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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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BANGOR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6H) - Bangor was a 6-track dead-end shed built in 1884 by the LNWR, adjacent to the station. It hosted quite a large allocation of engines, 32 in September 1950, most of which were tank engines, some of them ancient. However, on summer weekends, the shed could be filled to bursting with visiting locos, having worked in on excursions to this popular seaside resort. This picture, taken in 1955, shows us a typical Bangor locos, Stanier LMS Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42444.
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BANGOR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6H) - Bangor was a 6-track dead-end shed built in 1884 by the LNWR, adjacent to the station. It hosted quite a large allocation of engines, 32 in September 1950, most of which were tank engines, some of them ancient. However, on summer weekends, the shed could be filled to bursting with visiting locos, having worked in on excursions to this popular seaside resort. This picture, taken in 1955, shows us a typical Bangor locos, Stanier LMS Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42444.

  • ABERDEEN KITTYBREWSTER LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (61A) - Built by the Great North of Scotland Railway, this depot was both a semi-roundhouse and shed. It has a number of subsheds at Alford, Ballater, Fraserburgh, Macduff and Peterhead, such being the nature of the surrounding country. It closed to steam in 1961 and completely 1967 and is now occupied by an industrial estate. In September 1950, the shed had an allocation of 70 locos, including 15 GER Class B12 4-6-0's and 3 GER Class F4 2-4-2T's - strangers in paradise! - plus the unique Class Z4/Z5 0-4-2T's used on the Docks. Seen here is a GNSR Manson Class D38 No.6875 in LNER days.
  • ABERFELDY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - A tiny, one engine capacity shed, a sub-shed of 63A Perth South, the usual branch loco was a ex-CR Class 439 0-4-4T, like No.55212 seen here, although tender engines did make appearances. The shed closed in 1962 and the branch followed in 1965.
  • ALLERTON TRAIN MAINTEANCE DEPOT (AN) - The depot is situated opposite Liverpool South Parkway bus and rail interchange and is located only 1 mile from the Freightliner intermodal terminal at Garston Docks and is about 4.5 miles from the Stobart Rail intermodal depot in Widnes. During the British Rail era, Allerton depot was responsible for maintaining all of the main line and shunting locomotives which were operating in the Liverpool area, having an allocation of Class 08 diesel shunters and a wheel lathe. Until 2006, Merseyrail's Class 507 and 508 electric multiple units were regularly sent to Allerton for wheel turning. Other units, including Virgin CrossCountry's Class 220 and 221 diesel electric multiple units (servicing only) and goods wagons and locomotives, have previously been stabled here. From March 2011 until March 2016, the depot was operated by Northern Rail. In 2011, it was announced that Network Rail had purchased the then closed Allerton TMD with the intention of refurbishing and reopening the depot for servicing of Northern Rail's fleet of Class 156 DMU's and the planned allocation of Class 319 units, which were to cascade to Northern Rail for planned electrified services. Allerton TMD re-opened in December 2011. The first Class 319 units entered traffic in March 2015 with the completion of the first phase of the North West Electrification programme. On April 1st, 2016, when the new Northern franchise period commenced, operation of Allerton transferred to Arriva Rail North. The depot retained its allocation of 29 Class 156 DMU's and twenty Class 319/3 EMU's, with an additional twelve Class 319's being allocated to the depot during 2017. Whilst not on the depot's allocation, Class 150 units are stabled here overnight on weeknights after completing a Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street service. Allerton's allocation of Class 156 units transferred to Newton Heath in 2018. On March 1st, 2020, the Northern franchise was taken over by Northern Trains as an Operators last choice by the Department for Transport and the operation of Allerton transferred to Northern Trains. Allerton is now allocated Class 195, Class 323, Class 331 and Class 769 units.
