| 1A | Willesden | Allocations 1962 | |||||||||
| Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1873 | closed: | Sep-65 | |||||||
| type: | A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed and roundhouse. | Sep 1935 - Sep 1965 | 1A | ||||||||
| location: | On the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction station. | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | F - Fowler | Fb - Fairburn | H - Hughes | I - Ivatt | St - Stanier | ||||||
| BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | EE - English Electric | BRCW - Birmingham Railcar | ||||||||
| Sunday 7 January 1962 | 1A | 10.55am - 11.40am | total: | 115 | |||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A | 42785 | 1A. R | 44754 | 8C | 45512 | 12B. Bunsen | 48057 | 18A | ||
| 40010 | 1A. W | 42810 | 1A | 44772 | 8A | 45521 | 8F. Rhyl | 48171 | 1A | ||
| 40042 | 1A. W | 42812 | 1A | 44773 | 8A | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48247 | 1A | ||
| 40049 | 1A. W | 42854 | 2B | 44780 | 1A | 45528 | 1A. R. E. M. E. | 48264 | 2B | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 44834 | 5B | 45530 | 1A. Sir Frank Ree | 48323 | 8A | ||||
| 40144 | 1A. W | 46424 | 1A | 44837 | 21C | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48440 | 2E | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 46472 | 1A | 44844 | 1A | 45595 | 5A. Southern Rhodesia | 48445 | 2E | |||
| 42350 | 1A | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 44971 | 6B | 45613 | 5A Kenya | 48534 | 1E | |||
| 42367 | 1A | 92053 | 15A | 45039 | 8A | 45631 | 5A Tangyanika | 48600 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 92081 | 15A | 45089 | 1E | 45669 | 2B Fisher | 48603 | 1A | |||
| 42470 | 1A | 92114 | 18A | 45128 | 5B | 45735 | 1A Comet | 48606 | 18A | ||
| 42478 | 1A | 92130 | 18A | 45254 | 8A | 45740 | 21D Munster | 48624 | 1A | ||
| 42611 | 1A | 92160 | 15B | 45263 | 21A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48628 | 1A | |||
| 42627 | 1A. W | 92164 | 15B | 45291 | 9B | 46111 | 1A Royal Fusilier | 48629 | 1A | ||
| BR 2MT 2-6-2T | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 45301 | 1A | 46114 | 6J Coldstream Guardsman | 48632 | 1A | ||||
| 84023 | 8D* | 73013 | 1A | 45321 | 8B | 46146 | 1A The Rifle Brigade | 48657 | 1E | ||
| cl 3F 0-6-0T | 73039 | 1A | 45391 | 5B | 46159 | 1A The Royal Air Force | 48665 | 1A | |||
| 47302 | 1A | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 45494 | 5B | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48718 | 21D | ||||
| 47304 | 1A | 44447 | 1E | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70004 | 1A William Shakespeare | 48725 | 21B | |||
| 47501 | 1A | BR T2 diesels | 75030 | 1A | 70027 | 21D Rising Star | 48769 | 21B | |||
| 0-6-0 diesels | D5018 | D5033 | 75042 | 15C | 70032 | 1A Tennyson | WD 2-8-0 | ||||
| D3016 | 12078 | D5023 | D5027 | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a | 70033 | 1A Charles Dickens | 90118 | 41F | |||
| D3052 | 12100 | D5026 | D5074 | 49094 | 1E. R | 70042 | 1A Lord Roberts | EE Co-Co dieselc | |||
| D3173 | 13178 | D5032 | D5146 | 49293 | 2B | Princess 4-6-2 | 10203 | ||||
| 12076 | BTH T1 diesel | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | 46205 | 1A Princess Victoria. W | EE T4 diesel | ||||||
| D8209 | 49413 | 1A. W | 46207 | 1A Princess Arthur of Connaught. W | D224 | ||||||
| W - withdrawn | R - Repair Shop | ||||||||||
| A second visit was made later in the day. Changes as follows - | |||||||||||
| Left the shed: | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
| BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 42854 | 2B | 45301 | 1A | 48440 | 2E | 48657 | 1E | 92081 | 15A | |
| 84023 | 8D* | 45321 | 8B | 48445 | 2E | ||||||
| * 84023 was en route to Widnes (8D). Records suggest it was sent from Exmouth Jct. to Lancaster in Sept. 1961. Still at 72A at end of Oct. | |||||||||||
| Arrived on shed: | |||||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||||||
| 40110 | 1A | 42366 | 1A | 45197 | 12B | 48074 | 2B | 48258 | 2B | 48551 | 1A |
| 40157 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 45222 | 2A | 48108 | 15A | 48271 | 55B | 48559 | 2A | |
| 42976 | 2B | 45379 | 1E | 48149 | 18A | 48343 | 2B | 48615 | 18A | ||
| 45493 | 2A | 48192 | 16B | 48351 | 21A | 48635 | 18A | ||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 2E Northampton | ||||||
