Shed Profiles - Birkenhead & Bidston in 1961

6C	Birkenhead							1961 Allocation
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1888	Sep 1938 - Oct 1967		8B
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Oct-67
location:	On the west side of the main line, a mile north of Bank Quay station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier		BR - British Railways				WD - War Department
Tuesday 9 May 1961					6C		diesels not recorded			total:	60
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Modified Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C S	42210	6C	42708	26A	6963	81A Throwley Hall			48076	56D
40102	6C S	42211	6C	42778	6C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		48250	8C
40107	6C	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		42804	6C	44917	6B	47267	6H	48257	6C
40116	6C S	42357	6C	42814	6C	44939	12B	47507	6C	48323	8A
40122	6C	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		42877	6C	45253	21A	47530	6C	48441	6C
40131	6C S	42441	6C	42936	6C	BR 2MT 2-6-2T		47565	6C	48460	84F
40137	6C S	42447	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		84000	6C	47627	6C	48476	6F
40144	6C S	42542	6C	42946	6C	84003	6C	47659	6C	48558	9D
40157	6C S	42599	6C	42970	6C	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		47674	6C	48633	6B
40201	6C S	42602	6C	42973	6C	47160	6C	WD 2-8-0		48684	6C
40202	6C S	42606	6C	cl 0F 0-4-0ST (K)		47164	6C	90507	8F	48691	6C
40209	6C S	42608	6C	47009	6C			90606	6C	S - stored
Shed Codes		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		6H Bangor		8A Edge Hill
8F Springs Branch		9D Buxton		12B Carlisle Upperby		21A Saltley		26A Newton Heath		56D Mirfield
81A Old Oak Common		84F Stourbridge Jct.
Sunday 11 June 1961					6C					total:	76
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Jubilee 4-6-0
40101	6C S	42077	6C	42454	6C	42772	6B	45688	12B Polyphemus
40102	6C S	42078	6C	42542	6C	42804	6C	Modified Hall 4-6-0
40107	6C	42210	6C	42548	26A	42856	6C	6990	81A Witherslack Hall
40116	6C S	42211	6C	42583	6C	42858	6C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
40121	6C	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		42597	6C	42877	6C	44917	6B	48130	55D
40122	6C	42357	6C	42599	6C	42932	9B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		48135	8E
40131	6C S	BR 2MT 2-6-2T		42602	6C	42934	6C	47267	6H	48415	84F
40137	6C S	84000	6C	42608	6C	42936	6C	47507	6C	48423	6C
40144	6C S	84001	6C	42658	6C	42944	6C	47530	6C	48451	9D
40157	6C S	84003	6C	0-6-0 diesels		Crab 2-6-0 (St)		47565	6C	48626	5B
40201	6C S	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		D2220	D2504	42946	6C	47627	6C	48684	6C
40202	6C S	47160	6C	D2386	D2505	42964	21D	47659	6C	BR 9F 2-10-0
40209	6C S	47164	6C	D2388	D2507	42969	6C	cl 0F 0-4-0ST (K)		92047	6F
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4F 0-6-0		D2502	D2508	42973	6C	47005	6C
41226	6C	44301	5B	D2509		42974	21D	47009	6C	S - stored
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		6H Bangor
8E Northwich		9B Stockport		9D Buxton		12B Carlisle Upperby		21D Aston		26A Newton Heath
55D Royston		81A Old Oak Common		84F Stourbridge Jct.
