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.

Sunday 8 September 2019

Days Out No. 30 : 12th June 1960 - Lancashire & North Manchester


Patriot 4-6-0 45511 "Isle of Man", seen on Patricroft shed on 12th June 1960.                          photo: DJD
A trip organised by The British Locomotive Society, to the sheds of Lancashire and North Manchester.
Longsight
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1866Sep 1935 - Feb 19659A
type: Two brick-built sheds: a 8TS North Shed and the 12TS South Shedclosed to steam:Feb-65
location: East of the Stockport Edgeley line, south of Manchester Piccadilly station
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - Ivatt
St - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 12 June 19609Atotal:42
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0TPatriot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
400849A W427869A472919A W455439A Home Guard494239D
400939A428589A475289A WJubilee 4-6-0BR T2 diesel
401258B W429259Acl 5MT 4-6-0455678A South AustraliaD5083
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)429369A447479A456691A FisherPeak T4 diesel
423189C429379B447499Acl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 2-6-0D8
423489C429389A447509A484659A760859F0-6-0 diesels
423699Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)449379A486809Acl 2P 0-4-4T (St)D3584D3768
423829C425785A453005Bcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)419079A WD3765D3769
423989Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 5MT 4-6-0412179Acl 2P 4-4-0 (F)D3766
426839A7309784G412219A406749A W
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8B Warrington Dallam
9A Longsight9B Stockport9C Macclesfield9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey84G Shrewsbury
Visits to Longsight 1936 - 1964
Patricroft
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18851935 - Jan 195810C
type: Two brick-built shed: one 8TS, the other 10TS.closed:Jul-68Feb 1958 - Aug 196326F
location: In the fork of the Eccles to Patricroft and Monton Green Lines.
Sep 1963 - July 19689H
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196026Ftotal:61
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4128326F7303026F4493912B4560026F Bermuda4903426F
4128726F7312626F450556B4564526F Collingwood4908726F
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)7312926F450675BPatriot 4-6-04911926F
4244226F7313026F4513326F455118B Isle of Man4914926F W
4246826F7313126F4518226F455278A Southport4919926F
4249426Fcl 3F 0-6-0T4518512B455468B Fleetwood4920926F
4256126F4736426F W4519926Fcl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-04932326F
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4736526F453148F4822316B9018326F4933526F
4063126F4737826F4537826F486318C9022226Fcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4067126F4743026Fcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)486555B9053026F4942126F
0-6-0 diesels4749126F428149A4867516A9057026F4942626F
D3589D38424767226F Wcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)487295B9066926FBR 9F 2-10-0
D3784429685Acl 4MT 4-6-00-4-0 diesel9216226A
750126GE.D.1service
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction6G Llandudno8A Edge Hill
8B Warrington Dallam8C Speke Junction8F Springs Branch9A Longsight12B Carlisle Upperby16A Nottingham
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft
Visits to Patricroft 1936 - 1968
Warrington Dallam
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1888Sep 1938 - Oct 19678B
type: A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed:Oct-67
location: On the west side of the main line, a mile north of Bank Quay station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 12 June 19608Btotal:34
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
472688B432578B447728A455018B St. Dunstan's480546B
473528B W432828B448685B455188B Bradshaw4819817A
473628B432958B450358B455508B482596B
473878B W436158B450698AJubilee 4-6-0482968B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)436578B452568B455565A Nova Scotia484519D
412138Bcl 4F 0-6-04539712Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)BR 9F 2-10-0485208B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4412612B454108B429835B9212815C487158B
426068B443848B487468B
shed codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction8A Edge Hill8B Warrington
9D Buxton12B Carlisle Upperby15C Leicester Midland17A Derby
Visits to Warrington Dallam 1937 - 1967
Widnes
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1888Sep 1938 - Apr 19648D
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-64
location: In the fork of the Widnes South to Warrington and St. Helens lines.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnSt - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 19608Dtotal:24
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400786C421558A780348D474908D902428D481368D
401228Dcl 4F 0-6-0780358D475978A904238D482068D
401348D4417617A780398D476168D9055724B483088D
401438D0-6-0 diesels484258D
D3793D3794485008D
shed codes6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill8D Widnes9D Buxton485589D
17A Derby24B Rose Grove487098D
Visits to Widnes 1937 - 1964
Wigan Springs Branch
