Mold Junction 1937 - 1966

Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1890	1935 - Apr 1966		6B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-66
location:	South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale		BR - British Railway		WD - War Department
		LNW - London & North Western Railway				LMS - London, Midland & Scotiish Railway
Sunday 18 April 1937					6B		8.15pm - 8.25pm			total:	41
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
7730	7757	4065	4116	5112		7372	7656	9131	9251	8942	9260
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		4073	4493	cl 4F 4-6-0 (Wh)		7650	7666	9145	9257	9256	9294
12130	12233	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		8747		7655		9200	9373	9258
		3842								cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
										9562
Allocation December 1945 (41)				cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	7	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)		LNW	2
cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	5	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		LNW	5	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		LNW	11
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		LMS	5	cl 5MT 4-6-0		LMS	6
Sunday 28 April 1946					6B					total:	42
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
2945	6B	4065	6B	5074	6B	7231	6B	9052	6B	8950	6B
2950	5B	4086	6B	5091	10B	7371	6B	9075	8B	9047	6B
2953	6B	4369	5D	5143	5B	7372	6B	9182	6B	9112	6B
2965	6B	4493	6B	5275	6A	7383	6A	9233	3B	9115	6B
2971	6C	cl 8F 2-8-0		5286	6B	7650	6B	9251	6B	9120	6B
2979	6B	8326	5B	5304	10C	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)		9337	2A	9217	25G
Patriot 4-6-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		5383	6B	28443	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		9235	6B
5517	8A	9560	26A			28531	6B	9447	6B	9322	6B
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		3B Bushbury		5B Crewe South		5D Stoke-on-Trent		6A Chester Midland
6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		8A Edge Hill		10B Preston		10C Patricroft		25G Farnley Junction
26A Newton Heath
Sunday 14 September 1947					6B					total:	33
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
2894	3D	4800	6B	5288	6B	7353	6B	9049	2A	8950	6B
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St)		4801	5A	5312	10C	7371	6B	9383	6B	9047	6B
2945	6B	5073	5B	5328	6B	7372	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)		9077	6B
2971	7A	5236	5B	5385	6B	7615	6B	9506	25A	9115	6B
2983	5B	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		7646	6B	9645	25A	9235	6B
		4367	6B	8555	5B	7650	6B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		9246	6C
Shed Codes						7656	6B	12356	7D	9322	6B
2A Rugby		3D Aston		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead
7A Llandudno Jct.		7D Rhyl		10C Patricroft		25A Wakefield
Sunday 25 September 1949					6B					total:	35
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
40087	7B	44807	5A	47353	6B	8127	6B	9036	3A	9251	6B W
cl 4F 0-6-0		45132	6B	7371	6B	48142	6B	9108	9B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4065	6B	45137	10C	7372	6B	8557	1A	49115	6B	49411	2A
44073	6B	45286	6B	47615	6B	48729	5B	49228	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
44384	5B	45288	6B	7646	6B	8746	9D	49235	6B	49555	25D
44386	5B	45289	5A	47650	6B	8750	6B	49280	6B	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
44493	6B							9284	6B	43919	17B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2A Rugby		3A Bescot		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South
6B Mold Junction		7B Bangor		9D Buxton		10C Patricroft		17B Burton-on-Trent		25D Mirfield
Allocation September 1950 (39)				cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	6	cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	4
cl 7F 0-8-0		LNW	1	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		LMS	4	cl 8F 2-8-0		LMS	17
cl 5MT 4-6-0		LMS	7
Sunday 15 October 1950					6B					total:	38
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
42785	5B	42959	6B	47371	6B	48017	6B	48288	5B	48459	6B
cl 4F 0-6-0		42975	6B	47372	6B	48094	6B	48342	6B	48467	6B
44073	6B	42976	6B	47615	6B	48142	6B	48437	2A	48477	6B
44367	6B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		47646	6B	48173	2A	48446	6B	48744	6B
44493	6B	44800	6B	47650	6B	48246	6B	48447	6B	48770	6B
44504	5F	45132	6B	47656	6B	48249	6B	48452	6B	WD 2-8-0
		45315	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		48261	5B	48458	6B	90723	25D
