Stratford Works 1951 - 1956

A former Great Eastern J69 0-6-0T No 68565 at Stratford.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Stratford Works
Stratford Works comprised two locomtotive workshops separated by a main line. Both dated from Great Eastern days and the oldest, opened in 1847, was situtated on the east (Up) side of the Cambridge line, adjacent to the station. It was built at a right angle to that line, a turntable being used as a means of entry entry. The more modern workshop, known as High Meads, was built west of the main-line, in 1915.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			MET - Metropolitan Railway
GCR - Great Central Railway			M&GN - Midland & Great Northern Railway				LTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
BR - British Railways			EE - English Electric		BTH - British Thompson & Houston				WD - War Department
NBL - North British Locomotive Co.
Sunday 14 January 1951										total:	46
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
F3 2-4-2T (GER)		N7 0-6-2T (GER)		B1 4-6-0				J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
7139*	32A W	69608	30A	61001	30A Eland			65391	31A	68781	34B
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		61045	32A	61252	32B	65425	31A	J66 0-6-0T (GER)
67165*	32C W	69436*	37B	61171	30A	61253	32B	5429*	32B W	68370	30A
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		61177	30A	61270	32A			J65 0-6-0T (GER)
62599	9E	61550*	30A	B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0						8211*	32B
		61573	30A	61614	30E Castle Hedingham			* Stripping Shop
				61616^	30E Fallodon			^ Paint Shop
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		N7 0-6-2T (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J20 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67162	32G	69605	30A	62520	32G W	61549	30A	64678	34B	E5548	31E
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		69607	30A	62540	32A	61554	35B	E4687	31A	65551	32G
67194	30E	9674	30A	62543	31A	61578	30A			65552	32G
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		69678	30A	62561	32F
67218	32D	69693	30A	Works Shed
				J92 0-6-0 crane tank (GER)				F5 2-4-2T (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
				68667	30A	68668	30A	67213	30A	68519	30A
Shed Codes		9E Trafford Park		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		31A Cambridge		31E Bury St Edmonds
32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth South T.		32F Yarmouth Beach		32G Melton Constable
34B Hornsey		35B Grantham		37B Copley Hill
Sunday 6 April 1952										total:	32
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67768	34E	61089	30A	61671	31A Royal Sovereign			64779	30F	65529*	31A
E4 2-4-0 (GER)		61109	30A	Britannia 4-6-2				J19 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
62781	31A	61119	30A	70015	30A Apollo			64670*	30A	68522*	30E
62791	30E	61233	30A	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D15 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J70 0-6-0T (GER)
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		61271	32A	61555*	30E	62502	31C W	65390^	31A	68224*	32B W
67234*	32F	K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		61556	30E	62506	31C W	65417*	32A	Y7 0-4-0T
		61761	30A	* Stripping Shop		62507	31C W	^ Paint Shop		68088	30A
Old Works - Shed and Yard
J92 0-6-0 (GER)		N1 0-6-2T (GNR)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J66 0-6-0T (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
68667	30A	69485	37C	62569	31C	68370	30A	68513	30A	68591	30A
68668	30A			Note: Access to the Old Works Erecting Shop was denied
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31C Kings Lynn
		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32F Yarmouth Beach		34E Neasden		37C Bradford
Sunday 15 March 1953										total:	28
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0		B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67715	32C	61333	31A	61612	30A Houghton Hall			64770	30A	65536^	30A
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		61370	30A	B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				64772	30A	65561	31A
67204	30A	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61614	30E Castle Hedingham			64787	30F	Y6 0-4-0T (GER)
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		62522*	32A	61632	30E Belvoir Castle			64876	30A	68083	31B W
69606	30A	62581*	32A W	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		* Stripping Shop		64913	32A	Y4 0-4-0T (GER)
