Days Out No. 9: Easter Monday 3rd April 1961 Darlington Area & York

A J27 0-6-0 65868 passes through Thornaby station with an eastbound freight  on 20 April 1961, whilst a BR/Sulzer type 2 diesel, D5149, awaits to move towards Stockton.  

Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Darlington
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1866	pre 1950		DAR
type:	A brick-built 7TS through shed and a brick-built roundhouse.						closed:	1966	1950 - 1966		51A
location:	On the east side of the line north of Bank Top station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					51A					total:	106
cl 4MT 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				V1 2-6-2T		J94 0-6-0ST		WD 2-8-0
43072	51A	60076	51A Gallopin			67678	65C xw	68017	51A	90011	51A
43099	51A	A1 4-6-2				67681	65C	68019	52H xw	90014	51A
43102	51A	60155	52B Borderer			Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		68024	51A xw	90016	51A
43123	50B xw	B1 4-6-0				63344	51L	68025	51A	90057	51A
43129	51A	61030	51A Nyala			63395	51A xw	68037	51A	90082	51A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		61032	51A Stembok			63402	52C xw	68040	51A	90155	51A
46475	51A	61037	51A Jairou xw			63423	51A	68047	51A	90172	51A aw
46477	51A	61176	51A	61309	56C xw	63452	51L	68050	51A	90373	51A
K1 2-6-0		61338	51A	61382	51A	0-6-0 diesels		68052	51A	90405	51A
62003	51J	V2 2-6-2		B16 4-6-0		D2248	D2322	68060	51A	90430	51A
62007	51A	60806	51L aw	61434	50A	D2304	D2617	68071	51A	90445	51A
62011	63B*	60816	64A aw	BR 2MT 2-6-0		D2306	D3227	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		90704	50D xw
62041	51A	60838	62B aw	78011	51J	D2307	D3228	68744	51A	BR 9F 2-10-0
62043	51A	60848	51A	L1 2-6-4T		D2308	D3229	68754	51A	92039	40B aw
62048	51A	60869	34E aw	67742	51A	D2309	D3230	69002	51A	92171	36A xw
62058	51A	60889	36A	67750	51A	D2316	D3322	69004	51A	92176	36A xw
62059	51A	60892	64A xw	67756	40E	D2317	D3456	69007	51A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)
62062	51A	60921	36A xw	67763	51A	D2319	D3677	69017	51A	65808	52F
BR 4MT 2-6-0		60954	50A xw	67765	51A	D2320		69021	51A	65860	51A
76049	51F	60970	63A xw	67777	51A			69022	51A
* On its way to Doncaster Works for a light casual repair (4 to 26 April).								xw - ex works		aw - awaiting works
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		34E New England		36A Doncaster		40B Immingham		40E Colwick
50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill		50D Goole		51A Darlington		51F West Auckland		51J Northallerton
51L Thornaby		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52F N&S Blyth		52H Tyne Dock		56C Leeds Copley Hill
62B Dundee Tay Bridge		63A Perth		63B Fort William		64A St. Margarets		65C Parkhead
Visits to Darlington 1945 - 1958				Visits to Darlington 1959 - 1965
West Auckland
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1887	pre 1950		AUK
type:	A brick built roundhouse shed.						closed:	1964	1950 - 1964		51F
location:	West of the line, between West Auckland and Bishop Auckland
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			BR - British Railways
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					51F					total:	23
BR 4MT 2-6-0		BR 3MT 2-6-0		J39 0-6-0				Q6 0-8-0
76021	51F	77003	51F	64835	51F	64979	51F	63351	51F	63446	51F
76045	51F	BR 2MT 2-6-0		64848	51F	64982	51F	63353	51F	63447	51L
76050	51F	78016	51J	64862	51F	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		63398	51F	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
				64927	51F	65731	51F	63403	51F	68692	51F
				64969	51F	65735	51F	63443	51F	68708	51F
Shed Codes		51F West Auckland		51J Northallerton		51L Thornaby
Visits to West Auckland 1946 - 1963
West Hartlepool
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1867	shed codes
type:	A brick-built double roundhouse and a 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	1967	pre 1950		WHL
location:	West of the line, south of the station.								1950 - 1967		51C
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway				WD - War Department
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					51C					total:	46
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B1 4-6-0		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
43015	51C	61061	51C	68698	51C	68021	51C	63391	51C	63421	51C
43053	51C	61267	51C	68703	51C	68032	51C	63392	51C	63422	51C
43070	51L	61275	51C	68707	51C	68051	51C	63397	51C	63438	51C
43100	51C	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		68711	51C	68053	51C	63410	51C	63440	51C
43128	51C	65782	51C	68715	51C	68054	51C	63412	51C	63454	51C
J39 0-6-0		65805	51C	68734	51C	68055	51C	63414	51C	63457	51C
64815	51C	65820	51C	68737	51C	68056	51C	63415	51C	WD 2-8-0
64849	51C	65830	51C	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		68057	51C	63419	51C	90067	51C
				68951	51C					90344	51C
Shed Codes		51C West Hartlepool		51L Thornaby
Visits to West Hartlepool 1945 - 1967
Thornaby
Thornaby opened on 1st June 1958 with the combined allocations of Newport and Middlesborough sheds.
