Days Out No. 85 : 18th November 1961 - South Yorkshire & Doncaster Works

An enthusiast's road-trip to South Yorkshire and Doncaster Works.
Huddersfield Hillhouse
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1882	1935 - Aug 1956		25B
type:	A stone-built 6TS shed and a smaller stone-built 2TS extension.						closed:	Jan-67	Sep 1957 - Jan 1967		55G
location:	West of the line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Saturday 18th November 1961					55G					total:	13
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		WD 2-8-0				0-6-0 diesel
42384	55G	73163	55G	45311	5A	90345	55G	90624	55G	D2263
42412	55G	73164	55G	cl 8F 2-8-0		90347	55G	90666	55G
		73166	55G	48648	6C	90619	55G
shed codes		5A Crewe North		6C Birkenhead		55G Huddersfield
Visits to Huddersfield 1938 - 1966
Sheffield Grimesthorpe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						opened:	1877		Sep 1935 - Jan 1958		19A
type:	A brick-built roundhouse.					closed:	Sep-61		Feb 1958 - Sep 1961		41B
location:	East of the line, south of Brightside station.
Abbreviations		EE - English Electric
Saturday 18th November 1961					41B					total:	14
		0-6-0 diesels		EE T1 diesels		Brush T3 diesels		Peak T4 diesel
		D3293	D4039	D8020	D8063	D5681	D5807	D120
		D3336	D4041	D8058	D8069	D5683	D5820
				D8059
Visits to Sheffield Grimesthorpe 1934 - 1961
Sheffield Millhouses
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1901	Sep 1935 - Jan 1958		19B
type:	A brick built 8TS dead ended shed.						closed:	Jan-62	Feb 1958 - Jan 1962		41C
location:	West of the line, north of Millhouses & Ecclesall station.
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways
Saturday 18th November 1961					41C					total:	14
BR 2MT 2-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				Royal Scot 4-6-0
78022	41C	75064	16A	45602	41C British Honduras			46131	41C Royal Warwickshire Reg.
78023	41C	BR 5MT 4-6-0		45627	41C Sierra Leone			46151	41C Royal Horse Guardsman
78024	41C	73065	41C	45654	41C Hood			V2 2-6-2
78027	41D	73155	41C	45656	41C Cochrane			60855	50A
shed codes		16A Nottingham		41C Millhouses		41D Canklow		50A York
Visits to Sheffield Millhouses 1934 - 1961
Sheffield Darnall
Built by London & North Eastern Railway						opened:	Apr-43		Apr 1943 - Jan 1950		SHF
type:	A brick-built 10TS through-road shed.				closed to steam:		Jun-63		Feb 1950 - Jan 1955		39B
location:	South of the line, west of Darnall station.								Feb 1955 - Jun 1963		41A
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			WD - War Department
		EE - English Electric
Saturday 18th November 1961					41A					total:	51
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		B1 4-6-0				O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		Brush T2 diesels
61816	41A	61027^	41A	61164	41A	63599	41A	64329	41A	D5655	D5805
61839	36A	61033^	41A	61183	41A	63679	41J	64373	41A	D5656	D5818
61854	50B	61047	41A	61228	41A	63737	41A	64394	41A	D5686
61976	41A	61056	41A	61234	41A	63821	41A	64419	41A	0-6-0 diesels
V2 2-6-2		61111	41A	61266	41A	63852	41A	64445	41A	D3127	D4034
60930	36A	61139	41A	61313	41A	63882	41A			D3695	D4064
		61142	40E	61334	41A	WD 2-8-0				D3707	D4070
		61150	41A	61372	41A	90582	41F			EE T1 diesels
		61155	41A	61373	41A	cl 8F 2-8-0				D8054	D8061
^ named 61027 Madoqua, 61033 Dibatag				61399	41A	48407	41E
Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		40E Colwick		41A Sheffield Darnall		41E Staveley Barrow Hill		41F Mexborough
		41J Langwith Junction		50B Hull Dairycoates
Visits to Sheffield Darnall 1945 - 1963
Canklow
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						opened:	1900		Sep 1935 - Jan 1958		19C
type:	A brick-built roundhouse.					closed:	Oct-65		Feb 1958 - Oct 1965		41D
location:	On the west side of the Rotherham to Staveley line, south of Masborough station.