| 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 6B Mold Junction | 6J Holyhead | 8A Edge Hill | 8B Warrington | ||||||
| 8C Speke Junction | 8D Widnes | 8F Springs Branch | 9B Stockport | 12B Carlisle Upperby | 15A Wellingborough | ||||||
| 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 18A Toton | 21A Saltley | 21B Bescot | ||||||
| 21C Bushbury | 21D Aston | 41F Mexborough | 55B Stourton | ||||||||
| Sunday 11 February 1962 | 1A | total: | 97 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A | 42478 | 1A | 44734 | 26A | 45528 | 1A R. E. M. E. | 48247 | 1A | ||
| 40010 | 1A. W | 42627 | 1A. W | 44844 | 1A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48287 | 2B | |||
| 40042 | 1A. W | cl 4MT 3 cyl (St) | 44916 | 1A | 45582 | 24L. Central Provinces | 48368 | 1A | |||
| 40049 | 1A. W | 42516 | 33C | 45114 | 21D | 45586 | 21D Mysore | 48601 | 1A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 45130 | 2A | 45623 | 5B Palestine | 48628 | 1A | ||||
| 40080 | 1A | 46424 | 1A | 45140 | 8C | 45638 | 8B Zanzibar | 48644 | 15D | ||
| 40110 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | 45180 | 21E | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48665 | 1A | |||
| 40128 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | 45189 | 5A | 46119 | 8A Lancashire Fusilier | 48668 | 1E | |||
| 40144 | 1A. W | 42810 | 1A | 45191 | 1A | 46134 | 8A The Cheshire Regiment | 48688 | 1E | ||
| 40157 | 1A | 42925 | 1A | 45222 | 2A | 46161 | 8F King's Own | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42954 | 2B | 45235 | 5A | Princess 4-6-2 | 92159 | 15A | ||||
| 42068 | 1A | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 45237 | 5A | 46203 | 12B Prin. Margaret Rose | 0-6-0 diesels | ||||
| 42071 | 1A | 76042 | 14D | 45274 | 14A | 46205 | 1A Princess Victoria. W | 12070 | D3018 | ||
| 42118 | 1A | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45350 | 5D | 46207 | 1A Princess Arthur of Connaught. W | 12076 | D3050 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 47302 | 1A | 45354 | 8B | 13051 | D3052 | |||||
| 42350 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | Britannia 4-6-2 | D3016 | D3177 | ||||
| 42367 | 1A | 47355 | 1C | 73033 | 1A | 70021 | 1A Morning Star | ||||
| EE T1 diesels | 47500 | WW | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70025 | 21D Western Star | D5021 | D5073 | ||||
| D8001 | D8011 | 47501 | 1A | 75030 | 1A | 70031 | 1A Byron | D5025 | D5082 | ||
| D8002 | D8019 | EE Co-Co diesels | 75052 | 1A | 70032 | 1A Tennyson | D5032 | D5145 | |||
| D8010 | D8036 | 10001 | 10202 | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 70046 | 1A. ANZAC | |||||
| 10201 | 44348 | 1C | 70047 | 1A | |||||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | ||||||
| 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 5D Stoke-on-Trent | 8A Edge Hill | 8B Warrington | 8C Speke Junction | ||||||
| 8F Springs Branch | 12B Carlisle Upperby | 14A Cricklewood | 14D Neasden | 15A Wellingborough | 15D Coalville | ||||||
| 21D Aston | 21E Monument Lane | 24L Carnforth | 26A Newton Heath | 33C Shoeburyness | WW Wolverton Works | ||||||
| Sunday 25 March 1962 | 1A | diesels not recorded | total: | 94 | |||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A | 42062 | 2A | 44813 | 21A | 45555 | 5B. Quebec | 48090 | 2E | ||
| 40010 | 1A. W | 42066 | 1A | 44844 | 1A | 45578 | 26A. United Provinces | 48134 | 1A | ||
| 40042 | 1A. W | 42071 | 1A | 44862 | 2A | 45586 | 21D Mysore | 48168 | 15B | ||
| 40049 | 1A. W | 42096 | 1C | 44915 | 2A | 45603 | 2B. Solomon Islands\ | 48247 | 1A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42097 | 1C | 45027 | 1A | 45634 | 5B Trinidad | 48252 | 5B | |||
| 40080 | 1A | 42118 | 1A | 45033 | 5B | 45647 | 21D Sturdee | 48262 | 6C | ||
| 40128 | 1A | 42234 | 1A | 45132 | 5A | 45670 | 2A. Howard of Effingham | 48449 | 2B | ||
| 40144 | 1A. W | 42678 | 33C. W* | 45139 | 2A | 45676 | 5A Codrington | 48518 | 1A | ||
| 40157 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | 45191 | 1A | 45730 | 24L. Ocean | 48603 | 1A | |||
| 40201 | 1A | 42747 | 1A | 45193 | 24L | 45735 | 1A. Comet | 48628 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 42852 | 1A | 45196 | 5A | Patriot 4-6-0 | 48629 | 1A | ||||
| 42470 | 1A | 42935 | 1A | 45276 | 1A | 45523 | 1A. Bangor | 48632 | 1A | ||
