Days Out No. 91 : 14th March 1954 - Chester & Shrewsbury areas

An RCTS excursion from London to Chester & Shrewsbury areas.
Sunday 14 March 1954
12.02am Euston - Crewe				Jubilee 4-6-0		45601	1B British Guiana 13 coaches arr: 5.08am
via Northampton & Birmingham with numerous stops including Bletchley, Rugby, Coventry, Wolverhampton and Stafford.
Monument Lane 3E		cl 5MT 4-6-0		45310	3A	45437	3A
Wolves (High Level)		Jubilee 4-6-0		45586	5A Mysore
Crewe		Royal Scot 4-6-0		46104	66A Scottish Borderer			cl 8F 2-8-0		48258	5B
5.08am - 5.50am		cl 3F 0-6-0T		47384	5B
At 6.15am, a Crosville 39-seater coach took the party north to Birkenhead, a 40 mile journey
Birkenhead
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railway & Great Western Railway Joint									prior to 1949		6C & BHD
type:	Two 8TS dead-ended sheds built alongside each other.						opened:	1878	1949 - Sep 1963		6C
location:	West side of the Chester line, south of Woodside station.						closed:	Nov-67	Sep 1963 - Nov 1967		8H
								Visits to Birkenhead 1938 - 1967
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		WD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 1954					6C		7.10am - 7.40am			total:	76
2021 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 8F 2-8-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0
2043	6C	4120	6C	42961	6C	48135	9F	7915	84B Mere Hall
2082	6C	4123	6C	42964	6C	48249	6C	Grange 4-6-0
2092	6C	4124	6C	42967	6C	48389	9A	6831	6C Bearley Grange
2099	6C	4125	6C	42969	6C	48448	6C	6859	6C Yiewsley Grange
2101	6C	4126	6C	42970	6C	48455	6C	6878	6C Longford Grange
2107	6C	4127	6C	42981	6C	48479	6C	WD 2-8-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0
2108	6C	4128	6C	cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		48529	5B	90147	6B	44869	1A
2112	6C	4129	6C	40072	6C	48691	6C	90173	6C	45349	3D
2134	6C	57xx 0-6-0PT		40088	6C	48718	6C	90678	25D	45421	8A
1901 0-6-0PT		3742	6C	40101	6C	48764	6C	28xx 2-8-0		43xx 2-6-0
2008	6C	7714	6C	40103	6C	cl 4F 0-6-0		3825	84B	5316	6C
2011	6C	8725	6C	40132	6C	44069	9A	3863	84B	5393	6C
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		9651	6C	40144	6C	44073	6B	cl 0F 0-4-0ST		6350	6C
41734	6C	14xx 0-4-2T		40209	6C	44525	3D	47005	6C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
41753	6C	1417	6C	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		47006	6C	49448	1E
41853	6C	1457	6C	47507	6C	43189	5B	47009	6C	J72 0-6-0T
										68714	6C
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		1E Bletchley		3D Aston		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		9A Longsight		9F Heaton Mersey		25D Mirfield		84B Oxley
Chester Northgate
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Railway							opened:	1874	1938 - Dec 1949		CHR
type:	A brick-built 2Ts dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-60	Jan 1950 - Jan 1960		6D
location:	In the Goods Yard on the east side of Chester Northgate station.							Visits to Chester Northgate 1937 - 1959
Abbreviations		I - Ivatt		GCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 14 March 1954					6D		8.10am - 8.15am			total:	16
cl 2P 2-6-2T (I)		N5 0-6-2T (GCR)		C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		J10 0-6-0 (GCR)		J39 0-6-0		O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
41216	6D	69274	6D	67436	6D	65140	6D	64740	39A	63631	39A
41234	6D	69281	6D	67449	6E	65143	6D			63686	39A
41239	6D	69293	6D							63713	39A
		69332	6D
		69342	8E
Shed Codes		6D Chester Northgate		6E Wrexham		8E Brunswick		39A Gorton
Chester West (GWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1856	1945 - 1949		CHR
type:	Two brick-built 3TS through sheds.					closed to steam:		Apr-60	1949 - 1958		84K
location:	On the east side of the Chester to Birkenhead line, north of Chester General station.								1958 - 1960		6E
								Visits to Chester West 1937 - 1959
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 1954					84K		8.30am - 8.45am			total:	50
57xx 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		County 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
3630	84K	4165	84K	1008	84K County of Cardigan			4076	84K Carmarthen Castle
