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.

Tuesday 27 December 2022

Darlington Works & Shed - January to June 1963

 

Thompson L1 2-6-4T no. 67781 on Neasden shed in 1957.  This loco, along with many others of the same class, was cut-up at Darlington Works in 1963.   photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Darlington Works & Shed - 1963
Darlington Locomotive Works was opened in 1863 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
The main workshops were on North Road, where 2,269 locomotives were built and repaired until closure in 1966
Saturday 26th January 1963Darlington Workstotal:71
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
V2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-00-6-0 dieselsPeak T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
6084356B6335452F9037956AD2267D3318D12D19D5177D5179
J27 0-6-0 (NER)6336352H9039756FD3076D3656D17D29D5178D5180
6578952F6345051C9063156AD3078EE T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
6579652B ssL1 2-6-4TEE T3 dieselD240D348D5101D5107
6587752E Wss6777940E WssD6730D246D5102D5161
Wss - withdrawn loco in stripping shopD5105
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
V2 2-6-2J21 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)BR T2 diesel0-6-0 diesels
6083664A6092652D W6509952H W6581152FD5154D2100D3371
6083862B6092764A WJ94 0-6-0STPeak T4 dieselsEE T3 dieselD2164
60860^52B WQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6805551C WD14D26D67550-4-0 diesel
6088456B6345652GWD 2-8-0EE T4 dieselD2700
^named Durham School9067856DD257
scrap yard
L1 2-6-4TV1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2TB16 4-6-0 (NER)locos on shed included:
6776134F W6760365A W6761367B W6141356D WV2 2-6-2Q7 0-8-0 (NER)
6774140E W6762265H W6761764A W6141555H W6097964A W6346152H W
6774440E W6762367B W6768564B W6141950A WJ39 0-6-0
6774940E W6763165H WV2 2-6-2J72 0-6-0T (NER)6473051L W6482151L W
J39 0-6-06087950A W6901751L W6475851L W6493952B W
6484252B W6091551A W
Shed Codes34F Grantham40E Colwick50A York51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool
51L Thornaby52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N & S Blyth52G Sunderland
52H Tyne Dock56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56D Mirfield56F Low Moor62B Dundee Tay Brdg
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65A Eastfield65H Helensborough67B Hurlford
Saturday 23rd February 1963Darlington Workstotal:76
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
V2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B16 4-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 dieselsPeak T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
6083862B6336652H6143550BD2100D3294D17D29D5181D5182
6088456B6337952K6147250BD3081D3313EE T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
6091352BJ27 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0D237D250D5097D5161
V1 2-6-2T6589450A ss9070756DEE T3 dieselD5101D5163
6764152B WssD6740
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
V2 2-6-2V1 2-6-2TJ21 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0Peak T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
6092764A W6763752B W6503352F W9004450DD12D14D5102D5108
B1 4-6-0V3 2-6-2T6509952H W9071156FD13D5105D5158
6110056C W6767967B WJ27 0-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 dieselsEE T4 dieselsD5106
J94 0-6-0STL1 2-6-4T6579652BD2267D3080D248D272
6805551C W6778740E W6585252BD3076D257D281
scrap yard
V1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2B16 4-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0
6760365A W6761764A W6774440E W6080152D W6141356D W6483551F W
6762265H W6768564B W6774540E W60860^52B W6141555H W6485852G W
6762367B WJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6775556B W6087850A W6141950A W6491552B W
6764867B W6901751L W6776134F W6094752D WB1 4-6-06493952B W
6767352B W^ named: Durham School6129756B W
