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.

Friday 27 March 2020

Days Out No. 54 : 26th September to 2nd October 1953 - Scottish Holiday (Part 1)

A week in Scotland - 26th September to 2nd October 1953
The journey from London Euston to Carlisle was by the 11.50pm., a 13 coach train hauled by Coronation 4-6-2 46255 "City of Hereford'.
The train's only stop was at Crewe. Carlisle was reached at 6.26am (25 minutes late)
Carlisle Station : 6.30am to 7.20am
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0J39 0-6-0Coronation 4-6-2
4313968E4472768A6473368E4622366A Princess Anne
4488668A6488068EBritannia 4-6-2
4513868A7200768A Clan Macintosh
4515465B Lanarkshire Regiment
Shed Codes65B St. Rollox66A Polmadie68A Carlisle Kingmoor68E Carlisle Canal
Carlisle Upperby
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railwayopened:c1935 - June 195012B
type:An 11TS with 4 through tracks later rebuilt as a roundhouse.closed:Dec-66Jun 1950 - Jan 195812A
location:On the east side of the main Penrith line, south of Carlisle station.
Feb 1958 - Dec 196612B
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Saturday 26 September 195312A7.35am - 8amtotal:46
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0Patriot 4-6-0
4044812A447655A4732612A487435B4551212A Bunsen
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4493912A4734012Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2455141B Holyhead
4069912A450935B4739112A4943811A4553712A Private E. Sykes V.C.
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4510612A4740312AWD 2-8-04554212A4554912A
4242911A4524412A4761812A9055226G455451B Planet
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4524812A4766412ARoyal Scot 4-6-0
4389612A4528812AJubilee 4-6-0461119A Royal Fusiler
4401668A4529111B4559910B Bechuanaland4613612A Border Regiment
cl 4F 0-6-04529312A4566612A Cornwallis4616512A The Ranger
4434612A453058A4572212A DefenceCoronation 4-6-2
4450512D453075A457423B Connaught4622612A Duchess of Norfolk
4538611B0-6-0 diesels462441B King George VI
12081120824625512A City of Hereford
Shed Codes1B Camden3B Bushbury5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill
9A Longsight10B Preston11A Carnforth11B Barrow12A Carlisle Upperby12D Workington
26G Belle Vue68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Visits to Carlisle Upperby 1937 - 1967
Carlisle Durran Hill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland RailwayA subshed of Carlisle Kingmoor
type:A brick-built roundhouseopen:1875
location:South of the Appleby line, about a mile east of Carlisle station.closed:Nov-59
The shed had been closed in pre BR days but was reopened during WWII.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesLTS - London, Tlbury & Southend Railway
WD - War Department
Saturday 26 September 195368A (sub)8.15am - 8.35amtotal:18
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)N15 0-6-2Tcl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0K1 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4197120F S6917468E4279820A4500768A6202352C4828320A
4197220F Scl 3F 0-6-0T4290568A4518621A6202652C4861620G
4197320F S4755612A4291968BJubilee 4-6-0WD 2-10-0
4197420F SJ36 0-6-04573268A Sanspareil9076368A
S - stored6529368E
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Upperby20A Leeds Holbeck20F Skipton20G Hellifield21A Saltley
52C Blaydon68A Carlisle Kingmoor68B Dumfries68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Carlisle Durran Hill 1946 - 1958
Carlisle Kingmoor
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1876, rebuilt in 1916c1935 - June 195012A
type:A brick-built 8TS through-road shed with a repair section.closed:Jan-68Jun 1950 - Jan 195868A
location:On the east side of the main line about 1.5 miles north of Carlisle station.Feb 1958 - Dec 196712A

AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - JohnsonM - Macintosh
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Saturday 26 September 195368A9.05am - 9.40amtotal:81
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4221568D R4273967C4466868A4548168A4564068A Frobisher
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4274567B4467568A4548967A4565768A Tyrwhitt
8000867A4274868A4467668A4549168A4565820A Keyes
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4275268A4472668Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4567968A Armada R
4058212A R4280368A4484920A4330168A4572968A Furious
4060268A4280967C4487868A4362268A4573168A Perseverance
4061368A S4282721A4489868A4363668A4573268A Sanspareil
4061568A S4283168A4490268A R4367868ARoyal Scot 4-6-0
