Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782. (Beyond can be glimpsed an 8F 2-8-0 with the unusual combination of 'M' as well as the BR initial '4' added to its number). Photo: 20 June 1848 by Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Recording Locomotive Sightings 1943 - 1968
A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. These records of visits to locomotive depots have been collected and carefully analysed to provide an overall portrait for the period 1943 to 1968. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change from the pre-grouping types that still found work at a few depots, to the modern BR designs that worked until the end in 1968. The handling of freight and passenger services was a major undertaking from town and cities, ports, coal mines and factories. All of it traversed the labyrinth of lines that criss-crossed the country. There were numerous 'sheds' spread throughout the length and breadth of the land that provided and serviced the vast army of steam locomotives (20,000 in 1948). Here is just a taste of that history.

Saturday, 13 October 2018

Beattock 1938 - 1967

The Royal Scot approaches Beattock Summit on 27th September 1957 hauled by Stanier 'Coronation' 8P 4-6-2 No. 46227 'Duchess of Devonshire', having made the 10-mile climb up from Beattock, apparently without a banker. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Beattock
Post Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:18571938 - 195012F
type: A stone-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-671949 - 196268D
location: West of the line, north of the station
1962 - 196766F
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightClf - CauliflowerF - FowlerD - Deeley
Fb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonMc- McIntoshPick - Pickersgill
St - StanierWht- WhiteleggBR - British RailwayCR - Caledonian RailwayWD - War Department
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayGSWR - Glasgow & South West Railway
Sunday 24 July 1938Friday 26 May 1939
12F5.30pm - 5.40pmtotal:912Ftotal:7
cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wht)
1516115181152391524011401516115181152371523916907
1516315217cl 4P 4-6-0 (Pick)1516315221
1516414638
Saturday 9 September 1944Sunday 7 July 1946
12Ftotal:612Ftotal:6
cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)steam railcarcl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 4F 0-6-0
151611519215239des: Whale in 19051512912F1518112F425731A
1518115217299881513812F1522712F
1516412F
shed codes12F Beattock31A St. Rollox
Allocation January 1948 (15)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)CR3cl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)CR2
cl 4P 4-6-2T (Pick)CR10
Saturday 28 February 1953Monday 25 May 1953
68Dtotal:1068Dtotal:10
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)
4219268D5518768D5523268D4221368D5518768D5523268D
4221368D5521468D5523468D4221568D5521468D5523468D
4221468D5522168Dcl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)5522068D5526068D
4221568D5523768D5522168Dcl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)
5523768D
shed code68D Beattock
Saturday 16 July 1955Monday 23 April 1956
68Dtotal:1068Dtotal:7
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)
4213068D4221568D5523468D4213068D4390268A5523468D
4219268D4268868Dcl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)4220568D5526068D
4220568Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)5523768D4221468D
4221368D5758364D4221568D
4221468D
shed codes64D Carstairs68D Beattock
Saturday 16 March 1957Saturday 24 May 1958
68Dtotal:568Dtotal:7
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)
4213068D5756868D4213068D5516468D5756868D
4221368D4219268D5526068D
4221468D4221368D
4221568D4268868D
Allocation March 1959 (10)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS7cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)CR2
cl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)CR1
Sunday 21 June 1959Tuesday 25 August 1959
68Dtotal:868Dtotal:9
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)
4213068D5523468D5756868D4213068D4221468D5523468D
4220568D5526068Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4219268D4221568Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)
4221368D43356*71H4220568D4268868D5756868D
4221468D* en route to McLellans, Langloan for scrap4221368D
shed codes71H Templecombe68D Beattock
Tuesday 2 August 1960shed visit and overnight observations.
68Dtotal:8Beattock bankers
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)
4213068D5523468D5450268B S4219268D
4219268D5526068D5450768B S4220568D
4269368Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)4221468D
5756868DS - stored4268868D
4269368D
Overnight Observations
cl 5MT 4-6-0 Coronation 4-6-2BR 3MT 2-6-0
4482855A4508566B4516166E4622266A Queen Mary7700566E
4485066B4509966B4543366B4622466A Princess AlexandraV2 2-6-2
4490012A4515166B4548112A4622612B Duchess of Norfolk6093365A
4495266E4515365B4549866B4622766A Duchess of DevonshireMTVK T2 diesel
4500866B4515765B4623266A Duchess of MontroseD5715
Royal Scot 4-6-0Clan 4-6-2
4610766A Argyll & Sutherland Highlander7200466A Clan MacDonald
4613055A The West Yorkshire RegimentJubilee 4-6-0
Patriot 4-6-04564012A Frobisher
455358A Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.4571927A Glorious
455455A Planet
shed codes5A Crewe North8A Edge Hill12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby27A Bank Hall
55A Leeds Holbeck65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie66B Motherwell66E Carstairs68B Dumfries
Thursday 6 July 1961Sunday 17 June 1962
68Dtotal:1068Dtotal:10
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)
4220568D4230112A5523468D4219268D8000268D5523468D
4221568D4232012Acl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)4220568D S8000468Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)
4268868Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)5450268B S4221468Dcl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)5756868D
BR 4MT 2-6-4T5756868D5450768B S4221568D5450768B S
8000668DS - stored4269368DS - stored
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor68B Dumfries68D Beattock
Sunday 2 September 1962Sunday 14 April 1963
66Ftotal:1166Ftotal:12
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)
4219266F8000166F5523466F4213066F W4268866F5450767E W
4220566F S8000266Fcl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)4219266F4269366Fcl 2P 0-4-4T (Mc)
4221566F8000466F5450767E W4220566F WBR 4MT 2-6-4T5523466F W
4268866FBR 4MT 2-6-0WD 2-8-04221466F8000166F
7609066F9046866B4221566F W8000266F
shed codes66B Motherwell66F Beattock67E Dumfries
Sunday 29 March 1964Sunday 9 August 1964
66Ftotal:866Ftotal:7
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-0
4219266F8000166F7609066F4206066F4221466F7607066F
4268866F8000266Fcl 3F 0-6-0 (Mc)4212666E4268866F7609066F
4269366F8011866E5756866F W4219266F WW - withdrawn
shed codes66E Carstairs66F Beattock
Sunday 31 Jan 1965Sunday 1 August 1965Sunday 3 October 1965
66Ftotal:666Ftotal:666Ftotal:5
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4206066F4212966F8000566F4212966F8004566F
4212966F4216966E8004566F4269366F8011766F
4221466F4269366F4269466E
4268866F4269466E
4269366F
shed codes66E Carstairs66F Beattock
Allocation April 1965 (6)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS3BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR2
BR 4MT 2-6-0BR1
Sunday 17 July 1966Sunday 5 February 1967
66Ftotal:866Ftotal:8
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-0
4205866E8009166F7609066F4212566E W8000266A7609066F W
4212566E7611366E4227466E8008666ABR 5MT 4-6-0
4226066F W8009166F W7310866E W
4269366F8011166F W
4269466EW - withdrawn
shed codes66E Carstairs66F Beattock
Beattock shed closed on 29th April 1967.
Updated and revised - December 2021.
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