		62616	31A W	64660	30A	^ Paint Shop		64957	32B	68128	30A
Old Works - Shed and Yard
J66 0-6-0T (GER)						J70 0-6-0T (GER)				N1 0-6-2T (GNR)
Dep 32	ex 68370	Dep 36	ex 68378	Dep 31	ex 68382	68217	31B W	68220	32B W	69457	34B
Note: Access to the Old Works Erecting Shop was denied
Sunday 21 June 1953										total:	31
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N1 0-6-2T (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
69446*	37B W	61530*	32F	61660	30A Hull City			64777	30F	65521	31C
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		61537	31D	B1 4-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		64894	32B	65522*	30E
69551*	30F	61564	32B	61054	32B	62510	32A	64905	32B	65527*	31C
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		61578	30A	61333	31A	62513	31E	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		65537*	31A
69649	30A			61373	30A	62544*	32D	64648*	31B	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
69689	34A			F3 2-4-2T (GER)		F5 2-4-2T (GER)		J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		68561	30A
69697*	30A			67127*	32B W	67203*	30A	68906*	34B
Works Shed
J66 0-6-0T (GER)						Note: Access to the Old Works Erecting Shop was denied
Dep 32	ex 68370	Dep 36	ex 68378	Dep 31	ex 68382
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
31C Kings Lynn		31D South Lynn		31E Bury St. Edmonds		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft
32D Yarmouth South T.		32F Yarmouth Beach		34A Kings Cross		34B Hornsey		37B Copley Hill
Sunday 14 March 1954										total:	47
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		B1 4-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
43060	35A	61535	32B	61116	34E	62518	31C aw	64724	32A	65537	31A xw
43063	35A	61566	32B aw	61139	34A	62521	31A	64882	32A	65577	31B
43066	34E	61571	32B	61195	40B	62542	31B xw	64953	30F	65587	31A
43067	34E	61574	35B xw	61208	36E	62570	31A aw	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
43081	35A	N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		61280	30A	62589	31B	65424	30E	68638	30E xw
43086	35A	69568	34A xw	61302	31A	62613	32D	65466	30E	F5 2-4-2T (GER)
43087	35A	N7 0-6-2T (GER)		61362	30A	xw - ex works		J20 0-6-0 (GER)		67200	30A xw
		69679	32A xw			aw - awaiting works		64693	31B aw
Note: Access to the Old Works Erecting Shop was denied
Saturday 19 June 1954										total:	34
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
43058	35A	61614	30E Castle Hedingham			64735	40D	64654	31A	68518	32B xw
43085	35A xw	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		B1 4-6-0		64830	36E	64658	31A	68529	30A xw
43088	35A xw	61514	32D	61143	35A	64908	36E	64660	30E xw	68616	32A xw
43146	32G	61580	35B xw	61252	32B	N7 0-6-2T (GER)		J20 0-6-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
43147	32G	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61253	32B	69630	30A xw	64683	31A xw	65405*	31E
43149	32G	62530	31A	61286	31A	69664^	30A	64689	31A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)
xw - ex works		62533	32G xw	F5 2-4-2T (GER)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		J66 0-6-0T (GER)		65528	30A xw
* Stripping Shop		^ Paint Shop		67216	32C xw	69589	34A xw	68374*	38D W
Note: Access to the Old Works Erecting Shop was denied
Sunday 14 November 1954										total:	46
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0				B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0
43152*	32G	61005	30F Bongo			61602	30A Walsingham			64729	40D
43156*	32F	61059	32B	61287	31A	B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				64784	30A
L1 2-6-4T		61164	34E	61373	30A	61617	31A Ford Castle			64800	32B
67723	30A	61236	30A	61375	30A	Britannia 4-6-2				64874*	30F
67771	34E	61286	31A	61336*	30A	70005	30A John Milton			64891	35C
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)
80074	33A	65453	30A	65500*	30A	61546*	30A	62532	31A	64646	31D
L3 2-6-4T (GCR)		65461^	31A	65531	30E	61574*	35B	62567*	31A	64657	30A
69060*	36C W			65585*	31A W	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		62618^	31A
						64677	30A	* Stripping Shop		^ Paint Shop
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0
69667	30A	69571	34A	62524	32D	61545	32A	64643	31B	64751	40D
69671	30A	69592	34A	62546	32D	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		64664	30A	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
69681	30A	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		62577	32A	64690	31B	64673	31A	68537	40A
