Days Out No. 25 : 6th September 1959 - Newcastle and Darlington area

A J21 0-6-0, built by Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway, rests in Heaton shed yard on 13th June 1954. 

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

This was an RCTS (Railway, Correspondence and Travel Society) tour of the Newcastle and Darlington area. The party gathered at King's Cross station for the 11.45 pm train to Newcastle. The 13 coaches were hauled by A4 pacific 60015 Quicksilver to Grantham where it was replaced by A3 pacific 60103 Flying Scotsman for the journey northwards. The train arrived at Newcastle at 5.56am and the party transferred to a 35 seat coach for the tour.
Blaydon
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1900	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		BLA
type:	A brick-built double roundhouse.						closed:	Jun-63	Feb 1950 - Jun 1963		52C
location:	On the south side of the Newcastle line, east of Blaydon station.
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways			NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 6 September 1959					52C		7.15am - 7.35am			total:	57
V3 2-6-2T		K1 2-6-0				J94 0-6-0ST		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
67634	52C	62002	52C	62027	52C	68010	52C	63352	52C	63394	52C
BR 3MT 2-6-0		62006	52C	62028	52C	68014	52C	63356	52C	63400	52C
77011	52C	62010	52C	62029	52C	68035	52C	63362	52C	63402	52C
V2 2-6-2		62021	52C	62030	52C	68036	52C	63363	52C	63408	52C
60949	52A	62022	52C	J39 0-6-0		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		63366	52C	63413	52C
B16 4-6-0 (NER)		62023	52C	64815	52C	68732	52C	63376	52C	63441	52C
61461	50A	62024	52C	64816	52C	69023	52C	63377	52C	63444	52C
0-6-0 diesels		62025	52C	64842	52C	69024	52C	63378	52C	63453	52C
D2061	D3674	62026	52C	64849	52C	69025	52C	63384	52C	63456	52C
D3322	D3679	BR 9F 2-10-0		64858	52C	69026	52C	63386	52C	63458	52C
		92078	18A					63390	52C
Shed Codes		18A Toton		50A York		52A Gateshead		52C Blaydon
Visits to Blaydon 1937 - 1963
Heaton
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1875	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		HTN
type:	A brick-built 8TS shed with five through roads.						closed:	Jun-63	Feb 1950 - Jun 1963		52B
location:	In the fork of the North Shields and lines, east of Heaton station.								Jun 1963 - 1965		52A sub
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		WD - War Department
Sunday 6 September 1959					52B		7.55am - 8.20am			total:	73
V1 2-6-2T		K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		V2 2-6-2		A4 4-6-2				J39 0-6-0
67642	52B	61818	52B	60810	52B	60025	34A Falcon			64701	52B
67673	52B	61844	52B	60836	64A	A3 4-6-2				64853	52B
V3 2-6-2T		61875	52B	60846	52B	60035	64B Windsor Lad			64856	52B
67651	52B	61884	52B	60891	52B	60088	52B Book Law			64868	52D
67652	52B	61906	52B	60901	52B	60102	34F Sir Frederick Banbury			64871	52B
67654	52B	61923	52B	60929	52A	A1 4-6-2				64926	52B
67656	52B	61974	40E	60945	52B	60116	52B Hal o' the Wynd			64929	52D
67685	52B	K1 2-6-0		60962	52B	60127	52B Wilson Worsdell			64939	52B
67691	52B	62046	50A	60975	50A	60135	52A Madge Wildfire			O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		62049	50A	60976	52B	60151	52A Midlothian			63906	36C
68702	52B	62057	50A	60978	52A	60159	64B Bonnie Dundee			WD 2-8-0
68708	52B	B16 4-6-0 (NER)		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		A2 4-6-2				90011	53A
68713	52B	61421	50A	65869	52B	60511	52B Airborne			0-6-0 diesels
68738	52B	61456	50A	65876	52B	60513	34E Dante			13242	D3321
68742	52B	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		65877	52B	60523	34E Sun Castle			13317	D3673
69028	52B	63346	52K	J21 0-6-0 (NER)		60530	64B Sayajirao			D2044
