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 27 July 2020

Days Out No. 68 : 23rd August 1959 - Leeds & York area

A day trip from Manchester to Leeds and York area.
Newton Heath
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18531935 - Aug 196326A
type:A brick-built 23TS through-road shed.closed:Jul-68Sep 1963 - July 19689D
location:In the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195926A8:30amtotal:79
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4001426A4270126A4420755B4469626A4557424E India
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4270726A4431126A4473426A456135A Kenya
4009124E4270826A443499A4489326A4566126A Vernon
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4271426Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4489426A4570026A Amethyst
4228826A4271526A4402226A4498726B4570126A Conqueror
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4272626Acl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4507626A4570626A Express
4232124C4272826A5210826A4507955Ccl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4278526A5214026A4513326F4811526A9014226A
4254926A4283826B5214126A451495B483299F9027126A
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4284124F5216126A4520124E4837226A9033956A
8006126A4285226A5223026A4520226A4855326A9038926A
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)5227126A4520326Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a9039026A
4641826A4297026Acl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4525316A4924926A9058926A
4641926AB1 4-6-04720726A4543526Acl 7F 0-8-0 (F)9066926A
4643726A61017^56A4721726A0-6-0 diesels4950826ABR 9F 2-10-0
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)6129150Acl 3F 0-6-0TD3588D35924951526A9201526A
5134326A0-4-0 diesel4754726AD3589D3845
5137126AED1ex Beeston Creosote WorksD3590^ B1 name: 61017 Bushbuck
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South9A Longsight9F Heaton Mersey16A Nottingham
24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26F Patricroft
50A York55B Stourton55C Farnley Junction56A Wakefield
Visits to Newton Heath 1936 - 1954Visits to Newton Heath 1955 - 1968
Lees, Oldham
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1878Sep 1938 - Sep 195426F
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shedclosed:Apr-64Oct 1954 - Aug 196326E
location:On the north side of Lees station
Sep 1963 - Apr 19649P
AbbreviationsA - AspinallFb - FairburnWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195926E9:20amtotal:12
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)WD 2-8-0
4211426E5224026E9012326E
4211526E5224826E9014026E
5226926E9067126E
5232226E9067856D
5246626E9070826E
Shed Codes26E Lees (Oldham)56D Mirfield
Visits to Lees, Oldham 1938 - 1963
Huddersfield Hillhouse
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18821935 - Aug 195625B
type:A stone-built 6TS shed and a smaller stone-built 2TS extension.closed:Jan-67Sep 1957 - Jan 196755G
location:West of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195955G10:00amtotal:29
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4231255G4241355G7316255G485138A9024955G9061955G
4238455G4241455G7316555Gcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a9030056D9062155G
4240855Gcl 5MT 4-6-07316955A4914726F9032555G9062455G
4240955G447588FJ39 0-6-0BR 9F 2-10-09033255G9064955G
4241255G4494824B6488656F9216226A9034555G9068055G
454498F9034755G9069455G
Shed Codes8F Springs Branch24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft55A Leeds Holbeck
55G Huddersfield56D Mirfield56F Low Moor
Visits to Huddersfield 1938 - 1966
Ardsley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1892prior 1949ARD
type:A brick-built 8TS through-road shed.closed:Oct-65Jan 1950 - Jun 195637A
location:On the east side of the line, south of Ardsley station
July 1956 - Oct 196556B
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonSt - StanierGNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 23 August 195956B11:00 AMtotal:59
