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.

Thursday, 9 April 2026

Shed Profiles - Bescot & Bushbury in 1962

21BBescotAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1892Sep 1935 - May 19603A
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-66Jun 1960 - Aug 196321B
location: At the north end of Bescot station, on the west side of the line.Sep 1963 - Oct 19652F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 January 196221Btotal:47
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4008321B4393821A4487521B4825621B4876621B4896421B
cl 2P 4-4-0cl 4F 0-6-04518021E484289D4876721B4904521B
4064621B4405721B4528721B484932Ecl 2F 0-6-0 (J)490781E
4069421B4421321A453915B4851421B5812321B4908121B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4430121Dcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4855621B5821821B491061E
4642121B4435821B431122B4871321BBR 9F 2-10-04912521B
4645621B4443417B0-6-0 diesels4871821D9224688A4932821B
4645921B4444421ED3091120564872521BEE T4 dieselcl 7F 0-8-0 G2)
4649021B4444821B4873421BD3434943021B
4451221B487555C
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5B Crewe South5C Stafford
9D Buxton17B Burton-on-Trent21A Saltley21B Bescot21D Aston21E Monument Lane
88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 18 February 196221Btotal:63
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)Britannia 4-6-2cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
4642121B7001721D Arrow4896421B4820256D4876721B
4642521Bcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-04904521B4826921Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4644221B4476621B4402721B4908121B483351A5812321B
4644821B4487521B4405721B4909921B4837521B5818521B
4645621B4491021B4416021A4912521B484535C5821821B
4645721B4498121A4430221B4912621B4851421Bcl 2P 4-4-0
4645921B4506421B4435821B4921621B4852921B4064621B
4649021B4514621B4444821B4932821B4867421B4069421B
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)4518021E4451221B4936121B487129D0-6-0 diesels
4276316A4528721B4451421Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G24872621B1201312091
Crab 2-6-0 (St)4538721B4943021B4873421B1205612093
4297921D4543021D4876621B1208712094
Shed Codes1A Willesden5C Stafford9D Buxton16A Nottingham21A Saltley
21B Bescot21D Aston21E Monument Lane56D Mirfield
Sunday 25 February 196221Btotal:65
cl 2P 4-4-0Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4064621B4295621D4476621B461146J. Coldstream Guardsman4896421B
4069421Bcl 4F 0-6-0448405Acl 8F 2-8-04908121B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4405721B4487321B4816441E4860221B4909921B
4642121B4430221B4487521B4825621B4871321B4912521B
4642521B4435821B4487621D4826921B4872521B4921621B
4642821B4448421B4491021B483351A4872621B4932821B
4644221B4449821B4491421B483492E4873421B4936121B
4644821B4451221B4506421B4837521B4876621B0-6-0 diesels
4645621Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)452568B484535C4876721BD309012091
4645721B5812321B4528721B4847721B4876921BD386712095
4645921B5818521B4538721B4852921BEE T4 diesel12056
4649021B5821821B4541021B4855521BD290
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton5A Crewe North5C Stafford6J Holyhead
8B Warrington21B Bescot21D Aston41E Staveley Barrow Hill
Sunday 6 May 196221Btotal:68
cl 2P 4-4-0Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4069421B4282721A4476621B455605A. Prince Edward Islands4893021B
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-04484021Bcl 8F 2-8-04908121B
4301321A4402721B4491421B483122B4872621B4912521B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4405721B450455B4833218A4873421B4912621B
4642121B4430221B4506421B483351A487625C4921621B
4642521B4435821B4514621B4849016A4876621B4932821B
4643021B4444821B4518021D4851421B4876921B4936121B
4644221B4448421B452505A4852921B0-6-0 diesels4937321B
4645621B4451221B4526021A4855621B1200412056cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4645721Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4528721B4860221B12012120874943021B
4645921B5812321B4537421B4867421B1201312091
4649021B5812421B4538721B4871321B12030D2396
5818521B4541021B4872521B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5C Stafford
16A Nottingham18A Toton21A Saltley21B Bescot21D Aston
Sunday 17 June 196221Btotal:65
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0Britannia 4-6-2cl 8F 2-8-0
4642121B4402721B7002821D. Royal Star4825621B4876921B
4642521B4405721Bcl 5MT 4-6-0483122Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4642921B4430221B4484021B4541021B4837521B4893021B
4643021B4435821B4487321B454542E4847721B4904521B
4644221B4444821B4487621DBR 5MT 4-6-04851421B4907021C
4645621B4448421B4491021B730141A4855521B4907921B
4645721B4451221B4491421Bcl 2P 4-4-04855621B4908121B
4645921Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4506421B4064621B. W4860221B4912621B
4649021B5812321B S4514621B4069421B487129D4921621B
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)5812421B S4518021Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4872521B4932821B