  • ALLERTON TRAIN MAINTEANCE DEPOT (AN) - The depot is situated opposite Liverpool South Parkway bus and rail interchange and is located only 1 mile from the Freightliner intermodal terminal at Garston Docks and is about 4.5 miles from the Stobart Rail intermodal depot in Widnes. During the British Rail era, Allerton depot was responsible for maintaining all of the main line and shunting locomotives which were operating in the Liverpool area, having an allocation of Class 08 diesel shunters and a wheel lathe. Until 2006, Merseyrail's Class 507 and 508 electric multiple units were regularly sent to Allerton for wheel turning. Other units, including Virgin CrossCountry's Class 220 and 221 diesel electric multiple units (servicing only) and goods wagons and locomotives, have previously been stabled here. From March 2011 until March 2016, the depot was operated by Northern Rail. In 2011, it was announced that Network Rail had purchased the then closed Allerton TMD with the intention of refurbishing and reopening the depot for servicing of Northern Rail's fleet of Class 156 DMU's and the planned allocation of Class 319 units, which were to cascade to Northern Rail for planned electrified services. Allerton TMD re-opened in December 2011. The first Class 319 units entered traffic in March 2015 with the completion of the first phase of the North West Electrification programme. On April 1st, 2016, when the new Northern franchise period commenced, operation of Allerton transferred to Arriva Rail North. The depot retained its allocation of 29 Class 156 DMU's and twenty Class 319/3 EMU's, with an additional twelve Class 319's being allocated to the depot during 2017. Whilst not on the depot's allocation, Class 150 units are stabled here overnight on weeknights after completing a Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street service. Allerton's allocation of Class 156 units transferred to Newton Heath in 2018. On March 1st, 2020, the Northern franchise was taken over by Northern Trains as an Operators last choice by the Department for Transport and the operation of Allerton transferred to Northern Trains. Allerton is now allocated Class 195, Class 323, Class 331 and Class 769 units. Northern Class 319 EMU's Nos.319 377 and 319 378 stand inside the depot.
  • ALLOA LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This was a small sub-shed of Dunfermline (62C), a stone-built 2 road through shed opened in 1885. It had no fixed allocation of engines but mostly housed locos from its parent depot, as in the case of Class J35 No.64487 seen here. The depot closed in January 1967.
  • ALNMOUTH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This small, two-road depot was a sub-shed of 52D Tweedmouth, built in 1935 just to the west of the station. It had no fixed allocation but could usually boast 4 or 5 goods locos, often Class J39 0-6-0's, Class K1 2-6-0's in later days. The shed closed in June 1966, in which year we see Class K1 2-6-0 No.62050, actually based at Alnmouth. On closure, it was moved to 52F North Blyth.
  • ARDROSSAN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67D) - This four-road through shed was opened by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1895. Seen here in 1954, at which time the allocation consisted mainly of ex-MR 4-4-0's and 0-6-0's, Class 2P 40666 was an Ardrossan loco while 4-4-0 Compound 41146 was from 67A Corkerhill and about to be withdrawn. The depot closed in February 1965. I remember going there in 1970 and there being an unbelievable number of Class 17 Claytons stored there, withdrawn only 7 years old.
  • ARDROSSAN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67D) - This four-road through shed was opened by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1895. Seen here in 1954, at which time the allocation consisted mainly of ex-MR 4-4-0's and 0-6-0's, Class 2P No.40609 was a local loco as was 'Crab' 2-6-0 No.42742.
  • ASHFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (74A/73F) - This was a 10-road shed with 2 through roads built of concrete by the Southern Railway in 1931. Along the shed’s south western elevation were offices and a huge water tower; On the opposite side of the shed, single-storey stores were attached. Each pair of shed tracks was served by a water column, and 165-yards north west of the building was situated a 65-foot turntable. The north eastern perimeter of the site was lined by a single-track elevated coal stage, which served a pitched-roof shed clad with corrugated asbestos. The coal stage shed sat upon a concrete base, but the single-track ascent to it was by means of an earth embankment, as depicted here in April 1960 with Waineright Class C 0-6-0 No.31256 alongside. By the end of World War II, Ashford had an allocation of around sixty engines. Of this amount, about half were tank engines. The majority of these were Wainwright’s "H" Class 0-4-4 locomotives. Pre-Grouping tender types included "C", "D", "L", and "N" Classe plus a few Class "N15" "king Arthur" Class 4-6-0's. During World War II Ashford, the Luftwaffe inflicted considerable damage at the works, engine shed, and in the town. On Nationalisation, Ashford shed was designated "74A" and a small sub-shed to Ashford still existed at Canterbury West; it was used as an outpost for those "R1" tanks which plied the Whitstable Harbour branch. The allocation at Ashford in 1955 totalled fifty-three locomotives: a single 0-6-0 diesel shunter (later Class 08); four N15 "King Arthurs"; one "Z" Class 0-8-0 Tank; seven "H" Class 0-4-4 Tanks; three 0-6-0 "R1" Tanks; seven "C" Class 0-6-0 engines; three O1 Class 0-6-0 engines; seven "N" Class 2-6-0; one "D" Class 4-4-0; one "P" Class 0-6-0 Tank; four "L1" 4-4-0 engines; six "L" Class engines; four Ivatt 2-6-2 Tanks; and four Fairburn 2-6-4 Tanks. By 1959 that total had increased to fifty-five, but of that number, fourteen were diesels. At the start of 1959, work was already in hand to convert part of the shed at Ashford into a diesel depot. The end of steam at the site finally came in June 1962 when the full accelerated electric timetable to the Kent Coast via Tonbridge and Ashford came into force. By 1963, the fleet stationed at the depot was comprised entirely of diesel shunters: ten of Class 04; a single Class 08; four of Class 09; six of Class 12. Ashford shed remained open to diesels until 1968.
  • AYR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (67C) - This large through shed was opened by the Glasgow & South Western Railway in 1879 and closed to steam in October 1966. Much of the allocation was made up of tank engines and aged smaller goods engines, most traffic being local in nature, although it did boast a small stable of powerful Class 5F Hughes 'Crab' 2-6-0's and a few WD Class 2-8-0's. It is seen here in 1951 with 42202 basking in the sunshine and a 'Jinty' Class 3F 0-6-0T behind.
  • BANGOR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6H) - Bangor was a 6-track dead-end shed built in 1884 by the LNWR, adjacent to the station. It hosted quite a large allocation of engines, 32 in September 1950, most of which were tank engines, some of them ancient. However, on summer weekends, the shed could be filled to bursting with visiting locos, having worked in on excursions to this popular seaside resort. This picture, taken in 1955, shows us a typical Bangor locos, Stanier LMS Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42444.
  • BARROW HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (41E) - Inside Barrow Hill (41E) roundhouse in March 1963. an 8F, two 4F's, a Class 08 shunter and a 1F 0-6-0T stand around the turntable. This is a museum today.
  • BARROW HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (41E) - seen here on Open Day, October 5th, 1980, with 'Tommy' 76035 and Class 13 shunter 13001 around the turntable. Both locos had less than 1 year left in traffic. Barrow Hill closed in February 1991 and is now a museum.
  • BARROW HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (41E) - The roundhouse at Barrow Hill was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and served the Derbyshire and South Yorkshire coalfields, with an allocation that was almost entirely goods engines. The depot closed to steam in December 1965 but stayed open to service diesels until 1991, when, threatened with demolition, it was saved to become a museum and a loco storage site. In This picture from the 1980's can be seen 2 pairs of Class 20's, a Class 03 Shunter and a Class 08.
  • BARROW HILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (41E) - The roundhouse at Barrow Hill was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 and served the Derbyshire and South Yorkshire coalfields, with an allocation that was almost entirely goods engines. The depot closed to steam in December 1965 but stayed open to service diesels until 1991, when, threatened with demolition, it was saved to become a museum and a loco storage site. In this picture we see 47279 resting inside the roundhouse.
