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Kipps Allocation 3: LNER, LMS, Caledonian Railway & British Railways Steam Locomotives & BR Diesel Shunters

The Emergency Service of December 1960 - October 1961

Following the forced withdrawal of all electric passenger services on the 7th of December 1960, an emergency steam service was introduced and Kipps shed was naturally involved in this operation. In addition to the V1/V3 transfers detailed in that section, the following locomotives are recorded as having been commandeered for the emergency service and undoubtedly some would have been serviced at Kipps depot.

BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76090,76091 & 76095 from Corkerhill and 76113 from St. Rollox were transferred to Parkhead for the duration of the emergency timetable.
LMS 4MT 2-6-4T 42074,42233, 42462 42578 from the London Midland Region were allocated to Parkhead to replace that shed's allocation of V1/V3 tanks from February to November 1961. 42426 and 42664 were initially allocated to Parkhead but after only a few weeks were transferred to Kipps and were allocated as shown below.

Classes V1 & V3* These powerful and well proportioned locomotives were the mainstay of passenger services between Airdrie and Glasgow from the 1930s until the eventual full introduction of the electric trains in 1960.
Notes: The following V1s were delivered new to Kipps: 67613 Jul 1931, after running trials between Darlington and Saltburn from May 1931, 67621 Oct 1931, 67623 Nov 1931 & 67626 Dec 1931. All four were transferred to Parkhead in Nov 1932 All of this class up to 67681 were initially built as class V1 and many later rebuilt to class V3. 67682 - 67691 were built new as class V3

L.N.E.R. (Gresley)		Wheel Arrgt	Intro.	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	pressure	Cyl No. & Dims.	Driving Wheel Dia.
V1	3MT	2-6-2T	1930	22,465	84-0	180 lb su.	(3) 16" x 26"	5' - 8"
V3*	4MT	2-6-2T	1939	24,960	86-16	200 lb su.	(3) 16" x 26"	5' - 8"

1947

1948

1950

1951-54

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

Apr

Nov

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Oct

65A 6/48

67600

65A 9/48

wd 12/62

65A 1/56

67603

65A 3/56

wd 4/62

64A 7/58

67605*

65A 11/60

65A 2/61

67605*

64A10/61

wd 12/62

64A 7/58

67609*

65A 11/60

65A 2/61

67609*

wd 2/62

65A11/50

67618

67618*

65A 11/60

65A 2/61

67618*

wd 12/62

65C 4/61

67623*

67B10/61

wd 1/62

7627

67267

67627

67627*

65A 11/60

65A 2/61

67627*

wd 08/61

65C 4/61

67648*

67D10/61

wd 1/62

7660

67660

67660*

64A 11/60

65C 2/61

67660*

64A10/61

wd 2/62

65C 9/48

67665

64A 11/60

wd 06/61

62C 4/60

67669*

64A 11/60

65C 2/61

67669*

64A 4/61

wd 09/61

65C 2/49

67674

67674*

64A 11/60

64A 1/61

67674*

64A10/61

wd 12/62

Important Note: The above allocations and withdrawal dates have been thoroughly researched by Andrew Lait. There is additional information in an article in the January 1995 edition of "Steam World" by R.N. Forsythe. Correctly recorded are the transfers of 67605, 67618 & 67627 to Eastfield and 67660, 67665 & 67674 to St.Margarets but the article omits the transfers of 67609 and 67669. 67660 and 67665 are stated as having returned when the emergency steam service was introduced in December (67665 was the only loco not to have returned!). Other V1/V3s reported as having been commandeered for this service were 67613 & 67648 from Ardrossan to Parkhead, 67679 Hurlford to Parkhead and 67617 & 67665 from St. Margarets, to Parkhead. with 67648 being later allocated to Kipps.

