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.

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Shed Profiles - Ayrshire Sheds 1961

HurlfordAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railwayopened:1877Sep 1935 - Dec 194830B
type: A stone-built 6TS shed with one through road.closed:Oct-66Jan 1949 - Oct 196667B
location: South of the line, about a mile south east of Kilmarnock
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysNBR - North British Railway
Saturday 1 April 196167Btotal:56
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057067B S4061367A4273967B4517266A5728467B5756267B
4057167B S4062667B S4274267D4548667C5729567B5757067B
4057267B S4062967A W4274467Bcl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5735367B5757267B
4057567B S4064067C S4288112A5521167B S5735767D5757767B
4059267B S4064167B Scl 4F 0-6-05524067Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5764367B
4059367B S4064267B S4428167Bcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5765067BBR 3MT 2-6-0
4059567B4064567B S4431267B5636867B5765167B7701667B
4059767B S4066167B4432567BBR 5MT 4-6-05767167B7701767B
4060267B4068667B4432967C7306167B5767267B0-6-0 diesels
4061267B Scl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)Jubilee 4-6-05768467BD3007D3564
4015167B4569367A Agamemnon5768967BD3008D3929
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor66A Polmadie67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Saturday 1 July 196167Btotal:47
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4057067B S4064167B S4571612A Swiftsure5728467B5765067B
4057167B S4064267B Scl 5MT 4-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-05729567B5765167B S
4057267B S4064567B S4500767B7701767B5735367B5766167B
4057567B S4066167B4526667Bcl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)5767167B
4059267B Scl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4548967B5521167B S5756267B5767267B
4059367B S4273967BBR 5MT 4-6-05524067B S5757767B5768467B
4059767B S4274367B7307266AJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)5764367B5768967B
4061267B S4283112ABR 4MT 2-6-4T6845867Ccl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
4061367A SV1 2-6-2T8011167Bcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4431267B5636867B
4062667B S6761667B8011267B4015167B4432567Bdiesels: n/a
4064067B Sshed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor66A Polmadie67A Corkerhill67C Ayr
Saturday 19 August 196167Btotal:50
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)BR 3MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057067B S4064267B S7701567B4501067B5724967B5756267B
4057167B W4064567B S7701667B4512467B5733167B5757767B
4057267B W4068667B S7701767B4519712B5735367B5764367B
4057567B Scl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 4MT 2-6-4T4548967B5735967Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4059367B S4273967B8011167Bcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5765067B
4059767B S4274267D8012767A5636867B5521167B S5765167B S
4061267B S4274367Bcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-05524067B S5766168B
4061367A S4274467B4015167B4432567B0-6-0 diesels5767167B
4064067B S4275712AJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)D3007D39275768467B
4064167B S4283112A6845867CD30085768967B
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67C Ayr
67D Ardrossan68B Dumfries
Saturday 19 August 196167Bvisiting locostotal:40
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-10-0shed code
4287512A4290612A4832112A9076312A12A Carlisle Kingmoor
Saturday 2 September 196167Btotal:54
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)BR 3MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057067B W4064567B S7701567B4500767B5728467B5756267B
4057167B W4065167B S7701867B4512467B5733167B5760068B
4057267B W4068667B SBR 4MT 2-6-04519267B5735367B5764367B
4057567B Wcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)7609667A4526667B5735967Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4059367B W4273967BBR 4MT 2-6-4T4548967B5738367B5765067B
4059767B W4274267D8011167BB1 4-6-0cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5765167B
4061267B S4290612A8011267B6140165F5521167B S5766168B
4061367A Scl 4F 0-6-0V1 2-6-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5524067B S5767167B
4064067B W4432567B6761667B5636867B0-6-0 diesels5767267B
4064167B Scl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)J83 0-6-0T (NBR)D3007D30095768467B
4064267B S4015167B6845867CD3008D39295768967B
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor65F Grangemouth67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67C Ayr
67D Ardrossan68B Dumfries
Saturday 1 October 196167Btotal:53
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4060267B S4273967B4568767A Neptune5729567B5756267B
4061267B S4274367Bcl 5MT 4-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-05735367B5764367B
4061367A S4274467B4499267B7701567Bcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4064067B W4280167C4500767B7701667B5636867B5765067B
4064167B S4280567C4501067B7701767Bcl 4F 0-6-05765167B
4064267B S4283612A4512467B7701867B4432567B5765867C
4064567B S4290612A4519267B7701967BJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)5766168B
4065167B Scl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4526667B0-6-0 diesels6845867C5767167B
4066167B4015167B4548967BD3007D3009cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5767267B
4068667B SV1 2-6-2TBR 4MT 2-6-4TD3008D39375521167B S5768967B
6761667B8000067B5524067B S
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67C Ayr68B Dumfries

AyrAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railwayopened:1879Sep 1935 - Dec 194830D
type: A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Oct-66Jan 1949 - Oct 196667C
location: In the triangle of lines, north of Ayr Station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillBR - British RailwaysNBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
Saturday 1 April 196167Ctotal:38
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4219667C4273667C4280867C4431967C5756967C5764067C
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4273767C4280967C4433167C5758067C5764467C
8004467A4278067C4291067Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)5759667Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4280067C4291267C5765867C5761167C5726267C
5526267C4280167C4291467CJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)5761467C5736467C
cl 5MT 4-6-04280267C4291667C6845867C5761567C5739267C
4516067C4280567C4292767C5763367Cdiesels: n/a
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr
Saturday 1 July 1961Saturday 26 August 1961
visiting locoscl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4548112A7312267A4467312A8012867A
4536267A
Saturday 19 August 196167Ctotal:34
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4273667C4280967C4466812A5526267C 5756967C5763367C
4274567C4290612A4519467C5526467D5758067C5764067C
4280067C4291067C4547764Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)5759667C5764467C
4280167C4291467C4548667C5726267C5761167C0-4-0 diesel
4280767C4291667C4549866B5736467C5761467CD2437
4280867C4292767Ccl 4F 0-6-05739267C5761567C0-6-0 diesel
BR 5MT 4-6-04431967CBR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)D3006
7312167A4432967C8012867A5765867C
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor64C Dalry Road66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill67D Ardrossan
Saturday 2 September 196167Ctotal:35
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4273667C4287967C4516067C5526267C 5756967C5764067C
4273767C4291067C4548667C5526467D5758067C5764467C
4274567C4291267CBR 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)5759667Ccl 4F 0-6-0
4280067C4291467C7310167A5726267C5761167C4431967C
4280167C4291667CBR 4MT 2-6-4T5736467C5761467C4432967C
4280867C4292767C8004967A5739267C5761567C0-6-0 diesels
4280967C5763367CD3006D3569
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Sunday 1 October 196167Ctotal:36
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4273667C4291267C4519467C5526267C S5756967C5764067C S
4278067C4291467Ccl 4F 0-6-05526467D S5758067C S5764467C
4280067C4291667C4431967Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)5761167C5768467B
4280267C4291767C4432967C5726267C S5761467C0-6-0 diesels
4280767C4292767C0-4-0 diesels5736467C S5761567CD3006D3564
4280867Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)D2435D24375739267C S5763367C S
4287967C4212267CD2436D2438
shed codes67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67C Ayr67D Ardrossan

ArdrossanAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railwayopened:1895Sep 1935 - Dec 194830C
type: A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Feb-65Jan 1949 - Feb 196567D
location: In a triangle of lines formed by the Glasgow & Largs lines.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Saturday 1 April 196167Dtotal:33
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
4057867D4066967D S4274267D4566567A Lord Rutherford of Nelson5726667D
4057967D S4068667B4280667D4567367A Keppel5727467D
4062467Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)5735567D
4062567D4212367D7609667A4549067D5757967D5735667D
4063867D4212467DBR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5759067DWD 2-8-0
4066167B0-6-0 diesels8000067A5623267Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)9031967D
4066867D SD3927D39288000567Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)5766967D9046367D
5526467D SB5767367D
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Saturday 1 July 196167Dtotal:34
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4057867D S4219167D4508465J5725467D5735667D W5766967D S
4057967D SBR 4MT 2-6-4T4511212A5726367D S5735767D5767367D
4062467D S8004467A4515166B5726667Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)WD 2-8-0
4062567D8004567A4545767D5727467D5756667D9031967D
4063867D8005267Acl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5730967D5757967D9046367D
4066867D Scl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5623267D5735567D5759067D9054967D
4066967D S4274267D5628267Ddiesels - n/a
Saturday 19 August 196167Dtotal:34
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D S4212467D4516767D5623267D5725467D5756667D
4057967D W4219067A4525167D5628267D5726367D5757967D
4062467D W4219367D4549067DBR 4MT 2-6-4T5726667D5759067D
4062567D Scl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)WD 2-8-08002867D5727467Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4066867D S4291167D9050567D8002967D5734867D5766967D
4066967D SJubilee 4-6-05735567D5767367D
4566567A Lord Rutherford of Nelson5735667D W0-6-0 diesels
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan5735767DD3928D3929
Saturday 26 August 196167Dtotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D S4212367D4566567A Lord Rutherford of Nelson5725467D5756667D
4057967D W4219067Dcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5726367D5757967D
4062467D W4219367D4545667D4280667D5726667Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
4062567D S4219467D4545767D4291167D5730967D5762767D
4066867D SBR 4MT 2-6-4T4546367Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5734867D5766967D S
4066967D S8002867D0-6-0 diesels5628267D5735567D5767367D
8002967DD3927D39295735667D WWD 2-8-0
shed codes67A Corkerhill67D Ardrossan5735767D9050567D
Saturday 1 October 196167Dtotal:40
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)WD 2-8-0
4057867D S4212367D4516767D5725467D5759667C9031967D
4062467D W4212467D4538467D5726367D5762767D9046367D
4062567D W4219367D4545667D5726667D5766967D9050567D
4066867D S4219467D4545767D5727467D5767367D9054967D
4066967D W4219667C4546266B5730967Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)0-6-0 diesels
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 4MT 2-6-4T4549067D5735567D5756667DD3926D3929
4274267D8002967Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5735767D5757967DD3928
5623267D5759067D
shed codes66B Motherwell67C Ayr67D Ardrossan

