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.

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Profiles - Eastfield & Cowlairs Works in 1962

                                 Eastfield locomotive shed in the 1950s Glasgowhistory.com

65AEastfieldAllocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1904Sep 1935 - Dec 1948EFD
type: A brick-built 14TS through-road shed.closed:Nov-66Jan 1949 - Nov 196665A
location: On the east side of the line, north of Cowlairs station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesM - McIntoshPick - PickersgillSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysGNR - Great Northern RailwayNBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
BRCW - Birmingham Railway & Carriage WorksNB - North British Railway CompanyEE - English Electric
Sunday 22 April 196265Atotal:111
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)A3 4-6-2J37 0-6-0 (NBR)BRCW T2 diesels0-4-0 diesels
6956412C W6004364A. Brown Jack6454065AD5350D5362D2758D2763
V1 2-6-2Tcl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-06455865AD5351D5366D2760D2764
6760265A4470765A7307765A6457365CD5352D5367D2761D2771
6760365A4478765A7307865A6457865AD5354D5369D2762D2780
V3 2-6-2T4490865A7310565A6458065AD53560-6-0 diesels
6762865A. xw4495765A7310965A. Aw6458165AEE T1 dieselsD3207D3393
6764465A4496865AJ39 0-6-06461165KD8070D8092D3208D3418
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4497065A647279G6462265AD8072D8094D3209D3531
4056668C W4497663B6473312C W6462365AD8074D8095D3210D3534
4062467D W4548967B6481652B W6463265AD8075D8096D3211D3894
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-06486355H W6463365AD8076D8097D3391D3895
618512F. W6113465A6486750F W6463865AD8080D8098D3392
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)6114065A. xw6487051L W6463965AD8082D8102NB T2 diesels
6521865A6119765A6494662CJ38 0-6-0D8083D8110D6114D6125
6522865A6121712C. WWD 2-10-06590262AD8084D8111D6117D6136
6531565A61243*65A9075565F6590462A xwD8087D8115Peak T4 diesel
6129012C. W9077066B6592462CD8090D153
*named : Sir Harold MitchellW - withdrawnxw - ex works
shed codes2F Woodford Halse9G Gorton12C Carlisle Canal50F Malton51L Thornaby
52B Heaton55H Leeds Neville Hill62A Thornton Jct.62C Dunfermline63B Fort William64A St. Margarets
65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65F Grangemouth65K Polmont66B Motherwell67B Hurlford
67D Ardrossan68C Stranraer
Tuesday 22 May 196265Avisiting locomotivestotal:111
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0J38 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
4056668C W6135263B4470563A6590162A xw5733666C. R6457365C. R
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6135862A4497663B6591162AN2 0-6-2T (GNR)J39 0-6-0
618512F. WR - Repair ShopW - withdrawnxw - ex works6956412C W6487051L W
shed codes2F Woodford Halse12C Carlisle Canal52B Heaton62A Thornton Jct.63A Perth South
63B Fort William65C Parkhead66B Motherwell66C Hamilton68C Stranraer
Sunday 10 June 196265Atotal:126
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)A3 4-6-2J37 0-6-0 (NBR)BRCW T2 diesels0-4-0 diesels
6956412C W6009064A. Grand Parade6454065AD5347D5362D2744D2765
V1 2-6-2Tcl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-06454362CD5351D5364D2758D2771
6760265A W4470265A7307765A6454865AD5357D5366D2759D2773
6760365A W4470765A7307865A6457365CD5358D5367D2760D2777
6760865A4478765A7310565A6458165AD5361D5368D2761D2780
6768065A4479012A7310865A6462265AEE T1 dieselsD2763
V3 2-6-2T4495765A7310965A xw6463265AD8071D80920-6-0 diesels
6760065A4496765ABR 4MT 2-6-06463365AD8073D8096D2584D3393
