Bedford 1947 - 1963

Bedford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1868	Sep 1935 - Mar 1958		15D
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	1963	Apr 1958 - Aug 1963		14E
location:	On the west side of the avoiding line, south of the station.									Sep-63	14C
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes
I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		MR - Midland Railway			BR - British Railways
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Allocation - November 1945 (42)				cl 3MT 2-6-2T ((St)		LMS	3	cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		MR	3
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)		MR	2	cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)		MR	6	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		LMS	2
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		MR	5	cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		MR	2	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		MR	5
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		MR	8	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		MR	1	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		MR	4
cl 4F 0-6-0		LMS	1
Sunday 25 May 1947					15D					total:	40
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
453	15D	1009	15D	3164	15D	3777	15D	4362	15D	8177	15D
551	15D	1015	16A	3707	15D	3824	18A	4413	21A	8662	18A
556	18C	1017	15D	22933	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		4532	14B	cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)		1034	15D	22968	15D	3222	15D	4574	15A	1272	15D
762	15D	1038	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		3428	15D	4582	15D	1273	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		3174	15D	3474	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		1295	15D
1209	15D	1070	15D	3185	15D	3721	15D	7252	15D	1340	15D
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)				cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		3766	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T		1430	15D
2846	17B			3971	15D			7549	15D
Shed Codes		14B Kentish Town		15A Wellingborough		15D Bedford		16A Nottingham		17B Burton-on-Trent
		18A Toton		18C Hasland		21A Saltley
Saturday 7 August 1948					15D					total:	26
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
40165	15D	1010	15B	1272	15D	3149	14B	3777	15D	3222	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		1017	15D	1295	15D	3707	15D	3785	15D	3474	15D
1209	15D	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		1330	15D	22933	15D	3806	14A	3766	15D
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)		1061	21B	58053	15D	22968	15D	cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
762	15D	cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		8177	15D	7252	15D
		6402	15B	7549	15D	3910	15D	8694	15A
Shed Codes		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		15A Wellingborough		15B Kettering		21B Bourneville
Allocation - September 1950 (42)				cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		LMS	2	cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		MR	1
cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)		MR	1	cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)		MR	4	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		MR	4
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		LMS	4	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		MR	1	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		MR	5
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		MR	2	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		MR	5	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		MR	2
cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	1	cl 8F 2-8-0		LMS	1	cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		MR	5
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		MR	4
Sunday 28 May 1950					15D					total:	34
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
40141	15D	40928	15D	58040	15D	43777	15D	43222	15D	43876	15D
40165	15D	41054	14B	58045	15D	43785	15D	43428	15D	43888	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		41070	15D	58051	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		43474	15D	43923	15D
1209	15D	41091	15D	58059	15D	43174	15D	43629	14A	43971	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-0		41094	15D	58091	15D	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		43721	15D	cl 8F 2-8-0
46402	15B	cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		58241	15D	43766	15D	48692	15A
		40551	15D	47252	15D	58305	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4F 0-6-0
								M7549	15D	44581	14A
Shed Codes		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		15B Kettering		15D Bedford
Sunday 31 May 1953					15D					total:	39
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40165	15D	80044	15D	40551	15D	43222	15D	43873	15D	48008	15A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		80045	15D	cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		43244	15B	43876	15C	48197	18A
41209	15D	80046	15D	42797	14A	43367	15A	43905	14A	48360	15A
41269	15D	80060	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		43428	15D	43923	15D	48410	14A
41270	15D	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		43785	15D	43474	15D	43971	15D	48671	15A
41271	15D	41048	15D	43803	18A	43665	15D	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
41272	15D	41049	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		43721	15D	44588	17D	47223	15D
		41091	15D	43174	15D	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)				cl 3F 0-6-0T
						58305	15D			47549	15D
Shed Codes		14A Cricklewood		15A Wellingborough		15B Kettering		15C Leicester Midland		15D Bedford
