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.

Monday 6 May 2019

Days Out No. 12 : 2nd October 1955 - Carlisle, Workington & Barrow

Relatively new Ivatt class 2MT 2-6-0 46459, awaits it's next duty in Workington shed yard on 11th August 1951.  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

This 'day out' was part of a visit to the north by enthusiasts from London. The previous day had been spent around Newcastle.  The Sunday morning was spent in Carlisle, before leaving on a train journey around the Cumbrian coast. 

Carlisle Kingmoor
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1876, rebuilt in 1916c1935 - June 195012A
type: A brick-built 8TS through-road shed with a repair section.closed:Dec-67Jun 1950 - Jan 195868A
location: On the east side of the main line about 1.5 miles north of Carlisle station.Feb 1958 - Dec 196712A

AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesM - MacintoshWD - War Department
Sunday 2 October 195568A10.05am - 10.35amtotal:93
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4060268A R4275168A4466868A4510068A4564068A Frobisher R
4061168C4278065F4467068A4511268A R4571368A Renown
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4279368A4467168A4511868A4571568A Invincible
4113720A4280265F4467268A4512068A4571668A Swiftsure R
cl 4MT 2-6-04283168A4467368A4512166B4572468A Warspite
4311419A4283468A4467668A4513868A R4572868A Defiance
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4283568A4472568A4516368A4573068A Ocean
4324168A4283668A4479763A4517467ARoyal Scot 4-6-0
4330168A4287668A4488368A4517666B4613320A The Green Howards
4335168A4287768A4488468A4526667BBritannia 4-6-2
4362268A4290668A4489868A4533468A7005166A Firth of Forth
4363668A4291267D4490068A4536368AClan 4-6-2
4367868Acl 4F 0-6-04490168A4536468A7200568A Clan Macgregor
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4418168A4490368A4540912A7200668A Clan Mackenzie
4392268A4431568A4496966B4544365B7200868A Clan Macleod
4396820A R4432468A4500768A4546668A Rcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
4400868A4432668A4500966B4548168A5623168A W5633268A
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-04501067BWD 2-8-05623568A5633368A
4752512D4861620G R4508168A9017068A5631668A5637368A
0-6-0 diesels4870868A4509966B9046468A5631768A5637468A
1208013170R - Repair Shop
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Upperby12D Workington19A Sheffield20A Leeds Holbeck20G Hellifield
63A Perth65B St. Rollox65F Grangemouth66A Polmadie66B Motherwell
67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67D Ardrossan68A Carlisle Kingmoor68C Stranraer
Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1937 - 1957Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1958 - 1967
Carlisle Canal
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1862Sep 1938 - Jan 1950CAR
type: A stone-built round house with a brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:1963Feb 1950 - Oct 195112B
location: On the north side of the Silloth line, west of Canal Jct.Oct 1951 - Jan 195868E
195812D

