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, 23 July 2026

Shed Profiles : Grantham & Lincoln in 1962

34FGranthamAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1855Sep 1935 - Jan 1950GRA
type:Two 4TS sheds, one of them with two through roadsclosed:Sep-63Feb 1950 - Jan 195835B
location:On the west side of Grantham station.Feb 1958 - Sep 196334F
AbbreviationsGNR - Great Northern RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
I - Ivatt
Sunday 28 January 196234Ftotal:38
L1 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775234F61251*34F6004834F Doncaster6392834F6394934F
6775734F6136734F6004934F Galtee More6392934F6396034F
6776134F6138934F6005034F Persimmon6393034F6396436E
6777334FV2 2-6-26005434F Prince of Wales6393134F6398234F
6777634F6082034E6005634F Centenary6393234F6398736E
6778534F6006734A Ladas6393334FWD 2-8-0
6779134F6010534F Victor Wild6394134F9002434E
6779634F6010634F Flying Fox6394234F9054036C
A4 4-6-26011134F Enterprise6394834F
6002634A Miles Beevor*named Oliver Bury
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36C Frodingham36E Retford
Sunday 4 February 196234Ftotal:35
L1 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775234F6138934F6004634F Diamond Jubilee6392934F6394334F
6775734F6139234F6004834F Doncaster6393034F6394934F
6776134FV2 2-6-26004934F Galtee More6393134F6395634F
6777334F6082034E6005434F Prince of Wales6393234FWD 2-8-0
6777634F6096150A6006534F Knight of Thistle6393334F9005936C
6778534F6006634A Merry Hampton6393834F0-6-0 diesels
6779134F6010534F Victor Wild6394134FD3485D3630
6779634F6010634F Flying Fox
6779834F6011034A Robert the Devil
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36C Frodingham50A York
Sunday 18 March 196234Ftotal:34
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775234F4308134E6004434A Melton6392834F6396034F
6775734FV2 2-6-26004734F Donovan6392934F6396334F
6776134F6083034E6005034F Persimmon6393034FWD 2-8-0
6776740E6087036A6005434F Prince of Wales6393134F9023934E
6777334F6092434E6010634F Flying Fox6394134FBR 9F 2-10-0
6778534FB1 4-6-06011034A Robert the Devil6394334F9219136A
6779134F6138934F6011134F Enterprise6394834F
6779634F6139234F6395634F
6779834F
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster40E Colwick
Sunday 8 April 196234Ftotal:37
L1 2-6-4TA4 4-6-2A2 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775734F6002834A Walter K. Whigham6051650A Hycilla6392334F
6777334F6003234A GannetV2 2-6-2B1 4-6-06392636E
6778534FA3 4-6-26083034E6117740E6392934F
6779134F6004634F Diamond Jubilee6083234E6136734F6393034F
6779240E6004734F Donovan6085434A6138934F6393234F
6779634F6005034F Persimmon6087134AWD 2-8-06394134F
6779834F6005634F Centenary6093636A9005336C6394334F
6006534F Knight of Thistle9008736C6394834F
9060236C6395634F
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
40E Colwick50A York
Sunday 29 April 196234Ftotal:36
L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6775734F6083034E6003934A Melton6392934F6396034F
6776134F6095634E6004634F Diamond Jubilee6393134F6396736A
6777634FB1 4-6-06004734F Donovan6393234F6396936E
6779134F6136734F6004934F Galtee More6393834F6397636E
6779240E6138934F6005634F Centenary6394034FWD 2-8-0
6779634F6010534F Victor Wild6394134F9005140E
6010934A Hermit6394834F9022436A
6011134F Enterprise6394934F9055136A
6011234F St. Simon6395634F9060236C
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
36E Retford40E Colwick
Sunday 12 August 196234Ftotal:40
L1 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6776134F61251*34F6004634F Diamond Jubilee6392234F6394934F
6777334F6136734F6004834F Doncaster6392834F6396334F
6777634F6138934F6005634F Centenary6393034FWD 2-8-0
6779634F6139234F6006734A Ladas6393134F9001336C
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)V2 2-6-26010534F Victor Wild6393234F9067440E
6950434B S6086634E6010734A Royal Lancer6393334F0-6-0 diesel
6952034E S6095034F6011134F Enterprise6394134FD3450
6953534E SA1 4-6-26394234F
6953834E S6015736A Great Eastern6394334F
6956834E S*named Oliver BuryA2 4-6-26394834F
6957534E S6051550A Sun StreamS - stored, en route to Doncaster
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34B Hornsey34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster
36C Frodingham40E Colwick50A York