Sunday 9 July 1961					6C		7.45am - 8.05am			total:	62
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		Grange 4-6-0
40101	6C S	42198	6A	42936	6C	47267	6H	6862	84B Derwent Grange
40102	6C S	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (St)		47372	6C	Modified Hall 4-6-0
40116	6C S	42459	6C	42958	6C	47495	6F	6963	81A Throwley Hall
40121	6C S	42493	6C	42969	6C	47530	6C	cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
40131	6C S	42542	6C	42970	6C	47565	6C	48258	2B	90192	6C
40144	6C S	42583	6C	42981	6C	47627	6C	48260	6C	90369	6C
40157	6C S	42597	6C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		47674	6C	48292	6C	90557	24B
40201	6C S	42602	6C	45055	6B	0-6-0 diesels		48338	9F	90599	27B
40202	6C S	42608	6C	45312	8C	D2218	D2509	48433	8A	72xx 2-8-2T
40209	6C S	42658	6C	cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		D2386	11118	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		7228	84C
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 2MT 2-6-2T		47005	6C	D2504	11145	49323	26F	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)
41226	6C	84003	6C	47009	6C	D2505	11146	cl 4F 0-6-0		47160	6C
S - stored						D2508		44241	17B	47164	6C
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		6A Chester Midland		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston
6H Bangor		8A Edge Hill		8C Speke Junction		9F Heaton Mersey		17B Burton-on-Trent		24B Rose Grove
26F Patricroft		27B Aintree		81A Old Oak Common		84B Oxley		84C Banbury
Wednesday 16 August 1961					6C		visiting locos
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Crab 2-6-0 (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		B1 4-6-0		O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)		28xx 2-8-0
42213	6A	42979	21D	44769	8A	61071	50A	63641	9G	2889	84C
				45495	8B					WD 2-8-0
Shed Codes		6A Chester Midland		8A Edge Hill		8B Warrington				90658	24C
9G Gorton		21D Aston		24C Lostock Hall		50A York		84C Banbury
Saturday 16 September 1961					6C					total:	61
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Hall 4-6-0				WD 2-8-0
40101	6C S	42236	6A	42722	24F	6920	81A Barningham Hall			90248	26A
40102	6C S	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		42814	6C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		90369	6C
40121	6C S	42441	6C	42877	6C	45106	12B	48250	8C	90408	26D
40131	6C S	42493	6C	42936	6C	45312	8C	48260	6C	0-6-0 diesels
40209	6C S	42542	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		45404	8C	48348	6C	11118	D2388
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42597	6C	42958	6C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		48423	6C	11145	D2500
41226	6C	42602	6C	42969	6C	49426	26F	48425	8D	D2374	D2504
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		42606	6C	42973	6C	cl 3F 0-6-0T		48476	6C	D2375	D2508
47005	6C S	42608	6C	42977	5B	47324	6C	48554	8D	D2385	D2509
47009	6C S	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		42979	21D	47530	6C	48607	15B	D2386	D2510
S - stored		47160	6C S	42981	6C	47565	6C	48642	41D
		47164	6C S			47627	6C
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6C Birkenhead		8C Speke Junction		8D Widnes
12B Carlisle Upperby		15B Kettering		21D Aston		24F Fleetwood		26A Newton Heath		26D Bury
26F Patricroft		41D Canklow		81A Old Oak Common
Sunday 22 October 1961					6C					total:	56
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C W	42441	6C	42797	6C	6920	81A Barningham Hall			48260	6C
40102	6C W	42459	6C	42804	6C	6930	84E Aldersley Hall			48261	6B
40121	6C W	42493	6C	42877	6C	Patriot 4-6-0				48262	6C
40131	6C W	42542	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		45537	2B Private E. Sykes			48691	6C
40209	6C W	42597	6C	42952	5B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		0-6-0 diesels		48697	6C
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		42602	6C	42955	2B	47372	6C	D2213	D2388	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
47005	6C S	42606	6C	42960	2B	47530	6C	D2218	D2503	49034	26F
47009	6C S	42608	6C	42966	21D	47565	6C	D2220	D2504	49134	26F
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		42658	6C	42969	6C	47659	6C	D2374	D2509	WD 2-8-0
