Days Out No. 16 : 23rd September 1956 - Hull, York and Doncaster

A view of Doncaster shed yard on 10th April 1949 with A4 pacific 60010 “Dominion of Canada” prominent following a visit to Doncaster Works. 

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

This was an RCTS (Railway Correspondence & Travel Society) tour of East Yorkshire. The party travelled from London on an overnight train from Kings Cross as far as Doncaster which they reached at 3.30am. At 5.40am the party left Doncaster in a Yorkshire Traction Coach for their first shed of the day at Hull Dairycotes.
Hull Dairycoates
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1863	pre 1950		HLD
type:	Six brick-built roundhouses and 3TS and 2TS sheds.					closed to steam:		Jun-67	Feb 1950 - Dec 1959		53A
location:	Amongst a maze of lines, south of the main line to Hessle.								Jan 1960 - Jun 1967		50B
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		GCR - Great Central Railway				GNR - Great Northern Railway
		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					53A		7.15am - 7.40am			total:	97
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)				B1 4-6-0		J71 0-6-0T (NER)		WD 2-8-0
67282	53B S	61813	53A	61941	53A	61060	53A	68232	53A	90008	53A
67311	53B S	61814	53A	61945	53A	61080	53A	68252	53A	90009	53A
N10 0-6-2T NER)		61819	53A	61965	53A	61087	36A	68296	53A	90024	38A
69094	53A	61847	53A	cl 4MT 2-6-0		61157	36A	68298	53A	90030	53A
69099	53A	61871	53A	43069	53A	61230	56G	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		90078	53A
69104	53A	61872	53A	43076	53A	J39 0-6-0		68670	53A	90089	53A
69107	53A	61874	53A	43077	53A	64737	36A	68741	53A	90099	53A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		61883	53A	43078	53A	64864	53A	68753	53A	90100	53A
40012	53B	61884	53A	43079	53A	64914	53A	0-6-0 diesels		90160	53A
40017	53B S	61892	53A	43100	53A	64949	53A	12113	13072	90430	53A
40056	53B	61893	53A	43103	53A	64971	53A	12115	13073	90450	53A
40057	53B S	61899	53A	43131	53A	J25 0-6-0 (NER)		12120	13075	90458	53A
40060	53B S	61902	53A	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		65655	53A	12121	13233	90609	53A
40061	53B	61903	53A	63851	36B	65677	53C	12122	13234	90627	53A
D20 4-4-0 (NER)		61923	53A	O2 2-8-0		65695	53A	13070	13235	90670	53A
62372	53A	61932	53A	63949	36E	65726	53A	13071	13236	90719	25A
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		61935	53A	Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)
69837	53B			68160	53A	64236	36A
Shed Codes		25A Wakefield		36B Mexborough		36E Retford		53A Hull Dairycoates		53B Hull Botanic Grd
		53C Hull Springhead
Visits to Hull Dairycotes 1937 - 1967
Hull Springhead
Pre Grouping Origin - Hull & Barnsley Railway							opened:	Jul-85	prior to 1950		HLS
type:	A brick-built 8TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Dec-58	Feb 1950 - Dec 1958		53C
location:	North of the line, east of Springhead Halt.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 23 September 1956					53C		8.05am - 8.15am			total:	33
A7 4-6-2T (NER)		J73 0-6-0T (NER)		WD 2-8-0						0-6-0 diesels
69772	53C	68361	53C	90011	53C	90427	53C	90571	53C	12116	13081
69781	53C	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		90061	53C	90429	53C	90586	53C	12118	13230
69783	53C	68673	53C	90094	53C	90470	53C	90623	53C	13078	13231
69786	53C			90116	53C	90478	53C	90661	53C	13080	13232
D49 4-4-0				90217	53C	90497	53C	90677	53C	diesel railcars
62724	53B Bedfordshire (repairs)			90233	53C	90511	53C	90688	53C	E56114	E50359
Shed Codes		53B Hull Botanic Gdns		53C Hull Springhead
Visits to Hull Springhead 1937 - 1961
Hull Botanic Gardens
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1901	pre Jan 1950		HLB
type:	A brick-built double-roundhouse					closed to steam:		Jun-59	Feb 1950 - Jun 1959		53B
location:	East of the line, south of Botanic Gardens station
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway				NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					53B		8.30am - 8.40am			total:	39
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		D49 4-4-0				B1 4-6-0
67253	53B	69802	53B	62701	53D Derbyshire			61026	36A Ourebi