Sunday 26 August 196234Ftotal:40
L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)A4 4-6-2
6776134F6083034F6392234F6394934F6001034A Dominion of Canada
6777334F6086634E6392334F6395634FA1 4-6-2
6777634F6090334A6392834F6396034F6015736A Great Eastern
6778534F6091434E6393034FN2 0-6-2T (GNR)A3 4-6-2
6779634F6095034F6393134F6950434B S6004552A Lemburg
0-6-0 diesel6098334F6393234F6952034E S6004734F Donovan
D4076B1 4-6-06393334F6953534E S6005434F Prince of Wales
6138934F6394134F6953834E S6010334A Flying Scotsman
BR 9F 2-10-06394334F6956834E S6010534F Victor Wild
9217336A6394834F6957534E SS - stored, en route to Doncaster
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34B Hornsey34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster
52A Gateshead
Sunday 9 September 196234Ftotal:39
L1 2-6-4TN2 0-6-2T (GNR)V2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6776134F6950434B S6081434F6005434F Prince of Wales6392334F
6777334F6952034E S6083034F6005634F Centenary6392834F
6778534F6953534E S6088034E6005852A Blair Atholl6393034F
6779634F6953834E S6094834F6006534F Knight of Thistle6393134F
6780040E6956834E S6098334F6010534F Victor Wild6393234F
6957534E SWD 2-8-06011134F Enterprise6394234F
At the station9002434EA1 4-6-26394334F
A4 4-6-29007334E6011936A Patrick Stirling6394934F
6001734A Silver Fox9010836CB1 4-6-00-6-0 diesels6396034F
6003434A Lord FarringdonS - stored6138934FD3441D34466398234F
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34B Hornsey34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster
36C Frodingham40E Colwick52A Gateshead
Saturday 6 October196234Ftotal:34
L1 2-6-4TN2 0-6-2T (GNR)V2 2-6-2A4 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6777334F6953534E W6094834F6001434A Silver Link6392334F
6778340E6953834E W6095034FA3 4-6-26393034F
6778534F6956834E W6098334F W6004934F Galtee More6393334F
6779134F6957534E WB1 4-6-06005434F Prince of Wales6394034F
6779634F6957934E W6107434E6005634F Centenary6394134F
0-6-0 dieselsWD 2-8-06133956C6010634F Flying Fox6394334F
D3441D40759049240EBR 9F 2-10-0A2 4-6-26394934F
At the station9204034E6052334E Sun Castle6396034F
Deltic T5 dieselsEE T4 dieselS - storedW - withdrawn6396334F
D9007D9019D356
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham40E Colwick56C Copley Hill
Saturday 20 October 196234Ftotal:32
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6953534E W6777334F6090334A6004634E Diamond Jubilee6392234F
6953834E W6777634F6094834F6004934F Galtee More S6394034F
6956834E W6778534F6095034F6005434F Prince of Wales6394234F
6957534E W6779634F6098334F W6005634F Centenary6394834F W
6957934E WB1 4-6-06010634F Flying Fox6394934F
0-6-0 diesels6107434E6136734F6011234F St. SimonWD 2-8-0
D3441D348761251*34F6138934FS - storedBR 9F 2-10-09000240E
* named: Oliver BuryW - withdrawn9204034E
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham40E Colwick
Sunday 28 October 196234Ftotal:41
L1 2-6-4TN2 0-6-2T (GNR)A4 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6774940E6953534E W6002934A Woodcock6392234F6394934F
6776134F6953834E WA3 4-6-26393134F6396034F
6777634F6956834E W6004934F Galtee More S6393234F6396334F
6778534F6957534E W6005634F Centenary6393334F6396836A
6779134F6957934E W6006134A Pretty Polly6394034F6397434F
6779634F6010634F Flying Fox6394234F6398134F
B1 4-6-06011234F St. Simon6394334F6398234F
61251*34F6139040EV2 2-6-26394834F W
6136734F6139234F6083034F6095034F* named: Oliver Bury
6138934F6094834F6098334F WS - storedW - withdrawn
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster40E Colwick
Sunday 4 November 196234Ftotal:39
L1 2-6-4TV2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6776134F S*6081434F6004934F Galtee More S6392334F6394834F W
6777334F S*6088034E6005434F Prince of Wales6392834F6396334F
6777634F S*6094834F6005634F Centenary6393034F6397434F
6778534F S*6095034F6006234E Minoru6393134F6398134F
B1 4-6-06098334F W6010534F Victor Wild6393234FN2 0-6-2T (GNR)
6109240Ecl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6010634F Flying Fox6393334F6953534E W
6136734F4309034F6011234F St. Simon6394034F6953834E W
6138934FWD 2-8-06394134F6956834E W
6139234FS - storedW - withdrawn9016136C6394234F6957534E W
S* - stored locos, a 'book' transfer to 40E, prior to withdrawal.
