Days Out No. 34 : 24th/25th May 1958 - Scottish Weekend (Part 1)

A Drummond class 2F 0-6-0 stands in Polmadie yard. 

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

A classic weekend tour, of South West Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh area sheds.
Hawick
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway							opened:	1849	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		HAW
type:	A stone-built 2TS shed with one through road.						closed:	Aug-66	Feb 1950 - Aug 1966		64G
location:	In the freight yard on the west side of Hawick Station.
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NBR - North British Railway
Friday 23 May 1958					64G					total:	11
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)		D30 4-4-0 (NBR)				D34 4-4-0 (NBR)				J36 0-6-0 (NBR)
67489	64G S	62422	64G Caleb Balderstone			62483	64G Glen Garry			65316	64G
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		62425	64G Ellangowan			62494	64G Glen Gour			65317	64G
69510	64G	62428	64G The Talisman			J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
shed codes		64G Hawick				64494	64G	64539	64G
Visits to Hawick 1948 - 1965
Galashiels
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railway (NBR)								St. Margaret's sub shed
Location:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed, north of the station.							opened:	c 1903	closed:	Jun-64
			Saturday 24 May 1958
			D30 4-4-0 (NBR)				cl 2MT 2-6-0
			62421	64A Laird o' Monkbarns			46461	64A
				shed codes		64A St. Margarets
Visits to Galashiels 1948 - 1962
Beattock
Post Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway							opened:	1857	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		12F
type:	A stone-built 2TS through-road shed.						closed:	Apr-67	Feb 1950 - Jun 1962		68D
location:	West of the line, north of the station								Jul 1962 - Apr 1967		66F
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		M - McIntosh
			Saturday 24 May 1958
			68D				total:	7
			cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
			42130	68D	55164	68D	57568	68D
			42192	68D	55260	68D
			42213	68D
			42688	68D	shed codes		68D Beattock
Visits to Beattock 1938 - 1967
Dumfries
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR)							opened:	1878	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		12G
type:	A stone-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-66	Feb 1950 - Jul 1962		68B
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Dumfries Station.								Aug 1962 - May 1966		67E
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
		Pick - Pickersgill		BR - British Railways
Saturday 24 May 1958					68B		12pm			total:	24
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
40151	68B	42909	68B	45169	68B	56310	68B	57329	68B	57600	68B
40170	68B	42918	68B	45362	67A	56327	68B	57349	68B	57601	68B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		45432	68B	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		57405	68B	57621	68B
40614	68B	54492	68C	BR 5MT 4-6-0		55232	68B			57623	68B
40623	68C	54502	68B	73102	67A
		54507	68B	shed codes		67A Corkerhill		68B Dumfries		68C Stranraer
Visits to Dumfries 1938 - 1965
Newton Stewart
Built by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway									A Stranraer subshed
The first shed was a timber one track straight dead-ended shed which destroyed by fire in 1919										opened:	1921
type:	The rebuilt shed was a 2TS dead-ended shed.									closed:	1959
location:	In the fork of the Whithorn and Stranraer lines, west of the station.
Abbreviation		Dr - Drummond			Sat 24 May 1958
					cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
					57362	68B
					57375	68C
			shed codes		68B Dumfries		68C Stranraer
Visits to Newton Stewart 1947 - 1958
Stranraer
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway & Caledonian Joint shed.									Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		12H
type:	A stone-built 3TS and a 2TS through-road shed.						open:	1861	Feb 1950 - Jul 1962		68C
location:	In the fork of the Dumfries to Stranraer Harbour and Town lines.						closed:	Oct-66	Aug 1962 - Oct 1966		67F
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill
		LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				BR - British Railways			CR - Caledonian Railway
Saturday 24 May 1958					68C					total:	15
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
40611	68C	42749	68C	44995	68B	45707	67A Valient			57238	68C
40616	68C	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		45007	64C	45718	12A Dreadnought			57445	68C
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		55240	68C	45194	67A	45724	12A Warspite			cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)
54508	68C			BR 5MT 4-6-0						56372	68C
				73103	67A
shed codes		64C Dalry Road		67A Corkerhill		68A Carlisle Kingmoor		68C Stranraer
Visits to Stranraer 1939 - 1964
Ayr
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway							opened:	1879	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		30D
type:	A brick-built 6TS through road shed.					closed to steam:		Oct-66	Feb 1950 - Oct 1966		67C
location:	In the triangle of lines, north of Ayr Station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
