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.

Monday, 26 November 2012

Royston 1936 - 1967

The 10 tracks of Royston shed.
Royston
Built by the LMS and opened in March 1932. The facilities included a turning triangle.1935 - 195720C
type: A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.1957 - 196755D
location: East of the line, south of Royston & Notton station.closed:6th November 1967
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightD - DeeleyFb - FairburnF - Fowler
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierK - KirtleyBR -British Railways
MR - Midland RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
LNW - London & North Western RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD -War Department
CR - Caledonian Railway
Thursday 21 June 193620C4.15pm - 4.25pmtotal:37
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
135829883732313733073448385240039064
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)30313738cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)3332350938824013cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
27352770309437391952725434293553394295109553
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0T34463579cl 4F 0-6-09545
12124165311654540854526
1653974214146
Sunday 25 November 194520Ctotal:33
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
136820C282720C344620C318620G389320F803520C
139520Ccl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)345120C325020Ccl 4F 0-6-0811718A
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)44420C347620Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)412218D812018D
1063320C51420C355320C378920C414320C837720C
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 4P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T433820D870120C
12020C104520C298820C742120C444620Ccl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)373220C758120Ccl 5MT 4-6-0962425C
233620C526521A966726D
Shed Codes18A Toton18D Staveley Barrow H.20B Stourton20C Royston20F Skipton
21A Saltley25C Goole26D Bury
Allocation December 1945 (59)cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)Midland3cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y1
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS3cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS1cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)LMS2
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS2cl 2F 0-6-0Midland6
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland8cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1cl 4F 0-6-0LMS8
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS5cl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS4cl 8F 2-8-0LMS13
Sunday 1 June 194720Ctotal:34
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
134220C305020C345120C742120C807820C816220C
136820C306420Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)746220C808020C836718A
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)2297720C1210820C758120C808520C837620C
18120Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)1225220C763420C808820C841220C
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)325020Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0811320C843920C
44420C366919C387120D414120C816120C870020C
48020C370520B444620C
51420C
Shed Codes18A Toton19C Canklow20B Stourton20C Royston20D Normanton
Sunday 14 May 195020Ctotal:48
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5806620C4272925G5815620C4323320C4414120C4806220C
5807520C4286525F5818820C4325020C4416120C4807820C
5809020Ccl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)5823720C333220C4444620C4809520C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4044420C5826020C4344620Ccl 3F 0-6-0T4810320C
4007420C4051420A5826520C4355320C4742120C4811320C
4014720C4052120Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4376520C4744820C4841220C
4018120Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (D)5210820Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4746220C4843120C
4019320C4378920C5225220C491058C758120C4844320C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)WD 2-8-04763420C4854020C
4214220C5255920C9017124B4854220C
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction20A Leeds Holbeck20C Royston24B Rose Grove
25F Low Moor25G Farnley Junction
Allocation September 1950 (60)cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)Midland4cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS4
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS3cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland5cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland6
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y4cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)L&Y1
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS5cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS5cl 8F 2-8-0LMS20
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2
Sunday 23 September 195120Ctotal:46
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5806620C4051420C333220C4416120C9022626A4808020C
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4052120C4344620C4450120C9038525A4809320C
4127320Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4345620Bcl 3F 0-6-0T9041926D4811320C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)5815420C4355320C4742120C9052326A4816220C
4013920C5815620C4366520A4744820C9071326C4846620C
4014020C5818820Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4746220Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4846920C
4018120C5826020C4378920C4758120C5209520C4847320C
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5826520C4379318A4763420C5225220C4866420C
4279820Acl 3F 0-6-0 (H)5225820C4868920C
5255920C4871020C
Shed Codes18A Toton20A Leeds Holbeck20B Stourton20C Royston25A Wakefield
26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury
Sunday 14 September 195220C2pm - 2.20pmtotal:53
