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.

Friday 14 June 2019

Days Out No. 18 : 28th September 1958 - Chester, Crewe Works and sheds

The 9.25am Llandudno to Leamington Spa express headed by class 5MT 4-6-0 45015, passes Chester West shed on 10 July 1954. Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.
A weekend trip from London to the north west, which took in visits to Shrewsbury, Wrexham and North Wales on Friday and Saturday before the main event - a visit to Crewe Works and two of the LNWR's main sheds.
Chester West (GWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:18561945 - 1949CHR
type: Two brick-built 3TS through sheds.closed to steam:Apr-601949 - 195884K
location: On the east side of the line, north of Chester General station.1958 - 19606E

AbbreviationsSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 28 September 19586Etotal:43
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
401166E36306E40786E Pembroke Castle491284A Berrington Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2T36656E502581F Chirk Castle59626E Wantage Hall
820016E37866E503884G Morlais Castle597784G Beckford Hall
820026E57196EJubilee 4-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
820036E87096E456246E St. Helena53996E483179E
820056E87306E456326E Tonga63766E484026E
51xx 2-6-2T97286EGrange 4-6-063806E484156E
41156E97946E687286G Crawley Grange639584G484176E
BR 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-028xx 2-8-0WD 2-8-0484186E
730216E750206E282283B902146E484306E
730236E750266E286886A
730266E750286E382486G
Shed Codes6E Chester West9E Trafford Park81F Oxford83B Taunton
84A Stafford Road84G Shrewsbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Chester West 1937 - 1959
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18701938 - 19676A
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-67
location: On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railways
Sunday 28 September 19586Atotal:41
BR cl 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
800406A424156D447106A750056E456235A Palestine
800476A424176D449106A750136Gcl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
800486Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)450426A750146A472976A4815315C
800496A424669E451426B750346A473836A483086E
800506A425446A452976J750396A473896A484486C
800516ABR 5MT 4-6-04530426F750546A475046Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
800536A730706A453126Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)476006A581716A
Shed Codes730716A4535226F4284621A0-6-0 diesels1203612037
5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6D Chester Northgate6E Chester West
6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead9E Trafford Park15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley26F Patricroft
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Crewe Works
Abbreviations for type of repairs. Numbers indicate days in works
HIHeavy IntermediateLILight IntermediateNCNon-classified
HGHeavy GeneralLCLight Casual
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightD - DeeleyDr - DrummondFb - Fairburn
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
LNW - London & North Western RailwayMR - Midland Railway
Sunday 28 September 1958
works yard
cl 4P 4-4-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
4110624J W446825A455101A HG 34461119A Royal Fusilier HG 32
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4480521A455209A Llandudno LI 354611355A Cameronian HI 34
412346H448403EJubilee 4-6-0Princess Royal 4-6-2
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)4484714D455608A Prince Edward Islands LI462078A Prin. Arthur of Connaught
4229727D450016B4558024E Burma LI 33BR 9F 2-10-0WD 2-8-0
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)450713E455955B Southern Rhodesia LI 319201416D9063755E
424293B4518512B4565855A Keyes LI 279202015A906722F
4265326C4520124E4569112A Orion HI 399202315Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 2MT 2-6-0454498F457215A Impregnable LI 359206816D4320841D W
4643311Bcl 8F 2-8-0Britannia 4-6-24332317C W
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a481358E700049E William Shakespeare4335682G W
4912186K W487223AW - withdrawn4374255F W
erecting shop
cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
447665A4520624F455141B Holyhead LC 284610955A Royal Engineer HG 44
447688A4523621B455258A Colwyn Bay HG 34461148A Coldstream Guardsman LI
4485117A452438AJubilee 4-6-0461205A Royal Inniskilling Fusilier
448751A4526017A455528A Silver Jubilee461276J Old Contemptibles HI 37
449116A453766J455553B Quebec LC 42461558A The Lancer HI 29
4494824B453795A4557641C Bombay HI 35 Coronation 4-6-2
450653D4545026B455789A United Provinces HG 44462435A City of Lancaster HI 38
4508055Ccl 8F 2-8-04561017A Gold Coast LI 334624412B King George VI HI 41
4513326F486481A456305A Swaziland LC 37462465A City of Manchester LI 37
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)BR 9F 2-10-04566441C Nelson LI 32Britannia 4-6-2
4263424C9202115AWD 2-8-0new 9F 2-10-0700429E Lord Roberts
4265526C9207316D9010127B9224192243700439A Earl Kitchener
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a9208118A9031855C9224292244new 0-6-0 diesels
4908726Fcl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 2MT 2-6-0dieselsD3582D3584D3586D3588
492248A4919124K4640215C1202912081D3583D3585D3587D3589
paint shop
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Princess Royal 4-6-2new 0-6-0 diesels
4218417A450735A462055A Princess VictoriaD3580D3581
works shunters (September 1958)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)
4333043464443634437451412514465209352312524595602756032
cl 3F 0-6-0T4437351444522185234552464
475925222552441
preserved locos - stored in the Paint Shop
Liverpool & Manchester 0-4-2 LionLNW 0-4-0ST 1439MR 4-4-0 41000
LNW 2-2-2 30200-4-0T LNW PetLNW 2-4-0 790
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden2F Woodford Halse3A Bescot3B Bushbury
3D Aston3E Monument Lane5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead6H Bangor6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill8B Warrington8E Northwich
8F Springs Branch9A Longsight9E Trafford Park11A Barrow11B Workington12A Carlisle Kingmoor
12B Carlisle Upperby14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town14D Neasden14E Bedford15A Wellingborough
15C Leicester Midland16D Annesley17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent17C Rowsley18A Toton
21A Saltley21B Bourneville24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool
24F Fleetwood24J Lancaster24K Preston26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton
26F Patricroft27A Bank Hall27B Aintree27D Wigan L&Y41C Millhouses41D Canklow
55A Leeds Holbeck55C Farnley Junction55E Normanton55F Manningham66A Polmadie82F Bath Green Park
82G Templecombe85B Gloucester Mid.86K Abergavenny
Visits to Crewe Works 1955Visits to Crewe Works 1956
Visits to Crewe Works Sep. 1956 Visits to Crewe Works 1957
Visits to Crewe Works 1958 Part 1Visits to Crewe Works 1958 Part 2
Crewe North
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18651935 - May 19655A
type:
Brick-built 12Ts and 4Ts dead-ended sheds and an 8 track semi-roundhouse.
closed:May-65

