15C | Leicester Midland | Allocation 1961 | |||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway | opened: | 1840* | Sep 1935 - Aug 1963 | 15C | |||||||
type: | A concrete-built polygonal roundhouse. | closed: | Jun-66 | Sep 1963 - June 1966 | 15A | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, north of Leicester Midland station | *Completely rebuilt in 1945 | |||||||||
Abbreviations | F - Fowler | Fb - Fairburn | H - Hughes | I - Ivatt | J - Johnson | ||||||
St - Stanier | BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | |||||||||
Sunday 12 March 1961 | 15C | total: | 57 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41225 | 15C | 42872 | 17B | 45615 | 15C Malay States | 44235 | 14B | 92101 | 15C | ||
41279 | 15C | 42884 | 12A | 45636 | 15C Uganda | 44403 | 15C | 92102 | 15C | ||
BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 42935 | 1A | 45650 | 15C Blake | 44571 | 21A | 92109 | 15C | |||
84006 | 15A | 42971 | 6B | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 92110 | 15C | |||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 44667 | 15C | 48188 | 8B | 43846 | 15C | 92111 | 15C | ||
42330 | 15C | 75042 | 15C | 44690 | 15C | 48218 | 16A | 43919 | 15C W | 92112 | 15C |
42331 | 15C | 75043 | 15C | 44711 | 2A | 48376 | 15B | 43969 | 15C | 92119 | 15C |
42361 | 15C | 75058 | 15C | 44815 | 15C | cl 3F 0-6-0T | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 92122 | 15C | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 75060 | 15C | 44825 | 21A | 47543 | 15C | 43205 | 15C W | 92123 | 15C | |
42467 | 2A | 75061 | 15C | 44848 | 15C | Peak T4 diesel | 43405 | 15C W | 0-6-0 diesels | ||
42636 | 16A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | D88 | 43411 | 15C | D3786 | D3789 | |||
73142 | 17C | 40452 | 15C W | cl 3F 0-6-0 (D) | D3787 | D3791 | |||||
40543 | 15C W | 43799 | 15C W | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2A Rugby | 6B Mold Junction | 8B Warrington | 12A Carlisle Kingmoor | ||||||
14B Kentish Town | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 16A Nottingham | 17B Burton-on-Trent | ||||||
17C Rowsley | 21A Saltley | ||||||||||
Sunday 26 March 1961 | 15C | total: | 67 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41321 | 15C | 42785 | 1A | 45614 | 14B Leeward Islands | 44034 | 15C | 92102 | 15C | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42935 | 1A | 45615 | 15C Malay States | 44036 | 41E | 92104 | 15C | |||
42185 | 16A | cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 44182 | 15C | 92111 | 15C | |||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 43031 | 14A | 44690 | 15C | 43861 | 15D | 44184 | 21A | 92112 | 15C | |
42330 | 15C | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 44753 | 55A | 43919 | 15C W | 44231 | 15C | 92119 | 15C | |
42352 | 15C | 75040 | 15C | 44811 | 15C | 43937 | 15C | 44403 | 15C | 92121 | 15C |
42415 | 15C | 75041 | 15C | 44815 | 15C | 43969 | 15C | 44509 | 31B | 92122 | 15C |
BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 75042 | 15C | 44821 | 14B | 43979 | 15D | 44519 | 15C | 92123 | 15C | |
84006 | 15A | 75060 | 15C | 44848 | 15C | 44020 | 15A | 44530 | 15C | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | 75061 | 15C | 44966 | 21A | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 44586 | 55B | 48106 | 1A | ||
40452 | 15C W | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45002 | 5B | 43205 | 15C W | 0-6-0 diesels | 48107 | 15A | ||
40543 | 15C W | 47502 | 15C | 45238 | 14A | 43277 | 15C | D3787 | D3791 | 48188 | 8B |
47543 | 15C | cl 3F 0-6-0 (D) | 43405 | 15C W | D3788 | D3789 | 48381 | 17C | |||