Apr 1958 - June 196312C
AbbreviationsNBR - North British Railway
Sunday 2 October 195568E11am - 11.15amtotal:45
cl 4MT 2-6-0V2 2-6-2K3 2-6-0J39 0-6-0A3 4-6-2
4313968E6088264A6185764A6473368E6006868E Sir Visto
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)B1 4-6-06185868E6487768E6009864B Spion Kop
6913968E6118464A6189764A6488068E6010064B Spearmint
6915568E6121768E6189868E6488468EA2/1 4-6-2
6917468E6121968E6191668E6488868E6051064B Robert the Bruce
6921568E6123968E6192464A6489268ED49 4-4-0
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)6129068E6199064A6489568E6270564B Lanarkshire
6529368E6139568EJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6489968E6273468E Cumberland
6521668E Byng6447868E6491268EC15 4-4-2T (NBR)0-6-0 diesels
6531268E6449968E6493068E6745868E1208412085
6532168E6452668E6496468E6748168E
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Carlisle Canal 1937 - 1963
Carlisle Durran Hill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland RailwayA subshed of Carlisle Kingmoor
type: A brick-built roundhouseopen:1875
location: South of the Appleby line, about a mile east of Carlisle station.closed:Nov-59
The shed had been closed in pre BR days but was reopened during WWII.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerH - HughesBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 2 October 195568A (sub)12.45pm - 12.50pmtotal:17
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-10-0
4283768A4385820A4484221A4508268A4815920A9076368A
4291968B4418968A4489968A4528168AJubilee 4-6-0
0-6-0 dieselcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4496521A4533068A4569768A Achilles
120815241812D4501268A4545568A
Shed Codes12D Workington20A Leeds Holbeck21A Saltley68A Carlisle Kingmoor68B Dumfries
Visits to Carlisle Durran Hill 1946 - 1958
Carlisle Upperby
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railwayopened:c1935 - June 195012B
type: Brick-built 11TS with 4 through tracks, from 1958 - a roundhouse.closed:Dec-66Jun 1950 - Jan 195812A
location: On the east side of the main Penrith line, south of Carlisle station.
Feb 1958 - Dec 196612B
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Sunday 2 October 195512A11.45am - 12.45pmtotal:66
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TPatriot 4-6-0
4044812A446845A4525812A4729212A4550412A Royal Signals
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)447625A4525912A4729512A4551212A Bunsen
4058212A447665A4528612A4732612A4552412A Blackpool
4062812A448405A4528812A4734012A455411B Duke of Sutherland
4062912A4503712A4529312A4739112A4554312A Home Guard
4065712A450415B4531512A4740312A455508A
4069212A4514012A4536812A4740812ARoyal Scot 4-6-0
4069512A4514111B4541212A4755612A4611612A Irish Guardsman
4069912A4524412A4541412A4761412A461185A Royal Welch Fusilier
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)452528B4543812A4766412A4612612A Royal Army Service Corps
4389612Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-04613012A West Yorkshire Regiment
cl 4F 0-6-04254412A4644912A487673A4613512A East Lancashire Reg.
4434612A0-6-0 dieselCoronation 4-6-24614112A North Staffordshire Reg.
4435111B120834622612A Duchess of Norfolk461565A The South Wales Borderer
Jubilee 4-6-04622812A Duchess of Rutland4616512A The Ranger
4555910C British Columbia462371B City of Bristol461675A Hertfordshire Regiment
4559312A Kolhapur4625512A City of Hereford
Shed Codes1B Camden3A Bescot5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill
8B Warrington10C Patricroft11B Barrow12A Carlisle Upperby
Visits to Carlisle Upperby 1937 - 1967
Workington
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1890c1935 - Sep 195512D
type: A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-68Oct 1955 - Mar 195812C
location: East of the line, south of Workington Main station.Apr 1958 - May 196011B

Jun 1960 - Aug 196312F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFR - Furness RailwaySep 1963 - Dec 196712D
Sunday 2 October 195512C5.25pm - 5.35pmtotal:25
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4MT 2-6-0
4065612C4412112A4450512C4645512C4729012C4300712C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4436512C4451011A4645712C4733712Cdiesel railcars
4237611B4439012Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)4645912C4739012CM79017M79609
cl 5MT 4-6-04444912C5249912C4648812C4759312CM79020M79612
4501911A4446112C5251012C4648912C4760412CM79014M79606
4545112A4649112CM79009M79601
Shed Codes11A Carnforth11B Barrow12C Workington
Visits to Workington 1937 - 1967
Barrow
Post Grouping Ownership - Furness Railwayopened:1874Feb 1938 - Mar 195811B
type: A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Dec-66Apr 1958 - May 196011A
location: On the south side of the old Furness Railway Works, by the Docks.Jun 1960 - Aug 196312E

Sep 1963 - Dec 196612C
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Wb - WebbFR - Furness Railway
Sunday 2 October 195511B9.25pm - 9.50pmtotal:50
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)
4039612A S4232111B4434711B446855A5811511B5819911B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4235911B4436811B4504611B5811611B5822111B
4053612A S4239211B4438711B4523621B5812011B5825711B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4239511B4448711B4529111B5812111B5828711B
4065212A S4240111B4451111B4538611B5813911B5829111B
4065411B4240211B4459411Bcl 3F 0-6-0T5815611B5829911B
4065512A Scl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-04728711B5817711B5830911B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4242711B4300812C4732211B5818711Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
4121711B4249311Bcl 8F 2-8-04732311B5249411B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4258111B480361A4760511B5250111B
4217911B
Visits to Barrow 1945 - 1966
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