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, 24 October 2026

Shed Protraits - Chester Midland & Mold Junction in 1962

6AChester MidlandAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1870closed:Jun-67
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.Sep 1935 - June 19676A
location: On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 11 February 19626Atotal:54
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)Crab 2-6-0 (St)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0THall 4-6-0
400986A429586C730406A472976A491284B Berrington Hall
401066A429675A730706A473716AGrange 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)429825A730716A473896A687184B Bourton Grange
420616A43xx 2-6-07313126F475076CPatriot 4-6-0
421986A539989BBR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0455256G Colwyn Bay
422026A633989B750106G 480855BJubilee 4-6-0
422136Acl 5MT 4-6-0750146B482536B4557289A Eire
422296A447396G 750326A484586BRoyal Scot 4-6-0
422366A4487621D750396ABR 2MT 2-6-0461261A Royal Army Service Corps
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)450485B750506A780186AWD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
424636A451496A750516A780326A906066CD376412036
425386A452405A750536BD383312037
425976C454416JD410512054
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead21D Aston26F Patricroft84B Oxley
89B Croes Newydd
Wednesday 14 March 19626Atotal:39
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0TCastle 4-6-0
400986A S422026A448278B473716A509589A Barbury Castle
401066A S422126A452756B473896AHall 4-6-0
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)422136A453548B476736B693489A Beachamwell Hall
427976C W422406ABR 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
Crab 2-6-0 (St)422476A730116J445956B792181A Edstone Hall
429675Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)730706Acl 8F 2-8-0Royal Scot 4-6-0
429825A424316A730716A485055B46147
1A The Nortamptonshire Regiment
BR 2MT 2-6-0424636ABR 4MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
780186A425386A S750116G905326B46152
6J. The King's Dragoon Guardsman
780336A426586C750136B9071526A
43xx 2-6-0750506A461546J The Hussar
733989BS - stored
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead8B Warrington26A Newton Heath81A Old Oak Common
89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
Sunday 18 March 19626Atotal:44
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
422026A427976C W475046A450358C781189B Dunley Manor
422296A428046C475076C4505917A782189B Ditcheat Manor
422366ACrab 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0452895APatriot 4-6-0
422406A429736C445956B453456H455346G E. Tootal Broadhurst
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)429825A0-6-0 diesels454176HJubilee 4-6-0
424316ABR 2MT 2-6-012036D2376BR 5MT 4-6-04565189A Shovell
424636A780186A12054D3833730386A456718B Prince Rupert
425386A S780326A12057D4105730406A456842A Jutland
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)780336AD2218730676JBR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400986A S730706A750506A485165B
401066A SS - stored750516A
Shed Codes2A Rugby5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor6J Holyhead8B Warrington8C Speke Junction
17A Derby89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
Sunday 12 August 19626Atotal:42
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 5MT 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
422026A427836A448026A453296J503681A Lyonshall Castle
422126A427976C W4483721C454136H507182B Spitfire
422136A428116A W449166ABR 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)BR 2MT 2-6-0449356B730706A598584B Mostyn Hall
423666A780336A449866BBR 4MT 4-6-0691784B Oldlands Hall
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)43xx 2-6-0450058A750116G692289A Burton Hall
424316A539989B450286B750366GModified Hall 4-6-0
424826ABR 9F 2-10-04518226Fcl 8F 2-8-0699588A Benthall Hall
425386A W921656F452356B486491AManor 4-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesel4525526AWD 2-8-0781189B Dunley Manor
473716AD2376452848A905666CJubilee 4-6-0
Royal Scot 4-6-0457042A Leviathan
S - storedW - withdrawn461146J Coldstream Guardsman
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6F Bidston6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill21C Bushbury
26F Patricroft81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh84B Oxley88A Cardiff Canton89A Shrewsbury
89B Croes Newydd
Thursday 23 August 19626Atotal:25
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
422706A427976C W449166A730386A599189A Gresham Hall
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)428116A W450426B730406ACastle 4-6-0
424636A428706C450948A730736J701484A Caerhays Castle
425386A WBR 2MT 2-6-0452896G7313226FRoyal Scot 4-6-0
425755A780326A453326Acl 3F 0-6-0T46131
6G The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
426026Ccl 8F 2-8-0454136H476286F
483299FWD 2-8-0461546J The Hussar
4866455C921656F
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6F Bidston
6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill9F Heaton Mersey55C Farnley Junction
