Days Out No. 96 : North London sheds in 1952.

A Fowler 3MT 2-6-2T at Cricklewood on 26th April 1947, one of 40 fitted with condensing apparatus for working the Metropolitan Widened Lines.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank (Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0).

From the notebooks of David James Desborough: visits to a range of locomotive sheds in London during 1952.
Stratford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1871	prior to 1950		STR
type:	Brick-built 6TS & 12TS through-road sheds.					closed to steam:		Sep-62	1950 - 1962		30A
location:	On the west side of the Cambridge line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 17th February 1952					30A					total:	252
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		N7 0-6-2T (GER)		Britannia 4-6-2				J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67188	30A	69604	30A	70001	30A Lord Hurcomb			65370	30A	68491	30A
67189	30E	69605	30A xw	70002	30A Geoffrey Chaucer			65384	30A	68507	30A
67191	30E	69613	34C	70003	30A John Bunyan			65398	32A W	68508	30A
67194	30E xw	69618	30A	70015	30A Apollo aw			65408	32B W	68526	30A
67203	30A	69619	30A	Battle of Britain 4-6-2				65432	30E	68527	30A
67204	30A	69621	30A	34057	30A Biggin Hill			65446	30F	68532	30A
67208	30A	69623	30A	34065	30A Spitfire			65452	30A	68546	30A
67215	30A	69624	30A	34076	30A 41 Squadron			65463	30A	68548	30A
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		69631	30A	B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				65464	30A	68550	30A
67152	32G W	69637	30A	61605	30A Lincolnshire Regiment			J20 0-6-0 (GER)		68556	30A
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		69641	30A	61646	30A Gilwell Park			64675	30A	68563	30A
67219	30A	69642	30A	61654	30A Sunderland			64677	30A	68565	30A
L1 2-6-4T		69643	30A	61672	30A West Ham United			64680	30A	68569	30A
67702	32B	69649	30A	B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				64685	30A	68571	30A
67713	30A	69652	30A	61614	30E Castle Hedingham xw			64686	30A	68573	30A
67722	30A	69654	30A	61616	30E Fallodon xw			64690	30A	68574	30A
67723	30A	69656	30A	61632	30E Belvoir Castle			64698	31B	68575	30A
67724	30A	69657	30A	B1 4-6-0		B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		68576	30A
67725	30A	69658	30A	61001*	30A xw	61538	35B	64764	30A	68581	40F
67727	30A	69663	30A	61042	32A	61545	32F	64765	30A	68596	30A
67728	30A	69673	30A	61044	32A	61549	30A xw	64771	30A	68605	34D
67730	30A	69674	30A	61046	32A	61566	32B	64773	30F	68607	30A
67731	30A	69675	30A	61089	30A aw	61568	32A	64774	30A	68612	30A
67732	30A	69676	30A	61109	30A aw	61575	30A	64779	30F aw	68613	30A
67733	30A	69677	30F	61192	30A	61580	30A	64780	30A	68617	30A
67736	30A	69697	30A	61202	40B	K3 2-6-0		64782	30A	68619	30A
67737	30A	69699	30A	61212	36E	61801	30A	64783	30A	68621	30A
67738	30A	69701	30E	61226	30F	61805	30A	64803	30A	68626	30A
Y4 0-4-0T (GER)		69702	30A	61227	30A	61815	30A	64958	30A	68629	30A
68125	30A	69705	30A	61234	30A	61820	30A	64959	30A	68631	30A
68126	30A	69711	30A	61235	30A	61830	30A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		68632	30A
68127	30A	69712	30A	61236	30A	61831	30A	65508	30A	68633	30A
68128	30A	69714	30A	61264	30F	61834	30A	65511	30A	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
Y10 0-4-0T tram		69717	30E	61271	32A aw	61835	30A	65513	32A	68510	30A
8186	32D W	69728	30A	61287	31A	61840	30A	65521	31B	68512	34D
E4 2-4-0 (GER)		69730	30A	61300	31A	61849	30A	65525	30A	68513	30A
62791	30E aw	69731	30A	61314	39B	61908	32A	65531	30E	68517	30A
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		69732	30A	61329	30A	61949	31B	65533	31A	68519	30A
62516	31C	69733	30A	61362	30A	61958	32C	65536	30A	68520	30A
62518	31A	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		61370	30A	J68 0-6-0T (GER)		65538	30A	68521	30A
62589	31B	64649	30E	61372	30A	68644	30A	65539	30E	68523	30A
62605	31B xw	64650	30E	61373	30A	68646	30A	65540	30A	68588	30A
62610	32A	64662	30A	*named Elland		68647	30A	65546	30A	68589	30A
D15 4-4-0 (GER)		64667	30E	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		68650	30A	65566	32F	68590	30A
62502	31C W	64670	30A aw	61761	30A aw	68653	30A	65582	31C	68591	30A
BR 5MT 4-6-0		J92 0-6-0T (GER)		61765	30A	68654	30A	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		68594	30A
73000	30A	68667	30A	61767	30A	68661	30F	68965	30A	68606	30A
J66 0-6-0T (GER)		68668	30A	WD 2-8-0		68663	30A	68967	30A	68608	30A
