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.

Wednesday 19 February 2020

Days Out No. 49 : 25th March 1956 - North Lincolnshire & South Yorkshire

An RCTS Tour of North Lincolnshire & South Yorkshire.
The journey north from Kings Cross to Doncaster, on the 24th March 1956, was by the 11.46pm hauled as far as Grantham by A1 4-6-0 60128 "Bongrace" (35B). The 14 coach train was then taken forward by another A1, 60140 "Balmoral" (50A). Arrival time at Doncaster was 3.32am. The party assembled at the station for a 6am start by Yorkshire Traction, Leyland Tiger Royal 39 seater coach No. 974.
Frodingham (Scunthorpe)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1932Sep 1935 - Jan 1950FRO
type:A concrete-built 5TS through-road shedclosed:Feb-66Feb 1950 - Feb 196636C
location:In the vicinity of Scunthorpe and Frodingham Station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 25 March 195636C6.55am - 7.10amtotal:73
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6418237A6392335B6357636C6374736C9001336C9058340B
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6393835B6360136C6376136C9004236A9059636C
6431936C6395035B6360636C6378836C9005936C9059736C
6440736C6395236A6362636C6379039B9007036C9059836C
6441036C6395436A6362836B6379336C9013140B9064636C
6442936C6395836A6363337A6384336B9031136C9064736C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6396035B6364236C6385336C9033036Bcl 8F 2-8-0
6896036C6396336A6365336C6388939B9034036B4803718A
6896236C6397136A6366036C6390636C9042136B4818115A
6896436C6397736A6366236C6391336D9042536C4855318A
6897036CB1 4-6-06367136C6391736C9050636B4870415B
6898036C6113736A6367736CS1 0-8-4T (GCR)9051236CQ1 0-8-0T (GNR)
B16 4-6-06374436C6990136C9051435A6993036C
6141950A9056740E6993736C
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering18A Toton35B Grantham36A Doncaster
36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36D Barnsley37A Ardsley39B Sheffield Darnall
40B Immingham40E Langwith Junction50A York
Visits to Frodingham 1936 - 1966
Immingham
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1912Sep 1935 - Jan 1950IMM
type:A brick-built 12TS through-road shed.closed:Feb-66Feb 1950 - Feb 196640B
location:On the west side of Immingham Docks.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 25 March 195640B8.05am - 8.35amtotal:112
B1 4-6-0K2 2-6-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
6107940B6172740B6361540B6428440B6800940B9002940B
6108240B6174040B6361640B6430540B6801840B9003540B
6109840B6174640A6364440B6430936A6802640B9010438A
6113040B6175040F6365140B6432540B6802840B9012038A
6114340A6175740F6367940E6432840C6803340B9015338A
6117540BK3 2-6-06370340E6437240B6806740B9016240E
6118240B6180040B6373441A6441140B6806840B9020340B
6128140B6180240B6373840B6443940B6806940B9022340B
6131441A6182540B6375438A6444640B6807040B9022440B
6131840B6183940B6375940EJ39 0-6-06807140B9025036B
6132540B6185240B6376540E6472240A6807240B9025940E
6132840B6189140B6378341A6488140A6807440B9028540B
6136640B6190540B6381940BO2 2-8-0 (GNR)6807540B9029440B
6140640B6195040B6383640B6397036E6807640B9029840B
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6383740B6397836A6807740B9039340B
6980340B6896340B6387840B0-6-0 diesels6807840B9041140E
6981340B6390040B11108131546808040B9045340B
6981640BD11 4-4-0 (GCR)1150713155J63 0-6-0T (GCR)9047140B
6982040B6267040B Marne13152131566820440B9047740B
13153131576820540B9049240B
6821040B9067436A
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36E Retford38A Colwick40A Lincoln
40B Immingham40C Louth40E Langwith Junction40F Boston41A Sheffield Darnall
Visits to Immingham 1936 - 1955
Grimsby Docks
Pre Grouping Ownership - Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railwayopened:1889Immingham sub shed.
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:1961
 
