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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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GATESHEAD WORKS -Gateshead was, before 1910, the NER's locomotive department headquarters and main works. Part of the works occupied the former site of the original Gateshead Station, where trains from London terminated until the High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station opened. Gateshead Station's train shed subsequently became the works' No. 1 erecting shop and the hotel adjoining the station became offices. On the opposite side of the running lines, at the Eastern end of Chater's Bank sidings, a roundhouse built sometime between 1895 and 1898 served as the Works' paint shop. Locomotive production at Gateshead ceased in 1910, when production was switched to Darlington. However, the works continued to maintain and overhaul engines until they closed in 1932. The Works re-opened during the Second World War to ease the pressure on Darlington for maintaining and overhauling locomotives. A new 60-ton crane was installed during this time. The Works remained open until 1959, when they closed for the last time. Most of the works was demolished in 2002, along with the adjacent engine sheds, although some of the buildings nearest the river have survived and have been converted into apartments. Seen here is NER Class J27 0-6-0 No.65869 undergoing overhaul in the Works.
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GATESHEAD WORKS -Gateshead was, before 1910, the NER's locomotive department headquarters and main works. Part of the works occupied the former site of the original Gateshead Station, where trains from London terminated until the High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station opened. Gateshead Station's train shed subsequently became the works' No. 1 erecting shop and the hotel adjoining the station became offices. On the opposite side of the running lines, at the Eastern end of Chater's Bank sidings, a roundhouse built sometime between 1895 and 1898 served as the Works' paint shop. Locomotive production at Gateshead ceased in 1910, when production was switched to Darlington. However, the works continued to maintain and overhaul engines until they closed in 1932. The Works re-opened during the Second World War to ease the pressure on Darlington for maintaining and overhauling locomotives. A new 60-ton crane was installed during this time. The Works remained open until 1959, when they closed for the last time. Most of the works was demolished in 2002, along with the adjacent engine sheds, although some of the buildings nearest the river have survived and have been converted into apartments. Seen here is NER Class J27 0-6-0 No.65869 undergoing overhaul in the Works.

  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. Seen here is the depot scrap line in January 1993 after the mass withdrawal of Class 20's. The Class 08 is 08508 and Class 20's are 20025, 20176, 20061, 20043 and 20042.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. The depot is seen here in the 1970's with members of Classes 25, 31, 37 and 45 'on shed'.
  • GALASHIELS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - The North British Railway built the engine at Galashiels in 1903 as a sub-shed of 64A Edinburgh St Margarets. It was brick-built two track dead-ended shed, north of the station. Having no fixed allocation, it generally housed several engines for local branch line duties, mainly out-shedded from St Margarets, and bizarrely in the 1950's was often to al least one Class J67 0-6-0T of Great Eastern origin. The shed closed in June 1964. Seen here in April 1959, it seems that no one id home!
  • GALASHIELS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - The North British Railway built the engine at Galashiels in 1903 as a sub-shed of 64A Edinburgh St Margarets. It was brick-built two track dead-ended shed, north of the station. Having no fixed allocation, it generally housed several engines for local branch line duties, mainly out-shedded from St Margarets, and bizarrely in the 1950's was often to al least one Class J67 0-6-0T of Great Eastern origin. The shed closed in June 1964. Seen here in the early 1950's.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Here 46056 is stabled by the side of the main shed in 1981.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Here we see 46052 sporting a 'Not To Be Moved' placard in 1984, the year it was withdrawn and perhaps already so.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Not only the mighty but also the humble were based at Gateshead, as in this view of 03066 in May 1980.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Seen here is 40124 of Healey Mills in January 1982.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Seen here is 46011 in front of the servicing shed in 1981.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - Seen here on June 28th, 1964. Although there are none visible in this shot, the depot stayed open to steam for another year, just a Class 03 and what is probably a Class 46 on show today. The depot closed in 1991 but in 1954 had been home to 35 Pacific's.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - The first engine shed at Gateshead was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The main shed housed four turntables for most of its working life. In 1908, an extension built to accommodate three larger 60 foot turntables. In the 1920's, the arrival of large 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives necessitated converting the adjoining locomotive works' tender shop into a shed which could accommodate them, as even the 60 foot turntables in the main shed were not large enough. The problem of turning these locomotives without a large enough turntable was overcome by utilising the triangular junctions at the southern ends of the High Level and King Edward VII bridges. The rebuilding of the shed in the 1950's would include the provision of a 70 foot turntable which these locomotives could use. After the steam locomotives departed in 1965, the main shed at Gateshead was converted into a five-road straight shed, in which various diesels were stored and maintained. The conversion drastically altered the depot, one survivor being the water tower at the western end of the shed, which would remain until closure in 1991. Seen here 'on shed' in 1964 is Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 No.60052 PRINCE PALATINE, a Gateshead-based engine at that time.