68370	30A	K1 2-6-0		90175	31B	68666	30A	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		68616	30A
8380	30A W	62053	31B	90608	31B			68795	34B
aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
31C Kings Lynn		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth South T.		32F Yarmouth Beach
32G Melton Constable		34B Honsey		34C Hatfield		34D Hitchin		35B Grantham		36E Retford GE
39B Gorton		40B Immingham		40F Boston
Visits to Stratford 1937 - 1947				Visits to Stratford 1948 - 1954				Visits to Stratford 1955 - 1962
Camden
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1847	1935 - 1963		1B
type:	A brick-built 5TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		1963
location:	On the south side of the line, east of Chalk Farm station.							Visits to Camden 1935 - 1963
Sunday 16th March 1952					1B					total:	46
Jubilee 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0				Coronation 4-6-2
45586	5A Mysore			46110	12A Grenadier Guardsman			46226	12A Duchess of Norfolk
45703	3B Thunderer			46116	1B Irish Guardsman			46229	12A Duchess of Hamilton
45709	9A Implacable			46119	7C Lancashire Fusilier			46236	1B City of Bradford
45726	8A Vindictive			46134	5A The Cheshire Regiment			46239	1B City of Chester
45734	3B Meteor			46139	1B The Welch Regiment			46240	1B City of Coventry
45736	1B Comet			46141	1B The North Staffordshire Reg.			46242	1B City of Glasgow
45737	3B Atlas			46156	8A The South Wales Borderer			46245	1B City of London
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		46159	1B The Royal Air Force			46250	1B City of Lichfield
47248	14A	47356	1B	46162	1B Queen's Westminster Rifleman			46251	12A City of Nottingham
		47358	1B	46163	12A Civil Service Rifleman			46256	1B Sir William A. Stanier FRS
		47359	1B	46169	9A The Girl Guide			46257	1B City of Salford
		47467	1B	Patriot 4-6-0				cl 5MT 4-6-0
		47522	1B	45514	1B			44763	5A
		47527	1B	45529	5A			44874	1B
		47667	1B	45534	8A E. Tootal Broadhurst			45020	2A
		47669	1B	45545	1B			45217	8E
Shed Codes		1B Camden		2A Rugby		3B Bushbury		5A Crewe North		7C Holyhead
		8A Edge Hill		8E Brunswick		9A Longsight		12A Carlisle Upperby		14A Cricklewood
Cricklewood
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						opened:	1892		prior to 1963		14A
type:	A brick-built double roundhouse					closed:	1964		1963-1964		14B
location:	On the west side of the line, north of the station.							Visits to Cricklewood 1937 - 1964
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier
Sunday 16th March 1952					14A					total:	79
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
40023	14A	58158	14B	43901	14A	48007	18A	47203	14A	47221	14A
40025	14A	58161	14A	43934	14A	48062	14A	47206	14A	47224	14A
40030	14A	58234	14B	43947	14A	48132	14A	47207	14A	47225	14A
40038	14B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		48163	14A	47208	14A	47226	14A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		43307	14A	44028	14A	48180	15A	47209	14A	47227	14A
40112	14A	43440	14A	44029	14A	48192	15A	47210	14A	47228	14A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		43565	14C	44033	14A	48265	15A	47211	14A	47240	14A
42341	14C	J39 0-6-0		44051	14A	48410	14A	47213	14A	47243	14A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)		64732	14A	44163	17D	48414	14A	47215	14A	47248	14A
42503	33C	64966	14A	44259	14A	48418	15A	47216	14A	47251	14A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		44297	14B	48541	14A	47217	14A	cl 3F 0-6-0T
42756	17B	41712	14A	44298	14A	48611	15B	47218	14A	47433	14A
42794	14A	0-6-0 diesels		44529	14A	48618	18A	47219	14A	47434	14A
42890	17B	12064	12068	44581	14A	48625	15A	47220	14A	47435	14A
		12065				48640	17A
						48653	14A
						48721	15A
Shed Codes		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		14C St. Albans		15A Wellingborough		15B Kettering
		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent		17D Rowsley		18A Toton		33C Shoeburyness
Willesden
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1873	1948 - 1965		1A
type:	A brick-built 12TS dead ended shed and roundhouse.						closed:	1965
location:	On the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction station.							Visits to Willesden 1936-1951
								Visits to Willesden 1952-1965
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 10th August 1952					1A					total:	87
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
