Days Out No. 12 : 2nd October 1955 - Carlisle, Workington & Barrow

Relatively new Ivatt class 2MT 2-6-0 46459, awaits it's next duty in Workington shed yard on 11th August 1951.  

Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

This 'day out' was part of a visit to the north by enthusiasts from London. The previous day had been spent around Newcastle.  The Sunday morning was spent in Carlisle, before leaving on a train journey around the Cumbrian coast. 

Carlisle Kingmoor
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway						opened:	1876, rebuilt in 1916		c1935 - June 1950		12A
type:	A brick-built 8TS through-road shed with a repair section.						closed:	Dec-67	Jun 1950 - Jan 1958		68A
location:	On the east side of the main line about 1.5 miles north of Carlisle station.								Feb 1958 - Dec 1967		12A
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh		WD - War Department
Sunday 2 October 1955					68A		10.05am - 10.35am			total:	93
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				Jubilee 4-6-0
40602	68A R	42751	68A	44668	68A	45100	68A	45640	68A Frobisher R
40611	68C	42780	65F	44670	68A	45112	68A R	45713	68A Renown
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		42793	68A	44671	68A	45118	68A	45715	68A Invincible
41137	20A	42802	65F	44672	68A	45120	68A	45716	68A Swiftsure R
cl 4MT 2-6-0		42831	68A	44673	68A	45121	66B	45724	68A Warspite
43114	19A	42834	68A	44676	68A	45138	68A R	45728	68A Defiance
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		42835	68A	44725	68A	45163	68A	45730	68A Ocean
43241	68A	42836	68A	44797	63A	45174	67A	Royal Scot 4-6-0
43301	68A	42876	68A	44883	68A	45176	66B	46133	20A The Green Howards
43351	68A	42877	68A	44884	68A	45266	67B	Britannia 4-6-2
43622	68A	42906	68A	44898	68A	45334	68A	70051	66A Firth of Forth
43636	68A	42912	67D	44900	68A	45363	68A	Clan 4-6-2
43678	68A	cl 4F 0-6-0		44901	68A	45364	68A	72005	68A Clan Macgregor
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44181	68A	44903	68A	45409	12A	72006	68A Clan Mackenzie
43922	68A	44315	68A	44969	66B	45443	65B	72008	68A Clan Macleod
43968	20A R	44324	68A	45007	68A	45466	68A R	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
44008	68A	44326	68A	45009	66B	45481	68A	56231	68A W	56332	68A
cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		45010	67B	WD 2-8-0		56235	68A	56333	68A
47525	12D	48616	20G R	45081	68A	90170	68A	56316	68A	56373	68A
0-6-0 diesels		48708	68A	45099	66B	90464	68A	56317	68A	56374	68A
12080	13170							R - Repair Shop
Shed Codes		12A Carlisle Upperby		12D Workington		19A Sheffield		20A Leeds Holbeck		20G Hellifield
		63A Perth		65B St. Rollox		65F Grangemouth		66A Polmadie		66B Motherwell
		67A Corkerhill		67B Hurlford		67D Ardrossan		68A Carlisle Kingmoor		68C Stranraer
Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1937 - 1957					Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1958 - 1967
Carlisle Canal
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway							opened:	1862	Sep 1938 - Jan 1950		CAR
type:	A stone-built round house with a brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	1963	Feb 1950 - Oct 1951		12B
location:	On the north side of the Silloth line, west of Canal Jct.								Oct 1951 - Jan 1958		68E
									1958		12D
									Apr 1958 - June 1963		12C
Abbreviations		NBR - North British Railway
Sunday 2 October 1955					68E		11am - 11.15am			total:	45
cl 4MT 2-6-0		V2 2-6-2		K3 2-6-0		J39 0-6-0		A3 4-6-2
43139	68E	60882	64A	61857	64A	64733	68E	60068	68E Sir Visto
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		B1 4-6-0		61858	68E	64877	68E	60098	64B Spion Kop
69139	68E	61184	64A	61897	64A	64880	68E	60100	64B Spearmint
69155	68E	61217	68E	61898	68E	64884	68E	A2/1 4-6-2
69174	68E	61219	68E	61916	68E	64888	68E	60510	64B Robert the Bruce
69215	68E	61239	68E	61924	64A	64892	68E	D49 4-4-0
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		61290	68E	61990	64A	64895	68E	62705	64B Lanarkshire
65293	68E	61395	68E	J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		64899	68E	62734	68E Cumberland
65216	68E Byng			64478	68E	64912	68E	C15 4-4-2T (NBR)		0-6-0 diesels
65312	68E			64499	68E	64930	68E	67458	68E	12084	12085
65321	68E			64526	68E	64964	68E	67481	68E
Shed Codes		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket		68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Carlisle Canal 1937 - 1963
Carlisle Durran Hill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway								A subshed of Carlisle Kingmoor
type:	A brick-built roundhouse									open:	1875
location:	South of the Appleby line, about a mile east of Carlisle station.									closed:	Nov-59
The shed had been closed in pre BR days but was reopened during WWII.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railway		WD - War Department
Sunday 2 October 1955					68A (sub)		12.45pm - 12.50pm			total:	17
cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-10-0