Shed Codes				49322	9A
2A Rugby		5B Crewe South		5F Uttoxeter		6B Mold Junction		9A Longsight		25D Mirfield
Sunday 18 April 1954					6B					total:	38
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
42940	6B	44065	6B	44800	6B	47371	6B	48174	6B	90147	6B
42941	6C	44073	6B	45001	6B	47372	6B	48247	6B	90157	6B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		44117	6B	45144	6H	47615	6B	48259	6B	90178	6B
42975	6B	44301	5B	45437	2A	47646	6B	48296	5B	90187	6B
42982	6B	44359	5B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		47650	6B	48322	9D	90212	6B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44366	6B	49407	5B	47656	6B	48428	9A	90237	6B
43836	6B	44493	6B					48458	6B	90566	6B
										90707	25D
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6H Bangor
		9A Longsight		9D Buxton		25D Mirfield
Sunday 20 March 1955					6B					total:	46
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
42941	6C	43836	6B	44667	17A	48174	6B	90109	24B	90667	6B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		43908	6B	45130	6B	48246	6B	90147	6B	90702	6B
42945	6B	cl 4F 0-6-0		45150	2A	48259	6B	90173	6B	cl 3F 0-6-0T
42965	6B	44032	6B	45247	6B	48287	5B	90187	6B	47371	6B
42972	6B	44065	6B	45310	3B	48458	6B	90227	6B	47372	6B
42973	6B	44073	6B	45379	2A	48749	6B	90237	6B	47615	6B
42984	5B	44321	18B	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		90257	6B	47646	6B
BR 4MT 4-6-0		44366	6B	49230	5B	49094	10C	90606	6B	47650	6B
75034	6A	44552	17B			49439	9A			47656	6B
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		3B Bushbury		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6C Birkenhead
9A Longsight		10C Patricroft		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent		18B Westhouses		24B Rose Grove
Sunday 8 July 1956					6B					total:	40
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0				WD 2-8-0
42885	1A	43904	6B	47371	6B	48174	6B	48335	3A	90147	6B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		43908	6B	47615	6B	48246	6B	48365	15A	90178	6B
42959	6B	cl 4F 0-6-0		47646	6B	48263	5B	48531	8B	90187	6B
42965	6B	44065	6B	47650	6B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		48547	20A	90212	6B
42971	6B	44073	6B	47656	6B	44800	6B	48624	1A	90237	6B
42973	6B	44117	6B			45070	10C	48629	1A	90257	6B
42975	6B	Jubilee 4-6-0				45150	6B	48713	3A	90667	6B
42982	6B	45625	5A Sarawak					48749	6B	90702	6B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2A Rugby		3A Bescot		5A Crewe North		6B Mold Junction
		6C Birkenhead		8B Warrington Dallam		10C Patricroft		15A Wellingborough		20A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 19 January 1958					6B					total:	41
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
42945	6B	44065	6B	44760	5A	47371	6B	48056	17D	90147	6B
42960	6B	44069	9A	45001	6B	47372	6B	48174	6B	90157	6B
42967	6B	44079	5E	45045	5B	47615	6B	48246	6B	90178	6B
42973	6B	44117	6B	45247	6B	47646	6B	48458	6B	90227	6B
42976	3A	44493	6B	45275	6B	47650	6B	48559	8E	90242	6B
42982	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		45345	6B	47656	6B	48757	2A	90257	6B
		49335	10C	45418	3D					90566	6B
		49397	8C							90606	6B
Shed Codes										90667	6B
2A Rugby		3A Bescot		3D Aston		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5E Alsager
6C Birkenhead		8C Speke Junction		8E Brunswick		9A Longsight		10C Patricroft		17D Rowsley
Allocation March 1959 (44)				cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	3	cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	5
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		LMS	9	cl 8F 2-8-0		LMS	3	WD 2-8-0		WD	13
cl 5MT 4-6-0		LMS	11
Sunday 12 June 1960					6B					total:	46
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		28xx 2-8-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
42960	24K	2898	86A	44800	6B	48020	2B	4952	86C Peplow Hall
42971	6B	3815	84J	44917	6B	48046	6G	4954	84A Plaish Hall
42976	24K	3845	86C	44935	6B	48166	8E	cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0
42981	6B	3856	86E	45043	6B	48175	6B	47269	6B	90147	6B
cl 4F 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		45132	5A	48273	9E	47410	6B	90566	6B
44065	6B	7329	84G	45275	6B	48423	2A	47615	6B	90606	6B
44354	5E	BR 4MT 4-6-0		45292	5B	48647	21A	47646	6B	BR 9F 2-10-0
44445	6B	75014	6B	45325	6B	48753	6B	47673	6B	92116	18B
44493	6B	75031	6B	45385	21B	48771	6B			0-6-0 diesel
Shed Codes				45424	26F					12053
2A Rugby		2B Nuneaton		5A Crewe North		5E Alsager		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct.
