 (NER11171365133716111429158597249754
17622086532130413911564J24 0-6-0 (NER)9462
1795C7 4-4-2 (NER1318V1 2-6-2T1947
1794477
Sunday 30 September 1945*incomplete visitBLALNER 1923 numbers.total:42
A8 4-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)D32 4-4-0 (NBR)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0
2144BLA405BLA9887BLA410BLA1685BLA1451BLA
2146BLA1795BLAJ21 0-6-0 (NER)444BLA2118BLA1452BLA
2150BLA2086BLA30654BLA2125BLA1454BLA
2158BLA209197BLA715BLAJ88 0-6-0T (NER)1463BLA
N10 0-6-2T (NER)2094BLA569771BLA98381466BLA
89BLAK3 2-6-01122BLA939BLAQ6 0-8-0 (NER)1488BLA
V1 2-6-2T27631610BLA1002BLA2266BLA1490BLA
461BLAJ71 0-6-0T (NER)D30 4-4-0 (NBR)1533BLA
477BLA18619423HAW Quentin Durward1835BLA
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonHAW Hawick
Sunday 29 June 1947BLAtotal:72
N10 0-6-2T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0Q5 0-8-0 (NER)
9095BLA7265BLA3344NPT4703BLA4915BLA3252BLA
A8 4-6-2T (NER)7313BLA3369WHL4704BLA4920BLA3255BLA
9851BLA7315BLA3417NPT4707BLA4926BLA3259BLA
9853BLA7325BLA3441BLA4709BLA4927BLA3260BLA
9857BLA7339BLA3442NPT4814BLA4941BLA3262BLA
9865BLAJ21 0-6-0 (NER)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)4816BLAJ94 0-6-0ST3272BLA
V1 2-6-2T5025BLA3603BLA4843BLA8010BLA3293BLA
7636BLA5040KBYJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)4844BLA8015BLA3295BLA
7658BLA5062BLA5331BLA4846BLA8024BLA3300BLA
D32 4-4-0 (NBR)5112BLAWD 2-8-04850DAR8029BLA3302BLA
2448BLAY7 0-4-0T3086HTN4852BLA8035BLA3306BLA
80883158HTN4853BLA8036BLA3317BLA
D30 4-4-0 (NBR)77120NPT4854BLA8037BLA3318BLA
2423HAW Quentin Durward773274856BLA8058BLA
4871BLA8059BLA
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonDAR DarlingtonHAW HawickHTN HeatonKBY Kirkby Stephen
NPT Newport (Yorks)WHL West Hartlepool
Sunday 3 October 1948BLAtotal:61
N10 0-6-2T (NER)D49 4-4-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0
9095BLA62747BLA The Percy3353BLA3441BLA4704BLA
A8 4-6-2T (NER)62764
GHD The Garth
3356BLA3444BLA64707BLA
9851BLA62771BLA The Rufford3376BLA63448BLA4709BLA
69857BLAK3 2-6-0J94 0-6-0ST3385BLAWD 2-8-04816BLA
V1 2-6-2T1930GHD8010BLA3390BLA630294843BLA
7636BLA61984HTN8015BLA63391BLA727774852BLA
7657BLAJ21 0-6-0 (NER)8019BLA63394BLA7701464853BLA
G5 0-4-4T (NER)5062BLA8021BLA3403BLA7703264854BLA
7241BLA5101BLA8029BLA3412BLA771704856BLA
67259BLAJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)8035BLA3413BLA772004917BLA
7268BLA5331BLA8036BLA3428BLA772084923BLA
7325BLAJ71 0-6-0T (NER)3432BLA4949BLA
8265BLA3437BLA4982BLA
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonGHD GatesheadHTN Heaton
Sunday 21 August 1949BLAtotal:64
N10 0-6-2T (NER)V1 2-6-2TQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0
9095BLA67636BLA3353BLA3428BLA4704BLA4917BLA
N8 0-6-2T (NER)7656BLA3356BLA3432BLA64705BLA4940BLA
9395CON7657BLA3376BLA3437BLA64707BLA64949BLA
G5 0-4-4T (NER)B16 4-6-063381BLA63441BLA64812BLA64982BLA
67241BLA1409YK3385BLA3444BLA4816BLAJ94 0-6-0ST
67259BLAK1 2-6-063390BLA63448BLA64842BLA68010BLA
67268BLA62021BLA63391BLAJ21 0-6-0 (NER)4846BLA8021BLA
67277BLAV2 2-6-263394BLA5025BLA64849BLA8024BLA
7304BLA60812HTN63398BLA65039TWD4852BLA68035BLA
67313BLA60922KX63399BLA5101BLA4853BLA68036BLA
7339BLAJ25 0-6-0 (NER)63412BLAJ71 0-6-0T (NER)4856BLA68058BLA
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)5686HTN63413BLA68265BLA64858BLA8059BLA
5331BLA64871BLA
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonCON ConsettHTN HeatonKX King's CrossTWD Tweedmouth
YK York
August 1950 allocation (79)N10 0-6-2TNER1G5 0-4-4TNER12
J36 0-6-0NBR3J21 0-6-0NER4J39 0-6-0LNER12
J71 0-6-0STNER1J94 0-6-0STWD12Q6 0-8-0NER17
V1 2-6-2TLNER5K1 2-6-0LNER10D49 4-4-0LNER2
Sunday 25 June 195052Ctotal:57
N10 0-6-2T (NER)K1 2-6-0J94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
909552C6202152C6801052C6470052C335352C6339952C
V1 2-6-2T6202252C6801952C6470352C6335652C6340352C
6763652C6202352C6802452C6470552C6337652C6341252C
6765352C6202452C6803552C6481452C6338152C6341352C