| 42478 | 1A | cl 2P 4-4-0 | 45278 | 1A | 45529 | 1A Stephenson | 48649 | 1A | |||
| 42576 | 1A | 40657 | 1C | 45288 | 1A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48665 | 1A | |||
| 42611 | 1A | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45289 | 5A | 46111 | 1A Royal Fusilier | BR 9F 2-10-0 | ||||
| 42627 | 1A. W | 47302 | 1A | 45302 | 2E | 46159 | 1A. Royal Air Force | 92083 | 15A | ||
| cl 4MT 3cyl (St) | 47501 | 1A | 45343 | 8B | Britannia 4-6-2 | 92103 | 15C | ||||
| 42514 | 33C. W* | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 45446 | 5A | 70021 | 1A Morning Star | 92130 | 18A | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 73004 | 1A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70031 | 21D. Byron | 92164 | 15B | ||||
| 42366 | 1A | 73013 | 1A | 75030 | 1A | 70033 | 1A. Charles Dickens | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | |||
| 42367 | 1A | 73033 | 1A | 75031 | 1A | 70047 | 1A | 49413 | 1A. W | ||
| cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | cl 4F 0-6-0 | ||||||||||
| 46424 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | 44364 | 1E | W* Both locos en route to Crewe Works, for scrap. | |||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | ||||||
| 2E Northampton | 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 6C Birkenhead | 8B Warrington | 15A Wellingborough | ||||||
| 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 18A Toton | 21A Saltley | 21D Aston | 24L Carnforth | ||||||
| 26A Newton Heath | 33C Shoeburyness | ||||||||||
| Saturday 28 April 1962 | 1A | Visiting locomotives | total: | 104 | |||||||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | |||||||
| 42099 | 1C | 42811 | 2B | 44709 | 24L | 48203 | 1E | 46124 | 8A. London Scottish | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 45093 | 5A | 48362 | 18A | Britannia 4-6-2 | |||||
| 42454 | 1E | 84002 | 1E | 45147 | 1E | 48435 | 2B | 70028 | 9A Royal Star | ||
| 45331 | 1E | 48544 | 1E | ||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2B Nuneaton | 5A Crewe North | 8A Edge Hill | ||||||
| 9A Longsight | 18A Toton | 24L Carnforth | |||||||||
| Sunday 29 April 1962 | 1A | total: | 104 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A | 42454 | 1E | 44709 | 24L | 45529 | 1A Stephenson | 49287 | 1E | ||
| 40042 | 1A W | 42470 | 1A | 44773 | 8A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | ||||
| 40049 | 1A W | 42478 | 1A | 44834 | 5B | 45661 | 26A Vernon | 49413 | 1A W | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42541 | 1A | 44873 | 21B | 45696 | 24L Arethusa | EE Co-Co diesels | ||||
| 40080 | 1A | 42576 | 1A | 44938 | 2A | 45703 | 5A Thunderer | 10001 | 10202 | ||
| 40110 | 1A | 42604 | 1A | 45062 | 17A | 45737 | 26A Atlas | 10201 | |||
| 40128 | 1A | 42611 | 1A | 45114 | 21D | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | BR T2 diesels | ||||
| 40144 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (H/F) | 45147 | 1E | 46126 | 1A Royal Army Service Corps | D5015 | D5081 | |||
| 40157 | 1A | 42887 | 5D | 45210 | 27B | 46146 | 1A The Rifle Brigade | D5021 | D5083 | ||
| 40201 | 1A | cl 8F 2-8-0 | 45276 | 1A | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Reg. | D5033 | D5133 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 48036 | 1A | 45278 | 1A | 46159 | 1A The Royal Air Force | D5034 | D5134 | |||
| 42099 | 1C | 48124 | 17A | 45282 | 1A | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | EE T1 diesels | |||
| 42118 | 1A | 48167 | 18A | 45311 | 5A | Britannia 4-6-2 | D8001 | D8006 | |||
| 42183 | 1A | 48171 | 1A | 45324 | 2A | 70004 | 1A William Shakespeare | D8002 | D8010 | ||
| 42234 | 1A | 48203 | 1E | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 70014 | 26A Iron Duke | D8003 | D8017 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 48435 | 2B | 73004 | 1A | 70021 | 1A Morning Star | D8004 | D8036 | |||
| 42351 | 1A | 48544 | 1E | 73013 | 1A | 70026 | 21D Polar Star | 0-6-0 diesels | |||
| 42366 | 1A | 48600 | 1A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | cl 3F 0-6-0T | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | D3016 | D3177 | |||
| 42368 | 1A | 48603 | 1A | 75030 | 1A | 47302 | 1A | 46424 | 1A | D3018 | D3796 |
| BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 48615 | 18A | 75031 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | D3173 | D3797 | |