W - withdrawn | 43799 | 15C W | 43411 | 15C | D3790 | ||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 5B Crewe South | 8B Warrington | 14A Cricklewood | 14B Kentish Town | ||||||
15A Wellingborough | 15C Leicester Midland | 16A Nottingham | 17C Rowsley | 21A Saltley | 31B March | ||||||
41E Stavely Barrow H. | 55A Leeds Holbeck | 55B Stourton | |||||||||
Sunday 16 April 1961 | 15C | total: | 67 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | ||||||
41321 | 15C | 42812 | 1A | 44690 | 15C | 44034 | 15C | 48005 | 15B | 92103 | 15C |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 44774 | 14A | 44112 | 21A | 48106 | 1A | 92106 | 15B | ||
42185 | 16A | 46403 | 15B | 44806 | 16A | 44148 | 15D | 48107 | 15A | 92108 | 15C |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | B1 4-6-0 | 44811 | 15C | 44231 | 15C | 48137 | 16B | 92110 | 15C | ||
42330 | 15C | 61065 | 50B | 44815 | 15C | 44273 | 31B | 48397 | 41D | 92112 | 15C |
42352 | 15C | 61203 | 31B | 44822 | 14B | 44403 | 15C | 48606 | 18A | 92119 | 15C |
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 44848 | 15C | 44519 | 15C | 48617 | 15A | 92121 | 15C | ||
40452 | 15C W | 75040 | 15C | 44993 | 12A | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 48665 | 1A | 92122 | 15C | |
40543 | 15C W | 75041 | 15C | 45006 | 21A | 43919 | 15C W | 48675 | 16A | 92123 | 15C |
cl 3F 0-6-0T | 75043 | 15C | 45264 | 15C | 43937 | 15C | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 0-6-0 diesels | |||
47502 | 15C | 75060 | 15C | 45279 | 14A | 43969 | 15C | 43277 | 15C | D3786 | D3790 |
47543 | 15C | 45333 | 15C | 43977 | 15C | 43405 | 15C W | D3788 | D3791 | ||
Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 45335 | 14A | 43411 | 15C | D3789 | ||||||
46100 | 16A Royal Scot | W - withdrawn | |||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 12A Carlisle Kingmoor | 14A Cricklewood | 14B Kentish Town | 15A Wellingborough | ||||||
15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 15D Coalville | 16A Nottingham | 16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 18A Toton | ||||||
21A Saltley | 31B March | 41D Canklow | 50B Hull Dairycotes | ||||||||
Tuesday 2 May 1961 | 15C | visiting locomotives | |||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
46403 | 15B | 42799 | 17B | 43846 | 16A | 46100 | 16A Royal Scot | 48106 | 1A | ||
46494 | 31A | 42925 | 1A | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 46103 | 14B Royal Scots Fusilier | 48391 | 41D | |||
92084 | 15A | 48653 | 16A | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 14B Kentish Town | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 16A Nottingham | ||||||
17B Burton-on-Trent | 31A Cambridge | 41D Canklow | |||||||||
Sunday 4 June 1961 | 15C | total: | 57 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41225 | 15C | 42824 | 17B | 45615 | 15C Malay States | 44034 | 15C | 92029 | 15B | ||
41279 | 15C | 42870 | 1A | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | 44182 | 15C | 92103 | 15C | ||
41321 | 15C | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 44690 | 15C | 48020 | 2B | 44187 | 21A | 92109 | 15C | |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 75044 | 15C | 44811 | 15C | 48531 | 1A | 44465 | 15A | 92112 | 15C | |
42161 | 16A | 75058 | 15C | 44815 | 15C | 48614 | 16A | 44519 | 15C | 92121 | 15C |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 75061 | 15C | 45040 | 21A | 48617 | 15A | 44521 | 31B | 92123 | 15C | |
42330 | 15C | cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | 45333 | 15C | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 44530 | 15C | 92128 | 15C | ||