6760465A4496865A7610962C6463865AD8074D8099D3207D3418
6762865A4497663BJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6463965AD8075D8100D3208D3534
6764465A W4499665A6521865AJ39 0-6-0D8080D8102D3209D3562
6767565AB1 4-6-06522865A6471152D WD8082D8103D3210D3894
BR 4MT 2-6-4T61007*64A6523962C W6473312C WD8087D8106D3391D3895
8002266A6114065A6531565A W6481652B WD8088D8109D3392D3897
8011464A aw6119765AJ38 0-6-06486355H WD8090D8115NB T2 diesels
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)61244*64A6591765K. xw6486750F WD8091D6102D6130
4058668C W6126165A6592162A6487051L WD6107D6132
4062467D W6134265A6593062CWD 2-8-0D6111D6136
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6135565AWD 2-10-09004161B xwW - withdrawnD6113
618512F W6139665A9076312A xw9053462Aaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
*named : Klipspringer, Strang Steel
shed codes2F Woodford Halse12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Carlisle Canal50F Malton51L Thornaby
52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth61B Aberdeen F'hill62A Thornton Jct.62C Dunfermline63B Fort William
64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65K Polmont66A Polmadie67D Ardrossan
68C Stranraer
Sunday 24 June 196265Atotal:111
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)cl 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)BRCW T2 diesels0-4-0 diesels
6956412C W4470265A6471152D W6454065AD5349D5362D2712D2765
V1 2-6-2T4470765A6473312C W6454865AD5351D5363D2756D2768
6760265A W4478765A6481652B W6455865AD5357D5364D2758D2771
6760365A W4495765A6486355H W6458165AD5360D5368D2760D2780
6768065A4497065A6486750F W6462265AD5361D2763
V3 2-6-2T4497663B6487051L W6462365AEE T1 diesels0-6-0 diesels
6760065A4499665AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6463265AD8071D8091D3207D3393
6762865A4547263A6521865A6463365AD8072D8092D3208D3410
6764465A WB1 4-6-06522865A6463865AD8073D8096D3209D3418
6767565A6114065A6523962C W6463965AD8075D8097D3210D3530
BR 5MT 4-6-06117864B6531565A WWD 2-8-0D8077D8099D3390D3894
7307765A6126165A6532065C W9053462AD8078D8102D3391D3895
7310865A6134265Acl 2P 4-4-0 (F)9053965FD8080D8105D3392
7310965A6135263B4056668C WWD 2-10-0D8082D8110NB T2 diesels
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6139665A4062467D W9075965F xwD8088D8113D6105D6125
618512F WJ38 0-6-09077166B xwD8090D6109D6129
6590662C xwD6122D6130
aw - awaiting worksxw - ex worksW - withdrawnD6124D6132
shed codes2F Woodford Halse12C Carlisle Canal50F Malton51L Thornaby52B Heaton
52D Tweedmouth55H Leeds Neville Hill62A Thornton Jct.62C Dunfermline63A Perth South63B Fort William
64B Haymarket65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65F Grangemouth66B Motherwell67D Ardrossan
68C Stranraer
Sunday 19 August 196265Atotal:117
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0A1 4-6-2EE T1 diesels0-4-0 diesels
4056667F W4470765A6016264B. Saint JohnstounD8071D8096D2731D2763
4062467D W4478765AJ39 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)D8073D8097D2760D2764
V1 2-6-2T4490865A6471152D W6454065AD8074D8098D2761D2766
6760265A W4495765A6481652B W6455865AD8075D8100D2762D2769
6760365A W4496063A6486355H W6456365CD8076D81030-6-0 diesels
6760865A4496865A6486750F W6458065AD8077D8104D3207D3394
6768065AB1 4-6-06494755H W6458165AD8080D8105D3208D3396
V3 2-6-2T6113262A6497150B W6462265AD8082D8108D3209D3412
6762865A6113465AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6462365AD8088D8109D3210D3418
6764465A W61243*65A6521865A6463265AD8094D8111D3212D3894
6767565A6126165A6522865A6463365A SBD8095D8116D3392D3895