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
		EE - English Electric
Saturday 18th November 1961					41D					total:	24
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 8F 2-8-0
41835	41D	44660	21A	45575	14B Madras			48026	41D	90118	40E
cl 4F 0-6-0		45064	21B	BR 5MT 4-6-0		B1 4-6-0		48151	41D	90290	41D
44089	41D	45146	21B	73043	41D	61370	41D	48178	41D	90615	56A
0-6-0 diesel		45280	21A	73046	41D	BR 9F 2-10-0		48391	41D	90664	55E
D3074				EE T1 diesel		92108	15C	48642	41D	90719	41D
				D8055				48749	6B
Shed Codes		6B Mold Junction		14B Kentish Town		15C Leicester Mid.		21A Saltley		21B Bescot
		40E Colwick		41D Canklow		55E Normanton		56A Wakefield
Visits to Canklow 1934 - 1966
Mexborough
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway						opened:	1875		Sep 1938 - Jan 1950		MEX
type:	A brick-built 15TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Feb-64		Feb 1950 - Jan 1958		36B
location:	South of the line, west of Mexborough station.								Feb 1958 - Feb 1964		41F
Abbreviations		GCR - Great Central Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway			WD - War Department
Saturday 18th November 1961					41F					total:	43
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)				WD 2-8-0
61940	36A	63606	36C	63757	41F	90063	36A	90422	36C	90590	41F
61981	41F	63628	41F	63791	41F	90092	51C	90491	41F	90612	41F
B1 4-6-0		63648	41F	63799	36C	90119	41F	90495	41F	0-6-0 diesels
61165	41F	63659	41F	63836	36C	90139	41F	90508	41F	D3060	D3333
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)		63661	41F	63841	41F	90203	41F	90512	36C	D3325
64442	41F	63672	41F	63883	41F	90211	41F	90519	41F	Brush T2 diesel
O1 2-8-0 (GNR)		63706	41H	63898	41F	90220	41F	90567	36A	D5691
63678	41H	63718	41F	63907	41F	90384	41F	90587	41F
Shed Codes		36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham		41F Mexborough		41H Staveley GC		51C West Hartlepool
Visits to Mexborough 1936 - 1963
Doncaster Works - 1961
On the amalgamation of the Railway Companies in 1923, Doncaster became one of the main workshops of the LNER.
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways			GNR - Great Northern Raiway			BTH - British Thompson-Houston Co.
NBL - North British Locomotive Co.				BRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.					EE - English Electric
Saturday 18 November 1961										total:	76
works yard and scrap road
K1 2-6-0		A3 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2				Brush T2 diesels
62018	36C	60048	34F Doncaster td			60015	34A Quicksilver			D5520	D5637
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		60102	34A Sir Frederick Banbury W			Deltic T5 diesel		EE T4 diesel		D5583
61860	40E W	60109	34A Hermit			D9017	new	D367	new	0-6-0 diesels
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		A2 4-6-2				BRCW T3 diesel		Brush T2 diesel		D3153	D3476
Dept 10	ex 68911	60513	34E Dante			D5361	new	D5823	new	D3166	D3477
Dept 11	ex 68914	Britannia 4-6-2						BTH T1 diesel		D3448	D3478
68948	56F W	70036	40B Boadicea					D8239
erecting shop, stripping shop & paint shop (ps)
B1 4-6-0		A1 4-6-2				A4 4-6-2				BR Bo-Bo electrics
61042	40A	60127	52B Wilson Worsdell			60003	34A Andrew K. McCosh			E3068	E3072
61107	36A	60149	36A Amadis			60023	34A Golden Eagle			E3069	E3073
61317	40B	A2 4-6-2				60029	34A Woodcock			E3070	E3074
K1 2-6-0		60523	36A Sun Castle			O2 2-8-0 (GNR)		BR 5MT 4-6-0		E3071	E3075
62007	51A	60525	61B A. H. Peppercorn			63927	36E ps	73000	41D	Brush T2 diesels
62034	63B	A3 4-6-2				63936	36E	73024	89A	D5568	D5606
62037	36E	60046	34F Diamond Jubilee td			63960	34F	73054	82F	D5569	D5609
cl 4MT 2-6-0		60065	34F Knight of Thistle td ps			63969	36E ps	73165	55G	0-6-0 diesels
