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.

Friday, 31 July 2026

Shed & Works Profiles 1962 - Bolton & Horwich Works

26CBoltonAllocation 1962
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1874Sep 1938 - Aug 196326C
type: A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-68Sep 1963 - Jul 19689K
location: On the west side of the Bolton to Clifton Junction line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
I - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 21 January 196226Ctotal:38
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0Patriot 4-6-0
4006326A S4256526C4270026D443085D xw4551526A Caernarvon
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4263026CCrab 2-6-0 (St)443525E xwcl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4263326C429532B aw4442917C xw45156*26A9012126C
8401426C4265226C429825A xw445005D xwBR 4MT 2-6-09020626C
8401926C4265326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)760768G xw9034256A
8402526C S4265426C4300724J xw5234526C760798G xw9055624D
8402626C S4265526Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)5252326Ccl 2F 0-6-0T (F)9064126C
8402726C4265626C4220726C0-6-0 diesel4716526C9072926C
S - storedaw - awaiting worksxw - ex worksD3784*named Ayrshire Yeomanry
shed codes2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5D Stoke-on-Trent5E Alsager8G Spring Branch
17C Rowsley24D Lower Darwen24J Lancaster26A Newton Heath26C Bolton
26D Bury56A Wakefield
Sunday 28 January 196226Ctotal:33
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4256326C4265526C4551526A Caernarvon9010226C
8401426C4256526C4265626Ccl 4F 0-6-0cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)9011026C
8401926C4262626CCrab 2-6-0 (St)443085D xw4006326A S9029724D
8402526C S4263026C429532B aw443525E xwcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)9037524D
8402626C S4263424C429805Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4716526C9064126C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)5234526Ccl 8F 2-8-09072526C
4220726C4265426C4305224J5252326C4876889A9072926C
S - storedaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
shed codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5E Alsager24C Lostock Hall
24D Lower Darwen24J Lancaster26A Newton Heath26C Bolton89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 4 March 196226Ctotal:37
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Jubilee 4-6-0
4006326A S4256526C4272526C4398827E xw4570126A Conqueror
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4262626C429419Bcl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4263026CCrab 2-6-0 (St)443775B xw4474626A9010226C
8401426C4263326C429525B xw443929E xw4529026C9012126C
8401926C4265226Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)445879E xwcl 8F 2-8-09012326E
8402526C S4265326C4302512F xwcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4821041E xw9031624D
8402626C S4265426Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)5234526C9055624D
0-6-0 diesel4265526C4220726C5252326CS - stored9064126C
D384226C4265626C4228926Cxw - ex worksaw - awaiting works9072926C
shed codes5B Crewe South9B Stockport9E Trafford Park12F Workington24D Lower Darwen
26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26E Lees, Oldham27E Aintree41E Staveley Barrow Hill
Sunday 11 March 196226Cvisiting locomotives
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4272924D429452B xw440259G xw43957CW xw4525812B9012326E
4273326A429525B xw443929E xwcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4543526A9037524D
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4460217C xw491558Acl 8F 2-8-0
4302712A xwxw - ex works485068C xw
shed codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8C Speke Junction9E Trafford Park
9G Gorton12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby17C Rowsley24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath
26E Lees, OldhamCW - Crewe Works
Sunday 18 March 196226Ctotal:44
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Jubilee 4-6-0
4006326A S4256326C4272526C43957CW xw4563526A. Tobago
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4256526C4278955C aw440259Gcl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4262626CCrab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-04814518A xw9010226C
8401426C4263326C429652B xw4474626C481919F xw9012326E
8401926C4265226C4297421D xw4520326A4819718A9026726C
8402526C S4265326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4529026C4853941E xw9031624D
8402626C S4265526C4302712A xw453478Fcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a9059224D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265626Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4543526A491558A9064126C
4220726C5234526Cxw - ex works0-6-0 diesel9072926C
4228926CS - stored5252326Caw - awaiting worksD3844
shed codes2B Nuneaton8A Edge Hill8F Springs Branch9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton
12A Carlisle Kingmoor18A Toton21D Ashton24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26C Bolton
26E Lees, Oldham41E Staveley Barrow Hill55E NormantonCW - Crewe Works
Saturday 7 April 196226Ctotal:33
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S4248124C4272526C4418721A4474626C9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4262626C427726C xw4440855E4529026C9012126C
8401326C4265226CCrab 2-6-0 (St)4446755Bcl 8F 2-8-09020626C
8401426C4265326C429816C xwcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4871626A9026726C
8401926C4265426Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)5234526CBR 4MT 2-6-09031624D
8402526C Scl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)430072B xw5252326C760208G xw9045756D
8402626C S4228926Ccl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 3F 0-6-0T9064126C
xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works4641626D4754626A SS - stored
shed codes2B Nuneaton6C Birkenhead8G Sutton Oak21A Saltley24C Lostock Hall
24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury55B Stourton55E Normanton
