Leicester Great Central & Great Northern

Leicester Great Central
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway							opened:	1897	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		LEI
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jul-64	Feb 1950 - Jan 1958		38C
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Leicester Central station.								Feb 1958 - Aug 1963		15E
									Sep 1963 - Jul 1964		15D
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		H - Hughes		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways
GNR - Great Northern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway			WD - War Department
Thursday 14 June 1936					LEI		2.10pm - 2.30pm			total:	23
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		B17 4-6-0				B3 4-6-0 (GCR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5926	5927	5203	5284	2848	Arsenal			6165	Valour	6216	6307
C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		J39 0-6-0		2849	Sheffield United			B5 4-6-0 (GCR)
5194	5363	2710	2975	2853	Huddersfield Town			6067
5262	6086			2855	Middlesborough			B7 4-6-0 (GCR)
5265	6090			2856	Leeds United			5036	5472
Sunday 19 February 1939					LEI					total:	25
D10 4-4-0 (GCR)		C1 4-4-2 (GNR)		C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		B17 4-6-0				B3 4-6-0 (GCR)
5429		3278		5260	6086	2851	Derby County			6165	Valour
D11 4-4-0 (GCR)		C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		5262	6090	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		J39 0-6-0		B7 4-6-0 (GCR)
5505	Ypres	4513		5263	6092	5224	5234	2971	2976	5073
		K3 2-6-0		5264	6093	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		2975
		2458	3816	5265		3213	3221
Saturday 27 October 1945					LEI					total:	18
D10 4-4-0 (GCR)		C1 4-4-2 (GNR)		C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		B16 4-6-0 (GNR)		B18 4-6-0 (GCR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
5433		4402		5262	6085	929	B16	5196		6255	6366
J39 0-6-0		C5 4-4-2 (GCR)		5265	6092	B8 4-6-0 (GCR)		J2 0-6-0 (GNR)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
1929		5362				5442	5445	3077	3078	7328
Sunday 20 July 1947					LEI					total:	30
B1 4-6-0			D11 4-4-0 (GCR)			J69 0-6-0T (GER)		WD 2-8-0
1028	NEA Umseke		2667	IMM Somme		8491	LEI	3079	ANN	77057	WFD
1122	LEI	K3 2-6-0		J1 0-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		3080	WFD	77453	MEX
1123	LEI	1824	CLK	5009	LEI	4365	ANN	3109		78525	CLK
1128	LEI	1975	ANN	J2 0-6-0 (GNR)		4387	SHF	3178	CLK	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
1192	LEI	C4 4-4-2 (GCR)		5021	LEI	J5 0-6-0 (GNR)		77055		3694	ANN
B16 4-6-0		2907	IMM	5022	LEI	5494	CLK	J39 0-6-0
1463	YK	2910	LIN	N2 0-6-2T				4725	SHF
		2915	LIN	9561	NEA
Shed Codes		ANN Annesley		CLK Colwick		IMM Immingham		LEI Leicester GC		LIN Lincoln
		MEX Mexborough		NEA Neasden		SHF Sheffield Darnall		WFD Woodford Halse		YK York
Sunday 8 August 1948					LEI					total:	24
B1 4-6-0						B17 4-6-0				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
1063	WFD	61169	NEA	61192	LEI	1669	ANN Barnsley			63681	ANN
61086	LEI	1185	LEI	1209	ANN	J39 0-6-0		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		3716	ANN
1109	NEA	1186	LEI	1298	LEI	64755	GOR	68491	LEI	63799	ANN
1110	LEI	1187	LEI	1299	LEI	J2 0-6-0 (GNR)		WD 2-8-0		3841	ANN
1153	SHF	1188	LEI			5015	LEI	63188	WFD	3858	ANN
Shed Codes		ANN Annesley		GOR Gorton		LEI Leicester GC		NEA Neasden
		SHF Sheffield Darnall		WFD Woodford Halse
Saturday 1 July 1950					38C					total:	20
A3 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
60049	38C Galtee More			61088	38C	61186	38C	4838	38E	63795	38B
60107	38C Royal Lancer			61106	38C	61187	38C	J2 0-6-0 (GNR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
60111	34E Enterprise			61108	38C	61299	38C	5015	38C	63847	36C
B17 4-6-0				61141	38C	61326	39A	5021	38C	63853	38B
61652	38A Darlington					J5 0-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
						65495	38C	4361	38B
Shed Codes		34E Neasden		36C Frodingham		38A Colwick		38B Annesley		38C Leicester GC
		38E Woodford Halse		39A Gorton
Allocation - August 1950 (23)				A3 4-6-2		LNER	8	B1 4-6-0		LNER	11
J2 0-6-0		GNR	2	J5 0-6-0		GNR	1	J50 0-6-0T		GNR	1
Sunday 2 May 1954					38C					total:	24
A3 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0				V2 2-6-2		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
