Days Out No. 59 : 24th July 1960 - Lancashire & North Yorkshire

A trip organised by the London Branch of the RCTS (Railway, Correspondence and Travel Spciety) to the sheds of North & East Lancashire and part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The journey began on the 11.05pm train Euston to Preston which departed 25 minutes late.
11.30pm Euston to Preston (25 min delay) a 15 coach train hauled by Jubilee class 4-6-0s 45559 "British Columbia" and 45672 "Anson" as far as Stafford where three coaches were detached. At Crewe 45672 was detached and 45559 took the 12 coaches as far as Preston. Arrive time was 5.40am, 70 minutes late. A Ribble, 41 seater 'Leyland Tiger' coach (no. 1011) took the party forward from Preston.
Lancaster
Post Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		20H
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-66	Feb 1950 - Aug 1951		23C
location:	East of the line, south of Lancaster Green Ayre station.								Sep 1951 - Feb 1957		11E
									Mar 1957 - Aug 1963		24J
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes			Sep 1963 - Apr 1966		10J
		I - Ivatt		St - Stanier
Sunday 24 July 1960					24J		6.25am - 6.35am			total:	31
cl 2P 0-4-4T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
41903	24J W	42135	24J	43021	24J	42787	24J	47347	24J	47532	24J
41904	24J W	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		43112	24J	42810	24J	47369	24L	47639	24J S
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42440	24J	43113	24J	42921	24J	47381	24J	cl 8F 2-8-0
41215	24J	42589	24J	43115	24J	42928	24J	47468	24J	48126	55B
41323	24J	cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0		42931	24J	47469	24J	0-6-0 diesel
		44082	41D	46410	24J	cl 5MT 4-6-0		47470	24J	D3871	24J
W - withdrawn		44420	17A	46441	24J	45208	56F	47481	24J	S - stored
shed codes		17A Derby		24J Lancaster		24L Carnforth		41D Canklow
		55B Stourton		56F Low Moor
Visits to Lancaster 1939 - 1966
Carnforth
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1867	Sep 1935 - Jan 1958		11A
type:	A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.						closed:	Aug-68	Feb 1958 - Aug 1963		24L
location:	On the west side of the Barrow line, north west of Carnforth station.								Sep 1963 - Aug 1968		10A
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24L		6.55am - 7.25am			total:	54
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
40011	24L	42851	24J	44762	24L	45326	24L	44038	27E	48222	55D
40041	24L	cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		44837	12E	45383	12E	44083	24L	48275	9A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		40628	12B S	44874	24L	45427	24L	44261	18C	48373	8B
42119	12E	40656	12B W	45052	21D	45437	12B	44306	24L W	48516	5B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		BR 4MT 2-6-0		45054	24L	45495	8B	44343	12E W	48518	1A
42578	24L	76022	12D	45097	24L	cl 3F 0-6-0T		44345	24L	48542	55D
42591	12E			45193	24L	47288	24L	44399	24L	WD 2-8-0
"Jubilee" 4-6-0				45230	24L	47339	24L W	44454	24L	90702	8F
45632	24L Tonga			45241	24L	47409	24L W	44469	24L	0-6-0 diesels
45688	12B Polyphemus			45321	8B	47471	24L	44601	12E	D3838	D3840
				cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		Peak T4 diesel		D3839	D3867
				49196	24K	49025	8F	D10	Tryfan
shed codes		1A Willesden		5B Crewe South		8B Warrington Dallam		8F Springs Branch		9A Longsight
12B Carlisle Upperby		12D Kirkby Stephen		12E Barrow		18C Hasland		21D Aston		24J Lancaster
24K Preston		24L Carnforth		27E Walton-on-the-Hill		55D Royston
Visits to Carnforth 1939 - 1968
Hellifield
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1880	Sep 1935 - May 1950		20G
type:	A brick-built 4TS through-road shed						closed:	Jun-63	Jun 1950 - Aug 1951		23B
location:	On the north side of the line at the west end of Hellifield station.								Sep 1951 - Feb 1957		20G
									Mar 1957 - Jun 1963		24H
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		Fb - Fairburn		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24H		8.40am - 8.55am			total:	25
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		WD 2-8-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
