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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Photographs in this gallery are of locomotive depots, both steam and diesel, locomotive works, stabling points and withdrawn locomotives but not those being scrapped.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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MELTON CONSTABLE WORKS - A view inside the M&GN's Erecting Shops at Melton Constable. While it was certainly no Crewe, it provided employment in an area where there was little alternative to agriculture. Seen here are a clutch of Johnson 4-4-0's in various stages of undress, probably in the 1920's.
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MELTON CONSTABLE WORKS - A view inside the M&GN's Erecting Shops at Melton Constable. While it was certainly no Crewe, it provided employment in an area where there was little alternative to agriculture. Seen here are a clutch of Johnson 4-4-0's in various stages of undress, probably in the 1920's.

  • MARCH TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (MR) - withdrawn Class 08 shunters litter the Depot yard, 11/86. Note that part of the steam shed still stands in the background.
  • MARKET HARBROUGH MOTIVE POWER DEPOT (15F) - 1961 - home here to a couple of 4F's and a couple of 8F's. This is about all there was of it. I remember seeing 18000 in store here when I was a boy. The depot is seen here in 1961 and closed in 1965.
  • MELTON CONSTABLE (32G) - The Running Shed in August 1932. A Class B tank on the extreme left, a Class A next to it and two Class C's in the mouth of the shed, No.47 on the right.
  • MELTON CONSTABLE WORKS - A view inside the M&GN's Erecting Shops at Melton Constable. While it was certainly no Crewe, it provided employment in an area where there was little alternative to agriculture. Seen here are a clutch of Johnson 4-4-0's in various stages of undress, probably in the 1920's.
  • MELTON CONSTABLE WORKS - The Erecting Shop in the Works, main centre of activity, seen here in 1939 - must be holiday week!
  • MEXBOROUGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36B) - This was a very large 18 road dead-end shed concerned only with goods traffic and most of that concerned with the coal and steel industries. In 1952, the date of this picture, the shed was full of locos, mainly of the heavy goods variety and of ex-GCR origin.
  • MEXBOROUGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36B) - This was a very large 18 road dead-end shed concerned only with goods traffic and most of that concerned with the coal and steel industries. When this picture was taken in 1957, showing Class J11 No.64377, typical of the locos allocated here, it was still a sub-shed of 36A Doncaster but in February 1958 became a sub-shed of Sheffield Darnall as 41F. The allocation in March 1959 was 87 engines, all but one being goods engines. The depot closed in February 1964.
  • MIDDLESBROUGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (51D) - This was a very large depot opened in 1866 and eventually boasting three roundhouses and an allocation of 64 locos in 1954. It sat in the midst of a maze of dockside and industrial lines and was much damaged during World War Two. It closed in May 1958 to be replaced by the newly rebuilt depot at nearby Thornaby. Here we see locomotives of Classes G5, V3, Q6 and an Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0.
  • MIDDLESBROUGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (51D) - This was a very large depot opened in 1866 and eventually boasting three roundhouses and an allocation of 64 locos in 1954. It sat in the midst of a maze of dockside and industrial lines and was much damaged during World War Two. It closed in May 1958 to be replaced by the newly rebuilt depot at nearby Thornaby. It is seen here in May 1954 still showing signs of damage inflicted by the Luftwaffe with Class Q6's Nos. 63340 and 63373.
  • MIDDLESBROUGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (51D) - This was a very large depot opened in 1866 and eventually boasting three roundhouses and an allocation of 64 locos in 1954. It sat in the midst of a maze of dockside and industrial lines and was much damaged during World War Two. It closed in May 1958 to be replaced by the newly rebuilt depot at nearby Thornaby. Seen here inside one of the roundhouses is Class J27 No.65771 at its home depot in May 1952.
  • MILLERHILL (MH) - The depot, south of Edinburgh was opened in 1962 to serve the large new marshalling yard that was adjacent to it. It declined in importance from the mid-1990's, closed in 2017 and was demolished to make way from a new EMU depot. It is seen here in February 1988, with locos of classes 20, 26, 37 and 47 in view.
  • MIRFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25D/56D) - The engine shed at Mirfield was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1885 to provide motive power for the many local collieries. It was a brick-built 8-road dead-ended shed to west of Mirfield Station. In March 1959, the allocation was of 30 engines, 5 2-6-4T's for local passenger services, 8 0-6-0 small goods engines and 13 2-8-0 heavy goods engines of LMS/WD origin. In 1956, the shed had been transferred to the North Eastern Region but this made very little difference to the allocation of engines, although by 1962 it had a group of 5 Class B16 4-6-0's based there. By the tine that the depot closed in April 1967, the entire allocation was of LMS/BR origin. After closure, the depot was still used to stable engines used locally. Seen here are LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 No.48320 of Lostock Hall and Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45109 of Warrington.
  • MIRFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25D/56D) - The engine shed at Mirfield was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1885 to provide motive power for the many local collieries. It was a brick-built 8-road dead-ended shed to west of Mirfield Station. In March 1959, the allocation was of 30 engines, 5 2-6-4T's for local passenger services, 8 0-6-0 small goods engines and 13 2-8-0 heavy goods engines of LMS/WD origin. In 1956, the shed had been transferred to the North Eastern Region but this made very little difference to the allocation of engines, although by 1962 it had a group of 5 Class B16 4-6-0's based there. By the tine that the depot closed in April 1967, the entire allocation was of LMS/BR origin. Seen here are LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 No.48320 of Lostock Hall and Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45109 of Warrington.