Darlington Shed51Atotal:77
cl 3MT 2-6-2 (St)K1 2-6-0V2 2-6-2J94 0-6-0STA3 4-6-2
4019051A W6200451A60809^51A6801051A6004052B Cameronian
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6200751A6091651A6801451A6004551A Lemberg
4208551A6204151Acl 4MT 2-6-06801651A6009152B Captain Cuttle
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)6204851A4305051A6802551AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
4240551A6205951A4305651A6803551A6334451F9001151A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-04309951A6804351A6338351C aw9001451A
4247751A61032*51A4310251A6804451C W6338851L9004756A aw
4263951A61037*51A4312951A6804651A6339552K9009251C
L1 2-6-4T6117651Acl 2MT 2-6-06804852H W6343351A9017251A
6776740E W6122451A4647751A W6805651C WQ7 0-8-0 (NER)9030951A
677712F W6132151A4648251A6805851C W6346152H W9044551A
6778040E W6135351ABR 2MT 2-6-06806051A6346252H W9063156A xw
677892F W6138251A7801551J6807151A6346452H WPeak T4 diesel
J39 0-6-0B16 4-6-0 (NER)7802451AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)0-6-0 dieselsD167
6484951C W6146750B awBR 3MT 2-6-06900651AD2109D2319BR T2 diesel
J27 0-6-0 (NER)7700351F6902051AD2167D2336D5151
6581152F xw^named V2: 60809 The Snapper… *named B1s: Stembok and JairouDep 88
Shed Codes34F Grantham40E Colwick50A York50B Hull Dairycotes50D Goole
51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51F West Auckland51J Northallerton51L Thornaby52B Heaton
52D Tweedmouth52F N & S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock52K Consett55H Leeds Neville Hill
56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield56F Low Moor62B Dundee Tay Brdg
64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65A Eastfield65H Helensborough67B Hurlford
Saturday 23rd March 1963Darlington Workstotal:69
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
B1 4-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0Peak T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
61241*52B Wss6589450A6338752G9021056ED13D18D5183D5185
6138356F WssJ94 0-6-0ST6343152H9038056AD17D21D5184
B16 4-6-0 (NER)6801051A ssQ7 0-8-0 (NER)9071156FEE T4 diesels0-6-0 diesels
6146856DEE T3 diesel6347052H Wss0-4-0 dieselD272D278D2231D3652
D6791Dep 82D274D354D3080D3672
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
B1 4-6-0V2 2-6-2J21 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0STEE T4 diesels
6105350A W6092764A W6503352F W6581252E6805551C WD273D275
6119231B WL1 2-6-4T6509952H W6583052G WBR T2 diesels0-6-0 diesels
6776740E W6587552F WD5157D5163D2089
scrap yardlocos on shed included:
B1 4-6-0V1 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TV1 2-6-2TQ7 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST
61028*2F W6762265H W6775556B W6764051L W6346552H W6804451C W
610782F W6767352B W6776134F WL1 2-6-4T6346652H W6804852H W
B16 4-6-0 (NER)V3 2-6-2T6778640E W6777040E W6347352H W6805651C W
6141950A W6768552B W6780040E W677812F WJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6805851C W
6145150A W6779240E W6901050B WJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
Wss - cut-up in Stripping Shopcl 2MT 2-6-06902752A W6588352G W
*named B1s : Umseke and Viscount Ridley4640850F W
Shed Codes2F Woodford Halse31B March34F Grantham40E Colwick50A York
50B Hull Dairycotes50F Malton51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51L Thornaby52A Gateshead
52B Heaton52E Percy Main52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
56D Mirfield56F Low Moor64A St. Margarets65H Helensborough
Saturday 27th April 1963Darlington Workstotal:53
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
V2 2-6-2WD 2-8-0new BR T2 dieselPeak T4 dieselBR T2 diesels
6082464A9026250D9046251LD5223D11D5097D5106
6088650A9026550D9047951LQ7 0-8-0 (NER)EE T4 dieselsD5101
6092356B9040651L Wss6347152H WssD274D347
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
L1 2-6-4TJ21 0-6-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0STEE T4 dieselsPeak T4 diesels
