Plodder Lane, Bolton 1938 - 1954

Plodder Lane, Bolton
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1891	1938-1954		10D
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Oct-54
location:	On the west side of the line, north of Plodder Lane station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railway				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 22 May 1938					10D		6.15pm - 6.20pm			total:	21
cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
7692	7756	27586	27621	7388	7389	4059	4379	9009	9147
7715	7769	27590	27623			4358	4386
7722	27580	27602	27645			4374
Sunday 14 May 1939					10D					total:	23
cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)						cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
7703	10D	27580	10D	27623	10D	4059	10D	4379	10D	9009	10D
7715	10D	27586	10D	27645	10D	4119	10D	4386	10D	9147	10D
7722	10D	27602	10D	27662	8C	4356	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
7756	10D	27621	10D			4358	10D	7388	10D	12225	10A
								7389	10D
shed codes		8C Speke Junction		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Sunday 14 January 1940					10D					total:	22
cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)						cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
7703	10D	27580	10D	27623	10D	4059	10D	2892	8A	9009	10D
7722	10D	27586	10D	27645	10D	4356	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T		9147	10D
7756	10D	27602	10D	27662	8C	4358	10D	7388	10D	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
7769	10D	27621	10D			4379	10D	7389	10D	9197	10A
						4386	10D
shed codes		8C Speke Junction		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Sunday 4 March 1945					10D					total:	16
cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
10643	10D	7722	10D	4119	10D	4356	10D	7401	10D	9029	10A
10644	10D	7769	10D	4341	10D	4379	10D			9147	10D
		27555		4352	10D	4386	10D			9378	10D
		27590
shed codes		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Allocation December 1945 (18)				cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		L&Y	2	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		LNW	6
cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	1	cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	7	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		LNW	2
Sunday 10 February 1946					10D					total:	18
cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)				cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
10643	10D	7682	10D	7756	10D	4119	10D	4379	10D	9147	10D
10644	10D	7722	10D	7761	10D	4352	10D	4386	10D	9378	10D
		7737	10D	7769	10D	4356	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T
		7752	10E			4358	10E	7401	10D
shed codes		10D Plodder Lane		10E Sutton Oak
Sunday 22 June 1947					10D					total:	18
cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)				cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
10643	10D	7737	10D	7802	10D	4079	10D	4356	10D	9147	10D
10644	10D	7756	10D	7803	10A	4119	10D	4386	10D	9378	10D
		7769	10D	27669	8A	4341	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T
		7789	10D			4352	10D	7401	10D
shed codes		8A Edge Hill		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Sunday 20 June 1948					10D					total:	19
cl 2F 0-6-2T "Coal Tanks" (Wb)				cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
7703	10D	7789	10D	4352	10D	419	16A	9257	10D	9147	10D
7720	10D	7802	10D	4356	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T				9203	10D
7737	10D	27619	10D	4379	10D	7401	10D			9224	10D
7756	10D	27627	10D							9315	10D
										9378	10D
shed codes		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane		16A Nottingham
Sunday 28 August 1949					10D					total:	18
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
41210	10D	41214	10D	44119	10D	49075	8B	9009	10D	49147	10D
41211	10D	41215	10D	44356	10D	49257	10D	49065	10D	49315	10D
41212	10D	41217	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T				49101	10D	49378	10D
41213	10D			47401	10D
shed codes		8B Warrington		10D Plodder Lane
Allocation September 1950 (38)				cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		L&Y	1	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		LMS	6
cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	1	cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	6	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		LNW	3
Sunday 1 October 1950					10D					total:	19
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
41211	10D	41215	10D	44237	10D	44454	10D	48895	10A	49147	10D
41212	10D	41216	10D	44261	10D	44473	10D	cl 2P 2-4-2T		49203	10D
41213	10D	41217	10D	44356	10D	cl 3F 0-6-0T		50644	10D	49315	10D
41214	10D			44384	10D	47401	10D
shed codes		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Sunday 11 November 1951					10D					total:	19
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
41211	10D	50643	10D	44237	10D	44384	10D	47401	10D	49034	10D
41212	10D	50644	10D	44261	10D	44454	10D			49147	10D
41213	10D			44356	10D	44473	10D			49203	10D
41214	10D									49315	10D
41215	10D									49377	10E
shed codes		10D Plodder Lane		10E Sutton Oak
Sunday 17 February 1952					10D					total:	20
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
41210	10D	41214	10D	50643	10D	44237	10D	47401	10D	49034	10D
41211	10D	41215	10D	50644	10D	44356	10D			49147	10D
41212	10D	41216	10D			44384	10D			49203	10D
41213	10D					44454	10D			49239	10E
						44473	10D			49315	10D
shed codes		10D Plodder Lane		10E Sutton Oak
Sunday 11 October 1953					10D					total:	19
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
84000	10D	41214	10D	44237	10D	47401	10D	52449	10A	49034	10D
84001	10D	41289	10E	44261	10D					49203	10D
84002	10D			44354	3D wks					49315	10D
84003	10D			44384	10D					49352	10A
84004	10D			44473	10D					49386	10C
wks - running-in ex Horwich Works.
shed codes		3D Aston		10A Springs Branch		10C Patricroft		10D Plodder Lane		10E Sutton Oak
Sunday 20 June 1954					10D					total:	12
BR 2 2-6-2T		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
84004	10D	47401	10D	44237	10D	49034	10D
				44261	10D	49147	10D
				44356	10D	49149	10D
				44384	10D	49306	10A
				44473	10D	49315	10D
shed codes		10A Springs Branch		10D Plodder Lane
Plodder Lane closed on 10th October 1954.

Updated and revised in September 2021.