Bo-Bo electric		63399	52C	65110	52B	60539	52B Bronzino
26500
Shed Codes		34A King's Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham		36C Frodingham		40E Colwick
		50A York		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52D Tweedmouth
		52K Consett		53A Hull Dairycotes		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket
Visits to Heaton 1938 - 1956					Visits to Heaton 1957 - 1965
Gateshead
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1854	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		GHD
type:	Brick-built roundhouse with a 3TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam:		Oct-65	Feb 1950 - Oct 1965		52A
location:	North of the line, west of Gateshead station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British Railways			NBR - North British Railway			LNER - London & North Eastern Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 6 September 1959					52A		8.40am - 9.05am			total:	62
N10 0-6-2T (NER)		A4 4-6-2				A1 4-6-2				J39 0-6-0
69097	52A	60006	34A Sir Ralph Wedgwood			60115	52A Meg Merrilies			64710	52A
69105	52A	60012	64B Commonwealth Of Australia			60142	52A Edward Fletcher			64713	52A
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		60018	52A Sparrow Hawk			60147	52A North Eastern			64812	52A
68674	52A	60023	52A Golden Eagle			60153	50A Flamboyant			64814	52A
68675	52A	60029	34A Woodcock			60160	64B Auld Reekie			64852	52A
68680	52A	60031	64B Golden Plover			A3 4-6-2				64860	52A
68693	52A	V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		60052	52A Prince Palatine			64869	52A
68694	52A	60805	52A	61014^	52A	60073	52B St. Gatien			64921	52A
68697	52A	60807	52A	61022^	52A	A2 4-6-2				64936	52A
68723	52A	60809*	52A	61238^	52A	60518	52A Tehran			J25 0-6-0 (NER)
68737	52A	60847*	50A	61353	51A	60521	52A Watling Street			65702	52A
69001	52A	60923	52A	B16 4-6-0 (NER)		60538	52A Velocity			65712	52A
69005	52A	60936	36A	61445	50E	V1 2-6-2T		V3 2-6-2T		BR 9F 2-10-0
69027	52A	60961	50A	61465	50A	67639	52A	67689	52A	92066	52H
0-6-0 diesel		60967	52A	BR 4MT 2-6-0		67657	52A	67690	52A	EE T4 diesel
D2048				76024	52A					D206
* V2 names: 60809 The Snapper….., 60847 St Peter's School, York… ^ B1 names: 61014 Oribi, 61022 Sassaby, 61238 Leslie Runciman
Gateshead Works					Now closed, used as the shed repair shop
A8 4-6-2T		A4 4-6-2				A1 4-6-2				J27 0-6-0 (NER)
69874	52G	60002	52A Sir Murrough Wilson yd			60137	52A Redgauntlet			65802	52E
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		60008	34A Dwight D. Eisenhower yd			A2 4-6-2				65875	52F
68695	52A	A3 4-6-2				60517	52B Ocean Swell			J39 0-6-0
		60045	52A Lemberg			K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J26 0-6-0 (NER)		64851	52A
yd - outside shops		60060	52A The Tetrarch			61969	52D yd	65728	52A yd	64865	52A
Shed Codes		34A King's Cross		36A Doncaster		50A York		50E Scarborough		51A Darlington
		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main		52F N.&S. Blyth
		52G Sunderland		52H Tyne Dock		64B Haymarket
Visits to Gateshead 1938 - 1964
Tyne Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1862	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		TDK
type:	A brick-built triple roundhouse, a 5TS shed and a 4TS shed.						closed:	Sep-67	Feb 1950 - Sep 1958		54B
location:	On the west side of the Pontop and South Shields branch.								Oct 1958 - Sep 1967		52H
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD -War Department
Sunday 6 September 1959					52H		9.40am - 9.50am			total:	38
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		J25 0-6-0 (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST		BR 9F 2-10-0
68706	52H	65645	52H	63354	52H	63461	52H	68019	52H	92060	52H
