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, 18 March 2026

Shed Profile - Colwick, Nottingham in 1962

40EColwickAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1858Sep 1938 - Jan 1950CLK
type: A brick-built 18TS dead-ended shed.closed:Dec-66Feb 1950 - Jan 195838A
location: In the fork of the Colwick North Junction to Colwick East goods line.Feb 1958 - Dec 196540E
Jan 1966 - Dec 196616B
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
NER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 January 196240Etotal:109
L1 2-6-4TK3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E6182740E4305840F6100040E6363940E9003740E
6774340E6183140E4306440F6108840E6364440E9010440E
6774440E6187040E4314740F6109240E6367440E9011840E
6774540E6187340E4315240E6114140E6375040E9025940E
6774640E6187740E4315540E6114240E6381640E9026340E
6774740E6188940B4316040E6115940B6387340E9039340E
6774940E6189640E4316140E6116340EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9043240E
6775140E6190740EK1 2-6-06117540E6365740E9043740E
6775640E6191440E6205436E6117740E6385940E9043840E
6776740E6193940BO1 2-8-0 (GNR)6118840E6390040E9044340B
6777634F6194340E6358940E6120940EO4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)9048436A
6778040E6194440E6359240E6123240E6358540E9049240E
6778340E6194740E6359440E6124740E6358740E9051040E
6778440E6195740E6376840E6128540E0-6-0 diesels9054540E
6778740E6196640E6386340E6129940ED2024D36259059440E
6778840E6197740EO2 2-8-0 (GNR)6133640ED2300D36269063440E
6779940E6198240E6394350B6136140ED2301D36279067440E
J94 0-6-0STJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)cl 8F 2-8-0O4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)D2302D36289068850B
6807440E6898240E485485B6361640ED3624
4864718A6377040E
Shed Codes5B Crewe South18A Toton34F Grantham36A Doncaster36E Retford
40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston50B Hull Dairycotes
Sunday 28 January 196240Etotal:92
L1 2-6-4TK3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E6182740E. S4305840F6108840E6358940E9000540E
6774340E6183140E. S4315240E6109240E6386340E9003640E
6774440E6187040E4315540E6114140E. SO4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)9003840E
6774540E6187740E4315640E6114440B6358740E9010340E
6774640E6189640E4316040E6117540EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9011840E
6774740E6190540E. S4316140E6117740E6365740E9025940E
6774940E6190740E. SJ20 0-6-0 (GER)6118715E6385940E9026340E
6775140E6191440E6469131B6122740E6390040E9028740E
6775640E6195740E. SJ94 0-6-0ST6123240EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)9030340E
6776740E6196331B6800940E61247*40E6361640E9039340E
6778040E6197740E. S6807440E6126440E6363440B9043240E
6778340E6198240E. SJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6129940E6377040E9047340E
6778440Ecl 5MT 4-6-06898240E6133640EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9049240E
6778740E449092A0-6-0 diesels6136140E6363940E9054540E
6778840ED2024D36256138015E6364440E9055440E
6779240ED2301D3627cl 8F 2-8-06367540E9062940E
S - storedD2302485025B6375040E9063440E
*named: Lord Burghley6381640E9067440E
Shed Codes2A Rugby5B Crewe South15E Leicester Central31B March40B Immingham
40E Colwick40F Boston
Sunday 18 March 196240Etotal:96
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4303240E6182140E6108840E6358540E9000540E
6774440E4305940F6182740E6114140E6358740E9003640E
6774540E4314740F6183140E6116340EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9003840E
6774640E4316040E6183740E6117540E6365740E9008440E
6774740E4316140E6187040E6117740E6385940E9010440E
6774940Ecl 5MT 4-6-06187740E6118840E6390040E9012934E
6775140E4484715E6189640E6120940EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)9026340E
6775640Ecl 8F 2-8-06190540E6122740E6361640E9028740E
6778040E482525B6190740E6126440E6377040E903178F
6778340E4846715B6191440E6127036AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9038340E
6778440E486305B6193940B6129940E6364440E9039340E
6778740EK1 2-6-06194740E6133640E6367440E9043840E
6778840E6206731B6195250B6136140E6367540E9047340E
6779240EJ94 0-6-0ST6197740E6139040E6375040E9049240E
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6800940E6198240EO1 2-8-0 (GNR)6375440E9051040E
6438640B6807440E0-6-0 diesels6358940E6381940E9055440E
Britannia 4-6-2D2024D36266359440EJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)9061834E
7003540B Rudyard KiplingD2300D36286386340E6898240E
D2301
Shed Codes5B Crewe South8F Springs Branch15B Kettering15E Leicester Central31B March
34E New England36A Doncaster40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston50B Hull Dairycotes
Sunday 1 April 196240Etotal:98
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6182740E S4303240E61003*36A6358540E6363940E9000540E
6183140E S4314240F6108840E6358740E6364440E9003640E
