A Society trip that started from Peterborough and visited sheds in Norfolk. | |||||||||||
Peterborough Spital Bridge | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway | opened: | 1872 | Jan 1935 - Jan 1950 | 16B | |||||||
type: | A brick-built roundhouse. | closed: | Feb-60 | Feb 1950 - Jun 1958 | 35C | ||||||
location: | On the west side of the line, north of the Peterborough North station. | Jul 1958 - Feb 1960 | 31F | ||||||||
Abbreviations | F - Fowler | Fb - Fairburn | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||
GNR - Great Northern Railway | WD - War Department | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 35C | total: | 41 | ||||||||
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl) | cl 4MT 2-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | J39 0-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||||
41105 | 2A | 43127 | 35C | 43865 | 21A | 44110 | 35C | 64723 | 35C | 48203 | 18A |
41165 | 2A | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 43903 | 16C | 44180 | 17C | 64789 | 35C | 48507 | 15C | |
D16 4-4-0 (GER) | 42062 | 2A | 43957 | 35C | 44247 | 35C | 64883 | 35C | 48716 | 2B | |
62535 | 35C | C12 4-4-2T (GNR) | 43982 | 16A | 44273 | 35C | 64901 | 35C | WD 2-8-0 | ||
62568 | 35C | 67368 | 35C | J52 0-6-0ST (GNR) | 44403 | 15C | 64902 | 35C | 90063 | 35C | |
62587 | 35C | 67380 | 35C | 68797 | 35C | 44476 | 35C | 64959 | 40A | 90158 | 35A |
62599 | 35C | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | 68809 | 35C | 44518 | 35C | 64954 | 35C | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | ||
62609 | 35C | 44951 | 25F | 44589 | 16C | 64968 | 32A | 49444 | 2A | ||
44981 | 21B | ||||||||||
Shed Codes | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 15C Leicester Midland | 16A Nottingham | 16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield | ||||||
17C Coalville | 18A Toton | 21A Saltley | 21B Bournville | 25F Low Moor | 32A Norwich | ||||||
35A New England | 35C Spital Bridge | 40A Lincoln | |||||||||
Visits to Peterborough Spital Bridge 1937 - 1959 | |||||||||||
New England | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway | opened: | 1852 | prior to Jan 1950 | NW E | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 9TS through-road shed. Rebuilt in 1952 | closed to steam: | 1965 | Feb 1950 - Jan 1958 | 35A | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, north of Peterborough North station. | Feb 1958 - 1965 | 34E | ||||||||
Abbreviations | F - Fowler | H - Hughes | GCR - Great Central Railway | WD - War Department | |||||||
GNR - Great Northern Railway | |||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 35A | total: | 106 | ||||||||
A3 4-6-2 | V2 2-6-2 | J6 0-6-0 (GNR) | WD 2-8-0 | 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
60063 | 34A Isinglass | 60829 | 35A | 64171 | 35A | 90034 | 35A | 92030 | 35A | ||
A2 4-6-2 | 60832 | 35A | 64172 | 35A | 90037 | 36A | 92032 | 35A | |||
60500 | 35A Edward Thompson | 60845 | 35A | 64176 | 35A | 90064 | 36A | 92033 | 35A | ||
60504 | 35A Mons Meg | 60853 | 35A | 64177 | 35A | 90093 | 35A | 92034 | 35A | ||
60506 | 35A Wolf of Badenoch | 60854 | 35A | 64181 | 35A | 90151 | 35A | 92035 | 35A | ||
60513 | 35A Dante | 60865 | 37B | 64184 | 35A | 90158 | 35A | 92039 | 35A | ||
60514 | 35A Chamossaire | 60866 | 35A | 64192 | 35A | 90191 | 35A | 92041 | 35A | ||
60520 | 35A Owen Tudor | 60869 | 35A | 64210 | 35A | 90246 | 35A | O2 2-8-0 (GNR) | |||
B1 4-6-0 | cl 4MT 2-6-0 | 60881 | 36A | 64211 | 35A | 90279 | 35A | 63922 | 36A | ||
61070 | 35A | 43058 | 35A | 60905 | 35A | 64216 | 35A | 90417 | 25A | 63934 | 36A |