60044	38C Melton			61028	34E Umseke			60820	38C	63655	36C
60052	38C Prince Palatine			61088	38C	61223	39A	60863	38C	J5 0-6-0 (GNR)
60054	38C Prince of Wales			61092	38C	61369	38C	60871	38E	65485	38C
60059	38C Tracery			61141	38C	61380	38C	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		65495	38C
60104	38C Solario			61185	38C	61381	38C	61738	38A	N5 0-6-2T (GCR)
60107	38C Royal Lancer			61187	38C					69360	38A
Shed Codes		34E Neasden		36C Frodingham		38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC		38E Woodford Halse
		39A Gorton
Saturday 30 April 1955					38C					total:	15
A3 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0				V2 2-6-2		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
60052	38C Prince Palatine			61088	38C	61369	38C	60878	38C	64375	38C
60102	38C Sir Frederick Banbury			61106	38A	61380	38C	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		64438	38C
60104	38C Solario			61299	38C	61381	38C	68839	38C
60111	38C Enterprise			61316	39B
Shed Codes		38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC		39B Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 25 November 1956					38C					total:	20
A3 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0						K2 2-6-0 (GNR)
60039	38C Sandwich			61008	38C Kudu			61369	38C	61760	39B
60049	38C Galtee More			61063	38C	61206	34E	61380	38C	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
60059	38C Tracery			61138	39B	61299	38C	V2 2-6-2		64375	38C
60106	38C Flying Fox			61160	38A	61315	39B	60863	38C	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
60107	38C Royal Lancer			61186	38A	61367	38A			68839	38C
Shed Codes		34E Neasden		38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC		39B Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 18 August 1957					38C					total:	16
A3 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0				V2 2-6-2		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
60102	38C Sir Frederick Banbury			61009	39B Hartebeeste			60831	38E	63789	38B
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		K3 2-6-0		61077	34E	61273	51A	60878	38C	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
61753	38A	61804	38E	61177	38A	61376	38C	60879	38C	64364	38C
				61209	38A	61380	38C			J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
										68839	38C
Shed Codes		34E Neasden		38A Colwick		38B Annesley		38C Leicester GC		38E Woodford Halse
		39B Sheffield Darnall		51A Darlington
Sunday 1 June 1958					15E					total:	19
L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0				V2 2-6-2		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)
67748	14D	61008	15E Kudu			60828	15E	61768	15E	64183	15E
67771	2F	61063	15E	61298	15E	60911	15E	A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		64256	15E
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		61107	36A	61376	15E	K3 2-6-0		69800	15E	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
47203	15E	61127	36A	61381	15E	61853	40E	69825	16D	64375	16D
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		14D Neasden		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley
		36A Doncaster		40E Colwick
Allocation - March 1959 (23)				cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		LMS	3	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		Midland	1
V2 2-6-2		LNER	5	B1 4-6-0		LNER	13	J6 0-6-0		GNR	1
Sunday 5 July 1959					15E					total:	19
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		B1 4-6-0				K3 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
40165	15E	61008	15E Kudu			61809	2F	60831	15E	63752	16D
40167	15E	61047	41A	61298	15E			60842	15E
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		61137	15E	61369	15E			60863	15E
47203	15E	61161	15E	61376	15E			60879	15E
		61269	15E	61381	15E			60975	50A
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley		41A Sheffield Darnall		50A York
Sunday 15 May 1960					15E					total:	20
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		BR 9F 2-10-0
40092	15E	67781	15E	61137	15E	73045	15E	63854	16D	92011	16D
40165	15E	67782	15E	61376	15E	73053	15E	K3 2-6-0		0-6-0 diesel
40167	15E	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		61380	15E	73066	15E	61899	50B	D3785
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		42437	15E	cl 5MT 4-6-0		73069	15E
42872	16D	42453	15E	45450	16D
