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.

Wednesday 25 February 2015

Frodingham (Scunthorpe) 1936 - 1966

A Great Central Q1 (LNER Q4), heavy tank engine, built by Robinson and long associated with duties in the Frodingham Steel Works.

Frodingham (Scunthorpe)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:19321935 - Jan 1950FRO
type:A concrete-built 5TS through-road shedclosed:Feb-66Feb 1950 - Feb 196636C
location:In the vicinity of Scunthorpe and Frodingham Station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 30 August 1936FRO5.15pm - 5.30pmtotal:39
B7 4-6-0 (GCR)L1 2-6-4T (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
50355273536952055988503951641058108153526364
B16 4-6-0J39 0-6-052165995514059591068108253536515
13782996J395307600251485961Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel62426525
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)53156012515117262486561
4633597363166568
63406642
Sunday 9 April 1939FROtotal:38
D2 4-4-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
43775216597350855961105810815352624863626525
L1 2-6-4T (GCR)5307599551516136106310825353625065076569
536953156002J17 0-6-0 (GER)106832255417625565156571
Y3 0-4-0T SentinelJ27 0-6-0 (NER)82376243634865236572
211721212J27
Sunday 8 June 1947FROtotal:52
D2 4-4-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O3 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
21784280RET3931GRA3475FRO3585MEX3094MEX
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)4308FRO3934FRO3478FRO3640FRO77003NEV
9057FRO4309FRO3939FRO3479FRO3642FRO79182IMM
9058FRO4339FRO3940FRO3483FRO3645FROQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)4407FROJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)3489FRO3649FRO9930FRO
3540NEW4422RET8962FRO3491FRO3696FRO9934FRO
3551CLK4429FRO8964FROQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)3859ANN9935FRO
Q7 0-8-0 (NER)4451RET8968FRO3231ARD3906MEX9936FRO
3467TDKQ6 0-8-0 (NER)8970FRO3240GRAO1 2-8-0 (GNR)9937FRO
3375NPT8971FROJ39 0-6-03594DON
3394WHL8973FRO4836ARD
Shed CodesANN AnnesleyARD ArdsleyCLK ColwickDON DoncasterFRO Frodingham
GRA GranthamIMM ImminghamMEX MexboroughNEV Leeds Neville HillNEW New England
NPT Newport (Yorks)RET RetfordTDK Tyne DockWHL West Hartlepool
Sunday 11 September 1949FROtotal:61
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
64308FRO68962FRO63572FRO3745FRO3922FRO77418MEX
64309FRO8964FRO3584FRO63774RET63932GRA78700MEX
64339FRO68968FRO3626FRO63775RET63934FRO79271MEX
64395FRO68971FRO63637RET63782RET3935GRA79276MEX
64407FRO68973FRO3642FRO63788FRO3937FRO90133CLK
64429FRO8979FRO63669FRO63802FRO63938GRA90190MEX
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)Q1 0-8-0T (GNR)3671FRO3821SHF63941FRO90211MEX
64263DON9930FRO3684FRO3840MEX63944FRO90251GRA
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)9932FRO63726FRO3850SHF90330MEX
69051FRO69934FRO63731FRO63920FRO
9057FRO69935FROK3 2-6-0J39 0-6-0
9066FRO69936FRO1856DON64987RET
69937FRO
Shed CodesCLK ColwickDON DoncasterFRO FrodinghamGRA Grantham
MEX MexboroughRET RetfordSHF Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 23 April 195036Ctotal:60
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)S1 0-8-4T (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6430836C6896236C6357236C6372836C990236C6305540B
6433936C6896436C6359336A6374536CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)9008651E
6434036E6896836C6360136C6374736C6993236C9015036B
6439536C6897036C6360236C379336C6993436C9021136B
6440736C6897136C6363736E6381836C6993536C7730736B
6442936C6897336C6364236C382436C6993636C9025135B
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)6897936C6364336C6391136C6993736C7741336B
6417337BO1 2-8-0 (GNR)6365336CE391336DO2 2-8-0 (GNR)9033035B
J39 0-6-06378939A6365436E6391736C393535B9053238A
6488737BO3 2-8-0 (GNR)6365536CQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)6393936Ccl 8F 2-8-0
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)6348040B6367136C321337A6394035B4870415B
6905136C6348436A6372636C
Shed Codes15B Kettering35B Grantham36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36C Frodingham
36D Barnsley36E Retford37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill38A Colwick
39A Gorton40B Immingham51E Stockton
Allocation August 1950 (70)O4 2-8-0GCR42O2 2-8-0GNR6
