Days Out No. 41 : 11th February 1962 - North Wales & Cheshire

A view of Croes Newydd shed in the mid 1960s. 

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

A trip by enthusiasts from North East Lancashire to North Wales and Cheshire.
Rhyl
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1870	Sep 1935 - Apr 1952		7D
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-59	May 1952 - Feb 1963		6K
location:	North of the line, west of the station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		Fb - Fairburn		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					6K					total:	14
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		BR 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		cl 4F 0-6-0
41276	6K	75011	6G	78031	6K	43618	6K S	52119	6K	44367	6K
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		75013	6B	78056	6K	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		52438	6K S	WD 2-8-0
84003	6K	75028	6B	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		43981	6K			90576	27B
				42431	6A			S - stored
shed codes		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct.		6K Rhyl		27B Aintree
Visits to Rhyl 1939 - 1962
Llandudno Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1880	Sep 1935 - Feb 1952		7A
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Sep-62	Mar 1952 - Oct 1966		6G
location:	In a goods loop, south of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		I - Ivatt	J - Johnson		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					6G					total:	36
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)				cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0
40083	6G	40185	6G W	40058	6G W	44686	6G	45530	6G Sir Frank Ree
40085	6A	40202	6G	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		44708	26F	Jubilee 4-6-0
40093	6G W	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42209	6A	44738	6G	45563	26F Australia
40095	6G W	41235	6G	cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		45072	6B	45629	5A Straits Settlements
40122	6G	41236	6G	40635	6G W	45325	6B	Royal Scot 4-6-0
40123	6G W	BR 2MT 2-6-2T		cl 4F 0-6-0		45417	6H	46120	6G Royal Inniskilling Fusilier
40130	6G W	84020	6G	44389	6G	BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0
40133	6G W	84021	6G	44525	6G	73048	6A	47361	6G	48655	6G
40137	6G	84022	6G					47558	6G	48771	6G
shed codes		5A Crewe North		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct.
		6H Bangor		26F Patricroft
Visits to Llandudno Junction 1939 - 1966
Bangor
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1884	Sep 1935 - Feb 1952		7B
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-61	Mar 1952 - Jun 1965		6H
location:	On the south side of the station.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		I - Ivatt		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					6H					total:	30
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Royal Scot 4-6-0				cl 4F 0-6-0
40071	6H W	41200	6H	42074	6H	46154	6G The Hussar			44478	6H
40076	6H W	41219	6H	42211	6H	cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 2MT 2-6-0		44504	6H
40078	6H	41226	6H	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		44679	5A	78034	6H	cl 3F 0-6-0T
40116	6H	41233	6H	42446	6H	44802	6J	78058	6H	47267	6H
40136	6H W	41234	6H	42487	6H	45005	8A	78059	6H	47511	6H
40173	6H			42489	6H	45247	6H
40205	6H	W - withdrawn		42567	6H
shed codes		5A Crewe North		6G Llandudno Jct.		6H Bangor		6J Holyhead		8A Edge Hill
Visits to Bangor 1939 - 1964
Holyhead
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1861	Sep 1935 - Apr 1952		7C
type:	A stone-built 4TS through-road shed.						closed:	Nov-62	May 1952 - Dec 1966		6J
location:	On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Abbreviations		EE - English Electric		WD - War Department
Sunday 11 February 1962					6J					total:	11
Patriot 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0				cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0
45527	6J Southport			46150	6J The Life Guardsman			47321	6J	90532	6B
45534	6G E. Tootal Broadhurst			46152	6G King's Dragoon Guards.			47368	6J	EE T4 diesel
Coronation 4-6-2				46163	6J Civil Service Rifleman			47439	6J	D268
46235	5A City of Birmingham
shed codes		5A Crewe North		6B Mold Junction		6G Llandudno Jct.		6J Holyhead
Visits to Holyhead 1949 - 1965
Oswestry
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cambrian Railway							opened:	1860	prior to Jan 1950		OSW
type:	A brick-built 4TS and an adjoining 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Dec-60	Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		89A
location:	In the fork of the Whitchurch and Gobowen lines,								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89D
									Sep 1963 - Jan 1965		6E
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					89D					total:	34
14xx 0-4-2T		2251 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 2MT 2-6-0		Manor 4-6-0
1432	89D	2204	89C	3770	89D	46401	89D	7801	89D Anthony Manor
1438	89D	2251	89D	3788	89A	46507	89D	7807	89D Compton Manor
1458	89D	54xx 0-6-0PT		9629	89D	46508	89D	7809	89D Childrey Manor
16xx 0-6-0PT		5421	89D	Dukedog 4-4-0		46512	89D	7810	89D Draycott Manor
1628	89D	74xx 0-6-0PT		9017	89C W	46518	89D	7812	89B Erlestoke Manor
1636	89D	7434	89D	BR 9F 2-10-0		46520	89D	7815	89C Fritwell Manor
1668	89D	cl 8F 2-8-0		92247	88A	46521	89D	7822	89D Foxcote Manor
		48471	89A			46522	89D	7827	89D Lydham Manor
						46523	89D
						46524	89D
Shed Codes		88A Cardiff Canton		89A Shrewsbury		89B Croes Newydd		89C Machynlleth		89D Oswestry
Visits to Oswestry 1938 - 1964
Oswestry Works
The locomotive works of the Cambrian Railway, which, when taken over by the GWR in 1923, continued to maintain a small number of locos, finally closing in January 1965.
