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.

Thursday 16 January 2020

Days Out No. 47 : 15th - 17th June 1957 - Edinburgh to Aberdeen

Visits to the major sheds in the Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen areas.
St. Margarets
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1866Sep 1935 - Jan 1950STM
type: A large brick-built 6TS shed, and a roundhouse.closed:Apr-63Feb 1950 - May 196764A
location: On both sides of the line, east of Waverley station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondSt - StanierNBR - North British Railway
Saturday 15th June 195764A2.05pm - 2.30pmtotal:78
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D30 4-4-0 V2 2-6-2K3 2-6-0J35 0-6-0 (NBR)
6913064A6242464A Claverhouse S6080462B6182364A6446264A
6914164A6243764B Adam Woodcock6081364A6187552B6447964A
6915264AD34 4-4-0 6083664A6187664A6448964A
6916764A6247164A Glen Falloch6090064A6187864A6451864A
6916864A6248364A Glen GarryB1 4-6-06187964A6452464A
6921964A6248764A Glen Arklet6106468E6188164A6453264A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)6248864A Glen Aladale6109964A6188564AJ38 0-6-0
4015964A6249064A Glen Fintaig6118464A6190064A6591264A
V1 2-6-2T6249464A Glen Gour6119164A6191164A6591864A
6760764AD49 4-4-0 cl 5MT 4-6-06191752D6591964A
6762964A6271164A Dumbartonshire4482063A6193768E6592064A
6764964A6271264A Morayshire4495665AJ37 0-6-0 (NBR)6592764A
6766664A6271864A Kinross-shireY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)6453864A6593464A
V3 2-6-2TJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)6809764A6458264AJ39 0-6-0
6760564A6530564A6832064A6810264A6462564A6479464A
6760964A6531064A6833864A6811564A6463764A6498664A
BR 2MT 2-6-06532764A6834864A6811964AC16 4-4-2T (NBR)
7804864Acl 2MT 2-6-0cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)6749764AS - stored
7804964A4646264A5603564A
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth62B Dundee Tay Brdg63A Perth South
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65A Eastfield68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to St. Margarets 1947 - 1960Visits to St. Margarets 1961 - 1966
Haymarket
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1894Sep 1935 - Jan 1950HAY
type: A brick-built 8TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Aug-59Feb 1950 - Sep 196364B
location: On the north side of the line, west of Haymarket station.
AbbreviationsPick - PickersgillNBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 195764B3.05pm - 3.20pmtotal:47
A4 4-6-2A2 4-6-2D49 4-4-0
6000964B Union of South Africa6051064B Robert the Devil6270564B Lanarkshire
6001264B Comm. of Australia6052964B Pearl Diver6270964B Berwickshire
6002464B Kingfisher6053564B Hornet's Beauty6274364B The Cleveland
6002764B Merlin6053664B TrimbushV2 2-6-2cl 5MT 4-6-0
6003164B Golden Plover6053764B Bachelor's Button6080664B4495765A
A3 4-6-2D11 4-4-0 6091052B4508764D
6003764B Hyperion6267864B Luckie Mucklebackit6093762BJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6004364B Brown Jack6268364B Hobbie Elliott6094052A6845764B
6005764B Ormonde6269164B Laird of Balmawhapple6095164BN15 0-6-2T (NBR)
6008964B Felstead6269264B Allan-BaneV1 2-6-2T6922064B
6009252B FairwayB1 4-6-06761064BJ88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6009764B Humorist6100764B KlipspringerV3 2-6-2T6832864B
6009964B Call Boy6101452D Oribi6761564BJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)
A1 4-6-26140464B6762064B65243*64B
6013252A Marmioncl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)WD 2-8-06525864A
6015052A Willbrook5767964C6455364F9002062A* named Maude
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth62A Thornton Jct.62B Dundee Tay Brdg
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64C Dalry Road64D Polmont64F Bathgate65A Eastfield
Visits to Haymarket 1947 - 1963
Edinburgh Waverley - Thornton Jct. : 4.15pm hauled by A3 4-6-2 60037 "Hyperion" (64B) - 10 coaches
Thornton Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayreplaced older shed:1933Sep 1935 - Dec 1948THJ
type:A corrugated-iron built 6TS through-road shed.closed:Mar-63Jan 1949 - Apr 196762A
location:On the south side of the line to Dunfermline, west of the station.