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - The first engine shed at Gateshead was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The main shed housed four turntables for most of its working life. In 1908, an extension built to accommodate three larger 60 foot turntables. In the 1920's, the arrival of large 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives necessitated converting the adjoining locomotive works' tender shop into a shed which could accommodate them, as even the 60 foot turntables in the main shed were not large enough. The problem of turning these locomotives without a large enough turntable was overcome by utilising the triangular junctions at the southern ends of the High Level and King Edward VII bridges. The rebuilding of the shed in the 1950's would include the provision of a 70 foot turntable which these locomotives could use. After the steam locomotives departed in 1965, the main shed at Gateshead was converted into a five-road straight shed, in which various diesels were stored and maintained. The conversion drastically altered the depot, one survivor being the water tower at the western end of the shed, which would remain until closure in 1991. Seen here 'on shed' in July 1964 is Peppercorn BR Class A1 4-6-2 No.60156 GREAT CENTRAL, nameplates removed, withdrawn in May 1965 from 50A York.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - The first engine shed at Gateshead was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The main shed housed four turntables for most of its working life. In 1908, an extension built to accommodate three larger 60 foot turntables. In the 1920's, the arrival of large 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives necessitated converting the adjoining locomotive works' tender shop into a shed which could accommodate them, as even the 60 foot turntables in the main shed were not large enough. The problem of turning these locomotives without a large enough turntable was overcome by utilising the triangular junctions at the southern ends of the High Level and King Edward VII bridges. The rebuilding of the shed in the 1950's would include the provision of a 70 foot turntable which these locomotives could use. After the steam locomotives departed in 1965, the main shed at Gateshead was converted into a five-road straight shed, in which various diesels were stored and maintained. The conversion drastically altered the depot, one survivor being the water tower at the western end of the shed, which would remain until closure in 1991. Seen here 'on shed' is Thompson Class A2 4-6-2 No.60519 HONEYWAY carrying a 64A St Margarets shedplate. It was based there from October 1961 until withdrawal in December 1962.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - The first engine shed at Gateshead was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The main shed housed four turntables for most of its working life. In 1908, an extension built to accommodate three larger 60 foot turntables. In the 1920's, the arrival of large 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives necessitated converting the adjoining locomotive works' tender shop into a shed which could accommodate them, as even the 60 foot turntables in the main shed were not large enough. The problem of turning these locomotives without a large enough turntable was overcome by utilising the triangular junctions at the southern ends of the High Level and King Edward VII bridges. The rebuilding of the shed in the 1950's would include the provision of a 70 foot turntable which these locomotives could use. After the steam locomotives departed in 1965, the main shed at Gateshead was converted into a five-road straight shed, in which various diesels were stored and maintained. The conversion drastically altered the depot, one survivor being the water tower at the western end of the shed, which would remain until closure in 1991. Seen here in September 1953 is Worsdell NER Class P1 LNER Class J25 0-6-0 No.5648, withdrawn from 51J Northallerton in August 1950 without being renumbered and utilised as a stationary boiler at Gateshead until broken up in June 1955.
  • GATESHEAD WORKS -Gateshead was, before 1910, the NER's locomotive department headquarters and main works. Part of the works occupied the former site of the original Gateshead Station, where trains from London terminated until the High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station opened. Gateshead Station's train shed subsequently became the works' No. 1 erecting shop and the hotel adjoining the station became offices. On the opposite side of the running lines, at the Eastern end of Chater's Bank sidings, a roundhouse built sometime between 1895 and 1898 served as the Works' paint shop. Locomotive production at Gateshead ceased in 1910, when production was switched to Darlington. However, the works continued to maintain and overhaul engines until they closed in 1932. The Works re-opened during the Second World War to ease the pressure on Darlington for maintaining and overhauling locomotives. A new 60-ton crane was installed during this time. The Works remained open until 1959, when they closed for the last time. Most of the works was demolished in 2002, along with the adjacent engine sheds, although some of the buildings nearest the river have survived and have been converted into apartments. Seen here is NER Class J27 0-6-0 No.65869 undergoing overhaul in the Works.
