Horwich Works 1952-1954

Horwich Works
The workshops of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway						location:	Built on 142 hectares of land near Bolton.
opened:	1886, when the L&YR moved from its original works at Miles Platting, Manchester.
closed:	The last engine was repaired in 1964, though work continued on other rolling stock until 1983.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		St - Stanier			L&YR - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
FR - Furness Railway		BR - British Railways		WR - Wirral Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 17 February 1952										total:	85
works yard
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40078	2C	42700	25G	43041	19A	51375	27A	49503	27B	48104	20A
40084	3C	42702	26A	cl 5MT 4-6-0		11304	service	49524	27B	48284	19A
40206	1A	42722	26B	44889	26A	11305	service	49566	27B	48370	18A
cl 2P 2-4-2T		42753	26B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		11368	service	49570	26A	48473	20C
50650	26D	42759	14A	52031	10C	11394	service	cl 4F 0-6-0		48515	18D
50653	24B	42814	2B	52248	26F	51429	service	44494	8E	WD 2-8-0
50855	26C	42826	17B	52272	24C			18" narrow gauge		90689	24C
		42853	3A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)				ZM9	Wren
		42888	2B	52561	25F
erecting shop
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40073	3C	42760	17D	44059	11B	52104	25F	49515	27B	48160	20D
40102	6C	42771	14A	44068	5D	52120	25A	49592	27D	48339	21A
40116	22A	42848	9A	44303	10E	52154	25E	cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		48401	20A
40147	20C	42904	19A	44364	4A	52356	7D	51424	26A	48503	9F
40182	15C	cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		52415	28A	51481	28B	48636	18A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		43019	16A	44912	25F					48677	11E
42982	6B	43032	19A	45070	3D	scrap road
		43042	19A	45077	25A	L&Y 2P 2-4-2T (WR)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)
		43049	17A	45080	25G	46762	10B W	52857	25F W	50749	28A W
								cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		50806	27C W
								49616	24C W	50840	26B W
										50898	25E W
Saturday 7 June 1952					Sunday 6 July 1952
scrap road					scrap road
cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)			cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)
49617	27B W	50633	20E W		49617	27B W	50695	10B W	50623	20E W
		10735	25B W				50633	20E W	50802	28B W
							10892	25F W
Sunday 21 September 1952										total:	79
works yard
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (A)
40121	6C	43006	12D	44067	1C	48123	20B	52139	26A	51512	26B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		44080	9F	48209	19C	52239	26A	51429	service
42796	24A	42982	6B	44300	5E	48749	9D	52355	25E	11305	service
42871	26A	cl 5MT 4-6-0		44445	6H	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		52416	27B	11324	service
42928	11E	44729	27C	44595	5E	49603	26B	52517	26A	11368	service
42944	2B					49672	27B			11394	service
erecting shop
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
40076	2C	42708	26A	44060	12A	48083	19C	51358	25D	52093	27B
40097	86K	42715	26A	44220	27D	48138	16C	51439	8C	52108	20C
cl 4MT 2-6-0		42810	5B	44280	10E	48157	20A	51530	27B	52218	27B
43004	1E	42825	21A	44349	9A	48167	18D	cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		52429	2B
43039	20A	42931	1A	44360	3D	48213	18D	50651	24B	52464	27B
BR 4MT 2-6-0		42938	9A	44443	1C	48221	18A			cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
76000	new	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		44507	5D	48386	15A			52494	12E
76001	new	42946	3D	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		48510	8A
76002	new	42968	5B	49637	27D	48661	18B
						48719	6C
scrap road
cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (BW)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)
49617	27B W	50622	20E W	50925	25E W	52037	25A W	52357	27D W	52588	27B W
		50799	26C W
Sunday 23 November 1952
BR cl 4 2-6-0 under construction
76000	76001	76002	76003
shed codes
1A Willesden		1C Watford		1E Bletchley		2B Nuneaton		2C Warwick		3A Bescot
3C Walsall		3D Aston		4A Bletchley		5B Crewe South		5D Stoke-on-Trent		5E Alsager
6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6H Bangor		7D Rhyl		8A Edge Hill		8C Speke Junction
8E Brunswick		9A Longsight		9D Buxton		9F Heaton Mersey		10B Preston		10C Patricroft
10E Sutton Oak		11B Barrow		11E Lancaster		12A Carlisle Upperby		12D Workington		12E Moor Row
14A Cricklewood		15A Wellingborough		15C Leicester Midland		16A Nottingham		16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent		17D Rowsley		18A Toton		18B Westhouses
18D Staveley Barrow Hill			19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe			19C Canklow		20A Leeds Holbeck		20B Stourton