Abbreviations		W & L - Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
			Sunday 11 February 1962
			Manor 4-6-0				W&L 0-6-0T
			7819	89D Hinton Manor			823	stored
			2251 0-6-0		74xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT
			2294	89C	7413	86C	4683	89B
			3213	89C
Shed Codes		86C Hereford		89B Croes Newydd		89C Machynlleth		89D Oswestry
Visits to Oswestry Works 1939 - 1964
Croes Newydd
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1902	prior to Jan 1950		CNYD
type:	A brick-built roundhouse						closed:	May-63	Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		84J
location:	In the triangle of lines at Croes Newydd Junction.								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89B
									Sep 1963 - Jun 1967		6C
Abbreviations		St - Stanier		H - Hughes		F - Fowler		BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					89B					total:	32
16xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		28xx 2-8-0		Manor 4-6-0
1618	89B	3630	89C	6610	87H	2855	89B	7811	89B Dunley Manor
1619	84F	3689	89B	6611	89B	2866	86G	7821	89B Ditcheat Manor
1660	89B	3749	89B	6615	89B	43xx 2-6-0		7828	89B Odney Manor
64xx 0-6-0PT		3760	89B	6617	89B	7310	89B	Grange 4-6-0
7413	86C	4645	89B	6632	89B	7341	89B	6836	86G Estevarney Grange
7414	89B	5774	89B	6674	89B	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR 5MT 4-6-0
7443	89B	9610	89B	6694	89B	42760	9G	73025	89A
		9669	89B	6698	89B
		9752	84B
		9793	89B
Shed Codes		9G Gorton		84B Oxley		84F Stourbridge Jct.		86C Hereford		86G Pontypool Road
		87H Neyland		89A Shrewsbury		89C Machynlleth		89B Croes Newydd
Visits to Croes Newydd 1938 - 1967
Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1890	Sep 1935 - Apr 1966		6B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Mar-62
location:	South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
		LNW - London & North Western Railway				LMS - London, Midland & Scotiish Railway
Sunday 11 February 1962					6B					total:	37
43xx 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		Grange 4-6-0
6312	82B	44842	6B	47410	6B	48175	6B	6840	86G Hazeley Grange
BR 4MT 4-6-0		44913	6H	47646	6B	48259	6B	6847	88A Tidmarsh Grange
75012	6G	44917	6B	47673	6B	48275	9D	Hall 4-6-0
75033	6B	44971	6B	cl 4F 0-6-0		48288	9E	6937	81E Conyngham Hall
75034	6B	45031	6B	44359	6B	48348	6B	Castle 4-6-0
75054	6B	45042	6B	44595	6B	48373	8B	7019	84A Fowey Castle
0-6-0 diesels		45043	6B	28xx 2-8-0		48418	89A	WD 2-8-0
12053	12057	45446	5A	2892	84E	48478	89A	90264	24B
				3837	86A	48667	6B	90392	6C
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		6H Bangor
8B Warrington Dallam		9D Buxton		9E Trafford Park		24B Rose Grove		81E Didcot		82B St. Philip's Marsh
84A Stafford Road		84E Tyseley		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86G Pontypool Road		88A Cardiff Canton		89A Shrewsbury
Visits to Mold Junction 1937 - 1966
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1870	Sep 1935 - Jun 1967		6A
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	May-63
location:	On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 11 February 1962					6A					total:	54
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		Hall 4-6-0
40098	6A	42958	6C	73040	6A	47297	6A	4912	84B Berrington Hall
40106	6A	42967	5A	73070	6A	47371	6A	Grange 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		42982	5A	73071	6A	47389	6A	6871	84B Bourton Grange