| 84002 | 1E | 48629 | 1A | 75052 | 1A | 47501 | 1A | BR 9F 2-10-0 | D3174 | ||
| 48665 | 1A | 92085 | 15B | ||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | ||||||
| 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 5D Stoke-on-Trent | 8A Edge Hill | 15B Kettering | 17A Derby | ||||||
| 18A Toton | 21B Bescot | 21D Aston | 24L Carnforth | 26A Newton Heath | 27B Aintree | ||||||
| Sunday 3 June 1962 | 1A | diesels not recorded | total: | 75 | |||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A S | 42470 | 1A | 44685 | 5A | 45647 | 21D Sturdee | 48255 | 5B | ||
| 40049 | 1A W | 42478 | 1A | 44713 | 5B | 45652 | 26A. Hawke | 48343 | 2B | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42585 | 1A | 44832 | 5B | 45735 | 1A. Comet | 48368 | 1A | |||
| 40080 | 1A | 42611 | 1A | 44875 | 21B | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48440 | 2E | |||
| 40128 | 1A | 42627 | 1A W | 44933 | 26A | 46111 | 1A. Royal Fusilier | 48518 | 1A | ||
| 40144 | 1A W | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | 44944 | 21A | 46126 | 1A The Lovat Scouts | 48603 | 1A | |||
| 40157 | 1A | 42351 | 1A | 45044 | 1A | 46159 | 1A. The Royal Air Force | 48610 | 1E | ||
| 40201 | 1A | 42366 | 1A | 45052 | 21D | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | 48629 | 1A | ||
| BR 2MT 2-6-0 | 42367 | 1A | 45111 | 1A | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48645 | 15B | ||||
| 84004 | 1E | 42368 | 1A | 45114 | 21D | 70004 | 1A William Shakespeare | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 45282 | 6J | 70021 | 1A. Morning Star | 49413 | 1A W | ||||
| 42066 | 1A | 46424 | 1A | 45305 | 1A | 70032 | 1A. Tennyson | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | |||
| 42068 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | 45331 | 1E | 70042 | 1A Lord Roberts | 75000 | 81F | ||
| 42097 | 1C | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 45379 | 1E | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 75028 | 1E | |||
| 42117 | 1A | 44348 | 1C | 45418 | 21D | 73004 | 1A | 47302 | 1A | 75031 | 1A |
| 42118 | 1A | 44442 | 1C | 45434 | 1A | 73014 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | 75052 | 1A |
| 42234 | 1A | 45454 | 2E | 47501 | 1A | 75054 | 1E | ||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2B Nuneaton | 2E Northampton | ||||||
| 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 6J Holyhead | 15B Kettering | 21A Saltley | 21B Bescot | ||||||
| 21D Aston | 26A Newton Heath | 81F Oxford | |||||||||
| Tuesday 21 July 1962 | 1A | Visiting locomotives | |||||||||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Britannia 4-6-2 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 42616 | 1C | 73126 | 26F | 45048 | 5B | 70025 | 21D Western Star | 48449 | 2B | ||
| Crab 2-6-0 (St) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 45236 | 12B | 70040 | 40B Clive of India | 48538 | 18B | ||||
| 42983 | 5B | 75037 | 1E | 45255 | 26A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48637 | 18A | |||
| BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 75038 | 1E | 45271 | 8B | 46119 | 8A Lancahire Fusilier | 48751 | 2B | |||
| 76023 | 21D | 75054 | 1E | 45287 | 21B | 46144 | 6G Honourable Artillery Company | ||||
| cl 4F 2-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 45328 | 8B | Jubilee 4-6-0 | |||||||
| 44442 | 21B | 92086 | 18A | 45555 | 5B Quebec | 45655 | 8B Keith | ||||
| 45732 | 24E. Sanspareil | ||||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2B Nuneaton | 5B Crewe South | 6G Llandudno Jct. | ||||||
| 8A Edge Hill | 8B Warrington | 12B Carlisle Upperby | 18A Toton | 21B Bescot | 21D Aston | ||||||
| 24E Blackpool | 26A Newton Heath | 26F Patricroft | 40B Immingham | ||||||||
| Saturday 28 July 1962 | 1A | total: | 71 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A S | 42350 | 1A | 44748 | 9A | 45613 | 24L Kenya | 48054 | 2B | ||
| 40049 | 1A. W | 42367 | 1A | 44833 | 2A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48085 | 1A | |||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 45001 | 5B | 46126 | 1A Royal Army Service Corps | 48163 | 15B | ||||
| 40080 | 1A. S | 42470 | 1A. S | 45038 | 21D | 46134 | 12B The Cheshire Regiment | 48171 | 1A | ||
| 40128 | 1A. S | 42562 | 1A | 45044 | 1A | 46146 | 1A The Rifle Brigade | 48252 | 1A | ||
