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Monday, 28 January 2013

Bidston 1938 - 1963

Three of the Fowler built 0-6-0T Dock Tanks could be seen at work in the Birkenhead area during the 1950s.  Photo: RuthAS - Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike licence.
Bidston
Pre-Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1897prior to Jan 1950BID
type: A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-63Feb 1950 - Feb 19636F
location: On the west side of the line, north of Birkenhead North station.
AbbreviationsWb - WebbF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattSt - Stanier
GCR - Great Central RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1938Sunday 7 September 1941
BIDtotal:13BID12pm - 12.05pmtotal:12
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)
55395548218423075120584955222307232051265847
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)51245851C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
78385061J39 0-6-0545651575214
cl 3F 0-6-0T1281O4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0T
750776586376650073897439
Sunday 24 June 1945Sunday 10 August 1947
BID9.40am - 9.45amtotal:10BIDtotal:10
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J39 0-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)O1 2-8-0
5357WRX2307BID30828671BID8205BID3786GOR
J63 0-6-0T (GCR)2320BIDcl 8F 2-8-08714BID8207BIDB7 4-6-0 (GCR)
5157BIDcl 3F 0-6-0T8553GOR8727BIDcl 3F 0-6-0T1384SHF
553873246CO4 2-8-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)73896C
75076C65549326WRX76746C
Shed CodesBID BidstonGOR GortonSHF SheffieldWRX Wrexham6C Birkenhead
Saturday 19 June 1948Sunday 9 July 1950
BIDtotal:66Ftotal:10
J62 0-6-0ST (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0TB7 4-6-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J94 0-6-0STcl 4P 2-6-4T (St)
8201WRX74506C1382GOR692896F680066F425968A
J63 0-6-0T (GCR)76726CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)cl 3F 0-6-0T680656FO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
8207BID8727BID474726C680666F6386238B
476746CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)O1 2-8-0
687276F6386539A
Shed Codes6F, BID Bidston6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill38B Annesley
WRX Wrexham39A, GOR Gorton
Allocation September 1950 (8)N5 0-6-2TLNER1J94 0-6-0STLNER3
J72 0-6-0TLNER4
Sunday 19 August 19516Ftotal:15
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
692676E686716E473246C680066F6474539A6372239A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)687016F475306C680636F6374339A
425978A687146F680656F6389939A
680666F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston8A Edge Hill39A Gorton
Sunday 21 June 19536Ftotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
401106C476276F687146C680066F680636F6361439A
401216C476286Fcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)680136F680656Fcl 8F 2-8-0
J39 0-6-0476726F471606F680306F680666F480946C
6474339A476746F471646F680346F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 18 April 19546Ftotal:20
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STcl 8F 2-8-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
674126E476276F680066F680636F482536F6369539A
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)476286F680136F680656F486846C6385939A
471606F476726F680306F680666FJ72 0-6-0TJ39 0-6-0
471646F476746F687276F6474539A
471666F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston39A Gorton
Saturday 25 June 19556Ftotal:12
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
471606F476726F680306F6474839A481656F6357539A
471666F476746F680656F482536F6376639A
680666F
Shed Codes6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 17 June 19566F10.15am - 10.20amtotal:20
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
840046E471606F680066F680636F6359839A482536F
cl 3F 0-6-0T471646F680306F680656F6384839A486676F
476286F471666F680346F680666F6386239ABR 9F 2-10-0
476746FJ39 0-6-0920466F
6474839A920476F
Shed Codes6E Wrexham6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 24 February 19576Ftotal:16
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
401106C471606F476226F680346F6379439A486676F
K3 2-6-0471666F476286F680456FJ39 0-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
6191339A476746F680636F6474539A920456F
680666F920466F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 30 March 19586Ftotal:16
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)14xx 0-4-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STcl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
401306G14176C S475656F680636F482536F920466F
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)43xx 2-6-0476286F680666F486676F920476F
412326E53936C S487646CO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
63506C SS - Stored6364139A
6368139A
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston6G Llandudno Jct.39A Gorton
Allocation March 1959 (14)cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)LMS1J72 0-6-0TLNER3
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2J94 0-6-0STLNER3cl 8F 2-8-0LMS2
BR cl 9F 2-10-0BR3
Sunday 19 April 19596Ftotal:15
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
471666F686716F680636F635759G482536F920476F
cl 3F 0-6-0T687146F680656F637679G486676FJ39 0-6-0
476226F687276F680666F647489G
476286F
Shed Codes6F Bidston9G Gorton
Sunday 31 July 19606F11.20am - 11.45amtotal:15
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
473436F471666F680636F636319G486916C920456F
474956FJ39 0-6-0680656F637439G920476F
476226F647449G680666F
476286F648759G
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston9G Gorton
Sunday 9 July 1961Sunday 14 January 1962
6F8.15am - 8.20amtotal:126Ftotal:10
cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0
473436F680656F920466F474956F680656F920456F
476226F680666F920476F476596C680666F920466F
680686Fcl 8F 2-8-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)482626C427609G638059G486976C
635759G484766C638489G
638629G486318E
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston8E Northwich9G Gorton
Sunday 2 September 1962Sunday 3 February 1963
6Ftotal:96Ftotal:7
cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)BR 9F 2-10-0
473436F680656F920466F473436F471646F920466F
476286F680666F920476F474956F920476F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0921656F476226F
428469G484236C476286F
Bidston shed closed on 11th February 1963.
Revised and updated - September 2021.

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3 comments:

  1. grantd7 July 2015 at 21:01

    68045 error ? loco alloc Darlington 24-Feb-57 Bidston MPD suggest Bidston's 68065
    Best regards

    Grant

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  2. Basil12 May 2021 at 21:57

    The link to the earliest Old Oak Common listing (38-?) brings up the one starting in, I think '58.
    Fantastic site

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  3. Kingsley Auctions21 January 2024 at 13:52

    Bidston is listed as a Merseyside shed. It surely was in Cheshire since Merseyside as such did not exist until 1974

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