Home | BRITISH RAILWAYS LONDON MIDLAND REGION LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS 1948-59 |
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In the heyday of steam
on British Railways, it was possible to see locomotives
from all over the nationalised network passing through
Gloucestershire. Most of these had originated from the
former Great Western or London, Midland and Scottish
Railways or were British Standard types although ex
London North Eastern and Southern engines also appeared
on special workings. In each case - at any given time - every steam locomotive would be allocated to a specific depot. On the Great Western Railway up to 1947 this allocation would be identified by a three latter code painted in white letters just behind the buffer beam. Gloucester Horton Road, for example, was GLO. Upon Nationalisation however, the LMS system of alphanumeric shedplates attached to locomotive smokebox doors was adopted. Gloucester Horton Road thus went from GLO to 85B while Gloucester Barnwood stayed as 22B until becoming part of Western Region during 1957 and being recoded as 85E. Barnwood was further recoded 85C by 1962 after the closure of Hereford depot. The chart below shows the hierarchical relationships between different locomotive depots and the way - during the 1950s -in which they moved from one family group to another as British Railways regions reorganised. From the 1960s onward locomotive depots diminished in number as the traditional labour-intensive practices of steam locomotive maintenance gave way to the more centralised care of a smaller fleet of diesel and electric units. Main district depots are shown in bold with their sub sheds listed beneath alongside each shedcode. |
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After testing on
Scottish Region, pioneering LMS designed diesel electric
Bo-Bo 10800 was first allocated to Willesden (1A) and
then Brighton (75A) on Southern Region and Plaistow (33A)
on Eastern Region before withdrawal from Rugby (2A). Click on picture for more about this locomotive. |
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1957 |
1959 |
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1A | Willesden | 1A | Willesden | 1A | Willesden | ||
1B | Camden | 1B | Camden | 1B | Camden | ||
1C | Watford | 1C | Watford | 1C | Watford | ||
1D | Devons Road | 1D | Devons Road (Bow) | 1D | Devons Road (Bow) | ||
1E | Bletchley | 1E | Bletchley | ||||
Leighton Buzzard | Leighton Buzzard | ||||||
2A | Rugby | 2A | Rugby | 2A | Rugby | ||
Seaton | |||||||
2B | Nuneaton | 2B | Nuneaton | 2B | Nuneaton | ||
2C | Warwick | 2C | Warwick | 2C | Warwick | ||
2D | Coventry | 2D | Coventry | 2D | Coventry | ||
2E | Northampton | 2E | Northampton | ||||
2F | Market Harborough | 2F | Woodford Halse | ||||
3A | Bescot | 3A | Bescot | 3A | Bescot | ||
3B | Bushbury | 3B | Bushbury | 3B | Bushbury | ||
3C | Walsall | 3C | Walsall | 3C | Walsall | ||
3D | Aston | 3D | Aston | 3D | Aston | ||
3E | Monument Lane | 3E | Monument Lane | 3E | Monument Lane | ||
4A | Bletchley | ||||||
4B | Northampton | ||||||
5A | Crewe North | 5A | Crewe North | 5A | Crewe North | ||
Whitchurch | |||||||