On the 13 June 1959, Thornaby took over the allocations of Stockton and Haverton Hill sheds upon their closure.
type:	A concrete-built roundhouse and 12TS through-road shed.					closed to steam		1964	1958 - 1964		51L
location:	North of the line, east of Thornaby station.
Abbreviations		H - Hughes		F - Fowler
		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					51L					total:	153
cl 4MT 2-6-0		J25 0-6-0(NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)				WD 2-8-0
43057	51L	65735	51F	63341	51L	63420	51L	90022	51L	90465	51L
43075	51L	J26 0-6-0(NER)		63343	51L	63424	51L	90027	51L	90479	51L
43101	51L	65741	51L	63347	51L	63426	51L	90048	51L	90481	51L
B1 4-6-0		65743	51L	63349	51L	63428	51L	90072	51L	90499	41F
61218	51L	65747	51L	63355	51L	63430	51L	90074	51L	90500	51L
61257	51L	65751	51L	63360	51L	63432	51L	90086	51L	90503	51L
61259	51L	65753	51L	63361	51L	63435	51L	90090	51L	90517	51L
61303	51L	65755	51L	63364	51L	63442	51L	90091	51L	90593	51L
K3 2-6-0		65756	51L	63367	51L	63445	51L	90098	51L	90603	51L
61818	51L	65757	51L	63369	51L	63447	51L	90132	51L	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
61844	51L	65760	51L	63370	51L	63450	51L	90240	51L	68675	51L
K1 2-6-0		65761	51L	63371	51L	63451	51L	90377	51L	68688	51L
62001	51L	65763	51L	63373	51L	J39 0-6-0		90406	51L	68689	51L
V2 2-6-2		65768	51L	63374	51L	64706	51L	90426	51L	68729	51L
60808	51L	65769	51L	63375	51L	64725	51L	90434	51L	68740	51L
60809*	51L	65772	51L	63380	51L	64730	51L	90435	51L	69006	51L
60885	51L	65773	51L	63382	51L	64757	51L	90446	51L	69019	51L
60901	51L	65774	51L	63388	51L	64758	51L	90451	51L	0-6-0 diesels
60915	51L	65778	51L	63389	51L	64818	51L	90452	51L	D2069	D3149
60916	51L	J27 0-6-0(NER)		63393	51L	64821	51L	90459	51L	D2078	D3151
60946	51L	65788	51L	63396	51L	64845	51L	90461	51L	D3138	D3873
L1 2-6-4T		65790	51L	63401	51L	64850	51L	90462	51L	BR T2 diesels
67754	51L	65853	51L	63405	51L	64855	51L	J94 0-6-0ST		D5097	D5107
67759	51L	65855	51L	63409	51L	64857	51L	68023	51L	D5100	D5110
67764	51L	65859	51L	63411	51L	64859	51L	68039	51L	D5106	D5150
67766	51L	65868	51L	63416	51L	64861	51L	Jubilee 4-6-0
		65870	51L	63417	51L	64870	51L	45566	55A Queensland
* The Snapper, The East Yorkshire Regiment, …..						64926	52B
Shed Codes		41F Mexborough		51F West Auckland		51L Thornaby		52B Heaton		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Thornaby 1958 - 1964
York North
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway									prior to 1949		YK
type:	Originally four roundhouses, two were converted into a 5TS dead-ended shed (1958).								1949 - 1967		50A
location:	West of the line north of York station.				opened:	1878	closed to steam		Jun-67
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson
St - Stanier		NER - North Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway				WD - War Department
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					50A					total:	124
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		V2 2-6-2		A1 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0		WD 2-8-0
42085	50A	60803	31B	60116	52B Hal o' the Wynd			61002*	50A	90003	40B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		60828	50A	60140	50A Balmoral			61005*	31B	90009	50B