		Pick - Pickersgill		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 25 May 1958					67C					total:	49
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
40574	67C	42194	67C	42739	67C	55231	67C	57279	67C	57569	67C
40575	67C	42196	67C	42745	67C	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		57284	67C	57580	67C
40590	67C	42201	67C	42805	67C	56272	67C	57295	67C	57596	67C
40593	67B	cl 4F 0-6-0		42809	67C	56344	67C	57354	67C	57611	67C
40640	67C	44323	67C	42879	67C	56363	67C	57364	67C	57614	67C
40647	67C	44329	67C	42910	67C	Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)		57392	67C	57615	67C
40664	67C	44330	67C	42914	67C	68138	67C	cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)		57628	67C
40670	67C	BR 5MT 4-6-0		42916	67C	WD 2-8-0		57658	67C	57640	67C
cl 5MT 4-6-0		76094	67A	42917	67C	90319	67C	57684	67C	57644	67C
45251	67A					90505	67C
shed codes		67A Corkerhill		67B Hurlford		67C Ayr
Visits to Ayr 1938 - 1966
Ardrossan
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway							opened:	1895	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		30C
type:	A brick-built 4TS through road shed.					closed to steam:		Feb-65	Feb 1950 - Feb 1965		67D
location:	In a triangle, formed by the Glasgow & Largs lines.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
Sunday 25 May 1958					67D					total:	36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)				cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)				cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
40578	67D	40625	67D	42209	67D	57254	67D	57356	67D	57566	67D
40579	67D	40626	67D	42210	67D	57263	67D	57357	67D	57579	67D
40606	67D	40638	67C	42211	67D	57266	67D	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		57590	67D
40607	67A	40666	67D	42212	67D	57274	67D	56259	67D	57627	67D
40608	67D	40668	67D	42697	67D	57309	67D	56279	67D	57673	67D
40609	67D	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		57348	67D	56282	67D
		42742	67D	44159	67D	57355	67D	56311	67D
shed codes		67A Corkerhill		67C Ayr		67D Ardrossan
Visits to Ardrossan 1938 - 1964
Kilmarnock Works
Kilmarnock Locomotive Works was built in 1856 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR). Repairs ceased in 1952, but the scrapping of locos continued until 1959.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		M - Macintosh		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NBR - North British Railway
Sunday 25 May 1958						locos awaiting disposal				total:	16
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		N15 0-6-2T (NBR)		K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		D30 4-4-0 (NBR)
55213	63D W	69139	68E W	61774	65A W	56277	66B W	62434	62B Kettledrummie W
cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)		69142	64F W	61775	65A W	56330	67C W	cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
56030	65G W	69167	64A W	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		J83 0-6-0T (NBR)		40920	68C W	57556	66D W
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)		69189	61B W	57396	63B W	68474	64A W
69565	65C W
shed codes		61B Aberdeen F'yhill		62B Dundee Tay B'ge		63B Stirling		63D Fort William		64A St. Margarets
64F Bathgate		65A Eastfield		65C Parkhead		65G Yoker		66B Motherwell		66D Greenock
67C Ayr		68C Stranraer		68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Kilmarnock Works 1946 - 1959
Hurlford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway							opened:	1877	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		30B
type:	A stone-built 6TS shed with one through road.						closed:	Oct-66	Feb 1949 - Oct 1966		67B
location:	South of the line, about a mile south east of Kilmarnock
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
Pick - Pickersgill		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways		CR - Caledonian Railway				HR - Highland Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway					NBR - North British Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 25 May 1958					67B					total:	45
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)				cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
40566	67B	40643	67B	42793	12A	45266	67B	55211	67B	57383	67B
40570	67B	40645	67B	cl 4F 0-6-0		BR 3MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
40571	67B	40661	67B	44281	67B	77015	67B	56236	67B	57562	67B
40576	68B	40665	67B	44312	67B	77016	67B	56368	67B	57570	67B
40592	67B	40686	67B	44319	67B	77018	67B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)		57571	67B
40593	67B	40687	67B	44325	67B	77019	67B	57651	67B	57572	67B
40597	67B	40688	67B	0-6-0 diesels		BR 4MT 2-6-0		57671	67B	57577	67B
40605	67B	40689	67B	D3006	D3009	76097	67B	57672	67B	57637	67B
40612	67B			13007						57643	67B
shed codes		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		67B Hurlford		68B Dumfries
Visits to Hurlford 1938 - 1966
Beith
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway									A Hurlford subshed
Shed built by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Railway on the branch from Lugton Junction.										opened:	1873
type:	A stone-built 1TS dead-ended shed.									closed:	Nov-62
location:	West of the line at the south end of Beith Town Station.
