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.

Saturday, 3 June 2017

Norwood Junction 1937 - 1963

Norwood Junction on the occasion of an RCTS visit on 12th March 1960.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Norwood Junction
Opened by the Southern Railwayopened:1935prior to 1950NOR
type:A concrete-built 6TS dead-ended shedclosed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196475C
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnBR - British RailwaysSR - Southern Railway
LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South East Coast Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 26 September 1937NOR4.45pm - 5.10pmtotal:37
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TK 2-6-0 (SECR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2464HOR2495NOR2165BA19142337NOR2444NOR
2467NOR2498NOR2169NOR1916NOR2340NOR2447NOR
2470NOR2502NOR2455NOR1917NOR2353NOR2541RED
2471NOR2504NOR2457NOR1918NORS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)25453B
2472NORE6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)2458BA1919NOR833BTN2553BAT
2479NOR2407NORE4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)0-6-0 dieselsC3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2481NOR2411NOR2466NOR122302NOR
2477NOR
shed codes3B Three BridgesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneBTN BrightonHOR Horsham
NOR Norwood JunctionRED Redhill
Sunday 4 May 1941NORtotal:37
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)C3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2467NOR2498NOR2167NOR2466NOR2160BA2300HOR
2470NOR2502NOR2169NOR2477NOR2162BA2302NOR
2472NOR2506NOR2455NOR2489NOR2164TONC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2476NOR2563ESB2456NORN1 2-6-02689BA2447NOR
2479NOR2579ESB2457NOR1814BAS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)0-6-0 diesels
2481NOR2581ESBK 2-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0836BTN12
2493NORW 2-6-4T2337NOR1899RED
2495NOR1920NOR2350BTN
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBTN BrightonESB EastbourneHOR HorshamNOR Norwood Junction
RED RedhillTON Tonbridge
Sunday 16 December 1945NORtotal:33
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2470NOR2493NOR2477NOR2169NOR1917NOR2440NOR
2472NOR2495NOR2478NOR2455NOR1918NOR2444NOR
2473NOR2502NORK 2-6-0 (SECR)2457NOR1920NOR2535NOR
2476NOR2506NOR2352NOR0-6-0 dieselsC3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)2540NOR
2479NOR2563NORU1 2-6-0132302NOR2544NOR
2481NORD1 0-4-2T (LBSCR)1899RED22309NORC2 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
22532436BTN
shed codesBTN BrightonNOR Norwood JunctionRED Redhill
Allocation January 1947 (46)D1 0-4-2TLBSCR1E3 0-6-2TLBSCR5
E4 0-6-2TLBSCR15E4X 0-6-2TLBSCR4W 2-6-4TSR5
C3 0-6-0LBSCR2C2X 0-6-0LBSCR8N 2-6-0SR1
K 2-6-0SECR20-6-0 dieselsSR3
Friday 26 December 1947NORtotal:41
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)N 2-6-0W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2467BA2502NOR2477NOR1812BAT1916NOR2444NOR
2469BA2506NOR2478NOR1814RED1917NOR2447NOR
2473NOR2561NORE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)1844NOR1919NOR2526NOR
2476NOR2563NOR2457NORK 2-6-0 (SECR)1920NOR2535NOR
2481NOR2577BTNE6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)2351NORB4X 4-4-0 (LBSCR)2540NOR
2493NOR2579NOR2409ELHWD 2-8-02043BTN2544NOR
2495NORE5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)2413BA77270BTNQ1 0-6-02551BA
2498NOR2590TWW0-6-0 dieselsC6GFDC3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
232302NOR
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneBTN BrightonELH EastleighGFD Guildford
NOR Norwood JunctionRED RedhillTWW Tunbridge Wells W.
Saturday 12 March 1949NOR4.05pm - 4.15pmtotal:29
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2473NOR2466NOR2409ELH1917NOR533NOR32440NOR
32495NOR32477NOR2414NOR31919NOR30539NOR32446BA
2498NOR2478NOR2418NOR31920NOR545HOR2447NOR
2579NOR32489NORE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)WD 2-8-02526NOR
E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)S2455NOR77270BTNC3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2407NOR2456NOR77355BA32302NOR
2411NOR2457NOR
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBTN BrightonELH EastleighNOR Norwood Junction
Saturday 19 August 195075Ctotal:30
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3247175A3247875C3240975C3191675C3053875C3252573B
3247375CE6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3241675C3191775C3054775C3253575C
3247675C3240775C3241775C3191875CWD 2-8-03253675C
3249575C3241175C3241875C3191975C9055273B3254775C
3249875C0-6-0 diesels0-6-0DM (Bullied)3255173B
3250275C1520315215110013255375E
3250675C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Saturday 24 May 195275C4.15pm - 4.30pmtotal:21
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3247675C3246675C3191675C3053775C3244375C3254775C
E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3247775C3191775C3053975C3244775C3255375E
3240775C3248975C3192075C3054675D3254475D0-6-0 diesels
3241175CN 2-6-03254675C1520115220
3181073A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane75C Norwood Junction75D Horsham75E Three Bridges
Saturday 24 October 195375Ctotal:23
E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TL 4-4-0 (SECR)Q 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3247875C3241375C3191775C3176674D3053775C3244075A
E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3241475C3191875Ccl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3053875C3244775C
3240775C3241775C3191975C4130675E3053975C3254575C
3241175C3241875C0-6-0 diesels3054075C3254675C
15201152033054775C
shed codes74D Tonbridge75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 25 July 195475Ctotal:38
