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.

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Shed Profiles - Wakefield & Sowerby Bridge in 1962

56AWakefieldAllocation 1962
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18931935 - Aug 195625A
type: A brick-built 8TS through-road shed.closed:Jun-67Sep 1956 - June 196756A
location: East of the line, east of Kirkgate station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 11 February 196256Atotal:77
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4014756A6011856C Archibald Sturrock9005456A9038826A4835255B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)6014156C Abbotsford9005656A9041756A4835856D
4232456FB1 4-6-09007656A904238DO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6101050B Wildebeeste9010526A9048436A6358856A
4264956A6101556A Duiker9011656A9054356AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
4265056A6101656C Inyala9012456A9058156A6386456B
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6101756A Bushbuck9023356E9058855CO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
4272326B6102456A Addax9023656D9060555D6392056A
4286156A6104056A Roedeer9026050D9061556Acl 4F 0-6-0
4286256A6121550B William Henton Carver9032156A9062256D4406256A
4286356A6113156A6129150A9032656A9063556A4445756A
Crab 2-6-0 (St)6126856A6138556A9033956A9063956A4448556A
429816Ccl 5MT 4-6-0V2 2-6-29034256A9065156AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4474626A6086156A9035356A9065456A6890456A
4641356A4486521D6088456A9036356A9069856D6891056A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0T9038256A9071056A6893956A
6198456B5241356A S4726656A9038556A0-6-0 diesels
5246156A SS - storedD2591D2592
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8D Widnes26A Newton Heath36A Doncaster50A York
50B Hull Dairycoates50D Goole55B Stourton55C Farnley Junction55D Royston56A Wakefield
56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 18 March 196256Atotal:82
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4014756A6011856C Archibald Sturrock9004756A9037956A9065656A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-09005456A9038256A9071056A
4264956A6101050B Wildebeeste9006156A9038556AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
4265056A6101556A Duiker9008956A9039555D6358856A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)6101656C Inyala9010056A9040456AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
4643856A6101756A Bushbuck9010526A9041556A6382356B
4648356A6102456A Addax9012456A9041756AO4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6103552C Pronghorn9014324B904238D6385756B
4286026B6111056BJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)9016326A9042956AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286156A6113156A6890456A9019726A9045756D6392056A
4286256A6126856A6891056A9023656D9058156Acl 8F 2-8-0
4286356A6129656A6893956A9032156A9060456A4820256D
V2 2-6-26138556A6896556D9032256D9060756A4826556D
6083150Acl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T9032656A9061556Acl 4F 0-6-0
6086156A4474427A4726656A9033956A9062056A4406256A
6088456A45154*26A4737956A9034856A9063356A4445756A
J94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-09036356A9063956A4448556A
6800856B6476056B9036626A9065156A0-6-0 diesels
* Lanarkshire Yeomanry6481156B9037056A9065456DD2591D2593
Shed Codes8D Widnes24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft27A Bank Hall
50A York50B Hull Dairycoates52C Blaydon56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield
Sunday 8 April 196256Atotal:71
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4014756A6011556C Meg Merrilies9005456A9034156A4814655D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6011856C Archibald Sturrock9005656A9035356A484766C
4264956A6013356C Pommern9006156A9036356A4860856D
4265056A6014556C Saint Mungo9007656A9037056AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-09008956A9038056A6358856A
4286156A61015*56A4495156A9011256A9041756AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286256A61017*56AV2 2-6-29011656A9042956A6383236C
4286356A61024*56A6086156A9012456A9054356AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
4290126B61040*56A6088456A9013556D9063356A6392056A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)6113156Acl 4F 0-6-09015924B9063556AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4643856A6116156A4406256A9021927B9063956A6890456A
4648356A6126856A4445756A9032156A9065255E6891056A
0-6-0 diesels6127456Fcl 3F 0-6-0T9032256D9065456A6893956A