Abbreviation		M - Macintosh			Sun 25 May 1958
					cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
					55203	67B
Visits to Beith 1949 - 1958
Greenock (Ladyburn)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway							opened:	1884	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		27B
type:	A brick-built 10TS through-road shed.						closed:	1966	Feb 1950 - Oct 1966		66D
location:	South of the line between Cartsdyke and Bogston Station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill
		BR - British Railways
Sunday 25 May 1958					66D					total:	30
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)				BR 4MT 2-6-4T		cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
42057	66A	42259	66D	80023	66A	56035	66D	56157	66D	57552	66D
42175	66D	42260	66D	80130	66A	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		56163	66D	57619	66D
42176	66D	42261	66D	cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		56288	66D	56166	66D	cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
42241	66D	42262	66D	54497	66D	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		56173	66D	57674	66A
42243	66A	42263	66D	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		47167	66D	cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		57682	66D
42258	66D	42265	66D	55267	66D	47168	66D	57416	66D	57690	66D
shed codes		66A Polmadie		66D Greeenock
Visits to Greenock (Ladyburn) 1938 - 1964
Greenock (Princess Pier)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Greenock and Ayrshire Railway.						opened:	1869	A Greenock Ladyburn subshed
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	1959
location:	On the west side of the line, south of Princess Street Station.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill
			Sunday 25 May 1958
							total:	10
			cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (M)
			54468	66D	42060	66A	56165	66D
			54479	66D S	42238	66D
			54498	66D S	42239	66D
			54506	66D S	42242	66D
					42247	66D	S - stored
Visits to Greenock (Princess Pier) 1938 - 1964
Corkerhill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South Western Railway						opened:	1896		Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		30A
type:	A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.				closed to steam :		May-67		Feb 1950 - May 1967		67A
location:	South of the line, east of Corkerhill Station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		M - Macintosh		BR - British Railways
Sunday 25 May 1958					67A					total:	62
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 4MT 2-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0
40594	67A	42122	67A	44706	67A	76090	67A	45665	67A Rutherford of Nelson
40595	67A	42124	67A	44791	67A	76092	67A	45687	12A Neptune
40596	67A	42131	67C	45194	67A	76093	67A	45704	12A Leviathan
40598	67A	42190	67A	BR 5MT 4-6-0		76094	67A	45720	67A Indomitable
40599	67A	42193	67A	73100	67A	76095	67A	Royal Scot 4-6-0
40619	67B	42229	67A	73104	67A	76098	67A	46145	55A The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
40620	67A	BR 4MT 2-6-4T		73124	67A	76099	67A
40621	67A	80000	67A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40627	67A	80008	67A	43899	67A	55206	67A	56165	66D	48756	12A
40636	67A	80009	67A	44001	67A	55225	67A	cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
40637	67A	80025	67A	cl 4F 0-6-0		55227	67A	56267	67A	57249	67A
40641	67A	80030	67A	44189	67A	55235	67A	56361	67A	57300	67A
40642	67A	80128	67A	cl 3F 0-6-0T		55266	67A	56364	67A	57359	67A
40649	67A			47329	67A
40667	67D
shed codes		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		55A Leeds Holbeck		66D Greenock		67A Corkerhill		67B Hurlford
		67C Ayr		67D Ardrossan
Visits to Corkerhill 1946 - 1966
Motherwell
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		28A
type:	A stone-built 8TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Jul-67	Jan 1949 - Jul 1967		66B
location:	On the west side of the line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		M - Macintosh
		Pick - Pickersgill		BR - British Railways		WD - War Department
Sunday 25 May 1958					66B					total:	92
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)				WD 2-8-0
42058	66A	44850	66B	56245	66B	57237	66B	57435	66B	90386	66B
42125	66B	44969	66B	56264	66B	57247	66B	57436	66B	90468	66B
42126	66B	45029	66B	56265	66B	57256	66B	57437	66B	90628	66B
42127	66B	45121	66B	56267	67A	57270	66B	57461	66B	WD 2-10-0
42200	66B	45152	66B	56269	66B	57291	66B	57462	66B	90750	66B
42203	66B	45309	66B	56285	66B	57299	66B	0-6-0 diesels		90756	66B
42208	66B	45484	66B	56338	66B S	57303	66B	13202	13348	90760	66B
42689	66B	45498	66B	56345	66B	57325	66B	13203	13351	90761	66B
42696	66B	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		56367	66B	57326	66B	13204	D3349	90762	66B
BR 4MT 2-6-0		42800	63C	cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)		57328	66B	13205	D3350	90766	66B
76002	66B	42832	12A	57638	66B	57363	66B	13282	D3382	90770	66B
76004	66B	42833	12A	57659	66B	57377	66B	13284	D3384	cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)
76070	66B	42835	12A	57666	66B	57404	66B	13285	D3385	54462	66B S
76071	66B	42850	66C	57668	66B	57414	66B	13287		54464	66B S
BR 2MT 2-6-0				57681	66B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)				54465	66B S
78050	66B			cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		57593	66B
78051	66B			43883	66B	57599	66B
shed codes		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		63C Forfar		66A Polmadie		66B Motherwell
		66C Hamilton		67A Corkerhill
Visits to Motherwell 1938 - 1966
Polmadie
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railway						opened:	1875		Sep 1935 - Dec 1948		27A
type:	A brick-built 14TS shed with 7 through roads.				closed to steam on 1st May 1967				Jan 1949 - May 1967		66A
location:	On the north side of the Carstairs line, west of Rutherglen Station.
