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.

Friday 25 April 2014

Westhouses 1936 - 1966

View northward, towards Chesterfield on 13 June 1957, just south of Westhouses station a Class F freight is on the Up Slow, headed by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 44070.  On the right can be glimpsed the mineral line which served collieries towards South Normanton and Sutton-in-Ashfield.  Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Westhouses
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1890Sep 1935 - Aug 196318B
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Oct-66Sep 1963 - Oct 196616G
location: On the south side of the Blackwell East Junction, south of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBG - Beyer GarrettD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 11 October 193618B5.25pm - 5.35pmtotal:37
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
299435193235340836223848386538834089416295289577
299837253254344836793849386638904130417995299598
3227336136203774385038804014cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
337938573881763076318009
December 1945 - allocation (51)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland4cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland6
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland8cl 4F 0-6-0LMS5cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS1
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland1cl 8F 2-8-0LMS26
Sunday 28 July 194618Btotal:40
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
33718C379918A323518B413018B802415A811818B
41418Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)325418B419118B805718B821716A
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)299518B326618B424318B806018B835318B
386618B299618B333118B432118B808318B835818B
386718B304418B337918B451816B808919D862318B
388018B322718B350920Ccl 3F 0-6-0T810218B865018B
388218B2294416A358018B746618B811518B
2298217A358417A
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham17A Derby18A Toton18B Westhouses
18C Hasland19D Heaton Mersey20C Royston
Sunday 24 August 194718Btotal:39
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
299518B385018B404318A805618B831519A853518B
299618B386618B413018B806318B833318B854918B
304418B386718B418818B811518B834218B860418D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)396618B432118B811818B839118B862118B
323518B399218Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)812518B849418B862318B
326618B401418B382318A813618B849518BBG 2-6-6-2T
337918Bcl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)821218B853418B797718A
746618B965226A
Shed Codes18A Toton18B Westhouses18D Staveley B. Hill19A Sheffield 26A Newton Heath
Sunday 10 July 194918Btotal:41
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
293318B4323518B4385018B805718B4828018B4849518B
299518B326618B4386018B4808318B4830218B85228C
304418B331718B4386618B810218B4833118A862018B
cl 4F 0-6-04333118B386718B4811518B4833318B862318B
4413018B337918B388018B815218B4835818B867020D
4418818B358018B388218B4821218B839118B4872118B
4443018Bcl 3F 0-6-0T4399218BBG 2-6-6-2T
4452116B746618B4399818B4796718A
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction18A Toton18B Westhouses20D Normanton
September 1950 - allocation (61)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland8cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland10
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS8cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS1cl 8F 2-8-0LMS31
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3
Sunday 16 July 195018Btotal:48
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4325218D4385018B4413018B4805718B4818618B4862318B
325418B4386018B4417117B4806018B4833318B4865018B
4326618B4386618B4418818B4806318B4835318B4866118B
4333118B4388518B4419118B4811818B4835818B4872725C
337918B4396618B4420616C4813618B4838821Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4358018B4399218B4423916B4815218B4843018B5816618B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4399818B4443018B4818418B484352B299518B
746618B4401418B4460518B4818518B4849418B5819618B
cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)BG 2-6-6-2T
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17B Burton-on-Trent4959426D4799118A
18A Toton18B Westhouses18D Staveley B. Hill21A Saltley25C Goole26D Bury
Sunday 20 April 195218Btotal:39
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4325418B4386018B4411818B4803718B4821218B4849418B
4333118B4386618B4413018B4805618B4833318B4849518B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4386718B4418818B4806018B4835318B4853016C
4746618B4388018B4419118B4807917A4843018B4862018B
