Gateshead Works 1954 - 1958

Gateshead Works

Gateshead Works was built for the Stockton & Darlington Railway between 1862 and 1863, but within a few months

had been taken over by the North Eastern Railway, which made it the headquarters of its Locomotive Department.

At first Gateshead operated as the NER's main works, producing twice as many locomotives as the nearby

Darlington Works. In 1908, however, Darlington produced its first large passenger engines and two years later

new building ceased at Gateshead, where new development was restricted by railway tracks and the River Tyne.

Gateshead Works, which from 1910 onwards concentrated on heavy maintenance, was closed in 1959.

Sunday 25 April 1954				erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		A4 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J71 0-6-0T (NER)
67251	54A	60018	52A Sparrow Hawk			60807	52A	63375	51D	68240	50A
67253	53B	A3 4-6-2				N10 0-6-2T (NER)		63398	52C	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
67282	53B	60070	52A Gladiateur			69091	52A	63441	52C	68734	51C
K1 2-6-0		60077	52B The White Knight			69100	52A	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
62043	51E	A1 4-6-2				69104	53A	65760	51B	68051	50A
B1 4-6-0		60150	52A Willbrook			J39 0-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)
61322	52D					64939	54A	65802	52E
Tuesday 20 July 1954				erecting shop and yard
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		A3 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J71 0-6-0T (NER)
67270	52C	60038	52A Firdaussi			60886	52B	63354	54C	68392	50D
67273	53B	A1 4-6-2				60949	52A	63371	51B	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
67304	52C	60115	52A Meg Merrilies			K3 2-6-0		63415	51C	68673	53C
N10 0-6-2T (NER)		A2 4-6-2				61988	64A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		68744	52A
69099	53A	60521	52A Watling Street			J26 0-6-0 (NER)		65825	52E	Y3 0-4-0T
69107	53A	B1 4-6-0				65736	51B	65833	54A	68183	53A
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		61002	50A Impala			65774	51B	65856	54A	J94 0-6-0ST
69853	54A	61397	64A					65861	50C	68080	40B
Sunday 26 June 1955				erecting shop and yard
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		A3 4-6-2				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
42094	52A	60076	52A Galopin			63384	54C	65803	51C	68689	51D
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		B1 4-6-0				63423	50C	65807	52E	68692	51F
69863	54A	61238	52A Leslie Runciman			63465	54B	65852	52E	WD 2-8-0
L1 2-6-4T		V2 2-6-2		J39 0-6-0		J94 0-6-0ST		65854	54A	90108	36A
67764	53B	60932	52D	64727	68E	68027	51A	J71 0-6-0T (NER)		90445	54B
K1 2-6-0		K3 2-6-0		64870	50B	68074	40B	68314	52A	90611	54B
62006	52C	61818	52B	64892	62B
Sunday 18 September 1955				erecting shop and yard
V3 2-6-2T		A3 4-6-2				D49 4-4-0				WD 2-8-0
67668	64A	60038	52A Firdaussi			62706	64B Forfarshire			90045	54B
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		A1 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		K1 2-6-0		90272	53A
69868	51F	60147	52A North Eastern			60868	52A	62023	52C	90309	54B
69887	54A	A2 4-6-2				60940	52A	J39 0-6-0		J25 0-6-0 (NER)
K2 2-6-0		60511	52B Airborne			60944	52B	64842	52C	65727	52F
61780	38A	60518	52A Tehran			60964	52A	64851	54C	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
Shed Codes										63404	54D
36A Doncaster		38A Colwick		40B Immingham		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill		50C Selby
50D Starbeck		51A Darlington		51B Newport (Yorks)		51C West Hartlepool		51D Middlesborough		51E Stockton-on-Tees
51F West Auckland		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main
52F N&S Blyth		53A Hull Dairycoates		53B Hull Botanic Grds		54A Sunderland		54C Borough Gardens		54D Consett
62B Dundee Tay Brd.		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		68E Carlisle Canal
Friday 30 March 1956				erecting shop and yard
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		A2 4-6-2				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
42093	52A	60518	52A Tehran			63427	54D	65783	52F	68674	52A
D20 4-4-0 (NER)		V2 2-6-2		B16 4-6-0		63473	54B	65796	52E	68718	53A
62349	50C W	60941	50A	61410	52B	J94 0-6-0ST		65841	54A	68723	52A
K3 2-6-0		60946	50A	61447	52B	68032	50A	65880	52F	68744	52A
61992	64A	60949	52A	J39 0-6-0		68060	51B	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		J71 0-6-0T (NER)
K1 2-6-0				64924	52D	68073	40B	65759	51B	68254	51F
62026	52C									68283	52A
