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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

Photographs in this gallery are of locomotive depots, both steam and diesel, locomotive works, stabling points and withdrawn locomotives but not those being scrapped. Some of these pictures were taken by me, some passed on by friends and others have been bought and are part of my collection. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This picture shows Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43023 in the early 1950's, still with its double chimney, in front of the roofless shed. The roof was raised and remade at this time.
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NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This picture shows Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43023 in the early 1950's, still with its double chimney, in front of the roofless shed. The roof was raised and remade at this time.

  • NORWOOD JUNCTION LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (75C) - The depot at Norwood Junction comprised a dead-end shed building which covered five tracks built in 1935 in conjunction with the construction of several new marshalling yards in the area, and was principally a depot for freight locomotives. A 65-foot turntable was provided at Norwood Junction on the other side of the shed and accessed by passing between the water tower and the shed. From the mid-1950s, diesel shunters started to arrived in numbers at Norwood Junction, followed in 1960 by an influx of Class 33 diesels. From then on, the depot was in terminal decline. Norwood Junction shed formally closed to steam traction on January 6th 1964, thereafter being used to stable diesel locomotives. The shed closed completely in 1966 and the buildings were demolished that year, the site subsequently being used as a store for the engineers' department. Seen here in a depot packed with engines, Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42068 is coming off shed. This engine was withdrawn in December 1963 from 21C Bushbury.
  • NORWOOD JUNCTION LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (75C) - The depot at Norwood Junction comprised a dead-end shed building which covered five tracks built in 1935 in conjunction with the construction of several new marshalling yards in the area, and was principally a depot for freight locomotives. A 65-foot turntable was provided at Norwood Junction on the other side of the shed and accessed by passing between the water tower and the shed. From the mid-1950s, diesel shunters started to arrived in numbers at Norwood Junction, followed in 1960 by an influx of Class 33 diesels. From then on, the depot was in terminal decline. Norwood Junction shed formally closed to steam traction on January 6th 1964, thereafter being used to stable diesel locomotives. The shed closed completely in 1966 and the buildings were demolished that year, the site subsequently being used as a store for the engineers' department. Seen here is Class 33 D6518 in about 1960.
  • NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (NM) - Nottingham Eastcroft is a light maintenance depot. The carriage sidings are located near Nottingham station and are situated alongside the former Midland Railway line to Lincoln. As of 2021, East Midlands Railway Class 153/Class 156 Sprinters, Class 158 Express Sprinters and Class 170 Turbostars are allocated and maintained here. The depot is receiving a £2 million upgrade, increasing the capacity and modernising the fuelling facilities. This work is planned to be completed in June 2022. Also present at Eastcroft is Boden Rail who maintain Class 37, Class 56 and Class 70 locomotives for Colas Rail, out of shot to the right of the photo. This view is looking east with three C;ass 153's awaiting attention. Note the positioning of the lights, depending on which end is seen.
  • NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (NM) - Nottingham Eastcroft is a light maintenance depot. The carriage sidings are located near Nottingham station and are situated alongside the former Midland Railway line to Lincoln. As of 2021, East Midlands Railway Class 153/Class 156 Sprinters, Class 158 Express Sprinters and Class 170 Turbostars are allocated and maintained here. The depot is receiving a £2 million upgrade, increasing the capacity and modernising the fuelling facilities. This work is planned to be completed in June 2022. Also present at Eastcroft is Boden Rail who maintain Class 37, Class 56 and Class 70 locomotives for Colas Rail, situated out of shot to the left. Seen here 60054 heads a rake of empty tanks back to Immingham as Class 158's await attention at the depot in April 2014.
  • NOTTINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (16A) - The Midland Railway built 3 brick roundhouse sheds at Nottoingam, a hugely important centre of traffic for them. Their suburban network was large and widespread and much of the coal produced locally was forwarded form here. A number of premier passenger services to St Pancras and cross country services originated here. The 1959 allocation was 96 engines. The shed was closed to steam in April 1965 but continued to service diesel locos. Seen here in May 1960 is Riddles BR Class 9F 2-10-0 No.92024, a visitor from 15A Wellingborough. The loco is one of 10 Class 9F's, all based at Wellingborough, built with a Franco-Crosti boiler, a supposedly more economical version of the conventional steam loco but not a great success. All of the engines were converted back to conventional boilers by 1960/1 but they always retained this appearance. This loco was converted in 1959 and was withdrawn from 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street in November 1967.
  • NOTTINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (16A) - The Midland Railway built 3 brick roundhouse sheds at Nottoingam, a hugely important centre of traffic for them. Their suburban network was large and widespread and much of the coal produced locally was forwarded form here. A number of premier passenger services to St Pancras and cross country services originated here. The 1959 allocation was 96 engines. The shed was closed to steam in April 1965 but continued to service diesel locos. Seen here just one month before closure is Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.44682 alongside a very grubby Class 25 No.D5187.
  • NOTTINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (16A) - The Midland Railway built 3 brick roundhouse sheds at Nottoingam, a hugely important centre of traffic for them. Their suburban network was large and widespread and much of the coal produced locally was forwarded form here. A number of premier passenger services to St Pancras and cross country services originated here. The 1959 allocation was 96 engines. This photo, undated, shows ex-GCR Class D11 'Director' 4-4-0 No.62660 BUTLER-HENDERSON, carrying a 40A Lincoln shedplate, its home from November 1953 to April 1957. It was withdrawn in November 1960 and is preserved in the Nation Collection under its old GCR number 506.
  • NOTTINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (16A) - The Midland Railway built 3 brick roundhouse sheds at Nottoingam, a hugely important centre of traffic for them. Their suburban network was large and widespread and much of the coal produced locally was forwarded form here. A number of premier passenger services to St Pancras and cross country services originated here. The 1959 allocation was 96 engines. This picture, taken in October 1961, shows Class 9F 2-10-0 92090 from nearby Annesley Depot. The depot closed to steam in April 1965 and a modern diesel depot was built on the site.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. Another roofless shot from the early 1950's shows Aspinall Class 11 0-6-0 No.52465, rather surprisingly a Nuneaton engine until withdrawal in July 1955 , coupled to a Johnson MR Compound 4-4-0.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. Seen here is Class 8F No.48206, a Nuneaton engine, with the rotary coal loader on the left.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. Seen here is USATC Class S160 2-8-0 No.2153 sometime in 1944.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This aerial view shows the shed amid the maze of lines. The turntable to the extreme right was a replacement for the LNWR original.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This picture shows Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43023 in the early 1950's, still with its double chimney, in front of the roofless shed. The roof was raised and remade at this time.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This shot shows it in the early 1950's, with Class 4F 0-6-0 No.44039, Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45198, Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43002 and Class 5MT 2-6-0 No.42962 awaiting their next job.
  • NUNEATON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2D/2B/5E) - The London & North Western Railway opened their locoshed at Nuneaton in 1878 nestled in the fork of the West Coast Mainline and the branch to Coventry. It was a large 8-track, dead-end shed with a rotary coaling plant. Traffic in this area was enormous, generated mainly by the many nearly coalmines. In 1917 Nuneaton Train Control with a staff of 17 dealt with 90,000 wagons per week. In March 1959, the allocation was 62 engines, almost exclusively goods engines plus a few small tank engines for local passenger services and no less than Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0's for local freight workings. The locoshed closed in June 1966. This view of Class 4F 0-6-0 No.44529 shows the shed after re-roofing.
  • OBAN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63E/63D/63C) - Opened in 1880 by the Caledonian Railway, this two road shed was south of Oban station and accessed from Oban Goods Junction. Access to the goods yard was from the south and a reversal was necessary to reach the shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 7 locomotives, 5 CR 0-4-4T's and 2 CR 0-6-0's for goods duties. In later days, the 0-6-0's were replaced by Ivatt LMS 2MT 2-6-0's. It closed in May 1963. The turntable pit still remains and a disused oil siding exists at roughly its location.
  • OKEHAMPTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Opened in 1894 by the London & South Western Railway as a sub-shed of Exmouth Junction, Okehampton was a concrete-built single road dead-end shed north of the line, east of the station. It had no fixed allocation of engines but could usually lay claim to two or three from its parent depot. The shed closed in 1964. Seen here in June 1954 is ex-LSWR Class 700 4-4-0 No.30717, an Exmouth Junction engine, withdrawn from there in July 1961.
  • OLDHAM LEES LCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26F/26E/9P) - Opened in 1878 by the London & North Western Railway, this was a brick 6-road dead-end shed to the north of Lees Station. Judging by the date above the entrance, it was rebuilt in 1955 and closed in April 1964. In mid-1955, the allocation consisted of 7 tank engines for local passenger duties, 4 LYR Class 3F 0-6-0's and 5 LMS Class 7F 0-8-0's. Seen here is an LYR Class 3F 0-6-0, a 'Britannia' Pacific and 2 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's, all numbers unfortunately unreadable.
  • OVERSEAL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - A brick-built 2-road dead-ended shed opened by the Midland Railway in 1873 midway between the villages of Overseal and Moira and a sub-shed of Burton On Trent. It never had a fixed allocation and mainly guested MR 2F, 3F and 4F 0-6-0's, used widely for working coal from this area, two of which appear to be visible in this picture from April 1954. The depot closed in August 1964.
  • OXENHOLME LOCOMTIVE DEPOT (11D/11C/12G) - An Engine Shed was first established at Oxenholme in the 1840's when the line first opened. It is believed to have been a single road through shed with a turntable just to its northern entrance. It was replaced by a 4-road Engine Shed in 1880 when the station was rebuilt. In March 1959, the allocation was only 8 engines, all LMS 2-6-4T's employed on banking heavy freight trains up the notoriously steep Grayrigg Bank and some local passenger duties. The depot closed in June 1962 and is seen here in about 1935 with Fowler Class MT 2-6-4T No.2393 in the foreground and a couple of LNWR tanks on the right.
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