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)B1 4-6-0A1 4-6-2J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
4011256C6112356B6013056C Kestrel6889056B6357056B
V2 2-6-26119856F6013456C Foxhunter6890056B6358456B
6086156B6129556B6014856C Aboyeur6890156B6372456B
6088456BJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)J39 0-6-06890256B6373341A
6091656B6417056F6472056B6482556B6891456B6382356B
K3 2-6-06418256B6473256B6483656B6891556B6388556B
6185356B6420356F6474956B6483956B6891656BJ52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
6185656B6420856B6475756B6484056B6891956B6883456B
6197556B6422256B6476056B6487956B6893756B6886956B
6198056B6422656F6480656B6491856B6893856B6887556B
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)6481156B6497956B6894756Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
4305840F4357956F6482056B4758956B
4764056B
Shed Codes40F Boston41A Sheffield Darnell56B Ardsley56C Leeds Copley Hill56F Low Moor
Visits to Ardsley 1936 - 1965
Stourton
Post Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:18931935 - Jan 195720B
type:A brick-built roundhouse.closed to steam:Jan-67Feb 1957 - Jan 196755B
location:West of the line about three miles north of Woodlesford station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195955B11:30amtotal:37
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4301455B4384441B4402855B4431126A4805555B9024355D
4303855B4387155B4404455B4436855B4808455B9070624J
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4396855B4409455B4446755B4812655B0-6-0 diesels
4345655B4398755B4415355B4458455B4815041D13294D3654
4368155B4400724G4423855B4458655B4864155B13297D3655
4373755B4427724GBR 9F 2-10-04864515BD3454D3657
9213821A4865255B
Shed Codes15B Kettering21A Saltley24G Skipton24J Lancaster26A Newton Heath
41B Grimesthorpe41D Canklow55B Stourton55D Royston
Visits to Stourton 1938 - 1966
Leeds Holbeck
Post Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:18751935 - Jan 195720A
type:Two brick-built roundhouses.closed to steam:Oct-67Feb 1957 - Oct 196755A
location:Half a mile from Leeds City station, on the Woodlesford line.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyFb - FairburnF - FowlerH - HughesI - Ivatt
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 23 August 195955A11:55amtotal:64
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4019355A4277055F4466715C455619E Saskatchewan4806755A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4277521A4467112A4556255A Alberta4810455A
4132655F4279021A4467612A4556555A Victoria4815855A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4280412A4475655A4556855A Western Australia4828355A
4205255A4281024J4484955A4557282E Eire486571A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4282721A4487712A4559041C TravencoreBR 9F 2-10-0
4049155A4283112A4526921A4559755A Barbados9200921A
4055255Acl 4MT 2-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-04561614B Malta G. C.9212115C
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4302124J7301055A4561955A Nigeria9213721A
4069055A4304355A7304641C4565855A Keyes9215221A
cl 2MT 2-6-04304524J7306955A4569367A Agamemnoncl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4649355A4305555A7317055A4573212A Sanspareil4409121A
4649855A4305655Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Royal Scot 4-6-04411217A
cl 3F 0-6-0T4311755A4320017A4611255A Sherwood Forester4427815D
4742055A4312455A0-6-0 diesel4611355A Cameronian4460641E
D2271D3457Britannia 4-6-2
7005355A Moray Firth
Shed Codes1A Willesden9E Trafford Park12A Carlisle Kingmoor14B Kentish Town15C Leicester Midland
15D Coalville17A Derby21A Saltley24J Lancaster41C Millhouses
41E Staveley Barrow Hill55A Leeds Holbeck55F Manningham67A Corkerhill82E Bristol Barrow Road
Visits to Leeds Holbeck 1936 - 1955Visits to Leeds Holbeck 1956 - 1967
Leeds Copley Hill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1900prior 1949COP
type:A brick-built 5TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-64Jan 1950 - Jun 195637B
location:
In the triangle formed by the Leeds Central, Armley Moor and Ardsley lines.

