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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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LINCOLN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (40A) - This was the Great Northern Railway's depot in Lincoln, just west of Central Station in the large Holmes Yard goods sidings. Opened in 1875, it was a 4-road brick-built dead-end shed with a large yard attached. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 51 engines, mainly mixed traffic and goods engines. The depot closed to steam in January 1964 and was replaced by a new diesel depot built to the east of Central Station, which played host to a small fleet of Class 03 and 08 shunters and the Class 114 DMU's used on local services. This too shut in the late 1980's. Seen here is Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43147 in May 1957. This was still a 32G Melton Constable engine then so I think it may be heading home from Works.
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LINCOLN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (40A) - This was the Great Northern Railway's depot in Lincoln, just west of Central Station in the large Holmes Yard goods sidings. Opened in 1875, it was a 4-road brick-built dead-end shed with a large yard attached. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 51 engines, mainly mixed traffic and goods engines. The depot closed to steam in January 1964 and was replaced by a new diesel depot built to the east of Central Station, which played host to a small fleet of Class 03 and 08 shunters and the Class 114 DMU's used on local services. This too shut in the late 1980's. Seen here is Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43147 in May 1957. This was still a 32G Melton Constable engine then so I think it may be heading home from Works.

  • LINCOLN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (40A) - This was the Great Northern Railway's depot in Lincoln, just west of Central Station in the large Holmes Yard goods sidings. Opened in 1875, it was a 4-road brick-built dead-end shed with a large yard attached. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 51 engines, mainly mixed traffic and goods engines. The depot closed to steam in January 1964 and was replaced by a new diesel depot built to the east of Central Station, which played host to a small fleet of Class 03 and 08 shunters and the Class 114 DMU's used on local services. This too shut in the late 1980's. Seen here is Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43147 in May 1957. This was still a 32G Melton Constable engine then so I think it may be heading home from Works.
  • LINCOLN ST. MARKS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This depot was built by the Midland Railway in 1867 and consisted of brick-built 2-road through shed, almost adjacent to the larger GNR shed. In LMS days, it was a subshed of Nottingham but moved to the Eastern Region with BR and became a subshed of Lincoln. There was no fixed allocation, visiting engines using it as required. Seen here is Class D16 No.62535 'on shed' in the 1950's.
  • LINCOLN ST. MARKS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This depot was built by the Midland Railway in 1867 and consisted of brick-built 2-road through shed, almost adjacent to the larger GNR shed. In LMS days, it was a subshed of Nottingham but moved to the Eastern Region with BR and became a subshed of Lincoln. There was no fixed allocation, visiting engines using it as required. Seen here is Johnson MR 0-6-0 No.3377 in LMS days alongside the shed. The depot closed in January 1959.
  • LITTLETON COLLIERY, Cannock - A 3-road shed with a water tank on the roof was quite an extensive depot for a colliery. The engines on shed are No.7 (Hudswell Clarke No.1752/43), No.6 (RSH No.7272/45) and No.4(Hunslet Engine Co. No.1800/36) in March 197o. The colliery closed in 1993.
  • LIVERPOOL AINTREE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (23B/27B/8L) - Aintree Depot was opened in 1886 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in the fork of the Ford to Aintree and Ford to Kirkby goods lines. It consisted of a brick-built 8 road dead-ended shed and in March 1959 had an allocation of 42 engines, half of which were Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. of the remainder, 4 were shunting tanks, 5 were 0-6-0's, 9 were 2-6-0's and 3 were Class 7F 0-8-0's. The shed closed in June 1967. It is seen here around 1910 full of LYR engines, many of them 0-6-0's.
  • LIVERPOOL EDGE HILL MPD (8A) - 2 Stanier 8F's and a 'Jinty' 0-6-0T are seen sometime in the 1960's.
  • LOCHGORM LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, Inverness - 41 locomotives were built here in the Highland Railway Works at Lochgorm between 1869 and 1905. Thereafter, it mainly undertook repair work as seen here with Drummond Class W 0-4-4T No.55053 on the left and a line of Black 5's on the right.
  • LOCHGORM LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, Inverness - 41 locomotives were built here in the Highland Railway Works at Lochgorm between 1869 and 1905. Thereafter, it mainly undertook repair work as seen here with Drummond Class W 0-4-4T No.55053.
