Devons Road, Bow

A  North London 2F 0-6-0T built for heavy shunting in the docks is seen here in 1948 in Birkenhead shed yard.  

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike licence 2.0.

Devons Road (Bow)
Pre Grouping Ownership - North London Railway							opened:	1882	Sep 1935 - May 1950		13B
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Feb-64	Jun 1950 - Aug 1963		1D
location:	On the east side of the Bow to Poplar line, south of the station.								Sep 1963 - Feb 1964		1J
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		J - Johnson
K - Kitson		St - Stanier		NLR - North London Railway			LTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
BTH - British Thompson-Houston Co.				EE - English Electric			NBL - North British Locomotive Company
Sunday 5 December 1943					13B					total:	29
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		0-4-2ST crane tank		cl 3F 0-6-0T
92	14B wks	27217	13B	7300	13B	7489	13B	7500	13B	7518	13B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)		7312	13B	7492	13B	7501	13B	7558	13B
2424	1A wks	27514	13B	7314	13B	7494	13B	7502	13B	7560	13B
2574	10C wks	27520	13B	7348	13B	7495	13B	7511	13B	7562	13B
				7349	13B	7498	13B	7514	13B	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
wks - probable works traffic				7482	13B	7499	13B	7517	13B	9538	13B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		10C Patricroft		13B Devons Road		14B Kentish Town
Sunday 30 April 1944					13B					total:	26
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		0-4-2ST crane tank		cl 3F 0-6-0T
3949	21A wks	27217	13B	7307	13B	7485	13B	7500	13B	7561	13B
cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)		7312	13B	7486	13B	7502	13B	7563	13B
4030	16A wks	27520	13B	7315	13B	7490	13B	7506	13B	7564	13A
				7349	13B	7494	13B	7517	13B	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
wks - probable works traffic				7411	13B	7497	13B	7558	13B	9538	13B
				7482	13B	7499	13B	7559	13B
Shed Codes		13A Plaistow		13B Devons Road		16A Nottingham		21A Saltley
Sunday 9 December 1945					13B					total:	36
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
2141	13C wks	3776	17A wks	7300	13B	7483	13B	7494	13B	7560	13B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		3802	16D wks	7304	13B	7484	13B	7500	13B	7562	13B
2554	21A wks	3816	18A wks	7307	13B	7486	13B	7505	13B	cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		7310	13B	7488	13B	7506	13B	27509	13B
2747	20D wks	3893	20F wks	7314	13B	7490	13B	7514	13B	27510	13B
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		3938	17B wks	7315	13B	7491	13B	7515	13B	27514	13B
3161	2D wks	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		7349	13B	7493	13B	7520	1A wks
		9538	13B						wks - probable works traffic
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2D Nuneaton		13B Devons Road		13C Tilbury		16D Mansfield
17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent		18A Toton		20D Normanton		20F Skipton		21A Saltley
Sunday 31 March 1946					13B	2.10pm - 2.20pm				total:	37
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
2157	13C wks	27509	13B	7300	13B	7488	13B	7500	13B	7518	13B
cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)		27510	13B	7306	13B	7489	13B	7501	13B	7558	13B
2188	13A wks	27512	13B	7310	13B	7490	13B	7502	13B	7559	13B
0-4-2ST crane tank		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		7314	13B	7492	13B	7505	13B	7560	13B
27217	13B	9537	13B	7349	13B	7493	13B	7506	13B	7562	13B
				7435	14A wks	7497	13B	7514	13B	7564	13B
wks - probable works traffic				7483	13B	7498	13B	7515	13B
				7487	13B	7499	13B	7516	13B
Shed Codes		13A Plaistow		13B Devons Road		13C Tilbury		14A Cricklewood
Sunday 24 August 1947					13B					total:	49
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
1287	13E wks	27512	13B	7302	13B	7482	13B	7498	13B	7517	13B
1360	13B	27514	13B	7304	13B	7483	13B	7499	13B	7518	13B
1426	13B	27520	13B	7306	13B	7486	13B	7500	13B	7558	13B
cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)		0-4-2ST crane tank		7310	13B	7487	13B	7501	13B	7559	13B
2190	13A wks	27217	13B	7312	13B	7489	13B	7505	13B	7560	13B
