Days Out No. 39 : 27th March 1955 - Peterborough and Norfolk

A Society trip that started from Peterborough and visited sheds in Norfolk.
Peterborough Spital Bridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1872	Jan 1935 - Jan 1950		16B
type:	A brick-built roundhouse.						closed:	Feb-60	Feb 1950 - Jun 1958		35C
location:	On the west side of the line, north of the Peterborough North station.								Jul 1958 - Feb 1960		31F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		GER - Great Eastern Railway
		GNR - Great Northern Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 27 March 1955					35C					total:	41
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0		J39 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
41105	2A	43127	35C	43865	21A	44110	35C	64723	35C	48203	18A
41165	2A	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		43903	16C	44180	17C	64789	35C	48507	15C
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		42062	2A	43957	35C	44247	35C	64883	35C	48716	2B
62535	35C	C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		43982	16A	44273	35C	64901	35C	WD 2-8-0
62568	35C	67368	35C	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)		44403	15C	64902	35C	90063	35C
62587	35C	67380	35C	68797	35C	44476	35C	64959	40A	90158	35A
62599	35C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		68809	35C	44518	35C	64954	35C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
62609	35C	44951	25F			44589	16C	64968	32A	49444	2A
		44981	21B
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		2B Nuneaton		15C Leicester Midland		16A Nottingham		16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17C Coalville		18A Toton		21A Saltley		21B Bournville		25F Low Moor		32A Norwich
35A New England		35C Spital Bridge		40A Lincoln
Visits to Peterborough Spital Bridge 1937 - 1959
New England
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway							opened:	1852	prior to Jan 1950		NW E
type:	A brick-built 9TS through-road shed. Rebuilt in 1952					closed to steam:		1965	Feb 1950 - Jan 1958		35A
location:	On the east side of the line, north of Peterborough North station.								Feb 1958 - 1965		34E
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		GCR - Great Central Railway			WD - War Department
		GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					35A					total:	106
A3 4-6-2				V2 2-6-2		J6 0-6-0 (GNR)		WD 2-8-0		9F 2-10-0
60063	34A Isinglass			60829	35A	64171	35A	90034	35A	92030	35A
A2 4-6-2				60832	35A	64172	35A	90037	36A	92032	35A
60500	35A Edward Thompson			60845	35A	64176	35A	90064	36A	92033	35A
60504	35A Mons Meg			60853	35A	64177	35A	90093	35A	92034	35A
60506	35A Wolf of Badenoch			60854	35A	64181	35A	90151	35A	92035	35A
60513	35A Dante			60865	37B	64184	35A	90158	35A	92039	35A
60514	35A Chamossaire			60866	35A	64192	35A	90191	35A	92041	35A
60520	35A Owen Tudor			60869	35A	64210	35A	90246	35A	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
B1 4-6-0		cl 4MT 2-6-0		60881	36A	64211	35A	90279	35A	63922	36A
61070	35A	43058	35A	60905	35A	64216	35A	90417	25A	63934	36A
61113	35A	43059	35A	60906	35A	64219	35A	90433	38A	63943	36A
61143	35A	43063	35A	60911	35A	64220	35A	90439	35A	63969	36A
61204	35A	43080	35A	60917	36A	64228	35A	90454	35A	J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
61205	35A	43081	35A	C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		64246	35A	90508	40B	68759	35A
61207	35A	43084	35A	67357	35A	64284	35A	90528	35A	68771	35A
61389	35A	43087	35A	67361	35A	64265	35A	90655	25B	68783	35A
61392	35A	43088	35A	67365	35A	64272	35A	90659	35A	68793	35A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		0-6-0 diesels		64278	35A	90730	35A	68819	35A
61800	40B	42785	5B	13127	13130	64279	35A	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		68828	35A
		L1 2-6-4T		13128	13131	J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		63800	40E	68840	35A
		67784	34A			64404	36A	63861	40E	68846	35A
										68879	35A
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		25A Wakefield		25B Huddersfield		34A Kings Cross		35A New England
		36A Doncaster		37B Leeds Copley Hill		38A Colwick		40B Immingham		40E Langwith Jct.