42837	68A	43858	20A	44842	21A	45082	68A	48159	20A	90763	68A
42919	68B	44189	68A	44899	68A	45281	68A	Jubilee 4-6-0
0-6-0 diesel		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		44965	21A	45330	68A	45697	68A Achilles
12081		52418	12D	45012	68A	45455	68A
Shed Codes		12D Workington		20A Leeds Holbeck		21A Saltley		68A Carlisle Kingmoor		68B Dumfries
Visits to Carlisle Durran Hill 1946 - 1958
Carlisle Upperby
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railway							opened:		c1935 - June 1950		12B
type:	Brick-built 11TS with 4 through tracks, from 1958 - a roundhouse.						closed:	Dec-66	Jun 1950 - Jan 1958		12A
location:	On the east side of the main Penrith line, south of Carlisle station.								Feb 1958 - Dec 1966		12B
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 2 October 1955					12A		11.45am - 12.45pm			total:	66
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		Patriot 4-6-0
40448	12A	44684	5A	45258	12A	47292	12A	45504	12A Royal Signals
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		44762	5A	45259	12A	47295	12A	45512	12A Bunsen
40582	12A	44766	5A	45286	12A	47326	12A	45524	12A Blackpool
40628	12A	44840	5A	45288	12A	47340	12A	45541	1B Duke of Sutherland
40629	12A	45037	12A	45293	12A	47391	12A	45543	12A Home Guard
40657	12A	45041	5B	45315	12A	47403	12A	45550	8A
40692	12A	45140	12A	45368	12A	47408	12A	Royal Scot 4-6-0
40695	12A	45141	11B	45412	12A	47556	12A	46116	12A Irish Guardsman
40699	12A	45244	12A	45414	12A	47614	12A	46118	5A Royal Welch Fusilier
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		45252	8B	45438	12A	47664	12A	46126	12A Royal Army Service Corps
43896	12A	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		46130	12A West Yorkshire Regiment
cl 4F 0-6-0		42544	12A	46449	12A	48767	3A	46135	12A East Lancashire Reg.
44346	12A	0-6-0 diesel		Coronation 4-6-2				46141	12A North Staffordshire Reg.
44351	11B	12083		46226	12A Duchess of Norfolk			46156	5A The South Wales Borderer
Jubilee 4-6-0				46228	12A Duchess of Rutland			46165	12A The Ranger
45559	10C British Columbia			46237	1B City of Bristol			46167	5A Hertfordshire Regiment
45593	12A Kolhapur			46255	12A City of Hereford
Shed Codes		1B Camden		3A Bescot		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		8A Edge Hill
		8B Warrington		10C Patricroft		11B Barrow		12A Carlisle Upperby
Visits to Carlisle Upperby 1937 - 1967
Workington
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1890	c1935 - Sep 1955		12D
type:	A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-68	Oct 1955 - Mar 1958		12C
location:	East of the line, south of Workington Main station.								Apr 1958 - May 1960		11B
									Jun 1960 - Aug 1963		12F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		FR - Furness Railway					Sep 1963 - Dec 1967		12D
Sunday 2 October 1955					12C		5.25pm - 5.35pm			total:	25
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4MT 2-6-0
40656	12C	44121	12A	44505	12C	46455	12C	47290	12C	43007	12C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		44365	12C	44510	11A	46457	12C	47337	12C	diesel railcars
42376	11B	44390	12C	cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)		46459	12C	47390	12C	M79017	M79609
cl 5MT 4-6-0		44449	12C	52499	12C	46488	12C	47593	12C	M79020	M79612
45019	11A	44461	12C	52510	12C	46489	12C	47604	12C	M79014	M79606
45451	12A					46491	12C			M79009	M79601
Shed Codes		11A Carnforth		11B Barrow		12C Workington
Visits to Workington 1937 - 1967
Barrow
Post Grouping Ownership - Furness Railway							opened:	1874	Feb 1938 - Mar 1958		11B
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam:		Dec-66	Apr 1958 - May 1960		11A
location:	On the south side of the old Furness Railway Works, by the Docks.								Jun 1960 - Aug 1963		12E
									Sep 1963 - Dec 1966		12C
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb		FR - Furness Railway
Sunday 2 October 1955					11B		9.25pm - 9.50pm			total:	50
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)
40396	12A S	42321	11B	44347	11B	44685	5A	58115	11B	58199	11B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		42359	11B	44368	11B	45046	11B	58116	11B	58221	11B
40536	12A S	42392	11B	44387	11B	45236	21B	58120	11B	58257	11B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		42395	11B	44487	11B	45291	11B	58121	11B	58287	11B
40652	12A S	42401	11B	44511	11B	45386	11B	58139	11B	58291	11B
40654	11B	42402	11B	44594	11B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		58156	11B	58299	11B
40655	12A S	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		47287	11B	58177	11B	58309	11B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42427	11B	43008	12C	47322	11B	58187	11B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)
41217	11B	42493	11B	cl 8F 2-8-0		47323	11B			52494	11B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		42581	11B	48036	1A	47605	11B			52501	11B
42179	11B
Visits to Barrow 1945 - 1966