Rebuilding, Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Rebuilt Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

67600 Mar-56 65A Eastfield Bo'ness Locomotive Dump 12/62 09/63 Darlington Works 10/63

67603 Not rebuilt 65A Eastfield 65A Eastfield 03/62 12/62 Darlington Works 01/63

67605 Oct-53 64A St Margarets Seafield M.P.D. 06/62 07/63 Inverurie Works 08/63

67609 Oct-53 65E Kipps 65K Polmont 11/61 03/62 Darlington Works 04/62

67618 Sept-58 65E Kipps 65K Polmont 11/61 09/63 Darlington Works 11/63

67623 May-59 67B Hurlford 67B Hurlford 01/62 03/62 Darlington Works 09/63

Darlington Works 04/62 08/63

67627 Sept-53 65E Kipps Cowlairs Works 06/61 08/61 Darlington Works 09/61

67648 Nov-59 67B Hurlford 67B Hurlford 02/62 01/63 Darlington Works 02/63

67660 May-56 64A St Margarets 64A St. Margarets 02/62 04/62 Darlington Works 07/62

Darlington Works 05/62 06/62

67665 Not rebuilt 64A St Margarets Darlington Works 06/61 07/61 Darlington Works 08/61

67669 Jan-43 64A St Margarets 64A St Margarets 09/61 01/62 Darlington Works 03/62

67674 Aug-57 64A St Margarets 64F Bathgate 08/62 06/63 Inverurie Works 08/63

Class N2
The other LNER tank locomotive was generally not a favourite of Scottish crews and had a reputation for rough riding. As such, they were mostly relegated to freight work and limited to a top speed of 25mph.

L.N.E.R.
(Gresley) Wheel
Arrgt Intro. T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) pressure Cyl No.
& Dims. Driving
Wheel
Dia.

N2/2 (2) 3MT 0-6-2T 1920 19,945 70-5 170 lb su (2) 19" x 26" 5' - 8"

*N2/3 3MT 0-6-2T 1925 19,945 70-8 170 lb su (2) 19" x 26" 5' - 8"

1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Notes

9503 69503 69503 69503 69503 69503 69503 69503 61B 06/54
wd 01/57

65C 09/51 69507 69507 65C 04/52 wd 04/60

9508 69508 69508 69508 69508 65C 09/51 wd 12/59

9509 69509 69509 69509 69509 65C 09/51 wd 10/60

65C 10/51 69510 69510 65C 04/52 wd 11/59

9511 69511 tba 65C 09/51 69511 65C 09/51 wd 12/60

9518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 69518 wd 01/61

9553 65C 06/48 65C 09/51 69553 69553 65C 04/52 wd 12/59

9563* 69563* 69563* 69563*(1) 69563* 69563* 65C 12/52 wd 04/60

9596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* 69596* wd 09/60

Note:
(1) No. 69563 was briefly transferred to St Margarets (64A) from 10/50 until 11/50
(2) Class N2/2 were originally fitted with condensing apparatus for working to Moorgate. This equipment was removed when the locomotives were transferred away from the London area

Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

69503 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill Kilmarnock Works 01/57 02/57 Kilmarnock Works 03/57

69507 65C Parkhead Cowlairs Works 05/60 05/60 Cowlairs Works 05/60

69508 65C Parkhead Cowlairs Works 01/60 02/60 Cowlairs Works 03/60

69509 65C Parkhead 65C Parkhead 10/60 08/61 Cowlairs Works 09/61

69510 64G Hawick 64G Hawick 11/59 01/60 Cowlairs Works 01/60

69511 65D Dawsholm Cowlairs Works 12/60 12/60 Cowlairs Works 01/61

69518 65E Kipps 65E Kipps 01/61 04/61 Cowlairs Works 05/61

69553 65D Dawsholm 65D Dawsholm 03/59 12/59 Cowlairs Works 01/60

69563 65C Parkhead Cowlairs Works 05/60 05/60 Cowlairs Works 05/60

69596 65E Kipps Cowlairs Works 09/60 09/60 Cowlairs Works 09/60

Stanier 4MT
With the "Blue Trains" laid up for rectification these locomotives were hastily transferred from the London Midland Region initially to Parkhead then to Kipps as cover for the emergency timetable. Compared with the newer Fairburn design which was widely used on ex LMS routes in the district, the Stanier variety of these locomotives were fairly uncommon in Scotland, having not been allocated to Scottish sheds since the 1940s.. (Photograph: British Railways)

L.M.S.
(Stanier) Wheel
Arrgt Intro. T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) pressure Cyl No.
& Dims. Driving
Wheel
Dia.

