Brian Swancott, a former passed fireman at Monument Lane,
writes "the shed was accessed by a gate at the corner of Sheepcote St and St
Vincent St with quite a steep path leading down to the shed. The shed's
turntable was vacuum powered whilst servicing of the engines was carried out
via full length pits inside the shed or pits about the length of one loco
outside the shed. The tank engines were used mostly on local passenger service
but also on semi fast trains whilst the Black 5s were used mainly on the
Manchester expresses such as the 7.10 am and the 12.10 pm plus other turns of
work which for now escapes me".
