Days Out No. 84 : 1st & 2nd February 1946 - Crewe, Horwich and Gorton Works

An enthusiast's weekend trip from London to the Crewe and Manchester areas in early 1946.
Basford Sidings		cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		2611	5E	cl 5MT 4-6-0		5069	5B	5404	5A
		0-6-0 diesels		7074	7090	7122	7124
Crewe station		cl 2P 4-4-0		660	5A	cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2364	5D
12pm - 12.20pm		cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		2954	7B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		5352	9A	5434	4A
		Jubilee 4-6-0		5675	5A Hardy			5721	5A Impregnable
		cl 3F 0-6-0T		7330	5B	7414	5B	7444	5B
		51xx 2-6-2T		5146	WLN
Shed Codes		4A Shrewsbury		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5D Stoke-on-Trent		5E Alsager
		7B Bangor		9A Longsight		WLN Wellington (Salop)
Crewe South
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1897	1935 - Nov 1967		5B
type:	A brick-built 12TS through shed.						closed:	Nov-67
location:	In the fork of the Stafford and Shrewsbury lines, south of the station.
Abbreviations		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb		BG - Beyer Garratt
Friday 1 February 1946				5B			12.30pm - 1pm			total:	65
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Coronation 4-6-2				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
1164	6A	5048	5B	6250	66A City of Lichfield aw			7266	5B	8901	2A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		5059	5B	Jubilee 4-6-0				7384	5B	9129	10A
2447	5A	5064	5B	5591	9A Udaipur			7409	11A	9373	5B
2471	5E	5073	5B	5736	1B Phoenix aw			7451	5B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		5075	25G	Patriot 4-6-0				7524	5B	9192	10A
2886	9A	5097	5B	5520	8A Llandudno			7595	5E	9209	5B
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		5131	5B	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		7608	5B	9238	9A
2946	8C	5235	5B	4068	3C	3704	5B	7661	5E	9280	4D
2947	6B	5270	5B	4177	19D	22978	5B	cl 8F 2-8-0		9312	10E
2949	5B	5343	8A	4313	16A	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)		8170	16A	9375	5B
2950	5B	5364	12A	4397	9A	28511	8B	8611	1A	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
2956	5B	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		4497	5E aw	28512	5B	8634	1A	9450	2A
2961	5B	7721	7B	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		0-6-0 diesels		BG 2-6-6-2T (F)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
2967	6C	7799	4A	4017	17D	7121	7181	7968	18C	9553	25G
2968	5B					7123		aw - awaiting works
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		2A Rugby		3C Walsall		4A Shrewsbury
4D Abergavenny		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5E Alsager		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		7B Bangor		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington		8C Speke Junction		9A Longsight
10A Springs Branch		10E Sutton Oak		11A Carnforth		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		16A Nottingham		17D Rowsley
18C Hasland		19D Heaton Mersey		25G Farnley Junction		66A Polmadie
Visits to Crewe South 1935 - 1958						Visits to Crewe South 1959 - 1967
Crewe North
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway						opened:	1865		1935 - May 1965		5A
type:	Brick-built 12Ts and 4Ts dead ended sheds and an 8 track semi-roundhouse.					closed:	May-65
location:	On the west side of the line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb
Friday 1 February 1946					5A		1.15pm - 1.45pm			total:	70
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0
2469	5A	4834	5A	5555	5A Quebec			6119	1B Lancashire Fusilier
2608	5A	4835	5A	5566	20A Queensland xw			6121	1B Highland Light Infantry
2672	5D	4864	5A	5599	8A Bechuanaland			6125	5A 3rd Carabiner
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		4875	5A	5600	12B Bermuda			6131	5A Royal Warwickshire Reg.
2360	4B	4876	5A	5632	9A Tonga xw			6143	27A South Staffordshire Reg.