4MT 2-6-4T 1935 24,670 87-17 200 lb su (2) 19 5/8" x 26" 5' - 9"

1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Notes

12B 02/61 65C 03/61 42426
12B 11/61
wdn 12/65

12B 02/61
65C 03/61
42664 12B 11/61 wdn 11/66

Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

42426 9K Bolton 9K Bolton 11/65 02/66 Cashmores, Great Bridge 03/66

42664 56A Wakefield 9K Bolton 11/66 02/67 Cashmores, Great Bridge 03/67

IVATT 4MT
The staff at Kipps would surely have been delighted in 1956 to receive their allocation of the new moguls. Built with ease of maintenance as a priority they would have made preparation and disposal a lot easier

L.M.S.
(Ivatt) Wheel
Arrgt Intro. T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) Tender
Weight
(T-Cwt) pressure Cyl No.
& Dims. Driving
Wheel
Dia.

4MT 2-6-0 1947 24,170 59-2 40-6 225 lb su (2) 17½" x 26" 5' - 3"

1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Notes

65A 03/56 43132 43132 43132 43132 43132 43132 66D 03/62 wdn 12/66

65A 10/56 43133 43133 43133 43133 43133 43133 66B 03/62 wdn 12/66

65A 03/56 43134 43134 43134 43134 43134 43134 66D 03/62 wdn 02/65

Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

43132 52F North Blyth 52F North Blyth 12/66 03/67 T.J. Thomson, Stockton-on-Tees 04/67

43133 52F North Blyth 52F North Blyth 12/66 03/67 T.J. Thomson, Stockton-on-Tees 04/67

43134 56B Ardsley 56B Ardsley 02/65 04/65 T.W. Ward, Beighton, Sheffield 05/65

Drummond 0F
Being very similar in appearance to the North British class Y9, the sole example of this Caledonian Railway design would not have appeared out of place at Kipps. Indeed it was possibly drafted in from Dawsholm shed in 1959 to supplement the dwindling number of Y9s at Kipps, whose number had dropped to 5 by the end of that year. It survived until the closure of the depot and is seen here dumped in 1963. This engine retained the original CR flared chimney.
Photgraph used with kind permission of: John H. Wright

C.R.
(Drummond) Wheel
Arrgt. Intro T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) pressure Cyl No.
& Dims. Driving
Wheel
Dia.

0F 0-4-0T 1885 12,115 27-7 160 lb (2) 14" x 20" 3' - 8"

1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Notes

65D 10/59 56029 56029 56029 56029 wd 12/62

Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

56029 65E Kipps 65E Kipps 10/62 07/64 Motherwell Machinery and Scrap Co., Wishaw 08/64

McIntosh 2F
The first example of this class, designed as a dock tank with short wheelbase & high tractive effort, was 56172 which arrived in January 1952, it was the first "foreign" (i.e. non NBR/LNER loco to be allocated. The second one 56161 (right) didn't last long at Kipps, as it arrived in November 1958 & was withdrawn the following month. The powers that be must have been convinced that two were required though, and 56170 was sent from Yoker in December 1958. A common nickname for these locomotives was "Beetlecrushers"

C.R.
(McIntosh) Wheel
Arrgt Intro. T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) pressure Cyl No.
& Dims. Driving
Wheel
Dia.

2F 0-6-0T 1912 18,015 47-15 160 lb (2) 17" x 22" 4' - 0"

1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Notes

65G 11/58 56161 wd 12/58

65G 12/58
56170 56170 66D 03/59 wd 02/60

66B 01/52 56172 56172 56172 56172 56172 56172 56172 56172 66A 07/59 wd 09/60

Storage and Scrapping details:

