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Photographs in this gallery are of locomotive depots, both steam and diesel, locomotive works, stabling points and withdrawn locomotives but not those being scrapped.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.
PLEASE NOTE : IMPORTANT MESSAGE : Please be aware that I do not sell copies of ANY of my pictures, DO NOT email copies to viewers or allow re-posting on other sites. Neither do I wish to enter into correspondence with any individual or group regarding my pictures or their captions. All comments reflect my personal opinions and I am not prepared to discuss these with anyone or to spend the rest of my life answering inane questions. I apologise for this disclaimer but I'm afraid it has been forced upon me. I have no wish to offend anyone and I hope you will continue to enjoy my pictures at your leisure.
Read MorePLEASE NOTE : IMPORTANT MESSAGE : Please be aware that I do not sell copies of ANY of my pictures, DO NOT email copies to viewers or allow re-posting on other sites. Neither do I wish to enter into correspondence with any individual or group regarding my pictures or their captions. All comments reflect my personal opinions and I am not prepared to discuss these with anyone or to spend the rest of my life answering inane questions. I apologise for this disclaimer but I'm afraid it has been forced upon me. I have no wish to offend anyone and I hope you will continue to enjoy my pictures at your leisure.
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SUNDERLAND LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (54A/52G) - opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1857 adjacent to Sunderland Docks, this locoshed was a brick-built roundhouse with an adjacent 4-road dead-end shed. This depot was certainly not home to the glamorous! The allocation in April 1959 was 45 engines, all of them goods engines except for 2 Class V1 2-6-2T's for local passenger services. By April 1965, this had reduced to 23, all again goods engines, remarkably 21 of them of NER origin. The depot hung on right up to the end of steam, closing in September 1967, still host to engines of Classes J27 and Q6, all without train braking. The shed yard is seen here in May 1967 with withdrawn Class K1 2-6-0 No.62012, a classmate and a Class J27 in residence.