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.

Thursday 13 June 2013

Stoke-on-Trent 1955 - 1967

A scene on Stoke shed in about 1965 when both the class 3F 0-6-0T 47273 and the BR class 4 4-6-0 75062 were both active. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Stoke-on-Trent
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Staffordshire Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - Aug 19675D
type: A brick-built 8TS shed and a brick-built RH.closed:Aug-67
location: On both sides of the lines, south of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallClf - CauliflowerF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwayNSR - North Staffordshire Railway
EE - English Electric
LNW - London & North Western RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 6 March 19555Dtotal:63
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
402063D424315D440775D443829B448349A472705D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)424405D440935D443835D448715D473445D
421195D424495D4429517A443855D451495D473705D
422335D424585D443085D443935D452575D473805D
422345D424685F443105D444995Dcl 2MT 2-6-0474515D
422355D424945D443535D445025D464295D475875D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)425675D443745D445085D464305D475965D
423045F425905D443755D4458817Dcl 8F 2-8-0475995D
423235D426035D443775Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)481732A476095D
423585F426655Fcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)438645D486321A476475D
423605D426675D4282217Bcl 4MT 2-6-0476485D
423785D426725D4301017A476585D
424005D
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby3D Aston5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
9A Longsight17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent
Sunday 13 May 19565Dtotal:66
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
421195D424405D440685D443775D448715D472705D
422345D424585D440745D443935D450605B472815D
422355D424685F440775D444325D451495D473705D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)424945D440935D444555D452575D474515D
423485D425675D442465D444785D454302A474915F
423585F425935D442719B444965Dcl 2MT 2-6-0475875D
423605D426005D443085D444985D464295D475965D
423755F426095D4433217B445025D464305D475995D
423785D426595D443535D445075Dcl 8F 2-8-0476095D
423895D426685D443745D445135D487673A476105D
424005D426705D443755D445965Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G2476475D
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Jubilee 4-6-0494172A476485D
440245F455955B Southern Rhodesia
Shed Codes2A Rugby3A Bescot5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent
Sunday 23 February 19585Dtotal:60
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
423086D424435D426055F440675F443935D472705D
423585F424545D426095D440685D444595D472815D
423755D425435D426595D440745D444735D473705D
423999A425675D426655F440775D444845D473805D
424205D425905D426685D442465D444965D474515D
424215D425935D426705D443535D444985D475875D
cl 2MT 2-6-0426035D426725D443575F444995D475965D
464295Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0443585D445005D475995D
464305D428565B448715D443755D445075D476095D
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0451495D443829B445085D476485D
491391A481221A443835D445965D476585D
Shed Codes1A Willesden5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
6D Chester Northgate9A Longsight9B Stockport
Allocation March 1959 (71)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland1cl 4F 0-6-0LMS31
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS14cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)LMS6cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)LMS17
Sunday 7 June 19595Dtotal:68
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
424435D426055F440325D443155D444965D472705D
424545D426595D440599B443575F445025D472815D
425435D426635D440745D443835D445075D473445D
425905D426675D440775D443955D445085D473705D
425935D426685D440935D4439924L445135D473805D
426005D426705D442465D444325D4452617B474515D
426035D426715D442715D444555D445935D475875D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 2MT 2-6-0443075D444595D445965D475965D
423155D464295D443095D444735Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)475995D
423235D464305D443105D444845D438645D476095D
423445Dcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2438772F476105D
423465D447135B480361A494412B476475D
482875B476485D
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton2F Woodford Halse5B Crewe South476585D
5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent24L Carnforth
Sunday 15 May 19605Dtotal:56
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
406465C423445D4404917A444555D448559E473445D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)423585F440685D444595D W448715D473805D
