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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Seen here in September 1937 is Gresley LNER Class A4 Pacific No.2510 QUICKSILVER, only two years old and based at Kings Cross and from where she was withdrawn in April 1963,
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KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Seen here in September 1937 is Gresley LNER Class A4 Pacific No.2510 QUICKSILVER, only two years old and based at Kings Cross and from where she was withdrawn in April 1963,

  • KEITH JUNCTION LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (61C) - The first loco depot was opened here in 1856 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was a 4-track, stone-built dead-end shed with, in 1950, an allocation of 25 engines and quite a mixture too: 4 Class B1 4-6-0's, 3 GER Class B12 4-6-0's, 12 GNSR Class D41 4-4-0's, 5 GNSR Class D10's and a single NER Class G5 0-4-4T. The shed closed to steam in June 1961. It is seen here in the process of being rebuilt as a foreshortened, more modern building in the early 1950's and as such it remained open until 1966.
  • KEITH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (61C) - The first loco depot was opened here in 1856 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was a 4-track, stone-built dead-end shed with, in 1950, an allocation of 25 engines and quite a mixture too: 4 Class B1 4-6-0's, 3 GER Class B12 4-6-0's, 12 GNSR Class D41 4-4-0's, 5 GNSR Class D10's and a single NER Class G5 0-4-4T. The shed closed to steam in June 1961 and completely in August 1966. The shed and yard is seen here in June 1953.
  • KENTISH TOWN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (14B) - Kentish Town was a very large North London depot on the Midland main line out of St Pancras. Built in 1887, it consisted of 3 brick-built roundhouses and workshops and in March 1959 had an allocation of 100 locomotives, all of them steam. The depot closed in April 1963. Seen here alongside the coaling stage in May 1934 is Stanier Class 3MT 2-6-2T No.15531. The loco was renumbered to No.32 that month and withdrawn in July 1961, still based at Kentish Town.
  • KENTISH TOWN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (14B) - Kentish Town was a very large North London depot on the Midland main line out of St Pancras. Built in 1887, it consisted of 3 brick-built roundhouses and workshops and in March 1959 had an allocation of 100 locomotives, all of them steam. The depot closed in April 1963. Seen here in May 1922 in one of the roundhouses is Johnson MR Class 1808 2P 4-4-0 No.398, withdrawn in 1926.
  • KENTISH TOWN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (14B) - Kentish Town was a very large North London depot on the Midland main line out of St Pancras. Built in 1887, it consisted of 3 brisk-built roundhouses and workshops and in March 1959 had an allocation of 100 locomotives, all of them steam. The depot closed in April 1963. Seen here inside one of the roundhouses in the early 1950's are Class 2P 4-4-0 No.40567, Compound 4-4-0 No.41090 and Stanier Class 3MT 2-6-2T No.40100.
  • KENTISH TOWN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (14B) - Kentish Town was a very large North London depot on the Midland main line out of St Pancras. Built in 1887, it consisted of 3 brisk-built roundhouses and workshops and in March 1959 had an allocation of 100 locomotives, all of them steam. This picture was taken in June 1958. The depot closed in April 1963.
  • KENTISH TOWN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (14B) - Kentish Town was a very large North London depot on the Midland main line out of St Pancras. Built in 1887, it consisted of 3 brisk-built roundhouses and workshops and in March 1959 had an allocation of 100 locomotives, all of them steam. This picture was taken in June 1958. The depot closed in April 1963. Seen here is LMS Class 3F 'Jinty' shunting tank No.47200, with classmate No.47241. It was based at Kentish Town from January 1950 until it was withdrawn in April 1961. Note that it still has its condensing apparatus to enable it to work on the Underground system.
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon, as seen here in July 1958 in the shape of Holden GER Class J15 0-6-0 No.65457, a Cambridge loco, withdrawn from there in February 1962. The depot closed to steam in June 1965.
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon, as seen here in March 1958 in the shape of Holden GER Class J15 0-6-0 No.65461, a Cambridge loco. The depot closed to steam in June 1965.
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon, as seen here in the shape of Holden GER Class J15 0-6-0 No.65477, a Cambridge loco, withdrawn in February 1960. The depot closed to steam in June 1965..
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon. The depot closed to steam in June 1965. Seen here in July 1937 is Johnson MR Class 2P 4-4-0 No.424, withdrawn as BR No.404024 from 16D Mansfield in April 1951.
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon. The depot closed to steam in June 1965. Seen here in July 1937 taking coal is Stanier LMS Class 4P 2-6-4T No.2453, withdrawn in May 1964 from 15E Leicester GC. It looks as though it has just worked in on a special.
  • KETTERING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15B/15C) - The Midland Railway opened the depot at Kettering in 1876. It was a brick 4-road dead-end shed tucked away at the north end of Platform 1 of the station, one of my favourite sheds as a boy as you could almost 'do' it without leaving the platform! In March 1959, it had an allocation of 39 engines, 19 of them Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's and 5 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's to work the local ironstone trains. 8 LMS/BR Class 2F 2-6-0's were based here to work the local branch lines. Visitors from the Eastern Region were quite common, working in over the branch line from Huntingdon. The depot closed to steam in June 1965. Seen here in October 1954 is Fowler MR/LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No.43898, withdrawn from 15D Bedford in July 1957.
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - August 1921 (1) - In the shed yard. Identifiable are Class C1 Atlantic No.274, 'Long Tom' Class Q1 0-8-0 No.436 and Class N2 0-6-2T's Nos.1768 and 1769. Note the 'Gentleman Spotter'!
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - August 1921 (2) - In the shed yard. Identifiable are Class C1 Atlantic No.274, 'Long Tom' Class Q1 0-8-0 No.436 and Class N2 0-6-2T No. 1769. Note the 'Gentleman Spotter'!
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Here we see a view from 1952 with nearly new Class L1 2-6-4T's Nos.67727 and 67797 sandwiched by Class V2 No.60826 and a Class N2 0-6-2T.
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Seen here in 1950, almost new, is Peppercorn BR Class A1 4-6-2 No.60139 SEA EAGLE, before nameplates had been fitted, withdrawn in June 1964 from 36A Doncaster.
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Seen here in September 1937 is Gresley LNER Class A4 Pacific No.2510 QUICKSILVER, only two years old and based at Kings Cross and from where she was withdrawn in April 1963,
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. Seen in this classic Kings Cross line-up are Class A3 No.60062 MINORU, Class A4 No.60025 FALCON, what I think is Class V2 No.60864, Class A4 No.60031 GOLDEN PLOVER and Class A3 No.60039 SANDWICH.
  • KINGS CROSS LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (34A) - Known to all as 'Top Shed', it was very much the 'creme de la creme', playing home to most of the LNER's express engines at one time or another. It consisted of two buildings, one of 8 roads and the other of 7, and was located just off the northwestern end of the station. Access was rather awkward and required locos to run through Belle Isle tunnel before going on/off shed. In March 1959, the allocation was 107 engines, with about half of them being tank engines for shunting or local passenger work. The shed closed to steam in June 1963, a victim of diesels and the Clean Air Acts, and diesel maintenance was transferred to the new depot at Finsbury Park. This small servicing point was built at Kings Cross for locos about to take trains out or just doing a quick turn round, here playing host to almost new and unnamed 'Deltic' D9004, a classmate tucked in behind, Class 40 D272 and Class 31 D5649 just about to pick up its train in April 1962.
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