6183740E S4316040E6112836AO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)6367540E9003740E
6187040E4316140E6114140E S6365740E6375040E9005140E
6187340EL1 2-6-4T6115141A6385940E6375440E9008440E
6189640E6774140E6116340E6390040E6381640E9011840E
6190540E S6774440E6117540EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)6381940E9025940E
6190740E6774540E6118840E S6361640E6387340E9028740E
6194440E6774640E6120940E6366141HJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)9030340E
6194740E6774940E6122740E6377040E6438640B9043240E
6196040B6776740E61247*40EO1 2-8-0 (GNR)cl 5MT 4-6-09043740E
6197740E S6778040E6126440E6358940E450025B9051040E
6198240E6778340E6128140E6359240E0-6-0 diesels9054540E
J94 0-6-0ST6778440E6129940E6359440ED2024D36249055440E
6800940E6778740E6133640E S6376840ED2300D36259059440E
6807440E6778840E6136140E6386340ED2301D36269059736C
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6779240E6139040ED2302D3627
6898240E*names : Gazelle, Lord BurghleyD3490D3628
Shed Codes5B Crewe South36A Doncaster36C Frodingham40B Immingham40E Colwick
40F Boston41A Sheffield Darnell41H Staveley GC
Sunday 8 April 196240Etotal:103
L1 2-6-4TK3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E6182140E4303240E6108840E6358940E9000240E
6774440E6182740E S4314240F6112536A6359240E9003640E
6774540E6183140E S4315240E6114140E S6359440E9003740E
6774640E6183740E S4315540E6116340E6376840E9003840E
6774740E6187340E4316040E6118840E SO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9011840E
6774940E6187740E4316140E6120940E6363940E9025940E
6776740E6189640EJ94 0-6-0ST6122740E6364440E9026340E
6778040E6190140E6800940E6123240E6367440E9028740E
6778340E6190540E S6807440E6124740E6367540E9038340E
6778440E6191440EO2 2-8-0 (GNR)6126440E6375040E9043740E
6778640E6194340E6394034F6128140E6375440E9050636A
6778740E6194740E6397236E6128540E6381640E9054540E
6778840E6196040B0-6-0 diesels6129940E6381940E9055440E
6780040E6197740ED2024D36256133640E S6385341J9063440E
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6198240ED2300D36266136140E6387340EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)
6898240Ecl 8F 2-8-0D2301D36276139040E6387840E6365740E
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)4806115AD2302D3628O4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)6385940E
6438640BD36246361640E6358740E6390040E
Britannia 4-6-2
7003940B. Sir Christopher WrenS - stored
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough34F Grantham36A Doncaster36E Retford40B Immingham
40E Colwick40F Boston41J Langwith Junction
Sunday 27 May 196240Etotal:102
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)Britannia 4-6-2O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4303240E7003840B Robin Hood6358940E9000240E
6774440E4314240FB1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)6359240E9003540B
6774540E4315240E6108840E6358540E6359440E9003640E
6774640E4315540E6112436A6358740E6376840E9003840E
6774740E4315640E6114140EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)9008440E
6774940E4316040E6114240E6385940E6393834F9011840E
6776740E4316140E6116340E6390040EJ94 0-6-0ST9023934E
6777040EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6117740EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)6800940E9026340E
6777940E6181034E6118840E6363940E6807440E9028740E
6778040E6182140E6120940E6364440EJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)9030340E
6778340E6182740E6123540B6365740E6898240E9047340E
6778440E6183140E61247*40E6367540EJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)9054540E
6778640E6187740E6126440E6374241A6438640B9055440E
6778740E6190540E6128540E6375440Ecl 8F 2-8-09059440E
6778840E6190740E6129940E6381640E484486C9062940E
6779240E6194440E6131341A6387340E0-6-0 diesels9063440E
6779340E6194740E6133640ED2024D36249067440E
6779740E6195740E6139040ED2300D3626
6780040E6197740ED2301D3625
6198240E*named : Lord BurghleyD2302D3627
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster40B Immingham
40E Colwick40F Boston41A Sheffield Darnell
Sunday 24 June 196240Etotal:109
L1 2-6-4TJubilee 4-6-0B1 4-6-0O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4559817B. Basutoland61001*36A6358940E9000240E
6774440E456475A. Sturdee6109240E6359240E9000540E
6774540EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6114140E. S6359440E9003640E
6774640E6182140E4303240E6114240E6376840E9003740E
6774740E6183140E4310840F6116340E6386340E9010340E
6774940E6187040E. S4315240E6117740EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9010440E
6776740E6187740E4315540E6118840E. S6363940E9016940E
6777040E6190740E4315640E6120940E6367440E9028740E
6777940E6191440E4316040E6123240E6367540E9030440E
6778040E6194340E4316140E6129940E6375040E9038340E
6778340E6194440EJ94 0-6-0ST6133640E. S6375440E9039340E
6778440E6194740E6800940E6136640B6381640E9043740E
6778640E6195740E6801840E6139040E6387340E9043840E
