Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782. (Beyond can be glimpsed an 8F 2-8-0 with the unusual combination of 'M' as well as the BR initial '4' added to its number). Photo: 20 June 1848 by Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Recording Locomotive Sightings 1943 - 1968
A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. These records of visits to locomotive depots have been collected and carefully analysed to provide an overall portrait for the period 1943 to 1968. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change from the pre-grouping types that still found work at a few depots, to the modern BR designs that worked until the end in 1968. The handling of freight and passenger services was a major undertaking from town and cities, ports, coal mines and factories. All of it traversed the labyrinth of lines that criss-crossed the country. There were numerous 'sheds' spread throughout the length and breadth of the land that provided and serviced the vast army of steam locomotives (20,000 in 1948). Here is just a taste of that history.

Monday 14 December 2020

Days Out No. 80 : 4th November 1961 - Newcastle and Darlington

Visits to the major locomotive depots and repair workshops in the north-east of England.
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 roundhouse and 12TS through-road shed.closed to steamDec-64Jun 1958 - Dec 196451L
location:North of the line, east of Thornaby station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
Saturday 4th November 196151Ltotal:90
L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0WD 2-8-0
6775451L6084651L6334351L6342851L6470651L9002251L
6775951L6088551L6334751L6343051L6475751L9008151L
6776451L6090151L6334951L6345051L6475851L9009051L
cl 4MT 2-6-06091551L6336051L6345251L6482151L9009151L
4305751LB1 4-6-06336151LQ7 0-8-0 (NER6485551L9013251L
4307051L6103451L Chiru6336451L6346752H6485751L9027351L
K1 2-6-06117351L6336751LJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6485951L9040951L
6204251L6125951L6336951L6574351L6486151L9044651L
6204851A6130351L6337351L6574551L6487051L9045151L
BR 2MT 2-6-0BR T2 diesels6337551L6575551L0-6-0 diesels9045251L
7801451JD5109D51596339651L6575651LD2077D31429045951L
J72 0-6-0T (NER)D5151D51626339951L6576351LD3138D31509046151L
6868851L WD5152D51636340951L6576851L9046251L
6868951L WD5155D51646341651L6577351L9046551L
6872951L WD51586342051LJ25 0-6-0 (NER)9050351L
6901651L6342651L6572051L9051751L
6901951L9059351L
W - withdrawn9060351L
Shed Codes51A Darlington51J Northallerton51L Thornaby52H Tyne Dock
Visits to Thornaby 1958 - 1964
Darlington Works
Darlington Locomotive Works was opened in 1863 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
The main workshops were on North Road, where 2,269 locomotives were built and repaired until closure in 1966
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayEE - English ElectricBR - British Railways
WD - War Department
Saturday 4th November 1961total:115
erecting shop and stripping shop
V2 2-6-2B1 4-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0WD 2-8-0EE T4 dieselsnew BR T2 diesels
60847^50A61020*50A4314165C9006751CD244D277D5167D5170
6085951L6112956CQ6 0-8-0 (NER)9024051LD249D279D5168D5171
6086450A6119215E6334252K9035356AD251D5169
6089152B6121851L6344852K9045850BPeak T4 dieselBR T2 diesels
6090452B6122051LJ94 0-6-0ST (WD)9068850BD17D5102D5149
6095252A6123056F6802551ABR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 dieselsnew 0-6-0 diesels
6096051L6128950B9219440BD3317D3140D4078D4079
6129150A
6138251A
works yard
V1 2-6-2TV2 2-6-2B1 4-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6764752B6080851L61008*26B6579552E6337151L9033356D
cl 2MT 2-6-06085650A61024*56A6582152E6340551L9034451C
4645041C6091651L6106550B6586051A6343551L9041756A
4648050A6092352A6106850AJ26 0-6-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)9044551A
BR 2MT 2-6-06094831B6121652C6576951L W6346952HBR 9F 2-10-0
7802641DJ94 0-6-0ST (WD)6125751LJ25 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)9206552H
0-6-0 diesels6801051AB16 4-6-0 (NER)6569152F W6900852B9218134E
D2243D32286802451A6142150AJ21 0-6-0 (NER)EE T4 diesels9218334E
D2316D23386805051ABR T2 diesels6509952H WD245D2749219540B
D2246D3151D5096D5101D272
scrap yard
Y1 0-4-0T SentinelL1 2-6-4TB16 4-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
6814951F W677079G W6777540E W6141156D W6142350A W6867551L W
Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel6771231A W6779434F W6141256D W6142550A W6869251F W
6818050C W6771331A WJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6141356D W6146050A W6870252B W
cabs used by workers677179G W6574151L W6141950A W6146650A W6872052D W
6772231A W6142250A W
Shed Codes9G Gorton15E Leicester Central26B Agecroft31A Cambridge31B March
34E New England34F Grantham40B Immingham40E Colwick41C Millhouses41D Canklow
50A York50B Hull Dairycotes50C Selby51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool51F West Auckland
51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon52D Tweedmouth52E Percy Main
52F N & S Blyth52K Consett56A Wakefield56C Leeds Copley Hill56D Mirfield56F Low Moor
Visits to Darlington Works & Shed 1960 Part 1Visits to Darlington Works & Shed 1960 Part 2
Darlington
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1866Sep 1935 - Jan 1950DAR
type:A brick-built 7TS through shed and a brick-built roundhouse.closed:Mar-66Feb 1950 - Mar 196651A
