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 Railway							opened:	1856	1945 - 1949		CHR
type:	Two brick-built 3TS through sheds.					closed to steam:		Apr-60	1949 - 1958		84K
location:	On the east side of the line, north of Chester General station.								1958 - 1960		6E
Abbreviations		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 28 September 1958					6E					total:	43
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		57xx 0-6-0PT		Castle 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
40116	6E	3630	6E	4078	6E Pembroke Castle			4912	84A Berrington Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2T		3665	6E	5025	81F Chirk Castle			5962	6E Wantage Hall
82001	6E	3786	6E	5038	84G Morlais Castle			5977	84G Beckford Hall
82002	6E	5719	6E	Jubilee 4-6-0				43xx 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
82003	6E	8709	6E	45624	6E St. Helena			5399	6E	48317	9E
82005	6E	8730	6E	45632	6E Tonga			6376	6E	48402	6E
51xx 2-6-2T		9728	6E	Grange 4-6-0				6380	6E	48415	6E
4115	6E	9794	6E	6872	86G Crawley Grange			6395	84G	48417	6E
BR 5MT 4-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		28xx 2-8-0				WD 2-8-0		48418	6E
73021	6E	75020	6E	2822	83B			90214	6E	48430	6E
73023	6E	75026	6E	2868	86A
73026	6E	75028	6E	3824	86G
Shed Codes		6E Chester West		9E Trafford Park		81F Oxford		83B Taunton
		84A Stafford Road		84G Shrewsbury		86A Newport Ebbw Jct		86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Chester West 1937 - 1959
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1870	1938 - 1967		6A
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.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways
Sunday 28 September 1958					6A					total:	41
BR cl 4MT 2-6-4T		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
80040	6A	42415	6D	44710	6A	75005	6E	45623	5A Palestine
80047	6A	42417	6D	44910	6A	75013	6G	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
80048	6A	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		45042	6A	75014	6A	47297	6A	48153	15C
80049	6A	42466	9E	45142	6B	75034	6A	47383	6A	48308	6E
80050	6A	42544	6A	45297	6J	75039	6A	47389	6A	48448	6C
80051	6A	BR 5MT 4-6-0		45304	26F	75054	6A	47504	6A	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
80053	6A	73070	6A	45312	6A	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		47600	6A	58171	6A
Shed Codes		73071	6A	45352	26F	42846	21A	0-6-0 diesels		12036	12037
5A Crewe North		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6D Chester Northgate		6E Chester West
6G Llandudno Jct.		6J Holyhead		9E Trafford Park		15C Leicester Midland		21A Saltley		26F Patricroft
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Crewe Works
Abbreviations for type of repairs. Numbers indicate days in works
		HI	Heavy Intermediate		LI	Light Intermediate		NC	Non-classified
		HG	Heavy General		LC	Light Casual
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		D - Deeley		Dr - Drummond		Fb - Fairburn
		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
		LNW - London & North Western Railway				MR - Midland Railway
Sunday 28 September 1958
works yard
cl 4P 4-4-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0
41106	24J W	44682	5A	45510	1A HG 34			46111	9A Royal Fusilier HG 32
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		44805	21A	45520	9A Llandudno LI 35			46113	55A Cameronian HI 34
41234	6H	44840	3E	Jubilee 4-6-0				Princess Royal 4-6-2
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		44847	14D	45560	8A Prince Edward Islands LI			46207	8A Prin. Arthur of Connaught
42297	27D	45001	6B	45580	24E Burma LI 33			BR 9F 2-10-0		WD 2-8-0
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		45071	3E	45595	5B Southern Rhodesia LI 31			92014	16D	90637	55E
42429	3B	45185	12B	45658	55A Keyes LI 27			92020	15A	90672	2F
42653	26C	45201	24E	45691	12A Orion HI 39			92023	15A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 2MT 2-6-0		45449	8F	45721	5A Impregnable LI 35			92068	16D	43208	41D W
46433	11B	cl 8F 2-8-0		Britannia 4-6-2						43323	17C W
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		48135	8E	70004	9E William Shakespeare					43356	82G W
49121	86K W	48722	3A					W - withdrawn		43742	55F W
erecting shop