Shed Codes		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley		50B Hull Dairycoates
Sunday 25 June 1961					15E	12.50pm - 1pm				total:	23
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		B1 4-6-0				cl 5MT 4-6-0		V2 2-6-2
40167	15E S	42437	15E	61085	15E	61376	15E	44819	15E	60815	15E
L1 2-6-4T		42453	15E	61137	15E	61380	15E	44830	15E	60863	15E
67781	15E S	42556	15E	61150	41A	61381	15E	45335	14A	60890	15E
67782	15E S	cl 4MT 2-6-0		K3 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesel		Gas turbine loco
S - stored		43087	41H	61832	2F	48653	16A	D3785		GT3
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		14A Cricklewood		15E Leicester GC		16A Nottingham		41A Sheffield Darnall
		41H Staveley GC
Sunday 18 March 1962					15E					total:	21
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		B1 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0				V2 2-6-2		WD 2-8-0
42437	15E	61077	15E	44690	15E	44848	15E	60815	15E	90037	40E
42453	15E	61192	15E	44819	15E	44984	15E	60863	15E	BR 9F 2-10-0
42556	15E	61381	15E	44821	15E	45223	15E	60890	15E	92010	16D
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)				44830	15E	45262	15E			0-6-0 diesel
40167	15E W							W - withdrawn		D3785
Shed Codes		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley		40E Colwick
Sunday 12 August 1962					15E					total:	19
B1 4-6-0				cl 5MT 4-6-0				BR 5MT 4-6-0		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
61033	41A Dibatag			44848	15E	45223	15E	73069	15E	63806	16D
61094	41A	V2 2-6-2		44958	12A	45277	15E	73156	15E	63901	16D
61315	41A	60815	15E W	44984	15E	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		73158	14A	0-6-0 diesel
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		60890	15E W	45062	17A	42971	2B			D3785
42437	15E
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		14A Cricklewood		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley
		17A Derby		41A Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 3 March 1963					15E					total:	15
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		B1 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0				BR 5MT 4-6-0		WD 2-8-0
42437	15E	61017*	56B	44688	2F	45238	15E	73159	2F	90190	41F
42453	15E	* named Bushbuck		44691	2F	45277	15E	cl 8F 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesel
42556	15E			44821	15E	45342	15E	48304	16D	D3785
				44847	15E
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		15E Leicester GC		16D Annesley		41F Mexborough		56B Ardsley
Sunday 20 October 1963					15D					total:	13
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0						Royal Scot 4-6-0
42437	15D	44667	15D	44777	15D	45335	15D	46143	16D The South Staffordshire
0-6-0 diesel		44690	15D	44847	15D	45342	15D		Regiment
D3785		44691	15D	44848	15D	45416	15D	46167	16D The Hertfordshire Reg.
Shed Codes		15D Leicester GC		16D Annesley
Leicester Great Central shed closed on 6th July 1964.
Leicester Great Northern
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway						opened:	1882	subshed to Leicester GC
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Jun-55	Also known as Leicester Belgrave Road
location:	On the south side of the line, east of Belgrave Road station.
Thursday 14 June 1936										total:	5
D2 4-4-0 (GNR)		J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
4305	4364	4166		5314	6003
Sunday 20 July 1947										total:	7
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)				J1 0-6-0 (GNR)		J2 0-6-0 (GNR)
4200	CLK	4231	CLK	5007	LEI	5018	LEI	5023	LEI
4224	CLK					5019	LEI
Shed Codes		CLK Colwick		LEI Leicester GC
Sunday 8 August 1948										total:	6
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		J2 0-6-0 (GNR)
1726	CLK	4194	CLK	4386	LEI	5019	LEI
		64223	CLK			65023	LEI
Shed Codes		CLK Colwick		LEI Leicester GC
Sunday 1 October 1950										total:	7
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)				J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		J5 0-6-0 (GNR)				Shed Codes
64199	38A	64253	38A	64301	38A	65497	38A			38A Colwick
64202	38A	64269	38A
64224	38A
Sunday 6 September 1953										total:	6
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J5 0-6-0 (GNR)						Shed Codes
61763	38A	64194	38A	65488	38A					38A Colwick
61777	38A	64257	38A	65491	38A
Leicester Great Northern shed closed on 11th June 1955.

Updated and revised - September 2021.