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Stations, Junctions, etc
Engine Sheds
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Stockingford Shed
Stockingford shed came into existence in February 1902 when
the Midland Railway (MR) purchased a piece of land adjacent to the station's
down platform. The shed was built using timber for the frame and cladding and
had three roads designed to accommodate nine 0-6-0 locomotives. The shed was
equipped with an ash pit, coaling stage, turntable and large water tank. A
sub-shed of the MR's shed at Wigston until grouping in 1923, responsibility for
Stockingford was transferred to the London North Western Railway's (LNWR)
Nuneaton shed on the Trent Valley line. The locomotives based at Stockingford
primarily catered for the goods yard, Stockingford branch and colliery
workings. They were almost exclusively MR 0-6-0 locomotives although some
ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) 0-6-0 locomotives were
transferred to the shed. The L&YR locomotives' only booking was the trip
workings along the branch. All L&YR locomotives were fitted to be driven on
the left-hand and were favorites of the men for shunting at the pit top and
travelling tender first up the branch with a load of empties.
As an economy measure, the London Midland Scottish Railway
(LMSR) closed Stockingford shed on 5th November 1932 with the locomotives and
men being transferred 'down the Valley' to the LNWR depot at Nuneaton. Despite
the closure, locomotives were still stabled at Stockingford up to the end of
the Second World War, as traffic demands made it expedient to do so. Peter Lee
in his article on the shed in British Railways Journal No 9 - Autumn
1985, noted that during the Second World Nuneaton's LNWR shed was so
frequently overcrowded that Stockingford would be partially re-opened in order
to relieve pressure on the main shed.
The LMS and its successor, British Railways, undertook to
film various aspects of operating steam locomotives and other railway
operations. We have provided below links to some of the films related to shed
operation that we know exist. Films on other aspects of railway operations can
be viewed via our Video and Film Clip
section.
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"Wash and Brush Up" 1953 Shows the procedures that a steam
engine goes through as part of its regular maintenance cycle. The locomotive
being featured in the film is a British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 No
73020 at 6D Chester (Midland shed. (25 minutes 19 seconds) |
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LMS On the Shed - Part One of Two Various shots of an engine
being prepared and serviced ready for its next trip. Includes actions and
responsibilities of crew. (9 minutes 44 seconds) |
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LMS On the
Shed - Part Two of Two Various shots of an engine being prepared and
serviced ready for its next trip. Includes actions and responsibilities of
crew. (9 minutes 31 seconds) |
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