42331 | 15C | 40452 | 15C W | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 43277 | 15C | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 92164 | 15B | ||
42352 | 15C | 40543 | 15C W | 73043 | 41D | 43405 | 15C W | 43919 | 15C W | 0-6-0 diesels | |
42361 | 15C | cl 3F 0-6-0T | B1 4-6-0 | 43411 | 15C W | 43969 | 15C | D3786 | D3790 | ||
47502 | 15C | 61066 | 31B | Peak T4 diesels | 43977 | 15C | D3787 | D3791 | |||
W - withdrawn | 47543 | 15C | D76 | D99 | D3788 | ||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2B Nuneaton | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | ||||||
16A Nottingham | 17B Burton-on-Trent | 21A Saltley | 31B March | 41D Canklow | |||||||
Sunday 25 June 1961 | 15C | 1.25pm - 1.45pm | total: | 67 | |||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I) | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41225 | 15C | 43024 | 2B | 45509 | 26A Derbyshire Yeomanry | 48010 | 15A | 92019 | 15A | ||
41279 | 15C | 43105 | 31B | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48195 | 18A | 92027 | 15A | |||
41321 | 15C | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 45575 | 14B Madras | 48269 | 2E | 92103 | 15C | |||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 76031 | 31B | 45585 | 15C Hydrabad | 48306 | 14A | 92104 | 15C | |||
42185 | 16A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 45636 | 15C Uganda | 48382 | 15D | 92109 | 15C | |||
42291 | 14D | 75041 | 15C | 45650 | 15C Blake | 48519 | 9D | 92112 | 15C | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 75043 | 15C | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 48546 | 41E | 92119 | 15C | |||
42330 | 15C | 75044 | 15C | 44817 | 14B | 43919 | 15C W | 48651 | 15A | 92122 | 15C |
42415 | 15C | 75060 | 15C | 44826 | 55A | 43937 | 15C | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 92123 | 15C | |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cl) | cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | 44868 | 9B | 43975 | 21A | 44034 | 15C | 92128 | 15C | ||
42529 | 33C * | 40452 | 15C W | 45001 | 5B | 43995 | 15A | 44166 | 15D | 92160 | 15B |
BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 40543 | 15C W | 45285 | 14A | cl 2F 0-6-0 (J) | 44530 | 15C | 0-6-0 diesels | |||
80097 | 33B * | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45333 | 15C | 58137 | 15D R | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | D3786 | D3790 | ||
Peak T4 diesel | 47502 | 15C | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | R - repair shop | 43277 | 15C | D3788 | D3791 | |||
D103 | 47543 | 15C | 73135 | 17C | W - withdrawn | 43405 | 15C W | D3789 | |||
Shed Codes | 2B Nuneaton | 2E Northampton | 5B Crewe South | 9B Stockport | 9D Buxton | ||||||
14A Cricklewood | 14B Kentish Town | 14D Neasden | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | ||||||
16A Nottingham | 17C Rowsley | 18A Toton | 21A Saltley | 26A Newton Heath | 31B March | ||||||
33B Tilbury | 33C Shoeburyness | 41E Staveley Barrow H. | 55A Leeds Holbeck | ||||||||
* 42529 - ex Derby Works, returning to 33C Shoeburyness. 80097 - ex Darlington Works, seen on 36A Doncaster on 18 June. | |||||||||||
Friday 11 August 1961 | 15C | visiting locomotives | |||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||||
46403 | 15B | 42922 | 17B | 44020 | 15A | 44036 | 41E | 45248 | 5B | 48132 | 18A |
46404 | 15B | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 44156 | 15A | WD 2-8-0 | 48456 | 2B | ||||
42978 | 2B | 44470 | 16B | 90284 | 18B | 48508 | 41D | ||||
Shed Codes | 2B Nuneaton | 5B Crewe South | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield | ||||||
17B Burton-on-Trent | 18A Toton | 18b Westhouses | 41D Canklow | 41E Staveley B. Hill | |||||||