Crewe Gresty Lane | |||||||
5B | Crewe South | 5B | Crewe South | 5B | Crewe South | ||
5C | Stafford | 5C | Stafford | 5C | Stafford | ||
5D | Stoke | 5D | Stoke | 5D | Stoke | ||
5E | Alsager | 5E | Alsager | 5E | Alsager | ||
5F | Uttoxeter | 5F | Uttoxeter | 5F | Uttoxeter | ||
6A | Chester | 6A | Chester | 6A | Chester (Midland) | ||
6B | Mold Junction | 6B | Mold Junction | 6B | Mold Junction | ||
6C | Birkenhead | 6C | Birkenhead | 6C | Birkenhead | ||
6D | Chester Northgate | 6D | Chester Northgate | 6D | Chester Northgate | ||
6E | Wrexham | 6E | Wrexham | 6E | Chester (West) | ||
6F | Bidston | 6F | Bidston | 6F | Bidston | ||
6G | Llandudno Junction | 6G | Llandudno Junction | ||||
6H | Bangor | 6H | Bangor | ||||
6J | Holyhead | 6J | Holyhead | ||||
6K | Rhyl | 6K | Rhyl | ||||
7A | Llandudno Junction | ||||||
7B | Bangor | ||||||
7C | Holyhead | ||||||
7D | Rhyl | ||||||
8A | Edge Hill | 8A | Edge Hill | 8A | Edge Hill | ||
8B | Warrington | 8B | Warrington | 8B | Warrington Dallam | ||
Warrington Arpley | Warrington Arpley | ||||||
8C | Speke Junction | 8C | Speke Junction | 8C | Speke Junction | ||
8D | Widnes | 8D | Widnes | 8D | Widnes | ||
8E | Brunswick (Liverpool) | 8E | Brunswick (Liverpool) | 8E | Northwich | ||
8F | Warrington | 8F | Springs Branch Wigan | ||||
8G | Sutton Oak | ||||||
9A | Longsight | 9A | Longsight | 9A | Longsight | ||
9B | Stockport Edgeley | 9B | Stockport Edgeley | 9B | Stockport Edgeley | ||
9C | Macclesfield | 9C | Macclesfield | 9C | Macclesfield | ||
9D | Buxton | 9D | Buxton | 9D | Buxton | ||
9E | Trafford Park | 9E | Trafford Park | ||||
Glazebrook | |||||||
9F | Heaton Mersey | 9F | Heaton Mersey | ||||
Gowhole | |||||||
9G | Northwich | 9G | Northwich | 9G | Gorton | ||
Ardwick | |||||||
Dinting | |||||||
Guide Bridge | |||||||
Mottram | |||||||
Reddish | |||||||
10A | Springs Branch (Wigan) | 10A | Springs Branch(Wigan) | ||||
10B | Preston | 10B | Preston | ||||
10C | Patricroft | 10C | Patricroft | ||||
10D | Plodder Lane | ||||||
10E | Sutton Oak | 10D | Sutton Oak | ||||
10F | Wigan Low Level | ||||||
11A | Carnforth | 11A | Carnforth | ||||
11B | Barrow | 11B | Barrow | 11A | Barrow | ||
Coniston | 11B | Workington | |||||
11C | Oxenholme | 11C | Oxenholme | 11C | Oxenholme | ||
11D | Tebay | 11D | Tebay | 11D | Tebay | ||
12A | Carlisle Kingmoor | ||||||
12A | Carlisle Upperby | 12A | Carlisle Upperby | 12B | Carlisle Upperby | ||
12B | Carlisle Canal | ||||||
12C | Penrith | 12B | Penrith | Penrith | |||
12D | Workington | 12C | Workington | 12C | Carlisle Canal | ||
12E | Moor Row | 12D | Kirkby Stephen | ||||
14A | Cricklewood | 14A | Cricklewood | 14A | Cricklewood | ||
14B | Kentish Town | 14B | Kentish Town | 14B | Kentish Town | ||
14C | St. Albans | 14C | St. Albans | 14C | St. Albans | ||
14D | Neasden | ||||||
Aylesbury | |||||||
Chesham | |||||||
Marylebone | |||||||
Rickmansworth | |||||||
14E | Bedford | ||||||
15A | Wellingborough | 15A | Wellingborough | 15A | Wellingborough | ||
15B | Kettering | 15B | Kettering | 15B | Kettering | ||
15C | Leicester | 15C | Leicester | 15C | Leicester Midland | ||
15D | Bedford | 15D | Bedford | 15D | Coalville | ||
15E | Leicester Central | ||||||
