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.

Friday 30 August 2019

Days Out No. 29 : 18th June 1961 - North Lincolnshire and Doncaster area

This was a Society trip from London, the party travelling on the 11.55pm "Tynesider" from King's Cross to Doncaster. The 13 coach train was hauled to Grantham by A4 pacific, 60017 'Silver Fox' where it was replaced by A1 60129 "Guy Mannering". At Doncaster, the group of enthusiasts transferred to a Yorkshire Traction coach for the journey around North Lincolnshire.
Goole
Pre Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18751935 - Oct 195625C
type: A 6TS brick-built dead-ended shed.closed:May-67Oct 1956 - Jan 196053E
location: On the north side of the line west of Goole West Junction.
Jan 1960 - May 196750D
AbbreviationsA - AspinallNB - North British Railway Co.WD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196150D4.45am - 5amtotal:38
cl 2MT 2-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T
WD 2-8-0
0-6-0 diesels
4640750D4305550A4743850D9000650B9026050DD2598D2609
4640850D4309750D4746250D9004450D9026250DD2599D2610
4640950D4309850D4758150D9009450D9047550DD2600D2611
4647850D4312550D4758950D9016050D9053150DD2601D2613
K3 2-6-0
cl 0F 0-4-0ST (A)
4763450D9018650D9070450DD2602D2614
6188350B5124150D
NB 0-4-0 diesels
5124450DD2701D2702
Shed Codes50A York50B Hull Dairycoates50D Goole
Visits to Goole 1937 - 1967
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.BR Database
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196136C6am - 6.25amtotal:43
K3 2-6-0
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
WD 2-8-0
6201436C6430836C6357636C9005936C9029440B9060841F
6201636C6438536C6360136C9012036C9033041F9064836C
6201736C6442336C6361736C9013336C9042141F9069636C
6201836C
O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6365336C9013641F9042236C
cl 8F 2-8-0
6203336C6394834F6366636C9016136C9045636C4819518A
6398536A6374436C9016636C9049636A
0-6-0 diesels
B1 4-6-0
6379336C9018936C9053736CD3638D3645
6124840B Geoffrey Gibbs6383636C9022041F9054036CD3642D3646
Shed Codes18A Toton34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham40B Immingham
41F Mexborough
Visits to Frodingham 1936 - 1966
Immingham
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:19121935 - Jan 1950IMM
type:A brick-built 12TS through-road shed.closed:Feb-66Feb 1950 - Feb 196640B
location:On the west side of Immingham Docks.BR Database
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196140B7.15am - 7.50amtotal:66
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
Britannia 4-6-2
K3 2-6-0
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
WD 2-8-0
6428440B7003940B Sir Christopher Wren618412F6360740B9000240E
6430540B7004040B Clive of India6187740B6361540B9003540B
6435540B
B1 4-6-0
6191440B6373840B9005336C
0-6-0 diesels
6107940B6131740B6194440B6375940B9011840E
12123D31586108240B6131840B6195640B6383740B9013140B
12125D31606111440B6132540B6196640B6387840B9017540B
12126D31616114340B6136640B6197440B
BR 9F 2-10-0
9022440B
D2207D31626114440B6137440B
O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
9214840B9028540B
D2235D31646115836A6140640B6394336E9219440B9039440B
D2408D34756116040A6140840B
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
9219540B9055440E
D3153D34786118540B
B16 4-6-0 (NER)
6364641H9220240B9058340B
6119040B6145050A
Shed Codes2F Woodford Halse36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40A Lincoln
40B Immingham40E Colwick41H Staveley GC50A York
Visits to Immingham 1936 - 1965
The Grimsby & Immingham Electric Tramway - Pyewipe Depot, Nr Grimsby
23 cars were in the depot. Nos. 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.
see the following for more information: Electric Tramway
Cleethorpe Road Junction stabling point0-6-0 dieselsD3155D3163D3165D3157D3159D2021
Lincoln
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:18751935 - Jan 1950LIN
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-64Feb 1950 - Jan 196440A
location:On the south side of the line, west of Lincoln (GNR) station.BR Database
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
BR - British RailwaysFb - FairburnNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196140A10.35am - 11.10amtotal:45
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)
B1 4-6-0
WD 2-8-0
Diesel Depot
4214016A6185940A6100640A Blackbuck9000034E0-6-0 diesels
42227^33C6186640A6100940A Hartebeeste9022140BD2027D2403
cl 4MT 2-6-0
6187340E6102640A Ourebi9046040AD2297D2405
4306040A6191940A6137940B Mayflower9057740AD2298D2406
4310440A6194150B6105840A6122340A90732*36CD2299D2407
4310740F6196040A6106040A6122841A
BR 9F 2-10-0
D2302
K1 2-6-0
6197934E6108940A6134840A9203940B
6206631B
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
6109840A6138440A9218234E
V2 2-6-2
6434640A6111340A6140540A
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
6084936A6435241J6120240A6140940A6368731B
J69 0-6-0T (GER)
J39 0-6-0
6120431B
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6386831B* named Vulcan
6855440A6477231B6363440B^ ex Crewe Works in transit to 33C.
Shed Codes16A Nottingham31B March33C Shoeburyness34E New England36A Doncaster
36C Frodingham40A Lincoln40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston
41A Darnall41J Langwith Jct.50B Hull Dairycotes
Visits to Lincoln 1938 - 1964
Retford (Great Central)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1849Sep 1935 - Jan 1950RET
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with two through roadsclosed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Jan 196536E
location:On the Gainsborough line, east of the station.
Note: Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 18 June 196136E12.40pm - 12.55pmtotal:31
K3 2-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6192131B6432436E6392636E6396536E6360236E6374836C
