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.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Sowerby Bridge 1938 - 1963

An Aspinall rebuild of a Barton Wright 0-4-0ST rests in Sowerby Bridge shed yard on 25th May 1947.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.
Sowerby Bridge
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18871935 - Sep 195625E
type: A stone-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-64Sep 1956 - Oct 196756E
location: North of the line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightD - DeeleyFb - FairburnF - Fowler
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWD - War DepartmentBR - British Railway
GER - Great Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayMR - Midland Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 27 November 193820Atotal:32
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)3P 2-4-2T (A/H)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
1066710805109101094511381114821208912282125901261495289559
10714108851091111429115001209912352cl 4F 0-6-095429588
10757108861146812237123754042447495519606
12243cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)
12906
Allocation December 1945 (32)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y6cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)L&Y7
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y5cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)L&Y3cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3
cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)L&Y8cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS1
Sunday 15 September 194625Etotal:32
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
1066525E1138125E118525E1209925E1234526A950725E
1075525E1142925Ecl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)1212026A1237625E950825E
1080425E S1146825E272326B1224325Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)952725E
1080625E1147925Ecl 4F 0-6-01226224B1257425E960625E
1081925E S1150025E404225E1227926A1259025Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
1150325E1231724C1261625E931210E
1233624Ccl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
Shed Codes10E Sutton Oak23B Wigan L&Y24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall1283123B
25E Sowerby Bridge26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft
Sunday 25 May 194725Etotal:35
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
1066525E1138125E271426A1209925E839620D952825E
1066725E1145825Ccl 4F 0-6-01237625E843525E956925E
1075525E1146825E403825Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)846925E959026D
1080425E1147925E404225E1257525E959723B
1080625E1148225E409820D1258725E960625E
1081925E1150025E1259025E961224C
1089125E1150325E1261625E962825E
Shed Codes20D Normanton23B Wigan L&Y24C Lostock Hall25C Goole965726A
25E Sowerby Bridge26A Newton Heath26D Bury
Saturday 24 September 194925Etotal:31
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
5089125E1138125E5218925E5257525E952825E W960325A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)5147925E5224325E5258725E956825E960625E W
5090925E1148225E1237625E1259025F4956925E961525E
5092525E5150325E5240025E5261625E4957525EWD 2-8-0
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)5241625Ecl 3F 0-6-0T958225E9019725A
4214925E1244524C750925E960025E9032024C
5245225E
Shed Codes24C Lostock Hall25A Wakefield25E Sowerby Bridge25F Low Moor26B Agecroft
Sunday 12 March 195025Etotal:39
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
5089325E4215125E5134825E5209925E4954025E4965326A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)227826A1138125E5218925E4956825E4965526A W
5090925Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)5142925E5221725E4957525E WWD 2-8-0
5092525E4263326C5147925E5224325E4959523B7860724B
5095325Ecl 3F 0-6-0T5150325E1237625E4960025E9020427B
750825Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)5240025E4961525E9033425A
W - withdrawn750925E5257525E5245225E4962425E9062025A
5261625E4962825Ecl 8F 2-8-0
Shed Codes23B Wigan L&Y24B Rose Grove25A Wakefield4964825E4871526A
25E Sowerby Bridge26A Newton Heath27B Aintree
Allocation September 1950 (33)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y1cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)L&Y1
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)L&Y5cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y6
cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)L&Y3cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)L&Y1WD 2-8-0WD10
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS3cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)LMS1
Sunday 21 October 195125Etotal:31
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
5089825E5134825E4643825A5215425E4811416C9022626A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)5138125Ecl 3F 0-6-0T5218925E4841220C9035425E
5092525E5147925E4750825E5221725Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (F)9039026A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)5150325E4750925E5225525E4960327B9055724B
4214925Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)5240025E4962726B9067526A
4215125E5259225E5240825E4964825Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (H)
5245225E4966126A5285727D
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield20C Royston24B Rose Grove25A Wakefield25E Sowerby Bridge
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft27B Aintree27D Wigan L&Y
Sunday 12 April 195325Etotal:30
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
5075225E4311720A5134825E5215425E9020526C9058125E
5075725Ecl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5138125E5221725E9030626B9062125E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4287126A5147925E5235525E9033524Ccl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
4214925Ecl 5MT 4-6-05148825Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)9036626A4964825B
4215025E4521025F5150325E5257525E9039026A4965725E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4526125Acl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-09040826D