Abbreviations		Dr - Drummond		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		M - Macintosh		Pick - Pickersgill
		BR - British Railways		NBR - North British Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 25 May 1958					66A					total:	151
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)		cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)		Jubilee 4-6-0
42055	66D	44727	12A	57239	66A	56241	66A	45634	5A Trinidad
42059	66A	44795	12A	57268	66A	56260	66A	45635	26A Tobago
42144	66A	45220	26A	57271	66A	56266	66A	45701	26A Conqueror
42171	66A	45438	12B	57275	66A	56292	66A	45705	24E Seahorse
42172	66A	BR 5MT 4-6-0		57288	66A	56295	66A	45706	26A Express
42245	66A	73055	66A	57317	66A	56298	66A	Royal Scot 4-6-0
42246	66A	73056	66A	57321	66A	56304	66A	46102	66A Black Watch
42264	66D	73057	66A	57347	66A	56306	66A	46121	66A Highland Light Infantry…
42274	66A	73058	66A	57360	66A	56318	66A	46125	5A 3rd Carabinier
42276	66A	73061	66A	57361	66A	56322	66A	46132	9A King's Regiment, Liverpool
42698	66D	73062	66A	57365	66A	56324	66A	Princess Royal 4-6-2
42699	66B	73063	66A	57369	66A	56335	66A	46203	5A Princess Margaret Rose
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		73064	66A	57370	66A	56349	66A	46212	5A Duchess of Kent
80002	66A	BR 3MT 2-6-0		57417	66A	cl 2F 0-6-0T (M)		Coronation 4-6-2
80003	66A	77008	66A	57418	66A	56153	66A	46222	66A Queen Mary
80006	66A	77009	66A	57419	66A	56154	66A	46225	5A Duchess of Gloucester
80007	66A	cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)		57432	66A	56155	66A	46227	66A Duchess of Devonshire
80022	66A	55167	66A	57443	66A	56160	66A	46230	66A Duchess of Buccleuch
80026	66A	55169	66A	57444	66A	56162	66A	46245	1B City of London
80054	66A	55189	66A	57446	66A	WD 2-8-0		46251	5A City of Nottingham
80055	66A	55201	66A	57447	66A	90060	66A	Britannia 4-6-2
80056	66A	55207	66A	57448	66A	90229	66A	70050	66A Firth of Clyde
80057	66A	55220	66A	57463	66A	90234	66A	70052	66A Firth of Tay
80058	66A	55223	66A S	57465	66A	90536	66A	70053	66A Moray Firth
80106	66A	55228	66A S	cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)		90596	66A	Clan 4-6-2
80108	66A	55237	66A	57553	66A	90616	66A	72000	66A Clan Buchanan
80109	66A	55239	66A	57555	66A	WD 2-10-0		72001	66A Clan Cameron
80110	66A	cl 2P 0-4-4T (Pick)		57563	66A	90751	66A	72002	66A Clan Campbell
80129	66A	55265	66A	57564	66A	90767	66A	72004	66A Clan Macdonald
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)		55268	66A	57581	66A	cl 8F 2-8-0		J35 0-6-0 (NBR)		J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
65216	66A	cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		57622	66A	48321	12A	64471	66A	68953	66A
65232	66A	40669	67D	57632	66A	48774	66A	64477	66A	68958	66A
		cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)				48775	66A	cl 3F 0-6-0T		0-6-0 diesels
		54461	64D					47536	66A	D3383	13199
				S - stored				47541	66A	13197	13200
shed codes		1B Camden		5A Crewe North		9A Longsight		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		12B Carlisle Upperby
		24E Blackpool		26A Newton Heath		64D Carstairs		66A Polmadie		66B Motherwell
		66D Greenock		67D Ardrossan
Visits to Polmadie 1946 - 1955					Visits to Polmadie 1956 - 1967