69721	30A	65447	32B	62609	35C			J68 0-6-0T (GER)		68605	40A
								68662	30A
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
31C Kings Lynn		31D South Lynn		31E Bury St. Edmonds		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft
32D Yarmouth South T.		32F Yarmouth Beach		32G Melton Constable		33A Plaistow		34A Kings Cross		34E Neasden
35A New England		35B Grantham		35C Spital Bridge		36C Frodingham		36E Retford GC		38D Staveley GC
40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40D Tuxford
Saturday 22 January 1955										total:	48
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
69609	30A	67734	30A	61054	32B xw	61520	32F	64775	30A	65554	31B xw
69686	30A	67757	34A	61233	30A	61541	35B	64777	30F xw	J19 0-6-0 (GER)
69709	34C	67783	34E	61301	31A	61564	32B	64881	40A	64656	30A xw
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		F4 2-4-2T (GER)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		64885	36A	J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69492	34A	67174	32C W	43159	32F xw	62605	31B	E4 2-4-0 (GER)		68493	32B W
69582	34C xw					62620	32G	62783	31A W	68572	32B W
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
69627	30A	69499	34A	43153	32G	62578	32G	64766	30A	65535	31A
69662	30A	69512	34A	43155	32G	62586	32D	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		65556	31B
69716	30A	69531	34B			62593	32A	65465	30E	65560	32B
		69533	34B			62606	31C	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
		69535	34A					68491	31A
		69586	34C
Saturday 4 June 1955										total:	45
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
L1 2-6-4T		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				B1 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0
67730	30A	61603	30E Framlingham			61006	30F Blackbuck			64876	30A xw
67760	34E	61671	31A Royal Sovereign			61042	32A	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
67782	34E	N7 0-6-2T (GER)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61121	31A	61550	30A	65515	31B xw
67786	34E	69675	30A	80103	33A	61235	30A	61578	30A	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67792	34E			cl 4MT 2-6-0		61270	32A	Y4 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		68557	40F xw
67794	34E			43091	31D xw	61336	30A	33	ex 68129
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
69604	30A	43092	31D	62515	32G	61568	32A	65522	30E	68640	32C
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		43093	31D	62516	31C	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		65534	31A	68643	30F
69520	34A	43148	32G	62535	35C	64658	31A	65562	31C	68648	30A
F5 2-4-2T (GER)				62561	32A	J39 0-6-0		65576	31B	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
67193	30A			62592	32A	64714	40A			68541	40A
				62618	31A
Arrivals for scrap during August, included:
E4 2-4-0 (GER)		F4 2-4-2T (GER)		F5 2-4-2T (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J70 0-6-0T (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
62784	31A W	67174	32C W	67200	30A W	65543	30A W	68223	32E W	68493	32B W
62793	32A W	F6 2-4-2T (GER)		67210	30A W			68226	30E W	68611	32C W
		67220	32B W
Shed Codes		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March		31C Kings Lynn
31D South Lynn		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth South T.		32E Yarmouth Vauxhall
32F Yarmouth Beach		32G Melton Constable		33A Plaistow		34A Kings Cross		34B Hornsey		34C Hatfield
34E Neasden		35B Grantham		35C Spital Bridge		36A Doncaster		40A Lincoln		40F Boston
Sunday 29 January 1956										total:	57
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		F6 2-4-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		B1 4-6-0				J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69703*	30A	67235*	30A W	67708	32B	61033	31A Dibatag			68540	34D W
69705	30A	67238	31A W	67745	34D	61227	30A	D16 4-4-0 (GER)		68589	38D W
69727*	30A	67239	30A W	67795	34E	61317	32A	62511*	32D	0-6-0 diesels
		F5 2-4-2T (GER)		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61360	30A	62536	35C W	11100	12134
		67188	30E W	80076	33A	61370	30A	62587	35C	12049	13062
* Stripping Shop		E4 2-4-0 (GER)		80080	33B	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		12064	15221
W - Withdrawn (9)		62790	31A W			65359	31C W	64777	30F	12118
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)				B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69601	30A	69659	30A	61540	32A	62524	32D	64779	30F	68536	32G