| 40144 | 1A. W | 42573 | 1A | 45198 | 1A | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Reg. | 48263 | 2B | ||
| 40157 | 1A. S | 42576 | 1A | 45202 | 26A | 46154 | 1A. The Hussar | 48368 | 1A | ||
| 40201 | 1A. S | 42577 | 1A | 45230 | 24L | 46161 | 5A. King's Own | 48446 | 1E | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42585 | 1A | 45434 | 1A | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48449 | 2B | ||||
| 42068 | 1A | 42611 | 1A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 70017 | 21D Arrow | 48506 | 1A | |||
| 42071 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 73039 | 1A | 70018 | 9A. Flying Dutchman | 48518 | 1A | |||
| 42117 | 1A | 42951 | 2B | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70021 | 1A Morning Star | 48538 | 18B | |||
| 42218 | 1A | 42965 | 2B | 75038 | 1E | 70027 | 21D. Rising Star | 48649 | 1A | ||
| 42221 | 1E | 42967 | 2B | 75054 | 1E | 70032 | 1A. Tennyson | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||
| cl 3F 0-6-0T | BR T2 diesels | EE T1 diesels | WD 2-8-0 | 92019 | 15A | ||||||
| 47304 | 1A | D5006 | D5031 | D5136 | D8003 | D8041 | 90263 | 40E | 92124 | 15A | |
| 47501 | 1A | D5021 | D5033 | D5141 | D8005 | EE Co-Co diesel | 0-6-0 diesel | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | |||
| S - stored | D5023 | D5134 | D5144 | 10000 | D3173 | 49413 | 1A. W | ||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 5A Crewe North | ||||||
| 5B Crewe South | 9A Longsight | 12B Carlisle Kingmoor | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 18B Westhouses | ||||||
| 21D Aston | 24L Carnforth | 26A Newton Heath | |||||||||
| Wednesday 22 August 1962 | 1A | total: | 85 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A S | 42470 | 1A. S | 44750 | 8C | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48085 | 1A | ||
| 40049 | 1A. W | 42576 | 1A | 44809 | 9E | 45528 | 1A R.E.M.E. | 48136 | 55A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42577 | 1A | 44814 | 21A | 45529 | 1A Stephenson | 48171 | 1A | |||
| 40080 | 1A. S | 42611 | 1A | 44910 | 21B | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48247 | 1A | |||
| 40128 | 1A. S | 42615 | 1A | 44928 | 26B | 46101 | 1A. Royal Scots Grey | 48312 | 1A | ||
| 40144 | 1A. W | 42627 | 1A W | 45020 | 1E | 46111 | 1A. Royal Fusilier | 48416 | 1A | ||
| 40157 | 1A. S | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 45093 | 5A | 46146 | 1A. The Rifle Brigade | 48531 | 1A | |||
| 40201 | 1A. S | 42959 | 5B | 45111 | 1A | 46154 | 1A The Hussar | 48551 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42980 | 5B | 45222 | 1E | 46159 | 1A The Royal Air Force | 48624 | 1A | |||
| 42071 | 1A | BR 4MT 2-6-0 (I) | 45315 | 5B | 46163 | 1A. Civil Service Rifleman | 48632 | 1A | |||
| 42099 | 1A | 43118 | 14A | 45376 | 8A | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | 48665 | 1A | ||
| 42101 | 1A | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45434 | 1A | Britannia 4-6-2 | BR T2 diesels | |||||
| 42117 | 1A | 47302 | 1A W | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 70004 | 1A William Shakespeare | D5016 | D5035 | |||
| 42234 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | 73004 | 1A | 70033 | 1A. Charles Dickens | D5020 | D5076 | ||
| BR 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 47307 | 1A | 73014 | 1A | 70042 | 1A. Lord Roberts | D5023 | D5079 | |||
| 84004 | 1E | EE Co-Co diesel | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70044 | 5A. Earl Haig | D5025 | D5080 | ||||
| cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | 10202 | 75052 | 1A | 70045 | 21D. Lord Rowallan | D5031 | D5081 | ||||
| 49413 | 1A W | 70054 | 5A Dornoch Firth | EE T1 diesels | |||||||
| Jubilee 4-6-0 | Princess 4-6-2 | D8005 | D8044 | ||||||||
| 45587 | 24L. Baroda | 45706 | 26A. Express | 46206 | 1B. Princess Marie Louise | D8038 | |||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1B Camden | 1E Bletchley | 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | ||||||
| 8A Edge Hill | 8C Speke Junction | 9E Trafford Park | 14a Cricklewood | 21A Saltley | 21B Bescot | ||||||
| 21D Aston | 24L Carnforth | 55A Leeds Holbeck | |||||||||
| Saturday 8 September 1962 | 1A | total: | 80 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A S | 42470 | 1A S | 44831 | 2A | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48036 | 1A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42562 | 1A | 44872 | 21D | 45528 | 1A R.E.M.E. | 48074 | 2A | |||