D2595D26046129656A4726656A9032656A9065656A
6138556A4737956A9033956A9071056A
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead24B Rose Grove26B Agecroft27B Aintree36C Frodingham
55D Royston55E Normanton56A Wakefield56D Mirfield56F Low Moor
Sunday 6 May 196256Atotal:78
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4264956A6012056C Kittiwake9004756A9036356A9071056A
4265056A6014556C Saint Mungo9005456A9037056A9071156F
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-09005656A9038256Acl 8F 2-8-0
4272326B61015*56A447548C9006156A9038556A4807656D
4286156A61017*56A4533726B9007656A9040456A4834141E
4286256A61024*56AV2 2-6-29008956A9040826D4844355D
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6113156A6086156A9010056A9041556A485068C
4307455F6116156AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)9011656A9049756AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)6129150A6890456A901926C9054356A6358856A
4643856A6129656A6891056A9019726A9058156AO4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)
4648356A6138556A6893956A9020056E9061556A6366636C
K1 2-6-06138856Acl 3F 0-6-0T902428D9063356AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
6206836Acl 4F 0-6-04726656A9026424B9063556A6388556B
0-6-0 diesels4406256A4737956A9032156A9063956AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
D2592D26034448556A9032256D9065156A6392056A
*B1 names: Duiker, Blackbuck, Addax9032656A9065456AO2 2-8-0 (GNR)
9035356A9065556D6397436A
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction8D Widnes9065656A
24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26D Bury36A Doncaster36C Frodingham41E Staveley B. Hill
50A York55D Royston55E Normanton55F Manningham56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield56F Low Moor
Sunday 27 May 196256Atotal:81
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4014756A6011756C Bois Roussel9004756A9034256A9061556A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-09005456A9034856A9062556A
4264956A61015*56A447508C9005656A9035356A9063556A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)61017*56A4492826B9006156A9036356A9063956A
4643556F61024*56A4495156A9008956A9037056A9065156A
4643856A6113156A4510326B9010127B9038056A9065456A
4648356A6116156A4520756A9011256A9038256A9065656A
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6121456C4520856A9011536C9038556A9067956A
6890456A6126856A4529026C9011656A9039656A9071056A
6891056A6129656Acl 4F 0-6-09012256E8040456Acl 8F 2-8-0
6893956A6138556A4406256A9012456A9042656A481368D
0-6-0 dieselsV2 2-6-24445756A9027424B9042956AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
D2587D25886086156A4448556A9028156E9049756A6358856A
6088456Acl 3F 0-6-0T9029524B9049941FO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
*B1 names: Duiker, Blackbuck, Addax4726656A9032156A9054356A6383236C
4737956A9032656A9058156AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
9034156A9059155D6392056A
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction8D Widnes24B Rose Grove26B Agecroft26C Bolton
27B Aintree36C Frodingham41F Mexborough55D Royston56A Wakefield56C Copley Hill
56E Sowerby Bridge56F Low Moor
Saturday 7 July 196256Atotal:78
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4014756A S6012056C Kittiwake9004756A9041556A4810341E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6013056C Kestrel9005456A9041756A4826556D
4215056A6013356C Pommern9006156A9042956A482968D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Jubilee 4-6-09011656A9054356A483088D
4264956A4558024E Burma9012456A9058156AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-09032156A9058855C6358856A
4286256A S4484526A61015*56A S9032656A9060456AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286356A4488312A61040*56A9032727B9061556A6392056A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)450328C6113156A S9033956A9062056AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4643556F4509626F6116156A9034256A9063356A6889256C
4643856A4520326A6126856A S9034856A9063556A6890456A
4648356A453128C6129656A S9035356A9063956A6891056A
cl 4F 0-6-0453256B6129756B9036356A9065456A6893956A
4406256A SV2 2-6-26130956C9037056A9065656A6897756F
4445756A6086156A S6138556A9038256A9070756Dcl 3F 0-6-0T
4448556A6088456A S0-6-0 diesel9038556A9071056A4726656A
*B1 names: Duiker, RoedeerD2588S - stored4737956A
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction8C Speke Junction8D Widnes12A Carlisle Kingmoor24E Blackpool