84A Stafford Road89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 2 September 19626Atotal:41
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0County 4-6-0
422026A427816A447396G730676J101389A County of Dorset
422126A427836A448388A7313226F102589A County of Radnor
422706A428116A W449356B7313326FCastle 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)429346A451446H7313917C503184A Totnes Castle
423666ABR 2MT 2-6-04525226FBR 4MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)780315B453696G750326G599189A Gresham Hall
424416C780326APatriot 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
424826A780336A455256G Colwyn Bay782189B Ditcheat Manor
425386A Wcl 8F 2-8-0455301A Sir Frank ReeRoyal Scot 4-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T482548EJubilee 4-6-0461565A South Wales Borderer
472976A483299F45593
21D Kolhapur
43xx 2-6-0EE T4 diesel
473896A4570026A Amethyst533089BD327
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6C Birkenhead
6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor8A Edge Hill8E Northwich9F Heaton Mersey17C Rowsley
21D Aston26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft84A Stafford Road89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
Sunday 21 October 19626Atotal:35
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
422026A427476C472976A448026J494689A Moseley Hall
422136A427816A473896A448426BManor 4-6-0
422296A429336A475656C450276B780389B Barcote Manor
422706Acl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)476736B451316JModified Hall 4-6-0
426816A4652789DBR 5MT 4-6-0451446H790782B Hart Hall
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)BR 2MT 2-6-0730331A452505ARoyal Scot 4-6-0
423666A780186A730406Acl 8F 2-8-046152
6J. The King's Dragoon Guardsman
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)780336A730486A482466G
424636A730716ABritannia 4-6-2
424826A730736J700211A Morning Star
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor6J Holyhead82B St. Philip's Marsh89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
89D Oswestry
Sunday 11 November 19626Atotal:39
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
422026A423666A730386A446855A782889B Odney Manor
422136ACrab 2-6-0 (H/F)730406A447806G Jubilee 4-6-0
422296A429336A730486A449068A457366J Phoenix
422406A429346A730676J449716BRoyal Scot 4-6-0
422476A43xx 2-6-07313426F450058A461261A Royal Army Service Corps
426816A536986Gcl 3F 0-6-0T450436B46144
6G Honourable Artillery Company
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 2MT 2-6-0473896A4514589A
424316A780186AJ94 0-6-0ST4528389A461486G The Manchester Regiment
424636A780326A680656Fcl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesel
424826A780336A482586C920466FD2374
Shed Codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6F Bidston6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill26F Patricroft86G Pontypool Road
89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
Saturday 8 December 19626Atotal:29
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0
422126A427816A W730486A4475755A455276J Southport
422296A4286924B730706A449176BRoyal Scot 4-6-0
422366A429336A730716A450436B461256J 3rd Carabinier
422706A429346ABR 2MT 2-6-0453486GBritannia 4-6-2
426816A43xx 2-6-0780326Acl 8F 2-8-0700496J Solway Firth
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)633586G780336A4811089AHall 4-6-0
423666Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)0-6-0 diesel482586C691982B Tylney Hall
424636AD2375486846C
Shed Codes6A Chester Midland6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead24B Rose Grove
55A Leeds Holbeck82B St. Philip's Marsh86G Pontypool Road89A Shrewsbury
see 6A Chester Midland in 1961

6BMold JunctionAllocation 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1890closed:Apr-66
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.Sep 1935 - April 19666B
location: South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 11 February 19626Btotal:37
cl 3F 0-6-0T43xx 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Grange 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B631282B448426B684086G Hazeley Grange481756B
476466BBR 4MT 4-6-0449136H684788A Tidmarsh Grange482596B
476736B750126G 449176BHall 4-6-0482759D
cl 4F 0-6-0750336B449716B693781E Conyngham Hall482889E
443596B750346B450316BCastle 4-6-0483486B
445956B750546B450426B701984A Fowey Castle483738B
0-6-0 diesels450436B28xx 2-8-0WD 2-8-04841889A
1205312057454465A289284E9026424B4847889A
383786A903926C486676B
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor
8B Warrington Dallam9D Buxton9E Trafford Park24B Rose Grove81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh
84A Stafford Road84E Tyseley86A Newport Ebbw J.86G Pontypool Road88A Cardiff Canton89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 18 March 19626Btotal:39
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B448426B408981A Donnington Castle750136B481756B
476466B449176BHall 4-6-0750146B482466G
476736B449356B491888A Dartington Hall750286B482596B