Visits to New England 1937 - 1953					Visits to New England 1954 - 1965
March
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1884	prior to Jan 1950		MAR
type:	A brick-built 10TS and a 5TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Dec-63	Feb 1950 - Dec 1963		31B
location:	On the west side of the March to Spalding line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 27 March 1955					31B					total:	124
K1 2-6-0		B17 4-6-0				D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J19 0-6-0 (GER)		WD 2-8-0
62015	31B	61621	31B Hatfield House			62526	31B	64640	31B	90023	31B
62017	31B	61632	30E Belvoir Castle			62529	31B	64642	31B	90036	38A
62035	31B	61635	31B Milton			62539	31B	64647	30E	90079	31B
62040	31B	61638	31B Melton Hall			62542	31B	64660	30E	90129	31B
62054	31B	61641	31B Gayton Hall			62562	31B	J20 0-6-0 (GER)		90293	31B
62055	31B	61643	31B Champion Lodge			62572	31B	64679	31B	90460	38D
62066	31B	61658	30E The Essex Regiment			62605	31B	64684	31B	90496	38A
62067	31B	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		64687	31B	90522	31B
62070	31B	61801	30A	61887	31B	63741	36C	64690	31B	90550	31B
K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		61804	31B	61895	31B	63751	38A	64691	31B	90569	31B
61753	38A	61811	31B	61907	31B	63788	36E	64697	31B	90602	31B
B1 4-6-0		61822	31B	61915	31B	63841	38A	64698	31B	90608	31B
61054	32B	61826	31B	61929	31B	O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		64699	31B	90732*	31B
61171	36A	61835	31B	61939	32A	63924	36E	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		BR 9F 2-10-0
B16 4-6-0		61836	40B	61940	31B	63954	36A	65512	31A	92010	31B
61426	50A	61841	31B	61941	53A	63958	36A	65515	31B	92011	31B
61451	50A	61843	31B	61943	31B	63973	36A	65553	32A	92013	31B
V2 2-6-2		61853	31B	61948	31B	63975	36A	65571	31B	92043	31B
60820	38C	61860	31B	61954	31B	63977	36A	65572	31B	J69 0-6-0T (GER)
60830	31B	61861	31B	61961	31B	J39 0-6-0		65576	31B	68603	31B
60870	36A	61864	31B	61964	40A	64715	53A	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		0-6-0 diesels
60899	31B	61866	31B	61978	31B	64793	32B	65356	31B	12130	15002
60938	31B	61868	31B	61979	31B	64874	30F	65422	31B	12132	15003
60948	31B	61873	31B	61982	31B	64959	40A	* named Vulcan		15000	15004
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		30E Colchester		30F Parkeston		31A Cambridge		31B March
32A Norwich		32B Ipswich		36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham		36E Retford		38A Colwick
38C Leicester Central		38D Staveley GC		40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		50A York		53A Hull Dairycotes
Visits to March 1938 - 1954					Visits to March 1955 - 1963
Kings Lynn
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1871	prior to Jan 1950		KL
type:	A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.						closed:	Mar-55	Feb 1950 - Apr 1959		31C
location:	North of the line, east of Kings Lynn station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					31C					total:	31
D16 4-4-0 (GER)				K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)
62525	31A	62569	31C	61868	31B	68495	31C	65501	31C	65544	31C
62534	31C	62573	31C	C12 4-4-2T (GNR)		68502	31C	65518	31C	65549	31C
62545	31C	62574	31A	67367	31C	68545	31C	65526	31C	65562	31C
62556	32A	62601	31C	67374	31C	68635	31C	65527	31C	65568	31C
62558	31A	62614	31C	67386	31C	J67 0-6-0T (GER)		65530	31C	J15 0-6-0 (GER)
62559	31C					68490	31C	65532	31A	65359	31C
Shed Codes		31A Cambridge		31B March		31C Kings Lynn		32A Norwich
Visits to Kings Lynn 1936 - 1959
South Lynn
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway							opened:	1886	prior to Jan 1950		SL
type:	A 4TS dead-ended shed, rebuilt in corrugated asbestos in 1958.						closed:	Jan-55	Feb 1950 - Feb 1959		31D
location:	On the west side of the line, at the south end of South Lynn Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					31D					total:	20
cl 4MT 2-6-0						K2 2-6-0 (GNR)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J69 0-6-0T (GER)
43089	35C	43105	31D	43111	31D	61737	38A	65506	31D	68542	31D
43090	31D	43106	31D	43142	31D			65517	31D	68566	31D
43092	31D	43107	31D	43143	31D					68567	31D
43093	31D	43108	35A							68623	31D
43094	31D	43109	31D
Shed Codes		31D South Lynn		35A New England		35C Spital Bridge		38A Colwick
Visits to South Lynn 1938 - 1960
Melton Constable
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway							opened:	1882	prior to Jan 1950		MC
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-55	Feb 1950 - Feb1959		32G
location:	On the south side of Melton Constatble Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					32G					total:	17
cl 4MT 2-6-0				D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		F6 2-4-2T (GER)
43145	32G	43151	32G	62533	32G	64761	32A	65509	32G	67228	32G
43146	32G	43152	32G	62578	32G			65551	32G
43148	32G	43153	32G	62620	32G
43149	32G	43154	32G
43150	32G	43155	32G			Shed Codes		32A Norwich		32G Melton Constable
Visits to Melton Constable 1938 - 1959
Dereham
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1846	Norwich subshed
type:	A timber-built 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Aug-51
location:	In the triangle of lines at the south end of Dereham Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
		Sunday 27 March 1955				total:	7
		E4 2-4-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J15 0-6-0 (GER)
		62787	32A	62553	32A	65472	32A
				62584	32A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)
				62608	32A	65570	32A
				62610	32A			Shed Codes		32A Norwich
Visits to Dereham 1938 - 1957
Norwich Thorpe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1844	prior to Jan 1950		NOR
type:	A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.					closed to steam:		Mar-58	Feb 1950 - Apr 1962		32A
location:	On the south side of Norwich Thorpe Station.