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		4910	2A	5676	5A Coddrington			6146	20A The Rifle Brigade
322	5A	4922	31A	5681	5A Aboukir			6154	5A The Hussar
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		5060	5B	5688	5A Polyphemus			6163	5A Civil Service Rifleman
461	5C	5078	24E	5690	5A Leander			6165	5A The Ranger
492	5A	5106	12B	Jubilee 4-6-0				6167	5A The Hertfordshire Regiment
529	5A	5292	4A	5548	5A Lytham & St. Annes aw			6168	5A The Girl Guide
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		5293	12B	cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		Princess Royal 4-6-2
659	5A	5327	1A	6711	5A	7370	5D	6207	5A Prin. Arthur of Connaught
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		5354	5A	6742	5A	7416	5B	6209	5A Princess Beatrice
1107	5A	5379	5A	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		7647	5D	6212	5A Duchess of Kent
1115	5A	5404	5A	7821	6A	cl 4F 0-6-0		Coronation 4-6-2
1151	5C	5436	5A	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		4276	20F	6229	1B Duchess of Hamilton xw
1156	5A	5442	8A	27590	5B	4307	5F	6252	5A City of Leicester aw
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		5448	5A			cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 4P "Prince of Wales" 4-6-0
2960	5B	xw - ex works		aw - awaiting works		9210	5B	25373	7A Ptarmigan
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		2A Rugby		4A Shrewsbury		4B Swansea Victoria
5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5C Stafford		5D Stoke-on-Trent		5F Uttoxeter		6A Chester Midland
7A Llandudno Junction		8A Edge Hill		9A Longsight		12B Carlisle Upperby		20A Leeds Holbeck		20F Skipton
24E Blackpool		27A Polmadie		31A St. Rollox
Visits to Crewe North 1935 - 1955						Visits to Crewe North 1956 - 1965
Crewe Works
The major locomotive works of the London & North Western Railway
Abbreviations		Bm - Beames		BG - Beyer Garratt		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier		Ram - Ramsbottom		Wb - Webb
Repairs classification		HG - Heavy General		NC - Non-Classfied		LS - Light Service		HS - Heavy Service
Friday 1 February 1946							2pm - 4.35pm			total:	126
paint shop						works shunters
preserved locos				cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 1F 0-6-0ST (Ram)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)
Liverpool & Manchester 0-4-2 Lion				4924	new	3323		7592		28091	28141
LNW 2-2-2 3020 Cornwall				5031	19E	0-4-0ST (Ram )		0-4-2 crane ST		28100	28172
0-4-0T LNW Pet		Rocket (model)				3009		3247		28106	28227
MR 4-2-2 118		FR 0-4-0 Coppernob								28115	28245
works yards
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
6712	7D	28097	3A	3853	22A	5306	11A	5627	22A Sierra Leone HS
cl 3F 0-6-0T		28239	8D	cl 4F 0-6-0		5465	29A	5643	30A Rodney HS
7361	1A	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)		4123	17C	5495	5A	5716	12A Swiftsure HS
7651	8A	28549	10E	4132	16A	cl 8F 2-8-0		Royal Scot 4-6-0
7662	5E			BG 2-6-6-2T (F)		8171	1A	6151	5A The Royal Horse Guardsman
				7977	18A	8283	20B	Princess Royal 4-6-2
				7996	18A	8604	1A	6200	8A The Princess Royal
						8608	16C	6208	5A Princess Helena Victoria LS
Shop No. 9 (cutting-up)
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-4T (Bm)		cl 4P "Prince of Wales" 4-6-0					cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)
27484	3E W	7940	4D W	25674	5C Scott W		25749	5C W	7797	1A W
				25683	2B Falaba W				7807	4B W
									27577	8A W
erecting shop
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Royal Scot 4-6-0				Jubilee 4-6-0
2456	8A	4807	5A	6169	1B The Boy Scout HS			5567	12B South Australia HG
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		4885	29A	Princess Royal 4-6-2				5573	19B Newfoundland HG
7711	8A	5019	10A	6203	8A Princess Margaret Rose HS			5576	30A Bombay HG
cl 3F 0-6-0T		5057	2A	Coronation 4-6-2				5594	20A Bhopal HG
7268	8B	5111	10C	6227	1B Duchess of Devonshire LS			5608	20A Gibralter LS
7293	10B	5147	5B	6234	5A Duchess of Abercorn HS			5614	14B Leeward Islands LS
7324	6C	5222	26A	6240	1B City of Coventry HS			5617	5A Mauritius HS
7530	6C	5228	23A	6243	1B City of Lancaster HG			5619	20A Nigeria HG
7666	12B	5267	14B	cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		5620	20A North Borneo HS
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		5280	20A	8006	15C	8903	10C	5631	9A Tanganyika HS
3869	18A	5416	12B	8081	20F	8941	10C	5641	22A Sandwich HG
4013	19C	5461	12A	8110	20A	9240	9D	5702	25G Colossus HS
cl 4F 0-6-0		5499	3A	8168	18A	9300	1A	Patriot 4-6-0
4133	18A	New cl 5MT 4-6-0		8319	?	9310	10A	5536	10B Private W. Wood V.C. HG
4233	18A	4923	4926	8342	18B	9325	3C	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)
4269	22B	4925		8343	4B	9331	9D	9162	2A	28548	3D
4348	5E	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		8689	4B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		9320	5C	28580	12C
		1161	7A	8692	15A	9397	2A	9367	3A	BG 2-6-6-2T (F)
						9451	10B			7990	18C
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		2A Rugby		2A Nuneaton		3A Bescot
3C Walsall		3D Aston		3E Monument Lane		4B Swansea Victoria		4D Abergavenny		5A Crewe North
5B Crewe South		5C Stafford		5E Alsager		6C Birkenhead		7A Llandudno Junction		7B Bangor
7D Rhyl		8A Edge Hill		8D Widnes		9A Longsight		9D Buxton		10A Srings Branch
