BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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HASLAND MPD (18C/16H)) - The engine shed at Hasland in the Derbyshire countryside just north of Clay Cross Junction was opened by the Midland Railway in 1875. It sported a brick-built roundhouse and had a very large yard, a necessity for stabling its very large locos. In September 1950, it had an allocation of 49 engines, mostly associated with the transport of coal from the many local collieries and to the nearby Avenue Coking Plant. It hosted only 2 MR Class 2P 4-4-0's for passenger duties but no less than 17 0-6-0's and 10 Beyer-Garratt 2-6-6-2T's. By March 1959, the allocation was down to 39, the Beyer-Garratt's were all gone, replaced by 14 Class 8F 2-8-0's and there were 4 2-6-4T's for passenger duties. The depot closed in September 1964. Seen here just one month before closure, grouped around the turntable, as Class 9F 2-10-0 No.92080 and Class 4F 0-6-0's Nos.44403 and 44235.