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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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WEARHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Wearhead was the terminus of the Wear Valley Extension Railway. Among other things, it was equipped with an engine shed for a single loco and a turntable and was a subshed of 51F West Auckland. The line opened in October 1895 and passenger services ceased in June 1953 but all or parts of the line continued to run goods services until 1993 and part of the line still exists as the Weardale Railway. Seen here is NER Class J21 No.1561 outside the locoshed in July 1939 having just come off the 8.28am from DArlington.
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WEARHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Wearhead was the terminus of the Wear Valley Extension Railway. Among other things, it was equipped with an engine shed for a single loco and a turntable and was a subshed of 51F West Auckland. The line opened in October 1895 and passenger services ceased in June 1953 but all or parts of the line continued to run goods services until 1993 and part of the line still exists as the Weardale Railway. Seen here is NER Class J21 No.1561 outside the locoshed in July 1939 having just come off the 8.28am from DArlington.

  • TYNE DOCK LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (54B/52H) - The North Eastern Railway opened this depot in 1862 and it eventually grew to encompass a triple roundhouse and adjacent 4- and 5-road through sheds. The allocation in April 1959 was 44 engines, all shunting tanks or goods engines, including 10 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's. The depot continued to operate until September 1967, with a allocation of mainly Class Q6 0-8-0's and BR Class K1 2-6-0's at the end. Seen here inside the shed is Class J72 Departmental 0-6-0T No.58 in September 1966. Despite it's ancient appearance, as 69005 it was built in November 1949 and withdrawn in July 1967.
  • TYNE DOCK LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (54B/52H) - The North Eastern Railway opened this depot in 1862 and it eventually grew to encompass a triple roundhouse and adjacent 4- and 5-road through sheds. The allocation in April 1959 was 44 engines, all shunting tanks or goods engines, including 10 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's. The depot continued to operate until September 1967, with a allocation of mainly Class Q6 0-8-0's and BR Class K1 2-6-0's at the end. Seen here in the shed yard is Class Q7 0-8-0 No.63461 in July 1954.
  • TYNE DOCK LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (54B/52H) - The North Eastern Railway opened this depot in 1862 and it eventually grew to encompass a triple roundhouse and adjacent 4- and 5-road through sheds. The allocation in April 1959 was 44 engines, all shunting tanks or goods engines, including 10 BR Class 9F 2-10-0's. The depot continued to operate until September 1967, with a allocation of mainly Class Q6 0-8-0's and BR Class K1 2-6-0's at the end. Seen here is at least part of Class Q6 No.63408 with the round house behind it in March 1959.
  • UTTOXETER LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (5F) - Opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1901, this was a 3-road brick dead-end shed located in the triangle of lines, on the north side of the station. The allocation in March 1959 was just 7 engines, 4 Class 4P 2-6-4T's and 3 MR Class 4F 0-6-0's, all employed on local services. From 1960 onwards, the depot was used to store withdrawn engines alongside its normal activities until it closed in December 1964. Seen here are Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42224, withdrawn from 10D Lostock Hall in January 1967, and Class 5F 'Crab' 2-6-0 No.42926, withdrawn from 10F Rose Grove in October 1964.
  • WADEBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (72F/84E) - This depot was opened in 1895 by the LSWR and consisted of a wooden 2-track shed with one through road. Traffic on the branch was light and the allocation was small, only 5 locos in May 1959, consisting of the 3 Class 0298 2-4-0WT's, dating from the 1870's, and 2 Class O2 0-4-4T's. In September 1963, the locoshed was passed to the Western Region as 84E, when Class 1366 0-6-0PT's and Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T's took over the branch but the locoshed closed in October 1964 and the branch lost its passenger services in January 1967, although china clay trains operated until 1983. In this view from the 1950's, Class N 2-6-0 No.31846 and a classmate bask in the summer sun between turns.
  • WADEBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (72F/84E) - This depot was opened in 1895 by the LSWR and consisted of a wooden 2-track shed with one through road. Traffic on the branch was light and the allocation was small, only 5 locos in May 1959, consisting of the 3 Class 0298 2-4-0WT's, dating from the 1870's, and 2 Class O2 0-4-4T's. In this view from 1952, Class 02 No.30192 was a 72F loco and Class N 2-6-0 No.31832 was from parent shed 72A Exmouth Junction. In September 1963, the locoshed was passed to the Western Region as 84E, when Class 1366 0-6-0PT's and Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T's took over the branch but the locoshed closed in October 1964 and the branch lost its passenger services in January 1967, although china clay trains operated until 1983.
  • WADEBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (72F/84E) - This depot was opened in 1895 by the LSWR and consisted of a wooden 2-track shed with one through road. Traffic on the branch was light and the allocation was small, only 5 locos in May 1959, consisting of the 3 Class 0298 2-4-0WT's, dating from the 1870's, and 2 Class O2 0-4-4T's. In this view from about 1960, Class T9 4-4-0 No.30313 may have worked in on a special just prior to withdrawal. In September 1963, the locoshed was passed to the Western Region as 84E, when Class 1366 0-6-0PT's and Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T's took over the branch but the locoshed closed in October 1964 and the branch lost its passenger services in January 1967, although china clay trains operated until 1983.
  • WADEBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (72F/84E) - This depot was opened in 1895 by the LSWR and consisted of a wooden 2-track shed with one through road. Traffic on the branch was light and the allocation was small, only 5 locos in May 1959, consisting of the 3 Class 0298 2-4-0WT's, dating from the 1870's, and 2 Class O2 0-4-4T's. In this view from about 1960, Class T9 4-4-0 No.30313 may have worked in on a special just prior to withdrawal. In September 1963, the locoshed was passed to the Western Region as 84E, when Class 1366 0-6-0PT's and Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T's took over the branch but the locoshed closed in October 1964 and the branch lost its passenger services in January 1967, although china clay trains operated until 1983. Seen here in October 1949, LSWR Class T9 'Greyhound' 4-4-0 No.723 of Exmouth Junction stands in the shed doorway. This loco never received its BR number and was withdrawn in June 1951.
  • WADEBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (72F/84E) - This depot was opened in 1895 by the LSWR and consisted of a wooden 2-track shed with one through road. Traffic on the branch was light and the allocation was small, only 5 locos in May 1959, consisting of the 3 Class 0298 2-4-0WT's, dating from the 1870's, and 2 Class O2 0-4-4T's. In this view from June 1960, Class 0298 No.30285 takes it's ease in front of the depot. In September 1963, the locoshed was passed to the Western Region as 84E, when Class 1366 0-6-0PT's and Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T's took over the branch but the locoshed closed in October 1964 and the branch lost its passenger services in January 1967, although china clay trains operated until 1983.
  • WAKEFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25A/56A) - The depot was built in 1893 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to the east of Kirkgate Station and consisted of an 8-road brick-built through shed. In September 1956, along with other depots in the area, it was transferred from the Midland to the Eastern Region, although this did not seem to have much effect on the allocation, which was of 87 engines in March 1959. Needless to say, there were no glamorous engines here but there were no less than 49 WD 8F 2-8-0's! Towards the end of steam it did pick up a few 'Jubilee's and even the odd Class A1. The depot closed in June 1967 and was thenceforward used as a loco dump, July 1967 finding no less than 57 withdrawn engines present. Seen here in June 1966 with Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43084 passing on a coal train. This engine was withdrawn in September 1967 from 56F Low Moor. It had been a 34E New England engine from new to 1964, with a couple of short spells at Grantham.
  • WAKEFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25A/56A) - The depot was built in 1893 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to the east of Kirkgate Station and consisted of an 8-road brick-built through shed. In September 1956, along with other depots in the area, it was transferred from the Midland to the Eastern Region, although this did not seem to have much effect on the allocation, which was of 87 engines in March 1959. Needless to say, there were no glamorous engines here but there were no less than 49 WD 8F 2-8-0's! Towards the end of steam it did pick up a few 'Jubilee's and even the odd Class A1. The depot closed in June 1967 and was thenceforward used as a loco dump, July 1967 finding no less than 57 withdrawn engines present. Seen here in March 1949 is LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.M5101, its interim number. It became BR No.45101 just one year later and was withdrawn from 26A Newton Heath in March 1968.
  • WAKEFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25A/56A) - The depot was built in 1893 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to the east of Kirkgate Station and consisted of an 8-road brick-built through shed. In September 1956, along with other depots in the area, it was transferred from the Midland to the Eastern Region, although this did not seem to have much effect on the allocation, which was of 87 engines in March 1959. Needless to say, there were no glamorous engines here but there were no less than 49 WD 8F 2-8-0's! Towards the end of steam it did pick up a few 'Jubilee's and even the odd Class A1. The depot closed in June 1967 and was thenceforward used as a loco dump, July 1967 finding no less than 57 withdrawn engines present. This picture dates from December 1967 and shows WD's Nos.90642 and 90633 and Class 4P 2-6-4T's Nos.42665 and 42152.
  • WALTON-ON-THE-HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (27E/8R) - The Locomotive Depot at Walton-on-the-Hill was built to serve the sidings and the goods depot at Huskisson by the Cheshire Lines Committee in May 1881. At the time of opening the shed had four engine roads; two were allocated to the MS&LR and two to the GNR. The main shed building was south-east of the line, adjacent to Walton-on-the-Hill station. Beyond the shed building, sidings and lines ran in a north-east direction towards a coaling shed and a turntable. At the north-eastern end the lines and turntable were on an embankment. Within four years there was insufficient space for the locomotives needed to work the local area, so the shed was enlarged to six roads in 1885 and Midland Railway engines began to be stabled there. In 1952 BR re-roofed the shed and they reduced it to four roads; they also replaced the smoke chutes and the interior lighting. Sometime around 1958 the shed turntable failed. It was deemed uneconomical to repair so it was abandoned; thereafter locomotives were turned on the Walton triangle. The depot allocation in March 1959 was 22 engines. 5 of these were tank engines for the passenger services, 5 were Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's and the remainder were 0-6-0 goods engines. After November 1960 passenger services from Aintree Central ceased to operate. Walton-on-the-Hill had been responsible for morning services to Manchester Central. With the loss of these trains the shed lost its allocation of passenger engines. In September 1963 British Railways changed the shed code to 8R. However Walton-on-the-Hill did not carry the code for long as it was closed completely in December 1963, and its remaining allocation of locomotives was transferred to Aintree shed. Here, parked down at the side of the shed, is Class J39 0-6-0 No.64740 of 9A Gorton.