10B Preston		10C Patricroft		10E Sutton Oak		11A Carnforth		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		12B Carlisle Upperby
12C Penrith		14B Kentish Town		15A Wellingborough		15C Leicester Midland		16A Nottingham		16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17C Coalville		18A Toton		18B Westhouses		18C Hasland		19B Millhouses		19C Canklow
20A Leeds Holbeck		20B Stourton		20F Skipton		22A Bristol Barrow Rd.		22B Gloucester LMS		23A Bank Hall
25G Farnley Junction		26A Newton Heath		29A Perth		30A Corkerhill
Crewe Works 1955		Crewe Works 1956		Crewe Works 1957		Crewe Works 1958 Part 1			Crewe Works 1958 Part 2
Crewe Works 1959 Part 1			Crewe Works 1959 Part 2			Crewe Works 1959 Part 3
Crewe Works 1960 Part 1			Crewe Works 1960 Part 2			Crewe Works 1960 Part 3
Crewe station		cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
4.50pm - 5.05pm		659	5A	1157	5A	5021	10B	5599	8A Bechuanaland
		660	5A			5242	9A
5.06pm Crewe to Manchester (London Rd.)				cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2382	9C	11 coaches		arr:	6.14pm
Sandbach		cl 5MT 4-6-0		5369	5A up fr	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		9396	5B up fr
		cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		2982	5B dn fr	cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		71	9A
Wilmslow		cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2399	9A
Stockport (Edgeley)		cl 2P 0-4-4T		6407	9B	cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		10818	26A
		cl 5F 2-6-0 (F)		2866	24B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12160	23E
Longsight		cl 5MT 4-6-0		5292	4A dn ps	cl 3F 0-6-0T		7394	9A
Manchester		cl 5MT 4-6-0		4872	3D	4939	9A
London Road station		cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2368	9D	cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		55	9C
Manchester		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		507	10C	cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		584	26A
Victoria station		cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2311	26A	2405	23D	2407	26A
		cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		2649	26B	2683	26A	cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		190	26E
		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		3936	18C	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12279	26A
		cl 3F 0-6-0T		7509	26A	7510	26A
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Shed Codes		3D Aston		4A Shrewsbury		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		8A Edge Hill
9A Longsight		9B Stockport		9C Macclesfield		9D Buxton		10B Preston		10C Patricroft
18C Hasland		23E Lostock Hall		24B Rose Grove		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26E Bacup
Saturday 2 February 1946
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes
		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Manchester		cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		588	26A	628	10C
Exchange station		cl 5MT 4-6-0		5105	26A	5302	3D
		cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		2311	26A	2407	26A
		cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		2438	24B	cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		2679	23D
		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		2860	26B	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		9607	25E
		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		1068	20D
8.05am Manchester Exchange to Horwich				cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)		10943	23E	5 coaches		arr:	9.00am
Ordsall Lane		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		11474	26B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		7583	26B
		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12461	26B	12518	26A			notes
Clifton Junction		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12102	23C up le					le - light engine
Kearsley		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		9641	26C					(9) - coaches
Farnworth		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		2732	24B up ps					ps - passenger train
Bolton shed - 26C		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		532	16B	cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		2200	23E
		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		10661	26C	cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		11513	26C
		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12459	24A
Bolton station		cl 5MT 4-6-0		5063	24E up (9)	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		1197	24E
		cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		2202	24D	cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		2632	24B
		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		12212	26C	12446	26C
Lostock Junction		Jubilee 4-6-0		5635	26A Tobago up (4)
Horwich		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		2720	26B	cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		10660	26C
Shed Codes		3D Aston		10C Patricroft		16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield		20D Normanton		23C Southport
23D Wigan L&Y		23E Lostock Hall		24A Accrington		24B Rose Grove		24D Lower Darwen		24E Blackpool
25E Sowerby Bridge		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton
Horwich Works
The workshops of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway						location:	Built on 142 hectares of land near Bolton.
