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, 29 January 2025

Shed Profiles - Bletchley, Northampton & Bedford in 1961

1EBletchleyAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18511935 - Jan 19502B
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-65Feb 1950 - 19524A
location:At the west side of the line, at the north end of Bletchley station.1952 - July 19651E
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 19 February 19611Etotal:36
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
412751E420622A450201E730141A488981E482071E
BR 2MT 2-6-2T420661E453311Ecl 4F 0-6-0489531E482892B
840041E420671E453931E4429714A4907021C484452E
0-6-0 diesels420711EBR 4MT 4-6-0443641E490781E4863718A
1207312074421061E750361Ecl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2BR 9F 2-10-0
BR T2 dieselscl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)750381E47348WW494031E9204316D
D5066D5145425861EJubilee 4-6-047500WW494431E9217834E
456445B HoweWW - Wolverton WorksBR 1Co-Co1
main-linePatriot 4-6-0455448Bdn freight10201
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5B Crewe South
8B Warrington14A Cricklewood16D Annesley18A Toton21C Bushbury34E New England
Sunday 30 April 19611E11am - 11.25amtotal:40
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
420661E750361E448632A440721E W489531E4837415A
420711E750371E450891E443641E490611E4853818A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)750381E451911A443971E490931E485441E
423511Ecl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)452921E444471E492871E486101E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)412751E453311Ecl 3F 0-6-0T493101E486881E
425861EBR 2MT 2-6-2T453931E47500WWcl 7F 0-8-0 G2BR T2 diesels
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)840021E0-6-0 diesels475211E494431ED5019D5082
40002WW W1207312074BR 9F 2-10-0D5030D5083
W - withdrawnWW - Wolverton Works9202115A
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2A Rugby15A Wellingborough18A Toton
Sunday 17 September 19611Evisting locomotives
Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2cl 8F 2-8-0
429542B47348WW494252B486241A
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B NuneatonWW - Wolverton Works
Sunday 24 September 19611Etotal:52
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
421051E427832B450371E489531E481341A4862714A
421061EBR 4MT 2-6-0452921E490611E482031E486561E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)7603131B4535112B490941E482071E486571E
424541Ecl 4F 0-6-0453931E492871E4837615BBR 9F 2-10-0
425791E443641E454272E493101E484461E9208315A
425861E443971EBR 4MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2485441EBR T2 diesels
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)444471E750371E494158A485491ED5019D5082
412751E4445412E750381E494312B486001AD5020D5087
412891Ecl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesels494402B486101ED5021
BR 2MT 2-6-2T475211E1207312074494488A486232B
840041E47348Wolverton Works
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton2E Northampton8A Edge Hill
12B Carlisle Upperby12E Barrow14A Cricklewood15A Wellingborough15B Kettering31B March
Sunday 8 October 19611Etotal:47
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
420661E428591A446815A443641E482031E4869015B
420711ECrab 2-6-0 (St)450891E443701E482071Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
421051E429752B452921Ecl 3F 0-6-0T4828515B488981E
421061Ecl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)453791E47348WW485441E492819D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)412891E453931EBR T2 diesels485501E493732B
425772ABR 2MT 2-6-2TBR 4MT 4-6-0D5015D5078486101Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G2
425791E840041E750371ED5022D5145486461E494312B
425861E8400814D750381E0-6-0 diesels486651ABR 9F 2-10-0
426151EB1 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-01207312074486681E9210815C
6110541A730131A486881E
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North9D Buxton
14D Neasden15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland41A Sheffield DarnallWW - Wolverton Works
Sub-shed
Leighton BuzzardA brick-built 2TS through-road shed.
Sunday 19 February 1961BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
840021E490931E491301E480122A
490941E492871E480361A
Sunday 26 March 1961BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
840021E490931E482692E
491301E485491E
Monday 7 August 1961cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-0 G2cl 8F 2-8-0
490931E494031E485291E
486561E
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2A Rugby

