Macclesfield 1949 - 1961

Macclesfield was unusual in having an allocation made up entirely of the same class of locomotive, the Fowler 4P 2-6-4T. They were used on suburban passenger services to Stoke and Manchester.  Here is  typical example, the 17.11 Manchester London Road to Crewe, headed by LMS Fowler 4P 2-6-4T No. 42392. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Macclesfield
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:		Sep 1935 - Jun 1961		9C
type:	A brick-built 3TS through shed.						closed:	Jun-61
location:	East of the Prestbury line, north of Macclesfield station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		LMS - London Midland & Scottish Railway						WD - War Department
Sunday 25 September 1949					9C					total:	13
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)						cl 4F 0-6-0		N5 0-6-2T
42235	5D	42350	9A	42369	9C	42430	9A	4349	9C	69308	GOR
		42357	9C	42382	9C	42478	9A	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
		42362	9C	42386	9C	42488	3C	49553	25G
Shed Codes		3C Warwick		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield
		25G Farnley Junction		GOR Gorton
Allocation September 1950 (11)				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		LMS	11
Sunday 5 July 1953					9C					total:	13
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						WD 2-8-0
42462	9A	42318	9C	42356	9C	42363	9C	90336	25G
42567	5D	42322	9A	42357	9C	42369	9C	90351	25G
		42351	9A	42362	9C	42398	9A
Shed Codes		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		25G Farnley Junction
Sunday 2 May 1954					9C					total:	11
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						WD 2-8-0
42430	9A	42308	9A	42363	9C	42386	9C	90649	25G
42594	9A	42357	9C	42381	9C	42391	9A
		42362	9C	42382	9C
Shed Codes		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		25G Farnley Junction
Sunday 11 November 1956					9C					total:	11
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
42235	5D	42322	9A	42357	9C	42378	5D	42582	5D	42866	55C
		42350	9A	42362	9C	42382	9C
		42355	9C	42363	9C
Shed Codes		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		55C Farnley Junction
Sunday 8 September 1957					9C					total:	11
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		WD 2-8-0
42267	3E	42318	9C	42362	9C	42382	9C	42458	5D	90351	55C
L1 2-6-4T		42319	9C	42363	9C	42399	9A	42603	5D	90588	55C
67798	39A	42348	9C
Shed Codes		3E Monument Lane		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield
		39A Gorton		55C Farnley Junction
Sunday 22 June 1958					9C					total:	7
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		diesel multiple uits
42304	9A	42365	9C	42603	5D	M50320	M50443	M50460	M50504	M59131	M59160
42315	5D	42369	5D	WD 2-8-0		M50338	M50452	M50492	M50511	M59148	M59167
42355	9A			90726	55C	M50440	M50459	M50495	M50512	M59151	M59168
Shed Codes		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		55C Farnley Junction
Allocation March 1959 (6)				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		LMS	6
Sunday 1 March 1959					9C					total:	9
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
42348	9C	42378	9C	42382	9C	42713	55C
42355	9C	42381	9A	42397	9C	42866	55C
42369	9A
Shed Codes		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		55C Farnley Junction
Sunday 15 May 1960					9C					total:	10
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)						cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		WD 2-8-0
42355	9C	42369	9A	42398	9A	42542	9A	42789	55C	90334	55C
42363	9C	42381	9A	42399	9A	42603	5D
Shed Codes		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9A Longsight		9C Macclesfield		55C Farnley Junction
				Sunday 28 May 1961
				9C		total:	5
				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
				42323	5D	42766	55C
				42347	9C	42866	5C
				42363	9C
		Shed Codes		5D Stoke-on-Trent		9C Macclesfield		55C Farnley Junction
Macclesfield shed closed on 12th June 1961

Updated and revised - September 2021.