Ipswich and sub sheds 1936 - 1959

A LNER B17/3 'Sandringham' 4-6-0 No. 61645 'The Suffolk Regiment' arrives at Ipswich with a summer Saturday from Gorleston-on-Sea in July 1951.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Ipswich
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1846	prior to Jan 1950		IPS
type:	Rebuilt in 1954 into a concrete 6TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Nov-59	Feb 1950 - Nov 1959		32B
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Ipswich Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway
		NER - North Eastern Railway						WD - War Department
Sunday 5 July 1936					IPS		12.35pm - 1pm			total:	73
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				D15 4-4-0 (GER)		J21 0-6-0 (NER)		J66 0-6-0T (GER)
8041	8072	2806	Audley End			8898		470		7292	7322
8043	8076	2820	Clumber			J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		7296	7323
8064	8077	2825	Raby Castle			7509	7641	2721	2950	7315
8071		2826	Brancepeth Castle			7510	7866	2722	2984	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		2828	Harewood House			7518	7914	2949	2994	7016	7339
7583		2845	The Suffolk Regiment			7527	7918	J70 0-6-0T (GER)		7336
C14 4-4-2T (GCR)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		7538	7926	7126	7129	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
6120	6127	8515	8544	8781	8822	7541	7934	7127	7135	7268
6123	6128	8525	8563	8806	8841	7544	7937			J65 0-6-0T (GER)
6125	6129	8529	8564	8807	8855	7569	7940			7247	7250
		8535	8565
Sunday 11 September 1938					IPS					total:	70
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J66 0-6-0T (GER)
8042	8072	2805	Lincolnshire Regiment			2773	2950	7509	7866	7290	7323
F1 2-4-2T (GCR)		2806	Audley End			2941	2990	7510	7880	7296
5727		2820	Clumber			2949	2994	7538	7908	J65 0-6-0T (GER)
C14 4-4-2T (GCR)		2842	Kilverstone Hall			J17 0-6-0 (GER)		7540	7914	7247
6120	6127	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		8166	8178	7556	7918	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
6122	6129	8516	8537	8798	8839	8173		7561	7926	7013	7336
6125		8519	8563	8809	8841	J70 0-6-0T (GER)		7569	7934	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
D15 4-4-0 (GER)		8525	8564	8831	8842	7126	7135	7641	7937	7339
8803	8892	8535	8570	8832	8853	7127	7139	7828	7940
8807		E4 2-4-0 (GER)
		7497
Sunday 10 March 1946					IPS	LNER numbers in red				total:	66
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
7125	8043	1668	Bradford City			7712	8832	1266	2951	7509	7866
7127	8068	2802	Walsingham			8780	8839	1277	2973	7510	7880
7135		2803	Framlingham			8791	8875	2711	2985	7514	7914
C14 4-4-2T (GCR)		2829	Naworth Castle			8803		2941	2990	7561	7926
6128	6130	B1 4-6-0				B12 4-6-0 (GER)		2946	2996	7569	7934
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		1001	Eland			8515	8566	2949		7647	7940
1396	1933	E4 2-4-0 (GER)		O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		8525	8570	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		7855
1803	1984	7466	E4	2435	3829	8544	8579	7013		J66 0-6-0T (GER)
1869		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		WD 2-8-0		8550		J68 0-6-0T (GER)		7322	8375
		8160	8210	73786				7045		8373
Sunday 25 May 1947					IPS					total:	74
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0				J66 0-6-0T (GER)
7143	IPS	1602	IPS Walsingham			4724	IPS	4894	IPS	8373	IPS
C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		1605	STR Lincolnshire Regiment			4752	IPS	4905	IPS	8374	IPS
7354	IPS	1618	IPS Wynyard Park			4761	NOR	4913	IMM	8375	IPS
C14 4-4-2T (GCR)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		4776	STR	4957	IPS	8377	IPS
7447	IPS	2552	IPS	5386	IPS	4777	STR	4958	IPS	8386	IPS
7448	IPS	2568	MC	5387	STR	4785	IPS	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
B12 4-6-0 (GER)		2571		5394	NOR	4793	IPS	5510	IPS	8498	IPS
1516	IPS	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		5395	STR	4800	IPS	5541	STR	8510	IPS
1533	STR	1887	MAR	5408	NOR	4803	IPS	5555	MAR	8518	IPS