15F | Market Harborough | ||||||
Seaton | |||||||
16A | Nottingham | 16A | Nottingham | 16A | Nottingham | ||
16C | Kirkby | 16B | Kirkby | 16B | Kirkby in Ashfield | ||
16D | Mansfield | 16C | Mansfield | 16C | Mansfield | ||
16D | Annesley | ||||||
Nottingham Victoria | |||||||
Kirkby Bentinck | |||||||
17A | Derby | 17A | Derby | 17A | Derby | ||
Derby Friargate | |||||||
17B | Burton | 17B | Burton | 17B | Burton | ||
Horninglow | Horninglow | ||||||
Overseal | Overseal | ||||||
17C | Coalville | 17C | Coalville | ||||
17D | Rowsley | 17D | Rowsley | 17D | Rowsley | ||
Cromford | Cromford | ||||||
Middleton | Middleton | ||||||
Sheep Pasture | Sheep Pasture | ||||||
17E | Heaton Mersey | ||||||
17F | Trafford Park | ||||||
18A | Toton | 18A | Toton | 18A | Toton (Stapleford and Sandiacre | ||
18B | Westhouses | 18B | Westhouses | 18B | Westhouses | ||
18C | Hasland | 18C | Hasland | 18C | Hasland | ||
18D | Staveley | 18D | Staveley | ||||
19A | Sheffield | 19A | Sheffield | ||||
19B | Millhouses | 19B | Millhouses | ||||
19C | Canklow | 19C | Canklow | ||||
20A | Leeds | ||||||
20B | Stourton | ||||||
20C | Royston | ||||||
20D | Normanton | ||||||
20E | Manningham | ||||||
21A | Saltley | 21A | Saltley | 21A | Saltley | ||
21B | Bourneville | 21B | Bourneville | 21B | Bourneville | ||
21C | Bromsgrove | 21C | Bromsgrove | ||||
21D | Stratford on Avon | ||||||
22A | Bristol (Barrow Road) | 22A | Bristol (Barrow Road) | ||||
22B | Gloucester (Barnwood) | 22B | Gloucester (Barnwood) | ||||
Dursley | |||||||
Tewkesbury | |||||||
23A | Skipton | ||||||
23B | Hellifield | ||||||
23C | Lancaster (Green Ayre) | ||||||
24A | Accrington | 24A | Accrington | 24A | Accrington | ||
24B | Rose Grove | 24B | Rose Grove | 24B | Rose Grove | ||
24C | Lostock Hall | 24C | Lostock Hall | 24C | Lostock Hall | ||
24D | Lower Darwen | 24D | Lower Darwen | 24D | Lower Darwen | ||
24E | Blackpool | 24E | Blackpool | ||||
Blackpool North | |||||||
24F | Fleetwood | 24F | Fleetwood | ||||
24G | Skipton | 24G | Skipton | ||||
24H | Hellifield | 24H | Hellifield | ||||
24J | Lancaster Green Ayre | 24J | Lancaster Green Ayre | ||||
24K | Preston | ||||||
24L | Carnforth | ||||||
25A | Wakefield | ||||||
25B | Huddersfield | ||||||
25C | Goole | ||||||
25D | Mirfield | ||||||
25E | Sowerby bridge | ||||||
25F | Low Moor | ||||||
25G | Farnley Junction | ||||||
26A | Newton Heath | 26A | Newton Heath | 26A | Newton Heath | ||
26B | Agecroft | 26B | Agecroft | 26B | Agecroft | ||
26C | Bolton | 26C | Bolton | 26C | Bolton | ||
26D | Bury | 26D | Bury | 26D | Bury | ||
26E | Bacup | ||||||
26F | Lees | 26E | Lees | 26E | Lees (Oldham) | ||
26G | Belle Vue | 26F | Patricroft | ||||
27A | Bank Hall | 27A | Bank Hall | 27A | Bank Hall | ||
27B | Aintree | 27B | Aintree | 27B | Aintree | ||
27C | Southport | 27C | Southport | 27C | Southport | ||
27D | Wigan Central | 27D | Wigan Lancashire & Yorkshire | 27D | Wigan | ||
27E | Walton | 27E | Walton | 27E | Walton on the Hill | ||
27F | Southport | 27F | Brunswick (Liverpool) | ||||
Warrington Central | |||||||
28A | Blackpool | ||||||
28B | Fleetwood | ||||||
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