Barrow Hill Roundhouse

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Various steam engines around the turntable: (left-right) LNWR G2 "super D" No. 49395, MR 1377 Class No. 41708, Black Five No. 45231, BR standard class 7 No. 70000 Britannia and GER Class Y14 No. 65466 (No. 65462 in disguise) on 7 October 2005.

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Preserved diesel locomotives, class 47 No. 47488, Class 20s Nos 20096 and 20119 and Class 45 No. 45105 inside the roundhouse on 10 July 2004.

A mix of steam, diesel and electric locomotives facing the roundhouse turntable.

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).

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.

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.
  • LNER 4-6-0 LNER Thompson Class B1 no. 61264. Operational, 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.
  • Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0T "J94 No 8009. Operational and used on steam days.
  • Peckett and Sons 0-4-0T No 2000. Operational and used on steam days, on loan to the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
  • 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
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 81 no. 81002
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 82 no. 82008
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 83 no. E3035
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 84 no. 84001
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 85 no. 85101
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 86 no. 86101
  • BR Co-Co Class 89 no. 89001

References

• Chris Hawkins & George Reeve LMS Engine Sheds Vol 2: The Midland Railway ISBN 0-906867-05-3

External links

• The Society website

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