1535	STR	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		5409	IPS	4829	IPS	5560	IPS	J70 0-6-0T (GER)
1550	STR	1746		5421	IPS	4833	NOR	5578	IPS	8219	IPS
1562	IPS	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		5422	NOR	4834	IPS	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		8221	IPS
1564	IPS	3957	MAR	5430	IPS	4872	IPS	4660	MAR	8224	IPS
1577	IPS	3958	MAR	5432	COL	4876	STR	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		8225	IPS
B1 4-6-0		WD 2-8-0		5467	IPS	4889	NOR	4682	STR
1055	IPS	3159	MAR	Shed Codes		COL Colchester		IMM Immingham		IPS Ipswich
1056	IPS			MAR March		MC Melton Constable		NOR Norwich		STR Stratford
Sunday 20 August 1950					32B					total:	68
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		B2 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67127	32B	61615	30E Culford Hall			64752	32B	5377	32B	65510	32B
67128	32B	B17 4-6-0				64769	30A	5382	32B	65547	31A
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		61634	32B Hinchingbrooke			64788	30F	5396	32B	65553	32A
7220	32B	61645	32B The Suffolk Regiment			64793	32B	65407	32B	65570	32A
L1 2-6-4T		61668	32B Bradford City			64800	32B	65408	32B	J66 0-6-0T (GER)
67703	32B	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		B1 4-6-0		64803	32B	65417	32A	68373	32B
67705	32B	61535	32B	61054	32B	64820	32B	5423	32B	68374	32B
67706	32B	61561	32B	61058	32B	64826	32B	65430	32B	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
67708	32B	61564	32B	61059	32B	64834	32B	65447	32B	68498	32B
67787	32B	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61254	32B	4841	32B	65467	32B	68518	32B
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		62569	31C	E4 2-4-0 (GER)		4894	32B	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		8593	32B
61820	30A	62576	32D	62782	32A	64957	32B	4664	30A	J70 0-6-0T (GER)
61840	30A	62590	32B	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		64958	32B	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		8216	32B
61847	31B	K1 2-6-0		64676	30A	J65 0-6-0T (GER)		69012	32B	8221	32B
		62052	31B	4695	30A	8211	32B	69013	32B	68224	32B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
		31C Kings Lynn		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn
Sunday 20 May 1951					32B					total:	62
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J65 0-6-0T (GER)
67239	32B	61600	32B Sandringham			61514	32D	64752	32B	68211	32B
L1 2-6-4T		61634	32B Hinchingbrooke			61535	32B	64793	32B	8214	32F
67702	32B	61645	32B The Suffolk Regiment			61542	32A	64800	32B	J66 0-6-0T (GER)
67704	32B	61646	31B Gilwell Park			61561	32B	64803	32B	68373	32B
67706	32B	61649	32B Sheffield United			61564	32B	64829	32B	68374	32B
67708	32B	K1 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0		61566	32B	64834	32B	68375	32B
67709	32B	62011	31B	61049	32A	61568	32B	64894	32B	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
67711	32B	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61053	32B	61570	32B	64900	32B	68498	32B
67716	32B	62590	32B	61058	32B	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		64905	32B	68518	32B
67719	32B	62603	31A	61201	32B	5382	32B	64957	32B	J70 0-6-0T (GER)
67787	32B	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		61252	32B	65408	32B	64958	32B	68216	32B
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		69012	32B	61253	32B	65430	32B	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		68220	32B
61820	30A	69013	32B	61254	32B	65467	32B	65553	32A	68224	32B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31A Cambridge		31B March		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich
		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn		32F Yarmouth Beach
Sunday 20 September 1953					32B					total:	64
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67220	32B	61618	32B Wynyard Park			61514	32D	64726	32A	65509	32A
67230	32B	61621	32B Hatfield House			61542	32D	64752	32B	65510	32B
67239	32B	61631	32B Serlby Hall			61561	32B	64783	30A	65513	32A
L1 2-6-4T		61634	32B Hinchingbrooke			61566	32B	64793	32B	65514	32A
