Barrow Hill Engine Shed
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse & Railway Centre, until 1948 known as Staveley Roundhouse & Train Centre, is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield, Derbyshire (grid reference SK435747).
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[edit] Overview
Operational for 111 years from 1870 to 1981, the site closed down in 1982 a year later after a period of low usage. After becoming a listed building and following extensive renovation, the entire engine roundhouse, depot, yard, sidings & associated railway lines were all re-opened between 1989 & 1998 10 years later & are now home to many preserved British railway locomotives.
Staveley Roundhouse was built to a standard Midland square shed design in 1870. After 1948 it became known as Barrow Hill so as not to confuse it with the ex-Great Central shed nearby.
[edit] Locomotives
Note: only preserved locomotives are listed below. There are also various locomotives either stored or under repair, which are owned by mainline operating companies.
- Steam locomotives
- LNER 4-6-2 LNER Peppercorn Class A2 no. LNER A2 Class 60532 Blue Peter. Undergoing overhaul, planned to operate at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway once finished.
- LMS 4-6-0 Class 5XP "Jubilee" no. 45593 "Kolhapur". On static display. From the Birmingham Railway Museum.
- LNER 4-6-0 LNER Thompson Class B1 no. 61264. Operational and used on steam days, on loan to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
- BR 4-6-2 Class 7P no. 70000 "Britannia". Undergoing restoration which is being done at Crewe Heritage Centre
- GCR 4-4-0 D11 No 506 "Butler Henderson". On static display.
- MR 1377 Class 0-6-0T No 41708. On static display.
- Peckett and Sons 0-4-0T No 2000. Operational and used on steam days.
- Peckett and Sons 0-4-0T No 2491 "Henry". On static display.
- Manning Wardle 0-6-0T "Welshman". Awaiting restoration.
- Manning Wardle 0-6-0T "Y/E No9". Undergoing restoration.
- Diesel locomotives
- BR 0-4-0 Class 02 nos. D2853 and D2868
- BR 0-6-0 Class 03 no. 03066
- BR 0-6-0 Class 04 no. D2302
- BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. D3000
- BR 0-6-0 Class 10 no. D4092
- BR 0-6-0 Class 14 no. D9500
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20119
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 nos. D5300 and 26011
- BR Co-Co Class 37 nos. 37079 and 37201
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. 40013
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 nos. 45060 and 45105
- BR Co-Co Class 55 nos. D9009, D9015 and 55019
- Electric locomotives
[edit] References
- Chris Hawkins & George Reeve LMS Engine Sheds Vol 2: The Midland Railway ISBN 0-906867-05-3
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