Saturday 29 September 1956				erecting shop and yard
A4 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
60005	52A Sir Charles Newton			61022	52A Sassaby			63349	51D aw	68047	51A
A1 4-6-2				61100	52A			63366	54C	68058	54A
60143	52A Sir Walter Scott			61238	52A Leslie Runciman			63443	51G xw	68071	40B xw
D49 4-4-0				V2 2-6-2		N10 0-6-2T (NER)		J25 0-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
62744	62B The Holderness			60806	52B	69096	53A xw	65727	52F	68677	50A
B16 4-6-0		BR 3MT 2-6-0		60807	52A	A8 4-6-2T (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		68697	54C
61470	50B	77003	51F			69850	54A	65870	52F	68711	51C xw
aw - awaiting works			xw - ex works			69863	54A aw			69026	52C
Friday 1 March 1957				erecting shop and yard
V3 2-6-2T		A4 4-6-2				J27 0-6-0 (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
67687	52C	60001	52A Sir Ronald Matthews			65811	52F xw	63341	51G xw	68026	40B
67689	52A	A3 4-6-2				65839	52E aw	63379	54B	68052	51A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		60069	52B Sceptre			65893	54A	63387	54B	68056	51C
46408	53E aw	A1 4-6-2				J25 0-6-0 (NER)		J39 0-6-0		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
46464	62B xw	60129	52A Guy Mannering			65666	54B aw	64856	52B	68701	20D
46481	51F	60135	52A Madge Wildfire			J26 0-6-0 (NER)		64921	54C aw	68738	52B
J21 0-6-0 (NER)		V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		65735	51F xw	BR 9F 2-10-0		68746	53C xw
65078	52D W	60952	52B	61283	38A			92066	54B
Saturday 19 October 1957				erecting shop and yard
K3 2-6-0		A4 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
61901	52D aw	60002	52A Sir Murrough Wilson			60801	52D	63362	54B	68018	40B
K1 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				60882	64A aw	63398	52F	68038	52C
62010	52C	60072	52B Sunstar			J26 0-6-0 (NER)		63399	52C	68051	51C
62022	52C aw	60080	52B Dick Turpin			65743	51B xw	63401	51D	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
62024	52C	A2 4-6-2				65760	51B xw	63403	52F aw	68703	51C xw
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		60538	52A Velocity			J27 0-6-0 (NER)				68729	50A
69883	54A	B1 4-6-0				65799	52E			68736	50D
69893	54A	61022	52A Sassaby			65800	52F			69017	54C
Sunday 23 February 1958				erecting shop and yard
cl 2MT 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
46469	30E	60058	52A Blair Atholl			63347	51G xw	65833	54A	68019	54D
K1 2-6-0		A1 4-6-2				63360	51B xw	65837	52E	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
62024	52C	60126	52B Sir Vincent Raven			63372	54D xw	65846	51C aw	68721	51D
BR 3MT 2-6-0		60137	52A Redgauntlet			63390	52C	J39 0-6-0		68737	54C xw
77011	52C aw	60145	52A Saint Mungo			63428	51B	64703	52B	69007	54A
L1 2-6-4T		V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		J25 0-6-0 (NER)		64710	54C aw	O1 2-8-0 (GCR)
67745	34D	60926	52D	61251	34D aw	65706	52F			63856	54B aw
Wednesday 20 August 1958				erecting shop and yard
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		D49 4-4-0				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST
69859	54A	62747	50A The Percy			63441	52C	65785	54C	68078	40B
69872	54A	K1 2-6-0		K3 2-6-0		63454	51C	65828	52F	J71 0-6-0T (NER)
69875	54A	62007	51A	61985	52D	63469	54B	O1 2-8-0 (GCR)		68309	52A
V2 2-6-2		62030	52C	61987	52B	B1 4-6-0		63856	54B	68314	52A
60953	64A					61333	64B
Saturday 11 October 1958				erecting shop and yard
L1 2-6-4T		A3 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)
67772	34B	60076	52A Galopin			60801	52D	63363	52C	65787	51G
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		A1 4-6-2				60910	52B	63364	51L	65807	52E
69883	54A	60155	52A Borderer			60926	52D	63400	54C	65842	52E
K3 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0				J94 0-6-0ST		63469	54B	65844	50F
61931	64A	61019	52C Nilghai			68008	51A	J71 0-6-0T (NER)		65877	52B
		61022	52A Sassaby					68272	52A
Shed Codes		20D Normanton		30E Colchester		34B Hornsey		34D Hitchin		38A Colwick
40B Immingham		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill		50C Selby		50D Starbeck		50F Malton
51A Darlington		51B Newport (Yorks)		51C West Hartlepool		51D Middlesborough		51G Haverton Hill		51L Thornaby
52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main		52F N&S Blyth
53A Hull Dairycoates		53C Hull Springhead		53E Goole		54A Sunderland		54B Tyne Dock		54C Borough Gardens
54D Consett		62B Dundee Tay Brd.		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket

Revised and updated - September 2021.