67705	32B	61645	32B The Suffolk Regiment			61569	32B	64829	32B	65522	30E
67710	32B	61649	32B Sheffield United			61570	32B	64841	32B	65560	32B
67711	32B	Britannia 4-6-2				61571	32B	64882	32B	65578	32B
67715	32B	70039	30A Sir Christopher Wren			J67 0-6-0T (GER)		64905	32B	J15 0-6-0 (GER)
67716	32B	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0		68509	32B	64959	30A	65361	32B
67719	32B	61815	30A	61054	32B	68518	32B	64968	32B	65404	32B
67739	32B	61864	31B	61055	32B	68572	32B	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		65430	32B
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61866	31B	61059	32B	68586	32B	64642	31B	65447	32B
62539	31B	61947	31B	61253	32B	68606	32B	J70 0-6-0T (GER)		65467	32B
		61971	32A					8216	32B	WD 2-8-0
										90203	31B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		31B March		32A Norwich		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn
Sunday 25 September 1955					32B					total:	61
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67239	32B	61625	32B Raby Castle			64726	32B	65361	32B	65512	32B
L1 2-6-4T		61631	32B Serlby Hall			64761	32A	65404	32B	65513	32B
67705	32B	61641	31B Gayton Hall			64781	30A	65430	32B	65519	32A
67708	32B	B1 4-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		64785	32B	65435	32B	65542	32A
67710	32B	61045	32A	61535	32B	64800	32B	65447	32B	65560	32B
67711	32B	61052	32B	61561	32B	64829	32B	65459	32B	65578	32B
67715	32B	61054	32B	61564	32B	64841	32B	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)
67716	32B	61234	30A	61571	32B	64876	30A	68518	32B	64678	31B
67770	32B	61235	30A	61572	32B	64882	32B	68521	32B	0-6-0 diesels
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61252	32B	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		64905	32B	68593	32B	11100
61831	30A	61254	32B	62552	32B	64985	30A	68594	32B	0-4-0 diesels
K1 2-6-0		61270	32B	62612	32B			J68 0-6-0T (GER)		11500	11502
62070	31B							68642	32A	11501
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31B March		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich
Sunday 18 March 1956					32B					total:	64
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				B1 4-6-0		J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
67230	32B	61609	30A Quidenham			61052	32B	64726	32B	65361	32B
L1 2-6-4T		61625	32B Raby Castle			61054	32B	64752	32B	65404	32B
67702	32B	61629	32B Naworth Castle			61055	32B	64770	30F	65459	32B
67703	32B	61631	32B Serlby Hall			61236	30A	64793	32B	65467	32B
67705	32B	61643	31B Campion Lodge			61253	32B	64826	32B	65472	32B
67708	32B	61647	32B Helmingham Hall			61254	32B	64829	32B	J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67709	32B	61649	32B Sheffield United			B12 4-6-0 (GER)		64834	32B	65512	32B
67716	32B	61663	30A Everton			61533	32B	64841	32B	65513	32B
67775	32B	61669	32B Barnsley			61561	32B	64882	32B	65553	32A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		Britannia 4-6-2				61564	32B	64894	32B	65560	32B
61801	30A	70030	32A William Wordsworth			61569	32B	64905	32B	65578	32B
61873	31B	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		61571	32B	0-4-0 diesels		0-6-0 diesels
61921	30A	68518	32B	64647	30E			11501	11502	11136	11138
61982	31B	68521	32B	J20 0-6-0 (GER)						11137
		68593	32B	64684	31B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31B March		32A Norwich
Sunday 6 October 1957					32B					total:	62
L1 2-6-4T		B17 4-6-0				D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J19 0-6-0 (GER)
67702	32B	61601	30A Holkham			62593	32A	64731	32A	64659	30E
67703	32B	61629	32B Naworth Castle			62619	32A	64752	32B	J20 0-6-0 (GER)
67706	32B	61643	31B Champion Lodge			J15 0-6-0 (GER)		64766	30A	64692	31B
67708	32B	61647	32B Helmingham Hall			65389	32B	64785	32B	WD 2-8-0
67716	32B	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		B1 4-6-0		65433	32B	64834	32B	90018	31B
67717	32A	61535	32B	61052	32B	65447	32B	64841	32B	0-6-0 diesels
67739	32B	61561	32B	61054	32B	65459	32B	64882	32B	11111	11142*
