Doncaster Works 1956

Doncaster was charged with servicing and repairing all the B17 4-6-0s built by Gresley for the LNER between 1928 and 1937.  Here 61623 Lambton Castle is seen at Cambridge in 1951.  This loco entered Doncaster Works on 9th March 1956 for a general repair.  Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Doncaster Works - 1956
Doncaster Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works, known locally as ‘The Plant’, was built in 1853 for the former Great Northern Railway Co. On the amalgamation of the Railway Companies in 1923, Doncaster became one of the main workshops of the London and North Eastern Railway.
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways		GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Raiway
Tuesday 31 January 1956
Works Yards
cl 4MT 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		B17 4-6-0				A4 4-6-2
43077	53A	60889	36A	61611	30A Raynham Hall			60026	34A Miles Beavor
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		61660	30A Hull City			A1 4-6-2
61963	30A	64180	40F	A3 4-6-2				60113	35B Great Northern
A2 4-6-2				60050	34E Persimmon			60129	52A Guy Mannering
60535	64B Hornet's Beauty
Scrap Road
J5 0-6-0 (GNR)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)				N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		U1 2-6-6-2T
65483^	38A W	68765	38A W	68858	36A W	69465	34B W	69999	39A W
65498^	38A W	68820	35A W	68881	34A W	69471	37C W
^last of class		68827	34A W
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop (ps)
cl 4MT 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		A1 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
43111	31D	60830	31B	60135	52A Madge Widfire ps			60015	34A Quicksilver
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		60852	36A	60144	35B King's Courier			60021	34A Wild Swan
61808	39A	60869	35A	60162	64B Saint Johnstoun			60028	34A Walter K. Whigham
61853	31B	K1 2-6-0		A2 4-6-2				A3 4-6-2
61871	53A	62017	31B	60507	64B Highland Chieftain			60051	37B Blink Bonny
61887	31B	62055	31B	B1 4-6-0				60075	52A St. Frusquin
61959	32C	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		61028	34E Madoqua			60079	68E Bayardo
61960	40A	63938	35B	61079	40B ps	61211	36E	60091	52B Captain Cuttle ps
61981	32A	63973	36A	61149	30F	61226	30F	new erecting shop
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		J50 0-6-0T		BR 4MT 2-6-0				BR 5MT 4-6-0 - under construction
69569	34A	68919	37A ps	76024	52C ps			73123	73124	73125
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30F Parkeston Quay		31B March		31D South Lynn		32A Norwich
32C Lowestoft		34A King's Cross		34B Hornsey		34E Neasden		35A New England		35B Grantham
36A Doncaster		36E Retford		37A Ardsley		37C Bradford		38A Colwick		39A Gorton
40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40F Boston		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon
53A Hull Dairycoates		64B Haymarket		68E Carlisle Canal
Sunday 11 March 1956
Works Yards
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		A3 4-6-2
43053	53A	61195	40B	64276	37B	works shunters		60094	64B Colorado
43074	51D	61408	40B	N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		68784	36A	A2 4-6-2
43123	50C			69452	37A	68811	36A	60511	52B Airborne
K1 2-6-0		B17 4-6-0				68816	DW	60524	50A Herringbone
62029	52C	61623	31A Lambton Castle			68830	DW
Scrap Road
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J5 0-6-0 (GNR)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)						N1 0-6-2T (GNR)
64212	38A W	65483^	38A W	68765	38A W	68827	34A W	68876	38A W	69465	34B W
U1 2-6-6-2T		65498^	38A W	68806	36A W	68833	36B W	68881	34A W	69471	37C W
69999	39A W	^last of class		68820	35A W	68852	38A W
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop (ps)
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0		A2 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
43054	51K	61124	36A	60506	35A Wolf of Badenoch			60004	64B William Whitelaw
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61374	40B	60508	35A Duke of Rothesay			60007	34A Sir Nigel Gresley
61844	53A	61379	38A	60534	64B Irish Elegance			60018	52A Sparrow Hawk
61862	30A	61409	40B	B17 4-6-0				A3 4-6-2
61920	53A	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		61618	32B Wynyard Park			60036	50B Colombo
61966	39A	63934	36A	61640	31A Somerleyton Hall			60067	36A Ladas ps
61969	52D	63939	36A ps	61653	31A Huddersfield Town			V2 2-6-2
K1 2-6-0		63975	36A ps	A1 4-6-2				60800	34A Green Arrow
62013	31B	N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		60123	37A H. A. Ivatt			60866	35A ps	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
62028	52C	69453	37A	60141	37B Abbotsford			60877	36A	68920	34B
		69462	34B					60879	38E	68936	34B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31A Cambridge		31B March		32B Ipswich		34A King's Cross