4263925E4750925E443805D
Shed Codes5D Stoke-on-Trent20A Leeds Holbeck24C Lostock Hall25A Wakefield25B Huddersfield
25E Sowerby Bridge25F Low Moor26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury
Sunday 25 July 195425Etotal:29
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
5071525E4275421A5138125E5221725E9021753C9038724B
5075225Ecl 5MT 4-6-05148825E5235125E9029726C9056426B
5081825E4469726Acl 3F 0-6-0T5239925E9032625Dcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4750825E5241025E9033524C4955425E
4215125E4750925Ecl 4F 0-6-09035325A4964825B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4426211D9036026A4965725E
4263925E4344920D9036426D
Shed Codes11D Tebay20D Normanton21A Saltley24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall
25A Wakefield25B Huddersfield25D Mirfield25E Sowerby Bridge26A Newton Heath
26B Agecroft26C Bolton26D Bury53C Hull Springfield
Sunday 3 April 195525Etotal:30
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
5075225E4270426A5138125E5221725E4871020C9036325A
5075725E4287126A5148825E5239925Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (F)9036426D
5077725Ecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)5240025E4962425E9040625A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4521925F4386868A5240825E4964825B9052326A
4215025Ecl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T9055526D
4215125E4641325A4750825E9055826A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4750925E9057027D
4263925E9068124C
Shed Codes20C Royston24C Lostock Hall25A Wakefield25B Huddersfield25E Sowerby Bridge
25F Low Moor26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury27D Wigan L&Y68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 26 August 195625Etotal:26
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
5075225E4263925E4726625E5239925E4812320B9011026C
5077725Ecl 5MT 4-6-04729925E5240025Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (F)9031025E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4522026A4737925E5241125E4965725E9041926D
4215025E4522724A4750825E5245225E9057626A
4215125E4750925E9064525G
4228126A9068124C
Shed Codes20B Stourton24A Accrington25E Sowerby Bridge25G Farnley Junction9072026E
26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury26E Lees, Oldham
Saturday 14 September 195756Etotal:29
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
5081856E4726656E4405656D9012256E9029126A9052326A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4729956Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (F)9015924B9031056E9055724B
5235156E4750856E4959256E9018324B9032956E9061755E
5239956E4750956E9023656E9034256A9072855C
5241156E4758256A9026424B9036056Ecl 8F 2-8-0
5245256E9028926A9038056A4839456A
Shed Codes24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath55C Farnley Junction56A Wakefield
56D Mirfield56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 9 March 195856Etotal:34
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
5077756E4207356E5235156E4724956E9011356E9059524C
5081856E4215156E5239956E4726656E9012256E9062556A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)5240056E4729956E901786B9063725A
4125156E4240556E5241156E4750856E9023656E9067526A
4125256EBR 4MT 2-6-4T5245256E4750956E9031056E9072526C
cl 4MT 2-6-08006026Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-09031626Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4312656E4273026D445485D9036056E493688C
Shed Codes5D Stoke-on-Trent6B Mold Junction8C Speke Junction24C Lostock Hall26A Newton Heath
26C Bolton26D Bury56A Wakefield56E Sowerby Bridge
Allocation March 1959 (26)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y4cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS5
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)LMS1cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS4cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)LMS3
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS1WD 2-8-0WD8
Sunday 7 May 196156Etotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4208356E4271026A4750856E9005656A9024124B9041256E
4214956Ecl 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-09011356E9027827B9047056E
4215056E4643856E4814826A9014226B9028156E9067856A
4215156Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)0-6-0 diesel9021056E9031056E9071526A
4240556ED20729023356E9032956E
Shed Codes24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft27B Aintree56A Wakefield
56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 18 March 196256Etotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4215056E5212156E9004450D9020056E9025455E9041256E
4215156E5241356E9010924B9021056E9031056E9047056E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)5246156E9011356E9023356E9032956E9064327B
4240556E5251556E9012256E9024355D9036056E9069256E
0-6-0 dieselShed Codes24B Rose Grove27B Aintree50D Goole55D Royston
D209855E Normanton56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 7 October 196256Etotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4209456E W4277624J5212156E481398D9011356E9041256E
4215156Ecl 5MT 4-6-05241356E0-6-0 diesel9012256E9042656A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4472927B5246156E WD20909020056E9066155E
4240556E5251556E9024527B9069955C
9031056E9072424B
Shed Codes8D Widnes24B Rose Grove24J Lancaster27B Aintree
55C Farnley Junction55E Normanton56A Wakefield56E Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 28 April 196356Etotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
4209456E W4403956E4415356E W9014324B9033455C9051750A
0-6-0 diesel4405556Ecl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9028156E9036255E9055724B
D20744409456E4396856E9028327B9041256E9060456A
9032956E9047056E9069256E
Shed Codes24B Rose Grove27B Aintree50A York55C Farnley Junction
55E Normanton56A Wakefield
Sowerby Bridge shed closed on 4th January 1964.
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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