J11 0-6-0GCR6J50 0-6-0TGNR7L3 2-6-4TGCR1
S1 0-8-4TGCR2Q1 0-8-0TGNR6
Sunday 11 March 195136Ctotal:51
cl 8F 2-8-0J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)Q1 0-8-0T (GNR)
4808318B6896236C6357636C6374536C6392236C6993036C
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)6896436C6358736C6377836C6393436C6993536C
6905136C6897036C6360236C6378836C6393835B6993636C
Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)6897136C6361736C6379336C6393936CWD 2-8-0
6320237A6897336C6365336C6381836C6394436C9002538B
6323637AE897436C6365536C6384736C6394835B9011831B
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6368436C6390736E6395736A9012036B
6359238B6430740B6369636C6391136C6396336C
6430936C6371836C6391736C6397836B
6440736C6372836C6392036C
6442936C6374136C
Shed Codes18B Westhouses31B March35B Grantham36B Mexborough36C Frodingham
36E Retford37A Ardsley38B Annesley40B Immingham
Sunday 20 September 195336Ctotal:58
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)J39 0-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)Q1 0-8-0T (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6906036C6475737A6357636C6371339A6992636C9005936C
6906436C6482537A6360740B6373439B6993036C9007036C
6906536C6487237A6362636C6374136C6993236C9011136C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)6364440E6377436B6993436C9019536B
6896036C6392636E6365336C6378236E6993536C9023236C
6896236C6393936C6365936C6378836C6993636C9042236C
6896436C6394436C6366036C6379336C6993736C9042536C
6898036C6396136C6367136C6381836CJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)9049036C
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6398336C6367236B6391136C6417936A9051236C
6433936C6398436C6368539BB17 4-6-09054036C
6439536C6398536C6162731A Aske Hall9059636C
Shed Codes31A Cambridge36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford
37A Ardsley39A Gorton39B Sheffield Darnall40B Immingham40E Langwith Junction
Sunday 12 September 195436Ctotal:57
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)Q1 0-8-0T (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6417936C6392236A6361736C6372836C6993036C9001336C
J39 0-6-06392335B6364236C6373136D6993236C9003136C
6474937A6393635B6365536C6374436C6993436C9003236C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6394236A6365839B6374736C6993536C9007036C
6896036C6397436A6365936C6374839B6993636C9011136C
6896236CJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)6366036C6378836C6993736C9021136B
6896436C6430836C6366236C6379936C9028040B
6897036C6433936C6366936D6382337A9031136B
6898036C6440736C6367136C6390636C9034036B
6906436C6442936C6369036C6391136C9042236C
6369636C6391736C9051236C
9059736C
Shed Codes35B Grantham36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36C Frodingham
36D Barnsley37A Ardsley39B Sheffield Darnall40B Immingham
Sunday 15 May 195536Ctotal:67
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6427437A6392335B6357236C6376136C9001336C9042536C
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6394336A6357636C6378836C9004236A9045636C
6430836C6395035B6362636C6379039B9005936C9060136C
6440736C6397236E6365336C6379336C9006636B9064636C
6441036Ccl 8F 2-8-06365936C6379936C9007036C9064736C
6442936C4828515B6366036C6380736C9011136CS1 0-8-4T (GCR)
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)4843620C6366236C6381836C9014636B6990136C
6896036C4847115B6369036C6385336C9020936B6990536C
6896236C4850715C6369636C6388036C9022440BQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
6896436CJ39 0-6-06370538D6390636C9023236C6993236C
6897336C6487237A6371836C6391136C9031136B6993536C
6898036C6497937A6372836C6391736C9042136B6993736C
6374436C
Shed Codes15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland20C Royston35B Grantham36A Doncaster
36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford37A Ardsley38D Staveley GC
39B Sheffield Darnall40B Immingham
Sunday 18 March 195636C6.55am - 7.10amtotal:73
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6418237A6392335B6357636C6374736C9001336C9058340B
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6393835B6360136C6376136C9004236A9059636C
6431936C6395035B6360636C6378836C9005936C9059736C
6440736C6395236A6362636C6379039B9007036C9059836C
6441036C6395436A6362836B6379336C9013140B9064636C
