Shed Profile - 34A Kings Cross in 1962

34A	Kings Cross							Allocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway						opened:	1851	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950			KX
type:	A through-road 8TS and a 7TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Jun-63	Feb 1950 - Jun 1963			34A
location:	Situated in the Kings Cross goods yard, north of the station.
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			BR - British Railways			NER - North Eastern Railway
		EE - English Electric			WD - War Department
Sunday 7 January 1962					34A					total:	85
V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		A1 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
60800 ^	34A	61107	36A	60122	36A Curlew			60003	34A Andrew K. McCosh
60814	34A	61109	41A	60123	56C H. A. Ivatt			60008	34A Dwight D. Eisenhower
60829	34E	61179	34A	60141	56C Abbotsford			60013	34A Dom. Of New Zealand
60841	34E	61200	34A	60147	52B North Eastern			60014	34A Silver Link
60845	34E	61282	34E	60148	56C Aboyeur			60017	34A Silver Fox
60852	36A	61364	34A	60156	36A Great Central			60021	34A Wild Swan
60862	34A	61393	34A	60160	64B Auld Reekie			60026	34A Miles Beevor
60871	34A	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		A2/3 4-6-2				60029	34A Woodcock
60893	34E	61756	SB	60516	50A Hycilla			60034	34A Lord Faringdon
60896	36A	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0		A3 4-6-2
60899	36A	61915	31B	90015	34E	92036	34E	60039	34A Sandwich
60902	34A	K1 2-6-0		90129	34E	92037	34E	60048	34F Doncaster
60914	34E	62015	36E	90215	34E	92141	34E	60050	34F Persimmon
60917	34A	L1 2-6-4T		90256	33B	92174	36A	60059	34A Tracery
60925	50A	67770	34A	90270	34E	92176	36A	60067	34A Ladas
60956	34E	67779	34A	90454	34B	92180	34E	60106	34F Flying Fox
60983	34A	67786	34A	90653	33B	92182	34E	60107	34A Royal Lancer
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		67793	34A	90730	34E	BR T2 diesel		60109	34A Hermit
69523	34A	67797	34A	0-6-0 diesels		D5601		60110	34A Robert the Devil
69535	34A	67800	34A	D3303	D3635	Deltic T5 diesel		Britannia 4-6-2
69538	34A			D3310		D9005		70035	40B Rudyard Kipling
69568	34A	^ named : Green Arrow			SB - stationary boiler			70039	40B Sir Christopher Wren
Shed Codes		31B March		33B Tilbury		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham
36A Doncaster		36E Retford		40B Immingham		41A Sheffield Darnall		50A York		52B Heaton
56C Copley Hill		64B Haymarket
Sunday 21 January 1962					34A					total:	75
V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		A1 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
60814	34A	61109	41A	60117	56C Bois Roussel			60008	34A Dwight D. Eisenhower
60862	34A	61179	34A	60128	36A Bongrace			60010	34A Dominion of Canada
60897	36A	61200	34A	60148	56C Aboyeur			60013	34A Dom. Of New Zealand
60902	34A	61364	34A	60149	36A Amadis			60017	34A Silver Fox
60907	50A	61393	34A	60153	50A Flamboyant			60021	34A Wild Swan
60925	50A	61394	34A	60156	36A Great Central			60022	34A Mallard
60983	34A	B16 4-6-0 (NER)		A2/3 4-6-2				60026	34A Miles Beevor
L1 2-6-4T		61418	50A	60514	34E Chamossaire			60028	34A Walter K. Whigham
67770	34A	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		60523	36A Sun Castle			60029	34A Woodcock
67779	34A	61756	SB	WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0		60030	34A Golden Fleece
67786	34A	K1 2-6-0		90024	34E	92036	34E	60032	34A Gannet
67793	34A	62015	36E	90075	34E	92039	34E	60033	34A Seagull
67797	34A	0-6-0 diesels		90129	34E	92142	34E	60034	34A Lord Faringdon
67800	34A	D3307	D3717	90223	34E	92147	34E	A3 4-6-2