34B Hornsey		35A New England		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		37A Ardsley		37B Leeds Copley Hill
37C Bradford		38A Colwick		39A Gorton		40B Immingham		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill
50C Selby		51D Middlesborough		51K Saltburn		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon
52D Tweedmouth		53A Hull Dairycoates		64B Haymarket		68E Carlisle Canal		DW Doncaster Works
Sunday 13 May 1956
Works Yards
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0		B17 4-6-0				A3 4-6-2
43076	53A	61125	36A	61633	31A Kimbolton Castle			60039	35B Sandwich
43078	53A	61130	40B	K4 2-6-0				60047	35B Donovan
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61318	40B	61997	65J MacCailin Mor			A1 4-6-2
61846	53A	61331	34A	Britannia 4-6-2				60120	37B Kittiwake
61894	40A	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		70003	30A John Bunyan			60155	52A Borderer
61974	38A	works shunters		N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		J94 0-6-0ST		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		C12 4-4-2T (GNR)
K1 2-6-0		68816	DW	69477	34B	68022	36A	64188	36E	67384	40C W
62035	31B	68845	DW	N2 0-6-2T (GNR)				Y3 0-4-0T
				69535	34A			68181	RSW
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop (ps)
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0		A1 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
61840	30A	61087	36A	60129	52A Guy Mannering ps			60010	34A Dominion of Canada
61843	31B	61097	34D	60156	35B Great Central			60019	52A Bittern
61951	30A	61166	36B	A2 4-6-2				60020	52A Guillemot ps
61966	39A ps	61203	34A	60523	35A Sun Castle			60033	34A Seagull
K1 2-6-0		61208	36E ps	60527	62B Sun Chariot			A3 4-6-2
62043	51E	61231	36E	60538	52A Velocity			60064	36A Tagalie
62044	51J	V2 2-6-2		B17 4-6-0				60078	52A Night Hawk
62069	31B	60842	35A	61600	30A Sandringham			60092	52B Fairway
62070	31B	60878	38C ps	61602	30A Walsingham ps			J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		61606	30A Audley End			68903	34B	64234	36E
69529	34A	63930	35B	BR 4MT 2-6-0				68908	37C	64260	40F
69581	34A	63947	36A	76020	51A			68912	37C
Preserved locos in the Paint Shop				Ivatt Great Northern Railway 4-4-2, class C1 3251
				Tennant North Eastern Railway 2-4-0, class E5 1463
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31A Cambridge		31B March		34A King's Cross		34B Hornsey
34D Hitchin		35A New England		35B Grantham		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		36E Retford
37B Leeds Copley Hill		37C Bradford		38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC		39A Gorton		40A Lincoln
40B Immingham		40C Louth		40F Boston		51A Darlington		51E Stockton		51J Northallerton
52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		53A Hull Dairycoates		62B Dundee Tay Bridge		65J Fort William		DW Doncaster Works
RSW Ranskill Works
Sunday 17 June 1956
Works Yards
cl 4MT 2-6-0		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		V2 2-6-2		C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		A3 4-6-2
43051	51D	61836	40B	60943	34A	67364	40C W	60067	36A Ladas
43083	35A	61875	52B	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		67397	31A	A2 4-6-2
43106	31D	61889	40A	works shunters		O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		60510	64B Robert the Devil
43124	51H	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		68816	DW	63922	36A	60525	61B A. H. Peppercorn
K1 2-6-0		68793	35A W	68845	DW	63983	36A	Britannia 4-6-2
62015	31B	68878	34A W	N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		70001	30A Lord Hurcomb
62070	31B	68897	37C	69481	37A W	69532	34A	70003	30A John Bunyan
								70011	32A Hotspur
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop (ps)
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		V2 2-6-2		A4 4-6-2				A3 4-6-2
61827	31B ps	60935	36A ps	60027	64B Merlin			60037	64B Hyperion
61838	40B	60950	35A	A1 4-6-2				60038	52A Firdaussi ps
61921	30A	B1 4-6-0		60134	37B Foxhunter			60039	35B Sandwich
61979	31B	61083	34E	A2 4-6-2				60047	35B Donovan
K1 2-6-0		61212	36E	60500	35A Edward Thompson			60064	36A Tagalee
62007	51A ps	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		60516	52A Hycilla			60065	35B Knight of Thistle
62026	52C	63980	36E	60524	50A Herringbone			60080	52B Dick Turpin
62031	65J	J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		B17 4-6-0				60092	52B Fairway
62034	65J	64267	38A	61659	32D East Anglian			60106	38C Flying Fox
62054	31B	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		L1 2-6-4T				60112	36A St. Simon
62068	31B	68841	36A	67779	34A	new erecting shop
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)				BR 4MT 2-6-0 - under construction
68925	37B	69505	34A			76063	76064	76065	76066	76067	76068