location:On the east side of the line, north of Grimsby Town station.
Sunday 25 March 19560-6-0 Diesel Mechanical locos40B (sub)
111521115311154total:3
Visits to Grimsby Docks 1936 - 1963
Louth
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1848Sep 1935 - Jan 1950LTH
type:A brick-built 2TS with one through road.closed:Dec-56Feb 1950 - Dec 195640C
location:On the east side of Louth station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 25 March 195640C9.55am - 10amtotal:10
C12 4-4-2 (GNR)A5 4-6-2T (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)
6736440C6739840C6981640B6431240B6926140C6932240C
6738440C6432040C6929740B6936940B
Shed Codes40B Immingham40C Louth
Visits to Louth 1938 - 1956
Lincoln
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - 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.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
WD - War Department
Sunday 25 March 195640A11.10am - 11.25amtotal:47
B1 4-6-0K2 2-6-0 (GNR)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)J39 0-6-0J69 0-6-0T (GER)
6108540A6177840A6180340B6191940A6470240A6852840A
6124840AK1 2-6-06180740A6194440A6471240A6853740A
6125840A6203531B6181240A6196040A6472840A6854140A
6127940A6182840A6196440A6473440A6855840A
6131140A6184840AO4 2-8-0 (GCR)6475540A6856940A
6140540A6185940A6363240E6480440A6858740A
D11 4-4-0 (GCR)6188940A6375040E6487636A6860540A
6266040A Butler-Henderson6189440AJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)6493740A6861840A
6266340A prince AlbertO2 2-8-0 (GNR)6431540A6496040AWD 2-8-0
6266640A Zeebrugge6393936A6435940A6497740A9052231B
Shed Codes31B March36A Doncaster40A Lincoln40B Immingham40E Langwith Junction
Visits to Lincoln 1938 - 1964
Lincoln St. Marks
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1867Sep 1935 - Apr 1953Nottingham subshed
type:A brick-built 2TS through shed.closed:Jan-59May 1953 - Jan 1959Lincoln subshed
location:On the south side of Lincoln St. Marks station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 25 March 195640A (sub)11.40am - 11.43amtotal:4
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)D11 4-4-0 (GCR)
4045416A4233616A4168640A6266740A Somme
Shed Codes16A Nottingham40A Lincoln
Visits to Lincoln St. Marks 1938 - 1958
Tuxford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1896Sep 1935 - Jan 1950TUX
type:A 3TS shed with one through road.closed:Feb-59Feb 1950 - Jan 195840D
location:West side of the line, at Dukeries Junction.
Feb 1958 - Feb 195941K
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 25 March 195640D12.25pm - 12.30pmtotal:11
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6982840D6434440D6359740D6364340D6372240D
6435340D6360740D6366540D6389340D
6442440D6362240D
Shed Codes40D Tuxford
Visits to Tuxford 1938 - 1959
Retford (Great Central)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1849Sep 1935 - Jan 1950RET
type:A brick 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.
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 25 March 195636E12.55pm - 1.05pmtotal:27
B1 4-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6115639A6428736E6442236E6394536E6360836E6378536E
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)6429536E6445136E6394936E6362041A6385136B
6931436E6434136EJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)6397236E6365436E6389938D
J39 0-6-06439536E6418836E6398036E6365536E6390536E
6497036E6442136E6398536A6378236E6391436E
6398636E
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36E Retford38D Staveley GC
39A Gorton41A Sheffield Darnall
Visit to Retford (Great Central) 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.
Note: Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code.
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 25 March 195636E1.15pm - 1.20pmtotal:20
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5806536E6120836E6483036E6423436E6434036E6363736E
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)6121136E6489336E6424536E6438036E6373636E
6928336E6121236E6489836E6425236EJ69 0-6-0T (GER)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6121336E6490836E6852736E6392536E
6123136E
Shed Codes36E Retford
Visits to Retford (Great Northern) 1938 - 1965
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.
