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 26 December 2013

Darlington 1959 - 1965

A Raven B16 4-6-0, built for the North Eastern Railway between 1919 and 1924. photo: David James Desborough
Darlington
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1866pre 1950DAR
type: A brick-built 7TS through shed and a brick-built roundhouse.closed:19661950 - 196651A
location: On the east side of the line north of Bank Top station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
1959 April allocation (70)
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS2K1 2-6-0LNER10J72 0-6-0TNER6
cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS5J27 0-6-0NER1J50 0-6-0TGNR5
A3 4-6-2LNER2L1 2-6-4TLNER5A8 4-6-2TNER1
V2 2-6-2LNER1J94 0-6-0STWD14WD 2-8-0WD4
B1 4-6-0LNER14
Sunday 5 July 195951Atotal:85
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4312951A6005434F Prince of Wales6080152D xw6800751A aw9005751A
cl 2MT 2-6-06007051A Gladiateur6082634E xw6800851A aw9008251A
4646061A aw6009151A Captain Cuttle6084534E aw6801751A9013551A
4647451AB1 4-6-06084652B xw6802451A9015551A
4647551A6103451L Chiru aw6085736A6802551A9017251A
4647751A6117651A6122451A xw6086734E aw6802751A9022853E
4647951A6124050B Harry Hinchliffe6088750A xw6803251A9023351A
K1 2-6-06128953A6132151A6089550A xw6803751A9037751A
6200751AB17 4-6-06091736A6804152G xw9042450A
6204551A6166131A Sheffield Wednesday*J72 0-6-0T (NER)6804551A9043051A
6205851ABR 4P 2-6-4TQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6867750A xw6804751A9045951L
L1 2-6-4T8013433A xw6334951L6867951A6805051A9059351A
6771732A xwJ39 0-6-06338552C aw6871651A6805251A9064456A aw
6776551A6470052A6339052C aw6875451AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)9067856D xw
6777751A6486952A6339551A6900451A6580652F aw9069851A
6779434FJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6342351A6901053C xw6586051AA5 4-6-2T (GCR)
V3 2-6-2T6893451A0-6-0 diesels6902151AA8 4-6-2T (NER)6981240E aw
6762665C xw6895951A13227D34566902251A6988751A
* arrived at Darlington, then re-directed to Doncaster for scrapping.xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works
Shed Codes31A Cambridge32A Norwich33A Plaistow34E New England34F Grantham
36A Doncaster40E Colwick50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill51L Thornaby52A Gateshead
52B Heaton52C Blaydon52D Tweedmouth52F N&S Blyth52G Sunderland53A Hull Dairycoates
53C Hull Springhead53E Goole56A Wakefield56D Mirfield61A Kittybrewster65C Parkhead
Sunday 1 May 196051Atotal:105
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2L1 2-6-4TJ94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4303955A xw6004051A Cameronian6773930A xw6800751A9001151A
4305051A6007151A Tranquil6774251A6801551A9005751A
4305650A awA2 4-6-26775051A6801751A9008251A
4312951A xw6053852A Velocity6775551A6802451A9009051L xw
cl 2MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-06776551A6802551A9015551A
4647451A6101156D Waterbuck6777751A6802751A9017251A
4647551A6101851A Gnu6779234A xw6803751A9043051A
4647751A6102451A AddaxV1 2-6-2T6803951A9045251L xw
4647951A6103051A Nyala6761365H xw6804051ABR 9F 2-10-0
K1 2-6-06103251A StembokV3 2-6-2T6804551A9206252H aw
6200451A6117651A6132151A6767965C xw6804751A9219440B
6200751A6122451A6133851ABR 4P 2-6-4T6805051AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
6204151A6122950A6135351A8007333B aw6805251A6335252C aw
6204351A6129556B xw6138151A8009833B xw6806051A6336252C aw
6204551A6130451A6138251AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)6336751L aw
6205851AV2 2-6-26874451A6581152F6342351A
6206251A6080034A Green Arrow aw6875451A6581752G xw0-6-0 diesels
6206451A6081964A xw6084851A xw6900451A6583352G awD2079D3229
B16 4-6-06082564A aw6093036A xw6901153C xw6586051AD208013227
6142250A6087364A Coldstreamer xw6901751AJ71 0-6-0T (NER)D345613323
6143950A xw6096252B aw6096964A aw6902151A6830950A WD3677
J21 0-6-0 (NER)Y1 0-4-0T6902251A6831452D W
