Lowestoft 1938 - 1959

A Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel locomotive of the type which was used extensively in the Departmental facilities at Lowestoft

Lowestoft
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1883	prior to Jan 1950		LOW
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jul-62	Feb 1950 - Jul 1962		32C
location:	On the south side of the line, west of Lowestoft Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			LNER - London & North Eastern Railway
Sunday 4 September 1938					LOW					total:	22
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		F4 2-4-2T (GER)		D15 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel
8045	8092	7079	7175	8806		7514	7886	2773		96
8048	8094	F2 2-4-2T (GCR)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		7845		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
8062	8095	5781		8864		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		7025
8078	8096					8265
8080	8097
Sunday 10 March 1946					LOW					total:	18
F3 2-4-2T (GER)				J15 0-6-0 (GER)				J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
8041	8064	8097	7114*	7516	7543	7564	7928	8192	J17	7044
8049	8082	8099		7530	7551	7825
8062	8096	* new number
Wednesday 24 September 1947					LOW					total:	14
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		F4 2-4-2T (GER)		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
7119	LOW	7165	LOW	1730	LOW	5389	LOW	5560	IPS	8602	LOW
7120	LOW	7166	LOW	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		5462	LOW			J67 0-6-0T (GER)
7122	LOW			2568	NOR					8611	LOW
7135	LOW
7137	LOW	Shed Codes		IPS Ipswich		LOW Lowestoft		NOR Norwich
Tuesday 25 May 1948					LOW					total:	13
F4 2-4-2T (GER)				F6 2-4-2T (GER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
7156	LOW	7177	LOW	7231	LOW	1959	LOW	5351	LOW	5374	LOW
7158	LOW	7182	LOW			1981	LOW	5355	LOW	5435	LOW
7163	LOW	7184	LOW
Allocation August 1950 (37)				K3 2-6-0		GNR	5	J15 0-6-0		GER	8
J17 0-6-0		GER	1	F3 2-4-2T		GER	1	F4 2-4-2T		GER	11
F5 2-4-2T		GER	2	F6 2-4-2T		GER	1	Y1 0-4-0T		LNER	2
Y3 0-4-0T		LNER	4	J67 0-6-0T		GER	1	J68 0-6-0T		GER	1
Saturday 19 May 1951					32C					total:	16
F4 2-4-2T (GER)				L1 2-6-4T		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67163	32C	67184	32C	67794	32C	61939	32A	65389	32C	65558	32C
67167	32C	67186	32C	J39 0-6-0		61949	32C	5401	32C	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
67174	32C	F6 2-4-2T (GER)		64959	32A			65433	32C	68611	32C
67182	32C	67231	32C
Shed Codes		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft
Sunday 8 June 1952					32C					total:	29
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		F5 2-4-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67158	32C	67201	32C	67788	32A	61926	32C	65433	32C	65514	32C
67167	32C	67216	32C	67794	32C	61949	32C	65435	32C	65558	32C
67174	32C	F6 2-4-2T (GER)		67795	32C	61958	32C	65462	32C	65559	32C
67176	32C	67223	32F			61973	32C	65478	32C	65589	31A
67178	32C	67231	32C			D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J65 0-6-0T (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67184	32C					62606	32A	68214	32F	68567	32A
67186	32C
Shed Codes		31A Cambridge		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft		32F Yarmouth Beach
Sunday 20 September 1953					32C					total:	29
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		F4 2-4-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		K1 2-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
67190	32C	67174	32C	67704	32C	62014	31B	65509	32A	65389	32C
67195	32C	67187	32C	67717	32C	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		65558	32C	65433	32C
67201	32C	F6 2-4-2T (GER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		68611	32C	65559	32C	65435	32C
67204	32C	67229	32C	61926	32C	B17 4-6-0				65462	32C
67206	32C	67231	32C	61959	32C	61670	32D City of London			65478	32C
67214	32C	67232	32C	61973	32C					J68 0-6-0T (GER)
67216	32C	67233	32C							68640	32C
Shed Codes		31B March		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn
Saturday 17 September 1955					32C					total:	27
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		F6 2-4-2T (GER)				K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J39 0-6-0		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
67190	32C	67223	32C	67233	32C	61958	32C	64731	32A	65389	32C
67195	32C	67226	32C	67234	32C	61959	32C	64968	32A	65433	32C