6772156F W6503352F W6346052H P6804651A wsD238D354D14D32
J27 0-6-0 (NER)6509952H W6346552H W6805551C WEE T3 dieselD21
6581252EWD 2-8-06346652H W0-6-0 dieselD6777BR T2 diesels
6588352G W9058650BD36520-4-0 dieselD5157D5185
ws - works shunterP - selected for preservationD2700D5184
scrap yard
V3 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TB16 4-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST
6761764A W6768852A W6775556B W6778440E W6141950A W6803417C W
6765752A W6768952A W6776134F W6779840E WJ39 0-6-06807540E W
6768752A WV1 2-6-2T6777340E W6485050B W
6762367B W
Darlington Shed51Atotal:95
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6004551A Lemberg6080851A6801051A xw9001151A
4305651A6005251A Prince Palatine6091651A6801451A9001451A
4309951ABR 3MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-06093452D W6801651A9009851L
cl 2MT 2-6-07700051A61032*51A6094952D W6802451A9038056A xw
4640850F WBR 2MT 2-6-061037*51A6097852A W6802551A9044551A
4647751A W7801151A6117651AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6803551ABR 9F 2-10-0
K1 2-6-07801251A6122451A6335351F6803751A9209952H
6200151L7801451A6130451A6337451F6804051AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6200351J7801551A6133851A6339151C xw6804351A6900651A
6200751A7801651J6138251A6339551A6804451C W6902051A
6200851A7802451AL1 2-6-4T6342351A6804751AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6204151Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6774256B W6342552H aw6804852H W6587252G aw
6204351A4247751A6775456F W6343152H xw6805051A0-6-0 diesels
6204451J4263951A6776656B WJ39 0-6-06805651C WD2080D2618
6204551Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6777640E W6470452G W6805851C WD2231D3227
6204851A4208551A6777756B W6471956B W6806051AD2316D3228
6205951Acl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)V3 2-6-2T6475656B W6807151AD2590D3677
6206251A4019051A W6768251A6481252G WBR T2 dieselEE T4 diesel
6206451Axw - ex worksaw - awaiting worksW - loco withdrawnD5162D399
*named B1 4-6-0s: Stembok & Jairou
Shed Codes17C Rowsley34F Grantham40E Colwick50A York50B Hull Dairycotes
50D Goole50F Malton51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51J Northallerton51L Thornaby
52A Gateshead52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N & S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock
56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56F Low Moor64A St. Margarets67B Hurlford
Saturday 25th May 1963Darlington Workstotal:62
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
V2 2-6-2B1 4-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0STPeak T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
6092950A ss6127350A Wss6581252E6804751A wsD11D28D5223D5225
6093164AB16 4-6-0 (NER)6585552F0-6-0 dieselsD14D5224D5226
6098150A Wss6147550B Wss6587252GD2162D3076EE T4 dieselsBR T2 diesels
V3 2-6-2TWD 2-8-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)D2315D3678D248D350D5103D5106
6765152A9020056E6345251L WssD3315D271
9040651LWss - cut-up in Stripping Shopws - works shunter
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0Peak T4 diesels
6776356B W6094952D W6334451F6503352F W9047850DD179D193
6776656B W6096350A6339651L W6509952H WQ7 0-8-0 (NER)EE T4 diesels
6777640E W6097852A W6346052H PD238D270
scrap yardP - to be preserved0-4-0 diesel
V1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TQ6 0-8-0 (NER)D2700
6762367B W6761764A W6775556B W6336451L WBR T2 diesels
J94 0-6-0ST6768752A W6776134F W6342851L WD5101D5157
6803152H W6768952A W6777040E W6343051L W0-6-0 diesel
6777340E WD3380
Darlington Shed51Atotal:65
cl 3MT 2-6-2 (St)A3 4-6-2J39 0-6-0J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4019051A W6004551A Lemberg6470452G W6801451A9001451A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6005251A Prince Palatine6471956B W6801651A9009851A
4247751AK1 2-6-0V2 2-6-26484652G W6802451A9026250D xw