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayNBR - North British Railway
WD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 195762A5.45pm - 6.05pmtotal:75
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D30 4-4-0 (NBR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)J38 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
6913262A6241862A The Pirate6446662A6590062A9000462A
6915362A6241962A Meg Dods6447462A6590362A9007762B
6922362A6242962A The Abbot6448862A6590664A9016862A
6922462A6243162A Kenilworth6449865E6590862A9018262A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)6452162A6591062A9044162A
6192464A6246762A Glenfinnan6452262A6591162A9047262A
B1 4-6-06247562A Glen BeasdaleJ37 0-6-0 (NBR)6592362C9053962A
6113462A6247862A Glen Quoich6454065A6593162A9061462A
6114662A6249262A Glen Garvin6454662A6593262A9070562A
6126262AD11 4-4-06455062AJ88 0-6-0T (NBR)J83 0-6-0T (NBR)
6133062A6267762A Edie Ochiltree6455264A6832162A6845162A
6135664A6267962A Lord Glenallan6456462A6832262A6845662A
6140762C6268965A Maid of Lorn6456562A6833162A6845962A
0-6-0 dieselD49 4-4-06460062A6833462AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)
133386270662A Forfarshire6460462C6833562A6521862A
6271362A Aberdeenshire6461862AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6525262A
6272862A Cheshire6462962A6901262A6534562A
6273362A Northumberland6463562A6901362A
Shed Codes62B Dundee Tay Brdg62C Dunfermline64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65E Kipps
Visits to Thornton Junction 1937 - 1967
Thornton Jct. - Dundee (Tay Bridge) : 6.41pm hauled by V2 2-6-2 60937 (62B) - 6 coaches & 3 wagons.
Dundee Tay Bridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1878Sep 1935 - Dec 1948DEE
type:A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-63Jan 1949 - May 196762B
location:On the north side of the line, west of the station.
Dundee WestThe Caledonian shed, opposite Tay Bridge shed, lost its allocation on 1st January 1949.
It became a subshed of Tay Bridge and dealt with repairs and overspills at weekends.
AbbreviationsM - MacintoshGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysNBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
Saturday 15th June 195762B9.45pm - 10.15pmtotal:74
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)B1 4-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J38 0-6-0A2 4-6-2
6750262B6107664B6453062B6590262A6052762B Sun Chariot
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6110262B6454262B6591664A6053161B Barham
4269062B6113262B6454462B6592264A6053664B Trimbush
4269362B6117262B6454562BJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)D30 4-4-0 (NBR)
BR 4MT 2-6-4T6118062B6458762B6846562B6243862B Peter Poundtext
8012362B6118464A6459662A6846662BV2 2-6-2WD 8F 2-8-0
8012462B6126262A6459762C6847062B6080462B9012862A
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)6126362B6462062BJ69 0-6-0T (GER)6081961B9019865D
5522762B6127862B6462762B6853562B6083862B9035062A
cl 2MT 2-6-06129262BJ39 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)6089464A9046362B
4646362Bcl 5MT 4-6-06478662B5632362B6093762BY9 0-4-0ST (NBR)
4646462B4470361B6482262B5632562B6095561B6810062B
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)4472063AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)BR 5MT 4-6-06810862B
6185868E4479461B6531962B7315165B6811462B
6198364A4538462B6533062B7315365B
Dundee West
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)V2 2-6-2J37 0-6-0 (NBR)J39 0-6-0J69 0-6-0T (GER)WD 8F 2-8-0
6748662B6084462B6453364A6479062B6855162B9072762C
6749162B6461562B0-4-0 diesel0-6-0 diesel
6463162B1170313347
Shed Codes61B Aberdeen F'Hill62A Thornton Jct.62B Dundee Tay Brdg62C Dunfermline63A Perth South
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65B St. Rollox65D Dawsholm68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Dundee Tay Bridge 1938 - 1966Visits to Dundee West 1938 - 1950