		17D Rowsley		18A Toton
Sunday 21 February 1954					15D					total:	34
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40165	15D	80045	15D	40411	15D	43222	15D	43860	18B	48177	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		80046	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		43428	15D	43873	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
41271	15D	80061	15D	43174	15D	43454	15D	43876	15D	47223	15D
41272	15D	80062	14B	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		43665	15D	43888	15D	47252	15D
41329	15D	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		58305	15D	43721	15D	43935	14A	cl 3F 0-6-0T
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		41048	15D	cl 4F 0-6-0		43766	15D	43967	15D	47549	15D
84005	15D	41054	15D	44228	14A			43971	15D
		41091	15D	44243	14B
Shed Codes		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		15D Bedford		18B Westhouses
Sunday 6 May 1956					15D					total:	37
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40165	15D	75038	1E	45139	15D	43222	15D	43876	15D	48177	15D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		75040	15D	45238	15D	43428	15D	43905	14A	cl 7F 0-8-0
41270	15D	75041	15D	45290	15D	43531	15D	43967	15D	49430	2B
41272	15D	75042	15D	45342	15D	43631	18A	43971	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
41329	15D	75043	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		43665	15D	43977	15A	47223	15D
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		75044	15D	43808	15D	43721	15D	cl 4F 0-6-0		47264	15D
42857	21A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		43829	15D	43766	15D	44317	15D	cl 3F 0-6-0T
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		43174	15D							47549	15D
50646	15D
Shed Codes		1E Bletchley		2B Nuneaton		14A Cricklewood		15A Wellingborough		15D Bedford
		18A Toton		21A Saltley
Sunday 7 September 1958					14E					total:	27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
40165	14E	75036	1E	44813	21A	43428	14E	43785	14E	43979	15A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		75044	14E	44984	14E	43474	14E	43829	14E	cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
41271	14E	75055	14E	45137	14E	43529	14E	cl 8F 2-8-0		47264	14E
41272	14E	BR 5MT 4-6-0		45139	14E	43665	14E	48177	14E	47279	14E
41329	14E	73139	15C	45342	14E	43766	14E	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)								58214	14E	47549	14E
50646	14E
Shed Codes		1E Bletchley		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough		15C Leicester Midland		21A Saltley
Allocation - March 1959 (31)				cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		LMS	1	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		LMS	2
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		MR	8	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		MR	3	cl 5MT 4-6-0		LMS	6
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		MR	2	cl 3F 0-6-0T		LMS	1	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		MR	1
BR 4MT 4-6-0		BR	6	BR 2MT 2-6-2T		BR	1
Sunday 27 September 1959					14E					total:	26
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
40012	14E	75030	1E	44697	26A	43428	14E	43829	14E	47264	14E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		75040	14E	44848	15C	43440	14E	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		47279	14E
41271	14E	cl 8F 2-8-0		44984	14E	43529	14E	43861	15A	cl 3F 0-6-0T
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		48142	14A	45267	14E	43565	14E	cl 4F 0-6-0		47549	14E
84005	14E	48367	14A	45342	14E	43665	14E	44294	14B	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
		48645	15B					44572	14B	58214	14E
Shed Codes		1E Bletchley		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough
		15B Kettering		15C Leicester Midland		26A Newton Heath
Sunday 30 April 1961					14E		10.05am - 10.15am			total:	18
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		BR T2 diesel
40020	14E	42680	14E	43428	14E	44381	14B	47279	14E	D5090
40053	14E	42682	14E	43449	14E	44476	15A	cl 3F 0-6-0T
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42686	14E	43474	14E W			47549	14E
41224	14E	BR 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
41271	14E	84005	14E	43808	14E
41329	14E									W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		14B Kentish Town		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough
Sunday 23 September 1962					14E					total:	32
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		0-6-0 diesels
40020	14E W	44985	14E	43428	14E	44171	14E	47264	14E	D4132	D4135
40053	14E W	45260	21A	43449	14E W	44203	14E	cl 3F 0-6-0T		D4134
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		45416	14E	43453	14E	44243	15A	47479	14E	BR T2 diesel
42680	14E	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		43474	14E W	44433	14E	47485	14E	D5090
42686	14E	43808	14E W	43521	14E	44476	14E	47549	14E	BRCW T2 diesel
cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		43565	14E W	44540	14E			D5406
43106	15A	43935	14E	43766	14E W
Shed Codes		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough		21A Saltley
Sunday 24 February 1963					14E					total:	20
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		0-6-0 diesels
42680	14E	44985	14E	43453	14E	44171	14E	47279	14E	D4132	D4135
42686	14E	45416	14E	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44203	14E	cl 3F 0-6-0T		BRCW T2 diesel
cl 4MT 2-6-0				43935	14E	44214	17A	47485	14E	D5397
43121	15A					44327	14E	cl 8F 2-8-0
Jubilee 4-6-0						44433	14E	48671	15A
45650	17B Blake        W					44540	14E
Shed Codes		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent
Bedford shed was closed to steam in August 1963.

Updated and revised - September 2021.