67256	53B	69811	53B	62703	53D Hertfordshire			61215	53B William Henton Carver
67261	53B	69836	53B	62710	53B Lincolnshire			61068	53B
V1 2-6-2T		69858	53B	62717	53B Banffshire			61128	36A
67638	53B	A8 4-6-2T (NER)		62720	53B Cambridgeshire			61304	53B	J71 0-6-0T (NER)
V3 2-6-2T		69860	53B	62723	53B Nottinghamshire			61306	53B	68230	53A
67684	53B	69879	53B	62737	53B York & Ainsty			D20 4-4-0 (NER)		BR 3MT 2-6-0
67685	53B	69882	53B	62741	53B The Blankney			62381	53B	77000	53B
67686	53B	69886	53B	62754	53B The Berkeley			62397	53D	77010	53B
67691	53B	69888	53B	62757	53B The Burton
				62766	53B The Grafton
Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		53A Hull Dairycoates		53B Hull Botanic Grd		53D Bridlington
Visits to Hull Botanic Gardens 1937 - 1958
Hull Alexandra Dock
Pre Grouping Origin - Hull & Barnsley Railway							opened:	1885	prior to 1948		HLA
type:	There were no buildings, just two tracks and pits.					closed to steam:		Nov-60	1948-1960 Springhead subshed
location:	In Hull Alexandra Docks
Sunday 23 September 1956					Hull Springhead subshed			8.45pm - 8.55pm		total:	14
J72 0-6-0T (NER)				J73 0-6-0 (NER)		0-6-0 diesels
68676	53C	69009	53C	68360	53C	12114	13076	Shed Codes		53C Hull Springhead
68745	53C	69010	53C			12117	13077
68746	53C	69011	53C			12119	13079
68752	53C
Visits to Hull Alexandra Docks 1937 - 1960
Bridlington
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway						opened:	1893		pre Jan 1950		BRI
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Dec-58		Feb 1950 - Dec 1958		53D
location:	East of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		S - Sentinel		GCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					53D		10.20am - 10.25am			total:	5
D49 4-4-0								Y1 0-4-0T (S)		A5 4-6-2T (GCR)
62700	53D Yorkshire			62767	53B The Grove			68145	53D	69835	53B
62701	53D Derbyshire
Shed Codes		53A Hull Dairycoates		53B Hull Botanic Grd.		53D Bridlington
Visits to Bridlington 1939 - 1961
Scarborough
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1875	pre Jan 1950		SCA
type:	A brick-built roundhouse and an 8TS dead-ended shed (1890).						closed:	Apr-63	Feb 1950 - Apr 1963		50E
location:	West of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					50E		11.05am - 11.15am			total:	13
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		B16 4-6-0		D49 4-4-0
69881	50E	61421	50A	62722	53B Huntingdonshire			62751	50E The Albrighton
69885	50E	61445	50E	62726	50E The Meynell			62756	50E The Brocklesby
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		62739	50E The Badsworth			62770	50E The Puckeridge
42084	50E	69016	50E
42085	50E			Shed Codes		50A York		50E Scarborough		53B Hull Botanic Grd
Visits to Scarborough 1937 - 1962
Malton
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway						opened:	1853		pre Jan 1950		MAL
type:	A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.					closed:	Apr-63		Feb 1950 - Apr 1963		50F
location:	South of the line at the west of the station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					50F		12noon -12.05pm			total:	13
G5 0-4-4T NER)		A8 4-6-2T (NER)		J39 0-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)
67315	50F	69861	50F	64928	50F	65827	50F	Shed Codes		50F Malton
67319	50F	69877	50F	64938	50F	65844	50F			51L Thornaby
67325	50F	69891	51L	64947	50F	65848	50F
						65849	50F
Visits to Malton 1937 - 1962
York North
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway						opened:	1878		prior to Jan 1950		YK
type:	Two roundhouses and a 5TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam: June 1967			Feb 1950 - Jun 1967		50A
location:	West of the line north of York station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
		GNR - Great Northern Railway				NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					50A					total:	109
A8 4-6-2T		V2 2-6-2		A4 4-6-2				B16 4-6-0 (NER)		WD 2-8-0
69864	50G	60833	52A	60016	52A Silver King			61416	50A	90202	38A
69865	50G	60837	50A	60023	52A Golden Eagle			61417	50A	90220	36B
D20 4-4-0 (NER)		60863	38C	A1 4-6-2				61418	50A	90229	36B
62343	50C	60864	50A	60121	50A Silurian			61419	50A	90418	38D