cl 4F 0-6-0449716B494386G Marrington Hall750336B482889E
443596B450316B495288A Peplow Hall750536B486676B
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)450706BPatriot 4-6-028xx 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
429335A452756B455256G Colwyn Bay286786G902276B
0-6-0 diesels4529612BJubilee 4-6-0288283B9032386A
12020D3764453256B4568812B Polyphemus381088A
12053453445A
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6B Mold Junction6G Llandudno Jct.9E Trafford Park12B Carlisle Upperby
81A Old Oak Common83B Taunton86A Newport Ebbw J.86G Pontypool Road88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 12 August 19626Btotal:27
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B449716B454386B695886G Oxburgh Hall482466G
476466B450316BCrab 2-6-0 (H/F)698784A Shervington Hall484586B
476736B450398A427866CJubilee 4-6-0484628E
cl 4F 0-6-0450706B0-6-0 diesel4566089A Rooke485485B
443596B452415A12036WD 2-8-0485589D
445956B452756B9018886A486556B
4529612B486676B
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead487496B
6G Llandudno Jct.8A Edge Hill8E Northwich9D Buxton12B Carlisle Upperby
84A Stafford Road86G Pontypool Road89A Shrewsbury
Thursday 23 August 19626Btotal:26
cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B7302589A449176B492181D Eaton Hall481756B
cl 4F 0-6-043xx 2-6-0449716B494689A Moseley Hall484556B
444899E633586G449866B495981E Purley Hall484766C
4454326A638089A450316BGrange 4-6-0486556B
Jubilee 4-6-0450556B682288A Manton GrangeWD 2-8-0
456842A Jutland451446H687286G Crawley Grange906456B
452356B28xx 2-8-0
453456H282283B
Shed Codes2A Rugby6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6H Bangor9E Trafford Park
26A Newton Heath81D Reading81E Didcot83B Taunton86G Pontypool Road88A Cardiff Canton
89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 2 September 19626Btotal:38
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B443596B448426B491482B Cranmore Hall482485B
476466B444786H449176B590084A Hinderton Hall482626C
476736B445046H449716B692081A Barningham Hall486676B
0-6-0 diesel445879E449866B692289A Burton Hall28xx 2-8-0
12028D376443xx 2-6-0450005BGrange 4-6-0283986G
D3292D5006731489A450316B685384E Morehampton Grange287183B
Jubilee 4-6-0450556B686786G Peterston Grange289786G
4566326F Jervis452756BModified Hall 4-6-0380488L
Royal Scot 4-6-0453128C792588L Westol HallWD 2-8-0
4616612B London Rifle Brigade906678F
Shed Codes5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6H Bangor8F Springs Branch
9E Trafford Park12B Carlisle Upperby26F Patricroft81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh83B Taunton
84A Stafford Road84E Tyseley86G Pontypool Road88L Cardiff East Dock89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 21 October 19626Btotal:31
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
474106B449356B4539712B495388L Pitchford Hall481756B
476466B449866B454386B691982B Tylney Hall482739E
cl 4F 0-6-04501212BBR 5MT 4-6-0693288L Burwarton Hall484556B
443596B450286B7313326FGrange 4-6-04847484F
445956B450426BBR 4MT 4-6-0684886G Toddington Grange4868955C
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)450726B750106GJubilee 4-6-028xx 2-8-0
428706C4518512B7502484E4568624L St. Vincent286586E
453456H0-6-0 diesel12037382184C
Shed Codes6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor9E Trafford Park
12B Carlisle Upperby24L Carnforth26F Patricroft55C Farnley Junction82B St. Philip's Marsh84C Banbury
84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road88L Cardiff East Dock
Saturday 8 December 19626Bvisiting locomotives
Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)Hall 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-028xx 2-8-0
428856C592482B Dinton Hall790381A Foremarke Hall289786E
BR 5MT 4-6-0594886G Siddington Hall792788L Willington Hall385584C
7312726F692481D Grantley HallRoyal Scot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
46167
6J The Hertfordshire Regiment
482512B
483055B
Shed Codes2B Nuneaton5B Crewe South6C Birkenhead6J Holyhead26F Patricroft
81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh84C Banbury86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road88L Cardiff East Dock
Saturday 29 December 19626Btotal:33
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0County 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
412356G W448426B102082B County of Monmouth482536B487319F
412786G W449382AHall 4-6-0482808A487496B
cl 3F 0-6-0T450316B599189A Gresham Hall482889EWD 2-8-0
474106B450948A693188L Alborough Hall483486B903178F
476466B451285BGrange 4-6-0484556B9064555C
476736B452376B682286G Manton Grange4854255C43xx 2-6-0
cl 4F 0-6-04529312BModified Hall 4-6-0486676B532286G
445956B453955D790182B Dodington Hall486929FCrab 2-6-0 (H/F)
W - withdrawn429366C
Shed Codes2A Rugby5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6G Llandudno Jct.8A Edge Hill8F Springs Branch9E Trafford Park9F Heaton Mersey12B Carlisle Upperby
55C Farnley Junction82B St. Philip's Marsh86G Pontypool Road88L Cardiff East Dock89A Shrewsbury
see 6B Mold Junction in 1961


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