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.

Monday, 14 September 2020

Days Out No. 72 : 24th September 1961 - Peterborough, March & Leicester

A group of enthusiasts from North East Lancashire travelled to Lincolnshire, Peterborough, March and Leicester.
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.BR Database
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196136Atotal:117
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0V2 2-6-2A4 4-6-2
6180840E W6394834F9000136A6082636A6003234A Gannet xw
6181236A6395536E9000850B6083750AA3 4-6-2
6182936A6396236A9002434E6089636A6007056B Gladiateur xw
6183534E6396736A9004236A6089736A6007852A Night Hawk
6183936A6396836A9006336A6089936A6009664B Papyrus xw
6186836A6397836A9013140B6090836A6011234F St. Simon xw
6188840E WO4/O1* 2-8-09014436A6090936AA1 4-6-2
6194036A63590*41H9015434E6092136A6011336A Great Northern
6194936A6361336A9018936C6092836A6011436A W. P. Allen
6195336A6361836A9025536A6093036A6011652B Hal o' the Wynd
6196136A W6367736A9028636A6093636A6012236A Curlew xw
6197036A6369336A9042750B6096634E6012536A Scottish Union
K1 2-6-06369836A9045336Acl 5MT 4-6-06013636A Alcazar
6204031B xw6370840B9047636A7317155A xw6014936A Amadis
6205336A6385836A9050636ABR 9F 2-10-0B1 4-6-0
6206936AL1 2-6-4T9053836A9217036A6100136A Elland
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6778436A9060950B9217136A6100336A Gazelle aw
6891736AN2 0-6-2T (GNR)9063636A9217736A6105432A6117036A
6892636A6953334A W9068336A9218334E6105536A xw6118540B xw
6892836AA2 4-6-29218936A6110056C6119336A
6894856F6052336A Sun Castle9219136A6112136A6120734E aw
6897236A6053336A Happy Knight aw9219836A6112236A6132636A
6898336A0-6-0 diesels9220136A6112436A6132840B
6898636AD3443D3484D3660cl 8F 2-8-06113536A6136036A
6898736AD3444D3649483492E6115736A6136140E aw
Shed Codes2E Northampton31B March32A Norwich34A King's Cross34E New England
34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham40E Colwick
41H Staveley GC50B Hul Dairycoates52A Gateshead52B Heaton55A Leeds Holbeck56B Ardsley
56C Leeds Copley Hill56F Low Moor64B HaymarketW - withdrawnaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
Visits to Doncaster 1936 - 1955Visits to Doncaster 1956 - 1966
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.
Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code.
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 24 September 196136Etotal:20
B1 4-6-0A1 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6112036E6121336E60142*52B Edward Fletcher6390436E6378536E
6112636E6122536EJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)J94 0-6-0ST6392636E0-6-0 diesels
6120836Ecl 4MT 2-6-06424536E6806736E6392736ED3613D3619
6121136E4315736E6807536E6394536ED3618
* loco was in the shed yard having failed on a down express.6394636E
Shed Codes36E Retford52B Heaton
Visits to Retford (Great Northern) 1938 - 1965
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.BR Database
Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code.
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196136Etotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
4312736E6432436E6393436E6397236E6360236E6377936E
K3 2-6-06433236E6394236E6397536E6363736E6379836E
6195136A6435436E6395136E6397636E6364736E6380736C
K1 2-6-06445036E6396436E6397936E6365536E6391436E
6201536EB1 4-6-0WD 2-8-06368836E
6100631B Blackbuck9000336E6373036C
6123136E9059836C6377136E
9071734E
Shed Codes31B March34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford
Visits to Retford (Great Central) 1938 - 1964
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.BR Database
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British Railways
EE - English Electric
Sunday 24 September 196140Atotal:49
cl 4MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0Diesel Depot
4306040A6100940A Hartebeeste6361241H9055136A0-6-0 diesels
4309540A6102640A Ourebi6385341J9060136CD2026D2299
4310440A6104240A6125840AO1 2-8-0 (GNR)9060236CD2297D3162
4315440A6105840A6128440A6366341Hcl 4F 0-6-0D2298
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6108940A6138440A6387931B4447216A0-6-0 diesels
6184540A6111340A6140540AJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0ST (GNR)D2405D2407
6185940A6116040A6140940A6431840A6898240AD2406D2408
6189031B6117740EBR 4MT 2-6-06434640AEE T4 diesel
6194231B6118231B7505516A6436240AD349
K1 2-6-06120240ABrush T2 diesel
6205431B6122340AD5810
Shed Codes16A Nottingham31B March36A Doncaster36C Frodingham40A Lincoln
40E Colwick41H Staveley GC41J Langwith Jct.