3665	84K R	5103	84K	1022	84K County of Northampton			5014	81A Goodrich Castle
3786	84K	5174	84K	1024	84K County of Pembroke			5033	84K Broughton Castle
4602	84K	5177	84K	1026	84K County of Salop			5061	84K Earl of Birkenhead
5723	84K	5179	84K	Manor 4-6-0				5075	84K Wellington
5725	84K	5186	84K	7800	84K Torquay Manor			Hall 4-6-0
5748	84K	43xx 2-6-0		7820	84K Dinmore Manor			5968	84K Cory Hall
9728	84K	5311	84K	Grange 4-6-0				6901	84K Arley Hall
9794	84K	6337	84K	6833	84K Calcot Grange R			6941	84K Fillongley Hall
WD 2-8-0		6344	84K	6871	86G Bourton Grange			Modified Hall 4-6-0
90214	84K	6380	84K	28xx 2-8-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		6963	84K Throwley Hall
90630	86C R	6392	84K	2802	86G	73021	84K	7901	82A Dodington Hall
56xx 0-6-2T		2301 0-6-0 (Dean)		2890	84K	73023	84K	7921	84K Edstone Hall R
5690	84K	2513	84K	3858	84K	73024	84K	7922	84K Salford Hall
Shed Codes		81A Old Oak Common		82A Bristol Bath Road		84K Chester West		86C Cardiff Canton		86G Pontypool Road
Chester General		BR 4MT 4-6-0		75014	dn pass	cl 5MT 4-6-0		45240	up gds
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1870	Sep 1935 - Jun 1967		6A
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-67
location:	On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
								Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways			GCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 14 March 1954					6A		9am - 9.20am			total:	43
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		51xx 2-6-2T		cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
42425	6A	5176	6C	40495	6K	45001	6B	73040	6A	48296	5B
42450	6A	cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		45033	5A	73042	6A	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
42451	6A	40110	6C	40658	6A	45043	6A	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		49093	8B
42461	9A	40121	6C	40675	6K	45110	6J	42941	6C	cl 3F 0-6-0T
42540	6A	C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		45132	6A	J10 0-6-0 (GCR)		47371	6B
42568	6A	67413	6D S	40925	6G	45182	10C	65208	6D	47374	6A
42660	6A	67429	6E	41106	6A S	45198	5B	J94 0-6-0ST		47389	6A
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)				41108	6A	45247	6A	68013	6F	47504	6A
69288	8E	S - stored		41120	6A	45393	8A	cl 4F 0-6-0		47672	6F
						45401	10C	44117	6B
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead
6D Chester Northgate		6E Wrexham		6F Bidston		6G Llandudno Jct.		6J Holyhead		6K Rhyl
8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington		8E Northwich		9A Longsight		10C Patricroft
Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1890	Sep 1935 - Apr 1966		6B
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-66
location:	South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.							Visits to Mold Junction 1937 - 1966
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		St - Stanier		WD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 1954					6B		9.35am - 9.50am			total:	36
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
42945	6B	43904	6B	44863	2A	47372	6B	48106	6B	90157	6B
42971	6B	43908	6B	45041	5B	47600	6A	48247	6B	90212	6B
42973	6C	cl 4F 0-6-0		45130	6B	47615	6B	48322	9D	90227	6B
42975	6B	44065	6B	45148	5A	47646	6B	48458	6B	90237	6B
42976	6B	44366	6B	45394	2A	47650	6B	48720	8D	90257	6B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		44493	6B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		47656	6B	48740	9D	90566	6B
41153	6A			49395	8C					90606	6B
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead		8C Speke Junction		8D Widnes		9D Buxton
Wrexham Rhosddu
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway						opened:	1865		priot to Jan 1950		WRX
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead ended shed.					closed:	Jan-60		Feb 1950 - Jan 1958		6E
location:	West of the line, north of Wrexham Exchange Station.								Feb 1958 - Jan 1960		84K
								Visits to Wrexham Rhosddu 1946 - 1959
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		GCR - Great Central Railway
		GER - Great Eastern Railway			NER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 14 March 1954					6E		10.20am - 10.35am			total:	21
