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.

Sunday 2 July 2023

Shed Profiles - Trafford Park & Heaton Mersey 1961

Trafford ParkAllocation 1961
Post Grouping Ownership (Joint) - Cheshire Lines Committee/Midland Railwaysjoint shed codes pre 1948 TFD/19G
type:A 20TS dead-ended shed.opened:18951950 (briefly)13A
location:
On the north side of the line, east of Trafford Park & Stretford station.
closed:Mar-68May 1950 - Mar 19689E
Jan 1957 - May 195817F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnD - DeeleyBR - British Railway
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWD - War Department
MV - Metropolitan Vickers
Sunday 26 March 19619Etotal:49
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/F)Royal Scot 4-6-0Peak T4 diesels
400099E S424289E432119E461379E Prince of Wales' VolunteersD74D77
400179E W424658F435809E461419E North Staffordshire Reg.MV Type 2 diesels
400189E S424799Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (D)461589E The Loyal RegimentD5703D5710
400559E W425609E438329Ecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0D5704D5712
400569E Wcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0447179E4812417AD5707D5713
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)420659E444029E448099E483449ED5708D5719
401419E S421119E444899E4506214AWD 2-8-0D5709
402089E S421139E445649E452399E9072427B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4218117A445659EBR 4MT 2-6-0S - stored
423289E426769E445669E760479EW - withdrawn
423399E760899E
Shed Codes8F Springs Branch9E Trafford Park14A Cricklewood17A Derby27B Aintree
Sunday 16 April 19619Etotal:49
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/F)Royal Scot 4-6-0Peak T4 diesel
400099E S420509E432119E461419E North Staffordshire Reg.D19
400179E W420649E435809E W461439E South Staffordshire Reg.MV Type 2 diesels
400189E S421129Ecl 4F 0-6-0Patriot 4-6-0D5703D5710
400559E W421139E442759E455409E Sir Robert TurnbullD5704D5712
400569E W426759E443929Ecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0D5707D5713
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)444029E447179E482889ED5708D5719
401419E S424289E444899E4485616A483449ED5709
402089E S424669E445649E449649E487419E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)424699E445659E450745Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
423399E424799E445669E452399E438329ES - stored
425609EW - withdrawn
Shed Codes5B Crewe South9E Trafford Park16A Nottingham
Sunday 11 June 19619Evisiting locomotivestotal:46
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
4316141B4458927F4481021A4861318A4613314B The Green Howards
Shed Codes14B Kentish Town18A Toton21A SaltleyWD 2-8-0
27B Aintree27F Brunswick41B Grimesthorpe9028227B
Sunday 25 June 19619Etotal:44
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
400099E S420509E424289E442759E4562214B Nyasaland
400179E W426759E424529E443929ERoyal Scot 4-6-0
400189E S426769E424669E444899E461539E The Royal Dragoon
400559E W426839E424699E445649Ecl 5MT 4-6-0Peak T4 diesels
400569E Wcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)424799E S445659E447179ED81D105
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)423339E4248024C445669Ecl 8F 2-8-0MV Type 2 diesels
401419E S423399E425728Fcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)482739ED5703D5710
402089E Scl 3F 0-6-0 (J)BR 4MT 2-6-0435809E W482889ED5704D5712
cl 4MT 2-6-0432119E W760869Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (D)WD 2-8-0D5708
4316141B438329E9041627B
Shed Codes8F Springs Branch14B Kentish Town24C Lostock Hall27B Aintree41B Sheffield
Sunday 13 August 19619E4pm - 4.10pmtotal:39
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400189E S420649E424259A4566817A Madden482739E
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)421139E424289E SRoyal Scot 4-6-0482889E
401419E S422358F424529E461439E South Staffordshire Reg.BR 4MT 2-6-0
402089E S422489E424699Ecl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0760889E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)426759E424799E S4404817A446659EWD 2-8-0
423289E426769E426289E444899E4498121A904238D
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)426839E Scl 3F 0-6-0 (D)445649EMV Type 2 dieselsPeak T4 diesels
432119E Wcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)438329E445659ED5703D5710D12D85
435809E W4458817CD5704D39
Shed Codes8D Widnes8F Springs Branch9A Longsight9E Trafford Park17A Derby
17C Rowsley21A Saltley
Sunday 17 September 19619Etotal:40
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
400189E W420659E424289E S443929E461589E The Loyal Regiment
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)421119E424458C444899Ecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
401419E S421139E424529E4451841E4482114B482889E
402089E S422489E424568F445649E452399E483449E
BR 4MT 2-6-0426759E424669E445659Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (J)487419E
760479E426769E424799E S445669E432119E WPeak T4 diesels
760869E426839E S4248617C445898C435809E WD108D113
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)425969Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
423399E426289E438329E
Shed Codes8C Speke Junction8F Springs Branch14B Kentish Town17C Rowsley41E Staveley Barrow H.
Sunday 15 October 19619Etotal:40
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400189E W420659E424289E W461539E The Royal Dragoon482739E
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4209116A424489E461589E The Loyal Regiment482889E
401419E S421119E424529Ecl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0487419E
402089E S422489E424669E444029E448439EWD 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)426759E424699E445659E4496415C9029126A
423339E426769E424799E W445669E452399Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
423399E426839E W425609Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (J)BR 4MT 2-6-0438329E
423719Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)426289E432119E W760869EPeak T4 diesel
428579G435809E W760899ED77
Shed Codes9D Buxton9E Trafford Park9G Gorton15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham
26A Newton Heath

