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 17 April 2015

Kings Lynn, Wisbech & Hunstanton

A Y6 0-4-0 built to operate on the Wisbech to Upwell Tramway.
A D16/3 'Super Claud' 4-4-0 No. 62530 leaves March on 16th August 1958.  These engines featured very strongly in the allocation at Kings Lynn and were used across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk on local passenger work of this type.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank - Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Kings Lynn
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1871prior to Jan 1950KL
type:A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-59Feb 1950 - Apr 195931C
location:North of the line, east of Kings Lynn station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 20 September 1936KL2.35pm - 2.45pmtotal:34
E4 2-4-0 (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)B12 4-6-0 (GER)J15 0-6-0 (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)J66 0-6-0T (GER)
7441750387928882747675527869826972757301
750275068830B13 4-6-0 (NER)76987913J17 0-6-0 (GER)72797319
D9 4-4-0 (GCR)D13 4-4-0 (GER)747784081518185J67 0-6-0T (GER)
5109603577068036J20 0-6-0 (GER)818073597403
6018802980398273J69 0-6-0T (GER)7402
7271
Sunday 4 September 1938KLtotal:31
E4 2-4-0 (GER)D13 4-4-0 (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)J15 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)J66 0-6-0T (GER)
7477749280238792755279078162819873007319
D9 4-4-0 (GCR)D15 4-4-0 (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)78697913816681997301
51096035883588938250826978718180J67 0-6-0T (GER)
6027603888688896J69 0-6-0T (GER)7330
888372717359
Sunday 10 February 1946KLtotal:39
F3 2-4-2T (GER)B17 4-6-0J15 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)
804680922828Harewood House754678978177819982428268
8048D15 4-4-0 (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)7833792781798228J67 0-6-0T (GER)
J39 0-6-07764889587838883784979428180823073277331
27228890889688248887786979438197823373307403
8891888278758198
Sunday 23 November 1947KLtotal:36
F3 2-4-2T (GER)B17 4-6-0J15 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)
7117CAM1619CAM Welbeck Abbey5359KL5513MAR4668KL
F6 2-4-2T (GER)1621CAM Hatfield House5368KL5527KL4670KL
7239KLD15 4-4-0 (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)5372MAR5544KLJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
J67 0-6-0T (GER)2501KL2514KL5378KL5548KL8502KL
8493KL2502KL2518KL5396KL5572KL8600KL
8515KL2504KL2569KL5422NOR5585CAMWD 2-8-0
J68 0-6-0T (GER)2505KL2575KL5425KL77051MAR
8656KL2512KL2582KL5437KL
Shed CodesCAM CambridgeKL Kings LynnMAR MarchNOR Norwich
Sunday 23 May 1948KLtotal:35
D16 4-4-0 (GER)D15 4-4-0 (GER)J15 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)J67 0-6-0T (GER)
2513KL62536CAM2501KL5359KL5527KL8490KL
2514KL62569KL2505KL5378KL5544KL8493KL
2516CAM2575KL2507KL5382KL5548KL8514KL
2518KL2582KLJ19 0-6-0 (GER)5396KL5549KL8515KL
2575KL2614KL4642KL5425KL5572KLJ69 0-6-0T (GER)
J68 0-6-0T (GER)WD 2-8-04668KL5437KL5580KL8502KL
8656KL77186MAR8600KL
Shed CodesCAM CambridgeKL Kings LynnMAR March
Allocation August 1950 (47)D15 4-4-0GER5D16 4-4-0GER9
J19 0-6-0GER5J15 0-6-0GER3J17 0-6-0GER8
F6 2-4-2TGER2Y6 0-4-0TGER2J70 0-6-0TGER5
J67 0-6-0TGER4J69 0-6-0TGER3J68 0-6-0TGER1
Sunday 4 May 195231Ctotal:33
D16 4-4-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6251431C6255931C6163030A Tottenham Hotspur6550431C6554431C
6251631C6257331CJ69 0-6-0T (GER)J67 0-6-0T (GER)6551931C6554931C
6252531C6257931C6850231C6849031C6552131C6558231C
6253431C6261431C6860031C6849331C6552631CJ68 0-6-0T (GER)
6255131CC12 4-4-2T (GNR)6849431CK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6552731C6865631C
6255532A6737431C6854531C6181730A6553031CE4 2-4-0 (GER)
6255731C6738631C6554231C6279031C
Shed Codes30A Stratford31C Kings Lynn32A Norwich
Sunday 4 October 195331Ctotal:32
D16 4-4-0 (GER)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)J67 0-6-0T (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6251431C6257531C6183130A6849031C6550131C6554431C
6252131A6257931C6188731B6849831C6551931C6554931C
6255831A6258231CC12 4-4-2T (GNR)J69 0-6-0T (GER)6552131C6558231C
6256531C6260631C6736031A6849531C6552731CJ15 0-6-0 (GER)
6256931C6260931A6737431C6850231C6552931C6535931C
6257331C6261431C6738631C6854531C6553031C
Shed Codes30A Stratford31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn
Sunday 27 March 195531Ctotal:31