40006	1A	44748	9A	45511	1A isle of Man			47288	1E	48122	1A
40017	1A	44768	8A	45514	1B Holyhead			47302	1D	48147	1A
40019	1A	45024	1A	Jubilee 4-6-0				47342	1A	48171	1A
40044	1A	45028	5B	45601	1B British Guiana			47359	1B	48370	18A
40046	1A	45035	8B	45736	1B Phoenix			47412	1A	48476	1A
40054	1A	45041	5B	Royal Scot 4-6-0				47474	1A	48600	1A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		45097	1A	46159	1B The Royal Air Force			47475	1A	48601	1A
40135	1A	45131	5B	Coronation 4-6-2				47482	1D	48603	1A
40204	1A	45191	2E	46252	1B City of Leicester			47500	1D	48632	1A
40206	1A	45387	1A	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		47505	1A	48634	1A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		45398	8A	44116	1A	49122	1A	47520	1A	48648	1A
42117	1A	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		44397	1A	49139	1A	47531	1A	48649	1A
42178	1C	42852	2B	44441	1D	49180	1A	47675	1A	48656	1A
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		42853	3A	44442	1A	9275	1A	47676	1A	48657	1A
80038	1C	42931	1A	44497	1A	49342	1A	0-6-0 diesels		48658	1A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		42940	1A	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		49344	1A	12021	12032	WD 2-8-0
46431	1A	cl 5MT 2-6-0 St)		58152	3B	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		12023	12093	90215	38A
46433	1A	42950	5B	Co-Co diesel/electric		49164	1A	12031		90358	38A
				10000	10001
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		1C Watford		1D Devons Road		1E Bletchley
2B Nuneaton		2E Northampton		3A Bescot		3B Bushbury		5B Crewe South		8A Edge Hill
8B Warrington		9A Longsight		18A Toton		38A Colwick
Kentish Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1867	1948 - 1963		14B
type:	Three brick-built roundhouses and a workshop.						closed:	1963
location:	East side of the line north of Kentish Town station.							Visits to Kentish Town 1936 - 1962
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt
		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 10th August 1952					14B					total:	74
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
40021	14B	40931	14B	47200	14B	44658	14B	45597	20A Barbados
40027	14B	41071	15D	47202	14B	44753	20A	45609	19B Gilbert & Ellice Islands
40029	14B	41077	14B	47203	14B	44775	20A	45615	14B Malay States
40031	14B	41083	14B	47204	14B	44777	14B	45618	9E New Hebrides
40034	14B	41088	17A	47205	14B	44816	14B	45649	14B Hawkins
40036	14B	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		47220	14A	44822	14B	45650	14B Blake
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		42051	14B	47228	14A	44984	14B	45654	19B Hood
40079	14B	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		47229	14B	45221	15C	45665	14B Lord Rutherford of Nelson
40092	14B	42383	14B	47241	14B	45279	14B	Patriot 4-6-0
40096	14B	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		47242	14B	45284	26G	45509	17A The Derbyshire Yeomanry
40100	14B	41248	14B	47244	14B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		Royal Scot 4-6-0
40112	14B	41249	14B	47245	14B	47260	14B	46109	20A Royal Engineer
40142	14B	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		47246	14B	47283	14B	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		BR 5MT 4-6-0
40160	14B	43964	14B	cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		47428	14B	58215	14B	73019	16A
40166	14B	cl 4F 0-6-0		41664	14B	47437	14B	0-6-0 diesels		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
40167	14B	44529	14A	41671	14B	47644	14B	12064	12066	42839	14A
		44563	14B	41713	14B	47645	14B
Shed Codes		9E Trafford Park		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		15C Leicester Midland		15D Bedford
		16A Nottingham		17A Derby		19B Millhouses		20A Leeds Holbeck		26G Belle Vue
Stratford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1871	prior to 1950		STR
type:	Brick-built 6TS & 12TS through-road sheds.					closed to steam:		Sep-62	1950 - 1962		30A
location:	On the west side of the Cambridge line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 10th August 1952					30A					total:	228
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		N7 0-6-2T (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		Britannia 4-6-2
67178	32C W	69603	30A	65370	30A	68507	30A	70000	30A Britannia
67188	30A	69606	30A	65384	30A	68508	30A	70001	30A Lord Hurcomb aw
67194	30E	69608	30A	65440	30E	68526	30A	70003	30A John Bunyan
