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 steam		Dec-64	Jun 1958 - Dec 1964		51L
location:	North of the line, east of Thornaby station.
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			BR - British Railways
Saturday 4th November 1961					51L					total:	90
L1 2-6-4T		V2 2-6-2		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)				J39 0-6-0		WD 2-8-0
67754	51L	60846	51L	63343	51L	63428	51L	64706	51L	90022	51L
67759	51L	60885	51L	63347	51L	63430	51L	64757	51L	90081	51L
67764	51L	60901	51L	63349	51L	63450	51L	64758	51L	90090	51L
cl 4MT 2-6-0		60915	51L	63360	51L	63452	51L	64821	51L	90091	51L
43057	51L	B1 4-6-0		63361	51L	Q7 0-8-0 (NER		64855	51L	90132	51L
43070	51L	61034	51L Chiru	63364	51L	63467	52H	64857	51L	90273	51L
K1 2-6-0		61173	51L	63367	51L	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		64859	51L	90409	51L
62042	51L	61259	51L	63369	51L	65743	51L	64861	51L	90446	51L
62048	51A	61303	51L	63373	51L	65745	51L	64870	51L	90451	51L
BR 2MT 2-6-0		BR T2 diesels		63375	51L	65755	51L	0-6-0 diesels		90452	51L
78014	51J	D5109	D5159	63396	51L	65756	51L	D2077	D3142	90459	51L
J72 0-6-0T (NER)		D5151	D5162	63399	51L	65763	51L	D3138	D3150	90461	51L
68688	51L W	D5152	D5163	63409	51L	65768	51L			90462	51L
68689	51L W	D5155	D5164	63416	51L	65773	51L			90465	51L
68729	51L W	D5158		63420	51L	J25 0-6-0 (NER)				90503	51L
69016	51L			63426	51L	65720	51L			90517	51L
69019	51L									90593	51L
		W - withdrawn								90603	51L
Shed Codes		51A Darlington		51J Northallerton		51L Thornaby		52H 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
Abbreviations		NER - North Eastern Railway			EE - English Electric			BR - British Railways
		WD - War Department
Saturday 4th November 1961										total:	115
erecting shop and stripping shop
V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		cl 4MT 2-6-0		WD 2-8-0		EE T4 diesels		new BR T2 diesels
60847^	50A	61020*	50A	43141	65C	90067	51C	D244	D277	D5167	D5170
60859	51L	61129	56C	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		90240	51L	D249	D279	D5168	D5171
60864	50A	61192	15E	63342	52K	90353	56A	D251		D5169
60891	52B	61218	51L	63448	52K	90458	50B	Peak T4 diesel		BR T2 diesels
60904	52B	61220	51L	J94 0-6-0ST (WD)		90688	50B	D17		D5102	D5149
60952	52A	61230	56F	68025	51A	BR 9F 2-10-0		0-6-0 diesels		new 0-6-0 diesels
60960	51L	61289	50B			92194	40B	D3317	D3140	D4078	D4079
		61291	50A
		61382	51A
works yard
V1 2-6-2T		V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		WD 2-8-0
67647	52B	60808	51L	61008*	26B	65795	52E	63371	51L	90333	56D
cl 2MT 2-6-0		60856	50A	61024*	56A	65821	52E	63405	51L	90344	51C
46450	41C	60916	51L	61065	50B	65860	51A	63435	51L	90417	56A
46480	50A	60923	52A	61068	50A	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		90445	51A
BR 2MT 2-6-0		60948	31B	61216	52C	65769	51L W	63469	52H	BR 9F 2-10-0
78026	41D	J94 0-6-0ST (WD)		61257	51L	J25 0-6-0 (NER)		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		92065	52H
0-6-0 diesels		68010	51A	B16 4-6-0 (NER)		65691	52F W	69008	52B	92181	34E
D2243	D3228	68024	51A	61421	50A	J21 0-6-0 (NER)		EE T4 diesels		92183	34E
D2316	D2338	68050	51A	BR T2 diesels		65099	52H W	D245	D274	92195	40B
D2246	D3151			D5096	D5101			D272
scrap yard
Y1 0-4-0T Sentinel		L1 2-6-4T				B16 4-6-0 (NER)				J72 0-6-0T (NER)
68149	51F W	67707	9G W	67775	40E W	61411	56D W	61423	50A W	68675	51L W
Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel		67712	31A W	67794	34F W	61412	56D W	61425	50A W	68692	51F W
68180	50C W	67713	31A W	J26 0-6-0 (NER)		61413	56D W	61460	50A W	68702	52B W
cabs used by workers		67717	9G W	65741	51L W	61419	50A W	61466	50A W	68720	52D W
		67722	31A W			61422	50A W
Shed Codes		9G Gorton		15E Leicester Central		26B Agecroft		31A Cambridge		31B March
34E New England		34F Grantham		40B Immingham		40E Colwick		41C Millhouses		41D Canklow
50A York		50B Hull Dairycotes		50C Selby		51A Darlington		51C West Hartlepool		51F West Auckland
51L Thornaby		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52D Tweedmouth		52E Percy Main
52F N & S Blyth		52K Consett		56A Wakefield		56C Leeds Copley Hill		56D Mirfield		56F Low Moor
Visits to Darlington Works & Shed 1960 Part 1						Visits to Darlington Works & Shed 1960 Part 2
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		NER - North Eastern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Saturday 4th November 1961										total:	97
cl 4MT 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				V3 2-6-2T		J94 0-6-0ST (WD)		WD 2-8-0
43050	51A	60053	51A Sansovino			67684	50B xw	68007	51A	90009	50B xw