8E Northwich		9E Trafford Park		18B Westhouses		21A Saltley		21B Bescot		24K Preston
26F Patricroft		84A Stafford Road		84G Shrewsbury		84J Croes Newydd		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86C Cardiff Canton
86E Severn Tunnel J.
Sunday 11 June 1961					6B					total:	51
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
42950	6B	47410	6B	44800	6B	48110	89A	4952	88A Peplow Hall
42960	24K	47615	6B	44913	6H	48129	8B	4997	84B Elton Hall
42967	6B	47646	6B	44971	6B	48246	6B	5954	82B Faendre Hall
42971	6B	47673	6B	45028	6B	48256	5B	6928	86G Underley Hall
cl 4F 0-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		45043	6B	48312	2B	Modified Hall 4-6-0
44125	8F	75014	6B	45055	6B	48458	6B	7908	84E Henshal Hall
44341	8E	75028	6B	45133	26F	48649	1A	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0
44359	6B	75053	6B	45142	5B	48663	41E	5318	86G	3844	86G
44595	6B	75054	6B	45185	12B	48749	6B	6312	82B	3864	86E
0-6-0 diesels				45325	6B	48771	6B	7329	89A	WD 2-8-0
12036	D3832							BR 9F 2-10-0		90532	6B
								92028	15B	90566	6B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2B Nuneaton		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6H Bangor
8B Warrington Dallam		8E Northwich		8F Springs Branch		12B Carlisle Upperby		15B Kettering		24K Preston
26F Patricroft		41E Staveley B. H.		82B St. Philip's Marsh		84B Oxley		86E Severn Tunnel J.		86G Pontypool Road
88A Cardiff Canton		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 3 December 1961					6B					total:	38
43xx 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
6384	86E	44800	6B	47410	6B	48273	9E	4952	88A Peplow Hall
BR 4MT 4-6-0		44842	6B	47615	6B	48278	9D	5934	82B Kneller Hall
75013	6B	44917	6B	47646	6B	48347	82F	5948	86G Siddington Hall
75014	6B	44971	6B	47673	6B	48348	6B	6925	84B Hackness Hall
75028	6B	45028	6B	28xx 2-8-0		48424	84F	Grange 4-6-0
75053	6B	45043	6B	2896	86E	48468	89A	6836	86G Estevarney Grange
75054	6B	45055	6B	3805	86A	Jubilee 4-6-0				0-6-0 diesels
cl 4F 0-6-0		45419	2A	3815	89B	45582	24L Central Provinces			12048	D3176
44359	6B					45739	55A Ulster			12053
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		6B Mold Junction		9D Buxton		9E Trafford Park		24L Carnforth
55A Leeds Holbeck		82B St. Philip's Marsh		82F Bath Green Park		84B Oxley		84F Stourbridge		86A Newport Ebbw J.
86E Severn Tunnel J.		86G Pontypool Road		88A Cardiff Canton		89A Shrewsbury		89B Croes Newydd
Sunday 11 February 1962					6B					total:	37
43xx 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		Grange 4-6-0
6312	82B	44842	6B	47410	6B	48175	6B	6840	86G Hazeley Grange
BR 4MT 4-6-0		44913	6H	47646	6B	48259	6B	6847	88A Tidmarsh Grange
75012	6G	44917	6B	47673	6B	48275	9D	Hall 4-6-0
75033	6B	44971	6B	cl 4F 0-6-0		48288	9E	6937	81E Conyngham Hall
75034	6B	45031	6B	44359	6B	48348	6B	Castle 4-6-0
75054	6B	45042	6B	44595	6B	48373	8B	7019	84A Fowey Castle
0-6-0 diesels		45043	6B	28xx 2-8-0		48418	89A	WD 2-8-0
12053	12057	45446	5A	2892	84E	48478	89A	90264	24B
Shed Codes				3837	86A	48667	6B	90392	6C
5A Crewe North		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		6H Bangor		8B Warrington Dallam
9D Buxton		9E Trafford Park		24B Rose Grove		81E Didcot		82B St. Philip's Marsh		84A Stafford Road
84E Tyseley		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86G Pontypool Road		88A Cardiff Canton		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 21 October 1962					6B					total:	31
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
42870	6C	44935	6B	45185	12B	48175	6B	4953	88L Pitchford Hall
BR 4MT 4-6-0		44986	6B	45345	6H	48273	9E	6919	82B Tylney Hall