L1 2-6-4T		60871	36A	60146	50A Peregrine			61424	50A	90501	35A
67772	34E xw	60904	50A	A2 4-6-2				61426	50A	90580	36B
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		60907	50A	60502	50A Earl Marischal			61430	50A	90582	36B
61754	38A	60925	50A	60503	50A Lord President			61435	50A	90583	40B
cl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)		60929	50A	60512	50A Steady Aim			61436	50A	90601	36C
42846	21A	60934	50A	60515	50A Sun Stream			61437	50A	90648	38A
K1 2-6-0		60948	31B	60526	50A Sugar Palm			61439	50A	90683	35A
62048	50A	60956	36A	D49 4-4-0				61441	50A	cl 8F 2-8-0
62050	50A	60960	50A	62702	50A Oxfordshire			61448	50A	48026	19C
62061	50A	60961	50A	62730	50A Berkshire			61449	50A	48118	18B
62062	50A	60963	50A	62731	50A Selkirkshire			61450	50A	48201	18A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		60968	50A	62735	50E Westmorland			61453	50A	48284	18A
61895	31B	60976	50A	62745	50A The Hurworth			61459	50A	O4 2-8-0
B1 4-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		62747	50A The Percy			61460	50A	63749	38D
61016*	50A	65857	50A	62760	50A The Cotswold			61461	50A	63764	36B
61017*	50B	65874	50A	62771	50A The Rufford			61462	50A	63917	36C
61071	50A	65887	50A	Jubilee 4-6-0				61463	50A	T1 4-8-0T (NER)
61084	50A	J25 0-6-0 (NER)		45701	26A Conqueror			61466	50A	69910	50A
61288	50A	65685	50A	cl 4F 0-6-0		BR 9F 2-10-0		61472	50A	69916	50A
61339	50A	65691	50A	43845	18A	92031	35A	61476	50A	69922	50A
Y8 0-4-0T (NER)		65714	50A	43990	18A	92042	35A	J39 0-6-0
Dep 55	ex 68091							64867	50F
* named B1 4-6-0s - 61016 Inyala, 61017 Bushbuck								xw - possibly ex Darlington Works
Shed Codes		18A Toton		18B Westhouses		19C Canklow		21A Saltley		26A Newton Heath
31B March		34E Neasden		35A New Eingland		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		36C Frodingham
38A Colwick		38C Leicester GC		38D Staveley GC		40B Immingham		50A York		50B Leeds Neville Hill
50C Selby		50E Scarborough		50F Malton		50G Whitby		52A Gateshead
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
Sunday 23 September 1956					York North subshed					total:	21
J94 0-6-0ST				J71 0-6-0T (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)				J77 0-6-0T (NER)
68029	50A	68042	50A	68246	50A	68681	50A	68735	50A	68435	50A
68032	50A	68044	50A	68250	50A	68695	50A	68739	50A	0-6-0 diesels
68040	50A	68061	50A	68280	50A	68722	50A	68753	53A	13237	13314
						68724	50A	69020	50A	13240
Shed Codes		50A York		53A Hull Dairycotes
Visits to York South 1937 - 1963
Selby
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1871	1943 - 1950		SEL
type:	A brick-built double-roundhouse.						closed:	Sep-59	1950 - 1959		50C
location:	In the fork of the Selby to Leeds and the East Coast main lines.
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 23 September 1956					50C		3.10pm - 3.30pm			total:	51
G5 0-4-4T (NER)		D49 4-4-0				J27 0-6-0 (NER)		T1 4-8-0T (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
67250	50C	62755	50C The Bilsdale			65698	50C	69915	50C	63378	50C
67273	50C	62761	50C The Derwent			65861	50C	Q1 0-8-0T (GCR)		63382	50C
67286	50C	62772	50C The Sinnington			65875	50C	69931	50C	63395	50C
B16 4-6-0 (NER)		62775	50C The Tynedale			65881	50C	69933	50C	63406	50C
61433	50C	D20 4-4-0 (NER)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		65885	50C	WD 2-8-0		63425	50C
Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		62345	50C	43052	50C	65891	50C	90003	40B	63429	50C
68150	50C	62378	50C	43096	50C	J39 0-6-0		J73 0-6-0T (NER)		63440	50C
68182	50C	62386	50C	43097	50C	64725	50C	68356	50C	63448	50C
J71 0-6-0T (NER)		62387	50C	43098	50C	64730	50C	68357	50C	63449	50C
68275	50C	62395	50C	43123	50C	64860	50C	68362	50C	63450	50C
				43125	50C	64904	50C	J77 0-6-0T (NER)		63451	50C
Shed Codes		40B Immingham		50C Selby				68406	50C
Visits to Selby 1937 - 1959
Doncaster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway						opened:	1876		1935 - Jan 1950		DON
type:	A brick-built 12TS through road shed.				closed to steam:		Apr-66		Feb 1950 - Apr 1966		36A
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Doncaster station.
