Consett 1949 - 1964

The ubiquitous Q6 0-8-0s were the backbone of Consett's allocation.

Consett
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1875	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		CON
type:	A brick-built 1TS through-shed and a 1TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-65	Feb 1950 - Sep 1958		54D
location:	At Consett Junction, in the fork of the lines.								Oct 1958 - May 1965		52K
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			LNER - London & North Eastern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department			EE - English Electric
Friday 6 May 1949					CON					total:	9
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						N8 0-6-2T (NER)		N9 0-6-2T (NER)
63350	BOR	3357	CON	63377	BOR	9395	CON	9411	CON
E3353	BLA	63361	CON	63402	BOR			9414	CON
Shed Codes		BLA Blaydon		BOR Borough Gardens		CON Consett
Allocation - August 1950 (13)				Q6 0-8-0		NER	11	N8 0-6-2T		NER	2
Saturday 25 March 1950					54D					total:	9
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						N8 0-6-2T (NER)		N9 0-6-2T (NER)
63346	54D	63361	54D	63379	54B	69394	54D	E9429	54B
3359	54D	63376	54D	E3404	54D	69395	54D
Shed Codes		54B Tyne Dock		54D Consett
Sunday 30 September 1951					54D					total:	12
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						J39 0-6-0		J94 0-6-0ST		N8 0-6-2T (NER)
63372	54D	63427	54D	63439	54D	64921	54C	68019	54D	69394	54D
63404	54D	63433	54D	63455	54D			WD 2-8-0		69395	54D
63418	54D							90430	54B
Shed Codes		54B Tyne Dock		54C Borough Gardens		54D Consett
Sunday 10 August 1952					54D					total:	6
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						N8 0-6-2T (NER)
63361	54D	63372	54D	63455	54D	69394	54D
63365	54D	63404	54D
Sunday 1 March 1953					54D					total:	10
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						J39 0-6-0		J94 0-6-0ST		N8 0-6-2T (NER)
63352	54B	63418	54D	63433	54D	64710	54C	68019	54D	69390	54D
63354	54C	63427	54D	63455	54D
63372	54D
Sunday 25 April 1954					54D					total:	13
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)								WD 2-8-0
63346	54D	63372	54D	63418	54D	63439	54D	90045	54D
63357	54D	63379	54B	63427	54D	63455	54D	90054	54D
63361	54D	63404	54D	63433	54D
						O1 2-8-0 (GNR)				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
passing the shed on a iron ore hopper train were:						63760	54B	banked by:		63474	54B
Shed Codes		54B Tyne Dock		54D Consett
Sunday 10 June 1956					54D					total:	15
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)								J94 0-6-0ST		T1 4-8-0T (NER)
63346	54D	63361	54D	63379	54D	63427	54D	68019	54D	69917	54D
63352	54B	63365	54D	63404	54D	63433	54D
63357	54D	63372	54D	63418	54D	63455	54D
63359	54D					Shed Codes		54B Tyne Dock		54D Consett
April 1959 - allocation (14)				Q6 0-8-0		NER	13	J94 0-6-0ST		WD	1
Sunday 5 July 1959					52K					total:	13
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)								Q7 0-8-0 (NER)
63345	52K	63359	52K	63404	52K	63427	52K	63465	52H
63346	52K	63372	52K	63406	52K	63433	52K
63357	52K	63379	52K	63418	52K	63455	52K
Shed Codes		52H Tyne Dock		52K Consett
Wednesday 3 August 1960					52K					total:	18
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)										0-6-0 diesel
63342	52K	63357	52K	63387	52K	63427	52K	63448	52K	D3673
63345	52K	63359	52K	63406	52K	63437	52K	63455	52K
63346	52K	63365	52K	63418	52K	63439	52K	63456	52K
63354	52K	63379	52K
Sunday 9th July 1961					52K					total:	16
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)								B1 4-6-0
63342	52K	63359	52K	63406	52K	63439	52K	61016	52A Inyala
63345	52K	63365	52K	63418	52K	Q7 0-8-0 (NER)				0-6-0 diesel
63354	52K	63379	52K	63427	52K	63461	52H			D3942
63357	52K	63404	52K	63433	52K
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52K Consett		52H Tyne Dock
Saturday 24 March 1962					52K					total:	16
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
63342	52K	63357	52K	63368	52K	63406	52K	63433	52K	63448	52K
63345	52K	63359	52K	63379	52K	63418	52K	63439	52K	63455	52K
63346	52K	63365	52K	63404	52K	63427	52K
Sunday 26 August 1962					52K					total:	16
K1 2-6-0				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						0-6-0 diesel
62002	52K	62027	52K	63346	52K	63368	52K	63427	52K	D3321
62022	52K	62050	52K	63354	52K	63379	52K	63439	52K
62023	52K	62060	52K	63359	52K	63406	52K	63455	52K
Sunday 11 August 1963					52K					total:	10
K1 2-6-0		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						EE T3 diesel		0-6-0 diesel
62027	52K	63346	52K	63433	52K	63448	52K	D6790		D3242
62050	52K	63379	52K	63439	52K	63455	52K
Saturday 15 August 1964					52K					total:	13
K1 2-6-0		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)						EE T3 diesel		0-6-0 diesel
62027	52K	63346	52K	63379	52K	63395	52K	D6793	D6794	D3678	D3679
62050	52K	63357	52K	63394	52K	63427	52K
		63368	52K
April 1965 - allocation (8)				Q6 0-8-0		NER	7	K1 2-6-0		LNER	1
Consett shed closed on the 24th May 1965.

Updated and revised - September 2021.