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
GER - Great Eastern RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 25 March 195636Atotal:148
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)B1 4-6-0V2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
4177936A61026*36A6084137B6004836A Doncaster6392236A
cl 4MT 2-6-06108736A6084936A6005237B Prince Palatine6393536A
4305451K xw6110736A6085534A6005536A Woolwinder6393736E
4307451D xw6111436A6087036A6006436A Tagalie6394236A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6112036A60872^36A6006636A Merry Hampton6394336A
6182940A6112236A6087435A6006736A Ladas6394436A
6186230A xw6112736A6087736A xw6010936A Hermit6394736A
6191940A6112836A6087938E xw6011236A St. Simon6395236A
K1 2-6-06114440B6088136AA3 4-6-26395336A
6202852C xw6114536A6090536A6012535B Scottish Union6395536A
J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)6115536A6091736A6012652B Sir Vincent Raven6395636A
6877836A6115736A6092136AB17 4-6-06395736A
6878436A6116236A6092836A6165331A Huddersfield Town xw6395936A
6880036A6117036A6095036AJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-06396436A
6883536A6117136A6095636A6417936A9005038A6396536E
6883636A6119336A6098150A6419336A9006036A6396736A
6884136A6119636AW1 4-6-46420936A9007538A6396936A
6884936A61250*36A6070036A6424336A9022140B6397136A
6885238A W6126636AJ39 0-6-06425134D aw9025236B6397436A aw
6885336A6133134A aw6475936E6425738A903692E6397736A
6888636A6137736A6481036A6425836A aw9038336A6398136A
B16 4-6-0 (NER)O4 2-8-0 (GNR)6482836A6425936E9040136B6398336A
6142450A6359536C6483836A6426136A9042450A6398436A
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6360941A6483937A6426236A9053736A6398536A
6892034B6370538D6488536A6426335A9060136CBR 9F 2-10-0
6892636A6376936A6495236AJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)9061236B9206936A
6894037C6385336C6495636A6428536AJ94 0-6-0ST (WD)9207036A
6897436A6385536A6495732B6429636A6802036A9207436A
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)J69 0-6-0T6497236A6430836C6802236A9207536A
6945337A aw6850736A6498736Aaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works9207636A
6946234B* B1 names: 61026 Ourebi, 61250 A. Harold Bibby. ^ V2 name: 60872 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Shed Codes2E Northampton30A Stratford31A Cambridge32B Ipswich34A Kings Cross
34B Hornsey34D Hitchin35A New England35B Grantham36A Doncaster36B Mexborough
36C Frodingham36E Retford37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill37C Bradford38A Colwick
38D Staveley GC38E Woodford Halse40A Lincoln40B Immingham41A Sheffield Darnall50A York
51D Middlesborough51K Saltburn52B Heaton52C Blaydon
Visits to Doncaster 1936 - 1955Visits to Doncaster 1956 - 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.
Feb 1958 - Feb 196441F
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 25 March 195636B3.50pm - 4.10pmtotal:63
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6435236B6358636B6375336B6383236B9003236C9047338A
6435536B6359336B6375636B6383536B9009953A9049836B
6437736B6361136B6375736B6387636B9020050A9058236B
6439336B6361236B6376436B6387738D9021136BO2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6439936D6362441A6377436B6389736B9022036B6395836A
6440236B6366836B6377536B6390836B9022936BB1 4-6-0
6443236B6366936D6378136BJ39 0-6-09027036B6116536B
6444936B6367236B6379136B6490737C9030436B6116636B
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)6367336B6379836BJ52 0-6-0ST (GNR)9030536A6116736B
6930536B6369338B6381236B6884736B9035836B6119436B
6930836B6374536B6381336B0-6-0 diesel9040036BB16 4-6-0
6375136B6382836B130636146050A
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36D Barnsley37C Bradford
38A Colwick38B Annesley38D Staveley GC41A Sheffield Darnall50A York53A Hull Dairycotes
Visits to Mexborough 1935 - 1963
Wath
Wath depot served the large marshalling and coal concentration yard. The depot opened in 1952 and closed in January 1983.

Sunday 25 March 19564.30pm - 4.50pmtotal:18
EMI Bo-Bo electrics0-6-0 diesels
260022601226026260321306213064
26003260182602926034
26006260192603026044
26010260212603126045
The party returned to London on the 6.30pm Doncaster to King's Cross behind A2 4-6-2 60508 Duke of Rothesay.
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