61113 | 35A | 43059 | 35A | 60906 | 35A | 64219 | 35A | 90433 | 38A | 63943 | 36A |
61143 | 35A | 43063 | 35A | 60911 | 35A | 64220 | 35A | 90439 | 35A | 63969 | 36A |
61204 | 35A | 43080 | 35A | 60917 | 36A | 64228 | 35A | 90454 | 35A | J52 0-6-0ST (GNR) | |
61205 | 35A | 43081 | 35A | C12 4-4-2T (GNR) | 64246 | 35A | 90508 | 40B | 68759 | 35A | |
61207 | 35A | 43084 | 35A | 67357 | 35A | 64284 | 35A | 90528 | 35A | 68771 | 35A |
61389 | 35A | 43087 | 35A | 67361 | 35A | 64265 | 35A | 90655 | 25B | 68783 | 35A |
61392 | 35A | 43088 | 35A | 67365 | 35A | 64272 | 35A | 90659 | 35A | 68793 | 35A |
K3 2-6-0 (GNR) | cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F) | 0-6-0 diesels | 64278 | 35A | 90730 | 35A | 68819 | 35A | |||
61800 | 40B | 42785 | 5B | 13127 | 13130 | 64279 | 35A | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | 68828 | 35A | |
L1 2-6-4T | 13128 | 13131 | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | 63800 | 40E | 68840 | 35A | ||||
67784 | 34A | 64404 | 36A | 63861 | 40E | 68846 | 35A | ||||
68879 | 35A | ||||||||||
Shed Codes | 5B Crewe South | 25A Wakefield | 25B Huddersfield | 34A Kings Cross | 35A New England | ||||||
36A Doncaster | 37B Leeds Copley Hill | 38A Colwick | 40B Immingham | 40E Langwith Jct. | |||||||
Visits to New England 1937 - 1953 | Visits to New England 1954 - 1965 | ||||||||||
March | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1884 | prior to Jan 1950 | MAR | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 10TS and a 5TS through-road shed. | closed to steam: | Dec-63 | Feb 1950 - Dec 1963 | 31B | ||||||
location: | On the west side of the March to Spalding line, north of the station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GCR - Great Central Railway | GNR - Great Northern Railway | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||
BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 31B | total: | 124 | ||||||||
K1 2-6-0 | B17 4-6-0 | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | J19 0-6-0 (GER) | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||
62015 | 31B | 61621 | 31B Hatfield House | 62526 | 31B | 64640 | 31B | 90023 | 31B | ||
62017 | 31B | 61632 | 30E Belvoir Castle | 62529 | 31B | 64642 | 31B | 90036 | 38A | ||
62035 | 31B | 61635 | 31B Milton | 62539 | 31B | 64647 | 30E | 90079 | 31B | ||
62040 | 31B | 61638 | 31B Melton Hall | 62542 | 31B | 64660 | 30E | 90129 | 31B | ||
62054 | 31B | 61641 | 31B Gayton Hall | 62562 | 31B | J20 0-6-0 (GER) | 90293 | 31B | |||
62055 | 31B | 61643 | 31B Champion Lodge | 62572 | 31B | 64679 | 31B | 90460 | 38D | ||
62066 | 31B | 61658 | 30E The Essex Regiment | 62605 | 31B | 64684 | 31B | 90496 | 38A | ||
62067 | 31B | K3 2-6-0 (GNR) | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | 64687 | 31B | 90522 | 31B | ||||
62070 | 31B | 61801 | 30A | 61887 | 31B | 63741 | 36C | 64690 | 31B | 90550 | 31B |
K2 2-6-0 (GNR) | 61804 | 31B | 61895 | 31B | 63751 | 38A | 64691 | 31B | 90569 | 31B | |
61753 | 38A | 61811 | 31B | 61907 | 31B | 63788 | 36E | 64697 | 31B | 90602 | 31B |
B1 4-6-0 | 61822 | 31B | 61915 | 31B | 63841 | 38A | 64698 | 31B | 90608 | 31B | |
61054 | 32B | 61826 | 31B | 61929 | 31B | O2 2-8-0 (GNR) | 64699 | 31B | 90732* | 31B | |
61171 | 36A | 61835 | 31B | 61939 | 32A | 63924 | 36E | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | BR 9F 2-10-0 | ||
B16 4-6-0 | 61836 | 40B | 61940 | 31B | 63954 | 36A | 65512 | 31A | 92010 | 31B | |
61426 | 50A | 61841 | 31B | 61941 | 53A | 63958 | 36A | 65515 | 31B | 92011 | 31B |