July 1956 - Sep 196456C
AbbreviationsSt - StanierGNR - Great Northern Railway
Sunday 23 August 195956C12:30pmtotal:27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)B1 4-6-0A1 4-6-2V2 2-6-2J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4011456C6112956C6011856C Archibald Sturrock6083756C6891156C
cl 4MT 2-6-06121456C6012356C H. A. Ivatt6086456C6891356C
4309956B6130956C6013156C Osprey6087756C6892556C
4310056B6138656C6014156C Abbotsford6088556C6893556B
J6 0-6-0 (GNR)6138856CA2 4-6-26093636A6898456C
6417356CJ39 0-6-06053664B Trimbush D6898856C
6427756C6491156CD - ex Doncaster Works
Shed Codes36A Doncaster56B Ardsley56C Copley Hill64B Haymarket
Visits to Leeds Copley Hill 1938 - 1964
Farnley Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18821935 - Aug 195625G
type:A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-66Sep 1957 - Oct 196655C
location:On the west side of the line from Leeds to Morley
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattBR - British Railways
WD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195955C1:00pmtotal:39
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)Jubilee 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4058455C S4276655C4558155C Bihar & Orissa9009455C9059155C
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4278955C4569555C Minoteur9031855C9064555C
4125455C4279555C4570855C Resolution9033455C9068455C
4125555C4279855Acl 5MT 4-6-09054826A9069955C
cl 3F 0-6-0T4286555C448325B4520455C9056255Ccl 8F 2-8-0
4756855C4286655C4507555C452435A905666B482596B
4756955CBR 5MT 4-6-04508055C4542855C9058855C4853941E
4757055C7312726Fcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)J39 0-6-00-6-0 diesels
S - stored443265D648249GD3652D3653
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent6B Mold Junction9G Gorton
26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft41E Staveley Barrow H.55A Leeds Holbeck55C Farnley Junction
Visits to Farnley Junction 1938 - 1966
Leeds Neville Hill
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:18941935 - Jan 1950NEV
type:A brick-built four roundhouse shedclosed to steam:Oct-66Feb 1950 - Dec 195950B
location:
North of the Cross Gates line, about two miles east of Leeds City station.

Jan 1960 - Oct 196655H
AbbreviationsI - IvattNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195950B1:45pmtotal:39
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)B16 4-6-0A4 4-6-2J39 0-6-0
4125250B61016*50B6001652A Silver King6475850B6493450B
4128150B6125551LA3 4-6-26482150D6493550B
4128250BB16 4-6-06003650B Colombo6483550B6494350D
BR 4MT 2-6-4T6141250B6008150B Shotover6485050BWD 2-8-0
8011850B6142550B6008450B Trigo6486350B9002650B
8012050B6143250B6008650B Gainsborough6487050B9004550A
cl 4MT 2-6-06144650BQ6 0-8-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesels6492050B9037351L
4304524J6147050B6343650CD2242D22446492250B
4305150B*B1 name: 61016 InyalaD2243132956493350B
Shed Codes24J Lancaster50A York50B Neville Hill50C Selby50D Starbeck
51L Thornaby52A Gateshead
Visits to Leeds Neville Hill 1936 - 1966
Selby
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:18711943 - 1950SEL
type:A brick-built double-roundhouse.closed:Sep-591950 - 195950C
location:In the fork of the Selby to Leeds and the East Coast main lines.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBR - British RailwaysGNR - Great Northern Railway
NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 August 195950C2:30pmtotal:41
A8 4-6-2T (NER)cl 4MT 2-6-0D49 4-4-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6986150F4305750C6274050C The Bedale6472550C6334850C
B16 4-6-0 (NER)4307150C6276550C The Goathland6481850C6344950C
6142850B4309650C6277050C The Puckeridge6484750CT1 4-8-0T (NER)
6144150A4309850CJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)6486050C6991050C
6144250B4312350C6568550C6889250C6490450C6991250C
6146550A4312550C6586150C6894150C6493850C6992150C
6146950CBR 3MT 2-6-06588150C6894850Ccl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0T
K3 2-6-07700450C6588850CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)5231953E4763450C
6189536A7701350A6589150C6868650CJ71 0-6-0T (NER)
6827550C
Shed Codes36A Doncaster50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill50F Malton53E Goole
Visits to Selby 1937 - 1959
York North
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1878prior to 1950YK
type:Two roundhouses and a 5TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam: June 1967Feb 1950 - Jun 196750A
location:West of the line north of York station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesSt - Stanier
GNR - Great Northern RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195950A3:15pmtotal:128
