Tuxford 1938 - 1959

Tuxford was the last outpost of the LD&ECR class D (GCR class M1).

The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) was opened between Chesterfield and Lincoln in 1897.  The railway was bought by the Great Central Railway in 1907.      See Wikipedia for more details.

Tuxford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway							opened:	1896	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		TUX
type:	A 3TS shed with one through road.						closed:	Feb-59	Feb 1950 - Jan 1958		40D
location:	West side of the line, at Dukeries Junction.								Feb 1958 - Feb 1959		41K
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 20 February 1938					TUX					total:	15
M1 0-6-4T (GCR)				N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		N6 0-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
6145	6149	6151	6153	5749		6414		5210	5236	5379	6622
6148	6150	6152						5220		6289
Sunday 12 June 1949					TUX	1.35pm - 1.40pm				total:	18
C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
67350	LIN	69327	LNG	64293	TUX	E4344	TUX	63588	TUX	63861	TUX
67381	LIN			64299	TUX	4353	TUX	63691	TUX	63885	TUX
67384	LNG			64310	TUX	64392	TUX	E3852	TUX
E7387	BOS			64337	TUX	64424	TUX
Shed Codes		BOS Boston		LIN Lincoln		LNG Langwith Jct.		TUX Tuxford
Sunday 7 May 1950					40D					total:	14
C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
67384	40C	69804	40A	64286	40D	64392	40D	63570	40D	E3852	40D
				64299	40D	64424	40D	63588	40D	63861	40D
				4353	40D			63634	40D	63885	40D
								63691	40D
Shed Codes		40A Lincoln		40C Louth		40D Tuxford
Sunday 8 April 1951					40D					total:	13
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
69284	40E	64299	40D	64353	40D	63588	40D	63677	40D	63861	40D
		64337	40D	64392	40D	63634	40D	63837	40D	63885	40D
						63644	40D	63852	40D
Shed Codes		40D Tuxford		40E Langwith Junction
Sunday 11 May 1952					40D					total:	13
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
64293	40D	64353	40D	63570	40D	63677	40D	63852	40D
64299	40D	64392	40D	63588	40D	63691	40D	63861	40D
64344	40D	64424	40D	63634	40D
Sunday 31 May 1953					40D					total:	13
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
69253	40A	64299	40D	64353	40D	63570	40D	63724	40D	63861	40D
		64344	40D	64424	40D	63588	40D	63823	40D	63885	40D
						63634	40D	63852	40D
Shed Codes		40A Lincoln		40D Tuxford
Sunday 4 July 1954					40D					total:	15
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				J39 0-6-0						O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
64344	40D	64392	40D	64729	40D	64799	40D	64828	40D	63615	40E
64353	40D	64424	40D	64750	40D	64805	40D	64838	40D
				64751	40D	64807	40D	64976	40D
				64763	40D
Shed Codes		40D Tuxford		40E Langwith Junction
Sunday 13 May 1956					40D					total:	12
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
69828	40D	64344	40D	63597	40D	63691	40D	63893	40D
		64353	40D	63635	40D	63722	40D	63912	40D
		64405	40D	63643	40D	63758	40D
Sunday 19 May 1957					40D					total:	16
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
61746	40A	64353	40D	64397	38A	63597	40D	63665	40D	63758	40D
		64392	40D	64405	40D	63607	40D	63683	40D	63893	40D
						63622	40D	63691	40D	63912	40D
						63635	40D	63722	40D
Shed Codes		38A Colwick		40A Lincoln		40D Tuxford
Sunday 13 April 1958					41K					total:	15
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
64333	41K	64364	41K	63597	41K	63643	41K	63758	41K
64346	41K	64450	41K	63607	41K	63683	41K	63893	41K
64354	41K			63632	41J	63722	41K	63912	41K
				63635	41K
Shed Codes		41J Langwith Junction		41K Tuxford
Tuxford shed closed on 2nd February 1959

Updated and revised - September 2021.