56D Mirfield
Sunday 15 April 196226Ctotal:41
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S4243324C4272526C4551526A Caernarvon S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4256526C427726C xwJubilee 4-6-09020626C
8401326C4263326C4286555E xw4570026A Amethyst9026726C
8401426C4265226C429429B xwcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09059224D
8401926C4265326CBR 4MT 2-6-04529026C4820041E aw9064126C
8402526C S4265426C760208G xwcl 4F 0-6-04833141E aw9072526C
8402626C S4265526Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4409626D486318E xw9072926C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265626C5234526C4434612B xw0-6-0 diesel
4220726Ccl 3F 0-6-0T5252326C444055E xwxw - ex worksD3844
4228926C4754626A SS - storedaw - awating works
shed codes5E Alsager6C Birkenhead8E Northwich8G Sutton Oak9B Stockport
12B Carlisle Upperby24C Lostock Hall24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury
41E Staveley Barrow Hill55E Normanton
Sunday 29 April 196226Ctotal:41
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S4256326C4270826A xw4551526A Caernarvon S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4262626C4272526CJubilee 4-6-09012126C
8401326C4263326C4276655C4563526A Tobago9020626C
8401426C4265226C4286826Bcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09026726C
8401926C4265326Ccl 4F 0-6-04474626C4832112A xw9031624D
8402526C S4265426C4409626Dcl 3F 0-6-0T486846C xw9037524D
8402626C S4265526C443799F xw4754626A Scl 7F 0-8-0 G2a9064126C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265626Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)0-6-0 diesel494518F9072526C
4220726C5234526CD38449072926C
4228926C5252326CS - storedxw - ex worksaw - awating works
shed codes6C Birkenhead8F Springs Branch9F Heaton Mersey12A Carlisle Kingmoor24D Lower Darwen
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton26D Bury55C Farnley Junction
Saturday 26 May 196226Ctotal:32
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S4262626C4272526C4551526A Caernarvon S9019726A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4265326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)Jubilee 4-6-09020626C
8401326C4265626C4301812A xw4560226A British Honduras9022626D
8401426Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-09026726C
8401926C4220726C4641926A440745D4474626C9032256D
8402526C Scl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4430512A xwcl 8F 2-8-09064126C
8402626C S5234526C4389324G xw444908F4833141E xw9072526C
S - stored5252326Cxw - ex worksaw - awating works484659D xw9072926C
shed codes5D Stoke-on-Trent8F Springs Branch9D Buxton12A Carlisle Kingmoor24G Skipton
26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury41E Staveley Barrow Hill56D Mirfield
Sunday 8 July 196226CHoliday periodtotal:51
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S4248124C4272526C4551526A Caernarvon S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4256326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)Jubilee 4-6-09020626C
8401326C4256526C4311455E4557826A De Robeck9026726C
8401426C4262626Ccl 4F 0-6-04560126A British Guiana9037524D
8401926C4263026C441959G456765A Codrington9055624D
8402526C S4264726B4421821Acl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09064126C
8402626C S4265226C4423514B xw4473426A4807656D xw9072526C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265326C443445D4474626C4814826A9072926C
4228926C4265426C445046H xw4489326A481888A xw0-6-0 diesel
4265526Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4518512B483279FD3779
aw - awating works4265626C5234526C S454295A4860856D xw
xw - ex works5252326C S487551E xw
shed codes1E Bletchley5A Crewe North5D Stoke-on-Trent6H Bangor8A Edge Hill
9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton12B Carlisle Upperby14B Kentish Town21A Saltley24C Lostock Hall
24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton55E Normanton56D Mirfield
Sunday 29 July 196226C8.15am - 8.30amtotal:37
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Patriot 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4254826A4271226D4551526A Caernarvon S9010226C
8401426C4263326C4271824Dcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-09020626C
8401926C4264726B4272526C4474626C4403512F xw9055626C
8402526C S4265226CCrab 2-6-0 (St)4493426A4423514B xw9064126C
8402626C S4265326C429602B xw450015Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)9072526C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265426C429702B xwcl 8F 2-8-05234526C S9072926C
4220726C4265526Ccl 3F 0-6-0T484289D aw5252326C S0-6-0 diesel
xw - ex works4265626C4758426D4855326Aaw - awating worksD3590
shed codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South12F Workington14B Kentish Town24D Lower Darwen
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton26D Bury
Saturday 4 August 196226Ctotal:24
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4256526C4270426A4566126A Vernon9010226C
8401426C4264726BCrab 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T9012126C
8402526C S4265326C429602B xw4403512F xw4758426D9020626C
8402626C Scl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 2MT 2-6-04423514B xw0-6-0 diesel9026726C
4228926C7804427Acl 3F 0-6-0 (A)D35909064126C
xw - ex works5252326C S9070756D
shed codes2B Nuneaton12F Workington14B Kentish Town9072526C
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton26D Bury27A Bank Hall56D Mirfield
Saturday 25 August 196226Ctotal:27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A S*4246026D429562B xw4405721B xw482031E xw9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4256326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)441959G xw4827118A xw9020626C
8401326C4256526C4313466D xw443555F xw484268E xw9064126C
8402526C S4262026Acl 5MT 4-6-0445485D xw485441E xw9072926C
8402626C S4264027D4529026Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
4265326C5234526Cxw - ex works
S - stored4265426C* 40063 had returned to 26A for a short period during July/Aug.