26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft27B Aintree41E Staveley B. Hill55C Farnley Junction56A Wakefield
56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield56F Low Moor
Sunday 8 July 196256Atotal:81
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4014756A S6012056C Kittiwake9004756A9038556A9070756D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6013056C Kestrel9005456A9041556A9071056A
4215056A6013356C Pommern9005656A9041756Acl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-09006156A9042956A4810341E
4264956A4488312A61015*56A S9008956A905328D483088D
4265056A450328C6113156A S9012456A9054356A4861212A
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)4520326A6126856A S9032156A9058156A487129D
4286156A453128C6129556B9032656A9058855CO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286256A SV2 2-6-26129656A S9032727B9060456A6358856A
4286356A6086156A S6129756B9033956A9060756AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
429049B6088456A S6130956C9034156A9061556A6392056A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6138556A9034256A9062056AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4643556F6191756Bcl 4F 0-6-09034856A9063356A6889256C
4643856Acl 3F 0-6-0T4406256A S9035356A9063556A6890456A
4648356A4726656A4445756A9036356A9063956A6891056A
S - stored4737956A0-6-0 diesel9037056A9065456A6893956A
*B1 name : DuikerD25889038256A9065656A6897756F
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction8D Widnes12A Carlisle Kingmoor26A Newton Heath27B Aintree
41E Staveley B. Hill55C Farnley Junction56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield
56F Low Moor
Sunday 26 August 196256Atotal:74
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4014756A S6011556C Meg Merrilies9004756A9034256A9065656A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6011756C Bois Roussel9005456A9035356A9071056A
4215056AB1 4-6-09005656A9036356Acl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6101556A Duiker S9006156A9037056A4807855D
4264956A6101756A Blackbuck9007656A9038256A482536B
4265056A6102456A Addax9008956A9038556A487098D
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6104056A Roedeer9010056A9040456A487279D
4272727B6113156A Scl 5MT 4-6-09011656A9041756AO4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286256A S6126856A S4472824E9012456A9042956A6358856A
4286356A6129656A Scl 4F 0-6-09013656D9054356AO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)
4286555EV2 2-6-24406256A W9016326A9057656A6392056A
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6086156A Scl 3F 0-6-0T9023124B9058156AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4307256A6088456A S4726656A9028327B9061556A6890456A
4310156AB16 4-6-0 (NER)4737956A9032156A9063356A6891056A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)6146156D9032656A9063556A6893556B
4643856A9033956A9063956A6893956A
4648356AS - stored9034156A9065456A
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction8D Widnes9D Buxton24B Rose Grove24E Blackpool
55D Royston55E Normanton56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield
56F Low Moor
Saturday 6 October 196256Atotal:65
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4014756A S6014856C Aboyeur9004756A9037351A9065456A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-09006156A9038256A9065556D
4265056A6101556A Duiker S9008956A9041627B9070936A
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6101756A Blackbuck9011656A9041756A9071056A
4286156A6101850A Gnu6113156A S9024355D9042956Acl 8F 2-8-0
4286256A S6102456A Addax9025455D9054356A4809355D
4286356A6104056A Roedeer9032156A9058156A4870355B
4290126B6116156A6129656A S9032656A9059524JO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6126856A S6138556A9032956E9060555D6374136C
4307256FB16 4-6-0 (NER)V2 2-6-29033041F9061556AJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)6146856D6086156A S9034256A9063156A6890456A
4643856Acl 3F 0-6-0T6088456A S9035356A9063356A6891056A
4648356A4726656Acl 4F 0-6-09036356A9063556A6893956A W
S - stored4737956A4406256A W9037056A9063956A0-6-0 diesels
Shed Codes24J Lancaster26B Agecroft27B Aintree36A DoncasterD2592D2606
36C Frodingham41F Mexborough50A York51A Darlington55B StourtonW - withdrawn
55D Royston56A Wakefield56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield56E Sowerby Bridge56F Low Moor
Saturday 10 November 196256Atotal:56
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)A1 4-6-2B1 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4014756A6011556C Meg Merrilies61015*56A S9004450D9063556A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6014556C Saint Mungo61017*56A9004756A9063956A
