Days Out No. 69 : 1st November 1964 - Merseyside and Manchester

An enthusiast's excursion across Merseyside and Manchester.
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1870	Sep 1935 - Jun 1967		6A
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-67
location:	On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways
Sunday 1 November 1964					6A					total:	32
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				Jubilee 4-6-0
42202	6A	42777	8H	44708	9E	45353	6A	45593	9H Kolhapur
42213	6A	42859	8H	44857	55A	45429	6A	Britannia 4-6-2
42236	6A	BR 4MT 4-6-0		44913	6H	cl 3F 0-6-0T		70023	6J Venus
42240	6A	75009	6C	44971	6B	47389	6A	70038	12A Robin Hood
42252	6A	75010	6A	45184	6A	47437	6A	cl 8F 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		75029	6C	45231	6A	47565	8H	48422	8H	D2220	D2374
42482	6A	75063	6D	45250	6A	47669	6G	48446	8H
Shed Codes		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6C Croes Newydd		6D Shrewsbury		6H Bangor
6J Holyhead		8H Birkenhead		9E Trafford Park		9H Patricroft		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1890	Sep 1935 - Apr 1966		6B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-66
location:	South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railways
Sunday 1 November 1964					6B					total:	31
cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0				Hall 4-6-0
44658	16B	45209	10A	48175	6B	48723	6B	6906	2D Chicheley Hall
44780	6G	45237	6B	48253	6B	48741	9E	Grange 4-6-0
44800	6B	45272	2E	48368	16F	48749	6B	6831	2B Bearley Grange
44842	6B	45283	2E	48475	2B	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		0-6-0 diesels
44897	6B	45395	6B	48632	6B	44389	6G	47350	6B	D3833	12020
44950	8C	BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR 9F 2-10-0		47673	6B	D4105
45043	6B	73137	9H	42827	8H	92111	8C
Shed Codes		2B Oxley		2D Banbury		2E Saltley		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct
8C Speke Junction		8H Birkenhead		9E Trafford Park		9H Patricroft		10A Carnforth		16B Annesley
16F Burton-on-Trent
Visits to Mold Junction 1937 - 1966
Birkenhead
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railway & Great Western Railway Joint									prior to 1949		6C & BHD
type:	Two 8TS dead-ended sheds built alongside each other.						opened:	1878	1949 - Sep 1963		6C
location:	West side of the Chester line, south of Woodside station.						closed:	Nov-67	Sep 1963 - Nov 1967		8H
										BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					8H					total:	54
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
42566	8H	44966	2E	42707	8H W	47272	8H	48251	5B	92020	8C
42586	8H	45322	2J	42730	8H	47324	8H	48415	2A	92046	8H
42597	8H	Jubilee 4-6-0		42753	8H	47423	8H	48476	8H	92047	8H
42602	8H	45632	9B Tonga	42814	8H	47447	8H	48546	9H	92056	9D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		B1 4-6-0		42892	8H	47495	8H	48552	15E	92057	8H
42086	8H	61176	50A	42900	8H	47627	8H	48691	8H	92089	8C
WD 2-8-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		42934	8H W	47659	8H	48709	8C	92127	8C
90248	8L	75043	8L	42937	8H	47674	8H			92166	8H
Royal Scot 4-6-0				0-6-0 diesels		D2213	D2218	D2375	D2500	W - withdrawn
46148	6J The Manchester Regiment			D2501	D2503	D2505	D2506	D2508	D2509	D2510
Shed Codes		2A Tyseley		2E Saltley		2J Aston		5B Crewe South		6J Holyhead
8C Speke Junction		8H Birkenhead		8L Aintree		9B Stockport		9D Newton Heath		9H Patricroft
15E Coalville		50A York
Visits to Birkenhead 1938 - 1967
Speke Junction
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railway							opened:	1886	Sep 1935 - May 1968		8C
type:	A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-68
location:	In the triangle of the Allerton to Garston Docks to Ditton Jct. lines									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					8C					total:	56
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0				0-6-0 diesels
42716	10H	44725	8C	45329	8C	48193	16A	48692	8C	D2199	12006
42856	8H	44732	8C	45378	9K	48250	9J	48730	10D	D2390	12007
42886	8A	44741	8C	45386	8C	48294	8C	48774	8C	D2393	12015