Number Last Shed Storage Details From To Where Scrapped Date

56161 65E Kipps Kilmarnock Works 12/58 01/59 Kilmarnock Works 02/59

56170 66D Greenock Inverurie Works 02/60 02/60 Inverurie Works 02/60

56172 66D Greenock Inverurie Works 11/60 11/60 Inverurie Works 11/60

B.R.Standard 350hp Diesel Shunter (Class 08)
Kipps entered the diesel age in November 1957 with the arrival of D3394 and D3395. With two new locomotives & further locomotives transferred from other depots, the total allocation by the end of that year was seven. Three more new locomotives arrived in September 1960 but stayed only for a few weeks. June 1962 saw the last ever transfers to Kipps shed, with D3411 and D3412 coming from Yoker. August 1962 saw the start of transfers away to other depots and by the end of the year all were officially re-allocated. As mentioned in the opening page the shed remained open to diesels as a sub-shed of Eastfield until 6th November 1966 and a number of class 08s remained at Kipps until then. Following the complete closure of the shed, Whifflet became the signing on point for crews and the centre sidings of Whifflet yard was used for stabling of diesel shunters. When these sidings were lifted in 1973 the locomotives were stabled on the stub of the branch into R.B. Tennants, but this only lasted for a short while, as with the closure of the majority of freight depots and rail connected factories there was virtually no work for locally stabled shunters. One class 08 can usually still be found stabled in the area at the Freightliner terminal

Following withdrawal from Motherwell depot by British Rail in November 1983, 08736 (D3904) was sold to Deanside Transit. Photographs used by kind permission of (left) David Lamb taken on 20/12/98 and (right) Peter Harris taken on 22/09/92.

B.R. Std
Design Wheel
Arrgt Intro. T.E Loco
weight
(T-Cwt) Horse
Power Driving
Wheel
Dia.

Class 08 0-6-0T 1953 35,000lb 49-0 400 4' - 6"

New Depot R/N Date W/D Last Depot Notes 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

Oct-57 65A 08324 Jan-74 Dec-84 March 65A 11/57 D3394 D3394 D3394 D3394 D3394 65A 10/62

Nov-57 65A 08325 Apr-74 Jul-84 Gateshead Noted still at Kipps Nov 1963 65A 11/57 D3395 D3395 D3395 D3395 D3395 65A 10/62

Jan-58 65E 08338 Jun-74 Jul-85 Margam new 01/58 D3408 65B 02/58

Jan-58 65E 08339 Apr-74 Oct-84 York new 01/58 D3409 D3409 D3409 D3409 D3409 65K 08/62

Jan-58 65C 08341 Apr-75 Nov-83 Townhill 65G 06/62 D3411 65B 10/62

Jan-58 65G 08342 Mar-74 Jul-82 Springs Branch 65G 06/62 D3412 65B 10/62

Feb-58 65B 08346 Apr-74 Mar-84 Townhill 64F 08/58 D3416 D3416 D3416 D3416 D3416 65A 10/62

Jul-58 65G 08415 May-74 Oct-96 Springs Branch 65G 08/58 D3530 D3530 D3530 D3530 D3530 65A 10/62

Jul-58 65G 08416 Mar-74 Feb-92 Toton 65G 08/58 D3531 D3531 D3531 D3531 D3531 65A 10/62

Jul-58 65I 08418 May-74 - Toton Still in Use (in EWS livery) 65I 08/58 D3533 D3533 D3533 D3533 D3533 65B 10/62

Sep-60 65E 08734 Apr-74 Jun-00 Bescot Preserved (Dean Forest Rly) new 09/60 D3902 65F 09/60

Sep-60 65E 08735 Jun-74 - Immingham Still in Use new 09/60 D3903 65D 09/60

Sep-60 65E 08736 Sep-74 Sep-87 Motherwell Deanside Transit (OOU) new 09/60 D3904 65B 09/60

Depot Codes

12B Carlisle Upperby
61B Aberdeen Ferryhill
62C Dunfermline
64A St. Margarets
65A Eastfield
65C Parkhead
65D Dawsholm
65E Kipps
65G Yoker
65K Polmont (from 6/60)
66A Polmadie
66B Motherwell
66D Greenock
67B Hurlford
67D Ardrossan