75010	6G	45012	12B	45397	12B	48455	6B	6932	88L Burwarton Hall
75024	84E	45028	6B	45438	6B	48474	84F	Grange 4-6-0
cl 4F 0-6-0		45042	6B	BR 5MT 4-6-0		48689	55C	6848	86G Toddington Grange
44359	6B	45072	6B	73133	26F	28xx 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		0-6-0 diesel
44595	6B	Jubilee 4-6-0				2865	86E	47410	6B	12037
Shed Codes		45686	24L St. Vincent			3821	84C	47646	6B
6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		6H Bangor		9E Trafford Park		12B Carlisle Upperby
24L Carnforth		26F Patricroft		55C Farnley Junction		82B St. Philip's Marsh		84C Banbury		84E Tyseley
84F Stourbridge		86E Severn Tunnel J.		86G Pontypool Road		88L Cardiff East Dock
Sunday 21 April 1963					6B					total:	31
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
42885	6C	44780	6G	45237	6B	48090	6B	5948	86G Siddington Hall
cl 3F 0-6-0T		44917	6B	45325	6B	48253	6B	Jubilee 4-6-0
47350	6B	44971	6B	45369	6B	48259	6B	45600	26F Bermuda
47410	6B	45042	6B	28xx 2-8-0		48318	8A	45714	24L Revenge
47646	6B	45144	6H	2894	86A	48354	89A	cl 4F 0-6-0		0-6-0 diesels
47659	6C	WD 2-8-0		3856	86E	48455	6B	44450	6B	12036	12054
Shed Codes		90164	24B	3865	84E			44595	6B	12053
6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		6H Bangor		8A Edge Hill		24B Rose Grove
24L Carnforth		26F Patricroft		84E Tyseley		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86E Severn Tunnel J.		86G Pontypool Road
89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 7 June 1964					6B					total:	29
cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0				Hall 4-6-0
44897	6B	45116	6G	48090	6B	48538	15B	6901	86G Arley Hall
44917	6B	45201	8C	48268	8B	48608	56D	Jubilee 4-6-0
44971	6B	45279	2F	48344	9E	48667	6B	45606	10A Falkland Islands
45004	6G	45491	12A	48435	8H	48749	6B	45657	9H Tyrwhitt
45043	6B			48459	84F	cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesels
		Grange 4-6-0				47350	6B	90274	10F	12020	D4015
		6825	82B Llanvair Grange			47673	6B	90587	41E	12057
Shed Codes		2F Bescot		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct.		8B Warrington Dallam		8C Speke Junction
9H Patricroft		10A Carnforth		10F Rose Grove		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		15B Kettering		41E Staveley B. Hill
56D Mirfield		82B St. Philip's Marsh		84F Stourbridge		86G Pontypool Road
Allocation April 1965 (28)				cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	2	cl 8F 2-8-0		LMS	15
				cl 5MT 4-6-0		LMS	11
Sunday 5 September 1965					6B					total:	30
cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0						BR 9F 2-10-0
44681	5B	45021	6B	48090	6B	48269	6B	48656	6B W	92080	9D
44764	6B	45043	6B	48094	6B	48379	8F	48667	6B	0-6-0 diesel
44800	6B	45116	6B	48120	6B	48397	9J	cl 3F 0-6-0T		12020
44917	6B	45237	6B	48175	6B	48427	6B W	47350	6B
44936	2E	45275	6B	48253	6B	48632	6B	47598	6B
44971	6B	45395	6B	48259	6B W	48655	6B
Shed Codes		2E Saltley		5B Crewe South		8F Springs Branch		9D Newton Heath		9J Agecroft
Sunday 2 January 1966					6B					total:	23
cl 5MT 4-6-0						cl 8F 2-8-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T
44694	56D	45111	6B	45311	6D	48060	16B	48655	6B	47272	8H
44764	6B W	45116	6B	45419	6A	48080	55C	48667	6B	47598	6B
44779	8B	45149	6G	45430	6D	48175	6B	48723	6B	0-6-0 diesels
44897	6B	45279	6G			48178	9E	48754	6B	12054	12057
Shed Codes		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6D Shrewsbury		6G Llandudno Jct.		8B Warrington Dallam
		8H Birkenhead		9E Trafford Park		16B Colwick		55C Farnley Junction		56D Mirfield
Mold Junction shed was closed on 18th April 1966.

Revised and updated - September 2021.