BR 5MT 4-6-06133062A6523965C W6463865ABRCW T2 dieselsD3393
7307765A6134265A6531565A W6463965AD5348D5353NB T2 diesels
7307865A6139665A6532065C WWD 2-8-0D5349D5357D6109D6118
7310565A xwBR 4MT 2-6-0J38 0-6-09051562BD5350D5364D6110D6122
7310865A7600163B xw6591362AWD 2-10-0D5352D6113D6124
7310965A7610664F xw6592562A9075565FEE T4 dieselD6115D6125
cl 4MT 2-6-0*named : Sir Harold MitchellD367
4313864G
shed codes50B Hull Dairycotes50F Malton52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth55H Leeds Neville Hill
62A Thornton Jct.62B Dundee Tay Brd.63A Perth South63B Fort William64B Haymarket64F Bathgate
64G Hawick65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65F Grangemouth67D Ardrossan67F Stranraer
Sunday 2 September 196265Atotal:129
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)EE T1 diesels0-4-0 diesels
4062467D W4470265A6471152D W6454065AD8072D8094D2760D2764
V1 2-6-2T4498063A6485552B. W6454865AD8073D8095D2761D2765
6760265A. WB1 4-6-06486355H W6455865AD8074D8096D2763D2769
6760365A. W6119765A6486750F W6458065AD8075D80970-6-0 diesels
6760865A61243*65A6494755H W6458165AD8078D8100D3207D3410
6768065A6126165A6497150B. W6462265AD8080D8103D3208D3418
V3 2-6-2T6135565A awJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6463265AD8081D8106D3209D3562
6760065A xwBR 5MT 4-6-06521865A6463365AD8085D8108D3210D3894
6760465A7307765A6522865A6463865AD8088D8109D3391D3895
6762865A7307865A aw6523965C W6463965AD8092D8111D3392D3897
6764465A. W7310565A6531565A. WWD 2-8-0D8093D8112D3393
6767565A7310865A6532065C. W9000462A xwBRCW T2 dieselsNB T2 diesels
7310965AJ38 0-6-09053965FD5302D5361D6107D6128
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6590562AWD 2-10-0D5310D5363D6111D6130
4275712A xw6591564A xw9077465FD5348D5368D6113D6132
*named : Sir Harold Mitchell6591765KD5353D5369D6118D6134
aw - awaiting worksxw - ex worksW - withdrawnD5359D6122D6137
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor50B Hull Dairycotes50F Malton52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth
55H Leeds Neville Hill62A Thornton Jct.63A Perth South64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65C Parkhead
65F Grangemouth65K Polmont67D Ardrossan
Sunday 23 September 196265A10.30am - 11.20amtotal:122
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0A3 4-6-2EE T1 diesels0-4-0 diesels
4062467D W4470265A6009764A. HumoristD8073D8096D2760D2766
V1 2-6-2T4470765AJ39 0-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)D8074D8100D2761D2767
6760265A. W4478765A6471152D W6454065AD8075D8102D2763D2769
6760365A. W4490865A6485552B. W6454865AD8077D8104D2764D2771
6760865A4496765A6486355H W6455865AD8078D8105D2765D2777
6768065A4497065A6494755H W6458065AD8080D81060-6-0 diesels
V3 2-6-2TB1 4-6-06497150B. W6458165AD8087D8109D3207D3393
6760065A6114065AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6462365A. RD8088D8111D3208D3394
6760465A6134464A xw6521865A6462762BD8088D8112D3209D3395
6762865A6135565A aw6522865A6463265AD8090D8113D3210D3396
6764465A. W6139665A6523965C W6463365AD8091D8114D3212D3418
6767565A6140464A6531565A6463865AD8092D8115D3389D3531
BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 5MT 4-6-06532065C. W6463965AD8095D8118D3391D3897
8000664A xw7300663AJ38 0-6-0WD 2-8-0NB T2 dieselsD3392
8009062B7307765A6591765K. R9016862AD6100D6119BRCW T2 diesels
BR 4MT 2-6-07310565A6593262AD6103D6122D5314D5356
7610365F7310965AD6111D6126D5349D5357
xw - ex worksW - withdrawnD6116D6128D5353D5360
D6117D6129D5355D5367
shed codes50B Hull Dairycotes52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth55H Leeds Neville Hill62A Thornton Jct.