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4283268A4492168Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4610820A Seaforth Highlander
4114168A S4283368A4495264D4392268A4611320A Cameronian
4114668A S4283668A4503666A4400167A4611720A Welsh Guardsman
cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)4287568A4511868A4401668ACoronation 4-6-2
5443868B R4287768A4516466Acl 4F 0-6-04623166A Duchess of Atholl
cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)4288168A4534812A R4418168Acl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
5631668A4288268A4537112A R4431568A4846468A9062866B
5633268A4288368A4539665Fcl 3F 0-6-0T4847268AWD 2-10-0
5634068A4289968A4545663A4752512E R4853668A9075466B
5635568A4290668A4547165B0-6-0 diesel4875668A9077365F
R - under repairS - stored12079
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Upperby12E Moor Row20A Leeds Holbeck21A Saltley63A Perth
64D Carstairs65B St. Rollox65F Grangemouth66A Polmadie66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill
67B Hurlford67C Ayr68A Carlisle Kingmoor68B Dumfries68D Beattock
Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1937 - 1957Visits to Carlisle Kingmoor 1958 - 1967
main-line trafficJubilee 4-6-04570468A Leviathiandown goods
Carlisle Canal
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1862Sep 1938 - Jan 1950CAR
type:A stone-built round house with a brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Oct 195112B
location:On the north side of the Silloth line, west of Canal Jct.Oct 1951 - Jan 195868E

195812D
AbbreviationsNBR - North British RailwayWD - War DepartmentApr 1958 - June 196312C
Saturday 26 September 195368E10.05am - 10.15amtotal:32
cl 4MT 2-6-0V2 2-6-2J35 0-6-0 (NBR)J39 0-6-0A3 4-6-2
4313968E6093364A6447168E6488468E6009368E Coronach
cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-06447868E6488868E6009664B Papyrus
4548764A6121968E6472768E6489268E6053464B Irish Elegance
cl 8F 2-8-06122268EJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)6493068ED30 4-4-0
4853668A6133364A65216*68E6494868E6243564G Norna
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)K3 2-6-06532168EC15 4-4-2T (NBR)D49 4-4-0
6913968E6185468E* named 'Byng'6745868E6273468E Cumberland
6915568E6189868E6747468E0-6-0 dieselWD 2-8-0
6193668E6748168E120869054764A
Shed Codes64A St. Margarets64B Haymarket64G Hawick68A Carlisle Kingmoor68E Carlisle Canal
Visits to Carlisle Canal 1937 - 1963
Carlisle Station : 10.50am to 12.35pm
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4242811A4467068A6101352A Topi4559312A Kolhapur
cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)4511868A6102252A Sassaby4565768A Tyrwhitt
5633268A4516266AV2 2-6-2J39 0-6-04572067A Indomitable
5637468Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)6092264A6489968ECoronation 4-6-2
4290768A6493268E4622266A Queen Mary
Shed Codes11A Carnforth12A Carlisle Upperby52A Gateshead64A St. Margaret's66A Polmadie
67A Corkerhill68A Carlisle Kingmoor68E Carlisle Canal
12.35pm Carlisle to Carstairs, 11 coaches - Royal Scot 4-6-0 46107 (66A) Argyll & Sutherland Highlander
Carstairs
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1853Sep 1935 - Dec 194828C
type:A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Dec-66Jan 1949 - Mar 196064D
location:Adjacent to the north side of the station.
Apr 1960 - Dec 196666E
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondFb - FairburnM - MacintoshPick - Pickersgill
WD - War Department
Saturday 26 September 195364D2.20pm - 2.30pmtotal:34
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
4214564D4090164D4470164D5446164D5758364D5738564D
4216264D4090364D4495364D5447764D5760464D5738664D
4216364D4113064D4508566B5449064D5760864D5744666A
4220464D4114564D4508764D5450564D5761364D5745164D
4221664Dcl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)5762664D RWD 2-10-0
4221764D5526164D5767064D5444964D S5763564D9075364D
4269466AR - under repairS - stored9076864D
Shed Codes64D Carstairs66A Polmadie66B Motherwell
Visits to Carstairs 1948 - 1967
Carstairs Station : 2.20pm to 2.48pm
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)Coronation 4-6-2
4530966Bup pass5765564Dpilot462435A City of Lancasterup pass
cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)Clan 4-6-2
5761864Ddn gds7200066A Clan Buchananup pass
Shed Codes5A Crewe North64D Carstairs66A Polmadie66B Motherwell
2.48pm Carstairs to Motherwell, 8 coaches - Jubilee 4-6-0 45732 Sanspareil (68A)
Motherwell
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1866Sep 1935 - Dec 194828A