Trafford Park Engines - Out & About during 1961
nameclassobservednotes
420509Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)22-OctCrewe Works
420919Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)12-AugManchester Centrallocal passenger arrival
421119Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)23-JulCrewe Workspaint shop
421119Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)13-Aug9D Buxton
422489Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)11-SepManchester Victorialocal passenger
426759Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)26-Mar9A Longsight
426759Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)18-Jun9F Heaton Mersey
426759Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)30-Jul9D Buxtonalso 26 August
426769Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)8-Oct8A Edge Hill
426839Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)26-Mar9A Longsight
426839Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3-DecCrewe Workswithdrawn - scrapyard
423009Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)8-JanDerby Workswithdrawn
423009Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)26-MarGorton Workswithdrawn - scrapyard
423289Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)19-JulDidsbury5.22pm to Buxton passenger
423289Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)24-SepDerby Workswithdrawn, also 17 December
423289Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)19-Nov17A Derbywithdrawn - awaiting works
424489Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)17-DecDerby Works
424529Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)26-Mar9F Heaton Mersey
424529Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)5-JunDidsbury5.10pm Man. Cen-Cheadle Heath
424669Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)8-AugCrewe Workserecting shop & 20 August
424699Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)11-SepCrewe Workserecting shop - 1 October in yard
425609Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)9-Jul27F Brunswick
425969Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)8-AugCrewe Workserecting shop & 20 August
435729Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (J/F)8-JanDerby Workswithdrawn, also 12 February.
435729Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (J/F)19-MarCrewe Workswithdrawn
438329Ecl 4F 0-6-019-NovDerby Workswithdrawn, also 17 December
442759Ecl 4F 0-6-029-JanHorwich Works
443929Ecl 4F 0-6-026-Mar9A Longsight
444899Ecl 4F 0-6-09-Jul8E Northwich
445649Ecl 4F 0-6-018-NovHorwich Worksworks yard
445659Ecl 4F 0-6-020-MayHorwich Workserecting shop
446659Ecl 5MT 4-6-05-MarCrewe Worksworks yard
447179Ecl 5MT 4-6-022-OctCrewe Works
448099Ecl 5MT 4-6-012-AugManchester Central8.15am Manchester-Sheffield
448099Ecl 5MT 4-6-017-Sep9D Buxton
449649Ecl 5MT 4-6-08-Oct9D Buxton
455409ESir Robert TurnbullPatriot 4-6-05-JunDidsbury5.22pm Man. Cen - Buxton
461229ERoyal Ulster RiflemanRoyal Scot 4-6-026-Mar9A Longsight
461379EPrince of Wales' Vol..Royal Scot 4-6-08-JanCrewe Workserecting shop - yard, 5 February
461419ENorth Staffs RegimentRoyal Scot 4-6-026-Feb17A Derby
461419ENorth Staffs RegimentRoyal Scot 4-6-014-May14B Kentish Town
461439ESouth Staffs RegimentRoyal Scot 4-6-025-Jun9A Longsight
461539EThe Royal DragoonRoyal Scot 4-6-08-Jan14A Cricklewood
461539EThe Royal DragoonRoyal Scot 4-6-019-MarCrewe Works
461539EThe Royal DragoonRoyal Scot 4-6-017-SepBlackpool Northalso on 23rd September
461589EThe Loyal RegimentRoyal Scot 4-6-012-AugManchester Central8.45am to Derby (train)
482739Ecl 8F 2-8-03-Dec6B Mold
482739Ecl 8F 2-8-04-Jun17C Rowsley
482889Ecl 8F 2-8-020-MayHorwich Workspaint shop
483449Ecl 8F 2-8-020-MayHorwich Workserecting shop
483449Ecl 8F 2-8-011-Jun27E Walton-on-the Hill
483449Ecl 8F 2-8-09-Jul6B Mold
487419Ecl 8F 2-8-09-DecHorwich Workserecting shop
700219EMorning StarBritannia 4-6-28-JanCrewe Worksawiting works - yard, 5 February
700339ECharles DickensBritannia 4-6-28-JanCrewe Workserecting shop yard
760479EBR 4MT 2-6-019-Nov17C Rowsley
760869EBR 4MT 2-6-028-May9D Buxton
760869EBR 4MT 2-6-09-Jul27C Southport
760889EBR 4MT 2-6-025-Jun9A Longsight
780479EBR 2MT 2-6-09-Jul8E Northwich