Number	Rebuilt	Last Shed	Storage Details	From	To	Where Scrapped	Date
67600	Mar-56	65A Eastfield	Bo'ness Locomotive Dump	12/62	09/63	Darlington Works	10/63
67603	Not rebuilt	65A Eastfield	65A Eastfield	03/62	12/62	Darlington Works	01/63
67605	Oct-53	64A St Margarets	Seafield M.P.D.	06/62	07/63	Inverurie Works	08/63
67609	Oct-53	65E Kipps	65K Polmont	11/61	03/62	Darlington Works	04/62
67618	Sept-58	65E Kipps	65K Polmont	11/61	09/63	Darlington Works	11/63
67623	May-59	67B Hurlford	67B Hurlford	01/62	03/62	Darlington Works	09/63
67623	May-59	67B Hurlford	Darlington Works	04/62	08/63	Darlington Works	09/63
67627	Sept-53	65E Kipps	Cowlairs Works	06/61	08/61	Darlington Works	09/61
67648	Nov-59	67B Hurlford	67B Hurlford	02/62	01/63	Darlington Works	02/63
67660	May-56	64A St Margarets	64A St. Margarets	02/62	04/62	Darlington Works	07/62
67660	May-56	64A St Margarets	Darlington Works	05/62	06/62	Darlington Works	07/62
67665	Not rebuilt	64A St Margarets	Darlington Works	06/61	07/61	Darlington Works	08/61
67669	Jan-43	64A St Margarets	64A St Margarets	09/61	01/62	Darlington Works	03/62
67674	Aug-57	64A St Margarets	64F Bathgate	08/62	06/63	Inverurie Works	08/63

1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	Notes
9503	69503	69503	69503	69503	69503	69503	69503	61B 06/54		wd 01/57
			65C 09/51	69507	69507	65C 04/52							wd 04/60
9508	69508	69508	69508	69508	65C 09/51							wd 12/59
9509	69509	69509	69509	69509	65C 09/51								wd 10/60
			65C 10/51	69510	69510	65C 04/52						wd 11/59
9511	69511	tba	65C 09/51	69511	65C 09/51								wd 12/60
9518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	69518	wd 01/61
9553	65C 06/48		65C 09/51	69553	69553	65C 04/52						wd 12/59
9563*	69563*	69563*	69563*(1)	69563*	69563*	65C 12/52							wd 04/60
9596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	69596*	wd 09/60

L.M.S. (Stanier)	Wheel Arrgt	Intro.	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	pressure	Cyl No. & Dims.		Driving Wheel Dia.
4MT	2-6-4T	1935	24,670	87-17	200 lb su	(2) 19 5/8" x 26"		5' - 9"

L.M.S. (Ivatt)	Wheel Arrgt	Intro.	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	Tender Weight (T-Cwt)	pressure	Cyl No. & Dims.		Driving Wheel Dia.
4MT	2-6-0	1947	24,170	59-2	40-6	225 lb su	(2) 17½" x 26"		5' - 3"

C.R. (Drummond)	Wheel Arrgt.	Intro	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	pressure	Cyl No. & Dims.	Driving Wheel Dia.
0F	0-4-0T	1885	12,115	27-7	160 lb	(2) 14" x 20"	3' - 8"

C.R. (McIntosh)	Wheel Arrgt	Intro.	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	pressure	Cyl No. & Dims.		Driving Wheel Dia.
2F	0-6-0T	1912	18,015	47-15	160 lb	(2) 17" x 22"		4' - 0"

B.R.Standard 350hp Diesel Shunter (Class 08) Kipps entered the diesel age in November 1957 with the arrival of D3394 and D3395. With two new locomotives & further locomotives transferred from other depots, the total allocation by the end of that year was seven. Three more new locomotives arrived in September 1960 but stayed only for a few weeks. June 1962 saw the last ever transfers to Kipps shed, with D3411 and D3412 coming from Yoker. August 1962 saw the start of transfers away to other depots and by the end of the year all were officially re-allocated. As mentioned in the opening page the shed remained open to diesels as a sub-shed of Eastfield until 6th November 1966 and a number of class 08s remained at Kipps until then. Following the complete closure of the shed, Whifflet became the signing on point for crews and the centre sidings of Whifflet yard was used for stabling of diesel shunters. When these sidings were lifted in 1973 the locomotives were stabled on the stub of the branch into R.B. Tennants, but this only lasted for a short while, as with the closure of the majority of freight depots and rail connected factories there was virtually no work for locally stabled shunters. One class 08 can usually still be found stabled in the area at the Freightliner terminal

Following withdrawal from Motherwell depot by British Rail in November 1983, 08736 (D3904) was sold to Deanside Transit. Photographs used by kind permission of (left) David Lamb taken on 20/12/98 and (right) Peter Harris taken on 22/09/92.

B.R. Std Design		Wheel Arrgt	Intro.	T.E	Loco weight (T-Cwt)	Horse Power	Driving Wheel Dia.
Class 08		0-6-0T	1953	35,000lb	49-0	400	4' - 6"