20C Royston		20D Normanton		20E Bradford Manningham			21A Saltley		22A Bristol Barrow Road
24A Accrington		24B Rose Grove		24C Lostock Hall		25A Wakefield		25D Mirfield		25E Sowerby Bridge
25F Low Moor		25G Farnley Junction		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton		26D Bury
26F Lees, Oldham		27A Bank Hall		27B Aintree		27C Southport		27D Wigan L&Y		28A Blackpool
28B Fleetwood		85C Hereford
Sunday 17 May 1953										total:	54
works yard
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0		BR 4MT 2-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)
42829	21A	43006	12D	48454	20A	52333	26C W	76016	new	51429	service
42843	24A	43018	15C	48756	68A			76017	new	11305	service
42901	26A			paint shop						11324	service
				cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		11368	service
				40174	22A	42813	2B	75016	27C	11394	service
erecting shop
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
40072	6C	41255	5D	42956	5B	44074	5D	48103	20C	49578	26B
40083	6G	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		42960	9A	44292	11D	48159	20A	49667	26D
40084	3C	42730	26B	cl 4MT 2-6-0		44310	5D	48283	20A	cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)
40095	6G	42790	21A	43011	2B	44389	6G	48352	20D	51376	26D
40147	20E	42866	25B	43040	16A	44485	25D	48531	8B	51381	25E
40196	27C	42933	5B	43116	20A	44494	8E	scrap road		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
		42935	9A	narrow gauge				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		52427	26D
				ZM9	Wren			49617	27B W
Sunday 16 August 1953										total:	51
works yards and repair shops
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)
40071	9B	42717	24A	44079	5E	44490	3E	48189	20G	51227	27A
40079	16D	42733	27B	44155	9G	44491	2E	48404	20A	51313	8A
40104	6C	42755	26B	44240	27D	44499	5D	48411	9E	51404	25F
40166	14B	42784	20G	44382	9D	44541	27C	48425	9A	51457	26A
40173	3C	42789	26A	44421	5D	44548	5D	48427	2A	51479	25C
40183	20G	42827	21A	44462	25D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		48678	15A	51486	26D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		42869	25B	cl 4MT 2-6-0		52133	25A	48758	68A	51524	25B
42983	5B	42874	17D	43041	19A	52351	25F	cl 0F 0-4-0T
		42878	26A	43113	20F	52450	27D	under construction
scrap yard						52456	24C	47005	47006
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
51490	27C W	49600	27B W
Sunday 11 October 1953										total:	47
works yard
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)
40160	14B	42719	25G	42965	6B	44398	24D	48527	9F	11304	service
40181	20C	42731	25G					cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		11305	service
		42839	14A					52331	25C	11324	service
										11368	service
										11394	service
erecting shop
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
40093	8E	42706	24B	44080	9F	48169	20C	49570	26A	52175	8C
40119	14B	42723	26B	44342	5E	48718	6C	49582	27B	52278	27B
40161	86K	42764	21A	44503	5E	48765	19A	49657	25E	52290	24F
40168	16D	42772	9A	cl 0F 0-4-0T		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		scrap yard		52312	26C
40209	6C	42808	67C	under construction		51498	24F	cl 2P 2-4-2T		52445	24D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		42818	21A	47005	47006	51516	25C	50687	8B W	52456	24C
42976	6B	42925	9A
shed codes
2A Rugby		2B Nuneaton		2E Northampton		3C Walsall		3E Monument Lane		5B Crewe South
5D Stoke-on-Trent		5E Alsager		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Junction
8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington		8C Speke Junction		8E Brunswick		9A Longsight		9B Stockport
9D Buxton		9E Trafford Park		9F Heaton Mersey		9G Northwich		11D Tebay		12D Workington
14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		15A Wellingborough		15C Leicester Midland		16A Nottingham		16D Mansfield
17D Rowsley		19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe				20A Leeds Holbeck		20C Royston		20D Normanton
20E Bradford Manningham				20F Skipton		20G Hellifield		21A Saltley
22A Bristol Barrow Rd		24A Accrington		24B Rose Grove		24C Lostock Hall		24D Lower Darwen		24F Fleetwood
25A Wakefield		25B Huddersfield		25C Goole		25D Mirfield		25E Sowerby Bridge		25F Low Moor
25G Farnley Junction		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton		26D Bury		27A Bank Hall
27B Aintree		27C Southport		27D Wigan L&Y		67C Ayr		68A Carlisle Kingmoor		86K Abergavenny
Sunday 24 January 1954										total:	53
works yards
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40085	3C	44366	21B	51343	27B	11305	service	49544	26C	48135	9F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		44388	5D	51429	HW	11324	service			48513	8A
42710	26A	44495	12D	51441	10E	11368	service			48641	20B
42854	2B			11304	service	11394	service
erecting shops