opened:	1886, when the L&YR moved from its original works at Miles Platting, Manchester.
closed:	The last engine was repaired in 1964, though work continued on other rolling stock until 1983.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		H - Hughes
St - Stanier		FR - Furness Railway			L&YR - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway				WR - Wirral Railway
WD - War Department
Saturday 2 February 1946							9.15am - 10am			total:	99
works yard
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
10827	23D W*	12225	10A	11441	6C	2701	26A	5103	26A	9505	25A
10841	25F W	12254	25F W	cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)		2728	24B	5217	24F	9520	26A
10856	23C W*	12256	23C	12729	23D W	2800	30D	new cl 5MT 4-6-0		9538	13B
10859	26C	12265	26A W	cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)		2833	12A	4946		9599	15A
10879	23A	12374	8B	12886	24B	2862	25B	cl 8F 2-8-0		9613	23E
10883	26C W*	12444	24D			Narrow guage loco		8122	18D	9626	25A
10897	25C W	12464	25G	* withdrawn in 1944		Wren	HW			9642	25A
										9661	25D
erecting shop
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
10696	23C	12100	8B	5177	31A	2700	25F	2859	9A	9527	25E
10807	26C	12345	26A	5390	3D	2702	26A	2926	9A	9546	25A
10823	23D	12549	26A	5435	23C	2712	24F	cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		9548	26F
10829	25D	12615	26D	new cl 5MT 4-6-0		2724	26B	2945	6B	9560	26A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST		4947	4949	2746	12A	2981	2D	9589	25A
10941	23E	11404	26A	4948		2769	19A	2984	7B	9609	25A
10951	25F	cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)				2822	21A			9633	25A
		12877	23B							9667	26D
works dump										works shunters
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)						cl 3F 0-6-2T (FR)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)
10677	23E W	10821	26F W*	10882	23D W*	11628	12E W	12205	26A W	11304	11366
10724	24E W	10822	23D W	10884	23E W*	cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)		12420	25F W	11305	11368
10729	26A W	10843	25D W	cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)		12887	W	cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)		11324	11394
10742	25A W	10864	25D W*	10939	W	12958	24B W	12771	W*
10780	24F W*			10942	23E W			* withdrawn in 1944
Shed Codes		2D Nuneaton		3D Aston		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		7B Bangor
8B Warrington Dallam		9A Longsight		10A Springs Branch		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		13B Devons Road, Bow		15A Wellingborough
18D Staveley Barrow Hill		19A Sheffield		21A Saltley		23A Bank Hall		23B Aintree		23C Southport
23D Wigan L&Y		23E Lostock Hall		24B Rose Grove		24D Lower Darwen		24F Fleetwood		25A Wakefield
25B Huddersfield		25C Goole		25D Mirfield		25E Sowerby Bridge		25F Low Moor		25G Farnley Junction
26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton		26D Bury		26F Lees, Oldham		30D Ayr
31A St. Rollox
Horwich Works 1949 - 1951			Horwich Works 1952 - 1954			Horwich Works 1955 - 1956			Horwich Works 1957 - 1958
Horwich Works 1959 - 1960			Horwich Works 1961			Horwich Works 1962			Horwich Works 1963 - 1964
Agecroft
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1889	Sep 1935 - Aug 1963		26B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Oct-66	Sep 1963 - Oct 1966		9J
location:	In the fork of the Pendleton to Swinton and Clifton Junction lines.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
Saturday 2 February 1946					26B		2.40pm - 2.55pm			total:	25
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
2644	26B	2706	26A	5607	19B Fiji			12102	23C	9617	23E
2647	26B	2718	26B	5718	12B Dreadnought			12203	26B	cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
2651	26C	2722	26B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		12355	26A	12821	24A