G5 0-4-4T (NER)6202552C6803652C6481652C338552C342852C
6725552C6202752C6804152C6484252C6339052C6344152C
6725952C6202852C6805852C6484952C6339152C6344452C
6726552C6202952CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6485152C6339452C
6727752C6203052C6826552C6485252C6339852C
732352CD49 4-4-06485852CJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)
6733952C6274752C The Percy6486952A6529552C
6277152C The Rufford534352C
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52C Blaydon
Sunday 20 May 195152Ctotal:62
G5 0-4-4T (NER)V1 2-6-2TK1 2-6-0J39 0-6-0J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
6724952C6764652B6200252B6470352C6801052C6335352C
6725952C6765352C6200752B6481252C6802452C6335652C
6727752C6765752C6202152C6481452C6803552C6337652C
6731552C6765852C6202452C6481652C6803652C6338152C
6732352CV3 2-6-2T6202552C6484952C6803852C6339052C
6732552C6763652C6202752C6485152C6804152C6339152C
6732952A6768852A6203052C6485852C6804852C6339852C
N10 0-6-2T (NER)6769052A6204952B6496412B6805852C6339952C
6909552CD49 4-4-0J21 0-6-0 (NER)6805952C6340352C
B16 4-6-06274752C The Percy6508252CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6341252C
6146750A6277152C The Rufford6509952C6902352C6342852C
6510552C6902452C6343252C
6902552C6344152C
Shed Codes12B Carlisle Canal50A York52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon
Sunday 13 July 195252Ctotal:52
G5 0-4-4T (NER)N8 0-6-2T (NER)D49 4-4-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6724952C6939554D6274752C The Percy6335352C6341252C
6725952CK1 2-6-06277152C The Rufford6335652C6341352C
6726552C6200252CJ21 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST6337652C6342350C
6727752C6201052C6503352C6801052C6338152C6343252C
6731552C6202452C6507552C6803552C6338552C6344152C
6731652C6202552C6509052C6803652C6339052CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6733952C6202752C6511952C6803852C6339152C6902452C
V1 2-6-2T6202952CJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6805952C6339452C6902552C
6765352C6203052C6566752CJ39 0-6-06339852C6902652C
6765752CV3 2-6-2TB16 4-6-06481452C6339952CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)
6763652C6147450B6484952C6827852C
Shed Codes50B Leeds Neville Hill52C Blaydon54D Consett
Sunday 1 March 195352Ctotal:54
G5 0-4-4T (NER)K1 2-6-0D30 4-4-0 (NBR)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6725952C6200252C6243264G Quentin Durward6335352C6342852C
6726852C6202152CD49 4-4-06335652C6343252C
6727752C6202252C6277152C The Rufford6337652C6344152C
6730452C6202352CB16 4-6-0J94 0-6-0ST6338152CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)
6730754A6202552C6143750A6801052C6338552C6826752C
6731552C6202652CJ39 0-6-06803552C6339452C6827852C
6731652C6202752C6481452C6803652C6339852CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6732352C6202852C6484952C6803852C6339952C6873152C
6733952C6202952C6485852C6805952C6340352C6902552C
V3 2-6-2T6203052C6487052CJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6341352C
6763652CV1 2-6-2T6489752C6504252C
6765652C6765852C6509052C
Shed Codes50A York52C Blaydon54A Sunderland64G Hawick
Sunday 25 April 195452Ctotal:63
G5 0-4-4T (NER)K1 2-6-0A2 4-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6724152C6200252C6051652A Hycilla6335352C6341252C
6724852C6200652CD30 4-4-0 (NBR)6335652C6341352C
6726552C6201052C6244064G Wandering Willie6336352C6342852C
6727752C6202152CD49 4-4-06337652C6343252C
6730452C6202252C6274752C The Percy6338152CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6730952C6202352C6277152C The Rufford6338552C6873152C
6732352C6202652CJ39 0-6-0J94 0-6-0ST6339052C6902452C
6732552C6202752C6470352B6801052C6339152C6902552C
6733952C6202852C6470552C6803552C6339452C6902652C
V3 2-6-2T6202952C6481252C6803652C6339952CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)
6763652Ccl 4MT 2-6-06484952C6803852C6340352C6826752C
V1 2-6-2T4312652C6485852C6805952CJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6827852C