| 40080 | 1A W | 42577 | 1A | 45054 | 24L | 45529 | 1A Stephenson | 48136 | 8D | ||
| 40128 | 1A W | 42585 | 1A | 45111 | 1A | 45532 | 12B. Illustrious | 48173 | 2A | ||
| 40157 | 1A S | 42611 | 1A | 45191 | 1A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48312 | 1A | |||
| 40201 | 1A W | 42615 | 1A S | 45324 | 2A | 45553 | 5A Canada | 48345 | 2A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42627 | 1A W | 45379 | 1E | 45559 | 24E British Columbia | 48506 | 1A | |||
| 42071 | 1A | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 45495 | 8B | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48600 | 1A | ||||
| 42097 | 1C | 46424 | 1A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 46115 | 9A Scots Guardsman | 48603 | 1A | |||
| 42099 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | 75052 | 1A | 46128 | 5A The Lovat Scouts | 48632 | 1A | ||
| 42117 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 75053 | 1E | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Reg. | 48647 | 18A | |||
| 42182 | 1A | 42959 | 5B | 0-6-0 diesels | 46154 | 1A. The Hussar | 48649 | 1A | |||
| 42218 | 1A | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2 | D3016 | D3834 | 46163 | 1A Civil Service Rifleman | BR 9F 2-10-0 | ||||
| 42221 | 1A | 49413 | 1A W | BR T2 diesels | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | 92130 | 18A | |||
| cl 3F 0-6-0T | EE T1 diesels | D5001 | D5082 | Coronation 4-6-2 | 92153 | 18A | |||||
| 47304 | 1A | D8002 | D8036 | D5025 | D5133 | 46234 | 12B Duchess of Abercorn | EE T4 diesel | |||
| 47501 | 1A | D8005 | D5075 | D5134 | Britannia 4-6-2 | D210 | D372 | ||||
| D5079 | D5143 | 70021 | 1A. Morning Star | BRCW T3 diesel | |||||||
| W - withdrawn | S - stored | 70042 | 1A Lord Roberts | D6518 | |||||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 5A Crewe North | ||||||
| 5B Crewe South | 8B Warrington | 8D Widnes | 9A Longsight | 12B Carlisle Kingmoor | 18A Toton | ||||||
| 21D Aston | 24E Blackpool | 24L Carnforth | |||||||||
| Sunday 7 October1962 | 1A | 2pm - 2.50pm | total: | 117 | |||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A S | 42470 | 1A W | 44716 | 2A | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48036 | 1A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42478 | 1A | 44831 | 2A | 45528 | 1A R.E.M.E. | 48077 | 1A | |||
| 40080 | 1A W | 42562 | 1A | 44875 | 21B | 45529 | 1A Stephenson | 48134 | 1A | ||
| 40128 | 1A W | 42566 | 1A | 45044 | 1A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48154 | 1E | |||
| 40157 | 1A S | 42577 | 1A | 45104 | 26A | 45593 | 21D Kolhapur | 48167 | 18A | ||
| 40201 | 1A W | 42581 | 1A | 45111 | 1A | 45643 | 5A. Rodney | 48171 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42611 | 1A | 45198 | 1A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48252 | 1A | ||||
| 42068 | 1A | 42616 | 1C | 45305 | 1A | 46111 | 1A. Irish Fusilier | 48271 | 18A | ||
| 42071 | 1A | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 45343 | 8B | 46126 | 1A Royal Army Service Corps | 48325 | 1A | |||
| 42097 | 1C | 42959 | 5B | 45354 | 8B | 46146 | 1A. The Rifle Brigade | 48445 | 1A | ||
| 42099 | 1A | 42962 | 2B | 45434 | 1A | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Reg. | 48600 | 1A | ||
| 42101 | 1A | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 46150 | 6J. The Life Guardsman | 48603 | 1A | ||||
| 42182 | 1A | 46424 | 1A | 73004 | 1A | 46154 | 1A. The Hussar | 48607 | 15B | ||
| 42218 | 1A | 46472 | 1A | 73039 | 1A | 46163 | 1A Civil Service Rifleman | 48628 | 1A | ||
| 42221 | 1A | BR T2 diesels | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | 48629 | 1A | ||||
| 42227 | 1E | D5000 | D5073 | 75014 | 1E | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48649 | 1A | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | D5001 | D5080 | 75030 | 1A | 70021 | 1A. Morning Star | 48661 | 18A | |||
| 42350 | 1A | D5013 | D5082 | 75052 | 1A | 70032 | 1A. Tennyson | 48665 | 1A | ||
| cl 3F 0-6-0T | D5022 | D5138 | EE T1 diesels | 70033 | 1A. Charles Dickens | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||
| 47302 | 1A W | D5026 | D5141 | D8001 | D8011 | 70042 | 1A Lord Roberts | 92081 | 15A | ||
| 47304 | 1A | D5027 | D5143 | D8002 | D8035 | 70048 | 1A The Territorial Army… | 0-6-0 diesels | |||