  • BATHGATE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64F) - A sub-shed of 64A St Margarets, Bathgate was opened by the North British Railway in 1902 as a 6-track through shed, reduced to 4 in 1954. The allocation in 1959 was 31 locos, pretty much characterised by this line of engines on the scrapline, seen here from the shed. From the left, Class J38 0-6-0T No.68478, Class D40 4-4-0 No.62432 QUENTIN DURWARD, Class J88 0-6-0T No.68339, then another J83, 2 Class Y9 0-4-0ST's, 2 more Class D40's, 2 more Class J83's and a Class K3 2-6-0. All of these engines had been withdrawn during 1958. The shed closed in August 1966, by which time its allocation was down to about 12 locos and it was used to store withdrawn engines.
  • BEDFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15D/14E/14C) - The Midland Railway opened its engine shed at Bedford in 1868, a 4-road brick-built dead-end shed, west of the avoiding lines and south of the station. In March 1959 it had allocation of 31 engines, many of them goods engines or small tank engines, although it was home to 5 of then almost new BR Class 4MT 4-6-0's, as seen in this not so very good view from 1960. The locoshed closed in August 1963.
  • BEDFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (15D/14E/14C) - The Midland Railway opened its engine shed at Bedford in 1868, a 4-road brick-built dead-end shed, west of the avoiding lines and south of the station. In March 1959 it had allocation of 31 engines, many of them goods engines or small tank engines, although it was home to 5 of then almost new BR Class 4MT 4-6-0's. The locoshed closed in August 1963. Here it is seen after closure, standing derelict, and remarkably it still stands today.
  • BESCOT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (BS) - Bescot was a large locomotive depot opene3d by the LNWR in 1892 adjacent to a marshalling yard of the same name. It closed to steam in March 1966 and, although still open, has seen activities increasingly scaled back over the years. It is seen here in 1991 when it still had an allocation of Class 31/5's for engineering work, 31511 and 31514 sharing this scene with 08378.
  • BIRKENHEAD MOLLINGTON STREET LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6C/8H/BC) - Birkenhead Mollington Street was a locomotive depot located on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway. The depot was situated about 600 yards from Birkenhead Central railway station. Owned and operated by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Great Western Railway (GWR) jointly, the new joint-depot was opened in 1878. The shed consisted of two separate but conjoined 8-road straight sheds, the LNWR shed to the north and the GWR to the south. Each had separate water and coaling facilities. On Nationalisation, the entire depot came under the control of the Midland Region. In 1951, the ex-LNWR shed was reduced in scale by half its width, to allow the construction of a new 2-road straight diesel shed in its place. The LNWR coal stage was removed, meaning all coaling moved to the southern GWR coal stage. A new diesel fuelling stage was built on the entrance throat to the new diesel depot. In March 1959, the allocation was 56 engines, only 2 of which were GWR 0-6-0PT's. Of the remainder, 19 were passenger tank engines for local services, 2 were Class 47000 0-4-0ST's for dock shunting and the remainder were mixed traffic and good locos. There were also 9 diesel shunters. In 1963 as the Beeching cuts were felt, the entire ex-GWR allocation of locos was removed and sent south to Swindon Works for reallocation or scrapping. Nonetheless, up to ninety locomotives on shed could still be seen, on occasion., and the allocation in April 1965 had grown to 75 engines, 32 of which were BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0's, which worked the heavy iron ore trains from Bidston Dock to the John Summers steelworks in Shotton. The remainder were 5 passenger tank engines, 9 Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's for shunting duties and 29 mixed traffic 4-6-0's and 2-6-0's. The final day of steam operations at the shed was November 5th, 1967. During the final years of the depot, locomotives stabled included Classes 03, 25, 40 and 47. In 1984, during the Merseyrail changeover from Class 503 to Class 508 EMU's, those units were also stored at the depot. The depot was closed in November 1985, and demolished in July 1987. Seen here is Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T No.47495, a 6C engine, with a classmate, in the shed yard in July 1963.
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