type:A stone-built 8TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Jul-67Jan 1949 - Jul 196766B
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillNBR - North British RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Saturday 26 September 195366B3.25pm - 3.50pmtotal:55
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4212566B4273566C4488468A5626566B5724766B5758266B
4212666B4274267D4490068A5626966B5725666B5758866B
cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)4279368A4500866B5627166B5727066B5759966B
5445766B4280163C4500966B5627766B5727866B5763866B
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)BR 4MT 2-6-04502966B5628566B5729166B5766866B
5446266B7600266B4515166B5629666C5729966B5768166B
5446566B7600466B4517666B5633466B5732566BWD 2-10-0
5447966D Rcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4543366B5633566B5732666B9076266B
4388366BWD 2-8-05633766B5737766B9076666B
J88 0-6-0T (NBR)4875668A5635466B5741466B9077066B
R - under repair6834466B5635766B5741866B
5635866B5743766B
shed codes63C Forfar66B Motherwell66C Hamilton66D Greenock67D Ardrossan
68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Visits to Motherwell 1938 - 1966
Motherwell Station : 3.25pm to 4.47pm
cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)Clan 4-6-2WD 2-10-0
4495564Dup pass5743066Clt engine7200366A Clan Fraserup pass9077365F
4504967Clt engine5743566Bup gdsBR 4MT 2-6-0WD 2-8-0
4546266Bup gds5762566Aup gds7600166Bup gds9007166Bup gds
4.47pm Motherwell - Glasgow Central, 4 coaches - class 4MT 2-6-4T (Fairburn) 42217 (64D) arrived at 5.23pm.
Glasgow Central : 5.23pm to 5.45pm
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)
4205566D4214366A4224166A4269266A8000166A4241966D
4205866A4217266A4224366A4269866D8000766Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
4205966A4220866B4227164C8002766A5516766A
shed codes64C Dalry Road64D Carstairs65F Grangemouth66A Polmadie66B Motherwell
66C Hamilton66D Greenock67C Ayr
Parkhead, Glasgow
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1871Sep 1935 - Dec 1948PKD
type:A brick-built 6TS through-road shed.closed:Oct-65Jan 1949 - Oct 196465C
location:On the south side of the line, east of the station.
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayNBR - North British Railway
NER - North Eastern Railway
Saturday 26 September 195365C6.25pm - 7.10pmtotal:42
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)N2 0-6-2T (GNR)V1 2-6-2TC15 4-4-2T (NBR)K2 2-6-0 (GNR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)
6915165C6950065C6761665H747065C S6172265C6455965C
6915765C6950865C6762165C6747965C6173565C6457365C
6919365C6951065C6763365CC16 4-4-2T (NBR)6176965C6458465C
6919565C6951465C6765565C6748265CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6458664A
6919965C6956265C6766165C6750065C6901565C6460965C
6920965C6956365C6766265CJ69 0-6-0T (GER)6462665C
6921065C6956465C6767665C6850365CJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)
6956565C6767865CS - stored6529064E
6959565C6768165C6529565C
shed codes64A St. Margaret's64E Polmont65C Parkhead65H Helensburgh
Visits to Parkhead 1936 - 1965
Dawsholm, Glasgow
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1896Sep 1935 - Dec 194831E
type:A brick-built 6TS with a 2TS repair shop.closed:Oct-64Jan 1949 - Oct 196465D
location:On the east side of the goods branch, north of Maryhill Station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondM - MacintoshSt - Stanier
NBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday September 195365D9.30am - 9.45amtotal:50
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)N15 0-6-2T (NBR)N2 0-6-2Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)WD 2-8-0
4015265D6916365D6950965D5724565D5741965D9011465D
4015365D6917665D6951165D5725965D5742966B9031962A
4015465D6917765D6955365D5727365D5747065D9043665D
4015865D6918465Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (M)5729665D5747265D9044065D
4017665D6920365D5615865D R5731465Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)9047262A
4017765D6920565D5616165D R5733665D5759265D9054965D
4018665D6920865D5616865D5734065D5760565DWD 2-10-0
cl 0F 0-4-0ST (Dr)Y9 0-4-0ST (NBR)5617065D5734165D5761265D9076565F
5602965D6811265G5617165D5734665D5765265DJ88 0-6-0T (NBR)
5603065GR - under repair6833365D
shed codes62A Thornton Junction65D Dawsholm65F Grangemouth65G Yoker66B Motherwell
Visits to Dawsholm 1936 - 1963
Eastfield, Glasgow
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1904Sep 1935 - Dec 1948EFD
type:A brick-built 14TS through-road shed.closed:Nov-66Jan 1949 - Nov 196665A