Sunday 16th June 1957 - Dundee (Tay Bridge) to Perth: 9.50am hauled by V2 2-6-2 60969 (62B) - 6 coaches
Perth South
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1854Sep 1935 - Dec 194829A
type:An 8TS through-road shed. Rebuilt in 1938closed to steam:May-67Jan 1949 - May 196763A
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillBR - British Railways
Sunday 16th June 195763A10.40am - 11.15amtotal:82
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4216863A4419363A4470463A4506660A4564068A Frobisher
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4425163A4470563A4512068A4569168A Orion
4274665B4425363A4471960A4516863ACoronation 4-6-2
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)4425463A4472063A4517063A462355A City of Birmingham
5446963A4425763A4472163A4517263AA2 4-6-2
5447663A4425863A4479763A4536563A6053064B Sayajirao
5448563A4432863A4480163A4545263A6053664B Trimbush
5448663Ccl 3F 0-6-0T (M)4488563A4545863AD34 4-4-0
5448963A5624663A4488668A4545963A6247063A Glen Roy
5449463A5632863A4490068A4546266B6248463A Glen Lyon
5449963A5633163A4492163A4546363AClan 4-6-2
5450363A5634763A4492463A4547363A7200266A Clan Campbell
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)5635263A4492563A4547463ABR 5MT 4-6-0
5732463B5635363A4495264D4547563A7300663A7312063A
5734563A5635963A4496163A4547760A7300763A7314665B
5736863Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4499763A4548363A7300863AK3 2-6-0 (GNR)
5744163B5520963A4499963A4548763A7300963A6185564A
5521363A4505363A4549263A6193364A
Shed Codes5A Crewe North60A Inverness63A Perth South63B Stirling South63C Forfar
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64D Carstairs65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie
66B Motherwell68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Visits to Perth South 1938 - 1967
Sunday 16th June 1957 - Perth to Aberdeen: 12.05pm hauled by "Clan" 4-6-2 72002 Clan Campbell (66A) - 11 coaches
Kittybrewster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great North of Scotland Railwayopened:Sep 1935 - Dec 1948KIT
type:A stone-built semi-roundhouse.closed to steam :Jun-61Jan 1949 - Jun 196161A
location:On the west side of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerM - MacintoshPick - PickersgillBR - British Railways
GNoSR - Great North of Scotland RailwayNBR - North British RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 16th June 195761A3.15pm - 3.40pmtotal:47
BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)B1 4-6-0D34 4-4-0 (NBR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
8000561A4060361A6129461A6247961A Glen Sheil6871061A
8002961A4062261A6130761A6248061A Glen Fruin6871761A
8011161A4064861A6134361A6248261A Glen Mamie6871961A
8011261A4065061A6134661A6248961A Glen Dessary6874961A
8011361A4066361A6135061A6249761A Glen Malliecl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
8011461Acl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)6135161AJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)5632661B S
8011561A5448760A wks6140061A6448261A6524761A5634861B S
Z4 0-4-2T (GNoSR)K2 2-6-0 (GNR)V2 2-6-2J39 0-6-06525161Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
6819061A6174161A6085161B6497561B6530361A5518561C wks
6819161A6179361C6088861BD40 4-4-0 (GNoSR)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)5519863C wks
Z5 0-4-2T (GNoSR)6226461C W5759161C wks
6819261AS - storedwks - Inverurie Works traffic
Shed Codes60A Inverness61A Kittybrewster61B Aberdeen F'Hill61C Keith63C Forfar
Visits to Kittybrewster 1937 - 1961
Aberdeen Ferryhill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway & North British Railwayopened:1908prior to Dec 1948ABD, 29B
type:A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-67Jan 1949 - Mar 196761B
location:In the fork of the Ballater and Perth lines, south of the station.