location:On the east side of the line north of Bank Top station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Saturday 4th November 1961total:97
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2V3 2-6-2TJ94 0-6-0ST (WD)WD 2-8-0
4305051A6005351A Sansovino6768450B xw6800751A9000950B xw
4305351C6007551A St. FrusquinV2 2-6-26801451A9001151A
4305651A6009312C Coronach6080651L aw6801652H aw9001451A
4307251AA1 4-6-260809^51A aw6801751A9001651A xw
4309951A6014650A Peregrine6087750A xw6803551A9005751A
BR 2MT 2-6-0B16 4-6-0 (NER)B1 4-6-06089636A aw6804051A9015551A
7801551J6141456D W61014*52H6090234A xw6804351A9021350D xw
7801651J aw6141555H W61017*56A xw6093536A6804751A9030951A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6143850A61037*51AL1 2-6-4T6805251A9037351A xw
6196952H6144756D W6111056B xw6774251A6806051A9040551A
K1 2-6-06146750A xw6117651A6775051A6807151ABR 9F 2-10-0
6200351JBR 3MT 2-6-06122451A6776240E WQ6 0-8-0 (NER)9206552H
6200851A7700251F6130650B xw6776351A6335952K aw9220036A xw
6204551A0-6-0 diesels6135351A6776551A6342351AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)
6205851AD2154D2319J39 0-6-06777634F aw6344551L xw6578251C
6205951AD2304D23366486251F W6777751A xwO4 2-8-0 (GCR)6579552E
cl 2MT 2-6-0D2306D23396490450B WBR 4MT 2-6-4T6387452H6583352G aw
4647551AD2316D26180-6-0 diesel8006933B aw0-4-0 dieselJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
4647751AD2317D3229Dep 88ex D2612BR T2 dieselD27026901851A
W - withdrawnD2318D3677Faverdale WorksD5108xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works
* B1 4-6-0 names: 61014 Oribi, 61017 Bushbuck, 61037 Jairou. ^V2 named loco: 60809 The Snapper, The East Yorkshire Regiment……
Shed Codes12C Carlisle Canal33B Tilbury34A King's Cross34F Grantham36A Doncaster
40E Colwick50A York50B Hull Dairycotes50D Goole51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool
51F West Auckland51J Northallerton51L Thornaby52E Percy Main52G Sunderland52H Tyne Dock
52K Consett55H Leeds Neville Hill56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56D Mirfield
Visits to Darlington 1945 - 1958Visits to Darlington 1959 - 1965
Blaydon
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1900Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BLA
type:A brick-built double-roundhouse.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Jun 196352C
location:On the south side of the Newcastle line, east of Blaydon station.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern Railway
Saturday 4th November 196152Ctotal:42
K1 2-6-0B1 4-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6200252C6202852C61019*52A6871352B W6335252C6340252C
6201052C6202952C61025*52C6873252B W6335652C6340852C
6202152C6203052C61035*52C6874252B W6336352C6341352C
6202252C6205052C6119952C6902352C6336652C6343152C
6202452C6206052C61241*52CV3 2-6-2T6337652C6343452C
6202652C0-6-0 diesel6763452C6337852C6343752C
6202752CD22486765352C6338652C6344152C
6338752C6345352C
* B1 names: 61019 Nilghal, 61025 Pallah, 61035 Pringhorn, 61241 Viscount Ridley6339452C6345852C
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon
Visits to Blaydon 1937 - 1963
Gateshead Works
Gateshead Works was built by the Stockton & Darlington Railway between 1862 and 1863, but with a few months it had been taken over the North Eastern Railway and made the headquaters for its Locomotive Department.
The Works closed in 1959 and was used as a repair shop for local locomotives.
Saturday 4th November 1961total:9
V2 2-6-2J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)A3 4-6-2
6080552B6584252E6346052H6338152C6005252A Prince Palatine
6587552FJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6342952C6007652A Galopin
6572652A
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52B Heaton52C Blaydon52E Percy Main52F N & S Blyth
52H Tyne Dock
Access to the adjacent locomotive shed (52A) was denied.
Visits to Gateshead Works 1948 - 1952Visits to Gateshead Works 1954 - 1958
Heaton
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - Jan 1950HTN
type:A brick built 8TS shed with five through roads.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Jun 196352B
location:In the fork of the North Shields and lines, east of Heaton station.
Jun 1963 - 196552A sub
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysEE - English Electric
Saturday 4th November 196152Btotal:55
V1 2-6-2TV2 2-6-2J39 0-6-0A4 4-6-2
6763752B6080752B6097550A6480652B6001852A Sparrow Hawk
6764152B6081152B6097652B6481652BA3 4-6-2
6764552B6081252B6097964A6484252B6003764A Hyperion
6765852B6091850AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6485652B6007252B Sunstar
6767352B6092252B6578952F6486952H6007352B St. Gatien
V3 2-6-2T6093164A6585752F6487152B6009764B Humorist
6765152B6093252BQ7 0-8-0 (NER)6491052B6010064B Spearmint
6765252B6093452D6347352H6491552BA1 4-6-2
6765452B6094052BJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6492352B6013252B Marmion
6765652B6094452B6869552A6493952B6013752B Redgauntlet
6768552B6094552B0-6-0 diesels6494552B6015152B Midlothian
6769152B6096564AD2310D3316BR T2 dieselPeak T4 dieselEE T4 diesel
D5104D22D237
Shed Codes50A York52A Gateshead52B Heaton52D Tweedmouth52F N & S Blyth
52H Tyne Dock64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket
Visits to Heaton 1938 - 1956Visits to Heaton 1957 - 1965
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