Sunday 24 September 1961 | 15C | total: | 67 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41225 | 15C | 75040 | 15C | 45615 | 15C Malay States | 48270 | 17A | 92082 | 15A | ||
41271 | 15C | 75041 | 15C | 45636 | 15C Uganda | 48391 | 41D | 92101 | 15C | ||
41321 | 15C | 75043 | 15C | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 48622 | 55B | 92102 | 15C | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 75044 | 15C | 44667 | 15C | 44034 | 15C | 48651 | 15A | 92103 | 15C | |
42330 | 15C | 75057 | 15C | 44690 | 15C | 44085 | 15D | WD 2-8-0 | 92108 | 15C | |
42331 | 15C | 75058 | 15C | 44846 | 14B | 44113 | 15D | 90522 | 31B | 92109 | 15C |
42415 | 15C | 75059 | 15C | 44849 | 55A | 44156 | 15A | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 92110 | 15C | |
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | 75064 | 16A | 45333 | 15C | 44403 | 15C | 43888 | 16A | 92112 | 15C | |
40543 | 15C W | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45346 | 15C | 44509 | 31B | 43937 | 15C | 92119 | 15C | |
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 47385 | 2B | 0-6-0 diesels | 44530 | 15C | 43951 | 21A | 92128 | 15C | ||
43277 | 15C W | 47502 | 15C | D3791 | D3788 | 44571 | 21A | 43969 | 15C | Peak T4 diesels | |
43599 | 21A | 47543 | 15C | D3786 | D3789 | 43977 | 15C | D88 | D114 | ||
D3787 | D3790 | 44013 | 15C | D85 | D110 | ||||||
Shed Codes | 2B Nuneaton | 14B Kentish Town | 15A Wellingborough | 15C Leicester Midland | 15D Coalville | ||||||
16A Nottingham | 17A Derby | 21A Saltley | 31B March | 41D Canklow | |||||||
55A Leeds Holbeck | 55B Stourton | ||||||||||
Sunday 8 October 1961 | 15C | 9.40am | total: | 60 | |||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41225 | 15C | 44667 | 15C | 75040 | 15C | 45585 | 15C Hydrabad | 92101 | 15C | ||
41271 | 15C | 44690 | 15C | 75041 | 15C | 45615 | 15C Malay States | 92102 | 15C | ||
41279 | 15C | 44811 | 15C | 75043 | 15C | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | 92103 | 15C | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 44815 | 15C | 75044 | 15C | 44113 | 15D | 43937 | 15C | 92104 | 15C | |
42100 | 1C | 44848 | 15C | 75055 | 16A | 44182 | 15C | 43951 | 21A | 92112 | 15C |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 44966 | 21A | 75057 | 15C | 44414 | 15C | 43977 | 15C | 92124 | 15A | |
42330 | 15C | 45062 | 14A | 75058 | 15C | 44476 | 15A | 43979 | 15D | 92128 | 15C |
42352 | 15C | 45264 | 15C | 75059 | 15C | 44509 | 31B | 0-6-0 diesels | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||
42361 | 15C | 45346 | 15C | 75060 | 15C | 44519 | 15C | D3786 | D3789 | 48159 | 55A |
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D) | 44530 | 15C | D3787 | D3790 | 48168 | 15B | |||
40543 | 15C W | 42756 | 17B | 43277 | 15C W | cl 3F 0-6-0T | D3788 | D3791 | Peak T4 diesels | ||
42852 | 1A | 47543 | 15C | D77 | D110 | ||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 14A Cricklewood | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | ||||||
15C Leicester Midland | 15D Coalville | 16A Nottingham | 17B Burton-on-Trent | 21A Saltley | |||||||
31B March | 55A Leeds Holbeck | ||||||||||
subshed | Market Harborough | ||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | Sep 1935 - Sep 1955 | Rugby subshed | |||||||||
type: | A brick-built 2TS through-road shed. | Oct 1955 - Jan 1958 | 2F | ||||||||
location: | On the west side of the line, at the north end of the station. | Feb 1958 - Sep 1960 | 15F | ||||||||
opened: | 1864 | closed: | Oct-65 | Oct 1960 - Oct 1965 | Leicester subshed | ||||||
Abbreviations | F - Fowler | Fb - Fairburn | H - Hughes | I - Ivatt | J - Johnson | ||||||
