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.

21B Bescot & 21C Bushbury - Allocations in 1962

21B Allocations 1962
Jan-62
Feb-62
Mar-62
Apr-62
May-62
Jun-62
Jul-62
Aug-62
Sep-62
Oct-62
Nov-62
Dec-62
Bescot
40083cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)21B6G6G6G6G6G6G6G6G6GWW
40646cl 2P 4-4-021B21B21B21BWWWWWWWW
40694cl 2P 4-4-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BWW
42957Crab 2-6-0 (St)21D21D21D21D21D21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
42966Crab 2-6-0 (St)21D21D21D21D21D21B21B21C21C21C21C21C
42974Crab 2-6-0 (St)21D21D21D21D21D21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
42979Crab 2-6-0 (St)21D21D21D21D21D21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
43001cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B21B21B21B
43002cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B21B21B21B
43003cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B21B21B21B
43005cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B21B21B21B
43112cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)24J2B2B2B2B2E2E2E2E21B21B21B
43115cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)24J2B2B2B2B2E2E2E2E21B21B21B
44027cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44057cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44302cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44340cl 4F 0-6-01C1C1C1C1C21B21B21B21B21B55AW
44348cl 4F 0-6-01C1C1C1C1C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44358cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44440cl 4F 0-6-01C1C1C1C1C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44442cl 4F 0-6-01C1C1C1C1C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44448cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44484cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44512cl 4F 0-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44766cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44840cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44873cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44875cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44910cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
44914cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
45064cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B2E2E
45146cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
45287cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B2E2E
45374cl 5MT 4-6-01A1A21B21B21B21B21D21D21D21D21D21D
45387cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
45410cl 5MT 4-6-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46421cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21C21C21B21B21B21B21B
46425cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46428cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)8F21B21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
46429cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)5D5D5D21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46430cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)5D5D5D21B21B21B21B9D9D9D21B21B
46442cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B2A
46448cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)8F21B21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
46456cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46457cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46459cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
46490cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
47474cl 3F 0-6-0T21B21D5C5C5C5CWWWWWW
48256cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48269cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48375cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48477cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48514cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48522cl 8F 2-8-08C8C8C8C8C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48529cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48555cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B5B5B5B5B5B5B
48556cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48602cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48674cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48680cl 8F 2-8-02E2E2E2E2E2E2E2E2E2E21B21B
48705cl 8F 2-8-05C5C5C5C5C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48713cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48725cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48726cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48733cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48734cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48747cl 8F 2-8-08C8C8C8C8C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48762cl 8F 2-8-05C5C5C5C5C21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48766cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48767cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48769cl 8F 2-8-021B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
48930cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BW
48964cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21BWWWWWWWWW
49045cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B2B2B2B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BW
49079cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a2B2B2B2B21B21B21B21B21B21BWW
49081cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BWW
49099cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21C21C21C21C21CWWWWW
49125cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BWWWW
49126cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BWWWW
49142cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a8A8A8A8A8A8A8A8A8A21B21B8A
49173cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a8A8A8A8A8A8A8A8A8A21B21B21B
49216cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B8AWW
49328cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BWW
49361cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21C21B
49368cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
49373cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a2B2B2B2B21B21B21B21B21B21B21BW
49406cl 7F 0-8-0 G29D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D21B21B
49430cl 7F 0-8-0 G221B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B
49452cl 7F 0-8-0 G221C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21BW
58123cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21B21B21B21B21B21BWWWWWW
58124cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21C21C21B21B21B21BWWWWWW
58185cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21B21B21B21B21B21BWWWWWW
58218cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21B21B21B21B21B21BWWWWWW
76075BR 4MT 2-6-08G8G8G8G8G8G8G8G8G21B21B21B
Totals626160616374686765736964
AbbreviationsI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
W - withdrawn
Shed Codes1C - Watford2B - Nuneaton2E - Northampton
5B - Crewe South5C - Stafford6G - Llandudno Junction
8A - Edge Hill8C - Speke Junction8F - Springs Branch, Wigan
9D - Buxton21B - Bescot21C - Bushbury
21D - Aston24J - Lancaster55A - Leeds Holbeck

21C Allocations 1962
Jan-62
Feb-62
Mar-62
Apr-62
May-62
Jun-62
Jul-62
Aug-62
Sep-62
Oct-62
Nov-62
Dec-62
Bushbury
42582cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
42659cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
42966Crab 2-6-0 (St)21D21D21D21D21D21B21B21C21C21C21C21C
42977Crab 2-6-0 (St)5B5B5B5B5B5B5B21C21C21C21C5D
44829cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
44837cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21D
45308cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C2E2E
45310cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
45332cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C6A6A6A8C8C8C8C
45405cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
45439cl 5MT 4-6-021C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21D21D21C
46421cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)21B21B21B21B21B21C21C21B21B21B21B21B
46428cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)8F21B21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
46448cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)8F21B21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C
48895cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a8F8F8F8F8F8F8F21C21C21C21C21C
49070cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21CWW
49099cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21C21C21C21C21CWWWWW
49240cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21CWWWW
49361cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21B21C21B
49407cl 7F 0-8-0 G25B5B5B5B5B5B5B5B5B5B21C21C
49446cl 7F 0-8-0 G29D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D9D21C21C
49452cl 7F 0-8-0 G221C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21C21BW
58124cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21C21C21B21B21B21BWWWWWW
58128cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21C21C18A18A18A18A18A18A18AWWW
58148cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)21C21C15D15D15D15D15D15D15D15D15D15D
Totals151515151515151615141412
AbbreviationsI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
W - withdrawn
Shed Codes2E - Northampton5B - Crewe South5D - Stoke-on-Trent
6A - Chester Midland8C - Speke Junction8F - Springs Branch
9D - Buxton15D - Coalville18A - Toton
21B - Bescot21C - Bushbury21D - Aston



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