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)				C13 4-4-2T (GCR)		cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		J63 0-6-0T (GCR)		Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
69267	6E	69340	6E	67400	6D	43981	6E	68209	6E	68162	6E
69290	6E	69349	6E	67412	6E	J72 0-6-0T (NER)		J67 0-6-0T (GER)		68164	6E
69329	6E	69352	6E	67428	6E	68671	6E	68531	6E
69330	6E	69362	6E	67432	6E			68584	6E
69339	6E			67442	6E
Shed Codes		6D Chester N'thgate		6E Wrexham
Adjacent to Wrexham shed was the industrial complex of Cudworth & Johnson, their private locos consisted of the following:
Hudswell, Clarke		0-4-0ST	812/1907			Andrew Barclay		0-4-0ST	821/1899
Avonside		0-4-0ST	1397/1899 'Sir Theodore'			Hunslet		0-4-0ST	411/1886 'Shamrock'
Manning, Wardle		0-4-0ST	1237/1891 'Walter Scott'
Croes Newydd
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1902	prior to Jan 1950		CNYD
type:	A brick-built roundhouse						closed:	Jun-67	Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		84J
location:	In the triangle of lines at Croes Newydd Junction.								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89B
									Sep 1963 - Jun 1967		6C
Abbreviations		WD - War Department						Visits to Croes Newydd 1938 - 1967
Sunday 14 March 1954					84J		10.45am - 10.55am			total:	33
14xx 0-4-2T		57xx 0-6-0PT		74xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0
1416	84J	4617	84J	7403	84J	6617	84J	5315	84J	2871	84J
5811	84J	4645	84J	7414	84J	6632	84J	5319	84J	2878	84J
2181 0-6-0PT		4683	84J	7440	84J	6694	84J	6303	84J	WD 2-8-0
2183	84J	5742	84J	7442	84J	6696	84J	6311	84J	90261	84G
2186	84J	5774	84J	16xx 0-6-0PT		64xx 0-6-0PT		7305	84J
54xx 0-6-0PT		9669	84J	1635	84J	6404	84J	7310	84J
5416	84J	9768	84B	1646	84J	6405	84J
Shed Codes		84B Oxley		84G Shrewsbury		84J Croes Newydd
Oswestry
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cambrian Railway							opened:	1860	prior to Jan 1950		OSW
type:	A brick-built 4TS and an adjoining 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-65	Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		89A
location:	In the fork of the Whitchurch and Gobowen lines, north of the station.								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89D
Visits to Oswestry 1938 - 1964									Sep 1963 - Jan 1965		6E
Abbreviations		Cam R - Cambrian Railway			BR - British Railways
Sunday 14 March 1954					89A		11.40am - 11.50am			total:	28
14xx 0-4-2T		57xx 0-6-0PT		54xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		Manor 4-6-0
1412	89A	5700	89A	5401	89A	2233	89A	7822	89A
1432	89A	5726	89A	5405	89A	2255	89A	cl 2MT 2-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0
1459	89A	16xx 0-6-0PT		74xx 0-6-0PT		3200	89A	46503	89A	75005	89A
45xx 2-6-2T		1603	89A	7405	89A	3208	89A	46507	89A	75020	89A
4546	89A	1604	89A	7410	89A	Cam R. 0-6-0		46509	89A	75024	89A
90xx 4-4-0		2301 0-6-0 (Dean)		7434	89A	873	89A	46524	89A
9001	89A	2538	89A
lunch at Derwen College, Gobowen
Shrewsbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1883	GWR code - prior Jan 1950			SALOP
type:	A brick-built roundhouse and 8TS dead-ended shed.							LMS code - prior to Jan 1950			4A
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway						opened:	1877		Joint shed codes
type:	A brick-built 9TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Nov-67		Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		84G
location:	On the east side of Hereford line, south of the station.								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89A
Visits to Shrewsbury 1946 - 1956				Visits to Shrewsbury 1957 - 1967					Sep 1963 - Nov 1967		6D
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 1954					84G		2.15pm - 2.55pm			total:	98
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)		2251 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0		County 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40005	84G	2205	85A	44835	84G	1016	84G County of Hants			48251	5B
40008	84G	2231	84G	45189	5B	1025	84G County of Radnor			48255	5B
40048	84G	2232	84G	45190	84G	Castle 4-6-0				48307	84G