E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ1 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3246675C3241375C3191775C3301575C3244375C3254575C
3247775C3241475C3191975C3301675C3244475C3254675C
3247875C3241675C3192075C3301875C3244575C3254775C
3248975C3241775CK 2-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-03244675C3255373B
E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3234075A3053375C3244775C0-6-0 diesels
3257175C3240775C3053975C3254375C1304815216
3241175C3054075C3254475C1521215217
3054775C15214
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction
Sunday 1 May 195575Ctotal:37
E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3246675C3241375C3191473A3053375C3244375C1304215202
3247775C3241475C3191573A3053475C3244475C1304715203
3247875C3241675C3191775C3053775C3244575C1309615212
3248975C3241775C3191875C3053875C3254375C
K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)3241875CN 2-6-03053975C3254475C
3234875EE6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3181073A3054075C3254575C
3240775C3254675C
3241175C3257175C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 8 July 195675Ctotal:37
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3241375C3240775C3191473A3244375C3254375C1304815203
3241475C3241175C3191775C3244475C3254475C1322415213
3241675CQ 0-6-03191875C3244575C3254575C1322515214
E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3053475C3191975C3244675C3254675C15201
3246675C3053775C3192173A3244775C3254775CK 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
3247775C3054975Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3245175B3255173B3234475E
4206975E3234675E
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms75B Redhill75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Saturday 5 October 195775Ctotal:28
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3241375C3240775C3191775C3244075C3254675C1322315214
3241475CE4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3191875C3244675C3254775C15201D3464
3241775C3246675C3191975C3254375CQ 0-6-015212
3241875C3247775C3192173A3254475C3053475C0-6-0 DM (Bullied)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)O1 0-6-0 (SER)3254575C3053775C11001
4206875E3106473A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 19 October 195875Ctotal:32
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3240873B3246675C3191775C3244475E3254575C13223D3046
3241375C3247775C3191875C3244575C3254675C15201D3048
3241675Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3192075C3244675C3255175C15203D3224
E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)4207175E3192173A3244775CQ 0-6-015215D3464
3241175CN 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)3244875C3054075C
3186575B3234875E3254475C3054975C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms75B Redhill75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Allocation May 1959 (23)Q 0-6-0SR6W 2-6-4TSR4
E3 0-6-2TLBSCR2E6 0-6-2TLBSCR1C2X 0-6-0LBSCR10
Sunday 31 May 195975Ctotal:33
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3241675C3235075E3191573C3244475C3254475C13225D3448
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3235175E3191775C3244575C3254575C15201D3461
3216575CU1 2-6-03191875C3244673B3254675C15214D3464
3216675C3190073B3191975C3244775CQ 0-6-015215D3669
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)C 0-6-0 (SECR)3192075C3252175C3054075CD3094
4207175E3106873B3254375C3054975C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 24 April 196075Ctotal:38
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3210475C3234475E3191875C3244375C3254373AD2278D3469
3210575C3234975E3191975C3244575C3254475CD2279D3668
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN 2-6-03192075C3244675C3254675CD2280D3669
8001475F3182373B3192175C3244875C3254875CD304915201
3182673BQ 0-6-03252175C3254975CD346115211
3053775C3253973B3255075CD346415213
3054075C3254175C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells West
Sunday 5 February 196175C12.10pm - 12.25pmtotal:33
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3258175A3191575C3053475C3254575C3245075CD2278D3222
N 2-6-03191875C3053775C3254775C3252175CD2280D3669
3182873B3191975C3053875C3254875C3255075CD2288D3720
3192175C3054075C3243875CC 0-6-0 (SECR)D229415203
3054975C3244575C3106873BD304615212
3244875CD304715215
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction
Sunday 29 April 196275Ctotal:35
U1 2-6-0W 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0D2288D3469
3189575C3190475C3191475C3192175C3054975AD2294D3668
3189675C3190575C3191575C3192575CC 0-6-0 (SECR)D3046D3720
3189875C3190675C3191775CN 2-6-03127173BD322615203
3189975C3190775C3191875C3140175AD327115215
3190075C3190875C3191975C3182973B
3190275C3190975C3192075C
3190375C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction
Saturday 23 March 196375Ctotal:31
U1 2-6-0U 2-6-0N 2-6-0W 2-6-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3190675C W3161675C3140375A3191375C3247475A15203D3224
3190875C W3162075C3141075C3191975CQ 0-6-015225D3226
3190975C W3162675C3183075A3192075C3053675ED2277D3463
3162975C3183375A3192175CQ1 0-6-0D3220D3464
3179975CBR 4MT 2-6-4T3192575C3301675ED3222
3180775C8014275F
shed codes75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells West
Sunday 13 October 196375Ctotal:36
N 2-6-0U 2-6-0W 2-6-4TBRCW T3 diesels0-6-0 diesels
3140175A3161675C3191275CD6501D6531D2277D3462D366915211
BR 4MT 4-6-03161975C3191375CD6512D6557D3220D3463D372015224
7506775C3162975C3191875C WD6514D6572D3222D34641520315225
7507475C3163975C3191975CD6516D3223
7507575C3180075C3192075C
3180775C3192575Cshed codes75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction shed closed on 15th June 1964

Updated and revised - October 2021.

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