St - Stanier | GCR - Great Central Railway | BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | ||||||||
Sunday 29 January 1961 | subshed of 15C Leicester Midland | total: | 10 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | ||||||
41321 | 15C | 43949 | 21A | 44242 | 2E | 44716 | 2A | 48010 | 15A | 90554 | 40E |
cl 2MT 2-6-0 | 44249 | 41E | 48036 | 1A | |||||||
46445 | 2A | 48671 | 15A | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2A Rugby | 2E Northampton | 15A Wellingborough | 15C Leicester Midland | ||||||
21A Saltley | 40E Colwick | 41E Staveley B. Hill | |||||||||
Sunday 12 March 1961 | total: | 11 | |||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | ||||||
41321 | 15C | 43937 | 15C | 44034 | 15C | 45321 | 8B | 48269 | 2E | 90051 | 40E |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 44076 | 2E | 48523 | 18A | 90084 | 40E | |||||
42062 | 2A | 48699 | 15C | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 2A Rugby | 2E Northampton | 8B Warrington | 15C Leicester Midland | |||||||
18A Toton | 40E Colwick | ||||||||||
Sunday 26 March 1961 | total: | 5 | |||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
41279 | 15C | 42104 | 2A | 43846 | 21A | 44353 | 2E | 48131 | 2E | ||
Shed Codes | 2A Rugby | 2E Northampton | 15C Leicester Midland | 21A Saltley | |||||||
Sunday 16 April 1961 | total: | 10 | |||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
41279 | 15C | 44156 | 15A | 45548 | 2B Lytham & St. Annes | 48127 | 18A | 92114 | 18A | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 44239 | 2E | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | WD 2-8-0 | 48305 | 2E | |||||
42573 | 2A | 43846 | 16A | 90051 | 40E | ||||||
Shed Codes | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 2E Northampton | 15A Wellingborough | 15C Leicester Midland | ||||||
16A Nottingham | 18A Toton | 40E Colwick | |||||||||
Sunday 30 April 1961 | 3.45pm - 3.55pm | total: | 10 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | ||||||
41321 | 15C | 42896 | 17B | 46445 | 2A | 43937 | 15C | 48534 | 2E | 90037 | 40E |
cl 4F 0-6-0 | 48627 | 14A | 90259 | 40E | |||||||
44491 | 2E | 48658 | 2B | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 2E Northampton | 14A Cricklewood | 15C Leicester Midland | ||||||
17B Burton-on-Trent | 40E Colwick | ||||||||||
Sunday 4 June 1961 | total: | 10 | |||||||||
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||
43937 | 15C | 46445 | 2A | 45256 | 8B | 48127 | 18A | 48529 | 2E | 90674 | 40E |
cl 4F 0-6-0 | 48386 | 15A | 48600 | 1A | |||||||
44231 | 15C | 48523 | 18A | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2A Rugby | 2E Northampton | 8B Warrington | 15A Wellingborough | ||||||
15C Leicester Midland | 18A Toton | 40E Colwick | |||||||||
Sunday 24 September 1961 | total: | 9 | |||||||||
cl 5F 2-6-0 (St) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||
42945 | 2B | 44231 | 15C | 44862 | 2A | 48386 | 15A | 48603 | 1A | 90554 | 40E |
44414 | 15C | 48449 | 2B | 90629 | 40E | ||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 15A Wellingborough | |||||||
15C Leicester Midland | 40E Colwick | ||||||||||
Sunday 8 October 1961 | 10:30am | total: | 8 | ||||||||
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||
43969 | 15C | 46445 | 2A | 45132 | 5A | 48290 | 2E | 48666 | 16A | 90423 | 8D |
44013 | 15C | 48325 | 1A | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 2A Rugby | 2E Northampton | 5A Crewe North | 8D Widnes | ||||||
15C Leicester Midland | 16A Nottingham |
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.
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