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)6433236E6392736E6397336E6363736E6378136C
6417436E6435436E6393436E6397636E6364736E6378536E
6445036E6393736E6398036E6365536E6381836E
6393936E6398336E6366536C6382436E
6394536E6398736E6368836E6391436E
6396436E
Shed Codes31B March36C Frodingham36E Retford
Visits to Retford GC 1938 - 1964
Retford (Great Northern)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - Jan 1950RET
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Feb 1950 - Jun 196536E
location:On the west side of Retford Great Northern station.
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 18 June 196136E1.15pm - 1.25pmtotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)J94 0-6-0ST0-6-0 diesels
4312736E6113536A6424536E6373036C6807536ED3613D3620
4315736E6120836E6439536E6376436EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)D3616
6121336EJ39 0-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)6855636E
V2 2-6-26481036E6396136E6862136E
6089334E6398636E
Shed Codes34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford
Visits to Retford GN 1938 - 1965
Canklow
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1900Sep 1935 - Jan 195819C
type: A brick-built roundhouse.closed:Oct-65Feb 1958 - Oct 196541D
location: On the west side of the Rotherham to Staveley line, south of Masborough station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerJ - JohnsonBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196141D2.45pm - 3pmtotal:31
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)B1 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4187541D6131241D4403741D4388241D4814115A4841418A
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-04407141D4400241D4815141D4854641E
4762041D4481714B4408241DWD 2-8-04818141D4867421B
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)BR 5MT 4-6-04408941D9000340B4820941D4876541D
4337141D7300041D4457641D9029041D4821641D0-6-0 diesels
BR 2MT 2-6-04839516BD3662D4036
7802641D4839641DD403513289
Visits to Canklow 1934 - 1966
Mexborough
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1875Sep 1938 - Jan 1950MEX
type: A brick-built 15TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-64Feb 1950 - Jan 195836B
location: South of the line, west of Mexborough station.BR DatabaseFeb 1958 - Feb 196441F
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196141F3.30pm - 4pmtotal:88
B1 4-6-0
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
WD 2-8-0
6109341F6358641F6370441F6382841F9002841F9040141F
6116441A6359341F6371841F6383241F9005241F9041041F
6119441F6361141F6372641F6384341F9006441F9049240E
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)
6362241F6372741F6388341F9011941F9049636A
6182041F6362341F6374436C6388441F9013941F9049941F
6184750B6363241F6375741F6389141F9019041F9058041F
K1 2-6-0
6364841F6377141F6389741F9019541F9058241F
6202036C6365241H6377241F6389841F9020941F9059041F
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
6365941F6377441F6390441F9025041F9059836C
6437741F6366141F6377941F6390741F9030441F9060841F
6439341F6367241F6379141F6390841F9033041F9061241F
6440241F6368441F6379841F6391141F9035841F9070041F
6440641F6369036C6380241F
O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
cl 8F 2-8-0
0-6-0 diesels
6444241F6370241H6381341F6394636E4836218AD3697D3726
6398536A
Shed Codes18A Toton36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40E Colwick
41A Sheffield Darnall41F Mexborough41H Staveley GC50B Hull Dairycoates
Visits to Mexborough 1935 - 1963
Doncaster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1876Sep 1938 - Jan 1950DON
type: A brick-built 12TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Apr-66Feb 1950 - Apr 196636A
location: On the east side of the line, south of Doncaster station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 18 June 196136A4.35pm - 5.15pmtotal:110
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)
B1 4-6-0
A4 4-6-2
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
WD 2-8-0
6180036A6105536A6002764B Merlin xw6361336A9000136A
6181040E6109531B xw6002934A Woodcock aw6361836A9007850B
6182936A6111556C
A1 4-6-2
6362841F9014436A
6186736A6112236A xw6011336A Great Northern6367736A9015834E
6188736A6112436A6011936A Patrick Stirling6369336A9023536A
6189536A6112636E6012836A Bongrace6369836A9029636A
6189750B6115736A aw6013936A Sea Eagle6380736C9037850B
6190740E6117036A6014936A Amadis6385836A9044340B
6196436A6118840E xw6015736A Great Eastern
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
9048036A
K1 2-6-0
6119636A6015836A Aberdonian6388731B9050636A
6205336A6127936A
A2 4-6-2
O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
9053836A
6206150A6136036A6052036A Owen Tudor6392236A9054540E
6206936A6137041D xw6053336A Happy Knight6392436E9055136A
cl 4MT 2-6-0
6138934F
V2 2-6-2
BR 9F 2-10-0
6393634F9056936A
4308834E xw
B16 4-6-0 (GNR)
6082636A9216936A6394136A9060136C
4314440F6141850A6084250A9217036A6394834F9063636A
L1 2-6-4T
0-6-0 diesels
6085736A9217536A6396334F xw9070936A
6778036AD2390D34796087036A9219136A6396836A
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6778736AD2391D34806088036A9219836A6397436A6896436A
BR 4MT 2-6-4T
D2392D34816089636A9219936A
cl 8F 2-8-0
6896536A
80097*33BD3152D34826090536A9220036A483602E6897736A
*ex Darlington Works
D3444D36376093036A9220136Aaw - awiting works
D3473D36516094336Axw - ex works
Shed Codes2E Northampton31B March33B Tilbury34A King's Cross34E New England
34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham40E Colwick
40F Boston41D Canklow50A York50B Hul Dairycoates56C Leeds Copley Hill64B Haymarket
Visits to Doncaster 1936 - 1955Visits to Doncaster 1956 - 1966
The party returned to King's Cross at 6.03pm, on a 14 coach train headed by A3 4-6-2 60102 "Sir Frederick Banbury'.