6442936C6395836A6363337A6384336B9031136C9064736C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6396035B6364236C6385336C9033036Bcl 8F 2-8-0
6896036C6396336A6365336C6388939B9034036B4803718A
6896236C6397136A6366036C6390636C9042136B4818115A
6896436C6397736A6366236C6391336D9042536C4855318A
6897036CB1 4-6-06367136C6391736C9050636B4870415B
6898036C6113736A6367736CS1 0-8-4T (GCR)9051236CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
B16 4-6-06374436C6990136C9051435A6993036C
6141950A9056740E6993736C
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering18A Toton35B Grantham36A Doncaster
36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36D Barnsley37A Ardsley39B Sheffield Darnall
40B Immingham40E Langwith Junction50A York
Sunday 9 June 195736Ctotal:65
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6430836C6394035B6357236C6372636D9000340B9056736A
6440736C6394736A6357636C6374436C9001336C9058036B
6442936C6395035B6358856B6374736C9003236C9058736B
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6396035B6360136C6376136C9005936C9060136C
6896236C6396836A6360636C6378136B9015631B9064736C
6896336C6397636E6362636C6378836C9020336A9070036B
6896436C6397836A6365336C6379741A9021538A9071436C
6897336Ccl 8F 2-8-06366036C6381836C9023236CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
6897736C4828515B6366236C6388036C9028540B6992636C
4837118C6367136C6389736B9042236C6993036C
6368340B6390636C9044340B6993236C
6369636C9049036C6993436C
9051236C6993536C
Shed Codes15B Kettering18C Hasland31B March35B Grantham36A Doncaster
36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36D Barnsley36E Retford38A Colwick
40B Immingham41A Sheffield Darnall56B Ardsley
Sunday 13 April 195836Ctotal:60
K1 2-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6206350A6392736E6357236C6380736C9003136C9049036C
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6394034F6357636C6381836C9005936C9051236C
6431536C6394834F6360136C6385756B9007036C9054541J
6431936C6395536A6360636C6388141A9011136C9058041F
6436536C6395636A6361736CO1 2-8-0 (GNR)9020336A9060136C
6442936C6396736A6364236C6361016D9020941F9071436C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)cl 8F 2-8-06366036C6380816D9023236CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
6896236C4812655B6369036C6388616D9027041F6993036C
6896336C483602E6373840B9041841H6993236C
6896436C4836418C6374136C9042236C6993436C
6897336C4839741D6375041J9042536C0-6-0 diesel
4864515B6376136CD3481
Shed Codes2E Northampton15B Kettering16D Annesley18C Hasland34F Grantham
36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham41A Sheffield Darnall41D Canklow
41H Staveley GC41J Langwith Junction50A York55B Stourton56B Ardsley
Allocation April 1959 (70)O4 2-8-0GCR28J11 0-6-0GCR7
J50 0-6-0TGNR2Q1 0-8-0TGNR5WD 2-8-0WD21
BR 9F 2-10-0BR7
Sunday 19 April 195936Ctotal:58
K1 2-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6205050A6392334F6359536C6379936C9003236C9046936C
6205650A6394634F6360136C6382441G9007036C9049141F
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6395236A6360441A6389941H9013336C9051236C
6430836C6396034F6362636CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)9013941F9052141F
6431936C6397236E6364236C6992836C9019541F9053736A
6435136C6397836A6365336C6992936C9023236C9059736C
6436536CO1 2-8-0 (GNR)6365436C6993436C9025536A9063556A
6440736C6361016D6366236C6993536C9035841FBR 9F 2-10-0
6442936C6378431B6374136C6993636C9041041F9203536C
cl 8F 2-8-06379336C0-6-0 diesels9042536C9216836A
4809518CD3641D36449045636C9219036C
Shed Codes16D Annesley18C Hasland31B March34F Grantham36A Doncaster
36C Frodingham36E Retford41A Sheffield Darnall41F Mexborough41G Barnsley
41H Staveley GC50A York56A Wakefield
Sunday 17 July 196036Ctotal:47
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
6430836C6357636C6374836C9000736C9022140B9217236A
6437136C6359536C6378536E9001336C9046936C9217336A
6438536C6360136C6379336C9003236C9049036C9219036A
6439536C6361736C6383636C9004550A9051236C0-6-0 diesels
6440436C6366236CK1 2-6-09005936C9060136CD3638D3642
6442336C6367136C6201436C9008736C9072356DD3639D3643
6372836C6202036C9011136CO2 2-8-0 (GNR)D3640D3647
6374136C6203236C9013336C6398236ED3641
9018936C
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham
50A York56D Mirfield
Sunday 29 October 196136Ctotal:65
K3 2-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6180036A6357636C6379936C9000736C9029336A9055136A