6765352CBR 4MT 2-6-06487052C6504252C
6765852C7602452C6492952A6511952C
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon64G Hawick
Sunday 18 September 195552Ctotal:54
G5 0-4-4T (NER)K1 2-6-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST
6724852C6200252C6202652C6481252C6335352C6801052C
6725952C6200652C6202752C6481452C6335652C6803552C
6727052C6201052C6202852C6481652C6338152C6803652C
6732552C6202152C6202952C6484952C6338552C6803852C
6732952C6202252C6203052C6485852C6339052C6805952C
V3 2-6-2T6202452CD49 4-4-06339152CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6763652C6202552C6277152C The Rufford6339452C6873152C
6768252CV1 2-6-2TB1 4-6-0J71 0-6-0T (NER)6341252C6902352C
BR 4MT 2-6-06763952C6131954C6826752C6341352C6902452C
7604652C6765352CBR 3MT 2-6-06827352C6342852C6902652C
7604952C6765852C7701152C6344152C
Shed Codes52C Blaydon54C Borough Gardens
Sunday 10 June 195652Ctotal:54
G5 0-4-4T (NER)K1 2-6-0D49 4-4-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6726552C6200252C6270964B Berwickshire6335352C6339952C
V3 2-6-2T6201052C6273468E Cumberland6336352C6340352C
6763652C6202152C6274752C The Percy6337652C6341252C
6765352C6202252CJ39 0-6-0J94 0-6-0ST6338152C6341352C
6765652C6202452C6481452C6801052C6338454C6342852C
6768252C6202752C6481652C6803552C6338552C6344152C
BR 4MT 2-6-06202852C6484252C6803652C6339052CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
7604852C6203052C6484952C6803852C6339152C6873152C
BR 3MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-06485852C6805952C6339452C6902352C
7701152C6115341AJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6339852C6902452C
BR 2MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-26507052C6902552C
7804664G6008450B Trigo6511752C6902652C
Shed Codes41A Sheffield Darnell50B Leeds Neville Hill54C Borough Gardens64G Hawick68E Carlisle Canal
Sunday 14 July 195752Ctotal:47
V3 2-6-2TK1 2-6-0J25 0-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)
6763452C6200252C6202852C6567552C6335652C6346252C
6765352C6200652C6203052C6568752C6336352C6347052C
V2 2-6-26201052CJ39 0-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)6338552C6347152C
6081252B6202152C6481252C6900152C6339052C6347252C
6083750A6202252C6481452C6902452C6339452CJ94 0-6-0ST
B16 4-6-0 (NER)6202352C6481652C6902552C6341252C6801052C
6141052B6202452C6485852C6343252C6803552C
BR 5MT 4-6-06202552CB1 4-6-06344152C6803652C
7316650A6202652C6101952C NilghaiK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6803852C
7317150A6202752C6123852C Leslie Runciman6180535A
Shed Codes35A New England50A York52B Heaton52C Blaydon
April 1959 allocation (52)V3 2-6-2TLNER2V1 2-6-2TLNER2
J39 0-6-0LNER7J21 0-6-0NER1Q6 0-8-0NER14
J94 0-6-0STWD4J72 0-6-0TLNER5BR 3MT 2-6-0BR2
K1 2-6-0LNER13B1 4-6-0LNER3
Sunday 5 July 195952Ctotal:61
V3 2-6-2TK1 2-6-0V2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6763452C6200152C6202452C6083352A6335252C6340252C
6763652C6200652C6202652C6090152B6335652C6340852C
6765352C6201052C6202752CJ94 0-6-0ST6336252C6341352C
BR 4MT 2-6-06202152C6202852C6801052C6336352C6343152C
7604551F6202252C6202952C6801452C6336652C6343452C
cl 4MT 2-6-06202352C6203052C6803552C6337652C6344152C
4310251LB1 4-6-06205650A6803652C6337852C6344452C
B16 4-6-0 (NER)6110052CJ39 0-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)6338452C6345652C
6141650ABR 3MT 2-6-06481652C6873252C6338652C6345852C
6141850A7701152C6484252C6902352C6339452C0-6-0 diesels
A4 4-6-26484952C6902552C6339952C1324413317
6002052A Guillemot6485852C6902652C6340052C13311
Shed Codes50A York51F West Auckland51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton
Sunday 10 January 196052Ctotal:55
V3 2-6-2TK1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6763452C6200252C6203052C6335252C6338452C6343452C
6765352C6200652C6205052C6335652C6338552C6344152C
V2 2-6-26201052C6206052C6336252C6338652C6344452C
6080652B6202152CJ94 0-6-0ST6336352C6339052C6345852C