69603	30A	69732	30E	61572	32B	62577	32A	64793	32B	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
69613	30A	N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		61575	30A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		64797	32A	68552	30A
69650	34C	69546	34A	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		65507	32C	64874	30F	J68 0-6-0T (GER)
		69579	34A	64690	31B					68658	30A
Sunday 11 March 1956										total:	53
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69629	34B	67733	30A	61632	30E Belvoir Castle			62539	31B	68517*	30A W
69689	32D	67744	34D	B1 4-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		62540	32A	0-6-0 diesels
69714	30A	BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61280	30A	61542	32A	62587	35C	12049	12136
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		80076	33A	61361	30A	61549	30A	J39 0-6-0		12106	15099
69536	34A	80100	33A	61378	30A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		64890*	31A	12119	15222
* Stripping Shop		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		61399	30A	65542*	32A	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		12128
^ Paint Shop		65424	30E					64699^	31B
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		F5 2-4-2T (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69639	34C	69492	34A	67199	32D	62534	31C	65458	30F	68520	36E
69643	30A	69517	34A			62535	35C	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
69649	34C	69552	30F			62545	31C	65559	32C	68553	40A
69662	30A	69576	34A			62561	32G			68568	30A
69686	30A	69591	34A			62614	31C			68599	40A
69721	30A
Saturday 26 May 1956										total:	43
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		B1 4-6-0		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J20 0-6-0 (GER)		0-6-0 diesels
69623	30A	61052	32B	61603	30E Framlingham			64675	30A	11130	12127
69710	30A	61104	30A	61617	31A Ford Castle			J39 0-6-0		12120	13041
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61223	31A	61671	31A Royal Sovereign			64724	32B	12122
80069	33B	61270	32A	L1 2-6-4T		Y4 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		64807	30A
80070	33B	61301	31A	67784	34A	Dept 33	ex 68129
80072	33B	61363	30A					no access to Stripping Shop
Old Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
69622	30A	69536	34A	62513	31E	61535	32B	64770	30A	68495	31C
69675	30A	69561	30F	62522	31C	61566	32B	64802	32A	68513	30A
69697	30A	69575	34A	62530	31A	J19 0-6-0 (GER)		J20 0-6-0 (GER)		68558	40A
69700	30A			62588	31E	64672	31B	64696	31A	68626	35A
Saturday 1 September 1956										total:	68
New Works - Erecting Shop and Yard
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		L1 2-6-4T		B2 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
69656	30A	67708	32B	61632	30E Belvoir Castle			64750	30A	68521*	32B W
69705	30A	67792	34E	B17 "Sandringham" 4-6-0				64953*	30F	0-6-0 diesels
69713*	30A	BR 4MT 2-6-4T		61663	30A Everton			J19 0-6-0 (GER)		11155	12132
69727*	30A	80077	33A	B1 4-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		64643	31B	12051	13017
F6 2-4-2T (GER)		80132	33A	61235	30A	61516	30A	64650	30E	12053	13045
67234*	32C W	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		61287	31A	61553	35B	64660	30E	12054	13060
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)		65417*	32A W	61301	31A	61558	30A	64665	30A	12112	13094
41944	33C W	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		61566	32B
		65531	30E	62523*	32A	61576	30A	* Stripping Shop		W - Withdrawn (2)
Old Works - Erecting Shop, Yard and Shed
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
69627	30A	62518	31C	65540	30A	64659	30E	64726	32B	68647	30A
69648	34C	62524	32D	65563	30A	64670	30A	64731	32A	68648	30A
69666	30A	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		65567	32G	64671	31B	64788	30F	J66 0-6-0T (GER)
69691	33B	65446	30F	Y4 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		64905	32B	Dept 31	ex 68382
0-6-0 diesel		65475	31A	Dept 33	ex 68129	68569	40A	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		Dept 32	ex 68370
12129						68632	30A	64697	31B	Dept 36	ex 68378
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
31C Kings Lynn		31E Bury St. Edmonds		32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		32C Lowestoft		32D Yarmouth South T.
32G Melton Constable		33A Plaistow		33B Tilbury		33C Shoeburyness		34A Kings Cross		34B Hornsey
34C Hatfield		34D Hitchin		34E Neasden		35A New England		35B Grantham		35C Spital Bridge
36E Retford		38D Staveley		40A Lincoln