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 25 March 2013

Belle Vue 1936 - 1956

Belle Vue
Post Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1870pre 194919E
type: A brick-built roundhouse.closed:Apr-56
194913B
location: East of London Road station, in the fork of the Ashburys, Belle Vue and Gorton lines.1949 - 195526G
1955 - 195626F
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightB-C Bowen-CookeClf - CauliflowerF - Fowler
D - DeeleyFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonK - Kitson
St - StanierWb - WebbWh - WhaleBR - British RailwayMR - Midland RailwayWD - War Department
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 1 November 193619E5.10pm - 5.20pmtotal:29
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)
514275428182997229653941402511321115231838
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)276228223054cl 4F 0-6-01152011524
1019103227652829cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)455045531152111528
27932875320336074552
3605
Sunday 18 July 193719Etotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
48519B276219E299719E321021A366819E387819D
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)276519E305419E324218D372319E394119E
1132119E279817B2296519E337918Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)402219E
1152019E283412Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)352221A381721Acl 4F 0-6-0
1152319E289619E318816A358620Gcl 3F 0-6-0T403619D
1152419E289919Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (A)360519E727619E428919A
1152819E1211419E360719Ecl 1F 0-6-0T (J)455319E
183819E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor16A Nottingham17B Burton-on-Trent18B Westhouses18D Staveley Barrow Hill
19A Sheffield19B Millhouses19D Heaton Mersey19E Belle Vue20G Hellifield21A Saltley
Sunday 17 December 194419Etotal:31
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
24598A275019E169019E336119E404019E806719C
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)276519E170219E366818A411419E831719C
105822A285720C175619E373720B414016C868019E
cl 5MT 4-6-0289619E181419E375619E414019Ecl 6F 0-8-0 G1
503119Ecl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)424118A90328A
528419E299719D744019E390819E455019A
751219E396216A
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield18A Toton19A Sheffield
19C Canklow19D Heaton Mersey19E Belle Vue20B Stourton20C Royston22A Bristol Barrow Rd.
Sunday 20 May 194519Etotal:24
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
73119A276519E3211*18A392318A406618D801719A
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)395019E411419E818218A
170219E528419B358417A402319E442119D828320B
174819E361219E402519E452717B865318D
175619E363019E867020D
* ex Somerset & Dorset JR882410A
Shed Codes10A Springs Branch17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton18D Staveley B'rw Hill
19A Sheffield19B Millhouses19D Heaton Mersey19E Belle Vue20B Stourton20D Normanton
Allocation December 1945 (36)cl 1F 0-6-0TMidland5cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland7
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland8cl 4F 0-6-0LMS6cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS2cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS5
Sunday 23 June 194619Etotal:31
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
32419A275717B388618D411019E733619E806418D
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)289916A395219E411419E744019E821318D
75820Acl 5MT 4-6-0397715A426816Ccl 0F 0-4-0ST (A)833019E
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)480319E401019D437119E1121717B833318B
169019E482619G401717D445919E861818A
175619E491715C402519E454616A
181419E496217A
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
17B Burton-on-Trent17D Rowsley18A Toton18D Staveley B'rw Hill19A Sheffield19D Heaton Mersey
19E Belle Vue19G Trafford Park20A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 15 June 194719Etotal:31
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
169019E279719A329017D383619E404019E833019E
170219E289619E336119E392719E411419E861416A
175619Ecl 5MT 4-6-0349918A395219E426119E864116C
181419E48645A359918A402519E445919E
185719A503119E361219Ecl 3F 0-6-0T
528419E372319E733619E
54924A375619E744019E
Shed Codes4A Shrewsbury5A Crewe North16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17D Rowsley18A Toton19A Sheffield19E Belle Vue
Sunday 18 April 194819Etotal:32
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
105917A276519E332519C383619E411419E818819E
110124Acl 5MT 4-6-0361219E383818A426119E834819E
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)484519E363019E392719E426716A834919E
169019E503119E363819E398519E437119E863718A
170219E528419E375619E402219Ecl 3F 0-6-0T
175619Ecl 4F 0-6-0 (D)402519E733619E
181419E380418A744019E
Shed Codes16A Nottingham17A Derby18A Toton19C Canklow24A Accrington
Sunday 4 June 195026Gcode changed May/50total:31
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4170226G4480326G4361226G4392726G4809216C4834618D
4181426G4484526G4363826G4395226G4811026G4834826G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4492126G4375626G4401926G4817919A485199D
4276526G4499468Acl 3F 0-6-0T4402226G483299F4853126G
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)4503126G4733626G4402526G4833026G
5148426G4528426G4744026Gcl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4411926G229299F
Shed Codes9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield18D Staveley B'rw Hill19A Sheffield
26G Belle Vue68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Allocation September 1950 (32)cl 1F 0-6-0TMidland3cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)L&Y1
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland4cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland5
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS1cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS2
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS6cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS5
Sunday 8 July 195126Gtotal:25
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
4170226G4484526G4361226G4402226G4818826G4834926G
4181426G4503126G4363026G4402526G481909F4853126G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4522626G4363826G4404026G4821516C4871526G
4279820A4545026G4375626Gcl 4F 0-6-04834826Gcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4283668Acl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)4411926G5812826G
5148426G
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield20A Leeds Holbeck26G Belle Vue68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 2 November 195226Gtotal:24
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4170226G4484526G4361226G4402226G4813916C9012226G
4181426G4511868A4363026G4402526G4839316C9012626G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4528426G4375626G4404026Gcl 3F 0-6-0T9019726G
4276317B4545026Gcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-04733626G9020426G
5812826G442465D4744026G9055226G
Shed Codes5D Stoke-on-Trent16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17B Burton-on-Trent26G Belle Vue68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Monday 6 April 195326Gtotal:25
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4170226G4489426A4361226G4401717D4800416C9012626G
4181426G4503126G4363026G4402226G4802916C9014026G
cl 2F 0-6-0ST4512068A4363826G4404026G4816220C9019726G
5148426G4545026G4375626Gcl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
5151026G4411426G4744026G5812826G
4448626G
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17D Rowsley20C Royston26A Newton Heath68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 18 April 195426Gtotal:25
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4170226G4503126G4361226G4390716D4822416C9012226G
4181426Gcl 4F 0-6-04363026G4392726Gcl 3F 0-6-0T9012626G
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)4411926G4363826G4402226G4733626G9016326G
5148426G4429517A4375626G4404026G4744026G9019726G
5151026Gcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4404226G9055226G
5812826G
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Mansfield17A Derby26G Belle Vue
Sunday 19 June 195526Gtotal:24
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
4170226G4480326G4361226G4390716D4411426G9012226G
4181426G4503126G4363026G4392726G4411926G9012626G
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)4545026G4363826G4404226G4429126G9014226G
5148426G4375626Gcl 3F 0-6-0T4448626G
5151026Gcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4733626G
5812826G4744026G
Shed Codes16D Mansfield26G Belle Vue
Sunday 18 March 195626Fcode changed - Oct/55total:23
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
4170226F4480326F4361226F4392726F4404226F9012626F
4181426F4484526F4363826F4397016C4411926F9014026F
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4375626F4402526F4448626F9014226F
5148426F4285721Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T9019726F
5150426F5812826F4733626F
4744026F
Shed Codes16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield21A Saltley26F Belle Vue
Belle Vue shed closed on 16 April 1956
Revised and updated - September 2021
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1 comment:

  1. Unknown1 January 2022 at 14:48

    Wonderful Takes me Back to My youth when Frequented this Shed

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