AbbreviationsM - MacintoshNBR - North British RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 16 June 195761B4.10pm - 4.30pmtotal:34
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)cl 5MT 4-6-0V2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2WD 8F 2-8-0
6912861B4470361B6081961B6009664B Papyrus9001962A
6912961B4479461B6082461BA2 4-6-29005862A
6920161B4515365BV4 2-6-26052561B A. H. Peppercorn9009761B
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4516261B6170161B6053161B Barham9051362A
8002161A4517163AJ38 0-6-0Jubilee 4-6-09053462A
J35 0-6-0 (NBR)4535865B6590362A4567363A Keppelcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
6448561B4546961BClan 4-6-25624061B
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J39 0-6-0K2 2-6-0 (GNR)7200266A Clan Campbell5625161B
6524261B6479561B6178361C Loch Shiel5627861B
6525362C Joffre6179261C
Shed Codes61A Kittybrewster61B Aberdeen F'Hill61C Keith62A Thornton Junction62C Dunfermline
63A Perth South64B Haymarket65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie
Visits to Aberdeen Ferryhill 1937 - 1966
Monday 17th June 1957 - Aberdeen to Keith Jct: 7.45am hauled by B1 4-6-0 61350 (61A) - 10 coaches to Cairnie Jct (7 coaches to Keith)
Keith Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great North of Scotlandopened:1856Sep 1935 - Dec 1948KEI
type:A stone-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam :Jun-61Jan 1949 - Jun 196161C
location:On the south side of the line, east of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerPick - PickersgillGNR - Great Northern Railway
NBR - North British RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
Monday 17 June 195761C9.25am - 9.35amtotal:11
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)K2 2-6-0 (GNR)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)
4060061C5447160E6175561C6246961C Glen Douglas6453465E xw
4062261CC16 4-4-2T (NBR)6178261CB1 4-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
6749661C6130861C6870061C6529761C
Shed Codes60E Forres61C Keith65E Polmont
Visits to Keith Junction 1938 - 1961
Monday 17th June 1957 - 9.46am Keith Junction to Inverurie hauled by B1 4-6-0 61349 (61A) - 7 coaches
Inverurie Works
Inverurie Locomotive Works was built by the Great North of Scotland Railway and opened in 1903. Prior to this date, locomotive repairs were carried out at Kittybrewster, 15 miles to the south.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondM - MacintoshPick - PickersgillNBR - North British Railway
Monday 17 June 1957total:19
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)D30 4-4-0 (NBR)D11 4-4-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
5523660C6241862A The Pirate6268965A Maid of Lorn6454764A
5523865F6242663B Cuddie Headriggcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)6455662B
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)5725965G6449164F6460462C
6918664A5450768B6531764G5727365D6449865E6460664A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)6462165C
5636766B5762366A
Shed Codes60C Helmsdale62A Thornton Junction62B Dundee Tay Brdg62C Dunfermline63B Stirling South
64A St. Margarets64F Bathgate64G Hawick65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65D Dawsholm
65E Kipps65F Grangemouth65G Yoker66A Polmadie66B Motherwell68B Dumfries
Visits to Inverurie Works
Monday 17th June 1957 - 11.53am Inverurie to Aberdeen hauled by B1 4-6-0 61307 (61A) - 10 coaches
Monday 17th June 1957 - 1.30pm Aberdeen - Glasgow (Buchanan St.) hauled by class 5MT 4-6-0 44885 (63A) to Perth - 8 coaches + 2 vans, then BR class 5MT 4-6-0 73007 (63A) from Perth to Glasgow, arriving at 5.33pm.

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