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.

Saturday, 15 August 2026

Shed Profiles - Rugby & Coventry in 1962

2ARugbyAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1876Sep 1935 - Aug 19632A
type:A brick-built 22TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-65Sep 1963 - Apr 19651F
location:On the east side of Rugby Midland station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysEE - English ElectricWD - War Department
Thursday 11 January 19622Atotal:35
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4205321A446866G448662A455372B Private E. Sykes V.C. S4826921B
420622A447152A448702A455382B Giggleswick SWD 2-8-0
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)447712A448972A455412B Duke of Sutherland S901372F
428112B448602A451132A455422B S902992F
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)448622A451342E455482B Lytham St. Annes Scl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4301221A448632A454932APrincess 4-6-2493502B
0-4-0 dieselJubilee 4-6-0462062A Princess Marie Louise SBR T2 diesels
D2912456032B Soloman IslandsEE Co-Co dieselBrush T4 dieselD5020D5028
457042A Leviathan10001D55620-6-0 diesels
S - storednote : 46206 returned to traffic 27 Jan. 1962D411112045
Shed Codes2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse21A Saltley
21B Bescot
Sunday 18 March 19622Atotal:49
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
421042A427785B447152A455372B Private E. Sykes V.C. S480122A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4285516A447162A455382B Giggleswick S483982B
425412ACrab 2-6-0 (St)447712A455412B Duke of Sutherland S484112A
425442A429602B448312A455422B S484402E
425732A429725B448362A455482B Lytham St. Annes S487232B
425772A429752B448622AJubilee 4-6-04875221D
0-4-0 dieselscl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)448632A456722A Ansoncl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
D2909D2913464452A449092A457332A Novelty493142B
D2910464462A451842ARoyal Scot 4-6-0EE T4 diesels
0-6-0 dieselB1 4-6-0452222A461591A The Royal Air ForceD374D377
120996120531B453242ABR T2 diesels
612712F454932AS - storedD5031D5083
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5B Crewe South16A Nottingham21D Aston31B March
Sunday 29 April 19622Atotal:44
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
421032A427732B447122A455372B Private E. Sykes V.C. S481222A
421042ACrab 2-6-0 (St)447162A455382B Giggleswick S481732A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)429782B447602A455412B Duke of Sutherland S483452A
423532Ecl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)447712A455422B S483492E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)464452A448972A455482B Lytham St. Annes S483652A
424302A464462A449092AJubilee 4-6-0484112A
425442AB1 4-6-0450502A456842A Jutlandcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
425622A61008*2F4505221D457042A Leviathan490452B
425732A6117131B450562A457222A Defencecl 4F 0-6-0
612062F451302ACoronation 4-6-2445898B
*named : Kudu452405A462565A Sir William A. Stanier FRSWD 2-8-0
S - storedW - withdrawn454192A907012F
Shed Codes2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse5A Crewe North
8B Warrington21D Aston31B March
Saturday 12 May 19622Atotal:51
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
420622A447162A453242A455372B Private E. Sykes V.C. S480122A
421042A447712A454192A455382B Giggleswick S480182A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)448312A454932A455412B Duke of Sutherland S481202A
423812E448632AB1 4-6-0455422B S481732A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)449382A610782F455482B Lytham St. Annes S483452A
424302A450465ACrab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0484222E
425442A450502A427862B456702A Howard of Effingham4876316A
425622A450562A428592B456722A Ansoncl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
425732A451302ACrab 2-6-0 (St)Coronation 4-6-2493142B
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)451392A429725B462565A Sir William A. Stanier FRSWD 2-8-0
430342B451842Acl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)Britannia 4-6-2904032F
0-4-0 diesel452405A464452A700421A Lord Roberts0-6-0 diesels
D2912453051A464462AS - storedW - withdrawn12046D3054
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South16A Nottingham
Wednesday 6 June 19622Atotal:28
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
421832E447122A4541821D455372B Private E. Sykes V.C. S482071E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)447152A454192A455382B Giggleswick S484112A
425442A447162AB16 4-6-0 (NER)455412B Duke of Sutherland S485262A
425622A448312A6141750A455422B S485592A
425732A449092ABR 5MT 4-6-0455482B Lytham St. Annes S
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)449152A730131AJubilee 4-6-0S - stored
429352B4505821D456702A Howard of EffinghamW - withdrawn
453012E457042A Leviathan
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton
21D Aston50A York
Sunday 14 July 19622Atotal:60
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
420622A427476C448312A455372B Private E. Sykes, V.C. W*480352A
421032A429356C448692E455382B Giggleswick stored480542B
421042ACrab 2-6-0 (St)448702A455412B Duke of Sutherland W*481202A
422502F429502B449092A455422B W*481222A
422522F429525B450562A455482B Lytham St. Annes W*483452A
422812F429642B S451132ARoyal Scot 4-6-04835318B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)429732B451392A46145
55A The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
484112A
425412A429782B452222A484402E
L1 2-6-4T 429812B454192ABritannia 4-6-2487362A
677712Fcl 3F 0-6-0T4544821D700239A Vulcan487532B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)472862E SB1 4-6-00-4-0 dieselsBR T2 dieselsEE T4 diesels
464462A474782B S612062FD2909D2912D5010D5022D219D344
S - stored0-6-0 dieselsBR 5MT 4-6-0D2911D5014D5082D335
W - withdrawnD3055D4111730391AW* - withdrawn w/e 9 June 1962
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5B Crewe South6C Birkenhead9A Longsight18B Westhouses21D Aston55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 12 August 19622Atotal:64
