Days Out No. 36 : 9th July 1961 - Teeside and Tyneside sheds.

Part of the line-up of 0-6-0s and 0-8-0s in Thornaby shed yard on Sunday afternoon, the 9th July 1961.
Photo: David James Desborough

A V2 2-6-2 60942, amongst a line of ex-works locomotives from the nearby Darlington Workshops on 9th July 1961. Photo: David James Desborough.

A Tour of the Durham, Northumberland and Teesside by the British Locomotive Society. The tour started from Darlington at 5.45am.
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		BR - British Railways		NER - North Eastern Railway			WD - War Department			EE - English Electric
Sunday 9th July 1961					51A					total:	104
L1 2-6-4T		cl 4MT 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				J94 0-6-0ST		WD 2-8-0
67731	30A	43050	51A	60042	52A Singapore			68007	51A	90011	51A
67742	51A	43056	51A	60053	51A Sansovino			68017	51A	90014	51A
67750	51A	43072	51A	60075	51A St. Frusquin			68024	51A	90016	51A
67755	51A	43099	51A	A4 4-6-2				68025	51A	90057	51A
67763	51A	43102	51A	60019	52A Bittern			68037	51A	90082	51A
67765	51A	43129	51A	B1 4-6-0		V2 2-6-2		68043	51A	90155	51A
67769	40A	cl 2MT 2-6-0		61020	50A	60814	34A	68052	51A	90172	51A
67777	51A	46475	51A	61032	51A	60872^	36A	68060	51A	90373	51A
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		46477	51A	61037	51A	60928	36A	68071	51A	90415	56A
80099	33B	K1 2-6-0		61176	51A	60942	52A	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		90430	51A
80100	33B	62008	51A	61224	51A	60974	50A	68744	51A	90445	51A
V1 2-6-2T		62041	51A	61273	50A	BR 9F 2-10-0		68754	51A	90465	51L
67647	52B	62045	51A	61303	51L	92147	34E	69002	51A	90710	56A
V3 2-6-2T		62048	51A	61315	41A	92192	36A	69004	51L	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
67636	52C	62057	50A	61321	51A	0-6-0 diesels		69007	51A	63395	51A
67690	52B	62064	51A	61382	51A	D2079	D2617	69017	51A	63398	51F
J27 0-6-0 (NER)		BR 2MT 2-6-0		B16 4-6-0		D2153	D2618	69018	51A	63423	51A
65801	52F	78015	51J	61448	50A	D2305	D3142	69021	51A	63438	51C
65860	51A	EE T4 diesel		61464	50A	D2307	D3229	69022	51A	63448	52K
65893	52F	D201	D237			D2318	D3677
*named B1 4-6-0s: 61020 Gemsbok, 61032 Stembok, 61037 Jairou.						D2587	13228
^ 60872 named: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		33B Plaistow		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		36A Doncaster
40A Lincoln		41A Sheffield Darnall		50A York		51A Darlington		51C West Hartlepool		51F West Auckland
51J Northallerton		51L Thornaby		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52F N&S Blyth
52K Consett		56A Wakefield
Visits to Darlington 1945 - 1958				Visits to Darlington 1959 - 1965
West Auckland
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1887	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		AUK
type:	A brick-built roundhouse shed.						closed:	Sep-63	Feb 1950 - Sep 1963		51F
location:	West of the line, between West Auckland and Bishop Auckland stations.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			BR - British Railways
Sunday 9th July 1961					51F					total:	28
BR 4MT 2-6-0		BR 2MT 2-6-0		J39 0-6-0				Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
76021	51F	78016	51J	64719	51F	64927	51F	63340	51F	63443	51F
76045	51F	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		64756	51F	64969	51F	63351	51F	63446	51F
76049	51F	65731	51F	64835	51F	64979	51F	63353	51F	63459	51F
BR 3MT 2-6-0		65735	51F	64848	51F	64982	51F	63403	51F	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
77002	51F			64862	51F	0-6-0 diesel		63407	51F	68692	51F
77003	51F					D2154				68708	51F
Shed Codes		51F West Auckland		51J Northallerton
Visits to West Auckland 1946 - 1963
Consett
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1875	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		CON
type:	A brick-built 1TS through-shed and a 1TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-65	Feb 1950 - Sep1958		54D
location:	At Consett Junction, in the fork of the lines.								Oct 1958 - May 1965		52K
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 9th July 1961					52K					total:	16
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)								B1 4-6-0
63342	52K	63359	52K	63406	52K	63439	52K	61016	52A Inyala
63345	52K	63365	52K	63418	52K	Q7 0-8-0 (NER)				0-6-0 diesel
63354	52K	63379	52K	63427	52K	63461	52H			D3942
63357	52K	63404	52K	63433	52K
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52K Consett		52H Tyne Dock
Visits to Consett 1949 - 1964
Bowes Bridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway									subshed of Gateshead
Location:	South west of Newcastle, on the west side of Burdon Plain. The shed was at the side of a mineral line running from Tanfield Lea to Gateshead.									opened:	1890
										closed:	1962
type:	A stone-built 2TS dead-ended shed, totally rebuilt in 1954 following a fire 11 years earlier.