shed codes1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter8E Northwich
9G Gorton18A Toton21B Bescot26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury
27D Wigan L&Y66D Greenock
Sunday 16 September 196226Ctotal:47
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A W4244426C4270526C4560126A British Guiana S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4246026C4270826C4565226A Hawke S9012126C
8401326C4256326C4290712A xw4570026A Amethyst S9020626C
8401426C4256526Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09029724D
8402526C S4263026C4307312B xw4445112A xw481398D xw9037524D
8402626C S4263326C4315440E xw4446227E xw481659D xw9037626A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265226CBR 4MT 2-6-0445485D xwBR 9F 2-10-09064126C
4220726C4265326C W7603814A xw445956B xw9201526C9072926C
4228926C4265426Ccl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)9201726C
4265526C4474626C5234526C Wxw - ex works
S - stored4265626C4537826C5252326C W
shed codes5D Stoke-on-Trent6B Mold Junction8D Widnes9D Widnes12A Carlisle Kingmoor
12B Carlisle Upperby14A Cricklewood24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26C Bolton27E Walton-on-the-Hill
40E Colwick
Sunday 30 September 196226C1.25pm - 1.45pmtotal:55
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A W4244426C4270426C4557826A United Provinces S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4246026C4270526C4560126A British Guiana S9012126C
8401326C4255026C4270826C4564226A Boscawen S9020626C
8401426C4256326C4272526C4565226A Hawke S9031624D
8401926C4262626C4282616A4570026A Amethyst S9059224D
8402526C S4263026CCrab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-09064126C
8402626C S4263326C429485B xw4466255A4406512F xw9070826E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265226Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4474626C443008G xw9072926C
4220726C4265326C W430211C xw4519926Ccl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4228926C4265526Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4530426C482948C9201526C
cl 2F 0-6-0T *4265626C5234526C W4537826C0-6-0 diesel9201626C
4716526Cxw - ex works5252326C WS - storedD38459201726C
* The 'Dock Tank" was employed mainly at Magnesium Elektron Co. Ltd., Clifton Junction.W - withdrawn
shed codes1C Watford5B Crewe South8C Speke Junction8G Sutton Oak12F Workington
16A Nottingham24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26E Lees, Oldham55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 7 October 196226Ctotal:52
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006326A W4244426C4270426C4557826A United Provinces S9010226C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4246026C4270526C4560126A British Guiana S9012126C
8401326C4255026C4270826C4564226A Boscawen S9020626C
8401426C4256526C4272526C4565226A Hawke S9031626C
8401926C4262626C4277455F4570026A Amethyst S9064126C
8402526C S4263026C4281224J xwcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09070826E
8402626C S4263326Ccl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4519926C4814826A9201526C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4265226C430211C xw4529026C482948C9201626C
4220726C4265326C W4312851C xw4530426C484791Acl 4F 0-6-0
4228926C4265426CBR 4MT 2-6-04537826C0-6-0 diesel4409626D
cl 2F 0-6-0T4265626C7604814A awcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)D3372443008G xw
4716526Cxw - ex worksaw - awaiting works5234526C WS - stored4446824G xw
shed codes1A Willesden1C Watford8C Speke Junction8G Sutton Oak14A Cricklewood
24G Skipton24J Lancaster26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury51C West Hartlepool
55F Manningham
Sunday 18 November 196226Ctotal:38
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
8401326C4244426C4270426C4557826A United Provinces S9012126C
8401926C4246026C4270526C4560126A British Guiana S9020626C
8402526C S4262626C4270826C4564226A Boscawen S9026726C
cl 4F 0-6-04263026C4272526C4565226A Hawke S9064126C
440599D xw4265526C4282026D4570026A Amethyst Scl 8F 2-8-0
4438612F xwcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)429419B xwcl 5MT 4-6-0482606C
445256G xw4220726Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4515626C Ayrshire Yeomanry483408E xw
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4228926C5234526C W4519926C4537826CBR 9F 2-10-0
430369E xwxw - ex works5252326C W4530426CW - withdrawn9201526C
shed codes6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.8E Northwich9B Stockport9D Buxton
9E Trafford Park12F Workington26C Bolton26D Bury
Horwich Works in 1962
The workshops of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railwaylocation:Built on 142 hectares of land near Bolton.
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