Visits to Lincoln 1938 - 1964
Grantham
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1855Sep 1935 - Jan 1950GRA
type:Two 4TS sheds, one of them with two through roadsclosed:Sep-63Feb 1950 - Jan 195835B
location:On the west side of Grantham station.BR DatabaseFeb 1958 - Sep 196334F
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196134Ftotal:43
L1 2-6-4TA3 4-6-2A1 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775234F6004634F Diamond Jubilee6015636A Great Central6392334F
6775734F6004834F Doncaster6015736A Great Eastern6392934F
6777234F6004934F Galtee MoreA2 4-6-26393034F
6777334F6005634F Centenary6052250A Straight Deal6393134F
6777434F6006052A The Tetrarch6052450A Herringbone6393234F
6777634F6006534F Knight of ThistleB1 4-6-06393334F
6778534F6010334A Flying Scotsman6125134F Oliver Bury6393736E
6779134F6011134F Enterprise6136734FV2 2-6-26393834F
6779434F6011234F St. Simon6139234F6082934E6394034F
WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-06086634E6395634F
9005336C9203534E6088936A6396034F
9011136C6398234F
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
36E Retford50A York52A Gateshead
Visits to Grantham 1937 - 1963
New England
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1852prior to Jan 1950NW E
type:A brick-built 9TS through-road shed. Rebuilt in 1952closed to steam:1965Feb 1950 - Jan 195835A
location:On the east side of the line, north of Peterborough North station.BR DatabaseFeb 1958 - 196534E
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196134Etotal:104
A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2K3 2-6-0WD 2-8-09F 2-10-0
6006234E Minoru6080331B6180534E9000034E9203434E
6010934A Hermit6082134E6183034E9001534E9203934E
A2 4-6-26082934E6186640A9007334E9204034E
6051434E Chamossaire6084534E6187740B9009634E9204134E
Britannia 4-6-26084936A6193456B9012934E9204234E
7001231B John of Gaunt6086734E6193841A9015834E9204434E
B1 4-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-06086934EK2 2-6-0 (GNR)9022436E9214034E
6107034E4306734E6087434E6174234E9034934E9214134E
6107334E4308234E6088134EK1 2-6-09042834E9214234E
6109134E4308434E6089334E6201936E9049836A9214334E
6109734E4309434E6090634E6205531B9050234E9214434E
6114140E4310840F6091434EN2 0-6-2T9061834E9214634E
6117434E4314634E6091736A6950434B9073034E9214834E
6121034EL1 2-6-4T6095634E6951234EJ15 0-6-0 (GER)9217934E
6127234E6774940EJ50 0-6-0T6952034E6542034E9218134E
6130234E6776134F6896134E6952934E0-6-0 diesels9218234E
6131436A6777834E6897134E6954634E15004D34539218434E
6133134E6778340E6897634E6957934ED3440D34879218734E
6139134F6779234A6898934BJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)D3445D36309219236A
6140840B6779834E6417734ED34499220240B
6425334E
Shed Codes31B March34A Kings Cross34B Hornsey34E New England34F Grantham
36A Doncaster36E Retford40A Lincoln40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston
41A Sheffield Darnall56B Ardsley
Visits to New England 1937 - 1953Visits to New England 1954 - 1965
March
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1884prior to Jan 1950MAR
type:A brick-built 10TS and a 5TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Dec-63Feb 1950 - Dec 196331B
location:On the west side of the March to Spalding line, north of the station.BR Database
AbbreviationsSt - StanierGER - Great Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayEE - English Electric
GNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentBTH - British Thompson-Houston
Sunday 24 September 196131Btotal:158
K1 2-6-0Britannia 4-6-2O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0Brush T2 diesels
6203731B7000131B Lord Hurcomb6363041H9001831BD5508D5584
6205131B7000231B Geoffrey Chaucer6368731B9002333BD5525D5600
6206731B7000331B John Bunyan6372531B9015031BD5526D5620
6206831B7000531B John Milton6380331B9015636AD5531D5621