  • LOCH TAY (63B) - 80126 - Riddles BR Class 4 2-6-4T - built 10/55 by Brighton Works - 11/66 withdrawn from 63A Perth South, where it had been allocated from new - seen here peeking out of Loch Tay locoshed, 11/62. The depot closed in September 1965 and did the branch line due to a landslip in Glen Ogle.
  • LOSTOCK HALL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (10D) - Lostock Hall was a large depot near Preston mainly concerned with providing engines for goods traffic and shunting. It was a large, 8 track dead-end shed and one of the last to operate steam locos, closing in August 1968. In this shot, shortly before steam ended, we see Ivatt 4MT No.43046, based here, alongside a row of diesel shunters including Class 02 No. D2863, which outlived the steam loco by only one year.
  • LOSTOCK HALL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (10D) - Lostock Hall was a large depot near Preston mainly concerned with providing engines for goods traffic and shunting. It was a large, 8 track dead-end shed and one of the last to operate steam locos, closing in August 1968. Seen here just one month before closure, the depot holds a mix of diesel and steam locos. Many of the steam engines will be withdrawn by this time, excepting the shiny 'Britannia' Class loco centre-shot which I suspect must be 70013 'OLIVER CROMWELL'.
  • LOUGHBOROUGH BRUSH FALCON WORKS - Steam (?) Railcar outside the Brush factory in the 1920's (?). It looks rather similar to the LNER diesel electric cars but I can't imagine it's one of them - not a clue!
  • LOWESTOFT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (32C) - The depot here was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1883 and was a brick 4-road dead-end shed of some size, built to the south of Lowestoft Central Station. In April 1959, it had allocation of 18 locomotives, only half of what it had been 10 years previously. At that time, there were still direct services to Liverpool Street so 2 Class B17 4-6-0's were based here, 4 tank engines for local passenger duites, 2 shunting tanks, and the remainder were goods engines. The depot closed in July 1962, East Anglia dieselising early, and the shed was demolished. Seen here in July 1957 is Holden GER Class J15 0-6-0 No.65460, a Lowestoft engine, withdrawn in September 1962 from 30A Stratford.
  • LOWESTOFT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (32C) - The depot here was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1883 and was a brick 4-road dead-end shed of some size, built to the south of Lowestoft Central Station. In April 1959, it had allocation of 18 locomotives, only half of what it had been 10 years previously. At that time, there were still direct services to Liverpool Street so 2 Class B17 4-6-0's were based here, 4 tank engines for local passenger duites, 2 shunting tanks, and the remainder were goods engines. The depot closed in July 1962, East Anglia dieselising early, and the shed was demolished. Seen here in July 1958 is Gresley GNR/LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No.61970, a Lowestoft engine, withdrawn from 36A Doncaster in November 1962.
  • MALLAIG LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This depot was opened in 1901 by the North British Railway as a sub-shed of Fort William. It was a stone single road dead-end locomotive shed on the west side of Mallaig Station. It was approached from the south and had a turntable on its west side by the sea. A line extended from the south to the pier, running between the station and the locomotive shed. Although the shed offered scant accommodation, there were often a number of locos to be found in Mallaig. After withdrawal of the named Class K2 2-6-0's in the mid-50's, Class K1's took their place. Class 27 diesel locomotives began working the line in 1961 and in June 1962 steam was officially withdrawn, the cost of bringing coal from the south bringing steam to a premature end compared to the rest of Scotland. After the withdrawal of steam the shed survived, without track from about 1964, in various uses until the 1980's when a new road was brought into Mallaig from the south along the shoreline. In 1987 it was demolished and a new community centre built on the site in 2000. Seen here is GNR Class K1 2-6-0 No.61788 LOCH RANNOCH, withdrawn in June 1961.
  • MANCHESTER LONGSIGHT (9A/LG) - Large Manchester MPD, seen here in September 1960, a little menagerie! - 2 Crabs and a Duck! 42854 and 42923 flank an LNWR Class G2 0-8-0, better known as a 'Duck 8'.
