BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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PETERBOROUGH SPITAL BRIDGE (16B/35C/31F) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterborough and was a brick roundhouse situated on the site of the present day Crescent Wagon Shops, opposite Peterborough North Station. It was also used by the M&GN locos and GER locos working into Peterborough East. In 1950, it was transferred to the Eastern Region from the Midland and renumbered to 31F in 1958 but this made little difference to the locos to be seen there. The allocation in September 1950 was 43 locos, 9 MR 4-4-0's for passenger duties, 27 MR 3F/4F 0-6-0 goods engines, 6 MR Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T's and a single GNR Class C12 4-4-2T. By March 1959, the allocation had decreased to 34 engines, with more LNER types to be seen, including 7 Class B1's, 3 Class D16's, 2 Class J39's and 4 WD Class 8F 2-8-0's. There were, however, still 13 Class 4F 0-6-0's and 3 LTSR Class 3P 4-4-2T's, which worked the Seaton - Uppingham and Stamford branches. The depot closed in February 1960 and was demolished. Seen here in what must be the 1920's in M&GN Johnson 2F 0-6-0 No.63 on depot.