| 47307 | 1A | D5029 | D5145 | D8003 | D8036 | EE Co-Co diesel | D3018 | D3795 | |||
| 47341 | 1A | D5035 | D8004 | D8038 | 10202 | D3052 | D3796 | ||||
| 47501 | 1A | D8005 | D8042 | W - withdrawn | S - stored | D3173 | 12101 | ||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | ||||||
| 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | 6J Holyhead | 8B Warrington | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | ||||||
| 18A Toton | 21B Bescot | 21D Aston | 26A Newton Heath | ||||||||
| Saturday 27 October 1962 | 1A | Visiting locomotives | |||||||||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | Britannia 4-6-2 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||||
| 42227 | 1E W | 45248 | 5B | 75028 | 1E | 70024 | 2A. Vulcan | 92053 | 18A | ||
| Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 45380 | 8B | 75039 | 1E | 70026 | 21D Polar Star | 92078 | 18A | |||
| 42945 | 2B | 45495 | 8B | cl 8F 2-8-0 | 70045 | 21D Lord Rowallan | 92108 | 15C | |||
| 48617 | 15A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | |||||||||
| 45553 | 5A. Canada | ||||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | ||||||
| 8B Warrington | 15A Wellingborough | 15C Leicester Midland | 18A Toton | 21D Aston | |||||||
| Wednesday 31 October 1962 | 1A | total: | 89 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F) | cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40006 | 1A W | 42470 | 1A W | 44713 | 5B | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48036 | 1A | ||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | 42478 | 1A | 44714 | 5A | 45528 | 1A R.E.M.E. S | 48077 | 1A | |||
| 40080 | 1A W | 42562 | 1A | 45037 | 1E | 45530 | 1A. Sir Frank Ree S | 48111 | 2B | ||
| 40157 | 1A W | 42566 | 1A | 45198 | 1A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48247 | 1A | |||
| 40201 | 1A W | 42573 | 1A | 45276 | 1A | 46101 | 1A. Royal Scots Grey | 48258 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 42585 | 1A S | 45427 | 1A | 46146 | 1A. The Rifle Brigade. S | 48284 | 18A | |||
| 42068 | 1A | 42604 | 1A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Reg. S | 48531 | 1A | |||
| 42071 | 1A | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 73004 | 1A | 46159 | 1A The Royal Air Force S | 48551 | 1A | |||
| 42106 | 1E | 47302 | 1A W | 73033 | 1A | 46163 | 1A. Civil Service Rifleman | 48600 | 1A | ||
| 42117 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | 73039 | 1A | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48601 | 1A | |||
| 42118 | 1A | 47307 | 1A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 70004 | 1A William Shakespeare | 48603 | 1A | |||
| 42218 | 1A | 47501 | 1A | 75039 | 1E | 70014 | 1A Iron Duke | 48624 | 1A | ||
| 42221 | 1A | BR T2 diesels | EE T1 diesels | 70015 | 1A Apollo | 48629 | 1A | ||||
| 42227 | 1E W | D5000 | D5077 | D8001 | D8006 | 70024 | 2A. Vulcan | WD 2-8-0 | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F) | D5031 | D5083 | D8002 | D8018 | 70029 | 21D. Shooting Star | 90263 | 40E | |||
| 42350 | 1A | D5032 | D5137 | D8003 | D8043 | 70043 | 21D. Lord Kitchener | 92054 | 15C | ||
| 0-6-0 diesels | D5033 | D5143 | D8005 | 70048 | 1A The Territorial Army… | BR 9F 2-10-0 | |||||
| D3018 | D3177 | D5034 | D5146 | 70049 | 1A. Solway Firth | 92077 | 18A | ||||
| D3050 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 92078 | 18A | ||||||||
| W - withdrawn | 45671 | 8B. Prince Rupert | 45710 | 26A. Irresistible | S - stored | ||||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | 5A Crewe North | ||||||
| 5B Crewe South | 15C Leicester Midland | 18A Toton | 21D Aston | 40E Colwick | |||||||
| Sunday 25 November 1962 | 1A | Visiting locomotives | |||||||||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Coronation 4-6-2 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||||||
| 42227 | 1E W | 44763 | 5A | 46234 | 12B. Duchess of Abercorn | 48016 | 2B | 48387 | 18A | ||
| Crab 2-6-0 (St) | 44910 | 21B | cl 4F 0-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 48020 | 2B | 48449 | 2B | |||
| 42981 | 2B | 45220 | 26A | 44279 | 15D | 92055 | 18A | 48284 | 18A | 48698 | 18A |
| 45238 | 2F | 92112 | 15C | 48377 | 16A | ||||||
| 45243 | 5A | 92158 | 18A | ||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1E Bletchley | 2B Nuneaton | 2F Woodford Halse | 5A Crewe North | 12B Carlisle Upperby | ||||||