6197036A6360636C6382356B9002536C9030441F9058741F
6197236A6366636C6382436E9003136C9034156A9059736C
K1 2-6-06367136C6388036C9003236C9042536C9059836C
6201636C6372836C6390636C9007036C9044340B9060136C
6201836C6374136C6391736C9010836C9046936C9060236C
6202036C6374436CO1 2-8-0 (GNR)9011536C9049036C9064736C
6203536C6374836C6368916D9013336C9051236C9069636C
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6378136C6378916D9015218B9051941F9070041F
6442336C6379336CO2 2-8-0 (GNR)9018936C9053736C9071436C
BR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesel6398336E9022140B9054036C90732*36C
9203934ED36426398536A9028836C9055036C* named Vulcan
Shed Codes16D Annesley18B Westhouses34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
36E Retford40B Immingham41F Mexborough56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
Sunday 21 October 196236Ctotal:66
K1 2-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6201336C6393636E6357636C6374436C9000036C9023236C
6201436C6393834F6358636C6374836C9001336C9027034E
6201836C6394234F6360136C6378136C9002536C9028836C W
6203236C6394334F6360636C6378836C9005936C9042536C
6203536C6394934F6362836C6379136C9007036C9045336C
cl 8F 2-8-06396034F6365336C6379336C9007936C9046040A
4833316D6396236E6366636C6380736C9010836C9047636A
4853818B6396334F6369036C6388036C9011136C9048036A
0-6-0 diesels6369336C6389736C9011936C9053736C
D3641D36456372836C6389836C9013336C9054036C
D3643D36476374136C6390636C9018936C9055036C W
W - withdrawn9021540B9059736C
9060136C
Shed Codes16D Annesley18B Westhouses34E New England34F Grantham36C Frodingham
36E Retford40A Lincoln40B Immingham
Sunday 28 April 196336Ctotal:68
K1 2-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6201336C6358636C6380736C9000736C9042236C9069636C
6201536A6360136C6383236C W9002436C9043550B9070936A
6201636C6361736C W6383636C9003236C9043936C9071436C
6201736C6365136E6388036C W9005336C9045434E9073036C
6201836C6366636C W6389836C9007936C9045636C0-6-0 diesels
6203336C6369036C WO2 2-8-0 (GNR)9009636A9049836AD3639D3643
6206636A6369336C W6393636E9010836C9053736CD3641D3644
cl 8F 2-8-06372836C6393834F9011936C9059736CD3642D3648
4820418B6374136C6394234F9012036C9060136CBrush T2 diesel
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)6374436C6394934F9020241D9061336CD5832
6378441H6374836C W6397836E9023236C9064736CEE T3 diesel
6378836C6398734F9023936C9066536CD6753
Shed Codes18B Westhouses34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
41D Canklow41H Staveley GC50B Hull Dairycoates
Sunday 1 November 196436Ctotal:58
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
6358636C6380736C W9000736C9012656B9042236C921292D
6360636C6388436C W9002436C9015341D9043936C9219836C W
6365336C6390636C9003540B9018841E9045636C9219936C W
6369236EB1 4-6-09004236A9020341D9046936C WBrush T4 diesel
6372836C6135356A9005336C9021141D9053736CD1541
6378136C6136736A9005936C9022336E9055741DBrush T2 diesel
6378836CK1 2-6-09007036C9024240B9061336CD5820
6379136C6203336C9009636A9027141J9064736C0-6-0 diesels
6379336C6203536C9011536C9031536C9065255ED3639D3647
6380236C Wcl 8F 2-8-09011936C9037236A9066536CD3640
4816255D9012036C9040956B
Shed Codes2D Banbury36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham
41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill41J Langwith Junction55D Royston55E Normanton
56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
Allocation May 1965 (41)K1 2-6-0LNER5O4 2-8-0GNR9
WD 2-8-0WD27
Sunday 8 August 196536Ctotal:42
B1 4-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0Brush T4 diesels
6119536C6358636C9000036C W9013336C9050136CD1549D1796
K1 2-6-06362836C9000736C W9018336C W9053736CD1576D1879
6201536C W6365136C W9001336C9018941E9056936AD1783
6203536C W6366136C W9002436C9028336C9060136C W0-6-0 diesels
6206736C6378836C9002536C W9039036C9070236C WD3638D3646
6379136C9005336C W9042236C WEE T1 dieselsD3640D3647
9010836C W9043936CD8023D8052D3645D3648
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36C Frodingham41E Staveley B. Hill
Sunday 30 January 196636Cremaining steam locostotal:15
WD 2-8-0Shed Codes
9001336C9003536C9024136C W9045636C9049836C36C Frodingham
9002436C9017836C9027436C W9047136C9051636C W50A York
9003236C9023236C W9043936C W9049336C9051750A
Frodingham shed closed on 26th February 1966
Updated and revised - September 2021.