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:c1847Sep 1938 - Jan 195810A
type: Two brick-built 6TS dead-ended sheds.closed:Dec-67Feb 1958 - Dec 19678F
location: East of the main line, about a mile south of Wigan North Western station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War DepartmentGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 12 June 19608Ftotal:76
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a WD 2-8-0
422358F447808F4616824K The Girl Guide489428F901738F
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)450178Fcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0490088F902148F
423038F450268F429706C440698F490208F902578F
423178F450735A4297521D442808F490238F905098F
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4523226ABR 4MT 2-6-0443008G490258F905748F
4243926F452355A760768G443038F491398F906678F
424628F452841ABR 2MT 2-6-0444388F W491418F9069256A
424718F4530426F780198Fcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4914726F907028F
4257426F453478Fcl 2MT 2-6-0439738F491558Fcl 8F 2-8-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T453728F464288Fcl 6F 0-8-0 G1 492688F W483899A
472708F453738F464478F488958F493818Fcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
472818F454088F464488F489158Fcl 7F 0-8-0 G2 581208F
473928F4541126F0-6-0 diesels490498F494088F581238F
476698F4543712B1200312023491298F494228FJ10 0-6-0 (GCR)
4768127E1202212099491608G W494395B651578F
651988F
shed codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6C Birkenhead8F Springs Branch
8G Sutton Oak9A Longsight12B Carlisle Upperby21D Aston24K Preston26A Newton Heath
26F Patricroft27E Brunswick56A Wakefield
Visits to Springs Branch 1937 - 1967
Sutton Oak
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1880Sep 1938 - Sep 195410E
type: A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-67Oct 1954 - Jan 195810D
location: East of the line between Sutton Oak and Peasley Cross
Feb 1958 - Jun 19678G
AbbreviationsBW - Barton WrightD - DeeleyI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British Railway
Sunday 12 June 19608Gtotal:33
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
412868G760208G441928G472988G581778G4925224L W
412888G760758G443158G473668G581828G492628G
412898G760778G443178G W473768G582918G492888G
413248B760788G443508G473938Gcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)493528G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)760798Gcl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)474448G431858Gcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
429525B514418G474528Gcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)494488G
W - withdrawn474538G432138G494498G
shed codes5B Crewe South8B Warrington8G Sutton Oak 24L Carnforth
Visits to Sutton Oak 1938 - 1967
Lostock Hall
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1881Sep 1938 - 194623E
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Aug-681946 - Aug 196324C
location: On the south side of Lostock Hall station.
Sep 1963 - Aug 196810D
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesSt - Stanier
WD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196024Ctotal:35
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4018324C4243324C4284124F5229024C9020626C9039824C
4019227C4243424Ccl 5MT 4-6-05242924C9025824C9041324C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4243624C4487812A5245624C9026624C9055624C
4215824C4247624C4507824E0-6-0 diesel9027724C9056424C
4228624C4248024C4522624FD33749029540B9065824C
4229624C4248124C9033124C9067524C
4229824C4263424C9033524C9068124C
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor24C Lostock Hall24E Balckpool24F Fleetwood26C Bolton
27C Southport40B Immingham
Visits to Lostock Hall 1937 - 1968
Preston
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:c1851Sep 1938 - Jan 195810B
type: A brick-built 9TS dead-ended shedclosed:Sep-61Feb 1958 - Sep 196124K
location: West of the line north of Preston station
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnSt - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196024Ktotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4229327C447135B4529312B4563324K Aden4938224K
BR 2MT 2-6-04485921A4530121ERoyal Scot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
7803624K4493024E4542724L4612624K Royal Army Service Corps4939624K W
7803724K4505424Lcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4616124K The King's Owncl 6F 0-8-0 G1
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4509421D4294524Kcl 0F 0-4-0STcl 3F 0-6-0T4919624K
4390824L4509526F429555B4700824K4731924KWD 2-8-0
4515024K429845B0-6-0 diesels4736024K903178F
452505AD3368D35814747224K
shed codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8F Springs Branch12B Carlisle Upperby21A Saltley
21D Aston21E Monument Lane24E Blackpool24K Preston24L Carnforth
26F Patricroft27C Southport
Visits to Preston 1937 - 1962
Lower Darwen
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1881Sep 1938 - Aug 196324D
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-66Sep 1963 - Feb 196610H
location: West of the Darwen line, about 1.5 miles south of Blackburn station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196024Dtotal:29