cl 5MT 4-6-0				Patriot 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0
44766	5A	45206	24F	45514	1B Holyhead LC 28			46109	55A Royal Engineer HG 44
44768	8A	45236	21B	45525	8A Colwyn Bay HG 34			46114	8A Coldstream Guardsman LI
44851	17A	45243	8A	Jubilee 4-6-0				46120	5A Royal Inniskilling Fusilier
44875	1A	45260	17A	45552	8A Silver Jubilee			46127	6J Old Contemptibles HI 37
44911	6A	45376	6J	45555	3B Quebec LC 42			46155	8A The Lancer HI 29
44948	24B	45379	5A	45576	41C Bombay HI 35			Coronation 4-6-2
45065	3D	45450	26B	45578	9A United Provinces HG 44			46243	5A City of Lancaster HI 38
45080	55C	cl 8F 2-8-0		45610	17A Gold Coast LI 33			46244	12B King George VI HI 41
45133	26F	48648	1A	45630	5A Swaziland LC 37			46246	5A City of Manchester LI 37
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)		BR 9F 2-10-0		45664	41C Nelson LI 32			Britannia 4-6-2
42634	24C	92021	15A	WD 2-8-0		new 9F 2-10-0		70042	9E Lord Roberts
42655	26C	92073	16D	90101	27B	92241	92243	70043	9A Earl Kitchener
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		92081	18A	90318	55C	92242	92244	new 0-6-0 diesels
49087	26F	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 2MT 2-6-0		diesels		D3582	D3584	D3586	D3588
49224	8A	49191	24K	46402	15C	12029	12081	D3583	D3585	D3587	D3589
paint shop
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Princess Royal 4-6-2				new 0-6-0 diesels
42184	17A	45073	5A	46205	5A Princess Victoria			D3580	D3581
works shunters (September 1958)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)			cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)
43330	43464	44363	44374	51412	51446	52093	52312	52459	56027	56032
cl 3F 0-6-0T		44373		51444		52218	52345	52464
47592						52225	52441
preserved locos - stored in the Paint Shop
Liverpool & Manchester 0-4-2 Lion				LNW 0-4-0ST 1439			MR 4-4-0 41000
LNW 2-2-2 3020				0-4-0T LNW Pet			LNW 2-4-0 790
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		2F Woodford Halse		3A Bescot		3B Bushbury
3D Aston		3E Monument Lane		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		6H Bangor		6J Holyhead		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington		8E Northwich
8F Springs Branch		9A Longsight		9E Trafford Park		11A Barrow		11B Workington		12A Carlisle Kingmoor
12B Carlisle Upperby		14A Cricklewood		14B Kentish Town		14D Neasden		14E Bedford		15A Wellingborough
15C Leicester Midland		16D Annesley		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent		17C Rowsley		18A Toton
21A Saltley		21B Bourneville		24A Accrington		24B Rose Grove		24C Lostock Hall		24E Blackpool
24F Fleetwood		24J Lancaster		24K Preston		26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton
26F Patricroft		27A Bank Hall		27B Aintree		27D Wigan L&Y		41C Millhouses		41D Canklow
55A Leeds Holbeck		55C Farnley Junction		55E Normanton		55F Manningham		66A Polmadie		82F Bath Green Park
82G Templecombe		85B Gloucester Mid.		86K Abergavenny
Visits to Crewe Works 1955						Visits to Crewe Works 1956
Visits to Crewe Works Sep. 1956						Visits to Crewe Works 1957
Visits to Crewe Works 1958 Part 1						Visits to Crewe Works 1958 Part 2
Crewe North
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway						opened:	1865		1935 - May 1965		5A
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.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson
St - Stanier		BR - British Railway		LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 28 September 1958					5A		4.15pm - 4.45pm			total:	64
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Coronation 4-6-2				Patriot 4-6-0
40652	5A	44683	5A	46225	5A Duchess of Gloucester			45535	8A Sir Herbert Walker KCB
40655	5A	44685	5A	46228	5A Duchess of Rutland			45548	5A Lytham & St. Annes
40660	5A	44696	26A	46248	5A City of Leeds			Jubilee 4-6-0
40679	5A	44714	5A	46249	5A City of Sheffield			45601	1B British Guiana
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		44758	5A	46251	5A City of Nottingham			45606	1B Falkland Islands
41049	17A	44760	5A	46253	5A City of St. Albans			45625	5A Sarawak
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		44800	6B	46257	12B City of Salford			45629	5A Straits Settlements
41220	5A	45019	24L xw	Princess Royal 4-6-2				45634	5A Trinidad
