Lees, Oldham 1938 - 1963

Lees, Oldham
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1878	Sep 1938 - Sep 1954		26F
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed						closed:	Apr-64	Oct 1954 - Aug 1963		26E
location:	On the north side of Lees station								Sep 1963 - Apr 1964		9P
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					26F		8.15pm - 8.20pm			total:	23
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
7773	27555	10738	10821	11401	11503	12196	12389	9297		9288	9291
7796	27627	10752	10872			12378	12437			9289	9292
27553		cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)				cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)				9290
		10923				12569
Sunday 8 December 1946					26F					total:	18
cl 2P 2-4-2T		cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)				cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
10818	26A	56	26F	60	26F	12218	24D	12545	26F	9509	26F
		57	26F	61	26F	12355	26A	12569	26F	9548	26F
		58	26F	62	26F	12378	26F	12586	26F	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
		59	26F			12403	26F			9343	9A
shed codes		9A Longsight		24D Lower Darwen		26A Newton Heath		26F Lees, Oldham
Sunday 20 July 1947					26F					total:	22
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
12	26F	2550	26F	12248	26F	4471	26F	9509	26F	8425	26F
56	26F	cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)		12326	26F	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		9548	26F	8444	26F
57	26F	12545	26F	12378	26F	9171	9A	9593	26F	8446	26F
59	26F	12569	26F	12387	26F					all loaned, ex GWR
62	26F			12389	26F
shed codes		9A Longsight		26F Lees, Oldham
Saturday 30 October 1948					26F					total:	14
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
40012	26F	42550	26F	12248	26F	12586	26F	9509	26F
M57	26F	2635	26F	12387	26F	12607	26F	49668	26F
59	26F			12464	26F
61	26F
62	26F					shed codes		26F Lees, Oldham
Saturday 26 August 1950					26F		evening visit			total:	18
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
40014	26F	43457	9A	52099	26F	52387	26F	49509	26F
40015	26F			52248	26F	52389	26F	49548	26F
40061	26F			52365	26F	52416	26F	49590	26F
40062	26F			52378	26F	52464	26F	49593	26F
								49668	26F
shed codes		9A Longsight		26F Lees, Oldham
Sunday 6 May 1951					26F					total:	24
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)				cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		WD 2-8-0
40012	26F	40059	26F	52099	26F	52416	26E	49548	26F	90338	26A
40014	26F	40060	26F	52248	26F	52464	26F	49593	26F W	90622	25D
40056	26F	40061	26F	52365	26F	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		49598	26F	cl 8F 2-8-0
40057	26F	40065	26A	52378	26F	42889	9A	49618	26F	48500	9A
				52389	26F			49667	26D
shed codes		9A Longsight		25D Mirfield		26A Newton Heath		26D Bury
		26E Bacup		26F Lees, Oldham
Sunday 20 July 1952					26F					total:	21
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40012	26F	40059	26F	42286	26A	52099	26F	49509	26F	48322	9D
40014	26F	40060	26F			52248	26F	49536	26F	48744	9A
40056	26F	40062	26F			52266	26F	49608	26F	WD 2-8-0
40057	26F					52360	26F	49618	26F	90159	24B
						52549	26F	49662	26F
shed codes		9A Longsight		9D Buxton		24B Rose Grove		26A Newton Heath		26F Lees, Oldham
Saturday 17 April 1954					26F					total:	18
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		WD 2-8-0
40012	26F	42114	26F	42551	26F	52099	26F	49428	9A	90669	26A
40056	26F	42115	26F			52248	26F	49509	26F
40060	26F					52388	26F	49536	26F
40062	26F					52427	26F	49638	8C
						52569	26F	49662	26F
shed codes		9A Longsight		8C Speke Junction		26A Newton Heath		26F Lees, Oldham
Sunday 1 May 1955					26E					total:	21
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		WD 2-8-0
40014	26E	41280	26E	42114	26E	52099	26E	49557	26A	90558	26A
40062	26E	41281	26E	42115	26E	52248	26E	49578	26E	90731	25D
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		41282	26E	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		52293	26E	49618	26E
84010	26E			42551	26E	52388	26E
84012	26E					52427	26E
84015	26E
shed codes		25D Mirfield		26A Newton Heath		26E Lees, Oldham
Sunday 1 January 1956					26E					total:	16
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		WD 2-8-0
84010	26E	42114	26E	42551	26E	52099	26E	49505	26E	90326	24C
84014	26E	42115	26E	42657	25F	52293	26E	49509	26E
84019	26E					52388	26E	49536	26E
						52427	26E	49618	26E
shed codes		24C Lostock Hall		25F Low Moor		26E Lees, Oldham
Sunday 31 March 1957					26E					total:	18
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		WD 2-8-0
41280	26E	42551	26E	52248	26E	52388	26E	49536	26E	90548	26A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		42657	26E	52270	26A	52410	26E	49618	26E	90721	56D
84013	26E	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		52293	26E	52427	26E	49662	26E
84019	26E	42114	26E
		42115	26E
shed codes		26A Newton Heath		26E Lees, Oldham		56D Mirfield
Sunday 14 May 1959					26E					total:	16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				WD 2-8-0
42114	26E	42410	55G	52183	26E	52269	26E	90123	26E	90530	26A
42115	26E			52240	26E	52322	26E	90140	26E	90655	56D
				52248	26E	52466	26E	90306	26E	90708	26E
shed codes		26A Newton Heath		26E Lees, Oldham		55G Huddersfield		56D Mirfield
Sunday 23 March 1960					26E					total:	16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
42114	26E	73133	26F	52183	26E W	52269	26E W	48491	26A	90141	26E
42115	26E			52207	26E	52322	26E			90402	26E
				52240	26E	52466	26E			90523	26A
W - withdrawn				52248	26E					90671	26E
										90708	26E
shed codes		26A Newton Heath		26E Lees, Oldham		26F Patricroft		55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 25 June 1961					26E					total:	16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)				WD 2-8-0
42114	26E	52248	26E	52345	26C	90123	26E	90194	26E	90708	26E
42115	26E	52271	26E	52456	26E	90140	26E	90306	26E	90718	26E
42287	26E	52275	26E			90141	26E	90671	26E
shed codes		26C Bolton		26E Lees, Oldham
Sunday 29 July 1962					26E					total:	19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		WD 2-8-0
42114	26E	42343	9B	46484	26E	52248	26E W	90123	26E	90525	26E
42115	26E	YE 0-4-0 diesel		46485	26E	52275	26E	90140	26E	90671	26E
42287	26E	D2858		46486	26E	52456	26E	90194	26E	90708	26E
								90402	26E	90718	26E
shed codes		9B Stockport		26E Lees, Oldham
Sunday 15 September 1963					26E					total:	19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 2MT 2-6-0				WD 2-8-0
42079	26E	42374	9B	46419	26E	46486	26E	90123	26E	90671	26E
42115	26E	cl 5MT 4-6-0		46449	26E	46487	26E	90194	26E	90708	26E
42183	26E	44697	26A	46484	26E	YE 0-4-0 diesel		90389	26A	90718	26E
				46485	26E	D2864		90525	26E
shed codes		9B Stockport		26A Newton Heath		26E Lees, Oldham
Lees shed closed on 13th April 1964.

Revised and updated, September 2021.