D16 4-4-0 (GER)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)J69 0-6-0T (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6252531A6256931C6186831B6849531C6550131C6554431C
6253431C6257331CC12 4-4-2T (GNR)6850231C6551831C6554931C
6254531C6257431A6736731C6854531C6552631C6556231C
6255632A6260131C6737431C6863531C6552731C6556831C
6255831A6261431C6738631CJ67 0-6-0T (GER)6553031CJ15 0-6-0 (GER)
6255931C6849031C6553231A6535931C
Shed Codes31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn32A Norwich
Sunday 27 May 195631Ctotal:24
D16 4-4-0 (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)J69 0-6-0T (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6251431C6258231C6467131B6849931C6551831C6553231A
6251831C6260131CC12 4-4-2T (GNR)6854531C6552131C6554431C
6254531C6260631C6737431C6855631C6553031C6554931C
6255831C6261431C6738631CJ67 0-6-0T (GER)
6257531C6261831A6849031C
Shed Codes31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn
Sunday 17 March 195731C6pm - 6.15pmtotal:31
D16 4-4-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6251031C6258431A6160930A Quidenham6550131C6554431C
6252131C6259231CC12 4-4-2T (GNR)J69 0-6-0T (GER)6552131C6554931C
6252231C6260631C6737431C6849531C6552631C6556231C
6253431C6258031A6738631C6850231C6552731C6556831C
6254531CB12 4-6-0 (GER)J67 0-6-0T (GER)6854531C6552931C6558031A
6258231C6154631B6849031C6553031C6558231C
6849831C
Shed Codes30A Stratford31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn
Sunday 11 May 195831Ctotal:28
N7 0-6-2T (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)J67 0-6-0T (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6961731C6251831C6258831C6849831C6551831C6554431C
6969431C6253431C6260631CJ69 0-6-0T (GER)6552131C6554931C
6969831C6254531C6261031C6850231C6552631C6556831C
J19 0-6-0 (GER)6256631C6261831C6552731C6558031A
6464031C6258231CB17 4-6-06553031C6558231C
6164631B Gilwell Park6553331C6558731A
Shed Codes31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn
Saturday 21 February 195931Ctotal:17
N7 0-6-2T (GER)B17 4-6-0J20 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6962031C6162631C Brancepeth Castle6468331A6552631C6554131A
6969831CJ69 0-6-0T (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)BR 0-6-0 Diesels6553031C6554431C
D16 4-4-0 (GER)6849931C6464031CD2011D20156553331C6558231C
6260631C6854231CD2013
Shed Codes31A Cambridge31C Kings Lynn
Allocation April 1959 (17)cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS3B17 4-6-0GER1
D16 4-4-0GER1J19 0-6-0GER1J17 0-6-0GER8
J69 0-6-0TGER2N7 0-6-2TGER1
Kings Lynn shed closed to steam on 12th April 1959
Wisbech
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway
opened:1883Kings Lynn subshed
type:A brick built 2TS dead ended shed.closed to steam:Mar-53
location:On the south side of Wisbech East Station.
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern Railway
Saturday 3 September 1938Sunday 14 July 1946Sunday 20 July 1947
KL (sub shed)total:9KL (sub shed)total:8KL (sub shed)total:8
Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)
O71267133712871308082ex 7133712871318082KL8217KL
O71257134713671318083ex 713471308083KL8218KL
7137J69 0-6-0T (GER)8217ex 7136J69 0-6-0T (GER)8220KL
73408218ex 71378490KL8222KL
8223KL
Sunday 23 May 1948Saturday 1 May 1949Sunday 25 February 1951
KL (sub shed)total:5KL (sub shed)total:631C (sub shed)total:7
Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)
8083KL8217KL68082KL8217KL6808231C6821731C
J69 0-6-0T (GER)8220KL8083KL8218KL6808331C6822231C
8494KL8223KLJ67 0-6-0T (GER)8220KLJ67 0-6-0T (GER)6822331C
68493KL6851531C6822531C
Sunday 4 May 1952Sunday 31 May 1953Friday 16 September 1955
31C (sub shed)total:631C (sub shed)31C (sub shed)
Y6 0-4-0T (GERJ70 0-6-0T (GER)0-6-0 diesel0-6-0 diesels
6808331C6821731C111021110111102
J67 0-6-0T (GER)6822231CSunday 8 August 1954Sunday 15 October 1961
6851431C6822331C31C (sub shed)31C (sub shed)
6822531C0-6-0 diesel0-6-0 diesel
11101D2202
Wisbech closed to steam in March 1953 and finally closed in May 1966.
Hunstanton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1899Kings Lynn subshed
type:A bric- built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Nov-58
location:On the west side of the south of the station.
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 28 June 1953
KL (sub shed)total:12
cl 4MT 2-6-0D16 4-4-0 (GER)
4308335A6251631C6256731A
4308435A6253431C6257231B
4308735A6254831B6257431A
6256231A6257531C
6260531B
Shed Codes31A Cambridge31B March31C Kings Lynn35A New England
Hunstanton was closed in November 1958.
Updated and revised - October 2021.
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