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40114	14B	42753	26B	43904	6B	52141	2B	50712	24C	48389	9A
40132	6C	42778	9A	43945	9F	52165	26A	50757	24E	48395	20D
40202	8B	42848	9A	cl 4F 0-6-0		52201	12E	50831	25F	48540	20C
cl 4MT 2-6-0		42852	2B	44086	11B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
43017	21A	42921	3D	44363	1C	52576	25A	51336	24B	49637	8C
43026	10E	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		44525	3D	scrap yard		51506	24D	paint shop
		42952	5B	44543	26A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)
		42967	6C			52124	26B W			50644	8B
		42980	5B			52309	25C W			50746	24D
Sunday 20 June 1954										total:	53
erecting shops, yards and scrap road
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40098	86K	42712	25G	43019	14A	44443	1C	51429	HW	48670	20C
40129	3B	42727	27B	43020	1D	44453	5E	51432	25C	48703	20B
40134	8D	42729	24D	43022	1D	44461	68E	11304	service	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
40146	15C	42731	25G	43024	1D	44484	5D	11305	service	49505	27B
40157	2C	42795	20A	43037	19C	44500	5D	11324	service	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
40169	20A	42840	24F	43116	20A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		11368	service	52119	6H
40190	27C	42864	26B	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		43836	6B	11394	service	52137	26A W
40208	6G	42888	2B	42955	5B	Furness Railway		cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)		52172	6K
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		42914	67A	42957	3D	Coppernob		52558	25E W	52270	6C
50721	27C	42941	6C	42960	9A					52368	24C
50765	25B W			42975	6B					W - withdrawn
Sunday 24 October 1954										total:	48
erecting shops, yards and scrap road
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40074	20E	42707	26A	43031	14A	44027	3B	51361	25C	48089	9F
40076	2C	42763	17B	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		44114	26G	51429	HW	48407	19C
40081	9B	42806	67A	42975	6B	44117	6B	51460	27B W	48548	19C
40101	6C	42822	17B	42979	3D	44358	5D	51471	10E W	48764	6C
40137	8D	42823	16A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		44483	24D	11304	service	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
40160	14B	42867	24F	52174	24C W	44514	3B	11305	service	49545	27B
40162	20G	42887	9A	52349	10E W	cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		11324	service	49582	27B
40191	27C	42893	11E	52350	26C	50621	20D W	11368	service	BR 5MT 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Furness Railway		52389	26A			11394	service	73013	84G
42144	66A	Coppernob								W - withdrawn
Sunday 12 December 1954										total:	52
erecting shops, yards and scrap road
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40097	86K	43013	21A	44067	1C	51319	10E	49536	26E	48167	18D
40127	8E	43027	17A	44126	5E	51404	25F	49555	26B	48209	19C
40144	6C	43044	20B	44207	20A	51457	26A	49672	27B	48210	18D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		43045	5C	44367	6K	51503	25C	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		48286	11E
42715	26A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44423	15C	11304	service	52334	26A W	48434	19C
42754	21A	43847	17A	44438	10E	11305	service	52376	25A	48436	20C
42860	26B	43907	16D	44464	27D	11324	service	cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)		48454	20A
42928	8E	44022	26G	44487	11B	11368	service	52499	12D	48528	9F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)				cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		11394	service	52510	12D	48641	20B
42951	3D			50621	20D W			cl 0F 0-4-0ST (A)		WD 2-8-0
				50647	26D			51244	25C	90357	24D
shed codes
1C Watford		1D Devons Road		2B Nuneaton		2C Warwick		3B Bushbury		3C Walsall
3D Aston		5B Crewe South		5C Stafford		5D Stoke-on-Trent		5E Alsager		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		6H Bangor		6G Llandudno Jct		6H Bangor		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington
8C Speke Junction		8D Widnes		8E Brunswick		9A Longsight		9B Stockport		9F Heaton Mersey
10E Sutton Oak		11B Barrow		11E Lancaster		12D Workington		12E Moor Row		14A Cricklewood
14B Kentish Town		15C Leicester Midland		16A Nottingham		16D Mansfield		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent
18D Staveley Barrow H.		19C Canklow		20A Leeds Holbeck		20B Stourton		20C Royston		20D Normanton
20E Manningham		20G Hellifield		21A Saltley		21B Bournville		24B Rose Grove		24C Lostock Hall
24D Lower Darwen		24E Blackpool		24F Fleetwood		25A Wakefield		25B Huddersfield		25C Goole
25E Sowerby Bridge		25F Low Moor		25G Farnley Junction		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton
26D Bury		26E Lees (Oldham)		26G Belle Vue		27B Aintree		27C Southport		27D Wigan L&Y
66A Polmadie		67A Corkerhill		68E Carlisle Canal		84G Shrewsbury		86K Abergavenny		HW - Horwich Works