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		2723	26B	5216	26B	7573	26B	12368	26B	cl 0F 0-4-0ST (A)
59	26F	2753	26B			7579	26B	12416	26B	11230	26B
		2761	19A			7584	26B
		2843	26B
Shed Codes		12B Carlisle Upperby		19A Sheffield		19B Millhouses		23C Southport		23E Lostock Hall
24A Accrington		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton		26F Lees, Oldham
Agecroft 1936 - 1966
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
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		D - Deeley		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb
Saturday 2 February 1946					9A		3.50pm - 4.05pm			total:	60
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0
107	9A	2460	9A	2776	9A	4871	9A	5532	5A Illustrious
108	9A	2662	5D	2810	9A	5239	5B	Jubilee 4-6-0
136	9A	2669	5D	2813	9A	5258	9A	5552	9A Silver Jubilee
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		2815	9A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		5593	9A Kolhapur
2319	9C	531	9A	2856	9A	3457	9A	5625	9A Sarawak
2332	9B	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		2858	9A	3717	9A	5734	9A Meteor
2351	9A	1122	9A	2923	9A	cl 4F 0-6-0		5741	9A Leinster
2365	9D	1159	9A	2929	9A	4078	9A	5742	9A Connaught
2369	9C	1166	9A	2938	9A	4309	9D	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 3F 0-6-0T
2392	9A	1167	9A	2943	9D	4357	9A	9043	9B	7347	9A
2396	9A	cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		9183	9A	7400	9A
2399	9A	6881	8B	2984	7B	8920	10C	9221	9D	7528	9A
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		6904	8B	cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		9293	8C	9285	9A	7673	9A
6738	9A			1416	9A			9307	10A
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5D Stoke-on-Trent		7B Bangor		8B Warrington Dallam
		8C Speke Junction		9A Longsight		9B Stockport		9C Macclesfield		9D Buxton
		10A Springs Branch		10C Patricroft
Longsight 1936 - 1964
Gorton Works
Built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and opened in 1848
access:	The Works entrance was on Lawton Street, a narrow street off Cornwall Street, Openshaw, Manchester
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			MS&LR - Manchester, Sheffield & Lincoln Railway
Saturday 2 February 1946							4.30pm - 4.50pm			total:	75
erecting shop
F2 2-4-2T (MS&LR)		B2 4-6-0 (GCR)			D10 4-4-0 (GCR)			O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5784	YB	5428	LIN City of Liverpool		5437	Prince George		6213*	STV	5001	IMM
5785	KX	B7 4-6-0 (GCR)		C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		D11 4-4-0 (GCR)		6356*	LNG	5379	TUX
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		5461	GOR	5178	CHR	5504	Jutland	6535*	DON	5391	WFD
5519	WRX	5466	GOR	5188	GOR	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		6596*	TUX	5412	MEX
5526		5481	GOR	C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		5204	GOR	6636*	FRO	6241	MEX
5750	LIV	5484	GOR	5265		5214		* new rebuild		6284	FRO
5931	BRN	B6 4-6-0 (GCR)		6083	IMM	5307		Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)		6342	LIN
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		5053	SHF	J39 0-6-0		5950	BRN	3217^	ARD	6363	DON
5003	NEA	B5 4-6-0 (GCR)		1273	CLK	6080	WFD	5153	BRN	6500	IMM
5372	NEA	6068	SHF	1493	GOR	L3 2-6-4T (GCR)		J62 0-6-0ST (GCR)
^ renumbered ex 5146				2694	ANN	5344	MEX	5890	IMM
works yard
F1 2-4-2T (MS&LR)		B2 4-6-0 (GCR)				J39 0-6-0		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5575	GOR W	5424	IMM City of Lincoln W			1538	IMM	5177	ANN	3505^	MEX
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		B7 4-6-0 (GCR)		D9 4-4-0 (GCR)		2693	GRA	5219	RET	6375	CLK
5456		5032	SHF	6036	LIV W	2696	CLK	5231	MEX	6496	WFD
N5 0-6-2T (MS&LR)		5482		6037	LIV	2989	DON	5235	BRN	6638	STV