				Sunday 9 July 1961
				N10 0-6-2T (NER)
				69101	GHD	69109	GHD	Shed Code		52A Gateshead
Vists it Bowes Bridge 1939 - 1962
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		NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 9 July 1961					52C					total:	52
K1 2-6-0				J94 0-6-0ST		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
62002	52C	62029	52C	68010	52C	63352	52C	63386	52C	63444	52C
62006	52C	62050	52C	68014	52C	63356	52C	63387	52C	63453	52C
62010	52C	62060	52C	68035	52C	63362	52C	63390	52C	63458	52C
62021	52C	B1 4-6-0				63363	52C	63400	52C	J72 0-6-0T (NER)
62022	52C	61019	52C Nilghai			63366	52C	63402	52C	69023	52C
62023	52C	61025	52C Pallah			63368	52C	63408	52C	69024	52C
62024	52C	61064	12C	61216	52C	63374	51L	63413	52C	69025	52C
62026	52C	61241	52C Viscount Ridley			63376	52C	63429	52C	69026	52C
62027	52C	V3 2-6-2T		V2 2-6-2		63377	52C	63434	52C	0-6-0 diesels
62028	52C	67653	52C	60907	50A	63381	52C	63437	52C	D2048	D2092
Shed Codes		12C Carlisle Canal		50A York		51L Thornaby		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			BR - British Railways			EE - English Electric
Sunday 9 July 1961					52B					total:	74
V2 2-6-2				B1 4-6-0		A3 4-6-2				J72 0-6-0T (NER)
60807	52B	60969	64A	61034*	51L	60037	64B Hyperion			68702	52B
60812	52B	60978	52A	K1 2-6-0		60054	34F Prince of Wales			68713	52B
60813	64A	60981	50A	62009	50A	60065	34F Knight of Thistle			68732	52B
60821	34E	V1 2-6-2T		62025	52C	60074	55H Harvester			68742	52B
60827	64A	67637	52B	J39 0-6-0		60085	52B Manna			69028	52B
60848	51A	67641	52B	64806	52B	A1 4-6-2				EE T4 diesels
60860^	52B	67646	52B	64837	52B	60116	52B Hal o' the Wynd			D245	D262
60883	64A	67651	52B	64842	52B	60126	52B Sir Vincent Raven			D260	D266
60886	52B	V3 2-6-2T		64856	52B	60127	52B Wilson Worsdell			0-6-0 diesels
60891	52B	67652	52B	64866	52B	A2 4-6-2				D2049	D3076
60922	52B	67654	52B	64915	52B	60511	52B Airborne			D2056	D3241
60929	52B	67656	52B	64926	52B	60521	52B Watling Street			D2058	D3679
60940	52B	67683	52B	64931	52B	60538	52B Velocity			D2104	D3939
60941	50A	cl 2MT 2-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		Bo-Bo electric		BR T2 diesel		D2165	13316
60945	52B	46474	52B	65869	52B	26500		D5097		D2315
60962	52B	46479	52B	* B1 4-6-0 named "Chiru".			^ V2 2-6-2 named "Durham School"
Shed Codes		34E New England		34F Grantham		50A York		51A Darlington		51L Thornaby
		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		55H Leeds Neville Hill		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket
Visits to Heaton 1938 - 1956					Visits to Heaton 1957 - 1965
Tyne Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railway							opened:	1862	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		TDK
type:	A brick-built triple roundhouse, a 5TS shed & a brick-built 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			BR - British Railways			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 9 July 1961					52H					total:	41
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J25 0-6-0 (NER)		Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		J94 0-6-0ST		BR 9F 2-10-0
61884	52H	65663	52B	63460	52H	63350	52H	68019	52H	92060	52H
J39 0-6-0		65670	52H	63462	52H	63358	52H	68029	52H	92061	52H
64812	52H	65693	52H	63463	52H	63425	52H	68031	52H	92063	52H
64851	52H	65695	52H	63464	52H	0-6-0 diesels		68036	52H S	92064	52H
64921	52H	O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		63468	52H	D2147	D2328	68038	52H	92097	52H
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		63712	52H	63470	52H	D2314	D3455	68059	52H S	92099	52H
68704	52H	63760	52H	63471	52H
68743	52H S			63472	52H
68747	52H S			63473	52H	Shed Codes		52B Heaton		52H Tyne Dock
