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.

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

West Auckland, Consett & North Yorkshire Sheds in 1961.

51FWest AucklandAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1887Sep 1935 - Jan 1950AUK
type:A brick-built roundhouse shed.closed:Feb-64Feb 1950 - Feb 196451F
location:West of the line, between West Auckland and Bishop Auckland stations.
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British Railways
Easter Monday 3 April 196151Ftotal:23
BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0
7602151F7700351F6483551F6497951F6335151F6344651F
7604551FBR 2MT 2-6-06484851F6498251F6335351F6344751L
7605051F7801651J6486251FJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6339851FJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
6492751F6573151F6340351F6869251F
6496951F6573551F6344351F6870851F
Shed Codes51F West Auckland51J Northallerton51L Thornaby
Sunday 2 July 196151F4am - 4.10amtotal:28
BR 4MT 2-6-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)
7602151F6471951F6484851F6334051F6344351F6869251F
7604551F6475651F6486251F6335151F6344651F6870851F
7604651F6483551F6492751F6335351F6345951F0-6-0 diesel
BR 3MT 2-6-0BR 2MT 2-6-06496951F6340351FJ26 0-6-0 (NER)D2154
7700251F7801651F6497951F6340751F6573151F
7700351F6498251F6573551F
Sunday 9th July 196151Ftotal:28
BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 2MT 2-6-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
7602151F7801651J6471951F6492751F6334051F6344351F
7604551FJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6475651F6496951F6335151F6344651F
7604951F6573151F6483551F6497951F6335351F6345951F
BR 3MT 2-6-06573551F6484851F6498251F6340351FJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
7700251F6486251F0-6-0 diesel6340751F6869251F
7700351FD21546870851F
Shed Codes51F West Auckland51J Northallerton
Sunday 30th July 196151Ftotal:28
BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-0J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
7602151F7700251F6471951F6496951F6334051F6344651F
7604651F7700351F6475651F6497951F6335151F6345951F
7604951FJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6483551F6498251F6335351FJ72 0-6-0T (NER)
BR 2MT 2-6-06573151F6484851F0-6-0 diesel6339851F6869251F
7801651F6573551F6486251FD21096340452K6870851F
6492751F6340751F
Shed Codes51F West Auckland52K Consett

52KConsettAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - Jan 1950CON
location:At Consett Junction, in the fork of the lines.closed:May-65Feb 1950 - Sep 195854D
type:A brick-built 1TS through-shed and a 1TS dead-ended shed.Oct 1958 - May 196552K
AbbreviationsNER - North Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
BR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentEE - English Electric
Monday 3 April 196152Ktotal:15
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0
6334652K6336552K6341852K6343952K6101652A Inyala
6335452K6340452K6342752K6344852K0-6-0 diesel
6335752K6340652K6343352K6345552KD3679
6335952KShed Codes52A Gateshead52K Consett
Saturday 20 May 196152Ktotal:14
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)Q7 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0
6334252K6340452K6342752K6344852K6346952H6121652C
6334552K6340652K6343352K6345652K0-6-0 diesel
6336552K6341852K6343952KD3244
Shed Codes52C Blaydon52K Consett52H Tyne Dock
Sunday 2nd July 196152K5am - 5.15amtotal:17
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0
6334252K6335952K6340652K6343952K6101652A Inyala
6334552K6336552K6341852K6345552KQ7 0-8-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesel
6335452K6337952K6342752K6346152HD3242
6335752K6340452K6343352K
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52K Consett52H Tyne Dock
Sunday 9th July 196152Ktotal:16
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0
6334252K6335952K6340652K6343352K6101652A Inyala
6334552K6336552K6341852K6343952KQ7 0-8-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesel
6335452K6337952K6342752K6346152HD3942
6335752K6340452K
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52K Consett52H Tyne Dock
Sunday 30th July 196152Ktotal:16
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0
6334252K6335952K6340452K6343352K6101652A Inyala
6334552K6336552K6340652K6343952KQ7 0-8-0 (NER)0-6-0 diesel
6335452K6336852K6341852K6345552K6346152HD3678
6335752K6337952K6342752K
Shed Codes52A Gateshead52K Consett52H Tyne Dock

51JNorthallertonAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1858pre 1950NTN
location:On the low level freight line to the west of the station.closed:Mar-631950 - Mar 196351J
type:Two adjoining brick built 1TS sheds, one with a through road.
AbbreviationsBR - British Railways
Sunday 2 July 196151J12.15pm - 12.20pmtotal:3
BR 2MT 2-6-0
7801051J7801151J7801451J
Saturday 8 July 196151Jtotal:4
BR 2MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0
7801051J7801151J7801451J6204451J
Shed Codes51J Northallerton

50EScarborough1961 Allocation
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1875pre 1950SCA
type:A brick-built roundhouse and an 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-631950 - April 195950E
location:West of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
Saturday 20 May 196150Etotal:12
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
8202650E8202850E7700450E6132151A4506355C4740350E S
8202750E8202950E7701350EB16 4-6-0 (NER)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4742150A S
6144550E S4397624D4763255H S
Shed Codes24D Lower Darwen50A York50E Scarborough51A DarlingtonS - stored
55C Farnley Junction55H Leeds Neville Hill
BridlingtonThe shed was closed in 1958, but it remained open to deal with holiday traffic until 1963.
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.
Monday 7 August 1961total:19
cl 5MT 4-6-0B1 4-6-0B16 4-6-0K3 2-6-0EE T4 diesel
4498121A6113536A6142955H6181450B6189440ED285
BR 5MT 4-6-06129756B6146850A6182041C6189950BBrush T2 diesels
7316255H6130351L6147250A6187150B6190650BD5683D5687
7316955H6188350B
Shed Codes21A Saltley36A Doncaster40E Colwick41C Millhouses50A York
50B Hull Dairycoates51L Thornaby55H Leeds Neville Hill56B Ardsley

50FMalton1961 Allocation
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1853pre 1950MAL
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-631950 - April 196350F
location:South of the line at the west of the station.
AbbreviationsI - IvattSt - StanierNER - North Eastern Railway
Saturday 20 May 196150Ftotal:8
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)J39 0-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)
4124750F4263950F6486750F6584450F6588850F
4126550F6492850F6584950F
Shed Codes50F Malton
Sunday 2 July 196150F2.30pm - 2.35pmtotal:11
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)J39 0-6-0J27 0-6-0 (NER)
4124750F4126550F4247750F6486750F6584450F6588850F
4125150F4263950F6492850F6584950F6589450A
Shed Codes50A York50F Malton

1 comment:

  1. Where next like to guess little disappointed no new locos in last two issues

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