location: On the west side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 28 September 19585A4.15pm - 4.45pmtotal:64
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Coronation 4-6-2Patriot 4-6-0
406525A446835A462255A Duchess of Gloucester455358A Sir Herbert Walker KCB
406555A446855A462285A Duchess of Rutland455485A Lytham & St. Annes
406605A4469626A462485A City of LeedsJubilee 4-6-0
406795A447145A462495A City of Sheffield456011B British Guiana
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)447585A462515A City of Nottingham456061B Falkland Islands
4104917A447605A462535A City of St. Albans456255A Sarawak
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)448006B4625712B City of Salford456295A Straits Settlements
412205A4501924L xwPrincess Royal 4-6-2456345A Trinidad
412295A450583D462065A Princess Marie Louise456435A Rodney
4127014E xw4509624K462125A Duchess of Kent aw456449A Howe
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)451485ARoyal Scot 4-6-0456665A Cornwallis aw
424215D451495B461185A Royal Welch Fusilier456809A Camperdown
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)451818A461229A Royal Ulster Rifleman456845A Jutland xw
4243324A xw451895A461296J The Scottish Horse457335A Novelty
4254824A xw452313D461461B The Rifle Brigadeclass 8P 4-6-2
425755A4523426B461496J The Middlesex Regiment710005A Duke of Gloucester
425785A4523755G461505A The Life GuardsmanBR 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)452781A461595A The Royal Air Force7303484G485295B
426705D453015B aw461635A Civil Service Rifleman7303584Gcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)453055A7309084G491168D
427855B453703D
453905Baw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
454345A
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden3D Aston5A Crewe North5B Crewe South
5D Stoke-on-Trent6B Mold Junction6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill8D Widnes9A Longsight
12B Carlisle Upperby14E Bedford17A Derby24A Accrington24K Preston24L Carnforth
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft55G Huddersfield84G Shrewsbury
Visits to Crewe North 1935 - 1955Visits to Crewe North 1956 - 1965
Crewe South
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18971935 - Nov 19675B
type: A brick-built 12TS through shed.closed:Nov-67
location: In the fork of the Stafford and Shrewsbury lines, south of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 28 September 19585B5pm - 5.30pmtotal:105
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4107821A W446815B4550212B Royal Naval Division474505B482875B
4115621B W447135B455188A Bradshaw aw474675B482945B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)447728ARoyal Scot 4-6-0475165B482975B
4213955F xw448329A46147
8A The Northamptonshire Regiment aw
475235B483726C
4225014D aw448646G475245B484386C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4492724E awPrincess Royal 4-6-2475265B486265B
8400717B xw450025B462008A The Princess Royal aw475955E486925B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)450035Bcl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)475985E487208B
427471A4506217A xw4404717B5239956E W476065EBR 9F 2-10-0
427765B450698A441865B52517CW W476085B92240new
428115B450935B xw443445B0-6-0 diesels476705Bcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
428155B451469A443865E1111412020476805B492295B
428855B4530611A4443617B1200012021cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4934026F
428945B453148F445035E1200112030431875Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
429205B453915B445925B1200312032432075B489643A
429335B454053B awcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)1200413245433895Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)454193A581355B12010D3578433945B494545B
429535B454218A581572A W12011D35794341971H WEE T1 diesels
429565Bcl 1F 0-6-0T (J)581965B W12013D35844363118D WD8000D8003
429725B4172417A W582715B12019cl 0F 0-6-0ST (A)D8001D8004
W - withdrawnaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works512185B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby3A Bescot3B Bushbury5B Crewe South
5E Alsager6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.8A Edge Hill8B Warrington8F Springs Branch
9A Longsight11A Carnforth12B Carlisle Upperby14D Neasden17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent
18D Staveley B. Hill21A Saltley21B Bournville24E Blackpool26F Patricroft55F Manningham
56E Sowerby Bridge71H TemplecombeCW Crewe Works
Visits to Crewe South 1935 - 1958Visits to Crewe South 1959 - 1967
The party returned to London Euston on the 6.25pm, a 15 coach train hauled by Princess Royal 4-6-2 "Princess Margaret Rose".
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