cl 2MT 2-6-06200151A60809^51A6484752G W6803551A9026550D xw
4640850F W6200351A6091651A6485956B W6803751A9044551A
BR 2MT 2-6-06200751A6096850A W6491956F W6804051A9067956A xw
7801151A6200851Acl 4MT 2-6-06492756B W6804651AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
7801251A6204351A4305651AL1 2-6-4T6806051A6337451F W
7801451A6204551A4305751L6774256B W6807151A6339551A
7801551A6205851A4310251A6776556B W0-6-0 diesels6343152H xw
7802451A6206251AB1 4-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)D2079D32276343952K
V1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2T6117651A6900651AD2318D3229Peak T4 diesels
6764752B W6766252A W6122451A6902051AD2337D24D172
^named V2: The Snapper, The East Yorkshire Regiment, The Duke of York's Own
Shed Codes34F Grantham40E Colwick50A York50B Hull Dairycotes50D Goole
50F Malton51A Darlington51F West Auckland51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton
52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N & S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock52K Consett
56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56E Sowerby Bridge56F Low Moor64A St. Margarets67B Hurlford
Saturday 8th June 1963Darlington Workstotal:48
erecting shop, stripping shop and works yard
V2 2-6-2J21 0-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0WD 2-8-0EE T4 dieselsPeak T4 diesels
6092950A6503352F W6491956F W9002751LD238D271D14D28
6093164A6509952H W6492756B W9020056ED270D24D32
6094952D WJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST9047850Dnew BR T2 dieselsD25D193
6096850A W6581552F6804751A wsQ6 0-8-0 (NER)D5225D52270-6-0 diesels
6097852A W6581952F6805051A ws6334451FD5226D2162D3457
6582051LQ7 0-8-0 (NER)BR T2 dieselsD2271D3678
ws - works shunter6346052H PreservedD5103D5155D3315
scrap yard
V1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6762367B W6761764A W6775556B W6336451L W6485152G W6588752G W
6764752B W6766252A W6343051L W
6768952A W
Shed Codes50A York50D Goole51A Darlington51F West Auckland51L Thornaby
52A Gateshead52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52F N & S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock
56B Ardsley56E Sowerby Bridge56F Low Moor64A St. Margarets67B Hurlford
Saturday 29th June 1963Darlington Workstotal:72
erecting shop and stripping shop (ss)
V2 2-6-2J27 0-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 dieselsPeak T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
6091961B6580852F6583152ED2206D3138D22D25D5223D5226
6092950A6581452E6589052F WssD2592D3457EE T4 dieselsD5225D5227
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)6581552FJ39 0-6-0EE T3 dieselsD251D270BR T2 diesel
6334451F6581952F6493355H WssD6785D67880-6-0 dieselD5151
Dep 82
works yard (including Stooperdale and the crossing)
V2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-00-4-0 dieselPeak T4 diesels
6087950A W6336552G W6346052H P6491752D WD2700D17D24
6097852A W6337451F WJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6492255H W0-6-0 dieselsEE T4 diesels
L1 2-6-4TJ94 0-6-0ST6503352F W6493652A WD3146D271D273
6775556B W6801451A ws6509952H W6493852A WBR T2 dieselD272D349
ws - works shunterP - to be preservedD5224new
scrap yard
V1 2-6-2TV3 2-6-2TL1 2-6-4TJ39 0-6-0J25 0-6-0 (NER)J94 0-6-0ST
6760365A W6761764A W6773940E W6471956B W6569352H W6803417C W
6762367B W6768852A W6774440E W6485755H W6569552H WJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6763165H W6768952A W6775456F W6492152B W6902652B W
6764752B W6777340E W6492552D W
6767352B W6778215E W6494252B W
6778440E W6497852A W
Shed Codes15E Leicester Central17C Rowsley40E Colwick50A York51A Darlington
51F West Auckland52A Gateshead52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main52F N & S Blyth
52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock55H Leeds Neville Hill56B Ardsley56F Low Moor61B Aberdeen Ferryhill
64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65H Helensburgh67B Hurlford