Newark-on-Trent 1937 - 1959

View northward, towards Doncaster and the North, from the level-crossing at Newark Northgate on 15th June 1957.  The up "Queen of Scots" headed by A3 Pacific 60053 "Sansovino" goes by.  

Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Newark
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway							opened:	1880	subshed of Retford
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-59
location:	On the west side of the line, south of Newark Northgate station.
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		GNR - Great Northern Railway				GER - Great Eastern Railway
		NER - North Eastern Railway
Tuesday 7 September 1937				Sunday 1 December 1940				Saturday 8 June 1946
7pm - 7.05pm		total:	6			total:	4			total:	4
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		J21 0-6-0 (NER)		J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J3 0-6-0 (GNR)
3179		1806	J21	3350	4107	3523	3624	4118	NEW	3332	RET
J4 0-6-0 (GNR)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		4106	4114	3526		4124	RET	4136	NEW
4040	4145	3534	3624					LNER numbers in red
		Shed Codes		NEW New England		RET Retford
Tuesday 22 June 1948				Sunday 7 May 1950				Saturday 24 March 1951
		total:	6			total:	9			total:	8
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		O3 2-8-0 (GNR)		N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		N5 0-6-2T (GNR)
4125	RET	4295	RET	63486	36A	9273	36E	64125	36E	9273	36E
4133	RET	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		J3 0-6-0 (GNR)		69282	36E	J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		69294	36E
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		9273	RET	64133	36E	69294	36E	64188	36E	9313	36E
4194	CLK	9313	RET	J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		9313	36E	J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		69321	36E
CLK Colwick		RET Retford		64335	36E	69354	36E	64416	36E
				WD 2-8-0				A1 4-6-2
				77166	36B			60136	34A Alcazar (loco had failed)
		Shed Codes		34A Kings Cross		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		36E Retford
Sunday 11 May 1952				Sunday 3 August 1952				Sunday 31 May 1953
		total:	7			total:	7			total:	8
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J39 0-6-0		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		J39 0-6-0		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		N5 0-6-2T (GNR)
64188	36E	64759	36E	64245	36E	64908	36E	64245	36E	69283	36E
64245	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		64252	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		64252	36E	69300	36E
J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		69294	36E	J5 0-6-0 (GNR)		69273	36E	64258	36A	69313	36E
64421	36E	69313	36E	65486	38A	69282	36E	J39 0-6-0
		69321	36E			69313	36E	64759	36E
								64898	36E
		Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		36E Retford		38A Colwick
Sunday 3 April 1955				Sunday 26 June 1955				Sun 13 May 1956
		total:	10			total:	10			total:	9
J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)
64334	36A	58077	36E	64241	36E	58077	36E	64174	36E	58065	36E
64341	36E	58085	36E	64252	36E	58085	36E	64252	36E	58085	36E
64403	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GNR)		N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		64255	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)
64423	36E	69282	36E	64341	36E	69283	36E	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		69260	36E
J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		69283	36E	64421	36E	69300	36E	68519	36E	69277	36E
68863	38A	69300	36E	cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		69308	36E			69321	36E
				41779	36E
		Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		36E Retford		38A Colwick
Sunday 3 March 1957				Saturday 5 July 1958				Sunday 31 August 1958
		total:	7			total:	6			total:	6
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)
64241	36E	58065	36E	64188	36E	58065	36E	64174	36E	58085	36E
J67 0-6-0T (GER)		58085	36E	64234	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		64178	36E	WD 2-8-0
68519	36E	N5 0-6-2T (GNR)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		69314	36E	64234	36E	90108	36A
J69 0-6-0T (GER)		69314	36E	68530	36E	69322	36E	64236	36E
68527	36E	69322	36E
		Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		36E Retford
Newark shed closed on 5th January 1959

Updated and revised - September 2021.