61451 | 50A | 61843 | 31B | 61943 | 31B | 63973 | 36A | 65553 | 32A | 92013 | 31B |
V2 2-6-2 | 61853 | 31B | 61948 | 31B | 63975 | 36A | 65571 | 31B | 92043 | 31B | |
60820 | 38C | 61860 | 31B | 61954 | 31B | 63977 | 36A | 65572 | 31B | J69 0-6-0T (GER) | |
60830 | 31B | 61861 | 31B | 61961 | 31B | J39 0-6-0 | 65576 | 31B | 68603 | 31B | |
60870 | 36A | 61864 | 31B | 61964 | 40A | 64715 | 53A | J15 0-6-0 (GER) | 0-6-0 diesels | ||
60899 | 31B | 61866 | 31B | 61978 | 31B | 64793 | 32B | 65356 | 31B | 12130 | 15002 |
60938 | 31B | 61868 | 31B | 61979 | 31B | 64874 | 30F | 65422 | 31B | 12132 | 15003 |
60948 | 31B | 61873 | 31B | 61982 | 31B | 64959 | 40A | * named Vulcan | 15000 | 15004 | |
Shed Codes | 30A Stratford | 30E Colchester | 30F Parkeston | 31A Cambridge | 31B March | ||||||
32A Norwich | 32B Ipswich | 36A Doncaster | 36C Frodingham | 36E Retford | 38A Colwick | ||||||
38C Leicester Central | 38D Staveley GC | 40A Lincoln | 40B Immingham | 50A York | 53A Hull Dairycotes | ||||||
Visits to March 1938 - 1954 | Visits to March 1955 - 1963 | ||||||||||
Kings Lynn | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1871 | prior to Jan 1950 | KL | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 4TS through-road shed. | closed: | Mar-55 | Feb 1950 - Apr 1959 | 31C | ||||||
location: | North of the line, east of Kings Lynn station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | GNR - Great Northern Railway | |||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 31C | total: | 31 | ||||||||
D16 4-4-0 (GER) | K3 2-6-0 (GNR) | J69 0-6-0T (GER) | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | ||||||||
62525 | 31A | 62569 | 31C | 61868 | 31B | 68495 | 31C | 65501 | 31C | 65544 | 31C |
62534 | 31C | 62573 | 31C | C12 4-4-2T (GNR) | 68502 | 31C | 65518 | 31C | 65549 | 31C | |
62545 | 31C | 62574 | 31A | 67367 | 31C | 68545 | 31C | 65526 | 31C | 65562 | 31C |
62556 | 32A | 62601 | 31C | 67374 | 31C | 68635 | 31C | 65527 | 31C | 65568 | 31C |
62558 | 31A | 62614 | 31C | 67386 | 31C | J67 0-6-0T (GER) | 65530 | 31C | J15 0-6-0 (GER) | ||
62559 | 31C | 68490 | 31C | 65532 | 31A | 65359 | 31C | ||||
Shed Codes | 31A Cambridge | 31B March | 31C Kings Lynn | 32A Norwich | |||||||
Visits to Kings Lynn 1936 - 1959 | |||||||||||
South Lynn | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway | opened: | 1886 | prior to Jan 1950 | SL | |||||||
type: | A 4TS dead-ended shed, rebuilt in corrugated asbestos in 1958. | closed: | Jan-55 | Feb 1950 - Feb 1959 | 31D | ||||||
location: | On the west side of the line, at the south end of South Lynn Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | GNR - Great Northern Railway | |||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 31D | total: | 20 | ||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | K2 2-6-0 (GNR) | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | J69 0-6-0T (GER) | ||||||||
43089 | 35C | 43105 | 31D | 43111 | 31D | 61737 | 38A | 65506 | 31D | 68542 | 31D |
43090 | 31D | 43106 | 31D | 43142 | 31D | 65517 | 31D | 68566 | 31D | ||
43092 | 31D | 43107 | 31D | 43143 | 31D | 68567 | 31D | ||||
43093 | 31D | 43108 | 35A | 68623 | 31D | ||||||
43094 | 31D | 43109 | 31D | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 31D South Lynn | 35A New England | 35C Spital Bridge | 38A Colwick | |||||||
Visits to South Lynn 1938 - 1960 | |||||||||||
Melton Constable | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway | opened: | 1882 | prior to Jan 1950 | MC | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Jan-55 | Feb 1950 - Feb1959 | 32G | ||||||