6086450A6202352C6801052C6336652C6339452CJ39 0-6-0
J27 0-6-0 (NER)6202452C6801452C6336852C6340052C6481552C
6583352G6202552C6803552C6337652C6340252C6481652C
J72 0-6-0T (NER)6202652C6803652C6337752C6340852C6484252C
6902352C6202752C0-6-0 diesels6337852C6341352C6484952C
6902652C6202852CD2059D34556338152C6343152C6485852C
Shed Codes50A York52B Heaton52C Blaydon52G Sunderland
Sunday 9 July 196152Ctotal:52
K1 2-6-0J94 0-6-0STQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
6200252C6202952C6801052C6335252C6338652C6344452C
6200652C6205052C6801452C6335652C6338752C6345352C
6201052C6206052C6803552C6336252C6339052C6345852C
6202152CB1 4-6-06336352C6340052CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6202252C6101952C Nilghai6336652C6340252C6902352C
6202352C6102552C Pallah6336852C6340852C6902452C
6202452C6106412C6121652C6337451L6341352C6902552C
6202652C6124152C Viscount Ridley6337652C6342952C6902652C
6202752CV3 2-6-2TV2 2-6-26337752C6343452C0-6-0 diesels
6202852C6765352C6090750A6338152C6343752CD2048D2092
Shed Codes12C Carlisle Canal50A York51L Thornaby52C Blaydon
Sunday 26 August 196252Ctotal:51
V3 2-6-2TB1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6763652C6101952C Nilghai6335252C6338752C6344452C
6765352C6102552C Pallah6335652C6339052C6344852K
6765752A6103552C Pronghorn6336252C6339452C6345352C
V2 2-6-26103852C Blacktail6336352C6340052C6345852C
6095450A6119952C6132252C6336652C6340252CJ39 0-6-0
J72 0-6-0T (NER)6123752C Geoffrey H. Kitson6337652C6340852C6486052A S
6902352C6124152C Viscount Ridley6337852C6342952C6486552A S
0-6-0 dieselsBR T2 diesels6338152C6343152C6493652A S
D2105D2332D5096D51076338552C6343352K6493852A S
D2163D2335D5097D51496338652C6343752C6497852A S
D5101S - stored
Shed Codes50A York52A Gateshead52C Blaydon52K Consett
Sunday 10 March 196352Ctotal:46
A3 4-6-2B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-00-6-0 diesels
6007252B Sunstar W6102552D Pallah W6486052A WD2048D2335
6007652B Gallopin W6123752C Geoffrey H. Kitson6486552A WD2166D2339
6007852B Night Hawk WV2 2-6-2V3 2-6-2T6492152B WD2321D3179
A2 4-6-26093452D W6763652C6493652A WD2322D3673
6051152D Airborne W6097852A W6765764B W*6493852A WD2329
6051752D Ocean Swell WQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6768764B W*6494252B WEE T3 diesels
6052152D Watling Street W6336252C6768864B W*6497852A WD6785D6790
6053852D Velocity W6339452C6768964B W*Peak classD6787D6794
6053952D Bronzino W6343752CD180D183D6789
W - withdrawnW* - withdrawn before move to 64B could be madeD181D190BR T2 diesel
Only five steam locos were operational.D5150
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon52D Tweedmouth64B Haymarket
Blaydon was closed to steam locomotives on 16th June 1963
Hexham
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1869subshed of Blaydon
type: A brick built 2TS dead ended shed.closed:Apr-59
location: South of the line, east of Hexham station.Disued Stations Feature
Sunday 3 October 1948Saturday 21 May 1949Sunday 26 June 1949
BLAtotal:5BLAtotal:2BLAtotal:4
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0J36 0-6-0 (NBR)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
7241BLA5025BLA4846BLA5343BLA67245BLA65295BLA
7255BLA5062BLA67325BLA5343BLA
67313BLA
Monday 7 August 1950Sunday 18 September 1955
52Ctotal:752Ctotal:8
G5 0-4-4T (NER)J94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0G5 0-4-4T (NER)V1 2-6-2TJ21 0-6-0 (NER)
6724552C6805952C6470052C6726552C6765752C6503352C
6724952CJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6732052CV3 2-6-2T6508852C
6726552C6529552C6734152C6768752C6510352C
6726852C
Alston
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1852subshed of Blaydon
type: A 1TS through road shed.closed:Sep-59Disused Stations Feature
Sun 26 June 1949Mon 7 Aug 1950Mon 8 Aug 1955Sat 19 May 1956Fri 23 May 1958
G5 0-4-4T (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)BR 3MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-0
67259BLA6731552C7701152C7602452C7701452C