42553	50A	60831	50A	60153	50A Flamboyant			61018*	50A	90026	50A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		60837	50A	60154	50A Bon Accord			61020*	50A	90045	50A
46480	50A	60839	50A	A2 4-6-2				61031*	50A	90118	40E
46481	50A	60849	36A	60502	50A Earl Marischal			61049	50A	90142	26A
cl 4MT 2-6-0		60855	50A	60523	36A Sun Castle			61053	50A	90176	18B
43014	50A	60864	50A	60524	50A Herringbone			61069	50A	90211	41F
43055	50A	60866	36A	Jubilee 4-6-0				61198	50A	90238	18B
43056	50A	60876	50A	45570	41C New Zealand			61240*	50A	90358	41F
43071	50A	60887	50A	45590	41C Travencore			61273	50A	90424	50A
43096	50A	60910	52B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		B16 4-6-0 (NER)		61291	50A	90467	50A
BR 3MT 2-6-0		60918	50A	44662	55A	61417	50A	61319	50A	90518	50A
77012	50A	60925	50A	44735	26A	61418	50A	61337	50A	90537	36C
BR 4MT 2-6-0		60941	50A	44736	26A	61438	50A	61388	50A	90663	50A
76046	51F	60975	50A	44841	21A	61439	50A	61409	40A	cl 8F 2-8-0
K1 2-6-0		60977	50A	45080	55C	61448	50A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		48010	15A
62005	50A	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		45272	21A	61449	50A	65874	50A	48056	18C
62047	50A	61804	2F	BR 5MT 4-6-0		61451	50A	65883	50A	48130	55D
62049	50A	61812	36A	73015	82E	61453	50A	65885	50A	48360	18A
62056	50A	61901	50B	EE Type 4 diesels		61461	50A	65887	50A	48492	15A
62057	50A	61948	31B	D250	D275	61464	50A	65890	50A	48605	8E
62063	50A	J39 0-6-0		D258	D281	61468	50A	65894	50A	BR 9F 2-10-0
62068	31B	64935	55H	D272	D284	61472	50A	J72 0-6-0 (NER)		92114	18A
				0-6-0 diesels		61475	50A	68686	50A	92194	40B
				D2245	D3318					92201	36A
*named B1s - 61002 Impala, 61005 Bongo, 61018, Gnu, 61020 Gemsbok, 61031 Reedbuck, 61240 Harry Hinchcliffe
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		8E Northwich		15A Wellingborough		18A Toton		18B Westhouses
18C Hasland		21A Saltley		26A Newton Heath		31B March		36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham
40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40E Colwick		41C Millhouses		41F Mexborough		50A York
50B Hull Dairycoates		51F West Auckland		52B Heaton		55A Leeds Holbeck		55C Farnley Junction		55D Royston
55H Leeds Neville Hill		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
Visits to York North 1937 - 1955				Visits to York North 1956 - 1967
York South
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1850	closed:	May-61
type:	Two brick-built roundhouses, after nationalisation, the addition of the 3TS ex LMS shed.								York North subshed
location:	At the south end of York station, west of the main line.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway
Easter Monday 3 April 1961					York North subshed					total:	12
cl 3F 0-6-0T		B16 4-6-0 (NER)				J94 0-6-0ST		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
47448	50A	61431	50A	61462	50A	68046	50A	68687	50A	69008	50A
47556	50A	61459	50A	61466	50A	68061	50A	68736	50A	69016	50A
Shed Codes		50A York
Visits to York South 1937 - 1963
Present in York station.
A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2				B1 4-6-0		cl 5MT 2-6-0
60045	52A Lemberg			60029	34A Woodcock			61084	50A	42789	55C
60046	34F Diamond Jubilee