47160	6C S	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42970	6C	47674	6C	D2375	D2510	90606	6C
47164	6C S	41226	6C	42976	2B	S - stored		D2376		W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		5B Crewe South		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		21D Aston
		26F Patricroft		81A Old Oak Common		84E Tyseley
Sunday 29 October 1961					6C					total:	51
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C W	42441	6C	42804	6C	6920	81A Barningham Hall			48258	2B
40102	6C W	42463	6A	42846	9G	Patriot 4-6-0				48476	6C
40121	6C W	42493	6C	42877	6C	45537	2B Private E. Sykes			48630	5B
40131	6C W	42542	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
40209	6C W	42597	6C	42947	21D	45741	12B Leinster			49335	26F
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42602	6C	42951	2B	cl 5MT 4-6-0		0-6-0 diesels		BR 9F 2-10-0
41226	6C	42606	6C	42958	6C	44742	8C	D2213	D2503	92045	6F
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		42608	6C	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		45325	6B	D2220	D2505	cl 3F 0-6-0T
47005	6C S	42658	6C	47160	6C S	WD 2-8-0		D2375	D2508	47324	6C
47009	6C S	cl 4F 0-6-0		BR 4MT 4-6-0		90369	6C	D2386	D2509	47565	6C
		44377	5B	75010	6G	90606	6C	D2500	D2510	47674	6C
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		5B Crewe South		6A Chester		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead
6F Bidston		6G Llandudno Jct.		8C Speke Junction		9G Gorton		12B Carlisle Upperby		21D Aston
26F Patricroft		81A Old Oak Common
Sunday 19 November 1961					6C		diesels not recorded			total:	46
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		Modified Hall 4-6-0
40101	6C W	42542	6C	42772	6C	47324	6C	6990	81A Witherslack Hall
40102	6C W	42583	6C	42814	6C	47343	6F	Jubilee 4-6-0
40121	6C W	42597	6C	42936	6C	47372	6C	45592	24L Indore
40131	6C W	42602	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		47565	6C	cl 8F 2-8-0		WD 2-8-0
40209	6C W	42658	6C	42950	6C	47627	6C S	48115	26A	90284	18B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		42968	6C	47659	6C	48449	2B	90606	6C
42213	6A	45185	12B	42971	6C	47674	6C	48456	2B	90721	56D
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		45316	12B	42973	6C	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		48605	8E	BR 9F 2-10-0
47005	6C S	45431	8F	42981	6C	47160	6C S	48653	16A	92046	6F
47009	6C S	S - stored		W - withdrawn		47164	6C S			92049	17C
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		6A Chester		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		8E Northwich
8F Springs Branch		12B Carlisle Upperby		16A Nottingham		17C Rowsley		18B Westhouses		24L Carnforth
26A Newton Heath		56D Mirfield		81A Old Oak Common
Sunday 3 December 1961					6C					total:	53
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Modified Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C W	42209	6A	42772	6C	6963	81A Throwley Hall			48253	6B
40102	6C W	cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		42797	6C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		48257	6C
40121	6C W	42441	6C	42804	6C	45025	12B	2885	84F	48260	6C
40131	6C W	42459	6C	42814	6C	45056	2A	3802	84B	48262	6C
40209	6C W	42493	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		3821	84B	48505	5B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		42542	6C	42945	2B	47565	6C	0-6-0 diesels		48684	6C
41226	6C	42583	6C	42957	21D	47627	6C	D2213	D2505	48697	6C
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		42597	6C	42968	6C	47659	6C	D2218	D2507	WD 2-8-0
47005	6C S	42602	6C	42971	6C	BR 9F 2-10-0		D2386	D2508	90192	6C
47009	6C S	42606	6C	42973	6C	92047	6F	D2388	D2509	90589	26A
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		42658	6C	Jubilee 4-6-0				D2500	D2510	90606	6C
47160	6C S	cl 4F 0-6-0		45591	5A Udaipur			D2501		90721	56D
47164	6C	44354	5E					S - stored		W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		2B Nuneaton		5A Crewe North		5B Crewe South		5E Alsager
6A Chester		6B Mold Junction		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		12B Carlisle Upperby		21D Aston
26A Newton Heath		56D Mirfield		81A Old Oak Common		84B Oxley		84F Stourbridge Jct.