2ENorthamptonAllocation 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18811935 - Jan 19502C
type:A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-65Jul 1950-Feb 19524B
location:In the fork of the Northampton Castle and Bilsworth lines. West of the station.Mar 1952-Aug 19632E
Sep 1963-Sep 19651H
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 19 February 19612Etotal:32
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Britannia 4-6-2cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
421042A448278B700331A Charles Dickens442392E481312E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4491021BJubilee 4-6-0442472E4818618A
423532E450271A456435A Rodney4429414B484222E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4506521DBR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T445242E484932E
425622A452485B730041A473182Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G24861015B
425792E452718BBR T2 dieselsBR 9F 2-10-0494402B4862714A
426152E453998AD5059D51449212515B487295B
487542B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5A Crewe North
5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8B Warrington14A Cricklewood15B Kettering18A Toton
21B Bescot21D Aston
Sunday 16 April 19612Etotal:34
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
412182E423532E448362A4543021D480902E487572E
412192Ecl 4F 0-6-0448692E454465A481222Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
412782E4424314B4494221D454542E481312E492932B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)442472E452781Acl 3F 0-6-0T482902EBR T2 diesels
425412A445222E453012E474992E484161AD5019D5078
426152E445242E453322E484492BD5024D5083
453548B486802E
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5A Crewe North
8B Warrington14B Kentish Town21D Aston
Sunday 30 April 19612E5.55pm - 6.15pmtotal:45
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
412182E427471A45516
8B The Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment
4800215B4869818A
412192Ecl 4F 0-6-0480902EWD 2-8-0
412782E442472E456305A Swaziland481222E9043240E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4429414Bcl 5MT 4-6-0481312E9067440E
423532E445242E447135B451392A481472EBR 9F 2-10-0
423812E4457214B4481021A453012E483052E9211015C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T448692E453322E483492E9211115C
424431A474992E4487321B4541021B484222EBR T2 diesels
426152E0-4-0 diesel loco4494221D4541921B485311AD5023D5076
ED4 (Northampton Engineer's Depot)454542E486802E
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2E Northampton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South
8B Warrington14B Kentish Town15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland18A Toton21A Saltley
21B Bescot21D Aston40E Colwick
Sunday 7 May 19612Etotal:36
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
412182E4402015A447595A474992E4802715A4838718A
412192E4423514B447698Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4811818A485262A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)444912E4532221D492932B481202A485342E
423532E445222E453808BBR T2 diesels481312E486001A
423812E445242E4541921BD5083D5133482692E486491A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)454542E483052E486651A
426152E429725B483492E486802E
487362E
main-linePatriot 4-6-0455301B Sir Frank Reedown parcels
Royal Scot 4-6-0461441B Honourable Artillery Companyup passenger
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8B Warrington14B Kentish Town15A Wellingborough
18A Toton21B Bescot21D Aston
Sunday 28 May 19612Etotal:37
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
412782E429532B4471021D4800916B487572E493142B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)4486521D485181Acl 4F 0-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
423532E428701A448692E485342E442392E9202815B
423812E429392B452568B486232B442472E9210715A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T453012E486321A444912EBR T2 diesels
425792E473182E4534921D4866921A4450931BD5016D5026
474992E4543021D486802E445222ED5019D5080
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton2E Northampton8B WarringtonD5020
15A Wellingborough15B Kettering16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield21A Saltley21D Aston31B March
Sunday 2 July 19612Etotal:43
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
412182E442192E4482921C480902E484452E9208315A
412192E4423514B448345B481222E484932E9211115C
412782E442472E448692E481312E485042B9212215C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)443532E453012E481472E485292E9212415A
423532E444912E453288B482902E485342E9213521A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4450931B454542E484112A486802Ecl 3F 0-6-0T
426152E445242EJubilee 4-6-0487572E473182E
EE T4 dieselBR T2 diesels4570126A Conquerorcl 7F 0-8-0 G2474992E
D338D5077D5133494392B
Shed Codes2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5B Crewe South8B Warrington
14B Kentish Town15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21C Bushbury26A Newton Heath
31B March
Sunday 24 September 19612Etotal:35
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
412182E428101A446795A442392E481312E9210715A
412192Ecl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4509421D442472E4814518ABR T2 diesels
412782E4315134E451842E443532E481472ED5015D5028
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T453022E445242E482692ED5026D5079
423532E473182E453322E4453214B484402E0-6-0 diesel
423812E474992E453438Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4849515AD3089
454542E4395416A486481A
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton5A Crewe North8B Warrington14B Kentish Town
15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham18A Toton21D Aston34E New England
Sunday 8 October 19612Etotal:39
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
412192E427471A451472E480352A483681A9210915C
412782Ecl 4F 0-6-0451485A4806018A484402E9211015C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4424314B453012E4806115A484452EBR T2 diesels
423532E442472E453022E480902E484798CD5073D5076
423812E2251 0-6-0453922E481312E484932E0-6-0 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T221084D454272E481472E486001AD301612046
473182EBritannia 4-6-24822021A4861715A0-4-0 diesel
474992E7003121D Byron482692EED4 (Northampton Engineer's Depot)
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton5A Crewe North8C Speke Junction14B Kentish Town
15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland18A Toton21A Saltley21D Aston84D Leamington Spa
Sunday 15 October 19612Etotal:43
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
412182E427815A447698A4534921D481222E484492B
412192E429251A449362E453922E481312E4847212A
412782Ecl 4F 0-6-0451842E454176H481732A487362E
cl 3F 0-6-0T4413814B452975B454272E482692E487572E
473182E442392E453012EBR 5MT 4-6-04837615BBR 9F 2-10-0
474922E442472E453022E730141A4840116A9210315C
BR T2 diesels4427331B453288Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2Jubilee 4-6-0
D5022D5035443532E453438B494252B4558321D Assam
D5034D50730-4-0 dieselED4 (Northampton Engineer's Depot)
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6H Bangor
8A Edge Hill8B Warrington12A Carlisle Kingmoor14B Kentish Town15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland
16A Nottingham21D Aston31B March
Tuesday 26 December 19612Etotal:43
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
412782E4418215C448692E480202B483492E9202115A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4424314B4528721B4802715A483602E9210415C
423512E443532E453012E480772B484222EBR T2 diesels
423532E444912E4530324L481222E486241AD5030D5146
0-6-0 dieselscl 3F 0-6-0T454192A4819316A486802E0-4-0 diesel
D308912099473182E454272E4826116A4869915AD2911
12047474992E454542E482902E487542B
Patriot 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0483052E487572E
455231A Bangor7306614D483202B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton14B Kentish Town
14D Neasden15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham21B Bescot24L Carnforth

14EBedfordAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway opened:18681935 - Mar 195815D
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:1963Apr 1958-Aug 196314E
location:On the west side of the avoiding line, south of Bedford Midland station.Sep-6314C
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - Ivatt
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railways
Sunday 30 April 196114E10.05am - 10.15amtotal:18
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TBR T2 diesel
4002014E4268014E4342814E4438114B4727914ED5090
4005314E4268214E4344914E4447615A4754914E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4268614E4347414E W
4122414EBR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
4127114E8400514E4380814E
4132914EW - withdrawn
Shed Codes14B Kentish Town14E Bedford15A Wellingborough
Sunday 28 May 196114Etotal:22
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
4002014E S4268014E4312114A4342814E443701E4726414E
4005314E S4268214EBR 4MT 4-6-04343514E4452914A4754914E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 2MT 2-6-2T7506115C4344914E4457214B
4122414E8400514E4347414E Wcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
4127114E4356514E4380814E
4132914E4376614E
Shed Codes1E Bletchley14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town14E Bedford15C Leicester Midland
Sunday 2 July 196114Etotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4002014E S4208214D4312114A4342814E4399515A4726414E
4005314E S4268214Ecl 5MT 4-6-04343514Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4727914E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4268614E4469114E4347414E W4380814Ecl 8F 2-8-0
4122414E4481614A4356514EBR T2 diesel4837814A
4132914E4541614E4376614ED5085
main-lineJubilee 4-6-04567555AHardypassenger service
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood14D Neasden14E Bedford15A Wellingborough55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 8 October 196114Etotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4002014E W4227914D4469114E4342814E4726414E4826615A
4005314E W4268214E4523814E4347414E W4727914E4838418A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR T2 diesel4356514E4754914E4865016A
4122414ED50884376614E
Britannia 4-6-27004455A Earl Haigloco failed, awaiting transfer to Doncaster Wks
Shed Codes14D Neasden14E Bedford15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham18A Toton
55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 15 October 196114Etotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4002014E W4227914D4498514E7604414D4342814E4726414E
4005314E W4268614E4523814EBR T2 diesel4347414E W4727914E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4268814E4541614ED50914376614E4754914E
4122414Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)Britannia 4-6-2
42503 *33C7004455A Earl Haigloco failed, in Doncaster Wks yard 29 October.
* en route to Derby Wks
main-linePeak T4 dieselsD49D113
Shed Codes14D Neasden14E Bedford33C Shoeburyness55A Leeds Holbeck
Thursday 19 October 196114Etotal:14
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4002014E W4342814E4523814E7604414D4423514B4811714A
4005314E W4344914EBR 4MT 4-6-04453214Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4347414E W7506115C4727914E
4268614E4376614E
main-lineBR 5MT 4-6-07313517Apassenger service
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town14D Neasden14E Bedford15C Leicester Midland
17A Derby




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