43160	40E	Britannia 4-6-2				63973	36E			D3447	D3474
BR 4MT 2-6-0		70000	31B Britannia			63980	36E			D3451	D3646
76045	51F	70008	31B Black Prince			63981	36A			BR T2 diesel
		70041	40B Sir John Moore			63987	36E			D5050
		70044	55A Earl Haig					td - trough deflectors fitted
Shed Codes		31B March		34A King's Cross		34F Grantham		36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham
36E Retford		40A Lincoln		40B Immingham		40E Colwick		41D Canklow		51A Darlington
51F West Auckland		52B Heaton		55A Leeds Holbeck		55G Huddersfield		56F Low Moor		61B Aberdeen Ferryhill
63B Fort William		82F Bath Green Park		89A Shrewsbury
Doncaster Station		A4 4-6-2		60033	34A Seagull		up passenger
		Britannia 4-6-2		70007	31B Coeur-de-Lion		dn passenger
		K1 2-6-0		62069	36A		BR 9F 2-10-0		92035	34E
		O4/1 2-8-0 (GCR)		63593	36A	63677	36A	WD 2-8-0		90683	36A
Visits to Doncaster Works 1955				Visits to Doncaster Works 1956				Visits to Doncaster Works 1957
Visits to Doncaster Works 1958				Visits to Doncaster Works 1959				Visits to Doncaster Works 1960 Part 1
Visits to Doncaster Works 1960 Part 2				Visits to Doncaster Works 1961 Part 1				Visits to Doncaster Works 1961 Part 2
Visits to Doncaster Works 1962 Part 1				Visits to Doncaster Works 1962 Part 2				Visits to Doncaster Works 1963 Part 1
Visits to Doncaster Works 1963 Part 2
Doncaster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railway						opened:	1876		Sep 1938 - Jan 1950		DON
type:	A brick-built 12TS through-road shed.				closed to steam:		Apr-66		Feb 1950 - Apr 1966		36A
location:	On the east side of the line, south of Doncaster station.
Abbreviations		GNR - Great Northern Railway			GCR - Great Central Railway			BR - British Railways
		WD - War Department
Saturday 18th November 1961					36A					total:	91
V2 2-6-2		B1 4-6-0		A4 4-6-2				WD 8F 2-8-0		O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
60803	34E	61003^	36A xw	60021	34A Wild Swan xw			90018	36A	63931	34F aw
60826	36A	61036^	36A	A3 4-6-2				90044	50D	63941	34F
60850	36A	61055	36A	60108	34E Gay Crusader xw td			90233	56E	63956	34F
60872*	36A	61122	36A	A1 4-6-2				90235	36A	63974	36A
60889	36A	61124	36A	60113	36A Great Northern			90255	36A	63977	36A
60897	36A	61127	36A	60122	36A Curlew			90279	36A	63978	36A
60899	36A	61145	36A	60128	36A Bongrace			90425	36C	cl 8F 2-8-0
60908	36A	61157	36A	60139	36A Sea Eagle			90476	36A	48422	2E
60909	36A	61158	36A	A2 4-6-2				90496	36A	O1 2-8-0 (GNR)
60935	36A	61170	36A	60520	36A Owen Tudor			90522	36A	63879	31B
60966	34E	61193	36A	60533	36A Happy Knight			90618	34E	63887	31B
J50 0-6-0T (GNR)		61196	36A	Britannia 4-6-2				90703	34E	BR 9F 2-10-0
68917	36A	61250^	36A	70009	31B Alfred the Great			O4 2-8-0 (GCR)		92168	36A
68926	36A	61270	36A	70013	31B Oliver Cromwell xw			63618	36A	92170	36A
68928	36A	61314	36A	K3 2-6-0 (GNR)		K1 2-6-0		63771	36E	92174	36A
68983	36A	61360	36A	61868	36A	62036	36A	63798	36E	92177	36A
68986	36A	cl 4MT 2-6-0		61949	36A	62053	36A	63802	36A	92190	36A
68987	36A	43127	36E	61974	40B	62054	36E	63857	56B	92191	36A
0-6-0 diesels		43151	34E	Brush T2 diesel		L1 2-6-4T		63858	36A	92201	36A
D3648	D3444	xw - ex works		D5821		67780	36A
D3254	D3651	aw - awaiting works				td - trough deflectors newly fitted
^ named B1s : 61003 Gazelle, 61036 Ralph Assheton, 61250 A. Harold Bibby *named V2 : 60872 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Shed Codes		2E Northampton		31B March		34A Kings Cross		34E New England		34F Grantham
36A Doncaster		36C Frodingham		36E Retford		40B Immingham		50D Goole		56B Ardsley
56E Sowerby Bridge
Visits to Doncaster 1936 - 1955						Visits to Doncaster 1956 - 1966