67195	30A	69616	30A	65450	30A	68527	30A	70005	30A John Milton
67196	30E	69617	30A	65452	30A	68532	30A	B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0
67198	30A	69626	30A	65455	30A	68538	30A	61607	30E Blickling
67200	30A	69634	30A	65463	30A	68546	30A	61614	30E Castle Hedingham
67204	30A	69641	30A	65466	30A	68550	30A	61632	30E Belvoir Castle
67208	30A	69649	30A	65470	30E	68552	30A	61639	30E Norwich City
67209	30A	69655	30A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		68557	30A	B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0
67211	30A	69659	30A	65506	31A	68565	30A	61608	30A Gunton
67212	30A	69662	30A	65508	30A	68569	30A	61613	30A Woodbastwick Hall
67215	30A	69673	30A	65511	30A	68575	30A	61631	30A Serlby Hall
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		69674	30A	65518	30A	68578	30E	61643	30A Champion Lodge
67269	30A	69675	30A	65536	30A	68601	30F	61648	30A Arsenal
L1 2-6-4T		69676	30A	65538	30A	68612	30A	61654	30A Sunderland
67713	30A	69678	30E	65543	30A	68617	30A	61655	30A Middlesborough
67721	30A	69693	30A	65564	30E	E8619	30A	61667	30A Bradford
67724	30A	69697	30A	65572	30A	68621	30A	J68 0-6-0T (GER)		B1 4-6-0
67725	30A	69700	30A	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		68626	30A	68639	30A	61109	30A xw
67726	30A	69703	30A	64642	31B	68629	30A	68642	30A	61116	34E
67730	30A	69704	30A	64643	31B	68630	30A	68644	30A	61232	30F
67732	30A	69705	30A	64652	30E	68631	30A	68646	30A	61233	30A xw
67733	30A	69723	30A	64656	30A	68632	30A	68649	30F	61235	30A
67734	30A	69725	30A	64659	30E	68633	30A	68652	30A	61254	32B
67735	30A	69726	30A	64661	31B	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		68653	30A	61282	30A
67747	34E	69729	30A	64662	30A	68491	30A	68654	30A	61300	31A
67780	34E aw	69732	30A	64663	30A	68496	30A	68660	30A	61363	30A
67800	34A	N1 0-6-2T (GER)		64665	30A	68513	30A	68662	30A	61372	30A
D15 4-4-0 (GER)		69432	37C	64667	30E	68517	30A	68663	30A	61375	30A
62502	31C W	Y4 0-4-0T (GER)		J39 0-6-0		68519	30A	68665	30A	B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		68125	30A	64766	30A	68520	30A	K3 2-6-0		61512	30E
62527	31A W	68126	30A	64768	30A	68521	30A ws	61801	30A	61516	30A
62549	31A	68127	30A	64770	30A	68523	30A	61820	30A	61558	30E
62571	31A	cl 3F 0-6-0T		64772	30A	68588	30A	61830	30A	61568	32A
62575	31C	47555	33A	64774	30A	68589	30A	61831	30A	61574	30A
62601	31C	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		64776	30A	68590	30A	61834	30A	WD 2-8-0
62605	31B	64675	30A	64777	30F	68591	30A	61849	30A	90055	31B
62606	32A	64677	30A	64780	30A	68594	30A	61949	32C	90221	31B
0-6-0 diesels		64681	30A	64783	30A	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		90275	31B
12103	12108	64682	30A	64959	30A	68950	30A	61759	30A	90280	31B
12104	12109	64690	30A	J92 0-6-0T (GER)		68965	30A	61767	30A	90431	31B
12105	12110	E4 2-4-0 (NER)		68668	30A ws	68967	30A	61778	30A	90433	31B
12106	12111	62791	30E xw	J66 0-6-0T (GER)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		61780	30A	90601	31B
12107		4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)		68370	30A ws	68785	34B	ws - works shunter
		42503	33C					aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
31C Kings Lynn		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft		33A Plaistow		33C Shoeburyness		34A Kings Cross
34B Honsey		34E Neasden		37C Bradford
Extracts from the notebooks of David J Desborough:
Days Out No. 1 : 2nd September 1951 - London sheds						Days Out No. 20 : 1st September 1957 - Somerset & Dorest
Days Out No. 2 : 16th September 1951 - Southern Region						Days Out No. 30 : 12th June 1960 - Lancashire
Days Out No. 3 : 20th July 1952 - Cardiff & Newport						Days Out No. 31 : 10th July - West Midlands
Days Out No. 4 : 3rd August 1958 - Glasgow sheds						Days Out No. 32 : 25th September 1960 - Derby Works & shed
Days Out No. 5 : 29th June 1958 - Perth & Dundee						Days Out No. 33 : 11th December 1960 - Manchester
Days Out No. 6 : 25th September 1955 - Bristol & Bath						Days Out No. 36 : 9th July 1961 - North East England
Days Out No. 7 : 24th October 1954 - Plymouth & Exeter						Days Out No. 40 : 8th May 1960 - North Midlands
Days Out No. 10 : 3rd July 1955 - West Wales						Days Out No. 43 : 15th October 1961 - Leeds & Doncaster
Days Out No. 13 : 25th September 1955 - Swindon Works						Days Out No. 95 : 26th June 1960 - North Wales
Days Out No. 17 : 9th February - North London sheds