42061	6A	cl 5MT 4-6-0		73131	26F	47507	6C	Patriot 4-6-0
42198	6A	44739	6G	BR 4MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		45525	6G Colwyn Bay
42202	6A	44876	21D	75010	6G	48085	5B	Jubilee 4-6-0
42213	6A	45048	5B	75014	6B	48253	6B	45572	82E Eire
42229	6A	45149	6A	75032	6A	48458	6B	Royal Scot 4-6-0
42236	6A	45240	5A	75039	6A	BR 2MT 2-6-0		46126	1A Royal Army Service Corps
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		45441	6J	75050	6A	78018	6A	0-6-0 diesels
42463	6A	43xx 2-6-0		75051	6A	78032	6A	D3764	D4105	12037
42538	6A	5399	89B	75053	6B	WD 2-8-0		D3833	12036	12054
42597	6C	6339	89B			90606	6C
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		6G Llandudno Jct.		6J Holyhead		21D Aston		26F Patricroft		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
84B Oxley		89B Croes Newydd
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Northwich
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Railway					opened:	1869		Jan 1935 - May 1950		NTH/19D (sub)
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.				closed:	Jan-64			1950 (briefly)		13D
location:	On the south side of Northwich station.								Jun 1950 - Mar 1958		9G
									Apr 1958 - Feb 1968		8E
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
		GCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 11 February 1962					8E					total:	27
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR 2MT 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0						WD 2-8-0
42777	5D	78019	8E	48017	8E	48338	9F	48613	9F	90552	27B
42874	9G	78038	8E	48135	8E	48462	8E	48631	8E	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
cl 4F 0-6-0		78057	8E	48166	8E	48505	5B	48683	8E	63575	9G
44341	8E	BR 4MT 2-6-0		48254	8E	48522	8C	48693	8E	63766	9G
44456	8E	76086	9E	48314	18A	48605	8E	48717	8E	0-6-0 diesels
										D3763	D3798
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		5D Stoke-on-Trent		8C Speke Junction		8E Northwich		9E Trafford Park
		9G Gorton		18A Toton		27B Aintree
Visits to Northwich 1938 - 1968
Trafford Park
Post Grouping Ownership (Joint) - Cheshire Lines Committee/Midland Railways								joint shed codes pre 1948 TFD/19G
type:	A 20TS dead ended shed.						opened:	1895	1950 (briefly)		13A
location:	On the north side of the line, east of Trafford Park & Stretford station.						closed:	Mar-68	May 1950 - Mar 1968		9E
									Jan 1957 - May 1958		17F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		D - Deeley		Fb - Fairburn		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		GCR - Great Central Railway				BR - British Railways
Sunday 11 February 1962					9E					total:	33
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0		Royal Scot 4-6-0
40018	9E W	42050	9E	42428	9E W	44195	9E	46117	56D Welsh Guardsman
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		42111	9E	42466	9E	44275	9E	46143	9E The South Staffordshire Regiment
40141	9E W	42112	9E	42479	9E W	44564	9E
40208	9E W	42113	9E	42560	9E	44565	9E	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		42596	9E	44566	9E	44665	9E	48273	9E
46422	8F	43211	9E W	BR 4MT 2-6-0		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		44717	9E	48344	9E
Peak T4 diesel		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		76047	9E	63805	9G	44809	9E	48554	8D
D97		43580	9E W	W - withdrawn				45239	9E	48741	9E
Shed Codes		8D Widnes		8F Springs Branch		9E Trafford Park		9G Gorton		56D Mirfield
Visits to Trafford Park 1936 - 1968