41229	5A	45058	3D	46206	5A Princess Marie Louise			45643	5A Rodney
41270	14E xw	45096	24K	46212	5A Duchess of Kent aw			45644	9A Howe
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		45148	5A	Royal Scot 4-6-0				45666	5A Cornwallis aw
42421	5D	45149	5B	46118	5A Royal Welch Fusilier			45680	9A Camperdown
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		45181	8A	46122	9A Royal Ulster Rifleman			45684	5A Jutland xw
42433	24A xw	45189	5A	46129	6J The Scottish Horse			45733	5A Novelty
42548	24A xw	45231	3D	46146	1B The Rifle Brigade			class 8P 4-6-2
42575	5A	45234	26B	46149	6J The Middlesex Regiment			71000	5A Duke of Gloucester
42578	5A	45237	55G	46150	5A The Life Guardsman			BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		45278	1A	46159	5A The Royal Air Force			73034	84G	48529	5B
42670	5D	45301	5B aw	46163	5A Civil Service Rifleman			73035	84G	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		45305	5A					73090	84G	49116	8D
42785	5B	45370	3D
		45390	5B					aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works
		45434	5A
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1B Camden		3D Aston		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South
5D Stoke-on-Trent		6B Mold Junction		6J Holyhead		8A Edge Hill		8D Widnes		9A Longsight
12B Carlisle Upperby		14E Bedford		17A Derby		24A Accrington		24K Preston		24L Carnforth
26A Newton Heath		26B Agecroft		55G Huddersfield		84G Shrewsbury
Visits to Crewe North 1935 - 1955						Visits to Crewe North 1956 - 1965
Crewe South
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1897	1935 - Nov 1967		5B
type:	A brick-built 12TS through shed.						closed:	Nov-67
location:	In the fork of the Stafford and Shrewsbury lines, south of the station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
Sunday 28 September 1958					5B		5pm - 5.30pm			total:	105
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
41078	21A W	44681	5B	45502	12B Royal Naval Division			47450	5B	48287	5B
41156	21B W	44713	5B	45518	8A Bradshaw aw			47467	5B	48294	5B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		44772	8A	Royal Scot 4-6-0				47516	5B	48297	5B
42139	55F xw	44832	9A	46147	8A The Northamptonshire Regiment aw			47523	5B	48372	6C
42250	14D aw	44864	6G					47524	5B	48438	6C
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		44927	24E aw	Princess Royal 4-6-2				47526	5B	48626	5B
84007	17B xw	45002	5B	46200	8A The Princess Royal aw			47595	5E	48692	5B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		45003	5B	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		47598	5E	48720	8B
42747	1A	45062	17A xw	44047	17B	52399	56E W	47606	5E	BR 9F 2-10-0
42776	5B	45069	8A	44186	5B	52517	CW W	47608	5B	92240	new
42811	5B	45093	5B xw	44344	5B	0-6-0 diesels		47670	5B	cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
42815	5B	45146	9A	44386	5E	11114	12020	47680	5B	49229	5B
42885	5B	45306	11A	44436	17B	12000	12021	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		49340	26F
42894	5B	45314	8F	44503	5E	12001	12030	43187	5B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
42920	5B	45391	5B	44592	5B	12003	12032	43207	5B	48964	3A
42933	5B	45405	3B aw	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		12004	13245	43389	5B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		45419	3A	58135	5B	12010	D3578	43394	5B	49454	5B
42953	5B	45421	8A	58157	2A W	12011	D3579	43419	71H W	EE T1 diesels
42956	5B	cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		58196	5B W	12013	D3584	43631	18D W	D8000	D8003
42972	5B	41724	17A W	58271	5B	12019		cl 0F 0-6-0ST (A)		D8001	D8004
W - withdrawn		aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works				51218	5B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2A Rugby		3A Bescot		3B Bushbury		5B Crewe South
5E Alsager		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington		8F Springs Branch
9A Longsight		11A Carnforth		12B Carlisle Upperby		14D Neasden		17A Derby		17B Burton-on-Trent
18D Staveley B. Hill		21A Saltley		21B Bournville		24E Blackpool		26F Patricroft		55F Manningham
56E Sowerby Bridge		71H Templecombe		CW Crewe Works
Visits to Crewe South 1935 - 1958						Visits 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".