Merseyside sheds updated and revised

Princess Royal class 46209 “Princess Beatrice” passes through the huge complex of lines at Edge Hill in June 1959.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

The following sheds have been updated and revised in September and October 2018:

Aintree
Bank Hall
Bidston
Birkenhead
Brunswick
Edge Hill
Speke Junction
Walton-on-the Hill

Lancashire & Cheshire Sub Sheds 1937 - 1966

Warrington Arpley
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1854	Warrington Dallam subshed
type:	A brick built 2TS through road shed.						closed:	May-63
location:	On the south side of Warrington Arpley station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		B-C Bowen-Cooke		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler
D - Deeley		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale		BR - British Railway		WR - Wirral Railway		WD - War Department
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 27 October 1946						Sunday 24 February 1949
8B sub shed				total:	7	8B sub shed				total:	7
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
80	8B	3988	18A	8318	9D	10697	8B	42874	17D	43657	8B
cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0
6930	8B	12118	8B	9284	9A	46603	8B	42	8B	44080	9D
		12250	8B							cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
										49104	8B
shed codes		8B Warrington Dallam		9A Longsight		9D Buxton		17D Rowsley		18A Toton
Sunday 8 July 1951						Sunday 27 April 1952
8B sub shed				total:	9	8B sub shed				total:	7
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
50687	8B	43237	8B	44018	17D	50703	8B	40042	8B	43282	8B
50703	8B	43282	8B	cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		43314	8B
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		43389	8B	48631	8C	41323	8B	40107	9A	43357	8B
46654	8B			WD 2-8-0
				90568	26A
shed codes		8B Warrington Dallam		8C Speke Junction		9A Longsight		17D Rowsley		26A Newton Heath
Sunday 22 March 1953						Sunday 16 May 1954
8B sub shed				total:	10	8B sub shed				total:	7
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
50705	8B	43237	8B	45329	10C	50643	8B	40143	8B	43314	8B
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		43314	8B	cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		43618	8B
40001	8B	43329	8B	48327	6C	41322	8B	47352	8B	43657	8B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		43398	8B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a				47652	8B
41321	8B			49008	8B
shed codes		6C Birkenhead		8B Warrington Dallam		10C Patricroft
Sunday 17 April 1955						Sunday 6 May 1956
8B sub shed				total:	9	8B sub shed				total:	9
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
40143	8B	43618	8B	43982	17D	40143	8B	43282	8B	47376	8B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		40202	8B	43314	8B	cl 8F 2-8-0
41211	8B	43787	8B	52225	8B	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		43618	8B	48094	8B
41224	8B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		41211	8B			48745	9D
		47387	8B	48745	9D
shed codes		8B Warrington Dallam		9D Buxton		17D Rowsley
Sunday 15 December 1957						Sunday 21 September 1958
8B sub shed				total:	11	8B sub shed				total:	7
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
40134	8D	43398	8B	44232	8E	40143	8B	42607	8B	43282	8B
40156	8B	43657	8B	cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				43308	8B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		48457	8A	41210	8B			43398	8B
41212	8B	43787	8B	48715	8B					43657	8B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
42606	8B	52432	8B
shed codes		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington Dallam		8D Widnes		8E Brunswick
Sunday 31 May 1959						Sunday 2 October 1960
8B sub shed				total:	6	8B sub shed				total:	9
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40143	8B	41213	8B	43308	8B	41210	8B	43657	8B	48081	17C
				43398	8B	41213	8B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		48502	5B
				43615	8B			47268	8B	WD 2-8-0
				43619	8B			47362	8B	90204	27B
										90369	6C
shed codes		5B Crewe South		6C Birkenhead		8B Warrington Dallam		17C Rowsley		27B Aintree
Sunday 11 June 1961						Sunday 29 April 1962
8B sub shed				total:	8	8B sub shed				total:	6
