Percy Main 1937 - 1965

Percy Main was unusual in that, for most of this period, it only had J27 0-6-0s on its books.  Here 65894, rests in York shed yard. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Percy Main
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1855	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		PMN
type:	A stone-built 2TS, a brick-built 3TS and a stone-built 3TS.						closed:	Feb-66	Feb 1950 - Feb 1966		52E
location:	South of the point where the Blyth & Tyne colliery line runs under the main line.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 20 June 1937						Sunday 30 July 1939
PMN				total:	17	PMN				total:	15
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)
384		880	1017	1027	1065	2247		839	1017	1040	1222
J25 0-6-0 (NER)		1006	1018	1034	1230			880	1022	1065	1230
2032	2138	1012	1022	1040	1256			1012	1023	1066	1256
		1016	1023					1016	1034
Sunday 1 August 1948					PMN					total:	20
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
5784	PMN	5796	PMN	5814	PMN	5822	PMN	65831	PMN	5839	PMN
65791	PMN	5802	PMN	65815	PMN	65825	PMN	5837	PMN	5852	PMN
65792	PMN	5812	PMN	5821	PMN	5826	PMN	5838	PMN	5858	PMN
65794	HTN	5813	PMN			Shed Codes		HTN Heaton		PMN Percy Main
Sun 21 Aug 1949					PMN					total:	22
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
65780	PMN	65795	PMN	65809	PMN	65821	PMN	65831	PMN	65839	PMN
65784	PMN	5796	PMN	65812	PMN	65822	PMN	5837	PMN	65852	PMN
65792	PMN	65802	PMN	65813	PMN	65825	PMN	65838	PMN	65858	PMN
65794	PMN	65806	PMN	65814	PMN	65826	PMN
August 1950 allocation (24)				J27 0-6-0		NER	24
Sunday 30 September 1951					52E					total:	22
D20 4-4-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)
62380	52D S	65780	52E	65796	52E	65812	52E	65821	52E	65838	52E
S - stored		65784	52E	65802	52E	65813	52E	65825	52E	65839	52E
J77 0-6-0T (NER)		65791	52E	65806	52E	65814	52E	65826	52E	65852	52E
68440	52E	65795	52E	65809	52E	65815	52E	65831	52E	65858	52E
Shed Codes		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main
Sunday 10 August 1952					52E					total:	23
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
65780	52E	65796	52E	65807	52E	65815	52E	65837	52E	65852	52E
65784	52E	65799	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65838	52E	65858	52E
65791	52E	65802	52E	65812	52E	65826	52E	65839	52E	65873	52B
65795	52E	65806	52E	65814	52E	65831	52E	65842	52E
Shed Codes		52B Heaton		52E Percy Main
Sunday 25 April 1954					52E					total:	22
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
65780	52E	65796	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65837	52E	65858	52E
65784	52E	65799	52E	65812	52E	65825	52E	65839	52E	D20 4-4-0 (NER)
65791	52E	65806	52E	65813	52E	65826	52E	65842	52E	62352	52D S
65795	52E	65807	52E	65814	52E	65831	52E	65852	52E	S - stored
Shed Codes		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main
Sunday 10 June 1956					52E					total:	23
J27 0-6-0 (NER)
65780	52E	65796	52E	65807	52E	65814	52E	65837	52E	65858	52E
65784	52E	65799	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65839	52E	0-6-0 diesels
65791	52E	65802	52E	65812	52E	65825	52E	65842	52E	13243	13244
65795	52E	65806	52E	65813	52E	65831	52E	65852	52E
Sunday 14 July 1957					52E					total:	23
J27 0-6-0 (NER)										0-6-0 diesels
65780	52E	65796	52E	65807	52E	65814	52E	65837	52E	11217	13316
65784	52E	65799	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65839	52E	13243
65791	52E	65802	52E	65812	52E	65826	52E	65852	52E
65795	52E	65806	52E	65813	52E	65831	52E	65858	52E
Saturday 11 October 1958					52E					total:	24
J27 0-6-0 (NER)										0-6-0 diesels
65780	52E	65796	52E	65812	52E	65825	52E	65839	52E	11217	13244
65784	52E	65799	52E	65813	52E	65826	52E	65852	52E	11218	D3673
65791	52E	65802	52E	65814	52E	65831	52E	65858	52E	13242
65795	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65837	52E
April 1959 allocation (21)				J27 0-6-0		NER	21
Saturday 4 July 1959					52E					total:	25
J27 0-6-0 (NER)								0-6-0 diesels
65784	52E	65809	52E	65825	52E	65852	52E	D2047	D2058	D2249
65791	52E	65812	52E	65837	52E	65858	52E	D2050	D2059	D3241
65802	52E	65814	52E	65839	52E			D2056	D2060	D3674
65807	52E	65821	52E	65842	52E			D2057	D2061
Sunday 10 January 1960					52E					total:	22
J27 0-6-0 (NER)								0-6-0 diesels
65795	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65839	52E	D2044	D3241
65796	52E	65812	52E	65825	52E	65842	52E	D2056	D3242
65802	52E	65813	52E	65831	52E	65852	52E	D2058	D3674
65807	52E	65814	52E	65837	52E	65858	52E
Sunday 9 July 1961					52E					total:	22
J27 0-6-0 (NER)								0-6-0 diesels
65791	52E	65807	52E	65814	52E	65842	52E	D2047	D3321
65795	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65850	52E	D2321	D3673
65796	52E	65812	52E	65837	52E	65852	52E	D2322	D3943
65802	52E	65813	52E	65839	52E	65858	52E
Sunday 25 March 1962					52E					total:	23
J27 0-6-0 (NER)										0-6-0 diesels
65791	52E	65809	52E	65821	52E	65842	52E	65858	52E	D2047	D2334
65795	52E	65812	52E	65825	52E	65850	52E	65877	52E	D2166	D3317
65802	52E	65813	52E	65831	52E	65852	52E			D2247	D3673
65807	52E	65814	52E	65837	52E
Sunday 11 August 1963					52E					total:	21
J27 0-6-0 (NER)								Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		0-6-0 diesels
65790	52E	65802	52E	65821	52E	65860	52E	63394	52E	D2047	D2326
65791	52E	65805	52E	65825	52E	65869	52E			D2049	D2327
65795	52E	65812	52E	65842	52E					D2166	D3322
65796	52E	65813	52E	65858	52E
Saturday 5 September 1964					52E		9am			total:	15
J27 0-6-0 (NER)						0-6-0 diesels
65790	52E	65796	52E	65812	52E	D2045	D2105
65791	52E	65802	52E	65825	52E	D2048	D2326
65795	52E	65809	52E	65842	52E	D2093	D3324
				Saturday 4 September 1965
				52E		total:	7
				0-6-0 diesels
				D2055	D2166	D2335	D3678
				D2106	D2329	D3316
Percy Main shed closed on 27th February, 1966

Updated and revised - September 2021.