  • MIRFIELD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (25D/56D) - The engine shed at Mirfield was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1885 to provide motive power for the many local collieries. It was a brick-built 8-road dead-ended shed to west of Mirfield Station. In March 1959, the allocation was of 30 engines, 5 2-6-4T's for local passenger services, 8 0-6-0 small goods engines and 13 2-8-0 heavy goods engines of LMS/WD origin. In 1956, the shed had been transferred to the North Eastern Region but this made very little difference to the allocation of engines, although by 1962 it had a group of 5 Class B16 4-6-0's based there. By the tine that the depot closed in April 1967, the entire allocation was of LMS/BR origin. seen here in the early 1950's is Class 6P 'Jubilee' 4-6-0 No.45704 LEVIATHAN passing the locoshed on a stopping train.
  • MODE WHEEL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT, Manchester Ship Canal - Seen here in March 1963 as the diesels take over. The three steam locos on the right are out of traffic, the nearer being No.20 GLASGOW, built 1900 by Hunslet Engine Co., Works No.732. The diesel locos are 0-6-0DM's Nos.D11 and D12, both built by Hudswell Clarke in 1962, Works Nos.1265 and 1266.
  • MOLD JUNCTION LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6B) - This locomotive depot was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1890. It was brick 8-road dead-end shed located south of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester. In March 1959, it had 44 engines allocated, 9 of them Stanier Class 5MT 2-6-0's, 11 Class 5MT 4-6-0's, 5 Class 4F 0-6-0's, 3 Class 8F 2-8-0's, 3 Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's and 13 Class WD 8F 2-8-0's. The depot closed in April 1966. Seen here in February 1964 is Caprotti Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.73133, a 26F Patricrofy loco, withdrawn from there in June 1968.
  • MOOR ROW LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (12E) - This depot was owned and operated jointly by the London & North Western and Furness Railways, opened in 1884 and closed in July 1954. It consisted of a 4-road stone dead-end shed situated north of Moor Row, between Whitehaven and Egremont. It was not a large shed and in September 1950 had an allocation of 15 engines which had a real mixture of origins: 3 Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's, 1 FR Class 3F 0-6-2T's, 2 LNWR 'Cauliflower' Class 0-6-0's, 6 LYR Class 3F 0-6-0's and 3 FR Class 3F 0-6-0's. it is seen here in August 1939 with, left to right, 4 engines in view, FR Class D5 0-6-0 No.12499, 2 FR Class L3 0-6-2T's Nos.11636 and 11628 and LNWR Class 2F 0-6-0 No.8263.
  • MOOR ROW LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (12E) - This depot was owned and operated jointly by the London & North Western and Furness Railways, opened in 1884 and closed in July 1954. It consisted of a 4-road stone dead-end shed situated north of Moor Row, between Whitehaven and Egremont. It was not a large shed and in September 1950 had an allocation of 15 engines which had a real mixture of origins: 3 Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's, 1 FR Class 3F 0-6-2T's, 2 LNWR 'Cauliflower' Class 0-6-0's, 6 LYR Class 3F 0-6-0's and 3 FR Class 3F 0-6-0's. Seen here are No.57 (left), a Pettigrew FR Class G5 0-6-0T, built 1910 by Vulcan Foundry as FR No.22 and No.83 (right), FR Class G1 0-6-0T, built 1873 by Sharp Stewart & Co., Works No.2301.
  • MOTHERWELL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66B/ML) - This depot was built by the Caledonian Railway in 1866 as a stone-built 8-road through shed located just north of Lesmahagow Junction. There was a sub-shed at Morningside. In March 1959, the allocation was 89 engines, all of them goods or heavy goods engines except for 24 LMS/BR Class 5MT 4-6-0's. Motherwell was one of the few depots to operate the 2-10-0 version of WD 8F, 9 being allocated at that time. After closure in July 1967 the shed became a diesel depot. In 1987 the depot had an allocation of Classes 08, 20 and 37 locomotives. Classes 26, 27 and 47 were also usually stabled at the depot. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was operated by EWS. It closed in 2007, with its operations relocated to nearby Mossend. Following the closure of the depot, the office space was taken over by site owners Network Rail as a new maintenance depot for the Motherwell area. In 2013 it was reopened by Direct Rail Services who currently use it to stable Class 68 locomotives and Mark 2 carriages operated on Fife Circle services for Abellio ScotRail. Seen here in August 1956 is WD Class 8F 2-10-0 No.90770, based here and withdrawn in December 1962 from here.
  • MYSTERY PHOTO 1 - Where is this locoshed? The locomotives in shot are LNWR Precedent Class 2-4-0 No.863 METEOR, GNR Stirling Series 206 2-4-0 No.881 and, in the background, a GER Class T26 2-4-0. METEOR was withdrawn in 1907 and 881 in 1912. Suggestions on the back of the picture are Doncaster, Colwick or Northampton. I wonder if it could be the LNWR shed at Peterborough? That could explain the odd mix of locos.
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