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
41211	8B	43410	8B	48358	56D	41211	8B	84000	8B	43240	8B
41213	8B	43657	8B			41217	8B			cl 3F 0-6-0T
41286	8G	cl 3F 0-6-0T				41288	8B			47603	8B
41288	8B	47669	8B
shed codes		8B Warrington Dallam		8G Sutton Oak		56D Mirfield
Sunday 28 April 1963						Saturday 15 June 1963
8B sub shed				total:	2	8B sub shed				total:	3
		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
		44237	8B			47657	8B	48764	8E	92129	21A
		44589	8B
shed codes		8B Warrington Dallam		8E Northwich		21A Saltley
Warrington Arpley closed on 27th May 1963.
Warrington Central
Post Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Committee						opened:		Until Sep 63, a Brunswick subshed
type:	An engine pit only. There are no shed buildings.					closed:	1966	Trafford Park subshed 9/63 - 1966
location:	On the south side of Warrington Central station
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		St - Stanier
Sunday 1 May 1938						Sunday 21 January 1940
LIV sub shed				total:	2	LIV sub shed				total:	4
		J10 0-6-0					J10 0-6-0		N5 0-6-2T
		5083					5074	J10	5913	N5
		5125					5075	J10
							5125	J10
Sunday 27 October 1946						Sunday 18 March 1951
LIV sub shed				total:	5	8E sub shed				total:	4
J10 0-6-0		J11 4-6-0		B9 4-6-0			cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		J10 0-6-0
5136	LIV	5307		6106	LIV		40203	8E	65142	8E
5172	LIV								65153	8E
5207									65163	8E
shed codes		LIV, 8E Brunswick, Liverpool
Sunday 16 August 1953						Sunday 17 June 1955
8E sub shed				total:	3	8E sub shed				total:	3
		J10 0-6-0						J10 0-6-0
		65142	8E					65182	8E
		65147	8E					65185	8E
		65196	8E					65196	8E
Sunday 6 May 1956						Sunday 9 November 1958
8E sub shed				total:	3	8E sub shed				total:	3
		J10 0-6-0					cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0
		65182	8E				44015	27F	44284	18A
		65185	8E						44293	27F
		65196	8E
shed codes		18A Toton		8E, 27F Brunswick
Sunday 12 April 1959						Sunday 24 September 1961
8E sub shed				total:	3	9E sub shed				total:	3
		cl 4F 0-6-0						cl 4F 0-6-0
		44232	27F					44378	9E
		44284	18A					44396	9E
		44587	27F					44587	9E
shed codes		9E Trafford Park		18A Toton		27F Brunswick
Sunday 15 April 1962						Sunday 28 April 1963
9E sub shed				total:	3	9E sub shed				total:	2
		cl 4F 0-6-0						cl 4F 0-6-0
		44402	9E					44396	9E
		44564	9E					44564	9E
		44565	9E
Saturday 21 November 1964						Sunday 27 February 1966
9E sub shed				total:	3	9E sub shed				total:	1
		cl 4F 0-6-0						cl 8F 2-8-0
		44169	9E					48178	9E
		44489	9E
		44425	9G
shed codes		9E Trafford Park		9G Gorton
Warrington Central closed in 1966
Widnes Tanhouse Lane
Post Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Committee						opened:	1880	a Liverpool Brunswick subshed
type:	A brick built 2TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	1956
location:	North of the line, west of Tanhouse Lane station.
Sunday 7 March 1937				Sunday 11 February 1940				Sunday 25 February 1951
LIV sub shed		total:	1	LIV sub shed		total:	1	8E sub shed		total:	1
	J67 0-6-0T				J67 0-6-0T				J69 0-6-0T
	7363				7086				68559	8E
Sunday 13 February 1955				Sunday 22 January 1956				Sun 29 June 1958
8E sub shed		total:	1	8E sub shed		total:	1	officially closed		total:	1
	J69 0-6-0T				J69 0-6-0T				cl 3F 0-6-0
	68598	8E			68598	8E			47325	8E
shed codes		LIV, 8E Brunswick, Liverpool
Widnes Tanhouse Lane closed in 1956.
Wigan Lower Ince
Post Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Committee						opened:	1879		1938-1950		WIG
type:	A brick built 2TS through road shed.					closed:	Mar-52		1950 - May 1950		13G
location:	West of the line, at the south end of Wigan Central station.								May 1950-March 1952		10F
Sunday 31 January 1937						Sunday 24 June 1945
WIG				total:	12	WIG				total:	10
J10 0-6-0						J10 0-6-0
5079	WIG	5800	WIG	5835	WIG	5075	WIG	5815	WIG	5836	TFD
5080	WIG	5812	WIG	5845	WIG	5122	WIG	5819	WIG	5837	WIG
5131	WIG	5815	WIG			5132	WIG	5832	WIG	5850	WIG
5641	WIG	5824	WIG	100hp railcar		5675	WIG
5644	WIG			51915
shed codes		TFD Trafford Park		WIG Wigan Lower Ince
Sunday 30 March 1947						Sunday 20 June 1948
WIG				total:	9	WIG				total:	8
J10 0-6-0						J10 0-6-0
5151	WIG	5175	WIG	5199	WIG	5162	WIG	5175	WIG	5203	WIG