42051	24H	42484	24H	45100	12A	44041	24G	90204	27B	48274	55B
42132	24H	42491	24H	BR 4MT 2-6-0		44149	24H	90675	24C	48642	41B
42278	24H	42492	24H	76051	24J	44276	24H	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		48708	12A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		J39 0-6-0		44431	24G	43271	24H W	BR 2-10-0
40685	24H	42905	12A	64791	56F	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		43585	24H	92121	15C
						49288	8G	43756	24H	W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		8G Sutton Oak		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		15C Leicester Midland		24C Lostock Hall		24G Skipton
24H Hellifield		24J Lancaster		27B Aintree		41B Grimesthorpe		55B Stourton		56F Low Moor
Visits to Hellifield 1938 - 1963
Skipton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						Sep 1935 to Apr 1950 code 20F			May 1950 - Aug 1951		23A
type:	Two adjoining 3TS dead-ended sheds.				opened:	1877			Sep 1951 - Feb 1957		20F
location:	South of the line, west of the station.				closed:	Apr-67			Mar 1957 - Aug 1963		24G
									Sep 1963 - Apr 1967		10G
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		BR - British Railway
		WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24G		9.25am - 9.40am			total:	22
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 4F 0-6-0
41327	24G	42771	55A	47427	24G	43893	24G	44105	24G	44324	12A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		42831	12A	47428	24G	43960	24G	44197	24G	44468	24G
84015	24G	cl 2MT 2-6-0		47454	24G	43999	24G	44220	24G	44567	24G
		46452	24G	47577	24G	WD 2-8-0		44277	24G	cl 8F 2-8-0
		46501	24G			90318	55E			48321	12A
Shed Codes		12A Carlisle Kingmoor		24G Skipton		55A Leeds Holbeck		55E Normanton
Visits to Skipton 1938 - 1967
Rose Grove
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1899	Sep 1938 - Aug 1963		24B
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Aug-68	Sep 1963 - Aug 1968		10F
location:	North of the line west of Rose Grove station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railway				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24B		11.15am - 11.30am			total:	38
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0
42438	24B	42706	24B	44894	24B	47386	24B	90109	24B	90487	55E
42546	24B	42716	24B	44940	24B	47575	24B W	90143	24B	90557	24B
42564	8F	42775	9G	45205	24B	47576	24B	90159	24B	90581	56A
42653	26C	42828	24B	45216	24B	47586	24B W	90329	56E	90595	24J
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		42868	26B	BR 9F 2-10-0		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		90353	56A	90607	56A
42979	21D	42869	24B	92117	18B	52179	24B S	90404	56A	90679	56A
		42898	24B	92156	18A	52290	24B			0-6-0 diesel
W - withdrawn						52445	24B	S - stored		D3788
shed codes		8F Springs Branch		9G Gorton		18A Toton		18B Westhouses		21D Aston
		24B Rose Grove		24J Lancaster		26B Agecroft		26C Bolton		55E Normanton
		56A Wakefield		56E Sowerby Bridge
Visits to Rose Grove 1937 - 1968
Accrington
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1899	Seo 1938 - Mar 1961		24A
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.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railway				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24A	11.50am - 12 noon		total:	13 steam + 19 railcars
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		WD 2-8-0
42110	24A	42643	24A	42934	9A	44692	24A	47201	24A	90374	24A
42294	24A	42661	24C			45107	24F	cl 3F 0-6-0T		90641	26C
42295	24A					45227	24E	47562	24A
diesel railcars		M51732	M51733	M51734	M51737	M51738	M51742	M51745	M51749	M51751	M51753
		M51758	M51762	M51763	M51768	M51770	M51772	M51774	M51776	M51778
shed codes		9A Longsight		24A Accrington		24C Lostock Hall		24E Blackpool		24F Fleetwood
		26C Bolton
Visits to Accrington 1937 - 1960
Lower Darwen
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1881	Sep 1938 - Aug 1963		24D
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Feb-66	Sep 1963 - Feb 1966		10H
location:	West of the Darwen line, about 1.5 miles south of Blackburn station.