Shed Codes34E New England34F Grantham36C Frodingham40E Colwick
Sunday 25 November 196234Ftotal:34
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)V2 2-6-2A3 4-6-2O2 2-8-0 (GNR)
6953534E W6082134E6004934F Galtee More S6392334F6394334F
6953834E W6083034F6010334A Flying Scotsman6392834F6394834F W
6956834E W6098334F W6010534F Victor Wild6393034F6396034F
6957534E Wcl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)6011234F St. Simon6393134F6397434F
B1 4-6-04308734FWD 2-8-06393234F6398134F
6136734F4309034F9000036C9055936A6394234F
6138934F4311134F9002536C9066536C
6139234F4315934F9003134E
Shed Codes34A Kings Cross34E New England34F Grantham36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
See also : Grantham in 1961

40ALincolnAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1875Sep 1935 - Jan 1950LIN
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-64Feb 1950 - Jan 196440A
location:On the south side of the line, west of Lincoln (GNR) station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
I - IvattBR - British RailwaysWD - War DepartmentBTH - British Thompson-Houston Co.
Sunday 8 April 196240Atotal:39
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0O2 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
4306040A61006*40A6116040A6140540A6392236A9000136A
4306240F61009*40A6117036A6140940A6396236A9006336A
4310440A6104240A6120240AK3 2-6-0 (GNR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)9022436A
4310740F6106040A6122340A6184540A6431840A9046040A
4315440A6108940A6128440A6191240A6434640A9057740A
K1 2-6-06110736A6134840A6192640A W6436240A9058340B
6207031B6111056B6138440A6195040ABR 9F 2-10-0
6111340A*named B1s - Blackbuck and Hartebeeste9216936A
Shed Codes31B March36A Doncaster40B Immingham40F Boston56B Ardsley
Sunday 26 August 196240Atotal:33
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4306040A6181140A6185940A61006*40A6132331B9022436A
4309540A6182040A6195040A6104240A6132540B9028040B
4314840F6182240A6197340A6105840A6134840A9029440B
J11 0-6-0 (GCR)6184540A6198140A6106040A6137440B9038340E
6434640A6184840A6108940A6138440A9046040A
6436240A6110740A6140540A9057740A
6120240A*B1 name: Blackbuck
Shed Codes31B March36A Doncaster40A Lincoln40B Immingham40E Colwick
40F Boston
Saturday 6 October 196240Atotal:29
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0Britannia 4-6-2
4308640A6181140A6104240A6206936A7001331B Oliver Cromwell
4309140F6182040A6110740ABR 5MT 4-6-07003431B Thomas Hardy
4310440A6182240A6122340A7316755EO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)WD 2-8-0
4310540A6184540A6134840ABR 4MT 4-6-06390836E9041627B
4314940A6185940A6138440A7506417ABR 9F 2-10-09045636C
6190540A6140940A0-6-0 diesels9216836A9046040A
D2298D2409
Shed Codes17A Derby27B Aintree31B March36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
36E Retford40A Lincoln40F Boston55E Normanton
Sunday 28 October 196240Atotal:34
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-0O1 2-8-0 (GNR)WD 2-8-0
4308640A6180740B61006*40A6111340A6386831B9022340A
4309540A6181140A61026*40A6125231BO4/6 2-8-0 (GCR)9046040A
4310440A6182040A6104240A6134840A6390836E9057740A
4310540A6182240A6105840A6138440Acl 4F 0-6-09066040B
4315440E6184540A6108940A6140940A4416821A0-6-0 diesels
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6185656B6110740AD2297D3630
4289716A6185940A*B1 names: Blackbuck and Ourebi
6190540A
Shed Codes16A Nottingham21A Saltley31B March36E Retford40A Lincoln
40B Immingham40E Colwick56B Ardsley
Sunday 25 November 196240Atotal:29
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)B1 4-6-0Britannia 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
4306840F61016*56C6119636A7000031B Britannia9012940B
4309540A61026*40A6122340A7000731B Coeur-de-Lion9022340A
4310440A61033*40A6125840A7001131B Hotspur9046040A
4310540A6104240A6134840Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)O4/8 2-8-0 (GCR)9057740A
4314940A6108940A6140940A4392816A6374136CO1 2-8-0 (GNR)
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)6110740Acl 5MT 4-6-06387231B
4282616A6111340A4466516D*B1 names: Inyala, Ourebi & Dibatag
Shed Codes16A Nottingham16D Annesley31B March36A Doncaster36C Frodingham
40A Lincoln40B Immingham40F Boston56C Leeds Copley Hill
See also : Lincoln in 1961


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