location:On the east side of the line, north of Cowlairs station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesGNR - Great Northern Railway
NBR - North British RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 27 September 195365A10.15am - 10.50amtotal:120
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)K2 2-6-0 (GNR)J88 0-6-0T (NBR)
6747565A6247065A Glen Roy6173940B aw6174165A6832665A
C16 4-4-2T (NBR)6248463A Glen Lyon6176465A Loch Arkaig6832765A
6748565A6249564F Glen Luss6177665A6178665A6833065A
6748865A6249665A Glen Loy6178863D Loch Rannoch6834765A
N15 0-6-2T (NBR)D11 4-4-06178965A Loch Laidon6834965A
6912065A6267165A Bailie MacWheebleK4 2-6-0
6912665A6267365A Evan Dhu6199365A Loch Long6844765A
6912765A6267465A Flora McIvor6199465A The Great Marquess6846865A
6913165A6267565A Colonel GardinerB1 4-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)6847565A
6913865A6268165A Captain Craigengelt6106465A4275768A aw6847665A
6917065A6268665A The Fiery Cross6111765A4280063C aw6847965A
6917165A6268765A Lord James of Douglas6113365A4283768A xwJ37 0-6-0 (NBR)
6917865A6268865A Ellen Douglas6117265A4287668A xw6454065A
6917965A6268965A Maid of Lorn6118065A4291767A aw6457965A
6918065AA1 4-6-26124365A Sir Harold Mitchell6458065A
6918165A6015264B Holyrood6126065AK1 2-6-06458165A
6918865AV1 2-6-2TJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)6126165A6203465A6460864A
6919165A6760065A6895265A6129465A6205265A6461165A
6919765A6760165I6895365A6133264Acl 4MT 2-6-06462365A
6920462C xw6760365A6895465A6134065A4313365A6463265A
6921465A6766465A6895565A6134465A4313465A6463965A
6921865A6766765A6895665Acl 5MT 4-6-04313565AJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)
J39 0-6-06767165A6895765A4496163A4313665A6522165A
6491453A xw6768065A6895865A4521465A4313765A6522865A
6494552B awV4 2-6-2J72 0-6-0T (NER)4540065AQ1 0-8-0 (GNR)6527065A
cl 4F 0-6-06170165A6870965AWD 2-8-06992565A6527365A
4432263B awJ35 0-6-0 (NBR)6873365A9001762C6992765A6531565A
6447762A9072764A aw6533965A
aw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
shed codes40B Immingham52B Heaton53A Hull Dairycoates61A Kittybrewster62A Thornton Jct.
62C Dunfermline63A Perth South63B Stirling63C Forfar63D Fort William64A St. Margarets
64B Haymarket64F Bathgate65A Eastfield65I Balloch67A Corkerhill68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Vists to Eastfield (Glasgow) 1936 - 1954Vists to Eastfield (Glasgow) 1955 - 1966
St. Rollox (Balornock)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1916Sep 1935 - Dec 194831A
type:A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-66Jan 1949 - Nov 196665B
location:North of the line, about two miles from Buchanan Street Station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysNBR - North British RailwayLT&S - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
CR - Caledonian RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayPick - PickersgillWD - War Department
Sunday 27 September 195365B11.20am - 11.45amtotal:75
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
4090464D rw4467765B4515965B4570468A Leviathan5724065B
4092067C rw4470265B4516368ABR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5725165B
4112665B4472163A4517363A7300863A aw5623365B5725365B
4112865B4478665B4525167Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5625265B5725865B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4482064A aw4535863B4283368A5628965B5726165B
4220167C aw4492265B4542365B4288368A5631065B5726267C rw
4220765B4496765B4544365Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)5632765D5726965B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4497065B4547063A4384865B5633065B5731165B
4240066D rw4497863A4548463A4384965B5637065B5735065B
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4499665Bcl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)5737365B
5516865B4511665B5447465B4419463A5755765B5741165B
5520465B4511763A5447565B4423465B5755865B5743465B
cl 2F 0-6-0T (M)4512166B5448365F4425565B R5761765B5745765B
5615165B4515665B Ayrshire Yeomanry4425665B5763165Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)
5616965B4515865B The Glasgow YeomanryWD 2-10-05765362B rw
aw - awaiting entry to St. Rollox Worksrw - possible attention at St. Rollox Wks9075266B5768665B
shed codes62B Dundee Tay Bridge63A Perth63B Stirling64A St. Margarets64D Carstairs
65B St. Rollox65D Dawsholm65F Grangemouth66B Motherwell66D Greenock
67A Corkerhill67C Ayr68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Visits to St. Rollox 1946 - 1966