42904	9G	44749	8C W	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		48296	8C	WD 2-8-0		D2394	12018
cl 2MT 2-6-0		44751	8C W	43994	8G	48308	8C	90216	8L W	D3870	12027
46410	8C	44781	9J	cl 4F 0-6-0		48395	16E	90241	10F	D4147	12081
46423	8C	45034	8C	44181	8B	48433	8C	90261	10H	BR 9F 2-10-0
46424	8C	45131	8C	44456	8E	48520	8C	90392	9G	92010	12A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		45188	8C	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		48542	55A	90686	8F	92115	12A
42112	9E			42644	9E	48653	16C			W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington Dallam		8C Speke Junction		8E Northwich		8F Springs Branch
8G Sutton Oak		8H Birkenhead		8L Aintree		9E Trafford Park		9G Gorton		9J Agecroft
9K Bolton		10D Lostock Hall		10F Rose Grove		10H Lower Darwen		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		16A Toton
16C Derby		16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Speke Junction 1937 - 1968
Sutton Oak
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1880	Sep 1938 - Sep 1954		10E
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-67	Oct 1954 - Jan 1958		10D
location:	East of the line between Sutton Oak and Peasley Cross						BR Database		Feb 1958 - Jun 1967		8G
Abbreviations		I - Ivatt		BR - British Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					8G					total:	20
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0
41286	8G	76076	8G	44075	8G	44266	8G	47298	8G	90178	8G
		76077	8G	44086	8G	44350	8G	47367	8G	90702	8G
		76078	8G	44117	8G W	44356	8G	47393	8G
		76079	8G	44127	8G	44536	8G	47452	8G
Shed Codes		8G Sutton Oak						47668	8G	W - withdrawn
Visits to Sutton Oak 1938 - 1967
Warrington Dallam
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1888	Sep 1938 - Oct 1967		8B
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Oct-67
location:	On the west side of the main line, a mile north of Bank Quay station.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		BR - British Railways
Sunday 1 November 1964					8B					total:	29
cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
44349	8B	44819	8B	73134	9H	45583	8B Assam W			48451	8B
44384	8B W	45072	10A	73135	9H	45604	8B Ceylon			48543	8B
44522	8B	45078	8B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		45652	8B Hawke			48557	8B
44589	8B	45139	9E	47395	8F	45663	8B Jervis W			48676	8B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		45256	8B	0-6-0 diesels		45664	8B Nelson			48684	8H
43954	8B	45425	8F	D2389	D2391	45703	8B Thunderer			48716	8E
						45730	8B Ocean W			W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		8B Warrington Dallam		8F Springs Branch		8H Birkenhead		9E Trafford Park		10A Carnforth
Visits to Warrington Dallam 1937 - 1967
Warrington Central
Post Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Committee						opened:		Until Sep 63, a Liverpool Brunswick subshed
type:	An engine pit only. There are no shed buildings.					closed:	1966	Trafford Park subshed 9/63 - 1966
location:	On the south side of Warrington Central station
				Sunday 1 November 1964
				9E subshed		total:	2
					cl 4F 0-6-0
					44169	9E
					44402	9E
				Shed Codes		9E Trafford Park
Visits to Warrington Central 1938 - 1966
Patricroft
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1885	1935 - Jan 1958		10C
type:	Two brick-built sheds: one 8TS, the other 10TS.						closed:	Jul-68	Feb 1958 - Aug 1963		26F
location:	In the fork of the Eccles to Patricroft and Monton Green Lines.						BR Database		Sep 1963 - July 1968		9H
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways
		EE - English Electric		WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					9H					total:	47
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
42442	9H	44884	12A	73125	9H	73138	9H	47365	9H	48115	9H
42447	9H	45182	9E	73126	9H	73140	9H	47378	9H	48178	9G
42474	9H W	45271	9D	73127	9H	73142	9H	47616	9H	48213	9H
42548	9D	45275	6B	73128	9H	73143	9H	47647	9H	48491	9H
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		45316	9E	73129	9H	Jubilee 4-6-0				48553	9H
42765	8H	45339	9D	73131	9H	45600	9H Bermuda			48630	5B
0-6-0 diesels		45352	9E	73132	9H	45643	55C Rodney			48714	9H