  • MANCHESTER NEWTON HEATH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26A/9D/NH) - Opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1853, this depot has undergone many changes over the years. As a steam depot, it was a brick 23-road through shed built in the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of 159 engines of all types and origins, including no less than 35 LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0's and 25 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. It was also home to 26 tank engines for local passenger duties. By April 1965, as electrification marched northwards, this had reduced to 79 and the depot closed to steam in July 1968 but it continued to be a major diesel depot, with a new, much smaller building replacing the old one, responsible mainly for the huge fleets of DMU's required to run Manchester's local services, although locomotives were still serviced there. In 1987, the depot's allocation of units included Classes 101, 104, 108, 142 and 150. By 1994, the depot's allocation included Classes 142, 150/1, 150/2, 153 and 156, the depot now being run by Northern Trains and its predecessors. In 2020, the depot received another major makeover as it now became home to Northern Trains new fleet of Class 196 DMU's. Seen here in April 1980 with 25101, 40042 and 40106 on depot plus rows of locally based DMU's.
  • MANCHESTER NEWTON HEATH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26A/9D/NH) - Opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1853, this depot has undergone many changes over the years. As a steam depot, it was a brick 23-road through shed built in the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of 159 engines of all types and origins, including no less than 35 LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0's and 25 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. It was also home to 26 tank engines for local passenger duties. By April 1965, as electrification marched northwards, this had reduced to 79 and the depot closed to steam in July 1968 but it continued to be a major diesel depot, with a new, much smaller building replacing the old one, responsible mainly for the huge fleets of DMU's required to run Manchester's local services, although locomotives were still serviced there. In 1987, the depot's allocation of units included Classes 101, 104, 108, 142 and 150. By 1994, the depot's allocation included Classes 142, 150/1, 150/2, 153 and 156, the depot now being run by Northern Trains and its predecessors. In 2020, the depot received another major makeover as it now became home to Northern Trains new fleet of Class 196 DMU's. Seen here in June 1966 is Class 4MT 2-6-4T No.42283, a Newton Heath loco from August 1965 to August 1966, withdrawn from 56F Low Moor in September 1967.
  • MANCHESTER NEWTON HEATH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26A/9D/NH) - Opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1853, this depot has undergone many changes over the years. As a steam depot, it was a brick 23-road through shed built in the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of 159 engines of all types and origins, including no less than 35 LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0's and 25 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. It was also home to 26 tank engines for local passenger duties. By April 1965, as electrification marched northwards, this had reduced to 79 and the depot closed to steam in July 1968 but it continued to be a major diesel depot, with a new, much smaller building replacing the old one, responsible mainly for the huge fleets of DMU's required to run Manchester's local services, although locomotives were still serviced there. In 1987, the depot's allocation of units included Classes 101, 104, 108, 142 and 150. By 1994, the depot's allocation included Classes 142, 150/1, 150/2, 153 and 156, the depot now being run by Northern Trains and its predecessors. In 2020, the depot received another major makeover as it now became home to Northern Trains new fleet of Class 196 DMU's. Seen here in June 1966 is LMS Class 3F 'Jinty' o-6-0T No.47383, withdrawn from Newton Heath in October 1967.
  • MANCHESTER NEWTON HEATH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26A/9D/NH) - Opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1853, this depot has undergone many changes over the years. As a steam depot, it was a brick 23-road through shed built in the fork of the Miles Platting to Dean Lane and Newton Heath lines. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of 159 engines of all types and origins, including no less than 35 LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0's and 25 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. It was also home to 26 tank engines for local passenger duties. By April 1965, as electrification marched northwards, this had reduced to 79 and the depot closed to steam in July 1968 but it continued to be a major diesel depot, with a new, much smaller building replacing the old one, responsible mainly for the huge fleets of DMU's required to run Manchester's local services, although locomotives were still serviced there. In 1987, the depot's allocation of units included Classes 101, 104, 108, 142 and 150. By 1994, the depot's allocation included Classes 142, 150/1, 150/2, 153 and 156, the depot now being run by Northern Trains and its predecessors. In 2020, the depot received another major makeover as it now became home to Northern Trains new fleet of Class 196 DMU's. Seen here in the 2000's with Pacers and Sprinters on depot.
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