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		BR - British Railways		GNR - Great Northern Railway			WD - War Department
		GCR - Great Central Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 September 1956					36A		4.25pm - 5pm			total:	132
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0		A3 4-6-2
61726	38A	68761	36A	63928	36A	61026*	36A	60043	64B Brown Jack aw
61738	38A	68778	36A	63941	36A	61036*	36A	60052	37B Prince Palatine
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		68784	36A	63942	36A	61107	36A R	60058	37B Blair Atholl
61807	40A	68811	36A	63943	36A	61120	36A	60067	36A Ladas
61856	38B	68817	36A	63951	36A	61122	36A	60109	36A Hermit
61887	36A	68835	36A	63955	36A	61123	37A	60112	36A St. Simon
61961	36A	68836	36A W	63957	36A	61124	36A	A1 4-6-2
B16 4-6-0 (NER)		68842	36A	63962	36A	61125	36A	60115	52A Meg Merrilies
61434	50A	68843	36A	63963	36A R	61127	36A	60120	37B Kittiwake
61467	50A	68882	38A R	63969	36A	61128	36A	A2/1 4-6-2
J39 0-6-0		68886	36A	63973	36A	61137	36A R	60508	35A Duke of Rothesay
64721	36A	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		63975	36A	61145	36A	B17 4-6-0
64810	36A	68926	36A	63978	36A	61155	36A	61609	30A Quidenham aw
64909	36A	68974	36A	63981	36A	61157	36A	61643	31B Champion Lodge xw
64952	36A	68980	36A	63983	36A	61158	36A	Britannia 4-6-2
64956	36A	J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		O4 2-8-0 (GNR)		61193	36A	70035	32A Rudyard Kipleing
64967	36A	64179	36A R	63613	36A R	61200	34A xw	W1 4-6-4		WD 2-8-0
64972	36A	64180	36A	63615	40B	61201	38A	60700	36A	90001	38A
64977	40A	64185	36A	63618	36A	61225	36A	V2 2-6-2		90270	36B
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		64193	36A	63642	36C	61247*	36A	60828	34A	90294	40B
64285	36A	64209	36A	63671	36C	61266	36A	60845	35B	90439	35A
64296	36A	64232	36A	63769	36A	61305	53B	60846	37A	90674	36A
64376	36A	64243	36A	63783	39B	61326	36A	60849	36A R	90714	36C
64404	36A	64256	38A	63855	36A	61365	36A	60857	36A	BR 9F 2-10-0
64429	36C	64261	36A	63858	36A	61377	36A	60917	36A	92069	36A
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		64263	36A	J94 0-6-0ST (WD)		61405	40A aw	60935	36A	92076	36A
41779	36A	64264	36A R	68020	36A	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		92087	36A new
		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		68022	36A	44730	24E	48147	2E	Q1 0-8-0T
		68621	36A			W - withdrawn		R - repair shop		69930	36C
* B1 named locos: 61026 Ourebi, 61036 Ralph Assheton, 61247 Lord Burghley								aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works
Shed Codes		2E Northampton		24E Blackpool		30A Stratford		31B March		32A Norwich
34A Kings Cross		35A New England		35B Grantham		36A Doncaster		36B Mexborough		36C Frodingham
37A Ardsley		37B Leeds Copley Hill		38A Colwick		38B Annesley		39B Sheffield Darnall		40A Lincoln
40B Immingham		50A York		52A Gateshead		53B Hull Botanic Grds		64B Haymarket
Visits to Doncaster 1936 - 1955					Visits to Doncaster 1956 - 1966
The party returned to London on the 5.27pm departure from Doncaster. The 13 coach train was hauled as far as Grantham by A3 4-6-2 60064 "Tagalie". Owing to engineering work the train was diverted via Lincoln. At Grantham, A3 4-6-2 "Doncaster" took over for the rest of the journey, arriving in London at 9.38pm, almost 30 minutes late.