D3373	D3592	45426	1A	73136	9H	45655	8B Keith			48720	9H
D3589		EE T4 diesel		Britannia 4-6-2		45657	9H Tyrwhitt W			WD 2-8-0
		D245		70047	6J					90146	36E
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6J Holyhead		8B Warrington
8H Birkenhead		9D Newton Heath		9E Trafford Park		9G Gorton		9H Patricroft		12A Carlisle Kingmoor
36E Retford		55C Farnley Junction
Visits to Patricroft 1936 - 1968
Longsight
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Feb 1965		9A
type:	Two brick-built sheds: a 8TS North Shed and the 12TS South Shed						closed to steam:		Feb-65
location:	East of the Stockport Edgeley line, south of Manchester Piccadilly station								BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
		EE - English Electric
Sunday 1 November 1964					9A					total:	48
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				Peak T4 diesels		electric locos
42437	9B W	44748	9A W	45596	9B Bahamas			D53		E3006	E3058
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		45380	9A	Royal Scot 4-6-0				EE T4 diesels		E3010	E3061
42710	9B	45404	9A	46129	9A The Scottish Horse W			D211	D225	E3015	E3074
42734	9B	B1 4-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		D221		E3017	E3076
42817	9B	61313	41D	44271	9L	48273	9E	BR T2 diesels		E3019	E3081
42842	9B W	cl 5MT 4-6-0		44353	9L	48744	9B	D5025	D5139	E3045	E3087
		73133	9H	44587	9E	0-6-0 diesels		D5034	D5142	E3048	E3093
						D3765	D3770	D5136	D5146	E3052	E3096
W - withdrawn						D3767	D4113			E3053
Shed Codes		9A Longsight		9B Stockport		9E Trafford Park		9H Patricroft		9L Buxton
		41D Canklow
Visits to Longsight 1936 - 1964
Newton Heath
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1853	1935 - Aug 1963		26A
type:	A brick-built 23TS through-road shed.						closed:	Jul-68	Sep 1963 - July 1968		9D
location:	In the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
		EE - English Electric				WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					9D					total:	85
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
42079	9D	42793	9B	44927	9K	45580	9D Burma			48076	55C
42087	9D	42831	9G	44933	9D	45592	9D Indore W			48080	55C
42115	9D	cl 2MT 2-6-0		44981	2E	45601	9D British Guiana W			48136	9D
42284	16C	46411	9D	45017	9E	45623	9D Palestine W			48164	9J
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		46418	9D	45073	9E	45642	9D Boscawen			48321	9D
42379	9D W	46452	9D	45076	9D	45653	9D Barham			48372	9D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		46472	9D	45101	9D	cl 4F 0-6-0		WD 2-8-0		48391	9D
42464	9D	46485	9D	45104	9D	44063	10G	90202	41D	48757	5B
42492	9D	46523	9D	45150	9D	44092	9D W	90207	9G	BR 9F 2-10-0
42620	9D W	EE T4 diesels		45163	12A	44218	5B	90337	55E	92018	9D
42640	9D W	D276	D329	45233	9D	44247	9D	90357	55E	92026	9D
42696	9D W	D296		45246	9D	44311	9M	90655	56D	92050	9D
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		BR T2 diesels		45336	9D	44431	9D W	cl 3F 0-6-0T		92078	16A
84015	10G	D7576	D7594	45337	12A	44460	9D W	47408	9D	92110	9D
0-4-0 diesel		0-6-0 diesels		45435	9D	44481	9D	47480	9D	92159	9D
D2865		D3372	D3844	45495	10A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		47584	9H W	92162	9D
		D3784				43979	9D	47640	9D W	Peak T4 diesel
								47660	9D	D50
Shed Codes		2E Saltley		5B Crewe South		9B Stockport		9D Newton Heath		9G Gorton
9H Patricroft		9J Agecroft		9K Bolton		9M Bury		10A Carnforth		10G Skipton
12A Carlisle Kingmoor		16A Toton		16C Derby		41D Canklow		55C Farnley Junction		55E Normanton
56D Mirfield
Visits to Newton Heath 1936 - 1954						Visits to Newton Heath 1955 - 1968
Trafford Park
Post Grouping Ownership (Joint) - Cheshire Lines Committee/Midland Railways								joint shed codes pre 1948 TFD/19G
type:	A 20TS dead-ended shed.						opened:	1895	1950 (briefly)		13A
location:	On the north side of the line, east of Trafford Park & Stretford station.						closed:	Mar-68	May 1950 - Mar 1968		9E
						BR Database			Jan 1957 - May 1958		17F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
Sunday 1 November 1964					9E					total:	33