62B Dundee Tay Brd.63A Perth South64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65C Parkhead65F Grangemouth
65K Polmont67D Ardrossan
Saturday 6 October 196265Atotal:111
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0J37 0-6-0 (NBR)EE T1 diesels0-4-0 diesels
4274167B4470765A7307765A6454065AD8073D8095D2734D2763
V1 2-6-2T4478765A7310565A6455865AD8075D8097D2736D2764
6768065A4479366E7310965A6458065AD8080D8100D2738D2765
V3 2-6-2T4495765A7315265B6458165AD8081D8104D2742D2767
6760065A4497065AJ38 0-6-06462265AD8083D8106D2760D2771
6760465A4499665A6591362A6462365AD8087D8108D2761D2772
6767565AB1 4-6-06591765K6463265AD8088D8111D2762D2777
BR 4MT 2-6-4T6114065A6592162A6463365AD8089D81140-6-0 diesels
8002567A xw6119765AJ39 0-6-06463865AD8090D8116D3005D3410
BR 4MT 2-6-06126165A6497150B W6463965AD8092D8118D3209D3415
7610365A6135565A xwJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)NB T2 dieselsD8093D8170D3211D3418
BR 3MT 2-6-06139665A6522865AD6111D6129BRCW T2 dieselsD3214D3534
7701567B6140464AWD 2-8-0D6115D6131D5350D5362D3278D3898
0-4-0 diesel9053462AD6116D6135D5351D5363D3386D3899
D2437EE T4 dieselD6121D6137D5356D5365D3392D3901
D345D6124D5358D5366D3393D3903
shed codes50B Hull Dairycotes62A Thornton Jct.64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield65B St. Rollox
65K Polmont66E Carstairs67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford

Cowlairs Works 1962
Cowlairs Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works, in Springburn, was situated in north east Glasgow. It was built in 1842 for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and was later taken over by the North British Railway in 1865. The Works closed in 1968 and locomotive maintenance was transferred to St. Rollox.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - McIntoshPick - Pickersgill
BR - British RailwaysGNR - Great Northern RailwayGNoSR - Great North of Scotland Railway
NBR - North British RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Friday 20 April 1962total:41
erecting shop and yards
V3 2-6-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0WD 2-8-00-4-0 diesels
6760465A7306266A6114065A6479262A W9005862AD2426D2774
6760865A7310067A61244*64A6481756F WWD 2-10-0D2709D2777
6762865A7310367A6133062AJ38 0-6-09075066B WD2714D2780
BR 3MT 2-6-07310663A6135565A6590162A9075166BD2761
7701667B7310763Acl 5MT 4-6-06590462A9075765FEE T1 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-07310865A4480167A0-6-0 diesels9076066B WD8078D8086
4314065DBR 4MT 2-6-04543268BD3211D33939076466B WD8083
7607166B* name : Strang Steel9077365F
shed codes56F Low Moor62A Thornton Jct.63A Perth South64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield
65D Dawsholm65F Grangemouth66A Polmadie66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford
68B Dumfries
Tuesday 22 May 1962total:28
erecting shop and yards
B1 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0J38 0-6-0J39 0-6-0WD 2-8-0WD 2-10-0
6121712C. W7300763A6590662C6479262A. W9004161B9075066B. W
6127762B7310763A6591765K6481756F. W9046367D9075266B. W
6129012C. W7310965Acl 3F 0-6-0T6488412C. W9046866B9075466B. W
6134964ABR 3MT 2-6-04733212A. W6492055H. W9048965D9075965F
BR 4MT 2-6-4T7701667Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)9076066B. W
8010866A5747265D. W9076312A