Sunday 17 December 1961					6C		diesels not recorded			total:	41
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C W	42441	6C	42804	6C	6920	81A Barningham Hall			48255	5B
40102	6C W	42459	6C	42811	2B	Jubilee 4-6-0				48445	2E
40121	6C W	42493	6C	42846	9G	45588	12B Kashmir			48476	6C
40131	6C W	42542	6C	42853	6C	cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		WD 2-8-0
40209	6C W	42583	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (St)		47005	6C S	47372	6C	90392	6C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		42597	6C	42946	6C	47009	6C S	47497	6C	90566	6C
42212	6A	42602	6C	42951	2B	cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		47627	6C	O4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)
		42608	6C	42970	6C	47160	6C S	47659	6C	63681	9G
S - stored		42658	6C	42971	6C	47164	6C	cl 4F 0-6-0
W - withdrawn				42976	21D			44048	5E
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		5B Crewe South		5E Alsager		6A Chester		6C Birkenhead
		9G Gorton		12B Carlisle Upperby		21D Aston		81A Old Oak Common
Sunday 24 December 1961					6C					total:	46
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		Jubilee 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
40101	6C W	42441	6C	47343	6F	45606	24L Falkland Islands			48451	9D
40102	6C W	42459	6C	47372	6C	Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		0-6-0 diesels		48519	9D
40121	6C W	42602	6C	47497	6C	42792	9G	D2213	D2505	48613	9F
40131	6C W	42608	6C	47565	6C	42804	6C	D2374	D2508	48684	6C
40209	6C W	42658	6C	47627	6C	42814	6C	D2375	D2509	WD 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		47659	6C	42936	6C	D2500	D2510	90392	6C
42270	6A	75032	6A	47674	6C	cl 4F 0-6-0		D2501		28xx 2-8-0
cl 0F 0-6-0ST (K)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)		44048	5E			2885	84F
47005	6C S	45182	26F	47160	6C S	44478	6H
47009	6C S			47164	6C
Shed Codes		5E Alsager		6A Chester		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		6h Bangor
9D Buxton		9F Heaton Mersey		9G Gorton		24L Carnforth		26F Patricroft		84F Stourbridge Jct.

6F	Bidston							1961 Allocation
Pre-Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railway							opened:	1897	prior to Jan 1950		BID
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Feb-63	Feb 1950 - Feb 1963		6F
location:	On the west side of the line, north of Birkenhead North station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier		GCR - Great Central Railway
		BR - British Railways
Tuesday 9 May 1961					6F					total:	9
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)		O4/7 2-8-0 (GCR)		BR 9F 2-10-0
47622	6F	68063	6F	42759	9G	63848	9G	92046	6F
47628	6F	68065	6F					92047	6F
		68066	6F
Shed Codes		6F Bidston		9G Gorton
Sunday 11 June 1961					6F					total:	9
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		cl 8F 2-8-0		O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)		BR 9F 2-10-0
47495	6F	68063	6F	48476	6C	63721	9G	92045	6F
47622	6F	68065	6F					92046	6F
47628	6F
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		9G Gorton
Sunday 9 July 1961					6F		8.15am - 8.20am			total:	12
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
47343	6F	68065	6F	63575	9G	48262	6C	92046	6F
47622	6F	68066	6F	63862	9G	48476	6C	92047	6F
		68068	6F			48631	8E
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		8E Northwich		9G Gorton
Saturday 29 July 1961						Wednesday 16 August 1961
6F				total:	8	6F				total:	4
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		BR 9F 2-10-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		cl 8F 2-8-0
47343	6F	68063	6F	92045	6F	47495	6F	68063	6F	48262	6C
47622	6F	J39 0-6-0		92047	6F					48476	6C
47628	6F	64718	9G	cl 8F 2-8-0
				48441	6C
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		9G Gorton
Saturday 16 September 1961					6F					total:	12
cl 3F 0-6-0T				J94 0-6-0ST		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
47343	6F	47622	6F	68063	6F	48161	9F	92045	6F
47495	6F	47628	6F	68065	6F	48403	9F	92046	6F
				68066	6F	48684	6C
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		9F Heaton Mersey
Sunday 22 October 1961					6F					total:	11
cl 3F 0-6-0T				J94 0-6-0ST		O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)		cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
47343	6F	47622	6F	68063	6F	63805	9G	48684	6C	92047	6F
47495	6F	47628	6F	68065	6F	J39 0-6-0
				68066	6F	64727	9G
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		9G Gorton
Sunday 19 November 1961					6F					total:	6
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		cl 8F 2-8-0		O4/3 2-8-0 (GCR)		BR 9F 2-10-0
47495	6F	68063	6F	48441	6C	63766	9G	92047	6F
47628	6F
Saturday 25 November 1961					6F					total:	10
cl 3F 0-6-0T		J94 0-6-0ST		cl 8F 2-8-0		O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)		BR 9F 2-10-0
47495	6F	68063	6F	48441	6C	63631	9G	92046	6F
47622	6F	68065	6F					92047	6F
47628	6F	68066	6F
Shed Codes		6C Birkenhead		6F Bidston		9G Gorton