424435D423785D440745D444735D W450605D474515D
424645D424205D440775D W444965D W454345A475875D
426005D424215D441865D444995Dcl 2MT 2-6-0475965D
426095Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)442715D445025D W464295D476095D
426635D427775D443095D445075D W464305D476485D
426655F427812B443105D445085Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)476585D
426685D428115D443575F W445935D438645D W
426705D428499B443955D445965DJubilee 4-6-0
426725D444245D455535A Canada
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5C Stafford5D Stoke-on-Trent
5F Uttoxeter9B Stockport9E Trafford Park17A Derby
Sunday 8 October 19615D4.45pm - 5.10pmtotal:68
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
424435D427775D428875D440475D444245D447135B
425435D427785D428885D440685D444325D447145A
425905D427825D428945D440745D444555D448675D
426005D427875D429205D442465D445005D452705A
426055F428565D429295D442715D4452617B453501A
426095D428765D429375D443085D445365Dcl 3F 0-6-0T
426635D428869B429429B443095D445485D472805D
426655Fcl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)443105D445935D473805D
426675D423155D429816C443935DWD 2-8-0475875D
426705D423585Fcl 2MT 2-6-0443955D9016427B476095D
426715D423625D464295Dcl 8F 2-8-09023656D476585D
426725D423925D464305D485208C903926C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Jubilee 4-6-0Britannia 4-6-2
426745D4566126A Vernon700041A William Shakespeare
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent26A Newton Heath56D Mirfield
Sunday 4 March 19625Dtotal:54
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
420795A425905D427775D440685D443955D447698A
421605D426005D428565D440745D444245D448715D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)426035D428585D4410017B444325D449119B
423155D426095D428875D441155D444995D450605D
423235D426635D428885D442085E445935D453501A
423585F426715D428945D442465Dcl 3F 0-6-0T453829B
423625D426725D429205D443105D472805D453998A
423925Dcl 2MT 2-6-0429245D443445D473805DWD 2-8-0
cl 8F 2-8-0464295D429295D443935D475875D9027724C
487542B464305DJubilee 4-6-0476095D9030855G
4556117B Saskatchewan
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5D Stoke-on-Trent5E Alsager
5F Uttoxeter8A Edge Hill9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent24C Lostock Hall55G Huddersfield
Sunday 4 November 19625Dtotal:74
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
420665D424435D W427476C440485F443445D4472712A
421375F424545D427825D440685D443705D448675D
421605D425905D427875D440795D443895D448715D
422245D426005D W428585D441265D443936G450035D
422265D426055F428706C442085D444245D450605D
426745D W426095D428765D442425D444995D452255D
cl 3F 0-6-0T426655F428875D W442465D445228B452415A
475875D426685D428885D442715D445365D453501A
475965D426705D428915D W442995D445485Dcl 8F 2-8-0
475985Dcl 4MT 2-6-0429245D443075D W445935D4833615B
476095D430245B429375D443095DBR 9F 2-10-0484486C
476645D430345BBR 2MT 2-6-0443105D9211317C486595B
BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)780175DJubilee 4-6-0486916C
730131A429805D780565D4564117B Sandwich486976C
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.8B Warrington Dallam12A Carlilsle Kingmoor15B Kettering17B Burton-on-Trent
17C Rowsley
Sunday 15 September 19635Dtotal:74
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
420665D427826C440485F443525D W447645A452575D
421605D428586C440685D443538B450035D452765D
422245D428765D W440795D443545D4500621A453875D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)441155D443555F450205D453931E
423139B429462B442425D444245D450375D4544217A
423815D429485D443105D444995D450605Dcl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)429495D443425D4457121A450745D481558E
425425D429535D443445Dcl 3F 0-6-0T4507955C482808A
425645F429565D443495D472805D451465D485019F
426635D429595DBR 4MT 2-6-0475875D451915D485025B
426675D429615D760225D475965D452415D485055B
426685D W429775D760235D476095DBR 2MT 2-6-0485439F
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)429805D760515D476285F780175D485485D
4395517A760755D476645DJubilee 4-6-0
457335A Novelty
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent
5F Uttoxeter6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill8B Warrington Dallam8E Northwich9B Stockport
9F Trafford Park17A Derby21A Saltley55C Farnley Junction
Sunday 18 August 19645Dtotal:55
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 4MT 4-6-0
420695D430035D447645A4800016F472805D750266C
422265D W430195D447655A481105D475875D750305D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)431125D450205D482485D476285F W750345D
425425D431185D450375D4826556D476495F750365D
426055Dcl 4F 0-6-0450605D483219D476645D750375D
426095D440485F W451465D484525DBR 4MT 2-6-0750405D