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		D3309	D3718	90253	34E	92183	34E	60039	34A Sandwich
69523	34A	D3310	D3722	90618	34E	92187	34E	60044	34A Melton
69535	34A	D3714		90653	33B	Deltic T5 diesel		60065	34F Knight of Thistle
69538	34A			90717	34E	D9017	D9018	60067	34A Ladas
69568	34A	SB - stationary boiler						Britannia 4-6-2
								70035	40B Rudyard Kipling
Shed Codes		33B Tilbury		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster
36E Retford		40B Immingham		41A Sheffield Darnall		50A York		56C Copley Hill
Sunday 11 February 1962					34A		10.20am - 10.55am			total:	72
L1 2-6-4T		V2 2-6-2		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
67770	34A	60854	34A	60056	34F Centenary			60001	52A Sir Ronald Matthews
67779	34A	60857	36A	60058	51A Blair Atholl			60003	34A Andrew K. McCosh
67786	34A	60862	34A	60059	34A Tracery			60006	34A Sir Ralph Wedgwood
67793	34A	60869	34E	60061	34A Pretty Polly			60010	34A Dominion of Canada
67797	34A	60903	34A	60066	34A Merry Hampton			60014	34A Silver Link
67800	34A	60939	50A	60103	34A Flying Scotsman			60017	34A Silver Fox
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		60983	34A	60105	34F Victor Wild			60018	52A Sparrow Hawk
69523	34A	B1 4-6-0		60109	34A Hermit			60022	34A Mallard
69535	34A	61179	34A R	WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0		60030	34A Golden Fleece
69538	34A	61200	34A R	90015	34E	92034	34E	60033	34A Seagull
69568	34A	61364	34A	90075	34E	92035	34E	60034	34A Lord Faringdon
69593	34A	61394	34A	90129	34E	92142	34E	A2* & A2/3 4-6-2
A1 4-6-2				90158	34E	92143	34E	60512	50A Steady Aim
60117	56C Bois Roussel			90239	34E	92144	34E	60523	36A Sun Castle R
60146	50A Peregrine			90269	34E	92181	34E	60533 *	36A Happy Knight
60156	36A Great Central			90270	34E	92182	34E	Deltic T5 diesel		0-6-0 diesel
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)				90439	34E	92183	34E	D9007	D9019	D3310
61756	SB			90703	34E	92184	34E	D9011
SB - stationary boiler				R - Repair Shop		92185	36C
						92192	36A
Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham
		50A York		51A Darlington		52A Gateshead		56C Copley Hill
Sunday 29 April 1962					34A					total:	64
L1 2-6-4T		V2 2-6-2		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
67779	34A	60814	34A	60048	34F Doncaster			60010	34A Dominion of Canada
67793	34A	60854	34A	60059	34A Tracery			60014	34A Silver Link
67797	34A	60862	34A	60065	34F Knight of Thistle			60015	34A Quicksilver
69523	34A	60870	36A	60066	34A Merry Hampton			60022	34A Mallard
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		60871	34A	60067	34A Ladas			60026	34A Miles Beevor
69535	34A	60893	34E	60078	52A Night Hawk			60029	34A Woodcock
69538	34A	60896	36A	WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0		60030	34A Golden Fleece
69568	34A	60903	34A	90055	34E	92035	34E	60033	34A Seagull
69593	34A	60906	34E	90096	34E	92140	34E	A2/3 4-6-2
B1 4-6-0		60908	36A	90154	34E	92148	34E	60515	50A Sun Stream
61200	34A	60950	34A	90215	34E	92176	36A	60520	36A Owen Tudor
61364	34A	60966	36A	90269	34E	92189	36A	A1 4-6-2
61394	34A	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		90502	34E	0-6-0 diesels		60125	36A Scottish Union
EE T4 diesels		61914	40E	90703	34E	D3710	D4078	60156	36A Great Central
D246	D274			90717	34E	D3715	D4083	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)
D256						D3723		61756	stationary boiler
Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster		40E Colwick
		50A York		52A Gateshead
Saturday 8 September 1962					34A					total:	43
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
