NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
Sunderland 54A

(Above) A quiet moment in Sunderland South Dock Shed shows Class J27 65861 awaiting its next job in summer 1961.


(Above-Below) A Sunday morning visit to Sunderland South Dock on 22nd April 1966 found us barred from entering the main part of the shed. There had been an accident. An ash wagon had been fly shunted into the roundhouse, but as the turntable had not been set correctly, the wagon ended up in the turntable pit and the staff was discussing ways of retrieving it before the Depot Manager found out - he didn't work Sundays. We were told - 'no cameras, no photographs!' In other words, the staff didn't want any proof that an incident had taken place! Therefore we photographed what we could in the shed yard and avoided the roundhouse and the diesels. (Above Left) Class Q6 No 63458 undergoing boiler washout with a tenderless 63346 behind. (Above Right) Two Class J27 are undergoing maintenance. (Below Left) Long withdrawn Class J27s Nos 65831 and 65832 await their fate.



(Above) The unlikeliest candidate for preservation is this rusty-looking Class Q6 63395, but the very opposite turns out to be the case. The loco is now enjoying a new lease of life on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. (Below) The smartest loco on shed that day was WD 'Austerity' Class 8F 2-8-0 No 90434...

Tyne Dock 54B

Darlington 51A
(Below) Now preserved on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway, Fairburn Class 4MT 2-6-4T No 42085 is coupled to Stanier 2-cyl 2-6-4T 42477. The locos are heading to Darlington shed from the south in July 1965.


(Above-Below) Following displacement by diesels and the rundown of Darlington North Road Workshops, six ex-WD 0-6-0ST Class J94s stand withdrawn outside Darlington shed in July 1965. They are 68023, 68060, 68011, 68062, 68043 plus one too dirty to identify. (Below) Class A1 60124 Kenilworth does 'Thunderbird' standby duty by Darlington turntable in July 1965.


(Above) Another 'Thunderbird' 1964 steam style. Gresley Class A3 60036 Columbo standing by Darlington Shed turntable in 1964. (Below) Class J27 65859 in Darlington Shed Yard on 12th July 1965

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