5898	IMM	B9 4-6-0 (GCR)		6039	TFD W	J10 0-6-0 (MS&LR)		5993	ANN	Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)
5944	BRN	6109	TFD	D6 4-4-0 (MS&LR)		5828	STP	6116		5144
N4 0-6-2T (MS&LR)				5859					^ renumbered ex 5332
5725	NEW W
Shed Codes		ANN Annesley		ARD Ardsley		BRN Barnsley		CHR Chester Northgate		CLK Colwick
DON Doncaster		FRO Frodingham		GOR Gorton		GRA Grantham		IMM Immingham		KX Kings Cross
LIN Lincoln		LIV Liverpool		LNG Langwith Junction		MEX Mexborough		NEA Neasden		NEW New England
RET Retford		SHF Sheffield		STP Heaton Mersey		TFD Trafford Park		TUX Tuxford		WFD Woodford Halse
WRX Wrexham		YB Yarmouth Beach
Gorton Works 1950 - 1952			Gorton Works 1953 - 1956			Gorton Works 1957 - 1959			Gorton Works 1960 - 1963
Gorton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway							opened:	1879	pre 1948		GOR
type:	A brick-built 18TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-65	1949 - Feb 1958		39A
location:	On the north side of the line between Ashbury's and Gorton & Openshaw stations.								Feb 1958 - April 1958		9H
									April 1958 - 1965		9G
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
LD&ECR - Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway					LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				NER - North Eastern Railway
MS&LR - Manchester, Sheffield & Lincoln Railway					WD - War Department
Saturday 2 February 1946					GOR		4.55pm - 5.20pm			total:	109
F1 2-4-2T (MS&LR)		A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		B17 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5598	GOR	5007	NEA	2855	GOR Middlesborough			1255	LIN	5397	MEX
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		5169	NEA	2864	GOR Liverpool			1274	SHF	6189	MEX
5029	GOR	L3 2-6-4T (GCR)		B2 4-6-0				1281	GOR	6191	FRO
5047	GOR	5274	GOR	1672^	GOR West Ham United			1286	SHF	6227	CLK
5114	GOR	5370		B7 4-6-0 (GCR)		B4 4-6-0 (GCR)		1484	GOR	6270	SHF
5191	GOR	M1 0-6-4T (LD&ECR)		5031	SHF	6096	LIN	1898	CLK	6357	WFD
5454		6148	TUX	5033	SHF	6098		1928	GRA	6567	GOR
6055		6151	TUX	5038	SHF	B8 4-6-0 (GCR)		2948	GOR	6582	SHF
6060		C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		5459	GOR	5004		3084	GOR	O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
6063	GOR	5262		5460	GOR	B9 4-6-0 (GCR)		3087	DON	6243	GOR
C14 4-4-2T (GCR)		C5 4-4-2 (GCR)		5462	GOR	6106	LIV	3094	CLK	6328	GOR
6122	ARD	5258	IMM	5471		B16 4-6-0 (NER)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		6505	GOR
N5 0-6-2T (MS&LR)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		5473	GOR	1385	YK	5205	GOR	6533	GOR
5409	GOR	203	NEW	5474	GOR			5238	WFD	6575	ARD
5520	TFD	1166	MEX	D10 4-4-0 (GCR)				5254	GOR	6617	TDK
5522		2762	IMM	5429	Prince Henry			5255	GOR	6625	GOR
5767	GOR	2766	ANN	5438	SHF Worsley-Taylor			5282	GOR	6635	WFD
5768	GOR	3814	ANN	D9 4-4-0 (GCR)		J10 0-6-0 (MS&LR)		5300	GOR	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
5909		V2 2-6-2		6031		5082	STP	5320	GOR	3852	CLK
5936	STV	3655	GOR	J60 0-6-0T (LD&ECR)		5788	STP	5327	GOR	O6/LMS 8F 2-8-0
9289^	BID	4823	DON	6410		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		5955	GOR	3156	new
N4 0-6-2T (MS&LR)		4888	GOR	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		3575	CLK	5990	LNG	8517	IMM
5629	SHF	WD 2-8-0		7354	GOR	3638	ARD	5997		8520	IMM
Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		70854	WFD			Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)		6004		8531	IMM
42	GOR	77298	YK			3232^	ARD
Shed Codes		ANN Annesley		ARD Ardsley		BID Bidston		CLK Colwick		DON Doncaster
FRO Frodingham		GOR Gorton		GRA Grantham		IMM Immingham		LIN - Lincoln		LIV Liverpool
LNG Langwith Junction		MEX Mexborough		NEA Neasden		NEW New England		SHF Sheffield		STP Heaton Mersey
STV - Staveley GC		TDK Tyne Dock		TFD Trafford Park		TUX Tuxford		WFD Woodford Halse		YK York
Gorton 1937 - 1954			Gorton 1955 - 1965