43053	51C	60075	51A St. Frusquin			V2 2-6-2		68014	51A	90011	51A
43056	51A	60093	12C Coronach			60806	51L aw	68016	52H aw	90014	51A
43072	51A	A1 4-6-2				60809^	51A aw	68017	51A	90016	51A xw
43099	51A	60146	50A Peregrine			60877	50A xw	68035	51A	90057	51A
BR 2MT 2-6-0		B16 4-6-0 (NER)		B1 4-6-0		60896	36A aw	68040	51A	90155	51A
78015	51J	61414	56D W	61014*	52H	60902	34A xw	68043	51A	90213	50D xw
78016	51J aw	61415	55H W	61017*	56A xw	60935	36A	68047	51A	90309	51A
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		61438	50A	61037*	51A	L1 2-6-4T		68052	51A	90373	51A xw
61969	52H	61447	56D W	61110	56B xw	67742	51A	68060	51A	90405	51A
K1 2-6-0		61467	50A xw	61176	51A	67750	51A	68071	51A	BR 9F 2-10-0
62003	51J	BR 3MT 2-6-0		61224	51A	67762	40E W	Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		92065	52H
62008	51A	77002	51F	61306	50B xw	67763	51A	63359	52K aw	92200	36A xw
62045	51A	0-6-0 diesels		61353	51A	67765	51A	63423	51A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)
62058	51A	D2154	D2319	J39 0-6-0		67776	34F aw	63445	51L xw	65782	51C
62059	51A	D2304	D2336	64862	51F W	67777	51A xw	O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		65795	52E
cl 2MT 2-6-0		D2306	D2339	64904	50B W	BR 4MT 2-6-4T		63874	52H	65833	52G aw
46475	51A	D2316	D2618	0-6-0 diesel		80069	33B aw	0-4-0 diesel		J72 0-6-0T (NER)
46477	51A	D2317	D3229	Dep 88	ex D2612	BR T2 diesel		D2702		69018	51A
W - withdrawn		D2318	D3677	Faverdale Works		D5108		xw - ex works		aw - awaiting works
* B1 4-6-0 names: 61014 Oribi, 61017 Bushbuck, 61037 Jairou. ^V2 named loco: 60809 The Snapper, The East Yorkshire Regiment……
Shed Codes		12C Carlisle Canal		33B Tilbury		34A King's Cross		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster
40E Colwick		50A York		50B Hull Dairycotes		50D Goole		51A Darlington		51C West Hartlepool
51F West Auckland		51J Northallerton		51L Thornaby		52E Percy Main		52G Sunderland		52H Tyne Dock
52K Consett		55H Leeds Neville Hill		56A Wakefield		56B Ardsley		56D Mirfield
Visits to Darlington 1945 - 1958						Visits to Darlington 1959 - 1965
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
Saturday 4th November 1961					52C					total:	42
K1 2-6-0				B1 4-6-0		J72 0-6-0T (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
62002	52C	62028	52C	61019*	52A	68713	52B W	63352	52C	63402	52C
62010	52C	62029	52C	61025*	52C	68732	52B W	63356	52C	63408	52C
62021	52C	62030	52C	61035*	52C	68742	52B W	63363	52C	63413	52C
62022	52C	62050	52C	61199	52C	69023	52C	63366	52C	63431	52C
62024	52C	62060	52C	61241*	52C	V3 2-6-2T		63376	52C	63434	52C
62026	52C			0-6-0 diesel		67634	52C	63378	52C	63437	52C
62027	52C			D2248		67653	52C	63386	52C	63441	52C
								63387	52C	63453	52C
* B1 names: 61019 Nilghal, 61025 Pallah, 61035 Pringhorn, 61241 Viscount Ridley								63394	52C	63458	52C
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C 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 1961										total:	9
V2 2-6-2		J27 0-6-0 (NER)		Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		Q6 0-8-0 (NER)		A3 4-6-2
60805	52B	65842	52E	63460	52H	63381	52C	60052	52A Prince Palatine
		65875	52F	J25 0-6-0 (NER)		63429	52C	60076	52A Galopin
				65726	52A
Shed Codes		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52C Blaydon		52E Percy Main		52F N & S Blyth
		52H Tyne Dock
Access to the adjacent locomotive shed (52A) was denied.
Visits to Gateshead Works 1948 - 1952						Visits to Gateshead Works 1954 - 1958
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
Saturday 4th November 1961					52B					total:	55
V1 2-6-2T		V2 2-6-2				J39 0-6-0		A4 4-6-2
67637	52B	60807	52B	60975	50A	64806	52B	60018	52A Sparrow Hawk
67641	52B	60811	52B	60976	52B	64816	52B	A3 4-6-2
67645	52B	60812	52B	60979	64A	64842	52B	60037	64A Hyperion
67658	52B	60918	50A	J27 0-6-0 (NER)		64856	52B	60072	52B Sunstar
67673	52B	60922	52B	65789	52F	64869	52H	60073	52B St. Gatien
V3 2-6-2T		60931	64A	65857	52F	64871	52B	60097	64B Humorist
67651	52B	60932	52B	Q7 0-8-0 (NER)		64910	52B	60100	64B Spearmint
67652	52B	60934	52D	63473	52H	64915	52B	A1 4-6-2
67654	52B	60940	52B	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		64923	52B	60132	52B Marmion
67656	52B	60944	52B	68695	52A	64939	52B	60137	52B Redgauntlet
67685	52B	60945	52B	0-6-0 diesels		64945	52B	60151	52B Midlothian
67691	52B	60965	64A	D2310	D3316	BR T2 diesel		Peak T4 diesel		EE T4 diesel
						D5104		D22		D237
Shed Codes		50A York		52A Gateshead		52B Heaton		52D Tweedmouth		52F N & S Blyth
		52H Tyne Dock		64A St. Margarets		64B Haymarket
Visits to Heaton 1938 - 1956						Visits to Heaton 1957 - 1965