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		2244	84G	45193	11A	5064	82A Bishop's Castle			48308	84G
42388	87K	57xx 0-6-0PT		45205	24B	5073	84G Blenheim			48330	87K
42394	87K	3702	84G	45283	84G	5097	84G Sarum Castle			48344	84G
51xx 2-6-2T		3782	84G	45298	11A	Hall 4-6-0				48354	84G
4105	84G	3788	84G	45422	84G	4924	84B Eydon Hall			48660	84G
4118	84G	4623	84G	BR 5MT 4-6-0		5962	84G Wantage Hall			48735	87K
5154	84G	4672	84G	73012	84G	5981	84G Gresham Hall			cl 7F 0-8-0
5168	84G	7797	84G	73014	84G	6946	86C Heatherden Hall			48893	84G
43xx 2-6-0		9656	84G	73015	84G	Modified Hall 4-6-0				48945	84G
5312	84G	9657	84G	73018	84G	6980	84G Llanrumney Hall			49157	84G
5326	84K	9672	84G	73026	84G	Manor 4-6-0				49260	84G
5328	84G	9740	84G	73033	84G	7811	84G Dunley Manor			49276	84G
5344	84K	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		73034	84G	7828	84G Odney Manor			49407	5B
6317	84G	43247	17B	73035	84G	Royal Scot 4-6-0				49440	84G
6339	84G	43394	84G	73036	84G	46119	5A Lancashire Fusilier			WD 2-8-0
6361	84G	43491	84G	73037	84G	56xx 0-6-2T		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		90010	84G
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)		43570	84G	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		6606	84G	58194	84G	90069	84G
41725	84G	43600	84G	42983	5B	6633	84G	58203	84G	BR 9F 2-10-0
72xx 2-8-2T		43621	84G	cl 4F 0-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		58207	17B	92006	86A
5207	86C	43757	84G	44166	17B	2839	86E	58213	84G
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		11A Carnforth		24B Rose Grove		82A Bristol Bath Road
84B Oxley		84G Shrewsbury		84K Chester West		85A Worcester		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86C Cardiff Canton
86E Severn Tunnel J.		87K Swansea Victoria
Wellington (Salop)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1876	prior to Jan 1950		WLN
type:	A brick-built 3TS shed with one through road.						closed:	Aug-64	Feb 1950 - Aug 1963		84H
location:	On the north side of Wellington station.								Sep 1963 - Aug 1964		2M
								Visits to Wellington (Salop) 1939 - 1963
Sunday 14 March 1954					84H		3.25pm - 3.30pm			total:	17
2021 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		57xx 0-6-0PT
2061	84H	4178	84H	3732	84H	5712	84H	9630	84H	9742	84H
		5109	84H	3744	84H	5745	84H	9639	84H	9774	84H
		5178	84H	3760	84H	7754	84H	9714	84B
				4605	84H	9624	84H
Shed Codes		84B Oxley		84H Wellington
Stafford
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway						opened:	1852		Sep 1935 - Jul 1965		5C
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Jul-65
location:	West of the line, at the north end of the station.							Visits to Stafford 1936 - 1965
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 14 March 1954					5C		4.25pm - 4.35pm			total:	28
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
40443	5C	41160	5A	42431	5D	45050	2A	47588	5C	48907	3C
40461	5C	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		42538	5C	45072	11A	47590	5C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		42331	15C	42552	3D	45379	2A	47606	5C	49158	5C
40567	5A	42345	5C	42586	3C	cl 8F 2-8-0		47653	5C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
40583	5C	42347	5C			48600	1A	47665	5C	49410	5C
40646	5C	42356	9C			48760	26B
40678	5C
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2A Rugby		3C Walsall		3D Aston		5A Crewe North
		5C Stafford		5D Stoke-on-Trent		11A Carnforth		15C Leicester Midland		26B Agecroft
It was also noted that in the nearby Castle Engine Works of W. G. Bagnall Ltd., newly built 94xx 0-6-0PT 8442 was in the yard.
Inside the Erecting Shop, 8443, 8444 and 8445 were in various stages of construction.
Other Days Out:		Days Out No. 14 : 29th July 1956 - Shrewsbury, Chester & North Wales
		Days Out No. 18 : 28th September 1958 - Chester, Crewe Works and sheds
		Days Out No. 31 : 10th July 1960 - Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury
		Days Out No. 76 : 3rd December 1961 - Crewe Works and sheds in Cheshire
		Days Out No. 41 : 11th February 1962 - North Wales & Cheshire
		Days Out No. 61 : 11th November 1962 - Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton & Birmingham