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)7003031B William Wordsworth6387231B9020241DD5533D5630
6180036A7003431B Thomas Hardy6388731B9025118BD5547D5655
6180740A7003740B Hereward the Wake6389031B9027931BD5564D5659
6183740EPatriot 4-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)9029331BD5568D5660
6188631B455412B Duke of Sutherland6361736C9030531BD5569D5661
6189440E455448B6367540E9035841FD5570D5662
6191531BB1 4-6-06390636C9043240ED5571D5667
6191831B6100531A BongoO2 2-8-0 (GNR)9044731BD5572D5669
6192931B6105231B6120431B6392536E9046040AD5577D5800
6194631B6105931B6123331B6393536A9047731BD5580D5802
6195431B6106631B6123631B6394936E9049941FD5581D5803
6196331B6109631B6125231BJ17 0-6-0 (GER)9050131BD5582
cl 4MT 2-6-06117131B6132331B6554131B9055036C0-6-0 diesels
4309240F6120331BJ20 0-6-0 (GER)6556031B9055931B12136D2202
BR 4MT 2-6-0V2 2-6-26468731B6557631Bcl 8F 2-8-015000D2239
7603031B6083031B6469031B6557731B4810918A15001D3327
7603131B6090536A6469131B6557831B4812417A15002D3491
7603331B6093831B6469931B6558231B4833218A15003D3492
7603431B6094831Bcl 4F 0-6-0J15 0-6-0 (GER)4833621AD2010D3493
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4427331B6545831B485138AD2016D3494
447112A425412A4430416ABTH T1 diesels4866341EEE T3 diesels
4487621D425442A4452131BD8213D8216D6714D6716
4496521AD8214
Shed Codes2A Rugby2B Nuneaton8A Edge Hill8B Warrington16A Nottingham
17A Derby18A Toton18B Westhouses21A Saltley21D Aston31B March
36A Doncaster36C Frodingham40A Lincoln40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston
41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill41F Mexborough41H Staveley GC
Visits to March 1938 - 1954Visits to March 1955 - 1963
Kettering
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1876Sep 1935 - Aug 196315B
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Sep 1963 - Jun 196515C
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.BR Database
AbbreviationsBG - Beyer GarrettD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196115Btotal:29
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4324915B W4800515B4819718A4860715B9202115A
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-04805015B4821816A4861115B9216015B
4640415B4424314B4806755D4822118A4868518A9216315B
4644415Bcl 5MT 4-6-04807915B4835615B4875915B0-6-0 diesels
4649615B4541614E4816318A484161Acl 3F 0-6-0TD3776D3777
4818015B4849215A4766015A
Shed Codes1A Willesden14B Kentish Town14E Bedford15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
16A Nottingham18A Toton55D Royston
Visits to Kettering 1946 - 1965
Market Harborough
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1864Sep 1935 - Sep 1955Rugby subshed
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Oct-65Oct 1955 - Jan 19582F
location:On the west side of the line, at the north end of the station.Feb 1958 - Sep 196015F
BR DatabaseOct 1960 - Oct 1965Leicester subshed
AbbreviationsSt - StanierWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 1961subshed of 15C Leicester Midlandtotal:9
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
429452B4423115C448622A4838615A486031A9055440E
4441415C484492B9062940E
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton15A Wellingborough
15C Leicester Midland40E Colwick
Visits to Market Harborough 1952 - 1963
Leicester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1840*Sep 1935 - Aug 196315C
type:A concrete-built polygonal roundhouse shed with a flat roof.closed:Jun-66Sep 1963 - Jun 196615A
location:On the east side of the line, north of Leicester Midland station*Completely rebuilt in 1945BR Database
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - Johnson
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 24 September 196115Ctotal:67
