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Sunday, 15 February 2015

Retford Great Central 1938 - 1964

A Gresley class O2/3 2-8-0 63966 is resting on Retford Great Central shed on 6th September 1962.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Retford (Great Central)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1849prior to Jan 1950RET
type:A brick 3TS shed with two through roadsclosed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Jan 196536E
location:On the Gainsborough line, east of the station.
Note: Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code.
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentNER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 20 February 1938RETtotal:35
N4 0-6-2T (GCR)D10 4-4-0 (GCR)J39 0-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
55145438Worsley-Taylor278329985141529654126529
B4 4-6-0 (GCR)D9 4-4-0 (GCR)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)29665202531862726547
60986014602657985808J5 0-6-0 (GNR)5226532865136590
B5 4-6-0 (GCR)B9 4-6-0 (GCR)5807302352535949O5 2-8-0 (GCR)
51846111B9J17 0-6-0 (GER)Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel5286597654145419
B6 4-6-0 (GCR)821955
5053
Sunday 12 June 1949RET2.30pm - 2.40pmtotal:31
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)J3 0-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
9321RET4141RETE4282RET64416RET3637RET63907RET
B1 4-6-0E4148RET64287RET4423RET3684FRO63914RET
61183SHFJ21 0-6-0 (NER)64306RETJ39 0-6-063738DONO2 2-8-0 (GNR)
K3 2-6-05095RET4341RET4956RET63763RET63984LNG
61847MAR5117RET64380RET4961RET3778FROWD 2-8-0
J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)64385RETQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)3877RET78715MEX
68766RET64413RET3226ARD63084CLK
Shed CodesARD ArdsleyCLK ColwickDON DoncasterFRO FrodinghamLNG Langwith Jct.
MAR MarchMEX MexboroughRET RetfordSHF Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 7 May 195036Etotal:27
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
932136E6428036E6441636E6357439B6372836C6390536E
J21 0-6-0 (NER)6428736E6442136E6360136C6376336E6390736E
6507036E6429536E6442236E6360836E6377436E6391436E
6434136EJ3 0-6-0 (GNR)6365336C6378536E6391736C
6440236EE414836E365736A
6441336E415036E6366139B
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford39B Sheffield Darnall
Allocation August 1950 (64)B1 4-6-0LNER5O3 2-8-0GNR2
O4 2-8-0GNR13J3 0-6-0GNR5J6 0-6-0GNR1
J11 0-6-0GCR5J39 0-6-0LNER9J21 0-6-0NER1
J52 0-6-0STGNR1N5 0-6-2TGNR7
Sunday 8 April 195136Etotal:32
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O3 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6932136E6428036E6434036E6347536E6360836E6378536E
6935436E6428236E6434136E6348436E6362740E6390536E
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)6428736E6438536E6348536E6364236C6391436E
6414136E6429536E6439336E6348836E6368836EWD 2-8-0
415036E6433536E6440236EJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6378236E9003236C
B17 4-6-06442136E6507036E9053736B
6162631B Brancepeth Castle6442236E
Shed Codes31B March36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford40E Langwith Jct.
Sunday 11 May 195236Etotal:28
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6931436E6428036E6434736E6440236E6392536E6360836E
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)6428736E6434936A6441636E6392736E6365436E
6412536E6429536E6438036E6442236E6397036E6368836E
6413336E6433536E6438536E6445136E6397236E6390536E
6414136E6434136E6439336E6397636EWD 2-8-0
9016136B
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36E Retford
Sunday 31 May 195336Etotal:26
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6412536E6428036E6438536E6392536E6365436E9020936B
6414036E6429536E6440236E6397236E6368836E9042536C
6414136E6433536E6442136E6397936E6378536E9062938A
6434136E6442236EJ94 0-6-0ST6390536EN5 0-6-2T (GNR)
6438036E6445136E6801840B6391436E6931436E
Shed Codes36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford38A Colwick40B Immingham
Sunday 19 September 195436E11.55am - 12.05pmtotal:23
B1 4-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6123136E6425236E6441636E6392636E6365436E9015336B
6125840A6428236E6442136E6394936E6376136C9051040B
J3 0-6-0 (GNR)6429536E6442236E6397636E6378236E
6414036E6432136E6445136E6398736E6378536E
6434036E6390536E
Shed Codes36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford40A Lincoln40B Immingham
Sunday 13 November 195536Etotal:35
B1 4-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6120836E6428036E6439536E6392436E6360836E9003136C
N5 0-6-2T (GNR)6428336E6441636E6392636E6365536E9025236B
6931436E6428736E6442136E6393736E6378236E9029440B
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)6429536E6442236E6394536E6378536E9049836B
6418836E6432136E6442336E6396536E6390536E9070036B
6423436E6434136E6445136E6397236EJ39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6438536E6498736A6340650C
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36B Mexborough36C Frodingham36E Retford
40B Immingham50C Selby
Sunday 13 May 195636Etotal:32
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6428036E6441636E6392436E6397236E6360836E6390536E
6428336E6442136E6392636E6398036E6365436E6391436E
6434136E6442236E6394436A6398636E6365536EB1 4-6-0