  • GLASGOW CORKERHILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67A) - This depot was built by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1896 and was a brick 6-road through shed on the south side of the Paisley Canal Line and just east of Corkerhill station. The allocation March 1959 was 87 engines, 24 of them being tank engines for local passenger services, the remainder being goods and mixed traffic engines with the exception of 8 Class 6XP 'Jubilee' 4-6-0's. By April 1965, the allocation had decreased to just 32 locos, mainly of BR origin, only 3 of the 18 Class 5MT 4-6-0's based here being LMS engines. The depot closed to steam in May 1967 but continued in use a diesel depot. The line to the shed was electrified in 1986 when the Ayrshire lines were electrified. As of 2020, Corkerhill is responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of all 43 ScotRail Class 156's & 18 of the 40 ScotRail Class 158's. It is also a cleaning and stabling point for ScotRail Class 318's, Class 320's, Class 380's and Class 385's. Up until the December 2019 timetable change, TransPennine Express Class 185's and Class 350's could also be seen visiting Corkerhill overnight for cleaning, stabling and light maintenance after working the evening services from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central. When built, this shed was in countryside outside Glasgow and a station was required to bring the staff to the shed. Corkerhill Village, built by the G&SWR, lay adjacent. Seen here in September 1966 is the front few feet of Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45488, a Corkerhill native, withdrawn just two months later.
  • GLASGOW CORKERHILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67A) - This depot was built by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1896 and was a brick 6-road through shed on the south side of the Paisley Canal Line and just east of Corkerhill station. The allocation March 1959 was 87 engines, 24 of them being tank engines for local passenger services, the remainder being goods and mixed traffic engines with the exception of 8 Class 6XP 'Jubilee' 4-6-0's. By April 1965, the allocation had decreased to just 32 locos, mainly of BR origin, only 3 of the 18 Class 5MT 4-6-0's based here being LMS engines. The depot closed to steam in May 1967 but continued in use a diesel depot. The line to the shed was electrified in 1986 when the Ayrshire lines were electrified. As of 2020, Corkerhill is responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of all 43 ScotRail Class 156's & 18 of the 40 ScotRail Class 158's. It is also a cleaning and stabling point for ScotRail Class 318's, Class 320's, Class 380's and Class 385's. Up until the December 2019 timetable change, TransPennine Express Class 185's and Class 350's could also be seen visiting Corkerhill overnight for cleaning, stabling and light maintenance after working the evening services from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central. When built, this shed was in countryside outside Glasgow and a station was required to bring the staff to the shed. Corkerhill Village, built by the G&SWR, lay adjacent. Seen here is Class 5MT 4-6-0 No,.45421 under the coaling tower, which looks like an alien spaceship!
  • GLASGOW CORKERHILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67A) - This depot was built by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1896 and was a brick 6-road through shed on the south side of the Paisley Canal Line and just east of Corkerhill station. The allocation March 1959 was 87 engines, 24 of them being tank engines for local passenger services, the remainder being goods and mixed traffic engines with the exception of 8 Class 6XP 'Jubilee' 4-6-0's. By April 1965, the allocation had decreased to just 32 locos, mainly of BR origin, only 3 of the 18 Class 5MT 4-6-0's based here being LMS engines. The depot closed to steam in May 1967 but continued in use a diesel depot. The line to the shed was electrified in 1986 when the Ayrshire lines were electrified. As of 2020, Corkerhill is responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of all 43 ScotRail Class 156's & 18 of the 40 ScotRail Class 158's. It is also a cleaning and stabling point for ScotRail Class 318's, Class 320's, Class 380's and Class 385's. Up until the December 2019 timetable change, TransPennine Express Class 185's and Class 350's could also be seen visiting Corkerhill overnight for cleaning, stabling and light maintenance after working the evening services from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central. When built, this shed was in countryside outside Glasgow and a station was required to bring the staff to the shed. Corkerhill Village, built by the G&SWR, lay adjacent. Seen here is CR Class 2P 0-4-4T No.55264, based at Corkerhill but not looking very active.
  • GLASGOW EASTFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (65A) - Eastfield Shed opened to replace the smaller Cowlairs shed closed when new lines opened in the area in 1904. It was a 14-road, brick-built through shed and had at least 8 sub-sheds attached to it. After the end of steam in November 1966, the shed continued to cater for diesels and closed in around 1993, was demolished. A new DMU depot opened in 2005 on the same site. In March 1959, it had an allocation of 111 engines, covering all types except express passenger locos, and seen here are Class B1 4-6-0 No.61008 KUDU, a 65A loco, a 2-6-4T and a Class WD 2-8-0 probably not long before the end of steam.
  • GLASGOW EASTFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (65A) - Eastfield Shed opened to replace the smaller Cowlairs shed closed when new lines opened in the area in 1904. It was a 14-road, brick-built through shed and had at least 8 sub-sheds attached to it. After the end of steam in November 1966, the shed continued to cater for diesels and closed in around 1993, was demolished. A new DMU depot opened in 2005 on the same site. In March 1959, it had an allocation of 111 engines, covering all types except express passenger locos. Seen here in April 1954 is Gresley LNER Class J39 0-6-0 No.64795, an Aberdeen Ferryhill loco, withdrawn from 62C Dunfermline Upper in December 1962.
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