4282616A5818521B S4528721B4226721D*4872621B4936121B
428915D5821821B S453288BW - withdrawn4873421B4937321B
S - stored* en route to 5C Stafford4876621Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4876721B4943021B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5D Stoke-on-Trent8B Warrington
9D Buxton16A Nottingham21B Bescot21C Bushbury21D Aston
Tuesday 31 July 196221Btotal:50
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4642521B429375B4483721C4541021B4825621B4893021B
4643021BCrab 2-6-0 (St)4487621Dcl 4F 0-6-04847721B4904521B
4644221B4295721B4488821A4402721B4851421B4907921B
4645621B4297421B4489326A4430221B4860221B4908121B
4649021B4297921B4491421B4434021B4867421B4921621B
cl 2P 4-4-00-6-0 diesels450512E4434821B487129Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4064621B. W12012120914506421B4435821B4876221B5812321B. W
4069421B120304514621B4444021B4876621B5812421B. W
4525321A4444221B4876921B5818521B. W
4528721BW - withdrawn5821821B. W
Shed Codes2E Northampton5B Crewe South9D Buxton21A Saltley21B Bescot
21C Bushbury21D Aston26A Newton Heath
Sunday 23 September 196221Btotal:69
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4642121B4402721B4561217B Jamaica4812721A4876621B
4642521B4405721BBritannia 4-6-24826921B4876721B
4642921B442759G7001721D. Arrow483492E4876921B
4644221B4430221B7002221D Tornado484402EWD 2-8-0
4645621B4434821B7003121D Byron484535C9064636C
4645721B4435821Bcl 5MT 4-6-04847721Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4645921B4444021B4476621B453955A4851421B4893021B
4649021B4444221B447688A4541021B4852921B4904521B
Crab 2-6-0 (St)4444821B4484021Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4855621B4907921B
429595B4448421B4487321B5812321B. W4860221B4908121B
4297421B4451221B4491021B5812421B. W4867421B4921621B
4297921B0-6-0 diesels4518021D5818521B. W4873321B4936121B
K3 2-6-01203012095452575A5821821B. W487435Bcl 2P 4-4-0
6205650A120874528721BS - stored4876221B4069421B. S
Shed Codes2E Northampton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5C Stafford8A Edge Hill
9G Gorton17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bescot21D Aston36C frodingham50A York
Sunday 7 October 196221Btotal:63
cl 2P 4-4-0Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4069421B. S4295721B447559B4402721B481745C4867421B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4297421B4484021B4405721B4825621B4870521B
4642121B4297921B4485817B4430221B4826921B4872521B
4642521Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4491021B4434021B483202B4872621B
4642921B4893021B4491421B4434821B483351A4873421B
4644221B4904521B450562A4435821B4837521B4876221B
4645621B4907921B4506421B4444021B484932E0-6-0 diesels
4645721B4908121B4514621B4444221B4851421B1200412087
4645921B4921621B4518021D4444821B4852221B1201212091
4649021B4936121B4528721B4448421B4852921B1203012095
S -stored4538721B4451221B4855621B
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton5C Stafford
9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bescot21D Aston
Sunday 11 November 196221Btotal:73
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)Crab 2-6-0 (St)Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4300121B4295721B4561817B. New Hebrides4818941E4867421B
4300221B4297421Bcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-04825621B4868021B
4311221B4297921B4487321B4434821B4826921B4870521B
4311521Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a4487521B4435821B483126C4871321B
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4893021B4491021B4443417B483351A4872521B
4642121B4904521B4491421B4444221B4837521B4872621B
4642521B4907921B S450441A4444821B484535C4874721B
4642921B4908121B S4514621B4448421B4851421B4876221B
4644221B4914221B4537421D4451221B4852221B4876621B
4645621B4917321B4538721B0-6-0 diesels4852921B4876721B
4645721B4936121Bcl 2P 4-4-012004120944853341E4876921B
4645921B4937321B4069421B. S12012D30214855621B
4649021Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2BR 4MT 2-6-012091D30884860221B
4943021B7607521B12093
Shed Codes1A Willesden5C Stafford6C Birkenhead17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bescot
21D Aston41E Staveley Barrow Hill
Monday 10 December 196221Btotal:60
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
4642121B4295721B4476621B4893021B. W4825621B4867421B
4642521B4297421B4487321B4904521B. S483351A4870521B
4643021B4297921B4491021B4907921B. W483665C4871321B
4645621Bcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4538721B4908121B. W4837521B4872521B
4645721B4300121B4540521C4914221B4847721B4872621B
4649021B4300221Bcl 4F 0-6-04917321B4851421B4873321B
BR 4MT 2-6-04300321B4444221B4932821B. W4852221B4873421B
7607521B4300521B4448421B4937321B4855621B4876221B
0-6-0 diesels4311221B4451221Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2486101E4876621B
12004120914311521Bcl 2P 4-4-04943021B486281A4876721B
1201212095S - stored4069421B. WW - withdrawn486676B4876921B
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley5C Stafford6B Mold Junction
21B Bescot21C Bushbury
see also: Bescot 1961

21CBushburyAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1883Sep 1935 - May 19603B
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-65Jun 1960 - Aug 196321C
location: On the east side of the line, north of Wolverhampton HL station.Sep 1963 - Apr 19652K
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - StanierEE - English Electric
Sunday 14 January 196221Ctotal:18
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)EE T4 diesels
4012921E. W428046C4482921C4907021C5812421CD298D319
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)4514621B4924021C5812821C0-6-0 diesel
4258221C4294721D4520756Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G25814821C12030
4265921C4543921C4945221C
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead21B Bescot21C Bushbury21D Aston21E Monument Lane
56D Mirfield
Sunday 18 February 196221Ctotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4012921E. W447635A4540521C4907021C5812421C482555B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4482921C4543921C4924021C5812821C4855621B
4258221C4483721C0-6-0 dieselscl 7F 0-8-0 G25814821C4873321B
4265921C4530426FD3021120304945221CEE T4 diesel
4530821C12004D232
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
26F Patricroft
Sunday 4 March 196221Ctotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4012921E. W4482921C456445B. Howe4907021C5812821C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)451895A4574112B. Leinster4936121C5814821C
4258221C4530821CBritannia 4-6-2cl 7F 0-8-0 G20-6-0 diesels
4265921C4531021C7002621D. Polar Star4945221C12004D229
4533221C7003121D Byron12030D3021
4543921C12087
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South12B Carlisle Upperby21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
Sunday 6 May 196221Ctotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4012921E. W4642821C447559B456315A. Tangyangika4866217B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4644821C4482921Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-0 G2EE T4 diesel
4258221C4483721C4907021C4945221CD384
4265921C4530821C4909921C0-6-0 diesels
4543921C4924021CD303712095
Shed Codes5A Crewe North9B Stockport17B Burton-on-Trent21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
Sunday 17 June 196221Ctotal:17
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4012921E. W4642821C4482921C4530821C4909921C4945221C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4644821C4483721C4533221C4912521B
4258221CCrab 2-6-0 (St)450015B4924021C
4265921C4297921D
Shed Codes5B Crewe South21B Bescot21C Bushbury21D Aston21E Monument Lane
Tuesday 31 July 196221Ctotal:17
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4012921E. W4642121C4490212A4571217B Victory4907021C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4642821C4531021Ccl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-04909921C
4258221C4644821C4540521C4876721B9006856Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4265921C4543921C0-6-0 dieselD37814945221C
Shed Codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
56D Mirfield
Friday 24 August 196221Ctotal:15
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4012921E. W429615B4483721C4644821C4860221B4889521C
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4296621C4514621BEE T4 diesel4907021C
4258221C4297721C4531021CD323
4265921C4543921C
Shed Codes5B Crewe South21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
Sunday 23 September 196221Ctotal:21
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4258221C4296621C447122A4612712B Old Contemptibles4889521C
4265921C4297721C4530821C46132
12B The King's Regiment, Liverpool
4907021C
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)429845B4531021C4924021C
4642821CEE T4 diesel4540521C0-6-0 diesels
4644821CD2994543921CD3088D3090D3780
Shed Codes2A Rugby5B Crewe South12B Carlisle Upperby21C Bushbury
Sunday 7 October 196221Ctotal:22
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4258221C4272626A4483721C455301A Sir Frank Ree4889521C
4265921CCrab 2-6-0 (St)453022EBritannia 4-6-24907021C
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4296621C4530821C7003121D Byron4924021C
4642821C4297721C4540521Ccl 8F 2-8-00-6-0 dieselscl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4644821CEE T4 diesel482586C12093D30904945221C
D38412094
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Northampton6C Birkenhead21C Bushbury21D Aston
26A Newton Heath
Saturday 3 November 196221Ctotal:19
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aWD 2-8-0
4258221C429446C4402721B4482921C4889521C9032256D
4265921CCrab 2-6-0 (St)4405721B4530821C4907021C
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4297721C4430221B4531021Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4642821C4434021B4540521C4945221C
4644821C4543921C
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead21B Bescot21C Bushbury56D Mirfield
Sunday 11 November 196221Ctotal:24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0
4258221C4297721C4402721B4482921C4554012B. Sir Robert Turnbull
4265921Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4405721B452995BWD 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4394021A4430221BBR 5MT 4-6-0480946C4889521C
4642821CEE T4 diesel4434021B730041A0-6-0 diesels4907021C
4644821CD3074444021B1208712030cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
D3090120954945221C
Shed Codes1A Willesden5B Crewe South6C Birkenhead12B Carlisle Upperby21A Saltley
21B Bescot21C Bushbury
Saturday 8 December 196221Ctotal:27
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
4258221C4296621C4402721B4435821B4889521C4940721C
4265921C4297721C4405721B4444021B4907021C. W4944621C
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-04430221B4444821B4936121C4945221C. W
4642821C4531021C4434021BEE T4 diesel0-6-0 diesels
4644821C4540521C4434821BD372D3839120931208712094
Shed Codes21B Bescot21C Bushbury
see also : Bushbury 1961

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