1954

NZ4920 : Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot, open-air roundhouse

taken 72 years ago, near to Middlesbrough, England

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Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot, open-air roundhouse
Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot, open-air roundhouse
View northward towards the River Tees, east of Middlesbrough Station; one of three turntables which was exposed by enemy air attack in World War II. Middlesbrough Depot served much of the massive freight demands of the local industry and associated railway yards, also the local passenger services. Coded 51D in the Darlington District, it had an allocation of 64 locomotives in 1954:- 19 0-8-0s, 7 0-6-0s, 7 LMS-type 2-6-0s, 7 4-6-2Ts, 8 2-6-2Ts and 17 0-6-0Ts. Featuring here are:- V1 2-6-2T No. 67677, J39 0-6-0 No. 64756 and LMS Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 No. 43074. The Depot closed on 31/5/58.

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Category: Railway engine shed
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Middlesbrough Railway Station [40] · Passenger Services [3] Other Photos: · Ex-North Eastern 0-6-0T at Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot ·
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NZ4920, 395 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
13 June 1954   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 19 September, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 499 205 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:34.6516N 1:13.7729W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 499 205
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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