2193	13A wks	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		7314	13B	7492	13B	7506	13B	7561	13B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)		3905	17C wks	7349	13B	7493	13B	7511	13B	7562	13B
2506	13D wks	cl 4F 0-6-0		7350	13B	7494	13B	7514	13B	7563	13B
		4451	1A wks	7411	13B	7495	13B	7515	13B	7564	13B
		4530	13A wks						wks - probable works traffic
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		13A Plaistow		13B Devons Road		13D Shoeburyness
		13E Upminster		17C Coalville
Sunday 20 March 1949					1D		12.50pm - 1.05pm			total:	54
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
41941	SNS S	42227	PLS wks	7302	1D	7482	1D	47495	1D	47559	1D
41951	PLS S	cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)		47306	1D	7483	1D	47497	1D	47560	1D
41968	SNS S	42514	SNS wks	7307	1D	47486	1D	7499	1D	7561	1D
41976	PLS S	42534	PLS wks	47310	1D	47487	1D	7501	1D	47564	1D
cl 2P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		7312	1D	7488	1D	7511	1D	cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
2097	PLS S	3653	15C wks	7315	1D	47489	1D	47514	1D	27510	1D
2100	TIL S	cl 4F 0-6-0		47348	1D	7491	1D	47515	1D	27514	1D
2106	TIL S	4476	16B wks	47349	1D	7492	1D	47516	1D	58853	1D
2107	TIL S	0-4-2ST crane tank		47350	1D	47493	1D	47517	1D	58859	1D
2121	TIL S	58865	1D	7411	1D	47494	1D	7558	1D	58861	1D
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		15C Leicester Midland		16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield			S - stored
		PLS Plaistow		SNS Shoeburyness		TIL Tilbury			wks - probable works traffic
Sunday 30 July 1950					1D					total:	47
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 2P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 3F 0-6-0T						cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
41929	33A S	2097	33A S	47264	15A wks	47486	1D	47498	1D	27510	1D
41933	33A S	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		47302	1D	47487	1D	47500	1D	58853	1D
41934	33B S	43898	15B wks	47306	1D	47488	1D	47501	1D	58859	1D
41939	33A S	44018	17D wks	47310	1D	47489	1D	47511	1D	58861	1D
41941	33A S	cl 4F 0-6-0		47312	1D	47490	1D	47514	1D	0-4-2ST crane tank
41945	33A S	44348	1D	47314	1D	47492	1D	47515	1D	58865	1D
41951	33A S	44370	1D	47315	1D	47493	1D	47517	1D
41968	33A S			47348	1D	47495	1D	47518	1D
41976	33A S			47482	1D	47497	1D	47560	1D
41977	33A S					S - stored		wks - probable works traffic
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		15A Wellingborough		15B Kettering		17D Rowsley
		33A Plaistow		33B Tilbury
Allocation - September 1950 (48)				cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	2	cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	40
				cl 2F 0-6-0T		NLR	5	0-4-2ST crane tank		NLR	1
Saturday 23 June 1951					1D					total:	34
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T						cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
41929	33B S	43000	1D	47304	1D	47486	1D	47516	1D	58852	1D
41976	33A wks	43020	1D	47314	1D	47488	1D	47517	1D	58853	1D
41992	33A wks	43024	1D	47315	1D	47492	1D	47518	1D	58858	1D
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		47350	1D	47493	1D	47561	1D	58859	1D
40037	14B wks	44195	14A wks	47482	1D	47495	1D	47564	1D	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		44348	1D	47483	1D	47497	1D			58200	33A wks
42223	33C wks	cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)
42255	33A wks	42510	33C wks			S - stored		wks - probable works traffic
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		33A Plaistow		33B Tilbury
		33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 29 March 1953					1D					total:	42
cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)		cl 3F 0-6-0T								cl 4F 0-6-0
42528	33C wks	47304	1D	47482	1D	47497	1D	47559	1D	44441	1D
cl 4MT 2-6-0		47307	1D	47483	1D	47499	1D	47560	1D	44532	14B wks
43000	1D	47310	1D	47486	1D	47501	1D	cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
43020	1D	47314	1D	47488	1D	47511	1D	58851	1D	58857	1D
43022	1D	47315	1D	47490	1D	47515	1D	58852	1D	58858	1D
43024	1D	47348	1D	47492	1D	47516	1D	58853	1D	58859	1D