A8 4-6-2TV2 2-6-2A4 4-6-2B16 4-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6988650F6080552A6001852A Sparrowhawk6141050A9011941F
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)6082850AA3 4-6-26141350A9019541F
4208550A6084652B6004052A Cameronian6141750A9023050A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6087650AA1 4-6-26141850A9023650A
4247750A6087850A6012150A Silurian6141950A9031141F
4263950A6088136A6013752A Redgauntlet6142150A9040550A
L1 2-6-4T6089550AA2 4-6-26142450A9042141F
6774534D xw6090750A6050150A Cock o' the North6142650A9043740E
cl 3F 0-6-0T6092252B6050350A Lord President6143050A9044550A
4723950A6096350A6051434E Chamossaire6143350A9046750A
4725450Acl 2MT 2-6-06052650A Sugar Palm6143650A9047550A
4733450A4648050AJubilee 4-6-06144050A9049836C
4741850A4648150A4571727A Dauntless6144450A9051751L
4742150AK1 2-6-0cl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)B1 4-6-06144750B9056741F
4743650A6203731B4270255F61002*50A6144850A9057850A
4744850A6204850A4281321A6111436A6145050Acl 8F 2-8-0
4755650A6205050A4290126A6112036A6145650A4813841D
4760750A6205131BK2 2-6-0 (GNR)6112436A6146050A4852718C
J72 0-6-0T (NER)6206050A6175440E6115341A6146450AO4 2-8-0
6867750A6206150AJ94 0-6-0ST (WD)6122950A6146650C6357636C
6868750A6206350A6804650A6138251A6146750A6369141J
6870553EK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6806150Acl 5MT 4-6-06147550A6370241H
6872650A618382FJ39 0-6-0453795A6147650ABR 9F 2-10-0
6901650A6191531B6491053AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6147750A9205121A
6902050ABR 3MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-06584550AJ25 0-6-0 (NER)9217036A
J77 0-6-0T (NER)7701250A4424941E6587450A6569850A9219540B
6839250AJ71 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)6588850C6571450A9220136A
6843150A6830950A6342351A6589050A0-6-0 diesels
xw - ex Darlington Works13237D3240
*named - 61002 ImpalaD2062
Shed Codes2F Woodford Halse5A Crewe North18C Hasland21A Saltley26A Newton Heath
27A Bank Hall31B March34D Hitchin34E New England36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
40B Immingham40E Colwick41A Sheffield Darnell41D Canklow41E Staveley Barrow Hill41F Mexborough
41H Staveley GC41J Langwith Junction50B Leeds Neville Hill50C Selby50F Malton51A Darlington
51L Thornaby52A Gateshead52B Heaton53A Hull Dairycoates53E Goole55F Manningham
Visits to York North 1937 - 1955Visits to York North 1956 - 1957
York South
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1850closed:May-61
type:Two-brick built roundhouses, after nationalisation, the addition of the 3TS ex LMS shed.York North subshed
location:At the south end of York station, west of the main line.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 23 August 1959total:20
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STJ71 0-6-0T (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
4648050A4733450A4755650A6806150A6830950A6867750A
B16 4-6-0 (NER)4741850A4760750AJ27 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)6868750A
6143350A4742150Acl 3F 0-6-0T (J)6569850A S6843150A6901650A
6147750A4743650A4723950A6902050A
4744850A4725450AS - stored
Shed Codes50A York
Visits to York South 1937 - 1963
Starbeck
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1857prior to 1950SBK
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-59Feb 1950 - Sep 195950D
location:In the fork of the Harrogate to Leeds and Knaresborough lines.
AbbreviationsSt - StanierNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 23 August 195950D5:30pmtotal:22
J39 0-6-0D49 4-4-0B1 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
6470650D6485950D6272750D The Quorn6108450A9004450D
6484550D6486150D6273850D The Zetlandcl 3F 0-6-0T9005450D
6485550D6486650D6275350D The Belvoir4743850D9045750D
6485750D6494450B6275950D The Craven4746250D9051850D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)J25 0-6-0 (NER)4758150D
4213955F6572650D
Shed Codes50A York50D Starbeck55F Manningham
Visits to Starbeck 1938 - 1959
Skipton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland RailwaySep 1935 to Apr 1950 code 20FMay 1950 - Aug 195123A
type:Two adjoining 3TS dead-ended sheds.opened:1877Sep 1951 - Feb 195720F
location:South of the line, west of the station.closed:Apr-67Mar 1957 - Aug 196324G

Sep 1963 - Apr 196710G
AbbreviationsF - FowlerI - IvattJ - JohnsonBR - British Railways
Sunday 23 August 195924G6;55pmtotal:16
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
4132724G4391324G4644224G4410524G4742724G4967426B
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4399924G4645224G4419724G4742824Gcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)
8401524Gcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4422224G4745424G4058624G
4723824G4443124G
Shed Codes24G Skipton26B AgecroftIncomplete visit
Visits to Skipton 1938 - 1967