5170	WIG	5176	WIG	5203	WIG	5170	WIG	5196	WIG	5208	WIG
5173	WIG	5196	WIG	J11 0-6-0		5173	WIG	5199	WIG
				4311	GOR
shed codes		GOR Gorton		WIG Wigan Lower Ince
Sunday 15 May 1949						Sunday 26 March 1950
WIG				total:	11	10F				total:	9
J10 0-6-0						J10 0-6-0
65159	WIG	65175	WIG	65203	WIG	65128	10F	65170	10F	65179	10F
65162	WIG	65176	WIG	65208	WIG	65159	10F	65175	10F	65189	10F
65170	WIG	65196	WIG	cl 2MT 2-6-0		65162	10F	65176	10F	65203	10F
65173	WIG	65199	WIG	46434	WIG
shed codes		10F, WIG Wigan Lower Ince
Sunday 1 October 1950						Sunday 11 March 1951
10F				total:	10	10F				total:	11
J10 0-6-0						J10 0-6-0
65159	10F	65173	10F	65196	10F	65131	10F	65170	10F	65196	10F
65162	10F	65176	10F	65199	10F	65135	10F	65173	10F	65199	10F
65164	10F	65189	10F	65203	10F	65162	10F	65175	10F	65203	10F
65170	10F					65164	10F	65176	10F
shed codes		10F Wigan Lower Ince
Wigan Lower Ince shed closed on 24 March 1952.
Southport Lord Street
Post Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Committee						opened:	1884	a Liverpool Brunswick subshed
type:	A brick built 2TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Jul-52
location:	West of the line at the north end of Southport (Lord Street) station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler
Sunday 24 June 1945						Sunday 2 May 1948
LIV sub shed				total:	1	LIV sub shed				total:	2
		D9 4-4-0						D9 4-4-0
		6017	LIV					2303	LIV
								2333	LIV
shed codes		LIV Brunswick
Sunday 2 September 1951							shed codes		21A Saltley
27F subshed				total:	2				27A Bank Hall
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 2MT 2-6-0					27C Southport
40581	21A	41188	27C	46417	27A				27F Brunswick
Southport Lord Street shed closed on 7th July 1952.
Coniston
Post Grouping Ownership - Furness Railway							opened:	1859	a Barrow subshed.
type:	A stone built 1TS through road shed						closed:	Jan-58
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Conistion Lake station
Abbreviations		I - Ivatt
Sunday 21 October 1951				Saturday 9 November 1957				Monday 4 August 1958
11B subshed		total:	1	11B subshed		total:	1	11B subshed		total:	1
	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)				cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
	41217	11B			41221	11B			41221	11B
shed codes		11B Barrow
Coniston shed closed in January 1958.
Carnforth Midland
Post Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1874	Carnforth (LNWR) sub shed.
type:	A brick built square roundhouse.						closed:	1944
location:	On the north side of the Wennington line.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		F - Fowler		D - Deeley		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
Sunday 12 March 1939					11A sub shed					total:	19
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
10746		1121	1165	2593		3207	3357	3189		4074	4510
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		1123				3237	3396	cl 3F 0-6-0T		4292	4513
660						3314		7408	7410	4375
Saturday 28 October 1939					11A sub shed					total:	14
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
10746	11A	434	12A	3267	20B	3189	11A	4060	11E	8022	20C
		cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		3449	20B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		4292	11A	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
		660	11A	3757	11A	7410	11A	4510	11A	9339	11E
								4513	11A
shed codes		11A Carnforth		11E Tebay		12A Carlisle Upperby		20B Stourton		20C Royston
Monday 25 December 1939					11A sub shed					total:	15
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)				cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0
10746	11A	3207	11A	3357	11A	3189	11A	4074	11A	5011	12D
cl 2P 4-4-2T (Wh)		3237	11A	3539	20B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		4126	11A
6790	11D	3314	11A	3757	11A	7410	11A	4292	11A
								4593	11A
shed codes		11A Carnforth		11D Oxenholme		12D Workington		20B Stourton
Monday 19 April 1943					11A sub shed			6pm - 6.05pm		total:	11
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
27586	11A	28116	11A	3237	11A	3189	11A	4041	20F	8095	20C
27648	11A	28158	11A	3329	11A			4306
				3757	11A
shed codes		11A Carnforth		20C Royston		20F Royston
Carnforth Midland was closed in 1944.

Revised and updated: September 2021