		47349	1D	47493	1D	47518	1D	58854	1D	58861	6C wks
		47350	1D	47494	1D	47558	1D	58855	1D
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		6C Birkenhead		14B Kentish Town		33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 4 April 1954					1D					total:	43
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0T								cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
42255	33A wks	47302	1D	47482	1D	47501	1D	47561	1D	58852	1D
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		47304	1D	47483	1D	47511	1D	47564	1D	58853	1D
42346	5C wks	47307	1D	47486	1D	47514	1D	cl 4F 0-6-0		58854	1D
cl 4MT 2-6-0		47310	1D	47488	1D	47515	1D	44348	1D	58855	1D
43001	1D	47314	1D	47494	1D	47517	1D	44381	1A wks	58857	1D
43020	1D	47315	1D	47495	1D	47518	1D	44397	1A wks	58859	1D
43022	1D	47348	1D	47497	1D	47558	1D	44441	1D	0-6-0 diesel
43024	1D	47349	1D	47499	1D	47560	1D			12010
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1D Devons Road		5C Stafford		33A Plaistow
Sunday 1 May 1955					1D					total:	41
cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T								cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
43000	1D	47302	1D	47482	1D	47499	1D	47564	1D	58852	1D
43001	1D	47304	1D	47483	1D	47501	1D	47671	1B wks	58854	1D
43020	1D	47307	1D	47486	1D	47511	1D	cl 4F 0-6-0		58857	1D
43021	1D	47310	1D	47488	1D	47514	1D	44348	1D	58859	1D
43022	1D	47314	1D	47491	1A wks	47518	1D	44441	1D	0-6-0 diesel
43024	1D	47315	1D	47494	1D	47559	1D	44451	1A wks	12054
		47348	1D	47495	1D	47560	1D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
		47349	1D	47497	1D	47561	1D	43729	16A wks
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		1D Devons Road		16A Nottingham
Sunday 3 June 1956					1D					total:	36
cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T								cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)
43000	1D	47302	1D	47349	1D	47501	1D	47560	1D	58855	1D
43001	1D	47304	1D	47483	1D	47511	1D	47564	1D	58857	1D
43020	1D	47307	1D	47486	1D	47514	1D	cl 4F 0-6-0		58859	1D
43021	1D	47310	1D	47488	1D	47515	1D	44348	1D	cl 8F 2-8-0
43022	1D	47314	1D	47494	1D	47517	1D	44441	1D	48665	1A wks
43024	1D	47315	1D	47495	1D	47559	1D	cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		0-6-0 diesel
		47348	1D	47499	1D			40047	1A wks	12051
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1D Devons Road				wks - probable works traffic
Sunday 8 September 1957					1D		12.55pm - 1.10pm			total:	45
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T						cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
41982	33A wks	43905	1D	47286	1D	47482	1D	47515	1D	47210	14A wks
cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		47302	1D	47483	1D	47517	1D	EE T1 diesels
43000	1D	44212	19A wks	47304	1D	47486	1D	47518	1D	D8000	D8003
43001	1D	44441	1D	47307	1D	47488	1D	47523	5B wks	D8001	D8004
43020	1D	cl 0F 0-4-0ST (K)		47310	1D	47495	1D	47558	1D	D8002
43021	1D	47004	18C wks	47314	1D	47497	1D	47559	1D	0-6-0 diesel
43022	1D	cl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)		47315	1D	47501	1D	47560	1D	12078
43024	1D	58857	1D	47349	1D	47514	1D	47561	1D
		58859	1D					47564	1D
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		5B Crewe South		14A Cricklewood		18C Hasland
		19A Sheffield G'thorpe		33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 29 June 1958					1D					total:	35
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		NBL 0-4-0 diesels		BTH T1 diesels		EE T1 diesels
41984	33A wks	43929	15A wks	47349	1D	D2900	D2903	D8200	D8205	D8001	D8010
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		43971	15D wks	47497	1D	D2901	D2904	D8201	D8206	D8002	D8011
42237	14B wks			47501	1D	D2902	D2905	D8202	D8207	D8004	D8012
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)				47515	1D			D8204		D8006	D8014
43608	17B wks			47517	1D					D8007	D8016
						wks - probable works traffic				D8008	D8017
Shed Codes		1D Devons Road		14B Kentish Town		15A Wellingborough		15D Bedford		17B Burton-on-Trent
Devons Road shed closed to steam on 25th August 1958. It then became the first diesel depot in the country.

Updated and revised - October 2021.