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)BR 4MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4054315C W7504015C4561515C Malay States4403415C9208215A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)7504115C4563615C Uganda4408515D9210115C
4122515C7504315Ccl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4411315D9210215C
4127115C7504415C4466715C4388816A4415615A9210315C
4132115C7505715C4469015C4393715C4440315C9210815C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)7505815C4484614B4395121A4450931B9210915C
4233015C7505915C4484955A4396915C4453015C9211015C
4233115C7506415C4533315C439772B4457121A9211215C
4241515C0-6-0 diesels4534615C4401315Ccl 8F 2-8-09211915C
cl 3F 0-6-0TD3786D3789Peak T4 dieselscl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4827017A9212815C
473852BD3787D3790D88D1144327715C W4839141DWD 2-8-0
4750215CD3788D3791D85D1104359921A4862255B9052231B
4754315C4865115A
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton14B Kentish Town15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville
16A Nottingham17A Derby21A Saltley31B March41D Canklow
55A Leeds Holbeck55B Stourton
Visits to Leicester Midland 1936 - 1965
Leicester Great Central
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1897Sep 1935 - Jan 1950LEI
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-64Feb 1950 - Jan 195838C
location:On the east side of the line, south of Leicester Central station.Feb 1958 - Aug 196315E
BR DatabaseSep 1963 - Jul 196415D
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesSt - Stanier
Sunday 24 September 196115Etotal:
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0V2 2-6-2
4245315E428891A6106315E6126515E4481915E6081515E
4255615E6113614D6137615E4483015E6086315E
6113715E6138115E4493216D6089015E
Shed Codes1A Willesden14D Neaasden15E Leicester Central16D Annesley
Visits to Leicester Great Central 1936 - 1963
Coalville
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1890Sep 1935 - Mar 195817C
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with a through road.closed:Oct-65Apr 1958 - Aug 196315D
location:On the east side of Coalville station.BR DatabaseSep 1963 - Oct 196515E
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - Johnson
Sunday 24 September 196115Dtotal:18
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5813715D W4385415D4410915D4427915D4801015A483432B
5816315D4386115D4416615D4453915D4805315D4838215D
5821415D4387615D4426015D4831515D4868715D
4397915D
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton15A Wellingborough15D Coalville
Visits to Coalville 1951 - 1965
Burton-on-Trent
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1870Sep 1935 - Aug 196317B
type:A brick-built double roundhouseclosed:Sep-66Sep 1963 - Sep 196616F
location:On the west side of the line, south of Burton station.BR Database
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonK - Kitson
St - StanierBR - British Railways
Sunday 24 September 196117Btotal:55
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4276916D429635B4334217C4417055E4454017A4809916A
4278416DBR 4MT 4-6-04360817B4421321A4455117B4815317A
4282217B7504215C4370917B4429917B4459717B481756B
4282417Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T4438017B0-6-0 diesels4818217B
4282517B4399117B4731317B4443417BD2859D35724833141E
4283917B4402617B4745817B4443617BD3568D3585484535C
4285517Bcl 0F 0-4-0ST (K)4746417B4452617BD3569D35864868118A
4287217B4700018B4764117B4452717BD3570D3587487232B
4289617BB1 4-6-04764317B4452817BD3571D3773
4289717B6103950A Steinbok4453817B
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South5C Stafford6B Mold Junction15C Leicester Midland
16A Nottingham16D Annesley17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent17C Rowsley18A Toton
18B Westhouses21A Saltley41E Staveley B. Hill50A York55E Normanton
Visits to Burton-on-Trent 1936 - 1966
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