68730	52H	65670	52H	63358	52H	63462	52H	68029	52H	92061	52H
68731	52H	65695	52H	63387	52H	63465	52H	68031	52H	92062	52H
68743	52H	65713	52H	63425	52H	63468	52H	68059	52H	92063	52H
J21 0-6-0 (NER)		O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		63433	52K	63470	52H	WD 2-8-0		92065	52H
65099	52H	63712	52H	63437	52H	63471	52H	90405	50A	92070	52H
		63755	52H	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		T1 4-8-0T (NER)		90609	53A
		63874	52H	63856	52H	69917	52H
Shed Codes		50A York		52H Tyne Dock		52K Consett		53A Hull Dairycotes
Visits to Tyne Dock 1938 - 1967
Sunderland
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway						opened:	1857	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950			SUN
type:	A brick-built roundhouse with a 4TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Sep-67	Feb 1950 - Sep 1958			54A
location:	The shed was at the end of a spur by the docks.							Oct 1958 - Sep 1967			52G
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 6 September 1959					52G		10.15am - 10.30am			total:	47
A8 4-6-2T (NER)				J94 0-6-0ST		J27 0-6-0 (NER)				Q7 0-8-0 (NER)
69852	52G	69873	52G S	68041	52G	65817	52G	65872	52G	63463	52G
69853	52G S	69875	52G S	68044	52G	65823	52G	65873	52G	63464	52G
69854	52G S	69878	52G S	68058	52G	65832	52G	65878	52G	63466	52G
69855	52G S	69883	52G S	J71 0-6-0T (NER)		65833	52G	65892	52G	63467	52G
69856	51F S	69889	52G S	68262	52H	65835	52G	J39 0-6-0		63469	52H
69857	52G S	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		68314	52G	65841	52G	64978	51F	63473	52G
69858	52G S	68678	52G	J25 0-6-0 (NER)		65850	52G	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		63474	52G
69859	52G S	68704	52G	65662	52G	65854	52G	63359	52G
69870	52G	69002	52G	65666	52G	65871	52G	63371	51L	S - loco stored
Shed Codes		51F West Auckland		51L Thornaby		52G Sunderland
Visits to Sunderland 1938 - 1967
West Hartlepool
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1867	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		WHL
type:	A brick-built double roundhouse and a 3TS double-ended shed.						closed:	Sep-67	Feb 1950 - Sep 1967		51C
location:	West of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 6 September 1959					51C		11.15am - 11.40am			total:	56
cl 4MT 2-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
43015	51C	65782	51C	68683	51C	68021	51C	63383	51C	63454	51C
43128	51C	65805	51C	68698	51C	68051	51C	63392	51C	WD 2-8-0
B1 4-6-0		65820	51C	68703	51C	68054	51C	63395	51A	90067	51C
61061	51C	65830	51C	68707	51C	68055	51C	63397	51C	90092	51C
61267	51C	65846	51C	68711	51C	68056	51C	63410	51C	90344	51C
61275	51C	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		68715	51C	68057	51C	63412	51C	0-4-0 diesels
A8 4-6-2T (NER)		68951	51C	68722	51C	J71 0-6-0T (NER)		63415	51C	D2701	D2702
69880	51C	J73 0-6-0T (NER)		68734	51C	68233	51C	63419	51C	0-6-0 diesels
69894	51C	68359	51C	J77 0-6-0T (NER)		68316	51C	63421	51C	D2068	D2230
J39 0-6-0		68364	51C	68410	51C			63438	51C	D2204	D2231
64915	52B							63440	51C	D2205	D2232
Shed Codes		51A Darlington		51C West Hartlepool		52B Heaton
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.								Jun 1958 - Dec 1964		51L
location:	North of the line, east of Thornaby station.					closed to steam		Dec-64
Abbreviations		H - Hughes		F - Fowler		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 6 September 1959					51L		12.15pm - 12.55pm			total:	127
B1 4-6-0				J26 0-6-0(NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)				WD 2-8-0
61018	51L Gnu			65732	51L	63341	51L	63411	51L	90014	51L
61021	51L Reitbok			65736	51L	63343	51L	63416	51L	90031	36C
61024	51L Addax			65737	51L	63344	51L	63417	51L	90074	51L
61030	51L Nyala			65741	51L	63347	51L	63420	51L	90086	51L