6778740E6197740E6806740Ecl 8F 2-8-0O4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)9047340E
6779240E6198240E6807040E486305B6361640E9049240E
6779340E0-6-0 diesels6807440E4877241D6377040E9054540E
6779740ED2024D36256807540EO4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)O4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9055440E
6779840ED2300D36266807740E6358540E6365740E9059440E
6780040ED2301D3627BR 5MT 4-6-06358740E6390040E9067440E
D2302D3628730322F*named : Eland9071740E
Shed Codes2F Woodford Halse5A Crewe North5B Crewe South17B Burton-on-Trent36A Doncaster
40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston41D Canklow
Sunday 12 August 196240Etotal:103
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4303240E6108840E6358540E9000240E9054540E
6774440E4308040F6111241A6358740E9000540E9055440E
6774540E4310940F6116040EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9003540B9062940E
6774940E4315240E6116340E6360441A9003640E9071740E
6776740E4315640E6118840E6364440E9003740EO1 2-8-0 (GNR)
6777040E4316040E6122740E6367440E9005140E6358940E
6777940E4316140E6123240E6367540E9008440E6359240E
6778040EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6128140E6375040E9010440E6359440E
6778340E6181236A6128540E6375440E9011840E6376840E
6778440E6182640E6129940E6381640E9016940E6386340E
6778640E6182740E6131740B6381940E9020836AJ94 0-6-0ST
6778740E6190740E6132840B6387340E9025940E6806740E
6779134F6191440E6133640EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9026340E6807040E
6779240E6194340E6136140E6365740E9028740E6807440E
6779340E6194440EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)6385940E9038340E6807540E
6779740E6195740E6361640E6390040E9043740E6807740E
6779840E6197740E6377040Ecl 8F 2-8-09047340E0-6-0 diesels
6780040E6198240E486305B9049240ED2024D2301
9051040ED2300D2302
Shed Codes5B Crewe South34F Grantham40B Immingham40E Colwick40F Boston
41A Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 26 August 196240Etotal:101
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4303240E61036*36A6358540E9000240E9070340E
6774440E4315540E6108840E6358740E9003640E9071740E
6774540E4315640E6114140EO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)9003840EO1 2-8-0 (GNR)
6774940E4316040E6114240E6365740E9004236A6359240E
6776740E4316140E6116040E6385940E9005140E6359440E
6777040EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6117434E6390040E9008440E6376840E
6777940E6182640E6117740EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)9010340EJ94 0-6-0ST
6778040E6182740E6120940E6361640E9010440E6806740E
6778340E6190740E6122740E6377040E9016940E6807040E
6778440E6194340E6123240EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9025940E6807440E
6778640E6194440E61248*40B6364440E9028740E6807540E
6778740E6195740E6128140E6367440E9030340E6807740E
6779134F6197740E6128540E6367540E9043240E0-6-0 diesels
6779240E6198240E6129940E6375040E9043740ED2024D3624
6779340Ecl 8F 2-8-06136140E6375440E9047340ED2235D3625
6779740E482485B6381640E9051040ED2300D3626
6779840E482632B6381940E9054540ED2301D3627
6780040E*Ralph Assheton, Sir Geoffrey Gibb6387340E9055440ED2302D3628
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster
40B Immingham40E Colwick
Sunday 21 October 196240Etotal:115
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)O4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6774140E4303240E6108736A6358540E6365740E. W9000240E
6774440E4306040E6116040E6358740E. W6365941F9003640E
6774540E4306640F6116340E. W6360740E6373541H9003740E
6774940E4308040F6117540E6369240E6390040E. W9005140E
6776740E4310840F6117740E6370740EO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)9008440E
6777040E4314540E6118840EO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)6361540E9010340E
6777940E4315240E6120940E. W6362441A6361640E. W9017540B
6778040E4315540E6122740E6364440E6377040E9026340E
6778340E4316040E6123240E6365140EO1 2-8-0 (GNR)9028740E
6778440E4316140E6123331B6367440E6359240E9030340E
6778640EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6126440E6367540E6359440E9039340E
6779240E6182640E. W6127936A6373840EO2 2-8-0 (GNR)9043240E
6779840E6183140E. W6128540E6375040E6397436A9043740E
6780040E6193940E. W6129940E6375440E6398234F9044941J
J94 0-6-0ST6194340E. W6133640E6381640E0-6-0 diesels9047340E
6807040E6194440E. W6136140E6381940ED2024D36259054540E
6807140E6195140E. W6139040E6383740ED2235D36269058340B
6807540E6198240E. W6140640B6387840ED2300D36279062940E
Britannia 4-6-2W - withdrawncl 8F 2-8-0D2301D36289063440E
7000631B Robert Burns487435BD2302D36299066841F
487575B9067440E
Note: All classes K3 and L1 locomotives were withdrawn by the end of December 1962.9071740E
Shed Codes5B Crewe South31B March34F Grantham36A Doncaster40B Immingham
40E Colwick40F Boston41A Sheffield Darnell41F Mexborough41H Staveley GC41J Langwith Jct.
See alsoColwick 1961





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