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.

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Shed Profiles - Wellingborough & Kettering in 1962

15AWellingboroughAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway opened:1868Sep 1935 - Aug 196315A
type:A complex consisting of two brick-built roundhouses.closed:Jun-66Sep 1963 - Jun 196615B
location:East of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - Ivatt
J - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 January 196215Atotal:53
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122815C4415015A4802715A4838515A9202215A9211318A
412782E4420317A4815317A4838615A9202615A9212715A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4427815A4819618A4838718A9202715A9213415A
8400715A4453114B4821116A4860618A9202915B9215415A
cl 4MT 2-6-04457415A4821516B4861715A9208515B0-6-0 diesels
4301015Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4827017A4869015B9208618A12068D3059
cl 3F 0-6-0T4392915A4835918C4869915A9210515BD3015D3776
4726414E4402015A4837415A4875915B9210915CD3056D3778
4727315Acl 5MT 4-6-04837716ABR 4MT 4-6-09211015A
4766015A4484715E4837814A7504415C
Passed the shed:Britannia 4-6-27004455A Earl Haig
Shed Codes2E Northampton14A Cricklewood14B Kettering14E Bedford15A Wellingborough
15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15E Leicester Central16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby
18A Toton18C Hasland
Sunday 11 February 196215Atotal:39
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122815C4392915A4803318B4849515A9201815A9210615B
BR 2MT 2-6-2T4402015A4813218A4867115A9202215A9210815A
8400715Acl 4F 0-6-0 4835615B4869015B9202315A9213215A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4415615A4836218A4877016A9202415A9213415A
4215714D4426321A4837415Acl 3F 0-6-0T (J)9205415A9216315B
cl 4MT 2-6-04457415A4838515A4725715A9208115A
4301015A4457515A4838718Acl 3F 0-6-0TRoyal Scot 4-6-0
4304815BBR 4MT 4-6-04849215A4727315A46141
21A The North Staffordshire Regiment
7504315C4766015A
Shed Codes14D Neasden15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland18A Toton
18B Westhouses21A Saltley
Sunday 18 March 196215Atotal:48
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A4392915A4415615A4802715A9202115A9210615B
4122815C4399515A4427815A4819618A9202215A9210815A
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4446515A4827118A9202315A9212415A
4301015A5813815D4447615A4831418A9202515A9212615A
BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4456217B4837415A9202615A9213921A
7504215C4725715A4457415A4850718A9205315A9215415A
7505915Ccl 3F 0-6-0T4457515A4860618A9205415A9216015B
B1 4-6-04727315A4861115B9208015A0-6-0 diesels
6118231B4766015A4862714A9208215AD3056D3058
9208415AD3057
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville
17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton21A Saltley31B March
Sunday 13 May 196215Atotal:55
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A4392915A4811916B4862521A9202015A9210615B
4122715Acl 4F 0-6-04818015B4862714A9202115A9211715A
4128015A4408515D4826615A4865016A9202515A9212215C
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4415615A4829315B4869915A9202615A9212515B
4725715A4427815A4831515Dcl 5MT 4-6-09202715A9213415A
cl 3F 0-6-0T4446515A4837415A4484614B9202815B9215915A
4727315A4457415A4838718A4498415E9205315A9216315B
4766015A4457515A4841418A4526415C9207718ABR 4MT 4-6-0
Jubilee 4-6-04849515A0-6-0 diesels9208315A7504115C
4558955A Gwalior4855216BD3056D30589208618Acl 4MT 2-6-0
4861518AD30579210215C4301015A
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood14B Kettering15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland
15D Coalville15E Leicester Central16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield18A Toton
21A Saltley55A Leeds Holbeck
Sunday 3 June 196215Atotal:46
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4122415A7504015C4805718A4861115B4558955A Gwalior
4122715A7506015C4806115A4865316A4562017B North Borneo
4128015A7506115C4808055B4875915BBR 9F 2-10-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-04826615Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)9202115A9208618A
423532E4301015A4828515B4402015A9202415A9210815A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4304215B4832414Acl 4F 0-6-09202615A9211915C
4725715A0-6-0 diesels4837521B4446515A9205315A9212215C
cl 3F 0-6-0TD3058D37784838718A4457415A9205918A9212715A
4727315AD37764849215A4457515A9208315A9213215A
4766015A4860715B
Shed Codes2E Northampton14A Cricklewood15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland
16A Nottingham17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton21B Bescot55B Stourton
Saturday 16 June 196215Atotal:42
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A7506015C4802715A4838015B9201915A9212215A
4128015A7506115C4810715B4838615A9202015A9213215A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-04810816A4846715B9202515A9213415A
4725715A4526215E4812417A4849515A9202715Acl 4F 0-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4MT 2-6-04813316A4860715B9207718A4427815A
4727315A4301015A4815855A4865115A9208415A4446515A
4766015A4304215A4822516B4869915A9211015A4457415A
4837415A4874816A9211715A4457515A
9212115C
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15E Leicester Central16A Nottingham
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby18A Toton55A Leeds Holbeck
Saturday 14 July 196215Atotal:39
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A7504415C4806915B4817016A9201915A9212615A
4122715Acl 4MT 2-6-04807915B4829315B9202515A9215915A
4128015A4301015A4808918C4837415A9202715APeak T4 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4310615Acl 4F 0-6-04837615B9205315AD105D160
4725715Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4415615A4838718A9205518A0-6-0 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T4402015A4427815A4846715B9208515BD3058D3059
4727315Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4446515A4849215A9212315C
4766015A5814315D4457415A4867115A
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville16A Nottingham
18A Toton18C Hasland
Sunday 12 August 196215Atotal:55
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A4482217B4800815B485491E9201915A9210315C
4122715A454408A4801015A4861715A9202015A9211015A
4128015ABR 4MT 4-6-04810715B4863718A9202315A9211115C
cl 3F 0-6-0T7504415C4814518A4864415D9202415A9211618B
4727315A7505815C482616B4868118A9202715A9211715A
4766015A7506015C4826615Acl 4F 0-6-09205315A9212215A
0-6-0 dieselscl 4MT 2-6-04829315B4415615A9205615A9212715A
D3059D37764301015A4836318A4427815A9208015A9213215A
4310615A4838117C4446515A9208115A9213315A
4838615A4457415A9208415A9215415A
4849215A9208618A
Shed Codes1E Bletchley6B Mold Junction8A Edge Hill15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville17B Burton-on-Trent17C Rowsley18A Toton18B Westhouses
Sunday 23 September 196215Atotal:43
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4122415A7505815C4802715A4838115A9202015A9212415A
4122715Acl 4MT 2-6-04811618C4838515A9202215A9212615A
4128015A4301015A4835615B4838615A9202415A9213215A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4304215Bcl 4F 0-6-04838718A9205415APeak T4 diesels
4725715A4311815A4441616B4849215A9208215AD103D154
cl 3F 0-6-0T4312015A4457415A4865115A9208415AD140
4727315A4312115A4457515A4867316B9211015A0-6-0 diesels
4766015A4457814E4869915A9212215AD3777D3778
Shed Codes14E Bedford15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
18A Toton18C Hasland
Sunday 7 October 196215Atotal:49
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0Peak T4 diesels
4122415A4411815A4457415A4805315D9208015AD78D154
4122715A4415615A4457515A4812518C9208415AD86D158
4128015A4423515Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4826615A9210515B0-6-0 diesels
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4424315A4394715B4830416D9210815AD3057D3776
4722314A4427018Acl 4MT 2-6-04837615B9211015AD3059
4725715A4427815A4301015A4855216B9212715A
cl 3F 0-6-0T4429715A4301215A4861115B9215915A
4727315A4444115A4301915A4865016A9216015B
4766015A4446515ABR 4MT 4-6-04869015B9216315B
7505817A4869915A
Shed Codes14a Cricklewood15D Coalville16A Nottingham
16D Annesley17A Derby18A Toton18C Hasland
Sunday 4 November 196215Atotal:44
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0Peak T4 diesels
4127715A4403415C4446515A4818015B9202015AD48D184
4127915C4411815A4457415A4818315B9202515AD63D185
4128015A4415615A4457515A4837016A9208315AD81
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)4423515Acl 4MT 2-6-04838116D9212415A0-6-0 diesels
4725715A4424315A4310615A4864415D9213315AD3057D3777
cl 3F 0-6-0T4427815A4312015A4865115A9213415AD3059
4727315A4429715ABR 4MT 4-6-04867115A9215415A
4766015A4444115A7505817A4868518A9215915A
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville16A Nottingham
16D Annesley17A Derby18A Toton
See Westborough 1961

15BKetteringAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway opened:1876Sep 1935 - Aug 196315B
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Sep 1963 - Jun 196515C
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesI - ivattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 January 196215Btotal:27
