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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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SPITAL BRIDGE, PETERBOROUGH (35C) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterboruogh and was 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. Seen here in what must be the 1920's in M&GN Johnson 2F 0-6-0 No.63 on depot.
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SPITAL BRIDGE, PETERBOROUGH (35C) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterboruogh and was 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. Seen here in what must be the 1920's in M&GN Johnson 2F 0-6-0 No.63 on depot.

  • SPALDING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Spalding was just a small sub-shed of New England but used by both the LNER and M&GN in its day and as can be seen here in May 1948, could accumulate quite a stock of locos, particularly at weekends. Class J6 No.4217 still in full LNER livery is nearest the camera.
  • SPALDING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Spalding was just a small sub-shed of New England but used by both the LNER and M&GN in its day and as can be seen here in the 1950's, could accumulate quite a stock of locos, particularly at weekends. Class J6 No.64231 nearest the camera, flanked by 2 Ivatt Class 4MT's.
  • SPALDING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Spalding was just a small sub-shed of New England but used by both the LNER and M&GN in its day and here we see M&GN Johnson Class C 4-4-0 No.80 on shed before its 1919 rebuild.
  • SPALDING LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Spalding was just a small sub-shed of New England but used by both the LNER and M&GN in its day and seen here in 1953 with Class J52 0-6-0ST No.68846 peeking from the shed.
  • SPITAL BRIDGE, PETERBOROUGH (35C) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterboruogh and was 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. In this shot we see a mix of LMS and LNER types.
  • SPITAL BRIDGE, PETERBOROUGH (35C) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterboruogh and was 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. In this view from 1958, engines of both LMS and LNER origin are to be seen.
  • SPITAL BRIDGE, PETERBOROUGH (35C) - This was the Midland Railway Depot in Peterboruogh and was 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. Seen here in what must be the 1920's in M&GN Johnson 2F 0-6-0 No.63 on depot.
  • STAMFORD EAST LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - A very minor sub-shed of New England, Class C12 4-4-2T No.67398 of that depot is no doubt working the branch service to Essendine, just 11 minutes away. There were just 6 return workings in 1956. Stamford East Station closed in 1957 although the Essendine branch survived until 1959, one year longer than 67398.
  • STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SCRAPLINE - this is possibly the scrapline at 71A Eastleigh MPD, as 41328 was withgdrawn from there in June 1964. With the Class 2MT 2-6-2T are a Class Q1 0-6-0, a Class M7 0-4-4T and several 2-6-0's.
  • STEWARTS LANE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (73A/75D/SL) - an array of Class 33's, most of them withdrawn, viewed from the window of a train bound for Victoria, 28/08/96.
  • STEWARTS LANE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (73A/75D/SL) - the engine sidings at the Depot, with mainly Class 37 locos in view, 28/08/96. Note grounded Class 73 on the left and an EPS Class 37/6 nearest the camera.
  • STEWARTS LANE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (SL) - In 1860, the London, Chatham & Dover Railway built a locoshed in Battersea, a semi-roundhouse, known as Longhedge. This was expanded over the years and demolished in 1881 and replaced by a larger 16-road through shed on the same site, which was officially known as Stewarts Lane. A coaling stage, turntable and wheel drop were provided. The depot was re-organised and a large mechanical coaling plant was added to enable the depot to deal with an increased locomotive allocation after 1932 when Battersea locoshed closed. It suffered from bomb damage during the Second World War, some of which was never repaired. Otherwise it remained largely unchanged until closure to steam in 1963. Thereafter the tracks remained in use for stabling diesel locomotives, although much of the original building was destroyed by fire in 1967. A new carriage shed was built adjacent to the running shed in the late 1950's and equipped with third rail electrification to enable it to service both EMU's and electric locomotives. During the 1960's the former goods shed on the site was also converted to service diesel and electric locomotives, and both remain in use for the Stewarts Lane Traction maintenance depot. The depot currently operates as two separate facilities used by both DB Cargo UK and Govia Thameslink Railway. Seen here is Class 33 'Slim Jim' No.33202 outside the shed in 1988.
  • STOKE-ON-TRENT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (5D) - This large depot was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1875 and was their principal depot. It consisted of an 8 road through shed, as seen here, and a brick-built roundhouse. The depot closed in August 1967. In this 1933 shot, the shed is stuffed with mainly ex-MR locomotives except for 0-6-0T No.1570, which was an NSR Class D built in 1888 at Stoke Works as No.57 and scrapped in December 1937.
  • STOKE-ON-TRENT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (5D) - This large depot was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1875 and was their principal depot. It consisted of an 8 road through shed, as seen here, and a brick-built roundhouse. The depot closed in August 1967. In this shot in March 1959, we see the very last roads in the shed with Fowler Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42323 flanked by Class 4F 0-6-0's.
  • STRANRAER LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (68C/67F) - This shed, built in 1861, was operated jointly by the Caledonian Railway and G&SWR and was located north of Stranraer Town Station. The shed consisted of a stone-built 3-road shed and a 2-road through shed and there was a sub-shed at Newton Stewart. In 1959, the allocation was of 15 engines, 6 4-4-0's of varying origins, 4 CR Class 2F 0-6-0's, 2 shunting tanks, and 3 mixed traffic engines. The depot closed in October 1966. Seen here in 1955 in the doorway of the smaller shed is Class 8F 2-8-0 No.48464, a Leed Holbeck engine.
  • STRATFORD-ON-AVON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (21D) - This is the Stratford & Midland Junction Railway shed at Stratford Old Town Station, a sub-shed of Saltley (21A). It was opened in 1873 and closed in July 1957 by which time much of the traffic on the line had ceased. All of these engines appear to ex-MR 3F 0-6-0's in LMS days.
  • STRATFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (30A/SF) - Stratford Locomotive Depot was huge and was adjacent to the Stratford Works of the GER in East London. Over 1700 locomotives were built here and the allocation was huge: in 1959 there were 186 steam locos based here. The depot closed to steam in September 1962 and this is the inside of the much smaller diesel depot that replaced it with raised walkways and pit access on all tracks, playing host to a 'Skinhead' Class 21, a Class 47 and Class 37 No.37267 in the early 1970's.
  • STRATFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (30A/SF) - Stratford Locomotive Depot was huge and was adjacent to the Stratford Works of the GER in East London. Over 1700 locomotives were built here and the allocation was huge: in 1959 there were 186 steam locos based here. The depot closed to steam in September 1962 and this is the inside of the much smaller diesel depot that replaced it with raised walkways and pit access on all tracks, playing host to D208 and D6716 in the early 1960's.
  • STRATFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (30A/SF) - Stratford Locomotive Depot was huge and was adjacent to the Stratford Works of the GER in East London. Over 1700 locomotives were built here and the allocation was huge: in 1959 there were 186 steam locos based here. The depot closed to steam in September 1962 and this the much smaller diesel depot that replaced it, seen here with 47172 standing before it. The depot closed altogether in 2001, having steadily declined in importance since the electrification of the GEML, and the new Stratford International Station was built on the site.
  • STRATFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (30A/SF) - Stratford Locomotive Depot was huge and was adjacent to the Stratford Works of the GER in East London. Over 1700 locomotives were built here and the allocation was huge: in 1959 there were 186 steam locos based here. The depot closed to steam in September 1962 and this the much smaller diesel depot that replaced it, seen here with a line of the spectacularly unsuccessful Class 16's headed by D8406 in June 1960. Although they were only 2 years old at this time, none of them would seen in the 1970's.
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