6439536E6442336E6394936EJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)6366236C6118141A
6440336E6445136E6396536E6424536E6368836EN5 0-6-2T (GNR)
6397036E6425936E6377238D6931436E
6378236E
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford38D Staveley G. C.41A Sheffield Darnall
Sunday 19 May 195736Etotal:25
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)J6 0-6-0 (GNR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6428036E6442136E6417436E6392636E6360836E9029440B
6429536E6442236E6418836E6394536E6365536E9058340B
6434136E6442336E6424536E6394936E6368836E
6439536E6445136E6425936EJ39 0-6-06378536E
6441636EN5 0-6-2T (GNR)6490836E6380240B
6928336E6382738D
6390536E
Shed Codes36E Retford38D Staveley G. C.40B Immingham
Sunday 26 January 195836Etotal:32
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6428036E6440336E6392436E6397636E6360836E6391136D
6428336E6441636E6392536E6397936E6363736E6391436E
6428736EJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)6392636E6398036E6365336CJ39 0-6-0
6434036E6417436E6394436EWD 2-8-06365436E6489336E
6434136E6424536E6394536E9047638A6365536EN5 0-6-2T (GNR)
6434836E6425536E6397436A9067440B6373538D6928336E
Shed Codes36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36D Barnsley36E Retford38A Colwick
38D Staveley G. C.40B Immingham
Allocation April 1959 (61)B1 4-6-0LNER5O4 2-8-0GCR9
O2 2-8-0GNR21J6 0-6-0GNR6J11 0-6-0GCR10
J39 0-6-0LNER9N5 0-6-2TGNR1
Sunday 5 April 195936Etotal:31
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)J39 0-6-0
6417836E6428036E6393736E6360836E6378536E6471436E
6418836E6428336E6396136E6365536E6380836E6488236E
6423636E6428736E6397036E6373636E6381836E6490636E
6424536E6432136E6397136E6378236E6391436E6490836E
6439536E6398236E6497036E
6442136E6398636E
6445036E
6445136E
Sunday 24 April 196036E1.30pm - 1.45pmtotal:34
B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6121336E6488236E6392536E6395436E6360836E6381836E
6123136E6490636E6392636E6395936E6363940E6382436E
K1 2-6-06490836E6393736E6397936E6364736E6391436E
6204031B6497036E6394436E6398036E6366536CWD 2-8-0
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6394536E6398736E6368836E9002940B
6424536E6435436E6394936E6374241A9011941F
6445036E6378741H9046040B
Shed Codes31B March36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham40E Colwick
41A Sheffield Darnall41F Mexborough41H Staveley G. C.
Sunday 18 June 196136E12.40pm - 12.55pmtotal:31
K3 2-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6192131B6432436E6392636E6396536E6360236E6374836C
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)6433236E6392736E6397336E6363736E6378136C
6417436E6435436E6393436E6397636E6364736E6378536E
6445036E6393736E6398036E6365536E6381836E
6393936E6398336E6366536C6382436E
6394536E6398736E6368836E6391436E
6396436E
Shed Codes31B March36C Frodingham36E Retford
Sunday 24 September 196136Etotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-0J11 0-6-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
4312736E6432436E6393436E6397236E6360236E6377136E
K3 2-6-06433236E6394236E6397536E6363736E6377936E
6195136A6435436E6395136E6397636E6364736E6379836E
K1 2-6-06445036E6396436E6397936E6365536E6380736C
6201536EB1 4-6-0WD 2-8-06368836E6391436E
6100631B Blackbuck9000336E6373036C
6123136E9059836C
9071734E
Shed Codes31B March34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford
Sunday 12 August 196236Etotal:44
cl 4MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
4315736E6201536E6392436E6397336E6358636E6371836E
V2 2-6-26201936E6392536E6397936E6360236E6372636E
6085236A S6203936E6393736E6398336E6363236E6373036C
6088936A S6205436E6396136E6398736E6364736E6376436E
6089936A S6206736E6396436EWD 2-8-06365536E6377136E
B1 4-6-06207036E6396536E9003236C6366536C6378536E
6111440BJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)6396634E6367236E6381836E
6120836E6435436E6396936E6368836E6391436E
6121336ES - stored6370236E
Shed Codes34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham
Sunday 21 July 196336E4.30pm - 4.50pmtotal:38
B1 4-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6105536E6357141H6366536C6373836E6392436E6397536E
K1 2-6-06358536E6367236E6378536E6392536E6397636E
6201936E6360236E6369236E6387836E6392636E6398036E
6205436E6360736E W6370236E6390836E6393636EWD 2-8-0
6207036E6363236E6370436E W6391436E6393736E9007540B
6363736E W6372636E9F 2-10-06394636E W9013036E
6365536E W6373636E9219540B6396936E9052836E
W - withdrawn9055136E
Shed Codes36C Frodingham36E Retford40B Immingham41H Staveley G. C.
Sunday 7 June 196436E7am - 7.20amtotal:31
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
6105836E6201936E W6360736E6373436E9013036E9024636E
6110736E6205436E6362836C6373836E9013136E9028036E
6112036E6206736E6365136E6381336E9014636E9051436E
6112736E6207036E6366136E6391436E W9015836E9052236E
6121336E W6368836EBrush T4 diesel9016936E9062750B
6134836E6372636E WD1551
Shed Codes36C Frodingham36E Retford50B Hull Dairycoates
Retford Great Central shed closed in January 1965
Revised and updated - September 2021.
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1 comment:

  1. Unknown25 February 2020 at 20:03

    Very interesting and informative, bringing back some memories. Thank you.

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