4215056ACrab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-061024*56A9005456A9064456B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4286156A45156^26A61040*56A902519G9067956A
4264956A4286256AB16 4-6-0 (NER)6111556C9032256D9071056A
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4286356A6146856D6113156A9033455Ccl 8F 2-8-0
430265B4289824BJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6126856A S9033524F483088D
4307056Acl 4F 0-6-06890456A6129656A S9034156A4845455A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4406256A W6891056A6138556A9038556A487118C
4643856A4422126A6893456BV2 2-6-29042656AO4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)
4648356A446029G6893956A W6086156A S9052326A6388436C
cl 3F 0-6-0T^ class 5 name: Ayrshire Yeomanry6088456A S9061556A0-6-0 diesel
4737956A*B1 names: Duiker, Blackbuck, Addax, RoedeerD2590
Shed Codes5B Crewe South8D Widnes9G Gorton24B Rose Grove24F Fleetwood
26A Newton Heath36C Frodingham50D Goole55A Leeds Holbeck55C Farnley Junction56A Wakefield
56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill56D Mirfield
See also Wakefield 1961

56ESowerby BridgeAllocation - 1962
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18871935 - Sep 195625E
type: A stone-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-64Sep 1956 - Oct 196756E
location: North of the line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnF - FowlerH - HughesI - Ivatt
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 18 March 196256Etotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4215056E5212156E9004450D9020056E9025455E9041256E
4215156E5241356E9010924B9021056E9031056E9047056E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)5246156E9011356E9023356E9032956E9064327B
4240556E5251556E9012256E9024355D9036056E9069256E
0-6-0 dieselShed Codes24B Rose Grove27B Aintree50D Goole55D Royston
D209855E Normanton56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 8 April 196256Etotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4209456E4240556E5212156E9011356E9031056E9058424C
4215056E0-6-0 diesel5241356E9020427B9041256E9069256E
4215156ED20915246156E9025455E9047056Ecl 8F 2-8-0
5251556E9028156E4853255D
Shed Codes24C Lostock Hall27B Aintree55D Royston55E Normanton56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 27 May 196256Etotal:23
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4209456E4240556E5212156E9011356E9032956E9041627B
4215056E0-6-0 diesel5241356E9020056E9036056E9058855C
4215156ED20905246156E9021056E9037956A9067355E
5251556E9023356E9038826A9069256E
9031056E9041256E
Shed Codes26A Newton Heath27B Aintree55C Farnley Junction55E Normanton56A Wakefield
Sunday 8 July 196256Etotal:17
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4209456E S4506127B5212156E9012256E9021056E9047056E
4215156E0-6-0 diesel5241356E901769G9023356E9069256E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)D21505246156E S9020056E9041256E
4240556E5251556ES - stored
Shed Codes9G Gorton27B Aintree56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 15 July 196256Etotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4209456E S4488727B5212156E9020056E9031056E9047056E
4215156ECrab 2-6-0 (H/F)5241356E902149G9032956E9069256E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4270826A5246156E S9023356E9041256E0-6-0 diesel
4240556E5251556E902618FD2097
Shed Codes8F Springs Branch9G Gorton26A Newton Heath27B Aintree56E Sowerby Bridge
Thursday 23 August 196256Etotal:20
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4209456E S5212156E9012256E9028156E9041256E9071826E
4215156E5241356E9021056E9031056E9047056E0-6-0 diesel
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)5246156E S9023356E9036056E9069256ED2094
4240556E5251556E9027424B9039026A
Shed Codes24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26E Lees, Oldham56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 7 October 196256Etotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4209456E W4277624J5212156E481398D9011356E9041256E
4215156Ecl 5MT 4-6-05241356E0-6-0 diesel9012256E9042656A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4472927B5246156E WD20909020056E9066155E
4240556E5251556E9024527B9069955C
W - withdrawn9031056E9072424B
Shed Codes8D Widnes24B Rose Grove24J Lancaster27B Aintree
55C Farnley Junction55E Normanton56A Wakefield56E Sowerby Bridge
See also Sowerby Bridge in 1961
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