67201	32C	67229	32C	C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		61973	32C	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		65478	32C
67207	32C	67231	32C	67366	32D	L1 2-6-4T		65533	32A	E4 2-4-0 (GER)
67214	32C	67232	32C			67710	32B	65559	32C	62797	32C
67216	32C					67714	32C
Shed Codes		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn
Saturday 26 May 1956					32C					total:	22
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		F6 2-4-2T (GER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		E4 2-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67195	32C	67229	32C	61958	32C	62787	32A	65389	32C	68565	32C
67201	32C	67231	32C	61973	32C	62788	32A	65460	32C	J68 0-6-0T (GER)
67214	32C	67234	32C	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		68664	32C
L1 2-6-4T		A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		62584	32A	64761	32A	65559	32C
67704	32C	69826	32C	62596	32A	B17 4-6-0
		69829	32C			61637	32B Thorpe Hall
Shed Codes		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft
Sunday 8 September 1957					32C					total:	23
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B17 4-6-0				J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67229	32C	61908	32A	61622	32D Alnwick Castle			65507	32C	68565	32C
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		61926	32C	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		65558	32C	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69621	32C	61957	32C	62544	32D	65460	32C	65559	32C	68628	32C
69706	32C	61958	32C	L1 2-6-4T		65462	32C	J39 0-6-0		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
69708	32C	61959	32C	67704	32C	65478	32C	64797	32A	68664	32C
		61973	32C
Shed Codes		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn
Allocation April 1959 (18)				B17 4-6-0		LNER	2	K3 2-6-0		GNR	3
J39 0-6-0		GNR	1	J15 0-6-0		GER	2	J17 0-6-0		GER	4
L1 2-6-4T		LNER	2	J69 0-6-0T		GER	1	J68 0-6-0T		GER	1
N7 0-6-2T		GER	2
Sunday 23 August 1959					32C					total:	26
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B17 4-6-0				J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
69621	32C	61877	32A	61659	32C East Anglian			65462	32C	68642	32C
69706	32C	61918	32A	Britannia 4-6-2				J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		0-6-0 diesels
L1 2-6-4T		61926	32C	70035	31B Rudyard Kipling			68899	32A	D2039	D2573
67707	32C	61937	31B	J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		68924	32A	D2568
67738	32C	61958	32C	64797	32C	65559	32C	J69 0-6-0T (GER)		Brush T2 diesels
		61959	32C	64913	32A	65588	32C	68565	32C	D5533	D5541
Shed Codes		31B March		32A Norwich		32C Lowestoft
Lowestoft shed was closed on 7th July 1962.
Lowestoft Engineer's & Sleeper Depots
Two of the facilities which were in use to service the Departmental Locomotives.
Engineer's Yard		Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 10 March 1946				Saturday 19 May 1951				Sunday 30 August 1953
Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)				Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)			Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
old	new	departmental		8178	32C	8130	32C		8130	32C
8400	8130	S37 from May 53		S43 from Mar 53		S39 from Aug 53			S39 from Aug 53
8401	8131	S39 from Aug 53
Thursday 16 September 1954				Saturday 17 September 1955				Saturday 26 May 1956
Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)			Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)				Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
S38	32C	S37	32C		S41	32C			S38	32C
ex 8168		ex 8130			ex 8177				ex 8168
Sleeper Depot
Sunday 4 September 1938				Tuesday 12 September 1950				Saturday 19 May 1951
Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)					Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)			Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
8401	8131	S39 from Aug 53		8177	32C	8178	32C	8168	32C	8177	32C
				S41 from May 53		S43 from Mar 53		S38 from May 53		S41 from May 53
								8173	32C S40 from May 53
Sunday 8 June 1952				Sunday 30 August 1953				Saturday 17 September 1955
Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)				Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)				Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
8173	32C	8178	32C	S38	32C	S41	32C	S38	32C	S40	32C
S40 from May 53		S43 from Mar 53		ex 8168		ex 8177		ex 8168		ex 8173
8177	32C			S40	32C
S41 from May 53				ex 8173
These facilities went out of use by 1964.

Updated and revised - October 2021.