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
420622A447112A450025B455372B Private E. Sykes, V.C. W480182A
421032A447152A450371E455382B Giggleswick stored481732A
421042A447418C4511421D455412B Duke of Sutherland W482872A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)447712A451285B455422B W483122B
425412A448362A451302A455482B Lytham St. Annes W4875221D
Crab 2-6-0 (St)448602A454192AJubilee 4-6-0BR T2 diesels
429542B448632AB1 4-6-0456315A TanganyikaD5009D5012
429642B448662A61008*2F456702A Howard of EffinghamD5010D5013
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)448702A610782F456842A JutlandD5011D5027
4301321A4487621D611162F457242B Warspite0-4-0 diesels
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)449092ABR 5MT 4-6-0Britannia 4-6-2D2908D2912
464462A449152A730532F7004321D Lord KitchenerD2910
8P 4-6-2cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 9F 2-10-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
710005A Duke of Gloucester472862E S9206816D901372F12099D4111
*named : KuduW - withdrawn474782B S9207818A904742FD3054
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8C Speke Junction16D Annesley18A Toton21A Saltley
21D Aston
Wednesday 15 August 19622AVisiting locomotives
Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Patriot 4-6-0
429472B450025B61008*2F482071E455372B Private E. Sykes, V.C. W
429622BBR 4MT 4-6-0610782F483052E455382B Giggleswick stored
429642B750531E611162FWD 2-8-0455412B Duke of Sutherland W
*named : Kudu904742F455422B W
45542 was reported in Crewe Works on 2 September (WHTS)455482B Lytham St. Annes W
45548 was seen on Crewe South shed on 2 Sep & in the Works on 23 Sep.
45537 and 45541 were seen in Crewe Works cutting-up shop on 26 August.
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse5B Crewe South
Sunday 23 September 19622Atotal:54
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
412231C xw447112A449092A455382B Giggleswick W481222A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)447152A449152AJubilee 4-6-0482512B
421042A447712A450502A455992B Bechuanaland483452A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)448332A450562A456842A Jutland484492B
424302A448602A451132A457222A Defence484932A
425412A448632A453242A457332A Novelty485311A
Crab 2-6-0 (St)448662A453922ECoronation 4-6-2485592A
429712B448692E4540926F4622112B Queen Elizabeth487362A
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)448702A454932A0-4-0 diesels0-6-0 dieselscl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
464452A448715DBR T2 dieselsD2908D2912D3055D4112490781E S
464462AB1 4-6-0D5004D5014D2909D2913D4111491061E S
611362FD5007D2910S - storedW - withdrawn
xw : 41223 was ex Crewe Works, en route to Watford. 
Shed Codes1A Willesden1C Watford1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton
2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse5D Stoke-on-Trent12B Carlisle Upperby26F Patricroft
Sunday 7 October 19622AVisiting locomotives
cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
446912F455382B Giggleswick W461288F The Lovatt Scouts483052E
448345BJubilee 4-6-0Coronation 4-6-2485061A
BR 4MT 4-6-0455992B Bechuanaland462565A Sir William A. Stanier FRScl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
750311A45538 was seen in Crewe Works cutting-up shop on 2 November. 490781E S
491061E S
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8F Springs Branch
Sunday 4 November 19622Atotal:52
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
420622A430202B447122A4559321D Kolhapur490781E S
420792Acl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)447152A455992B Bechuanaland491061E S
421042A464452A447712A456702A Howard of Effinghamcl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)464462A448332A456722A Anson480162B
425412ABR T2 diesels448362A456842A Jutland480182A
Crab 2-6-0 (St)D5002D5014448632A457042A Leviathan487232B
429512BD5011D5025448662A457222A DefenceWD 2-8-0
429562BD5013D5017448972A457332A Novelty9039340E
429642B0-4-0 diesels451132ABritannia 4-6-2EE T4 diesels
429752BD2909D2912451302A700242A VulcanD220D299
S - storedD2911D2913453242AEE Co-Co dieselD293
W - withdrawn454932A10000
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton21D Aston40E Colwick
Sunday 11 November 19622Atotal:54
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0EE T4 diesel
420622A447152A455992B Bechuanaland480352AD210
421032A447712A456722A Anson481112BBR T2 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4484526A456842A Jutland481222AD5003D5031
425412A448602A457222A Defence481732AD5011D5035
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)448972A457332A Novelty4821218AD5013D5074
428546C449152ABritannia 4-6-2482912BD5014D5078
Crab 2-6-0 (St)450276B700172A. Arrow483202BD5029
429692B450316BBR 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0483452A0-4-0 diesels
429752B450562A730532F900662F487542ED2909D2912
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)451842Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2aBR 9F 2-10-0Gas Turbine GT1D2910
464462A453311E490781E S9209016D180000-6-0 diesels
454295A1204512046
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton2F Woodford Halse
5A Crewe North6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead16D Annesley18A Toton26A Newton Heath
See also : Rugby 1961
CoventryPre Grouping Ownership - London, North Western Railwayclosed 1958
A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Saturday 3 February 1962total:6
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2P 0-4-4T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0s - stored
4056524K W419022A W426692A W449362Ew - withdrawn
4067724K W419092A W
Shed Codes2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton24K Preston
Sunday 13 May 1962total:3
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-0 G2s - stored
402072B W493422B W494412B Ww - withdrawn
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton
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