4388518B4443018B4811518B4844418Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4396618B4448218B4812518Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)5816818B
4399818B4459818B4816418B5213516A5819618B
4401418B4460518B482089F
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby18B Westhouses
Sunday 4 July 195418Btotal:43
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4323518B4385618B4396618B4413018B4805618B4833318B
4325318B4386018B4397514B4417318B4805718B4843018B
4358018B4386618B4399818B4422918B4806018B4849418B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4386718B4400618B4428418B4806318B4849518B
4746618B4388018B4401418B4428518B4811518B4862018B
4388518B4432118B4811818B4862318B
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4443018B4812518B4867711E
5816618B4448218B4821218BWD 2-8-0
5816818B4460518B4828018B9061725A
Shed Codes11E Lancaster14B Kentish Town18B Westhouses25A Wakefield
Sunday 14 August 195518Btotal:44
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4325318B4385018B4388518B4411818B4805618B4835318B
4326618B4385618B4396618B4413018B4805718B4840418B
4333118B4386018B4399818B4417318B4806318B4843018B
4358018B4386618B4401418B4418818B4811818B4844418B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4386718B4401816A4419118B4812518B4849418B
4746618B4388018Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4423521A4813918B4849518B
5816618B S4432118B4821218B4862318B
S - stored5816818B S4443018B4828018B4866118B
4460518B4832418A
Shed Codes16A Nottingham18A Toton18B Westhouses21A Saltley
Sunday 13 May 195618Btotal:38
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4385618B4411818B4443018B4802619C4813918B4865018B
4386018B4415018B4448218B4803718B481909F4866118B
4386618B4417318B4459818B4805718B4821218B486769F
4388018B4419118B4460518B4806018B4828018Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4399418A4423318Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4806318B4835318B5816618B
4401418B4428418B4319318B4811518B4849518Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
4428518B4358018B4811818B4862318B4746618B
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey18A Toton18B Westhouses19C Canklow
Sunday 23 June 195718B10.10am - 10.25amtotal:38
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4319318B4385018B4413018B4428518B4805718B4865018B
4323518B4386018B4413116A4428918A4806018B4866455D
4325318B4394118A4415018B4432118B4811218B4867318A
4358018B4396618B4417318B4443018B4813918BBR 9F 2-10-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T4399818B4421718C4446227E4820418A9211518B
4746618Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4422918B4448218B4833318B9211718B
BG 2-6-6-2T4382518B4423318B4459818B4854318A9211818B
4798218A9211918B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham18A Toton18C Hasland27E Walton-on-the Hill55D Royston
Sunday 8 June 195818Btotal:37
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4386018B4411818B4443018B4805718B4863818B9211318B
4386618B4413018B4459818B4806018B4866118B9211518B
4388018B4415018Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4820418Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)9211618B
4391716A4417318B4323518B4835121A4382518B9211718B
4396618B4419118B4325318B4849418Bcl 3F 0-6-0T9212018B
4399818B4423318B4326618B4849518B4746618B9215018B
4428518B4358018B4854318A9216118B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham18A Toton18B Westhouses21A Saltley
March 1959 - allocation (33)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland2cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)Midland1
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland3cl 4F 0-6-0LMS12cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS1
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS89F 2-10-0BR6
Sunday 30 August 195918Btotal:31
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4411818B4428518B4805718B4865018B9015218B9211318B
4412385E4428918B4806018B4866118B9017618B9211518B
4413018B4432118B4811218Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9056318B9211718B
4417718B4443018B4812718B4385018B9070118B9211818B
4422918Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4833318B4396618Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4423318B4326618B4835318B4382518B4746618B
Shed Codes18B Westhouses85E Gloucester LMSWDs were ex Western Region
Sunday 25 September 196018Btotal:33
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4326618B4417318B W4438718B4805315D9001018B9210018B
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4424418C4443018B W4811218B9015218B9211518B