location: | On the south side of Melton Constatble Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 32G | total: | 17 | ||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | J39 0-6-0 | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | F6 2-4-2T (GER) | |||||||
43145 | 32G | 43151 | 32G | 62533 | 32G | 64761 | 32A | 65509 | 32G | 67228 | 32G |
43146 | 32G | 43152 | 32G | 62578 | 32G | 65551 | 32G | ||||
43148 | 32G | 43153 | 32G | 62620 | 32G | ||||||
43149 | 32G | 43154 | 32G | ||||||||
43150 | 32G | 43155 | 32G | Shed Codes | 32A Norwich | 32G Melton Constable | |||||
Visits to Melton Constable 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
Dereham | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1846 | Norwich subshed | ||||||||
type: | A timber-built 2TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Aug-51 | ||||||||
location: | In the triangle of lines at the south end of Dereham Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | total: | 7 | |||||||||
E4 2-4-0 (GER) | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | J15 0-6-0 (GER) | |||||||||
62787 | 32A | 62553 | 32A | 65472 | 32A | ||||||
62584 | 32A | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | |||||||||
62608 | 32A | 65570 | 32A | ||||||||
62610 | 32A | Shed Codes | 32A Norwich | ||||||||
Visits to Dereham 1938 - 1957 | |||||||||||
Norwich Thorpe | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1844 | prior to Jan 1950 | NOR | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 4TS through-road shed. | closed to steam: | Mar-58 | Feb 1950 - Apr 1962 | 32A | ||||||
location: | On the south side of Norwich Thorpe Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GCR - Great Central Railway | GER - Great Eastern Railway | GNR - Great Northern Railway | ||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 32A | total: | 69 | ||||||||
D16 4-4-0 (GER) | Britannia 4-6-2 | E4 2-4-0 (GER) | J39 0-6-0 | J67 0-6-0T (GER) | |||||||
62510 | 32A | 70007 | 32A Coer-de-Lion | 62788 | 32A | 64731 | 32A | 68514 | 32A | ||
62522 | 32A | 70012 | 32A John of Gaunt | 62789 | 32A | 64797 | 32A | 68516 | 32A | ||
62554 | 32A | 70013 | 32A Oliver Cromwell | 62792 | 32A | 64802 | 32A | 68536 | 32G | ||
62577 | 32A | 70035 | 32A Rudyard Kipling | 62796 | 32A | 64889 | 32A | 68592 | 32A | ||
62593 | 32A | B17 4-6-0 | B1 4-6-0 | 64900 | 32A | 68597 | 32A | ||||
62596 | 32A | 61664 | 32A Liverpool | 61043 | 32A | 64913 | 32A | 68608 | 32A | ||
62606 | 31C | K3 2-6-0 (GNR) | K1 2-6-0 | 61045 | 32A | 64968 | 32A | 68616 | 32A | ||
62619 | 32A | 61877 | 32A | 62039 | 31B | 61050 | 32A | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | J68 0-6-0T (GER) | ||
N7 0-6-2T (GER) | 61908 | 32A | 62053 | 31B | 61051 | 32A | 65514 | 32A | 68641 | 32A | |
69698 | 32A | 61953 | 32A | 62067 | 31B | 61233 | 30A | 65537 | 32A | J50 0-6-0T (GNR) | |
69706 | 32A | 61957 | 32A | B12 4-6-0 (GER) | 61312 | 32A | 65542 | 32A | 68899 | 32A | |
69707 | 32A | 61970 | 32A | 61520 | 32A | J15 0-6-0 (GER) | 65573 | 32A | 68905 | 32A | |
A5 4-6-2T (GCR) | 61981 | 32A | 61542 | 32A | 65388 | 32A | L1 2-6-4T | J19 0-6-0 (GER) | |||
69824 | 32A | 61982 | 31B | 0-6-0 diesel | 65469 | 32A | 67707 | 32A | 64644 | 32A | |
69826 | 32A | 11103 | 65471 | 32A | 67717 | 32C | 64674 | 32A | |||
Shed Codes | 30A Stratford | 31B March | 31C Kings Lynn | 32C Lowestoft | 32G Melton Constable | ||||||
Visits to Norwich Thorpe 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
Norwich City | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway | opened: | 1882 | Melton Constable subshed | ||||||||