Hurlford Engines - Out & About during 1961
nameclassobservednotes
4057467Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)18-NovInverurie Workswithdrawn
4066167Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)1-Apr67D Ardrossan
4068667Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)1-Apr67D Ardrossan
4068867Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)28-AugInverurie Workswithdrawn
4273967Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)26-MaySt. Rollox Works
4428167Bcl 4F 0-6-022-MayInverurie Worksalso 28/8 & 28/9.
4428167Bcl 4F 0-6-07-Jun12A Kingmoor
4431267Bcl 4F 0-6-028-Aug61B Ferryhillex Inverurie Works
4431267Bcl 4F 0-6-029-Sep63A Perthex Inverurie Works
4471867Bcl 5MT 4-6-028-DecSt. Rollox Works
4499267Bcl 5MT 4-6-01-Apr63A Perthex Inverurie Works
4499267Bcl 5MT 4-6-02-Sep67D Ardrossan
4512467Bcl 5MT 4-6-026-MarSt. Rollox Works
4548967Bcl 5MT 4-6-028-DecSt. Rollox Works
4548967Bcl 5MT 4-6-06-JulSt. Rollox Works
5737367Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)28-SepInverurie Works
5757267Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)28-AugInverurie Worksaw - works yard
5768467Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)1-Oct67C Ayr
Ayr Engines - Out & About during 1961
nameclassobservednotes
4219667Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3-OctSt. Rollox Works
4274567Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)30-JanCowlairs Works
4280067Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)31-Mar12A Kingmoor
4280167Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)2-Sep67B Hurlford
4280567Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)24-AugSt. Rollox Worksalso 30 August
4280567Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)2-Sep67B Hurlfordex works
4280667Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4-May12A Kingmoor
4280967Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)3-OctSt. Rollox Works
4287967Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4-May12A Kingmooralso on 19 August
4291767Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)19-Aug12A Kingmoor
4291767Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)1-AprSt. Rollox Works
4292767Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)7-Jun12A Kingmoor
4431967Ccl 4F 0-6-018-NovInverurie Workswithdrawn
4432967Ccl 4F 0-6-01-Apr67B Hurlford
4433167Ccl 4F 0-6-028-Aug61B Ferryhillen route to Inverurie
4433167Ccl 4F 0-6-028-SepInverurie Workserecting shop
4519467Ccl 5MT 4-6-01-AprSt. Rollox Works
4548667Ccl 5MT 4-6-01-Apr67B Hurlford
5524067Ccl 2P 0-4-4T (M)1-Apr67B Hurlford
5761167Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (M)18-NovInverurie Worksawaiting works
5765867Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)24-AugSt. Rollox Worksalso 30 August
5765867Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)2-Sep67B Hurlfordex works
6845867CJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)1-Jul67B Hurlfordalso 19 August
Ardrossan Engines - Out & About during 1961
nameclassobservednotes
4057967Dcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)29-Sep63A Perthwithdrawn - to inverurie
4057967Dcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)18-NovInverurie Workswithdrawn
4062767Dcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)27-MayCowlairs Workspresent 1/61 to 12/61
4212367Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)1-AprSt. Rollox Works
4274267Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)1-Apr67B Hurlfordalso 19/8 & 2/9
4280667Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)1-Jul67C Ayr
4291167Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)31-Mar12A Kingmoor
4291167Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)3-OctSt. Rollox Works
4505367Dcl 5MT 4-6-01-AprSt. Rollox Works
4525167Dcl 5MT 4-6-03-OctSt. Rollox Works
4538467Dcl 5MT 4-6-031-Mar12A Kingmoor
4545667Dcl 5MT 4-6-01-AprSt. Rollox Works
4545767Dcl 5MT 4-6-019-Aug12A Kingmoor
4546367Dcl 5MT 4-6-01-Oct12A Kingmoor
4546367Dcl 5MT 4-6-028-DecSt. Rollox Works
4549067Dcl 5MT 4-6-026-MaySt. Rollox Works
5734867Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)28-SepInverurie Works
5735667Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)28-Sep61B Ferryhillwithdrawn - to Inverurie
5735667Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)18-NovInverurie Workswithdrawn
5735767Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)1-Apr67B Hurlford
5762767Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)2-Apr61A Kittybrewsteen route to Inverurie
5762767Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)1-May63A Perthex Inverurie Works
8002067DBR 4MT 2-6-4T5-Jul63A Perthon transfer, ex 61A
8002867DBR 4MT 2-6-4T3-OctCowlairs Workserecting shop
9031967DWD 2-8-019-Aug12A Kingmoor
9046367DWD 2-8-04-May12A Kingmoor
9046367DWD 2-8-030-AugCowlairs Workserecting shop
9054967DWD 2-8-019-Aug12A Kingmooralso 1 September