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				Peak T4 diesels
42050	9E	42455	9E	44192	9E	45579	16C Punjab W			D22	D152
42053	9E	cl 4MT 2-6-0		44275	9E W	45705	9D Seahouse			D99
42064	9E	43041	9E	44392	9E W	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR T2 diesels
42076	9E	43064	41D	44396	9E W	44854	55A	48278	9L	D5275	D5278
42113	9E	43119	9E	44399	9E W	44871	9E	48288	9E	D5276	D7586
42155	9K	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44489	9E	45220	9E	48344	9E
42235	8F	43947	9E W	44564	9E W			48678	16F
42676	9E			44565	9E W
				44566	9E W
Shed Codes		9E Trafford Park		9L Buxton		16C Derby		16F Burton-on-Trent		41D Canklow
		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Trafford Park 1936 - 1968
Heaton Mersey
Post Grouping Ownership (Joint) - Cheshire Lines Committee/Midland Railways								joint shed codes pre 1950 STP/19D
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						opened:	1889	1950 (briefly)		13C
location:	In the fork of the Cheadle/Didsbury lines, west of Tivot Dale station.						closed:	May-68	May 1950 - Dec 1956		9F
							BR Database		Jan 1957 - Mar 1958		17E
									April 1958 - 1968		9F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		BR - British Railway
		WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					9F					total:	45
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-0				WD 2-8-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
42133	9F	43010	9F	43063	9F	90010	9G	48089	9F	48503	9F
42134	9F	43013	9F	43106	9F	90069	41D	48114	16E	48532	9D
42159	9F	43031	9F	43121	9F	90110	9J W	48138	56D	48535	9J
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		43033	9F	Jubilee 4-6-0		90217	50A	48161	9F	48613	9F
42712	9G	43046	9F	45633	8B Aden	90346	8H	48316	9F	48634	9J
42782	8H	43047	9F	cl 5MT 4-6-0		90397	56D	48383	16E	48682	9J
42941	9B	43048	9F	45341	9D	90486	8L	48390	9F	48731	9F
		43049	9F	45464	16F	90626	10H	48406	9F	BR 9F 2-10-0
								48429	9F	92081	9D
Shed Codes		8B Warrington		8H Birkenhead		8L Aintree		9B Stockport		9D Newton Heath
9E Trafford Park		9F Heaton Mersey		9G Gorton		9J Agecroft		10H Lower Darwen		16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield
16F Burton-on-Trent		41D Canklow		50A York		56D Mirfield
Visits to Heaton Mersey 1936 - 1968
Stockport
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1883	Sep 1935 - May 68		9B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-68
location:	West of the line, south of Stocport Edgeley station.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		WD - War Department
Sunday 1 November 1964					9B					total:	25
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
42121	9B	42715	9G	44855	9B	48181	9H	45563	8B Australia
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		42754	9B	45291	9B	48182	9B	45654	9B Hood
42343	9B	42772	9B	45382	9B	48388	15E	45670	9B Howard of Effingham W
42350	5C	42826	9B W	WD 2-8-0		48403	9F	45739	56A Ulster
42374	9B	42901	9G	90341	56A	cl 4F 0-6-0		0-6-0 diesels
				90474	41E	44544	9D	D3771	D4145	W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		5C Stafford		8B Warrington		9B Stockport		9D Newton Heath		9G Gorton
9H Patricroft		15E Coalville		41E Staveley Barrow H.		56A Wakefield
Visits to Stockport 1936 - 1968
Buxton
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1892	Sep 1935 - Aug 1963		9D
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Mar-68	Sep 1963 - Mar 1968		9L
location:	On the east side of the Stockport line, north of Buxton LNW station.									BR Database
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railway
Sunday 1 November 1964					9L					total:	23
cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
46401	9L	44025	9L	45522	9A Prestatyn W			48039	9L	48389	9L
46465	9L	44059	9L W	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		48062	9L	48428	9L
46480	9L	44165	9L W	44916	9A	43967	9L	48261	9L	48465	9L
		44339	9L	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR T2 diesel		48275	9L	48472	9L
W - withdrawn		44497	9L	42849	9B	D7596		48322	9L
		44599	9L
Shed Codes		9A Longsight		9B Stockport		9L Buxton
Visits to Buxton 1946 - 1967