type: | A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed, reduced to 2TS. | closed: | Jan-55 | ||||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, at the north end of Norwich City Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | Sunday 27 March 1955 | |||||||||
total: | 3 | ||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | ||||||||||
43147 | 32G | 62519 | 32G | ||||||||
J67 0-6-0T (GER) | |||||||||||
68515 | 32G | ||||||||||
Visits to Norwich City 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
Yarmouth Beach | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway | opened: | 1880 | prior to 1950 | YB | |||||||
type: | A concrete-built 4TS shed with two through roads. | closed: | Jan-55 | Feb 1950 - Feb 1959 | 32F | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the Yarmouth Beach Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 32F | total: | 10 | ||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | B12 4-6-0 (GER) | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | J17 0-6-0 (GER) | J65 0-6-0T (GER) | J68 0-6-0T (GER) | ||||||
43068 | 31D | 61545 | 32F | 62530 | 31A | 65581 | 32F | 68214 | 32F | 68651 | 32F |
43159 | 32F | 62592 | 32A | 65586 | 32F | ||||||
43161 | 32F | ||||||||||
Shed Codes | 31A Cambridge | 31D South Lynn | 32A Norwich | 32F Yarmouth Beach | |||||||
Visits to Yarmouth Beach 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
Yarmouth South Town | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1883 | prior to 1950 | YAR | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 2TS through-road shed. | closed: | Oct-55 | Feb 1950 - Nov 1959 | 32D | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, south of Yarmouth South Town Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GER - Great Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | 32D | total: | 12 | ||||||||
F4 2-4-2T (GER) | B17 4-6-0 | B1 4-6-0 | D16 4-4-0 (GER) | N7 0-6-2T (GER) | |||||||
67162 | 32E | 61622 | 32D Alnwick Castle | 61253 | 32B | 62546 | 32D | 69689 | 32D | ||
F5 2-4-2T (GER) | 61659 | 32D East Anglian | B12 4-6-0 (GER) | J39 0-6-0 | 69708 | 32D | |||||
67199 | 32D | 61665 | 32D Leicester City | 61514 | 32D | 64708 | 30A | J68 0-6-0T (GER) | |||
68656 | 32D | ||||||||||
Shed Codes | 30A Stratford | 32B Ipswich | 32D Yarmouth Sth Tn | 32E Yarmouth Vxhall | |||||||
Visits to Yarmouth South Town 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
Yarmouth Vauxhall | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1883 | closed: | Dec-54 | Feb 1950 - 1957 | 32E | |||||
type: | A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed. | Prior to 1950 the shed was a subshed of South Town and again from 1957. | |||||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, south of Yarmouth Vauxhall Station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | GCR - Great Central Railway | GER - Great Eastern Railway | GNR - Great Northern Railway | ||||||||
Sunday 27 March 1955 | |||||||||||
32E | total: | 11 | |||||||||
D16 4-4-0 (GER) | F6 2-4-2T (GER) | ||||||||||
62517 | 32E | 62604 | 32D | 67235 | 32D | ||||||
62524 | 32E | 62611 | 32E | J70 0-6-0T (GER) | |||||||
62580 | 32E | 62613 | 32E | 68223 | 32D | ||||||
62586 | 32E | J67 0-6-0T (GER) | |||||||||
62597 | 32D | 68628 | 32E | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 32D Yarmouth Sth Tn | 32E Yarmouth V'hall | |||||||||
Visits to Yarmouth Vauxhall 1938 - 1959 | |||||||||||
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.
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