61031	51L Redbuck			65743	51L	63349	51L	63424	51L	90090	51L
61032	51L Stembok			65745	51L	63360	51L	63426	51L	90132	51L
61037	51L Jairou			65747	51L	63361	51L	63428	51L	90240	51L
61173	51L	cl 4MT 2-6-0		65753	51L	63368	51L	63430	51L	90373	51L
61220	51L	43102	51L	65755	51L	63369	51L	63432	51L	90397	51L
61255	51L	cl 2MT 2-6-0		65756	51L	63373	51L	63435	51L	90409	51L
61303	51L	46478	51L	65757	51L	63374	51L	63445	51L	90426	51L
L1 2-6-4T		K1 2-6-0		65760	51L	63375	51L	63447	51L	90434	51L
67754	51L	62001	51L	65761	51L	63388	51L	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		90446	51L
67759	51L	62042	51L	65762	51L	63389	51L	68684	51L	90451	51L
67764	51L	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		65763	51L	63396	51L	68688	51L	90452	51L
67766	51L	65787	51L	65768	51L	63401	51L	68721	51L	90459	51L
A5 4-6-2T (NER)		65788	51L	65769	51L	63405	51L	68729	51L	90461	51L
69860	51L S	65790	51L	65772	51L	J94 0-6-0ST		68740	51L	90462	51L
69869	51L S	65855	51L	65773	51L	68023	51L	69006	51L	90465	51L
0-6-0 diesels		65859	51L	65774	51L	68049	51L	69019	51L	90481	51L
D3138	D3147	65865	51L	65776	51L	68060	51L	J71 0-6-0T (NER)		90500	51L
D3139	D3148	65868	51L	65777	51L	68062	51L	68272	51L	90603	51L
D3145	13144	65870	51L	65778	51L	J25 0-6-0(NER)		J77 0-6-0T (NER)		90698	51L
S - stored		65884	51L	65779	51L	65720	51L	68406	51L	90722	55E
Shed Codes		36C Frodingham		55E Normanton		51L Thornaby
Visits to Thornaby 1958 - 1964
Darlington
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		DAR
type:	A brick-built 7TS through shed and a brick-built roundhouse.						closed:	Mar-66	Feb 1950 - Mar 1966		51A
location:	On the east side of the line north of Bank Top station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 6 September 1959					51A		1.55pm - 2.40pm			total:	86
cl 4MT 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		J94 0-6-0ST		WD 2-8-0
43072	51L	60070	51A Gladiateur			60815	15E aw	68007	51A	90057	51A
cl 2MT 2-6-0		60091	51A Captain Cuttle			60841	36A	68015	51A	90082	51A
46409	53E xw	B1 4-6-0		K1 2-6-0		60848	51A	68016	52G xw	90135	51A
46461	64A xw	61019*	52C	62008	51A	60871	34A aw	68017	51A	90155	51A
46473	51A	61176	51A xw	62041	51A	60908	36A xw	68024	51A	90172	51A
46474	51A	61321	51A	62043	51A	60942	52A aw	68025	51A	90184	51A
46475	51A	61338	51A	62058	51A	60960	51A	68027	51A	90233	51A
46477	51A	B16 4-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		60973	61B xw	68032	51A	90377	51A
46479	51A	61422	50A xw	68679	51A	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		68037	51A	90406	51A
L1 2-6-4T		61438	50A	68716	51A	63380	51L xw	68039	51A	90430	51A
67742	51A	61443	50A xw	68744	51A	63423	51A	68040	51A	90593	51A
67750	51A	61449	50A xw	69003	53C xw	63442	51L xw	68042	53A xw	9F 2-10-0
67755	51A	J39 0-6-0		69004	51A	63448	52H xw	68045	51A	92099	52H xw
67765	51A	64930	51A	69017	51A	0-6-0 diesels		68046	50A aw	92201	36A aw
67777	51A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		69021	51A	13227	D3672	68047	51A	^ new diesel
A5 4-6-2T (NER)		65860	51A	69022	51A	13228	D3677	68050	51A	aw - awaiting works
69887	51A	* named Nilghai				D3456	D3713^	68052	51A	xw - ex works
Shed Codes		15E Leicester Central		34A Kings Cross		36A Doncaster		50A York		51A Darlington
51L Thornaby		52A Gateshead		52C Blaydon		52G Sunderland		52H Tyne Dock		53A Hull Dairycotes
53E Goole		61B Aberdeen Ferryhill		64A Haymarket
Visits to Darlington 1945 - 1958					Visits to Darlington 1959 - 1965
The party then travelled south to York on an ex Newcastle express headed by A2 4-6-2 60538 Velocity. They then transferred to a London bound train pulled by 60006 Sir Ralph Wedgwood, departing from York at 6pm, some 25 minutes behind schedule.