Heaton MerseyAllocation 1961
Post Grouping Ownership (Joint) - Cheshire Lines Committee/Midland Railwaysjoint shed codes pre 1950 STP/19D
type:A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.opened:18891950 (briefly)13C
location:In the fork of the Cheadle/Didsbury lines, west of Tivot Dale station.closed:May-68May 1950 - Dec 19569F
Jan 1957 - Mar 195817E
April 1958 - 19689F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 26 March 19619Ftotal:48
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400049F W4270426A440909F4800416B4834641E4872026A
400599F W427549G442509F4806416A484039F487496B
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)BR 4MT 2-6-0443619F W481619F4840516BBR 9F 2-10-0
400899F760489F443799F481909F484299F9205017C
400949F760859F444079F481919F485019F0-6-0 diesel
400979F760879F444219F4819941E4851017AD3854
401059Fcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)445019F482089F485579F
401139F439459F445549F4827118A4865417C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)439619F W483169F486829F
424529E483299F486959F
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction9E Trafford Park9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton16A Nottingham
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby17C Rowsley18A Toton26A Newton Heath41E Staveley Barrow H.
Sunday 18 June 19619Ftotal:50
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400049F W439459F440269F4803318B4838718A486139F
400599F W439619F W440909F4806316B483909F486829F
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)BR 4MT 2-6-0442509F4806915B484039F487228C
400979F760489F442869F4809216B484069F487279D
401059F760859F443619F W481909F4843216BO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
401139F760879F443799F481919F485019F635759G
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)0-6-0 diesels444079F4819817A485039F637759G
426759ED3852D3854444219F482089F485439FWD 2-8-0
445019F483169F485548D9047141D
445549F483486C485579F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction8D Widnes9D Buxton9E Trafford Park
9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton15B Kettering16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby18A Toton
18B Westhouses41D Canklow
Wednesday 26 July 19619Fvisiting locomotivestotal:30
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4720124B*426759E4410441E4816441E485058C
* Returning to Rose Grove following repair at Derby Works.
4442917C484798C486928C
4454326AShed Codes8C Speke Junction9E Trafford Park
17C Rowsley24B Rose Grove26A Newton Heath41E Staveley Barrow H.
Sunday 13 August 19619F7.40am - 7.55amtotal:40
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400099F439459F440909F4806018A484299F486959F
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)BR 5MT 4-6-04415231B W*4814041D484519D487319F
401059F453298C442509F481619F4847212AWD 2-8-0
401139F0-6-0 diesels442869F481909F485019F9015218B
BR 4MT 2-6-0D3853D3854443799F481919F485068C9024355D
760859F444079F482576C485579F9034031B
760879F445019F483449E486139F9039141D
* 44152 en route to Horwich for scrapping.445549F484069F486779F9064636C
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction9D Buxton9E Trafford Park12A Carlisle Kingmoor
18A Toton18B Westhouses31B March36C Frodingham41D Canklow55D Royston
Saturday 26 August 19619Fvisiting locomotivestotal:30
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
429736C4395816A4477924E637219G4814314A9020241D
4485616ABR 9F 2-10-0485208C9024955E
9200817C9032156A
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction9G Gorton14A Cricklewood16A Nottingham
17C Rowsley24E Blackpool41D Canklow55E Normanton56A Wakefield
Sunday 3 September 19619Ftotal:38
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
400099F440909F S481619F484299F4870116B9020241D
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4412941E4818618A485019F487319F9069856D
401059F442509F481919F485039F4875018B0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)443799F483029F485579FJ39 0-6-0D3852D3854
424529E444079F483279F4861841E647189G
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4442517A483299F486429F
439459F445019F483389F4867641D
BR 4MT 2-6-04453817B4839741D486959FS - stored
760859F445549F
Shed Codes9E Trafford Park9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton18B Westhouses41D Canklow41E Staveley Barrow H.56D Royston
Sunday 15 October 19619Ftotal:40
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
400099F4270526A440909F S481619F484299F9020427B
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)427599G4421827E482089F485019F9025455E
401059F427815A442509F482508C4851017A9052727B
401139FBR 4MT 2-6-0442869F482759D485228C9055227B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)760489F444079F483169F485439F9061755E
421838C760879F445549F483279F486779F9064126C
BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)483299F4867814A0-6-0 diesels
7312526F4520326A439459F483909FD3853D3854
Shed Codes5A Crewe North8C Speke Junction9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey9G Gorton
14A Cricklewood17A Derby26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26F Patricroft27B Aintree
27E Walton-on-the Hill55E Normanton