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4640315B4800515B4828515B4861115B9201918A
BR 4MT 4-6-04640415B4800915B4837615B486265B9212215C
7505715C4644415B4810715B4838015B4870415B9216315B
4649615B4818015B4846715Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)0-6-0 diesels
Patriot 4-6-04820518C4860915B4324915B WD3057D3777
4554021A Sir Robert TurnbullD3058
Shed Codes5B Crewe South15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland18A Toton
18C Hasland21A Saltley
Saturday 3 February 196215Btotal:15
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
4324915B W7504315C4816815B9202115A46132
21A The King's Regiment, Liverpool
cl 4F 0-6-07505715C4860221B9202915B
4457515Acl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)4860715B9216315BPeak T4 diesel
4649615B4865316A9217536AD83
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham21A Saltley
21B Bescot36A Doncaster
Sunday 11 February 196215Btotal:20
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4640315B4480521A4807915B4837615B9202715A
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4640415B4494114A4812518C4838015B9202915B
4324915B W4644415B4821816B4860915B9212515B
4649615B4829315B4864016A9215415A
passed the shedcl 8F 2-8-04861115B
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood15B Kettering16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
18C Hasland21A Saltley
Sunday 18 March 196215Btotal:28
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4640315B4541614E4803318B4828515B9202815B
4304815B4640415Bcl 4F 0-6-04805015B4829315B9211318A
0-6-0 diesels4644415B4424418B4806915B4860915B9212515B
D3776D37784649615Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4816815B4864515B9215915A
D37774324915B W4818015B4875915B9216315B
4820418A
Shed Codes14E Bedford15A Wellingborough15B Kettering18A Toton18B Westhouses
Saturday 5 May 196215Btotal:15
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4640315B453768A4800515B4860915B9202815B9216315B
4640415Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4800815B4864515B9211518B0-6-0 diesel
4644415B4324915B W4826615A9212515BD3057
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill15A Wellingborough15B Kettering18B Westhouses
Sunday 13 May 196215Btotal:26
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4640315B4800515B4835615B4860715B9202915B
4304815B4640415B4805015B4838015B4870415B9208515B
cl 5MT 4-6-04644415B4806017A4843216B0-6-0 diesels9210515B
4498514Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4807915B4849016AD3776D37789211618B
4324915B W4812415B4854518AD3777
Shed Codes14E Bedford15B Kettering16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield
17A Derby18A Toton18B Westhouses
Sunday 3 June 196215Btotal:20
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels
4640315B4541614E4805015B4839516B9201915AD3056D3777
4640415Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4807915B4846715B9205615AD3057
4644415B4324915B W482498A4860915B9213118B
483389F4864016A9216315B
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill9F Heaton Mersey14E Bedford15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
16A Nottingham16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield18B Westhouses
Sunday 12 August 196215Btotal:17
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4304215B4640315B4818015B4421014A7505915C9202815B
4304815B4640415B4831515Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)0-6-0 diesel9208515B
4649615B4835515B4324915B WD30579210515B
4837615B9212115C
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville
Sunday 7 October 196215Btotal:17
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4640315B4405115B4805015B4838515A9066455E9208315A
4640415Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4815616B485019F0-6-0 diesel
4644415B4324915B W4832416D4861715AD3777D3778
4649615B4835615B
Passed the shed:Britannia 4-6-27004455A Earl Haig
Shed Codes9F Heaton Mersey15A Wellingborough15B Kettering16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Annesley
55A Leeds Holbeck55E Normanton
Sunday 4 November 196215Btotal:21
cl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels
4640315B4394715B4806115A4861115B9210615BD3058D3778
4640415Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4816315B4865316A9211715AD3776
cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)4324915B W4828515B4869015B9212615B
4304715A4846715B4875915B9216315B
4860715B
Shed Codes15A Wellingborough15B Kettering16A Nottingham
See Kettering in 1961

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