  • WALTON-ON-THE-HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (27E/8R) - The Locomotive Depot at Walton-on-the-Hill was built to serve the sidings and the goods depot at Huskisson by the Cheshire Lines Committee in May 1881. At the time of opening the shed had four engine roads; two were allocated to the MS&LR and two to the GNR. The main shed building was south-east of the line, adjacent to Walton-on-the-Hill station. Beyond the shed building, sidings and lines ran in a north-east direction towards a coaling shed and a turntable. At the north-eastern end the lines and turntable were on an embankment. Within four years there was insufficient space for the locomotives needed to work the local area, so the shed was enlarged to six roads in 1885 and Midland Railway engines began to be stabled there. In 1952 BR re-roofed the shed and they reduced it to four roads; they also replaced the smoke chutes and the interior lighting. Sometime around 1958 the shed turntable failed. It was deemed uneconomical to repair so it was abandoned; thereafter locomotives were turned on the Walton triangle. The depot allocation in March 1959 was 22 engines. 5 of these were tank engines for the passenger services, 5 were Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's and the remainder were 0-6-0 goods engines. After November 1960 passenger services from Aintree Central ceased to operate. Walton-on-the-Hill had been responsible for morning services to Manchester Central. With the loss of these trains the shed lost its allocation of passenger engines. In September 1963 British Railways changed the shed code to 8R. However Walton-on-the-Hill did not carry the code for long as it was closed completely in December 1963, and its remaining allocation of locomotives was transferred to Aintree shed. This view of the depot is from July 1961 with Class O4 2-8-0 No.63743 of Gorton shed standing in the yard with a Class B1 and a Class WD 2-8-0.
  • WARRINGTON DALLAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (8B) - This depot was built in 1888 by the LNWR and was a mile north of Bank Quay Station. It consisted of 10-road brick-built dead-end shed and it closed in October 1967. In April 1965, with steam in full retreat, it still boasted an allocation of 38 engines, including 3 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0's and 16 of the mighty Class 9F's. This picture from February 1966 shows Class 6P 'Jubilee' No.45563 AUSTRALIA on shed, still in steam, although it was withdrawn during that month.
  • WARWICK MILVERTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2E/2C) - This depot was built by the LNWR in 1881 and consisted of a 6-road brick-built dead-end shed to the north of Warwick Milverton Station. The locoshed closed in November 1958, this view just predating that closure. The allocation was not large, just 16 engines in 1950, mainly passenger tank engines for local services and a few goods engines. Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42615 from nearby Rugby shed would be typical of Milverton engines.
  • WARWICK MILVERTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2E/2C) - This depot was built by the LNWR in 1881 and consisted of a 6-road brick-built dead-end shed to the north of Warwick Milverton Station. The locoshed closed in November 1958, this view just predating that closure. The allocation was not large, just 16 engines in 1950, mainly passenger tank engines for local services and a few goods engines. Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42615 from nearby Rugby shed would be typical of Milverton engines. Here seen on the then new turntable installed in 1938 is Johnson MR Class 2F 0-6-0 No.3726.
  • WARWICK MILVERTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2E/2C) - This depot was built by the LNWR in 1881 and consisted of a 6-road brick-built dead-end shed to the north of Warwick Milverton Station. The locoshed closed in November 1958, this view just predating that closure. The allocation was not large, just 16 engines in 1950, mainly passenger tank engines for local services and a few goods engines. Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42615 from nearby Rugby shed would be typical of Milverton engines. Seen here are six brand new Derby Class 108 DMU's, garaged in the closed locoshed, to be used for driver training.
  • WARWICK MILVERTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (2E/2C) - This depot was built by the LNWR in 1881 and consisted of a 6-road brick-built dead-end shed to the north of Warwick Milverton Station. The locoshed closed in November 1958, this view just predating that closure. The allocation was not large, just 16 engines in 1950, mainly passenger tank engines for local services and a few goods engines. Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42615 from nearby Rugby shed would be typical of Milverton engines. Seen here is Stanier Class 3P 2-6-2T No.44 just prior to Nationalisation.
  • WEARHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Wearhead was the terminus of the Wear Valley Extension Railway. Among other things, it was equipped with an engine shed for a single loco and a turntable and was a subshed of 51F West Auckland. The line opened in October 1895 and passenger services ceased in June 1953 but all or parts of the line continued to run goods services until 1993 and part of the line still exists as the Weardale Railway. Seen here is NER Class J21 No.1561 outside the locoshed in July 1939 having just come off the 8.28am from DArlington.
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