6503352F68153Dep54xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works
Shed Codes30A Stratford33B Plaistow34A King's Cross36A Doncaster40B Immingham
50A York51A Darlington51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon
52D Tweedmouth52F N&S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock53C Hull Springhead55A Leeds Holbeck
56B Ardsley56D Mirfield64A St. Margarets65C Parkhead65H Helensburgh
Easter Monday 3 April 196151Atotal:106
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V1 2-6-2TJ94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4307251A6007651A Gallopin6767865C xw6801751A9001151A
4309951AA1 4-6-26768165C6801952H xw9001451A
4310251A6015552B BordererQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6802451A xw9001651A
4312350B xwB1 4-6-06334451L6802551A9005751A
4312951A6103051A Nyala6339551A xw6803751A9008251A
cl 2MT 2-6-06103251A Stembok6340252C xw6804051A9015551A
4647551A6103751A Jairou xw6342351A6804751A9017251A aw
4647751A6117651A6130956C xw6345251L6805051A9037351A
K1 2-6-06133851A6138251A0-6-0 diesels6805251A9040551A
6200351JV2 2-6-2B16 4-6-0D2248D23226806051A9043051A
6200751A6080651L aw6143450AD2304D26176807151A9044551A
6201163B*6081664A awBR 2MT 2-6-0D2306D3227J72 0-6-0T (NER)9070450D xw
6204151A6083862B aw7801151JD2307D32286874451ABR 9F 2-10-0
6204351A6084851AL1 2-6-4TD2308D32296875451A9203940B aw
6204851A6086934E aw6774251AD2309D32306900251A9217136A xw
6205851A6088936A6775051AD2316D33226900451A9217636A xw
6205951A6089264A xw6775640ED2317D34566900751AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6206251A6092136A xw6776351AD2319D36776901751A6580852F
BR 4MT 2-6-06095450A xw6776551AD23206902151A6586051A
7604951F6097063A xw6777751A6902251A
* On its way to Doncaster Works for a light casual repair (4 to 26 April).xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works
Shed Codes30A Stratford34E New England36A Doncaster40B Immingham40E Colwick
50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill50D Goole51A Darlington51F West Auckland51J Northallerton
51L Thornaby52B Heaton52C Blaydon52F N&S Blyth52H Tyne Dock56C Leeds Copley Hill
62B Dundee Tay Bridge63A Perth63B Fort William64A St. Margarets65C Parkhead
Sunday 1 April 196251Atotal:91
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6005852A Blair Athol4247751A6800751A9001151A
4305550A xw6009151A Captain Cuttle4255351A6801156B aw9001651A
4305651AB1 4-6-04263951A6801452C9005751A
4307051L aw6103251A Stembokcl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)6802451A xw9008251A
4307251A6103751A Jairou4208551A6802551A9015551A
4307551L aw6103950A SteinbokBR 4P 2-6-4T6803552C xw9017251A
4309951A6117651A6122451A8011655H6804051A9030951A
4310151L xw6124050A Harry Hinchcliffe xwV3 2-6-2T6804351A9034256A xw
4310251A6130451A6133851A6768250B6804751A9035156F xw
4312951A xw6132151A6138251AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6805051A aw9037351A
cl 2MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0V2 2-6-26341151L aw6805251ABR 9F 2-10-0
4647551A6200351J6080851L6342351A6806051A9214134E aw
4647751A6200451A60809*51LJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6807040E9214434E xw
4649431A aw6200851A6081152B aw6875451A aw6807151A0-6-0 diesels
BR 2MT 2-6-06204151A6082363A aw6900251AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)D2113D2340
7801551J aw6204551A6084651L aw6900651L6586051AD2304D2589
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)6204851A6088264A xw6901851A6587252G awD2305D2590
4019051A6205851A6097852A awJ39 0-6-0Peak' dieselD2308D3228
xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works* The Snapper6496951FD3255A aw
Shed Codes31A Cambridge34E New England40E Colwick50A York50B Hull Dairycoates
51A Darlington51F West Auckland51J Northallerton51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton
52C Blaydon52G Sunderland55A Leeds Holbeck55H Leeds Neville Hill56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
