BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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NORMANTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (55E) - This depot in South Yorkshire was transferred from the Midland Region to the Eastern as a sub-shed of Leeds Holbeck in February 1957, although it still handled mainly LMS loco classes and in April 1965, its allocation was 21 engines, 4 Class 4F 0-6-0, 2 Class 4P 2-6-4T, 2 Class 4MT 2-6-0 and 13 Class WD 8F 2-8-0. By this time the depot was in decline (it had an allocation of 41 engines in 1959) and it closed in January 1968. Seen here in 1967 are lines of withdrawn engines awaiting disposal, Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42616 nearest the camera, a Class B1 beyond it and then 2 Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's. The B1 carries the Departmental No.32 (ex 61315), denoting that it had been converted to a stationary carriage heating boiler with the drawhooks removed to prevent it being used in traffic.