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railway				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24D		12.25pm - 12.35pm			total:	27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 8F 2-8-0
40120	24D	42485	24D	42147	24D	42718	24D	43976	24D	48346	41E
40162	24D	42551	24D	42154	24D	42796	24D	cl 4F 0-6-0		WD 2-8-0
BR 2MT 2-6-2T		42558	24D	BR 4MT 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		44398	24D	90354	26B
84011	24D	42559	24D	76080	24D	44828	55A	44479	24D	0-6-0 diesel
84012	24D	42634	24C	76081	24D	B1 4-6-0		44483	24D W	D3780	24D
		42648	24H	76083	24D	61369	26B
				76084	24D
shed codes		24C Lostock Hall		24D Lower Darwen		24H Hellifield		26B Agecroft
		41E Staveley Barrow Hill		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Lower Darwen 1937 - 1966
Lostock Hall
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway							opened:	1881	Sep 1938 - 1946		23E
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Aug-68	1946 - Aug 1963		24C
location:	On the south side of Lostock Hall station.								Sep 1963 - Aug 1968		10D
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railways				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24C					total:	36
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		BR 4MT 2-6-0		WD 2-8-0
40183	24C	42434	24C	42817	21D	76082	24D	90266	24C	90556	24C
40192	27C	42436	24C	42841	24F	cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		90277	24C	90658	24C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		42476	24C	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		52429	24C	90367	24C	90681	24C
42158	24C	42480	24C	42976	24K	52456	24C	90398	24C	90689	24C
42187	24C	42481	24C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8--0		90413	24C	90713	24C
42286	24C	0-6-0 diesel		45290	26A	48144	41B	90541	24C
42296	24C	D3374	D3782	45442	24E	cl 4F 0-6-0		"Jubilee" 4-6-0
		D3781				44579	24G	45738	12B Samson
shed codes		12B Carlisle Upperby		21D Aston		24C Lostock Hall		24D Lower Darwen		24G Skipton
		24E Balckpool		24F Fleetwood		24K Preston		27C Southport		41B Grimesthorpe
Visits to Lostock Hall 1937 - 1968
Preston
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	c1851	Sep 1938 - Jan 1958		10B
type:	A brick-built 9TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Sep-61	Feb 1958 - Sep 1961		24K
location:	West of the line north of Preston station
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		BW - Barton Wright		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn
H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				LNW - London & North Western Railway				L&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British Railways				WR - Wirral Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 1960					24K	A visit which was made a month after a fire.				total:	26
The shed was back in use, but victims of the fire were parked in the Maudlands goods yard on the opposite side of the main line.
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
42395	12E	42707	24F	44911	5A	45633	24K Aden			49104	24K
42397	12E	42859	1A	44947	24E	45675	55A Hardy			49382	24K
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		45067	5B	45684	5A Jutland			cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
42673	12E	42945	24K	45150	24K	Royal Scot 4-6-0				49396	24K W
cl 4MT 2-6-0		BR 2MT 2-6-0		45236	12B	46126	24K Royal Army Service Corps			cl 8F 2-8-0
43026	12F	78036	24K	45254	5A	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 0F 0-4-0ST		48414	18A
0-6-0 diesels		78037	24K	45481	12A	47293	24K	47008	24K
D3368	D3371			BR 5MT 4-6-0		47319	24K			W - withdrawn
D3369	D3581			73128	26F	47413	24K
shed codes		1A Willesden		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		12B Carlisle Upperby		12E Barrow
		12F Workington		18A Toton		24E Blackpool		24F Fleetwood		24K Preston
		26F Patricroft		55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Preston 1937 - 1962
Preston station 2.15pm to 3pm
cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Patriot 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0
43033	21A	44743	27A	45512	12B Bunsen			46165	24K The Ranger…
BR 5MT 4-6-0		44930	24E	Jubilee 4-6-0				Coronation 4-6-2
73046	41C	45019	8F	45676	5A Codrington			46235	5A City of Birmingham
cl 8F 2-8-0		45341	26A
48558	9D
shed codes		5A Crewe North		8F Springs Branch		9D Buxton		12B Carlisle Upperby		21A Toton
		24E Balckpool		24K Preston		26A Newton Heath		27A Bank Hall		41C Millhouses
The party returned to London Euston on 3.01pm (ex Blackpool), a 16 coach train hauled by Jubilee 4-6-0 45736 "Phoenix" arr 8.58pm.