56F Low Moor63A Perth64A St. Margarets
Saturday 27 April 196351Atotal:95
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6004551A Lemberg6080851A6801051A xw9001151A
4305651A6005251A Prince Palatine6091651A6801451A9001451A
4309951AB1 4-6-06093452D W6801651A9009851L
cl 2MT 2-6-06103251A Stembok6094952D W6802451A9038056A xw
4640850F W6103751A Jairou6097852A W6802551A9044551A
4647751A W6117651A6133851AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6803551ABR 9F 2-10-0
K1 2-6-06122451A6138251A6335351F6803751A9209952H
6200151L6130451A6337451F6804051AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6200351JBR 3MT 2-6-0V3 2-6-2T6339151C xw6804351A6900651A
6200751A7700051A6768251A6339551A6804451C W6902051A
6200851ABR 2MT 2-6-0L1 2-6-4T6342351A6804751AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6204151A7801151A6774256B W6342552H aw6804852H W6587252G aw
6204351A7801251A6775456F W6343152H xw6805051A0-6-0 diesels
6204451J7801451A6776656B WJ39 0-6-06805651C WD2080D2618
6204551A7801551A6777640E W6470452G W6805851C WD2231D3227
6204851A7801651J6777756B W6471956B W6806051AD2316D3228
6205951A7802451Acl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)6475656B W6807151AD2590D3677
6206251Acl 4P 2-6-4T (St)4019051A W6481252G WBR T2 dieselEE T4 diesel
6206451A4247751Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)D5162D399
4263951A4208551Axw - ex worksaw - awaiting worksW - loco withdrawn
Tuesday 24 September 196351Atotal:85
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6005151A Blink Bonny6088551A6800856B9001151A
4305651A6007551A St. Frusquin6091651A6801051A9001451A
4305751AA1 4-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)6801156B9007540B xw
4309951A6015455H Bon Accord aw6334151F6801451A9009851A
4310251AB1 4-6-06334751F6801651A9045636C xw
4312951A6103251A Stembok6339551A6802451AWD 2-10-0
cl 2MT 2-6-06103751A Jairou6340351F6802551A9075166B W
4640850F W6127650A xwV1 2-6-2T6340751F6803551A9075666B W
4647751A W6130451A6760767B W6342952F xw6803751A9075866B W
K1 2-6-06132151A6763551L W6343655H6804051A9076166B W
6200451AClan 4-6-26344351F6804351A9076266B W
6204151A7200166A Clan Cameron W6344651F6804651A9076766B W
6204351A7200266A Clan Campbell WJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6804751A9077066B W
6205951Acl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)V3 2-6-2T6892251A W6805952H9077166B W
6206451A4019051A W6765452A WJ72 0-6-0T (NER)BR T2 diesel9077266B W
BR 3MT 2-6-0cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)6768251A W6900651AD5173
7700051A4208551Acl 4P 2-6-4T (St)6902051A0-6-0 diesels
7700351Fcl 4P 2-6-4T (F)4247751AD2080D2243D2590D3228
4240551AD2067D2109D2308D2618D3229
Shed Codes36C Frodingham40B Immingham40E Colwick50A York50F Malton
51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51F West Auckland51J Northallerton51L Thornaby52A Gateshead
52D Tweedmouth52F N&S Blyth52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock55H Leeds Neville Hill56A Wakefield
56B Ardsley56F Low Moor66A Polmadie66B Motherwell67B Hurlford
Saturday 15 February 196451Atotal:65
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6003651A Colombo4125056C W6801051A9001151A
4305751AA1 4-6-2cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)6801151A9001451A
4309951A6014550A St. Mungo xw4208551A6801451A9030951A
4310251AV2 2-6-2cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)6801651A9034555D aw
4312951A6080851A6092356B xw4240551A6804351A9060456A W
K1 2-6-06080951A The Snapper …….4240756D W6804651A9063556A W
6200351A6096750A Wcl 4P 2-6-4T (St)6805051AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
6200451AJubilee 4-6-04247751A6806051A6334351A
6200851A4564655C Napier W4263951AJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6340751A
6204151Acl 2MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0Peak' diesel6902051A W6345451C
6204551A464199P aw6130451AD24J27 0-6-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesels
6204851ABR 4MT 2-6-06132151AEE T4 diesel6588952F WD2080D2591
6206451A750468K xwcl 4F 0-6-0D354cl 3F 0-6-0TD2304D2592
BR 3MT 2-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-04398755B WBR T2 diesels4758955C WD2319D2618
7700051A7309285C xw4406256A WD5158D5159D2590D3227
Shed Codes8K Bank Hall9P Lees, Oldham50A York51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool
52F N&S Blyth55B Stourton55C Farnley Junction55D Royston56A Wakefield56B Ardsley
56C Leeds Copley Hill56D Mirfield85C Gloucester B'wd
Sunday 6 September 196451A13.10 - 13.50total:66
K1 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
6200151A4305051A aw450398A aw6801051A9001151AD2108D2340
6200351A4305651Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)6801151A9001451AD2206D3227
6200451A4305751A4208551A6801451A9005656B xwD2231D3228
6200851A4310251Acl 4P 2-6-4T (F)6803751A9006156A xwD2307D3229
6204351A4312951A4240551A6804351A9009851AD2336
6204451A4314051A6804651A W9070450BBrush T4 diesels
6204551AA3 4-6-26804751ABR 9F 2-10-0D1520D1566
6206250A6003651A Colombo6805051A9214134EEE T3 diesel
V2 2-6-26004551A Lemberg6805151A WQ6 0-8-0 (NER)D6788
6080651AB1 4-6-06805451A W6336852K
6080851A6103056B Nyala xw6806051A6338351C WDep 8751A
6088451A6106250A W6132156B W6806251A6346052H Wxw - ex works
6088551A6108450A W6133062A awcl 4P 2-6-4T (St)J72 0-6-0T (NER)aw - awaiting works
6122950A W4247751A6902051A WW - loco withdrawn
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill34E New England50A York50B Hull Dairycoates51A Darlington
51C West Hartlepool52H Tyne Dock52K Consett56A Wakefield56B Ardsley62A Thornton Jct.
1965 April allocation (37)
cl 4MT 2-6-4TLMS3V2 2-6-2LNER3J27 0-6-0NER1
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS6B1 4-6-0LNER1J94 0-6-0STWD9
A1 4-6-2LNER1K1 2-6-0LNER10WD 2-8-0WD3
Saturday 13 March 196551Atotal:68
K1 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
6200151A4301551C aw6005264A Prince Palatine aw6801051A9001451A
6200351A4305051AA1 4-6-26801151A9008251C
6200755H xw4305651A6012451A Kennilworth6802351A9009450D xw
6200851A4305751AJubilee 4-6-06803751A9065656A W
6204151A4309951A4559755A Barbados W6804350A9069550B aw
6204250A xw4310251A456539D Barham6804751A9071056A W
6204351A4312951Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)6805351Acl 8F 2-8-0
6204451AV2 2-6-24219451A4247751A6806051A483865E aw
6204551A6088451A0-6-0 diesels6806251A484258C xw
6204851A6088551AD2067D2167D2304D2607Brush T4 diesels4854255A xw
6206451AEE T3 dieselD2069D2206D2308D2702D1522D1582487052F xw
J27 0-6-0 (NER)D6737D2078D2232D2336D3227BR T2 diesel487209H xw
6585950APeak' dieselD2099D2260D2340D3228D5160
D182xw - ex worksaw - awaiting worksW - loco withdrawn
Shed Codes2F Bescot5E Nuneaton8C Speke Junction9D Newton Heath9H Patricroft
50A York50B Hull Dairycoates50D Goole51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool55A Leeds Holbeck
55H Leeds Neville Hill56A Wakefield64A St. Margarets
Saturday 4 September 196551A16.40 - 17.00total:46
K1 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0A4 4-6-2WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
6200151A4305051A6001051A Dominion of Canada W9001151AD2078D2318
6200851A4305651AA1 4-6-29001451A awD2079D2588
6204351A W4305751A6012451A Kennilworth9005936C WD2080D3227
6204451A4309951A awV2 2-6-2B1 4-6-09030951AD2167D3229
6204551A4310251A aw6080651A6121652B aw9041256A WD2206D3380
6204851A4312851C W6088451A Wcl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)9069455G awD2232
6205951A4312951A6088551A W4208551AEE T3 dieselsBR T2 diesels
6206451A Wcl 5MT 4-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)4219451A WD6762D5157D5174
4528610A W6585950AD5162
Shed Codes10A Carnforth36C Frodingham50A York51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool
52B Heaton55G Huddersfield56A Wakefield
Darlington shed closed on 26th March 1966.

Revised and updated - September 2021.

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