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Carlisle Canal55H Leeds Neville Hill56F Low Moor9076466B. W
61B Aberdeen F'hill62A Thornton Jct.62B Dundee Tay Br.62C Dunfermline63A Perth64A St. Margarets
65D Dawsholm65F Grangemouth65K Polmont66A Polmadie66B Motherwell67B Hurlford
67D Ardrossan
Thursday 21 June 1962total:37
erecting shop and yards
BR 4MT 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0WD 2-8-0WD 2-10-0
8000867A6108164B7306466A6479262A W9001962A9075066B W
8002167A6121712C W7307566A6481756F W9054262C9075466B W
8006065J6129012C W7307967A6488412C W0-4-0 diesels9076066B W
8011464A6134564A7310267A6492055H WD2427D27339076466B W
BR 3MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0J38 0-6-06496362C WD2712D27449077166B
7701967B7610565A6593362Ccl 3F 0-6-0TD2714D27600-6-0 diesel
4733212A WD2731D2761D3393
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Carlisle Canal55H Leeds Neville Hill56F Low Moor62A Thornton Jct.
62C Dunfermline64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket65A Eastfield65J Stirling South66A Polmadie
66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford
Wednesday 18 July 1962total:18
erecting shop and yards
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0Clan 4-6-2
6956412C. W4275712A7310067A9001962A7200912A Clan Stewart
BR 4MT 2-6-4TK3 2-6-0 (GNR)7310565A9072762CD11 4-4-0
8011464A618512F. WB1 4-6-0WD 2-10-06268665A The Fiery Cross. W
J39 0-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-06108164B9076066B. W
Ex long-time store at Thornton Junction. Withdrawn 27 July 1961.
6473312C. W7600163B0-4-0 diesels
6488412C. W7610664CD2714D2773
shed codes2F Woodford Halse12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Carlisle Canal62A Thornton Jct.62C Dunfermline
63B Fort William64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64C Dalry Road65A Eastfield66B Motherwell
67A Corkerhill
Sunday 19 August 1962total:26
erecting shop and yards
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J38 0-6-0Clan 4-6-2
4275712A7300863A6473312C. W6591564A7200912A Clan Stewart
V3 2-6-2T7306266A. W6488412C W6592362CJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)0-6-0 diesels
6760065A7310067A6487051L WWD 2-8-06521865AD3882D3897
BR 4MT 2-6-4TK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6492055H W9000462A0-4-0 dieselsD3895
8009062B618512F. W6496362C W9038766A. WD2440D2733EE T4 diesel
D2714D2773D367
shed codes2F Woodford Halse12A Carlisle Kingmoor12C Carlisle Canal51L Thornaby55H Leeds Neville Hill
62A Thornton Jct.62B Dundee Tay Brd.62C Dunfermline63A Perth South64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield
66A Polmadie67A Corkerhill
Thursday 20 September 1962total:25
erecting shop and yards
BR 4MT 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J38 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
8000664A6111764A7305866A6481652B W6592362C9054762C
8002567A6113362A7306366A6486750F Wcl 2P 4-4-00-4-0 diesels
8002867B6134464A7307865A6488412C W4056668C WD2437D2728
8011066A6135565A7312167A6492055H WWD 2-10-0D2714
7312267A6494755H W9077166B
shed codes12C Carlisle Canal50F Malton52B Heaton55H Leeds Neville Hill62A Thornton Jct.
62C Dunfermline64A St. Margarets65A Eastfield66A Polmadie66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill
67B Hurlford68C Stranraer





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