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4012024D4248524D7608124D4271824D4439824D4853755D
4016224D4255124D7608224D4272924D4446024DWD 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4255824D7608324D4279624D4447924D9014126E
4205124H4255924D7608424DB1 4-6-04448324D W9036426D
4214724DBR 2MT 2-6-2T6126926Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)0-6-0 diesel
4215424D8401124D6136926B4397624DD3780
8401224D
shed codes24D Lower Darwen24H Hellifield26B Agecroft26E Lees, Oldham26D Bury
55D Royston
Visits to Lower Darwen 1937 - 1966
Accrington
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1899Seo 1938 - Mar 196124A
type: An 8TS brick-built dead-ended shed, reduced to a 6TS building.closed:Mar-61
location: On the south side of the line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196024Atotal:15
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)WD 2-8-0
4211024A4266124C6100826B Kudu4468924A4720124A9037424A
4215324ABR 4MT 2-6-04469224Acl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
4229424A7608024D4520524B4756224A4950826A
4229524A4541524A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall24D Lower Darwen
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft
Visits to Accrington 1937 - 1960
Rose Grove
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1899Sep 1938 - Aug 196324B
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed. closed:Aug-68Sep 1963 - Aug 196810F
location: North of the line west of Rose Grove station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerH - HughesSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196024Btotal:37
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4243824B4270624B4489424B4738624B9010924B9031424B
4246524B4271724B4494024B4757524B W9013824B9038256A
425468F4282824B4520924B4757624B9014324B9038826A
4254724B4286924B4521624B4757724B9017124B9042024B
4255524B4289824B4522924B4758624B W9018124B9048755E
4265526Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)BR 9F 2-10-09023124B9072156D
5217924B9216126A9027424B
5244524B
shed codes8F Springs Branch24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26C Bolton55E Normanton
56A Wakefield56D Mirfield
Visits to Rose Grove 1937 - 1968
Bolton
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1874Sep 1938 - Aug 196326C
type: A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-68Sep 1963 - Jul 19689K
location: On the west side of the Bolton to Clifton Junction line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196026Ctotal:49
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
4006226A4254526C4220726C5218226C4424541D wks9010226C
4006326A4256326C4228926C523455B wks4445424L9011026C
4006526A W4256526Ccl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5239326C4446924L9012126C
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4262326A4271026A5241526C4456841B wks9026726C
401188D wks4262626Ccl 5MT 4-6-05244326D Wcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9038926A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4263026C4498927C5252326C4400024G W9072024C
8401326C4263326Ccl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0
8401426C4265226C4728426A5140826C4959226A W4806518C wks
8401926C4265426C4744026A W5148626C4966226C W485579F
W - withdrawn4265626Ccl 3F 0-6-0T (J)5149826CBritannia 4-6-2
wks - Horwich Works traffic4721726A7004826A The Territorial Army
shed codes5B Crewe South8D Widnes9F Heaton Mersey18C Hasland24C Lostock Hall
24G Skipton24L Carnforth26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26D Bury
27C Southport41B Grimesthorpe41D Canklow
Visits to Bolton 1938 - 1968
Bury
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1876Sep 1938 - Aug 196326D
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-65Sep 1963 - Nov 19659M
location: On the east side of the Bury to Radcliffe line, south of Bury (Bolton Street).
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerH - HughesSt - StanierWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196026Dtotal:26
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 4F 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
4244426D4270026D4640626D5212926D4409626D9018456D
4246026D4271226D4641426D5220126Dcl 3F 0-6-0T9019426D
4255026D4271926D4641626D5252626D4758426D9021926D
4276524F4641726Dcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4762126D9040826D
4282026D4643626D4388026D9041926D
9055526D
shed codes24F Fleetwood26D Bury56D Mirfield
Visits to Bury 1937 - 1965
Lees, Oldham
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1878Sep 1938 - Sep 195426F
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shedclosed:Apr-64Oct 1954 - Aug 196326E
location: On the north side of Lees station
Sep 1963 - Apr 19649P
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 12 June 196026Etotal:16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4211426E7313226F5220726E5232226E450455B9019726A
4211526Ecl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5224026E5246626E450705A9028156E
428046C5224826E451495B9030626E
9070826E
shed codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6C Birkenhead26A Newton Heath26E Lees, Oldham
26F Patricroft56E Sowerby Bridge
Visits to Lees, Oldham 1938 - 1963
Source: DJD

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