4382518B4428518B W4459818B4812718B9021418B9211618B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4428918Bcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4814441B9028418B9211718B
4385018B4429055D4725018B4816318A9071618B9215618A
4396618B W4436218Bcl 3F 0-6-0T4835318Bcl 5MT 4-6-0
4746618B4835515B4528021A
Shed Codes15B Kettering15D Coalville18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland
21A Satley41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe55D Royston
Sunday 14 May 196118Btotal:30
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4326618B W4414321A4424418C4803318B9001018B9210018B
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4415418B4428918B4811218B9004618B9211418A
4382518B4417718B4432118B4819941Ecl 3F 0-6-0T (J)9211518B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4419118B4436218B4865016A4725018B9211618B
4385018B4422918B4438718B4875018Bcl 3F 0-6-0T9213118B
4386941E4423318B4459818B4746618B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland
21A Saltley41E Staveley B. Hill
Sunday 27 May 196218Btotal:33
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4411818B4438718B4803318B9001018B9023818B9210018B
4417718B4451841E4869417B9004618B9025118B9210418B
4419118B4459818B4875018B9015218B9028418B9211518B
4422918Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T9017618B9067856D9213118B
4424418C4385018B4725018B9021418B9071618B9215915A
4432717C4391718B4746618Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
4763818B427619G
Shed Codes9G Gorton15A Wellingborough17B Burton-on-Trent17C Rowsley
18B Westhouses18C Hasland41E Staveley B. Hill56D Mirfield
Sunday 5 May 196318Btotal:20
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4391718B4413018B4436218B483279F9029126A9204917C
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4417818A4438718B4835318B9205818B
4725018B4419118B4459818B4849418A9211518B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4422918B4862018B9213118B
4763818B4862518B
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey17C Rowsley18A Toton18B Westhouses26A Newton Heath
Sunday 7 June 196416G4am - 4.15amtotal:27
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4404916G4423316G4725016G4819516G4862016G9211516G
4413016G4432116G Wcl 3F 0-6-0T4819616G4862116E9215316G
4417816G4436216G4744216G4820416G4862516GPeak T4 diesel
4419116Gcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-04831716E4868116AD83
4422916G4385016G452298L4838416G487408E
4391716G4850716G
Shed Codes8E Northwich8L Aintree16A Toton16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield16G Westhouses
April 1965 allocation (41)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland2cl 4F 0-6-0LMS9
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS4cl 8F 2-8-0LMS25BR 9F 2-10-0BR1
Saturday 19 June 196516G9.10pm - 9.30pmtotal:45
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4411316G4435516G4723116G4811216G4825816G4866116G
4411816G W4442016Gcl 3F 0-6-0T4814316G4828616G4867115A
4420316G4445855E4744216G W4817716G4832416G4875016G
4421816G4452816G W4761116G4818515A4838416G4876316G
4424316Gcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)WD 2-8-04819516G4839316GBR 9F 2-10-0
4427816G4386516G W9040956A4819616GBrush T4 diesels9203116G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4399116G W9051636C4819716GD1621D18129211316G
429248Hcl 4MT 2-6-0BR T2 dieselPeak T4 dieselD1626D1832921208H
4309241E WD5257D146D1630W - withdrawn
Shed Codes8H Birkenhead15A Wellingborough16G Westhouses36C Frodingham
41E Staveley B. Hill55E Normanton56A Wakefield
Sunday 20 February 196616Gtotal:32
cl 4F 0-6-0 cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0Peak T4 diesels
4411316G4723116G4812716G4837616G4863816GD114D154
4420316Gcl 3F 0-6-0T4814316G4843216G4864416GD144
4421816G4753516G4814916G485485D4867816GBrush T4 diesels
4427816G4762916G4817716G4860016GBR T2 dieselsD1817D1828
cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 9F 2-10-04819516G4861916GD5262D7506D1819
451509E920488H4827216G4862016G
Shed Codes5D Stoke-on-Trent8H Birkenhead9E Trafford Park16G Westhouses
Sunday 18 September 196616Gtotal:32
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Peak T4 diesel
4304355E4807316G4821416G4853816G9046555ED131
cl 5MT 4-6-04808316G4825416G4860016GBR 9F 2-10-0Brush T4 diesels
446845B4812716G4828616G4860616G920828HD1804D1828
cl 3F 0-6-0T4813716G4833216G4862016G0-6-0 dieselsBR T2 diesels
4753416G4817716G4836116G4866216G1205212098D5197D7510
4762916G4819616G4837016G12063EE T1 diesel
Shed Codes5B Crewe South8H Birkenhead16G Westhouses55E NormantonD8152
Westhouses closed to steam on 3rd October, 1966. It remained a diesel depot until January 1987.
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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