| 15C Leicester Midland | 15D Coalville | 16A Nottingham | 18A Toton | 21B Bescot | 26A Newton Heath | ||||||
| Monday 24 December 1962 | 1A | total: | 106 | ||||||||
| cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St) | Crab 2-6-0 (St) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
| 40157 | 1A W | 42962 | 2B | 44736 | 26A | 45528 | 1A R.E.M.E. S | 48077 | 1A | ||
| cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I) | 44811 | 15C | 45530 | 1A. Sir Frank Ree S | 48247 | 1A | ||||
| 41276 | 6K* | 46472 | 1A | 44812 | 21A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48287 | 2A | |||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 44844 | 1A | 45571 | 24E. South Africa | 48374 | 15A | ||||
| 42068 | 1A | 47302 | 1A W | 44928 | 26B | 45613 | 24L Kenya | 48376 | 15B | ||
| 42077 | 1A | 47304 | 1A | 44932 | 16D | 45626 | 16D. Seychelles | 48380 | 15B | ||
| 42099 | 1A | 47307 | 1A | 45020 | 1A | 45632 | 9B Tonga | 48435 | 1A | ||
| 42117 | 1A W | 47341 | 1A | 45044 | 1A | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48469 | 8A | |||
| 42218 | 1A | 47501 | 1A | 45079 | 55C | 46101 | 1A. Royal Scots Grey | 48479 | 1A | ||
| 42221 | 1A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 45111 | 1A | 46111 | 1A Royal Fusilier | 48493 | 1A | |||
| 42227 | 1E W | 73004 | 1A | 45198 | 1A | 46159 | 1A The Royal Air Force W | 48529 | 21B | ||
| 42234 | 1A | 73013 | 1A | 45242 | 8A | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | 48551 | 1A | ||
| cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 73014 | 1A | 45276 | 1A | Coronation 4-6-2 | 48601 | 1A | ||||
| 42470 | 1A W | 73033 | 1A | 45339 | 26A | 46234 | 12B. Duchess of Abercorn | 48603 | 1A | ||
| 42566 | 1A | 73165 | 55G | 45350 | 5D | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48624 | 1A | |||
| 42573 | 1A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 45374 | 21D | 70032 | 1A Tennyson | 48628 | 1A | |||
| 42577 | 1A | 75030 | 1A | 45376 | 8A | 70033 | 1A Charles Dickens | 48640 | 16A | ||
| 42581 | 1A | 75052 | 1A | 45427 | 1A | 70048 | 1A The Territorial Army… | 48665 | 1A | ||
| 42585 | 1A W | BR T2 diesels | EE T4 diesels | BRCW T3 diesel | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 48686 | 2B | ||||
| 42604 | 1A | D5020 | D5080 | D222 | D336 | D6511 | 92052 | 18A | WD 2-8-0 | ||
| 42616 | 1C | D5024 | D5082 | 0-6-0 diesels | EE T1 diesels | 92055 | 18A | 90005 | 40E | ||
| W - withdrawn | D5028 | D5143 | D3051 | D3797 | D8001 | D8014 | 92100 | 18B | 90393 | 40E | |
| S - stored | D5078 | D5145 | D8005 | D8036 | 90438 | 40E | |||||
| * 41276 was en route from Rhyl (6K) to Brighton (75A) | |||||||||||
| Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 2A Rugby | 2B Nuneaton | ||||||
| 5D Stoke-on-Trent | 6K Rhyl | 8A Edge Hill | 9B Stockport | 12B Carlisle Upperby | 15A Wellingborough | ||||||
| 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 16A Nottingham | 16D Annesley | 18A Toton | 18B Westhouses | ||||||
| 21A Saltley | 21B Bescot | 21D Aston | 24E Blackpool | 24L Carnforth | 26A Newton Heath | ||||||
| 26B Agecroft | 40E Colwick | 55C Farnley Junction | 55G Huddersfield | ||||||||
| Note: | In October/November 1962, a number of stored locomotives were moved to Devons Road, Bow (SLS & RO) | ||||||||||
| Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 46146 | 1A The Rifle Brigade | Scrapped at Crewe Works, March 1963. | ||||||||
| Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 46147 | 1A Northamptonshire Regiment | Scrapped at Crewe Works, March 1963. | ||||||||
| Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 46154 | 1A. The Hussar | Scrapped at Crewe Works, March 1963. | ||||||||
| Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 46169 | 1A The Boy Scout | Returned to service | ||||||||
| Patriot 4-6-0 | 45529 | 1A. Stephenson | Returned to service. At 1A Willesden, 17 March 1963 | ||||||||
| Patriot 4-6-0 | 45530 | 1A. Sir Frank Ree | Returned to service, At 1A on 24 Dec. 1962 & 20 Jan. 1963 | ||||||||
| Jubilee 4-6-0 | 45735 | 1A Comet | Returned to service. | ||||||||
| cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 41239 | 1B | Returned to service. At 1A, 17 March 1963 | ||||||||
| See also: Willesden 1961 | |||||||||||
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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