Trainspotting

Yorkshire Loco Sheds: 1960 & 1964

 Page 2: 1964
 

On 11th October 1964, I went on a Warwickshire Railway Society Rail tour from Birmingham to York and Doncaster. It was interesting day out. Firstly the motive power for the tour was Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 no 35007 Aberdeen Commonwealth. And secondly the route on the outward journey included Crich Junction to Butterley and Codnor Park. 
 And, in addition to shed visits at York (50A), and Doncaster (36A), there was also a visit to the original Railway museum at York and a tour of Doncaster works, which was then in the process of constructing Electric locomotives for the West Coast Main line.  
 
  YORK SHED (50A): 
 
60121 Siurian 60140 Balmoral
60124 Kenilworth 60141 Abbotsford
60126 Sir Vincent Raven 60143 Sir Walter Scott
60138 Boswell 60147 North Eastern
60150 Willbrook
60847 St Peters School York 60156 Great Central
61018 Gnu 60062 Minoru
61021 Reitbock
 
60810    V2 62005    K1 63879    O4 92006    9F D226   EE4 D1546  Brush4
60831 62009 92048 D226 D1549
60837 62010 65844    J27 92168 D238 D1572
60876 62028 65894 92173 D248 D1579
60895 62029 92182 D249
60961 62042 48004    8F 92192 D254 D5096
60963 62046 48558 92200 D258 D5098
60982 62047 92201 D275 D5099
62049 43055  Ivatt 92205 D276 D5100
61049    B1 62056 43071 92211 D285
61176 62058 43097 D349 D3238
61198 62060 43126 90000    WD D350 D3239
61256 62061 43133 90154 D351 D3653
61265 62062 43138 90517 D355
61319 62063 90518 D356 D2046
73138  Std 5 D387 D2066
D190  D391 D2111
D2112
D6758   EE3 D7582 D2158
 Total 105 
  
We then visited the original YORK RAILWAY MUSEUM and saw the following locomotives:
 
North Eastern 2-4-0 no 910 L.B.S.C 0-4-2 no 214 Gladstone
North Eastern 4-4-0 no 1621 Great Northern 4-2-2 no 1
Great Northern 4-4-2 no 990 Henry Oakley Great Northern 4-4-2 no 251
North Eastern 2-4-0 no 1463 North Eastern 2-2-4T no 66 Aerolite
L.N.W.R 2-2-2 no 43 Columbine North Eastern 4-6-0 no 1275
 
Seen at York station were Deltics D9004, D9007, D9008, together with 62065 and 90636.

35007 then took us on to Doncaster via Selby
 

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  DONCASTER SHED (36A):  
 
60125 Scottish Union 60149 Amadis
60128 Bongrace 60157 Great Eastern
60139 Sea Eagle
45697 Achilles
 
61087    B1 63593    O4 90018    WD 90469 D239    EE4 D5670
61121 63613 90056 90477 D347 D5690
61127 63692 90156 90484 D389 D5812
61157 63730 90176 90496 D5852
61158 63764 90225 90506 D1519  Brush
61326 63818 90235 90538 D1532 D3478
61367 63851 90252 90569 D1562 D3481
63858 90279 90580 D3483
62014    K1 90293 90602 D6747   EE3 D3484
62015 92037    9F 90369 90683 D6748 D3623
62035 92039 90372 90714 D6751
62040 92169 90409 90717 D6816
62066 92170 90421 90721 D6818
92175
92190 Total 78
 
By 1964, Doncaster Works long association with steam had ceased. It was carrying out overhauls to a variety of diesel classes, but principally to Brush type 4, English Electric type 3, and Brush type 2. New construction was solely concentrated on Electric locomotives. However, steam was not totally dead, since the Departmental locos used in the works were class J50 tank locos. Departmental loco no 11 was 68914, no 12 was 68917, no 14 was 68961 and no 16 68976.

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  DONCASTER WORKS:  
 
D9012  Deltic D1590 D5511 Brush 2 D5655 D3312 New
D9019 D1591 D5528 D5838 D3449
D9021 D1701 D5537 D5854 D3492 E3101
D1719 D5551 D3613 E3102
D1505  Brush 4 D1727 D5552 D5015 E3103
D1506 D5561 D5029 D2953 E3104
D1515 D6702  EE3 D5566 D2573 E3105
D1520 D6708 D5591 D8202 E3106
D1523 D6721 D5598 D8208 Deptl 10 E3107
D1524 D6724 D5606 Deptl 11 E3108
D1563 D6746 D5611 D8405 Deptl 12 E3109
D1571 D6760 D5622 D8597 Deptl 13 E3110
D1581 D6805 D5627 Deptl 14 E3111
D6812 D5646 12105 Deptl 15 E3112
15002 Deptl 16
Total 75 
  
At Doncaster station we saw D172, D1511, D1519, D1561, and D356.

Our train left Doncaster at 7.15pm with 35007, and continued via Rotherham, Chesterfield, and Derby, and arrived  Birmingham New Street at 10.03pm after a 15 minute delay at Saltley. It had a long but fascinating day. 
 

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