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 9 July 1961					52G					total:	41
B1 4-6-0				J39 0-6-0				J27 0-6-0 (NER)
61038	52G Blacktail			64701	52G	64847	52G	65817	52G	65872	52G
61237	52G Geoffrey H. Kitson			64703	52G	64853	52G	65823	52G	65873	52G
V1 2-6-2T		J94 0-6-0ST		64704	52G	64858	52G	65832	52G	65878	52G
67645	52G	68016	52G	64707	52G	64942	52G	65833	52G	65892	52G
67673	52G	68041	52G	64713	52G	Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		65835	52G	0-6-0 diesels
V3 2-6-2T		68044	52G	64825	52G	63467	52G	65841	52G	D2093	D3244
67688	52G	68048	52G	64833	52G	63469	52H	65854	52G	D2247	D3674
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		68058	52G					65871	52G	D2329
63346	52K			Shed Codes		52G Sunderland		52H Tyne Dock		52K Consett
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 brick-built 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 9 July 1961					51C					total:	60
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	65805	51C	68698	51C	68021	51C	63380	51L	63421	51C
43053	51C	65818	51C	68703	51C	68032	51C	63383	51C	63422	51C
43100	51C	65830	51C	68707	51C	68051	51C	63391	51C	63440	51C
43128	51C	65846	51C	68711	51C	68053	51C	63392	51C	63454	51C
K1 2-6-0		J26 0-6-0 (NER)		68715	51C	68054	51C	63397	51C	63457	51C
62043	51A	65778	51L	68734	51C	68055	51C	63410	51C	WD 2-8-0
B1 4-6-0		0-6-0 diesels		J39 0-6-0		68056	51C	63412	51C	90067	51C
61061	51C	D2068	D2206	64815	51C	68057	51C	63415	51C	90090	51L
61267	51C	D2070	D2230	64849	51C			63419	51C	90092	51C
61275	51C	D2076	D2231	K3 2-6-0						90344	51C
61304	51A	D2204	D2232	61987	52H					90462	51L
		D2205	D3672
Shed Codes		51A Darlington		51C West Hartlepool		51L Thornaby
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.					closed to steam		Dec-64	Jun 1958 - Dec 1964		51L
location:	North of the line, east of Thornaby station.
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 9 July 1961					51L					total:	142
cl 4MT 2-6-0		J26 0-6-0(NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)				WD 2-8-0
43057	51L	65720	51L	63344	51L	63430	51L	90022	51L	90500	51L
43070	51L	65741	51L	63349	51L	63432	51L	90027	51L	90503	51L
43075	51L	65743	51L	63360	51L	63435	51L	90048	51L	90517	51L
43101	51L	65747	51L	63361	51L	63442	51L	90072	51L	90593	51L
K1 2-6-0		65751	51L	63364	51L	63445	51L	90081	51L	90603	51L
62001	51L	65755	51L	63370	51L	63447	51L	90091	51L	J27 0-6-0(NER)
62042	51L	65756	51L	63373	51L	63450	51L	90098	51L	65787	51L
V2 2-6-2		65757	51L	63374	51L	63451	51L	90132	51L	65788	51L
60808	51L	65763	51L	63375	51L	63452	51L	90240	51L	65853	51L
60846	51L	65768	51L	63382	51L	J39 0-6-0		90273	51L	65855	51L
60859	51L	65769	51L	63388	51L	64706	51L	90377	51L	65859	51L
60885	51L	65772	51L	63389	51L	64725	51L	90406	51L	65865	51L
60901	51L	65773	51L	63393	51L	64730	51L	90409	51L	B1 4-6-0
60911	51L	65774	51L	63396	51L	64757	51L	90434	51L	61173	51L
60915	51L	65776	51L	63399	51L	64758	51L	90435	51L	61218	51L
60946	51L	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		63405	51L	64818	51L	90446	51L	61220	51L
60960	51L	68675	51L	63409	51L	64821	51L	90451	51L	61255	51L
60967	51L	68688	51L	63411	51L	64845	51L	90452	51L	61257	51L
L1 2-6-4T		68689	51L	63416	51L	64850	51L	90459	51L	61259	51L
67754	51L	68721	51L	63420	51L	64855	51L	90461	51L	BR T2 diesels
67759	51L	68729	51L	63424	51L	64857	51L	90479	51L	D5098	D5154
67764	51L	68740	51L	63426	51L	64859	51L	90481	51L	D5151	D5155
67766	51L	69006	51L	63428	51L	64861	51L	J94 0-6-0ST		D5152	D5156
0-6-0 diesels		69019	51L	O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		64870	51L	68023	51L	D5153	D5157
D2099	D3141			63856	52H			68039	51L
D2320		Shed Codes		51L Thornaby		52H Tyne Dock
Visits to Thornaby 1958 - 1964

Source: DJD