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
5804020C4052120C4414120C4742120C4805320C4847320C
5807717B*cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4416120C4743820C4808020C4853220C
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)5815420C4424418C4744820C4810320C4854020C
4127420C5815620C4429020C4746220C4811320C4866420C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)5818820C4444620C4758120C4833720C4868920C
4014020C5826020Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4763420C4834118DWD 2-8-0
4018120C5826520C4325020Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4841220C9060425A
4018920Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4344620C5209520C4841920Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (H)
4019320C4378920C4355320C5225220C4843120C5255920C
cl 2F 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4373720B5225820C4845920Ccl 1F 0-6-0T (J)
4649820A4390620C* en route from Skipton to 17B4846620C4185719A
Shed Codes17B Burton-on-Trent18C Hasland18D Staveley Barrow H.19A Sheffield20A Leeds Holbeck
20B Stourton25A Wakefield
Sunday 18 January 195320Ctotal:52
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5804020C4052120C4323320C4416120C4808020C4845920C
5806620Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4325020C4429020C4809520C4846620C
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)5815420C4326720C4444620C4810320C4847320C
4127320C5815620C4333220C4450120C4815218A4868920C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)5818820C4347620Ccl 3F 0-6-0T4816220C4871020C
4014020C5826020C4355320C4742120C4816920CWD 2-8-0
4018120C5826520C4370520C4743820C4837720C9039725A
4019320Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4744820C4841920Ccl 5MT 4-6-0
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4390620C4378920C4758120C4843120C4493326A
4270426A4394220C4763420C4843920Ccl 1F 0-6-0T (J)
4400320C4844320C4185719A
Shed Codes18A Toton19A Sheffield20C Royston25A Wakefield26A Newton Heath
Sunday 9 May 195420Ctotal:54
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
5804020C4052120C4390620C4742120C4808020C4847320C
5806620Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4391420C4743820C4809520C4853220C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4323320C4394220C4744820C4811320C4854220C
4008220C4326720C4399018A4746220C4816718D4867020C
4013920C4332120C4400320C4758120C4816920C4868920C
4014020C4344620Ccl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4833720CWD 2-8-0
4018120C4347620C4414120C5813520C4843120C9053526A
4019320C4355320C4429020C5815420C4844320C906066B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4370520C4455020C5818820C4845920Ccl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
4127420Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (D)5821220C4846620C4964027B
4378920C5826020C4846920C
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction18A Toton18D Staveley Barrow H.20C Royston26A Newton Heath
Sunday 13 March 195520Ctotal:56
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5806620C4323320C4390620C4410720C4807820C4854220C
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)4325020C4394220C4412218D4809320C4866420C
5065020C4326720C4399018A4414120C4814019CWD 2-8-0
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4332120C4400320C4414518A4814620C905666B
4008220C4344620C4402116A4416118A4816220Ccl 3F 0-6-0T
4013920C4347620Ccl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4417020D4820220D4742120C
4014020C4355320C5815420C4427420C4827216D4743820C
4018120C4370520C5818820C4433820D4828320A4744820C
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)5821220C4444620C4843120C4746220C
4052120C4378920C5826020C4455020C4843620C4758120C
4459818B4843920C4763420C
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction16A Nottingham16D Mansfield18A Toton18B Westhouses
18D Staveley Barrow H.19C Canklow20A Leeds Holbeck20C Royston20D Normanton
Sunday 25 March 195620Ctotal:53
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4128120C4323320C4742120C4414120C4807020C4847320C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4325020C4743820C4415718A4808020C4853220C
8400955D4326720C4744820C4429020C4809320C4854020C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4344620C4746220C4444620C4811320C4864120B
4008220C4347620C4758120C4455020C4812818A4866420C
4018120C4370520C4763420C4458220C4816220C4867020C
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)WD 2-8-04826520C4868920C
4378920C5815420C4385820A9053026A4843018B4870116C
5818820C4394220C9065125A4843920C4871020C
5826020C4398320C907026B
4400320C9071526A
9072926C
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield18A Toton18B Westhouses20B Stourton
20C Royston25A Wakefield26A Newton Heath26C Bolton
Sunday 15 September 195755Dtotal:53
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
5806655D4323355D4390655D4410755D4803718D4828155D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4326755D4391455D4414155D4807855D4833755D
4127455D4344655D4394255D4415418A4809355D4847355D
4128155Dcl 3F 0-6-0T4398355D4427455D4811355D4854055D
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4742155D4400355D4429055D4814655D4864316D
8400955D4743855Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4444655D4815616D4866455D
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4744855D5819155D4455055D4816255D4867055D
4008255D4746255D5819755D4458255D4816955D4868955D
4018155D4758155D5826055Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4826555D4871055D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4763455D4378955D0-6-0 dieselBR 9F 2-10-0
4052055DD33759210915C
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland16D Mansfield18A Toton18D Staveley Barrow H.55D Royston
Sunday 9 March 195855Dtotal:53
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
5806655D4323355D4390655D4410755D4808055D901476B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4325055D4391455D4427455D4811355D9037626A