426655D440795D451915D485165D760205F750535D
426675D443445D452415D485485D760515DBR 9F 2-10-0
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)443555F453875D486975DBR 2MT 2-6-0921629D
429672B444325D Wcl 5mt 2-6-0 (H/F)487365B780175D
429805D444995D429258A780565D
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5F Uttoxeter
6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill9D Newton Heath16F Burton-on-Trent56D Mirfield
Allocation April 1965 (77)cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS4cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS3
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)LMS4cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS5BR 4MT 2-6-0BR8
BR 2MT 2-6-0BR2cl 8F 2-8-0LMS18cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS20
BR 4MT 4-6-0BR13
Sunday 20 June 19655D09.55 - 10.25total:54
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 4MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0
412125D446825D481475D472735D750185D760205D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)447135D481715D472805D750205D760235D
420705D W448105D481829B475965D W750235D760515D
421605D W450398A482465D476495D750315D760755D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)450718C4837415ABR 2MT 2-6-0750345D760855D
425645D W451465D W484535D780175D750365D760895D
425905D W451915D4866616C780565D750375D760995D
426055D W452405D486959Fcl 4MT 2-6-0750545DBR 9F 2-10-0
426655D454225D487292F430035D750565D920258C
454392J431155D750625D920268H
920798H
Shed Codes2F Bescot2J Aston5D Stoke-on-Trent8A Edge Hill8C Speke Junction
8H Birkenhead9B Stockport9F Heaton Mersey15A Leicester Midland16C Derby
Sunday 27 March 19665Dtotal:59
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
430025D446825D452415D480108C484525D W750185D
430035D447145D452685D480125D484535D750235D W
430075D447605D452705D480185D485145D750305D
430185D448105D452765D4810316C485165D750315D W
430215D448638A453025D482008A485275D750345D
430225D449855D453225D482536B485485D750355D
430885D450015E454225D482915D486158E W750365D
431125D450385D454345B483435D487365B750375D
431155D450505Dcl 3F 0-6-0T483475B487385D750405D
BR 2MT 2-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0472735D483535D487675D750545D
780175D921008H472805D483545D487685D750565D
780565D921598H473075D484022BBR 4MT 2-6-0750625D
760432E
Shed Codes2B Oxley2E Saltley5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent5E Nuneaton
6B Mold Junction8A Edge Hill8C Speke Junction8E Northwich8H Birkenhead16C Derby
Sunday 16 October 19665D13.25 - 13.50total:54
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
430015D446825D448595D480125D485275D750305D
430025D447145D448605D481105D4853816G750325D
430035D447328F450035D481315D487685D750355D
430075D447605D450385D482565DWD 2-8-0750625D
430185D447762A450418B483435D9065556DBR 9F 2-10-0
430225D448135D W452415D483495D Wcl 3F 0-6-0T920208H
430885D448445B452685D483535D W472735D920838H
431125DBritannia 4-6-2483755D475215D W921248B
431155D700159B Apollo4837616G475905DEE T4 diesels
cl 2MT 2-6-00-4-0 diesel0-6-0 diesel4843216G WD234D312
465195D WD2909D4109485265D W
Shed Codes2A Tyseley5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent8B Warrington8F Springs Branch
8H Birkenhead9B Stockport16D Westhouses56D Mirfield
Saturday 24 June 19675Dtotal:53
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
430015D446615D450605D W480185B486695D750025D
430035D448405D451915D480615D487295D750065D
430075D448595D452018C481105D W487385D W750185D W
431125D448605D W452415D481285D W487685D750295D
431155D W4486212A452705D482565D WBR 9F 2-10-0750465D
448765D452925D483645D921578H750475D
4491112A453085D483685D0-6-0 diesels750625D
450035D W453508F484025DD3083D3292750715D
450505D454055D485165D WD3098D3984
Shed Codes450525D4545512A485225DD3113
5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent8C Speke Junction8F Springs Branch8H Birkenhead12A Carlisle Kingmoor
Stoke-on-Trent shed closed to steam on 7th August 1967
Sunday 10 September 1967shortly after closure to steamtotal:32
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 4-6-0BR T2 diesels
446615D W451915D W481105D W750025D W750525D WD5004D5079
448605D W453025D W481285D W750065D W750555D WD5029D5283
450035D W0-6-0 diesels481315D W750135D W750715D WD5060
450505D W12069D3583cl 4MT 2-6-0750185D WEE T4 diesel
450605D WD3083D3861431155D W750465D WD223
D3247D4111750475D W
all steam locos withdrawn

2 comments:

  1. Spent many happy Sunday mornings at Stoke Shed.

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  2. I was a fireman at Stoke transferring from Stafford in May 65 it brings back many memories of the many locos I would have fired.

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