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					32A					total:	69
D16 4-4-0 (GER)		Britannia 4-6-2				E4 2-4-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		J67 0-6-0T (GER)
62510	32A	70007	32A Coer-de-Lion			62788	32A	64731	32A	68514	32A
62522	32A	70012	32A John of Gaunt			62789	32A	64797	32A	68516	32A
62554	32A	70013	32A Oliver Cromwell			62792	32A	64802	32A	68536	32G
62577	32A	70035	32A Rudyard Kipling			62796	32A	64889	32A	68592	32A
62593	32A	B17 4-6-0				B1 4-6-0		64900	32A	68597	32A
62596	32A	61664	32A Liverpool			61043	32A	64913	32A	68608	32A
62606	31C	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		K1 2-6-0		61045	32A	64968	32A	68616	32A
62619	32A	61877	32A	62039	31B	61050	32A	J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
N7 0-6-2T (GER)		61908	32A	62053	31B	61051	32A	65514	32A	68641	32A
69698	32A	61953	32A	62067	31B	61233	30A	65537	32A	J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
69706	32A	61957	32A	B12 4-6-0 (GER)		61312	32A	65542	32A	68899	32A
69707	32A	61970	32A	61520	32A	J15 0-6-0 (GER)		65573	32A	68905	32A
A5 4-6-2T (GCR)		61981	32A	61542	32A	65388	32A	L1 2-6-4T		J19 0-6-0 (GER)
69824	32A	61982	31B	0-6-0 diesel		65469	32A	67707	32A	64644	32A
69826	32A			11103		65471	32A	67717	32C	64674	32A
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		31B March		31C Kings Lynn		32C Lowestoft		32G Melton Constable
Visits to Norwich Thorpe 1938 - 1959
Norwich City
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway							opened:	1882	Melton Constable subshed
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed, reduced to 2TS.						closed:	Jan-55
location:	On the east side of the line, at the north end of Norwich City Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway				Sunday 27 March 1955
								total:	3
						cl 4MT 2-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)
						43147	32G	62519	32G
						J67 0-6-0T (GER)
						68515	32G
Visits to Norwich City 1938 - 1959
Yarmouth Beach
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railway							opened:	1880	prior to 1950		YB
type:	A concrete-built 4TS shed with two through roads.						closed:	Jan-55	Feb 1950 - Feb 1959		32F
location:	On the east side of the Yarmouth Beach Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					32F					total:	10
cl 4MT 2-6-0		B12 4-6-0 (GER)		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		J17 0-6-0 (GER)		J65 0-6-0T (GER)		J68 0-6-0T (GER)
43068	31D	61545	32F	62530	31A	65581	32F	68214	32F	68651	32F
43159	32F			62592	32A	65586	32F
43161	32F
Shed Codes		31A Cambridge		31D South Lynn		32A Norwich		32F Yarmouth Beach
Visits to Yarmouth Beach 1938 - 1959
Yarmouth South Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway							opened:	1883	prior to 1950		YAR
type:	A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.						closed:	Oct-55	Feb 1950 - Nov 1959		32D
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Yarmouth South Town Station.
Abbreviations		GER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 27 March 1955					32D					total:	12
F4 2-4-2T (GER)		B17 4-6-0				B1 4-6-0		D16 4-4-0 (GER)		N7 0-6-2T (GER)
67162	32E	61622	32D Alnwick Castle			61253	32B	62546	32D	69689	32D
F5 2-4-2T (GER)		61659	32D East Anglian			B12 4-6-0 (GER)		J39 0-6-0		69708	32D
67199	32D	61665	32D Leicester City			61514	32D	64708	30A	J68 0-6-0T (GER)
										68656	32D
Shed Codes		30A Stratford		32B Ipswich		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn		32E Yarmouth Vxhall
Visits to Yarmouth South Town 1938 - 1959
Yarmouth Vauxhall
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway					opened:	1883	closed:	Dec-54	Feb 1950 - 1957		32E
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.				Prior to 1950 the shed was a subshed of South Town and again from 1957.
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Yarmouth Vauxhall Station.
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
			Sunday 27 March 1955
			32E				total:	11
			D16 4-4-0 (GER)				F6 2-4-2T (GER)
			62517	32E	62604	32D	67235	32D
			62524	32E	62611	32E	J70 0-6-0T (GER)
			62580	32E	62613	32E	68223	32D
			62586	32E			J67 0-6-0T (GER)
			62597	32D			68628	32E
			Shed Codes		32D Yarmouth Sth Tn		32E Yarmouth V'hall
Visits to Yarmouth Vauxhall 1938 - 1959