4127455D4326755D4394255D4429055D4812355D9052326A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4343655D4398355D4444655D4813055D9071227B
8400955Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4400355D4455055D4814655D0-6-0 diesels
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4378955Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4458255D4816955DD2266D3378
4008255Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)429635ABR 9F 2-10-04843955DD2268D3379
4018155D5819155D9211318B4846955DD2269D3380
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)5819755D4853255DD2270D3381
4058155D5826055D4866455DD3376D3458
4868118AD3377
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6B Mold Junction18A Toton18B Westhouses
26A Newton Heath27B Aintree
Sunday 1 March 195955Dtotal:49
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4127455D4323355D4390655D4414155D4807855D4846655D
4128255D4325055D4391455D4423855B4809355D4846955D
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4326755D4394255D4427455D4813055D4853255D
8400955D4344655D4398355D4429055D4814655D4853755D
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4400355D4444655D4816955D4854055D
4008255D4378955D0-6-0 diesels4455055D4822255D4865255B
4018155Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)D2268D33784458255D4828155D4866455D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)5819155DD2269D33794843955DWD 2-8-0
4058155D5819755DD2270D33809034156A
5826055DD3376
Shed Codes55B Stourton55D Royston56A Wakefield
Allocation March 1959 (55)cl 2MT 2-6-2T(I)LMS3BR 2MT 2-6-2TBR1
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS2cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland4
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)LMS5cl 4F 0-6-0LMS7
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland1cl 8F 2-8-0LMS25WD 2-8-0WD3
Sunday 5 March 196155Dtotal:44
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)WD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4008255D4390655D9024355D4807055D4846655DD2262D3380
4014855D4394255D9033655D4807855D4846955DD3375D3381
4018155D4398355D9039555D4809355D4847355DD3377D3937
4019355Dcl 4F 0-6-09048855D4812355D4853755DD3378
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4422418A9051155D4813055D4854055D
4326755D4429055D9060555D4816255D4866455D
4344655D4455055D4822255D4867055D
4458255D4828155D4868955D
4843955D4871055D
Shed Codes18A Toton55D Royston
Sunday 25 March 196255Dtotal:51
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4014855D4390655D4807055D4828155D4854055D9012755D
4019355D4394255D4807855D4833755D4863816A9033655D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4398618C4809355D4835121A4871055D9038056A
4344655Dcl 4F 0-6-04811355D4843955D0-6-0 diesels9040755D
4409855D4812355D4846655DD2263D33809048855D
4409955D4813055D4846955DD2324D33819049756A
4429055D4818141E4847355DD3375D34589051155D
4444655D4819941E4853255DD3377D39419060555D
4458255D4822255D4853755DD33799065055D
9068455D
Shed Codes16A Nottingham18C Hasland21A Saltley41E Staveley Barrow H.56A Wakefield
Sunday 28 April 196355Dtotal:50
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4276255D4409855D4806755D4843955D9012755D9059155D W
4277055D4409955D4809355D4844355D9024355D9061055D
4279555D4427455D4809616B4846655D9037755D9063226B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4429055D4811355D4847355D9040755D9068455D
4390655D4444655D4812355D4867055D9051155D0-6-0 diesels
4391455D W4458255D4814655D4871055D9053326AD2262D3378
4394255Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4816955DBR 5MT 4-6-09056426BD2324D3458
4398355D4344655D W4822255D7316655DD3375D3937
4833755D7317155DD3376D3941
Shed Codes16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft55D Royston
Sunday 10 May 196455D10.20am - 10.40amtotal:38
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4390655D4491255D4807055D4835255D9020341DD2263D3380
4396855D4521955D4807555D4843955D9024355DD3377D3381
4398355DBR 9F 2-10-04812355D4844355D9025455DD3378D3458
cl 4F 0-6-09215916J4815955D4846655D9033956AD3379D3937
4409955D4816255D4853755D9034555D
4429055D4816955D4854055D9048855D
4822255D4871055D905848L
4831155B
Shed Codes8L Aintree16J Rowsley41D Canklow55B Stourton56A Wakefield
Allocation April 1965 (32)cl 4F 0-6-0LMS5cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS3
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS19WD 2-8-0WD5
Sunday 16 May 196555Dtotal:38
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4390655D4807055D4816955D4854055D9012755D WD2266D3379
4396855D4807555D4822255D4867055D9033356AD2233D3458
4398355D4811355D4828155D4871055D9050355DD3377D3941
cl 4F 0-6-04812355D4833755Dcl 5MT 4-6-09060555DD3378
4405656D481369D4835255D4520755D9064555D
4444655D4815955D4844355D4521955D9065055D
4816255D4846655D907248L
Shed Codes8L Aintree9D Newton Heath55D Royston56A Wakefield56D Mirfield
Sunday 17 April 196655D08.50 - 09.05total:31
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4307655D4482455A4806755D4833755D9033755DD2266D3379
4307755D4491255D4811355D4835255D9050355DD3377D3876
4307855D4520755D4816255D4846655D9064555DD3378D3941
4307955D4521155A4816955D4854055D9065055D
4521955D4822255D486508L
4828155D4871055D
Shed Codes8L Aintree55A Leeds Holbeck55D Royston
Sunday 21 May 196755D13.00 - 13.20total:39
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4307655D4806755D4813055D W4827656A4854055DD2271D3379
WD 2-8-04807055D4814655D W4828155D4862255DD2272D3876
9040956A4807555D W4815955D W4833755D4866455DD3377D3937
4807655D4816055D4835255D486878AD3378D3941
4808455D4816255D4843955D4870355D
4809355D4816955D4846655D W4871055D
4811355D4822255D4853755D4872155DW - withdrawn
4812655D W
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill55D Royston56A Wakefield
Royston shed closed on 6th November 1967.
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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