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31A Cambridge		31B March		31D South Lynn		32A Norwich
32D Yarmouth Sth Town		34A King's Cross		34E Neasden		35A New England		35B Grantham		36A Doncaster
36E Retford		37A Ardsley		37B Leeds Copley Hill		37C Bradford		38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC
40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40C Louth		50A York		51A Darlington		51D Middlesborough
51H Kirkby Stephen		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		61B Aberdeen Ferryhill		64B Haymarket
65J Fort William		DW Doncaster Works
Sunday 30 September 1956
yards, erecting shops and paint shop
cl 4MT 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		A2 4-6-2				A3 4-6-2
43015	51C	60850	35A	60506	35A Wolf of Badenoch			60040	52A Cameronian
43057	52C	60853	35A	60513	35A Dante			60041	64B Salmon Trout
43072	51D	60858	31B	60518	52A Tehran			60043	64B Brown Jack
43122	53A	60881	36A	60537	64B Bachelor's Button			60079	68E Bayardo
43127	35C	K1 2-6-0		B17 4-6-0				60082	52A Neil Gow
43129	52B	62001	51A	61609	30A Quidenham			60084	50B Trigo
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		62004	51A	61630	30A Tottenham Hotspur			60096	64B Papyrus
61800	40B	62039	36B	61655	30A Middlesborough			60098	64B Spion Kop
61806	40B	62067	31B	Britannia 4-6-2				A1 4-6-2
61845	31B	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		70008	32A Black Prince			60124	52A Kenilworth
61846	53A	68816	DW	70009	32A Alfred the Great			60132	52A Marmion
61850	31B	68841	36A	70039	32A Christopher Wren			60138	50A Boswell
61856	38B	68845	DW	70040	32A Clive of India			60148	37B Aboyeur
61904	53A	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		B1 4-6-0				N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		BR 4MT 2-6-0
61943	40F	68982	34B	61250	36A A. Harold Bibby			69545	34A	under construction
61946	31B	68989	34B	61082	40B	J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		69577	34A	76071	76073
		N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		61405	40A	64278	35A	69578	34A	76072	76074
		69434	37C
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31B March		32A Norwich		34B Hornsey		35A New England
35C Spital Bridge		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		37B Leeds Copley Hill		37C Bradford		38B Annesley
40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40F Boston		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill		51A Darlington
51C West Hartlepool		51D Middlesborough		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		53A Hull Dairycoates
64B Haymarket		68E Carlisle Canal		DW Doncaster Works
Sunday 21 October 1956
yards, erecting shops and paint shop
cl 4MT 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		A2 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2
43071	52D	60853	35A	60526	50A Sugar Palm			60034	34A Lord Faringdon
43124	51A	60948	31B	60537	64B Bachelor's Button			A3 4-6-2
43127	35C	B1 4-6-0		B17 4-6-0				60041	64B Salmon Trout
43129	52B	61070	35A	61621	31B Hatfield House			60043	64B Brown Jack
43130	51A	61105	34D	61638	31B Melton Hall			60077	52B The White Knight
43146	32G	61136	34E	61655	30A Middlesborough			60079	68E Bayardo
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61190	40B	Britannia 4-6-2				60082	52A Neil Gow
61800	40B	61328	40B	70002	32A Geoffrey Chaucer			60084	50B Trigo
61905	40B	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		70009	32A Alfred the Great			60087	64B Blenheim
61941	53A	63933	35B	70030	32A William Wordsworth			A1 4-6-2
61956	40B	63938	35B	70040	32A Clive of India			60117	56C Bois Roussel
61976	31B	63940	35B	N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		60119	35B Patrick Stirling
K1 2-6-0		63945	36E	69534	34C	68761	36A	60132	52A Marmion
62039	36B	63984	36A	69556	34B	68813	36A W	60139	35B Sea Eagle
62042	51E	63985	36A	69578	34A	68822	34A W	BR 4MT 2-6-0		BR 4MT 2-6-0
62045	51A	C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		76036	34E	under construction
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		67367	31A	69444	56C W	64183	38A			76074
68948	56B	67392	35A W			64229	40F
The following Class 4MT 2-6-0s were built at Doncaster - July to December 1956
76063	76064	76065	76066	76067	76068	76069	76070	76071	76072	76073
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31A Cambridge		31B March		32A Norwich		32G Melton Constable
34A King's Cross		34B Hornsey		34C Hatfield		34D Hitchin		34E Neasden		35A New England
35B Grantham		35C Spital Bridge		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		36E Retford		38A Colwick
40B Immingham		40F Boston		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill		51A Darlington		51E Stockton
52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52D Tweedmouth		53A Hull Dairycoates		56B Ardsley		56C Leeds Copley Hill
64B Haymarket