Heaton Mersey Engines - Out & About during 1961
nameclassobservednotes
400019Fcl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)12-FebDerby Workswithdrawn, also 5 March
400979Fcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)9-SepHorwich Workswithdrawn
400979Fcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)22-OctCrewe Workswithdrawn - scrapyard
421339Fcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3-Dec8F Springs Branch
440269Fcl 4F 0-6-019-Nov17C Rowsley
442869Fcl 4F 0-6-09-SepHorwich Workserecting shop
482089Fcl 8F 2-8-09-SepHorwich Worksworks yard
483279Fcl 8F 2-8-029-Jul8A Edge Hill
483299Fcl 8F 2-8-025-JunHorwich Workserecting shop on 9 July
483389Fcl 8F 2-8-019-Aug24H Hellifield
483389Fcl 8F 2-8-09-Jul6C Birkenhead
483389Fcl 8F 2-8-018-NovHorwich Worksworks yard also 9 December
483909Fcl 8F 2-8-09-SepHorwich Workserecting shop
484069Fcl 8F 2-8-019-Feb41E Staveley Barrow H.
484069Fcl 8F 2-8-09-SepHorwich Workserecting shop
484299Fcl 8F 2-8-012-Feb18A Toton
484299Fcl 8F 2-8-025-Jun26F Patricroft
485019Fcl 8F 2-8-014-May18C Hasland
485019Fcl 8F 2-8-09-JulHorwich Workserecting shop
485039Fcl 8F 2-8-09-Sep26C Bolton
485039Fcl 8F 2-8-011-Jun27A Bank Hall
485439Fcl 8F 2-8-011-SepCrewe
485439Fcl 8F 2-8-026-Aug9D Buxton
486139Fcl 8F 2-8-020-AugCrewe Works
486349Fcl 8F 2-8-011-SepCrewe Works
486349Fcl 8F 2-8-09-DecHorwich Workserecting shop
486769Fcl 8F 2-8-022-Apr27B Aintree
486769Fcl 8F 2-8-012-MarHorwich Workserecting shop
486779Fcl 8F 2-8-022-AprHorwich Worksworks yard
486959Fcl 8F 2-8-012-FebDerby Workserecting shop
486959Fcl 8F 2-8-015-Oct55D Royston
760489FBR 4MT 2-6-024-Sep8C Speke Jct.

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