61864	34E	61097	34E	60039	34F Doncaster			60008	34A Dwight D. Eisenhower
61912	34A	61179	34A	60048	34F Doncaster			60022	34A Mallard
V2 2-6-2		61200	34A	60061	34A Pretty Polly			60029	34A Woodcock
60832	34E	61364	34E	60103	34A Flying Scotsman			60030	34A Golden Fleece
60902	34A	61393	34A	A1/1* & A1 4-6-2				60033	34A Seagull
60906	34E	EE T4 diesels		60113 *	36A Great Northern			WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0
60912	34E	D108	D142	60125	36A Scottish Union			90096	34E	92034	34E
Deltic T5 diesel		D113	D149	60136	36A Alcazar			0-6-0 diesels		92036	34E
D9000	D9014	D130		60139	36A Sea Eagle			D3312	D4083	92044	34E
				A2/3 4-6-2				D3715	D4084	92148	34E
				60500	34E Edward Thompson					92186	40E
										92198	36A
Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster		40E Colwick
Sunday 18 November 1962					34A		diesels not recorded			total:	34
V2 2-6-2		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2				WD 2-8-0
60814	34A	60044	34A Melton			60003	34A Andrew K. McCosh			90031	34E
60837	50A	60059	34A Tracery			60017	34A Silver Fox			90073	34E
60854	34A	60063	34A Isinglass			60025	34A Falcon			90349	34E
60862	34A	60067	34A Ladas			60026	34A Miles Beevor			9F 2-10-0
60871	34A	60108	34E Gay Crusader			60029	34A Woodcock			92034	34E
60895	50A	60110	34A Robert the Devil			60030	34A Golden Fleece			92145	34E
60902	34A	A1 4-6-2				60033	34A Seagull			92148	34E
60903	34A	60140	50A Balmoral			B1 4-6-0		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		92182	34E
		60150	50A Willbrook			61179	34A	61912	SB	92183	34E
Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		50A York		stationary boiler		92188	34E
Monday 24 December 1962					34A					total:	45
V2 2-6-2		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2				WD 2-8-0
60821	34E	60061	34A Pretty Polly			60013	34A Dom. of New Zealand			90050	34E
60854	34A	60065	34E Knight of Thistle			60016	52A Silver King			90096	34E
60862	34A	60066	34A Merry Hampton			60017	34A Silver Fox			90349	34E
60871	34A	60070	56B Gladiateur			60022	34A Mallard			90428	34E
60948	34E	60103	34A Flying Scotsman			B1 4-6-0		0-6-0 diesels		9F 2-10-0
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		60105	34F Victor Wild			61075	34A	D3309	D3710	92037	34E
61912	SB	A1 4-6-2				61179	34A	D3311	D3712	92146	34E
EE T4 diesels		60126	50A Sir Vincent Raven			61200	34A	D3312	D3722	92182	34E
D81	D168	60139	36A Sea Eagle			61331	34E	D3704	D3724	92188	34E
		A2/3 4-6-2				61393	34A			BR T2 diesels
		60500	34E Edward Thompson			61394	34A			D5082	D5412
Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		36A Doncaster		50A York
		52A Gateshead		56B Ardsley
Note: In 1962, Kings Cross remained the only steam shed on the southern part of the ex Great Northern Railway. The shed at Hornsey had become a stabling point for diesels and a new shed had been opened at Finsbury Park.
Sunday 11 February 1962					11.35am - 11.52am					total:	30
Hornsey
Brush T3 diesels		BR T2 diesels						BTH T1 diesels		0-6-0 diesels
D5602	D5645	D5050	D5055	D5058	D5065	D5069	D5094	D8239	D8242	D3706	D4084
D5606	D5654	D5053	D5056	D5060	D5067	D5070	D5095	D8241	D8243	D3712
D5609		D5054	D5057	D5064	D5068	D5072		BRCW T3 diesel
								D6517
Sunday 11 February 1962					11.10am - 11.22am					total:	25
Finsbury Park
Brush T3 diesels		BRCW T3 diesel		BR T2 diesels		EE T1 diesel		0-6-0 diesels
D5603	D5648	D6512		D5062	D5066	D8021		D3334	D3708	D3715	12112
D5605	D5651	Deltic T5 diesels		EE T2 diesel		BTH T1 diesel		D3692	D3710	D3717	12131
D5646	D5678	D9001	D9018	D5905		D8237		D3704	D3711	D3723
See also : Kings Cross in 1961