67775	32B	61566	32B	61058	32B	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		64889	32A	11115	11143*
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61570	32B	61059	32B	65512	32B	64891	32B	11128*	11164*
61827	31B	61571	32B	61119	30A	65513	32B	64894	32B	11141
61977	30A	61577	32B	61253	32B	65542	32A	64905	32B	0-4-0 diesels
		J67 0-6-0T (GER)		61375	30A	65578	32B	O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		11500	11502*
		68518	32B					63596	31B	* stabled in siding
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		31B March		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich
Sunday 23 August 1959					32B					total:	52
L1 2-6-4T		B17 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J20 0-6-0 (GER)		Brush T2 diesels
67705	32B	61612	32B Houghton Hall			64767	30A	64686	30A	D5521	D5539
67710	32C	61637	32B Thorpe Hall			64783	30A	64687	31B	D5538
67719	32B	Britannia 4-6-2				64793	32B	64691	31B	0-6-0 diesels
67775	32B	70030	32A William Wordsworth			64800	32B	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		D2040	D2556*
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		64834	32B	64650	30E	D2041	D2560*
61973	32A	61055	32B	65513	32B	64841	32B	64653	30A	D2042	D2561*
K5 2-6-0		61160	32B	65548	30A	64891	32B	64659	32B	D2043*	D2564
61863	30A	61233	30A	65560	32B	64894	32B	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		11128
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		61252	32B	65561	32B	64901	31F	65459	32B	0-4-0 diesels
63663	31B	WD 2-8-0		65578	32B			65473	30E	D2951*	D2952
		90305	31B					65478	32B
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		31B March		* stabled at Goods shed
		31F Spital Bridge		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft
Ipswich shed closed to steam on 2nd November 1959
Ipswich Docks
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway						opened:	1891		Ipswich subshed
type:	A corrugated iron 1TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	1955
location:	On the south side of the dock line.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
Thursday 8 September 1938					Wednesday 12 April 1944
		total:	1						total:	3
J70 0-6-0T (GER) Tram engine					J70 0-6-0T (GER) Tram engine				J67 0-6-0T (GER)
	7135	IPS				7125	IPS		7013
						7139	IPS
Sunday 20 September 1953						Sunday 6 October 1957
				total:	3					total:	5
J65 0-6-0T (GER)		J70 0-6-0T (GER)		Drewry DJ12/1		Drewry DJ12/2		Hunslet DJ13		Hunslet DY1
68211	32B	tram engine		0-6-0 diesel mech.		0-6-0 diesel mech.		0-6-0 diesel mech.		0-4-0 diesel mech.
		68225	32B	11100	32B	11128	32B	11142	11143	11502
								11164
Stowmarket
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1920	Ipswich subshed
type:	A stabling point with an engine pit.					closed to steam:		1960
location:	On the east side of the line south of the station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 11 September 1938				Sunday 25 May 1947				Sunday 20 August 1950
		total:	2			total:	1			total:	1
J39 0-6-0		J66 0-6-0T (GER)			J15 0-6-0 (GER)				J66 0-6-0T (GER)
1940		7295			5423	IPS			8375	32B
Tuesday 23 July 1957				Sunday 6 October 1957				Sunday 23 August 1959
		total:	1			total:	1			total:	1
Hunslet DJ13		0-6-0 diesel mech.		Hunslet DJ13		0-6-0 diesel mech.		Hunslet DJ13		0-6-0 diesel mech.
	11143	32B			11163	32B			D2557	32B
Laxfield
Pre Grouping Ownership - Mid Suffolk Light Railway							opened:	1904	Ipswich subshed
type:	A timber-built 1TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jul-52
location:	On the south side of the line, west of the station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
				Thursday 8 September 1938
						total:	3
					J65 0-6-0T (GER)
					7155	7253
					7157
Framlingham
Pre Grouping Ownership - East Suffolk Railway							opened:	1859	Ipswich subshed
type:	A brick-built 1TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Nov-52
location:	On the west side of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
				Thursday 8 September 1938
						total:	1
					F3 2-4-2T (GER)
					8042

Updated and revised - October 2021.