Hillhouse Steam Shed, Signalboxes, Yard & Coal Staithes

8th September 2008

Hillhouse Shed was opened in 1849 by the LNWR as a 4 track dead end shed, rebuilt in 1882 as a 6 track dead end shed. The layout was altered in 1905 with 4 tracks passing through the shed and an adjacent wagon shop taken over for locomotives, also a new 65 foot turntable & coalstage with water tower were installed. In 1937 the LMS installed a multipitch roof included also were improvements to the coaling plant.
The depot was closed on January 2nd 1967 by B.R. and subsequently demolished, the yard remained for coal & railfreight until closure in the mid 80's.

A few allocations by Year

HUDDERSFIELD - 1948
42310 42311 42312 42324 42384 42408 42410 42411 42412 42413
42414 42733 42861 42862 42863 42866 42869 45099 45215 45218
45237 45238 48447 48452 48455 48733 48737 49381 49387 49501
49536 49544 49549 49563 49572 49580 49583 49596 51408 51447
51524 52351 52515

HUDDERSFIELD - 1955
42310 42311 42312 42384 42408 42409 42410 42412 42413 42414
42845 42861 42862 42863 42866 44780 44948 44949 45215 45222
45237 45340 47577 50725 50831 50865 51408 51524 90325 90332
90345 90347 90619 90621 90655 90680 90694

HUDDERSFIELD - 1959 (Diesel Shunters appear)
42310 42312 42377 42384 42408 42409 42410 42412 42413 42414
73162 73163 73164 73165 73166 90243 90249 90325 90332 90345
90347 90619 90621 90624 90680 90694 D2262 D2263 D3375

Last full year HUDDERSFIELD - 1966
42141 42689 90332 90362 90649 90680 90694 D2095 D2246 D2263

The coal Staithes are on Alder St and can just be seen from the main Huddrsfield- Bradford Road, For some reason they have remained virtually intact, not sure when the Staithes were last used, but the area in front of them is used as a dump for old Fork Lift Trucks, even the old track embedded in cobblestones is still intact.

All b/w photos supplied by either John Whitaker or Alan Bentley

1059 LNWR B Class 4 cylinder compound 0-8-0 (John Whitaker) 1898x1180 1059.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	1385 LNWR G1 Class (John Whitaker) 1938x1182 1385.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	1386 Hillhouse Shed (C.M. & J.M. Bentley) 1595x1010 1386.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00	1657 Hillhouse Shed (C.M. & J.M. Bentley) 1600x1019 1657.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00
1893 LNWR G Class (C.M. & J.M. Bentley) 1581x1024 1893.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00	1902 Black Prince LNWR Renown class 4-4-0 (John Whitaker) 1935x1178 1902 .jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	1997 LNWR Prince of Wales class 4-6-0 (John Whitaker) 1859x1180 1997.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	2569 LNWR 'G' class (John Whitaker) 1935x1178 2569.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00
2a. Coal Staithes 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1938x1181 2a. Coal Staithes (2a).jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	2b.Coal Staithes Hillhouse Yard 2000x1161 2b.Coal Staithes.jpg 2008-04-14 07:28:43	2c. Coal Staithes Hillhouse 2000x1190 2c. Coal Staithes (2b).jpg 2008-04-14 07:28:43	42412 Fowler 2-6-4T 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1947x1181 42412.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00
42861 LMS Crab 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1938x1181 42861.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	42863 LMS Crab inside Hillhouse shed (John Whitaker) 1983x1182 42863 (1).jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	42863 LMS Crab inside Hillhouse shed (John Whitaker) 1974x1182 42863 (2).jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	435 Hillhouse Shed (C.M. & J.M. Bentley) 1586x985 435.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Patriot class 45508 (circa 1955?) passes Hillhouse Shed & Yard on a Liverpool-Newcastle express comprising LNER teak & BR Mk 1 stock (Ted Talbot) 2020x1640 45508.jpg 2008-07-12 23:48:17	50725 & Possibly D2262 or D2263 13/4/58 (C.M. & J.M Bentley) 1606x981 50725/D2262 or D2263.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00	50865 LYR Class 916 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1948x1180 50865.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	50865 LYR Class 916 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1963x1182 50865.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00
55022 Royal Scots Grey passes Hillhouse Yard 1981 1034x672 55022.jpg 2008-02-23 00:00:00	777 & 2141 Hillhouse depot (C.M. & J.M. Bentley) 1605x1010 777 & 2141.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00	90388 WD 2-8-0 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1908x1180 90388.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	Coal Staithes Hillhouse 2000x1330 Coal Staithes (1).jpg 2008-04-14 07:28:13
Coal Staithes Hillhouse 2000x1330 Coal Staithes (3).jpg 2008-04-14 07:30:11	Coal Staithes Hillhouse 2000x1330 Coal Staithes (4).jpg 2008-04-14 07:30:19	Coal Staithes Hillhouse 2000x1330 Coal Staithes (5).jpg 2008-04-14 07:37:01	Hillhouse Cattle dock with a WD 2-8-0 11/9/53 (John Whitaker) 1917x1180 Hillhouse cattle dock.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00
Interior of Hillhouse No 1 signalbox (John Whitaker) 823x511 Hillhouse No 1 Signalbox interior.jpg 2006-03-22 07:30:26	Hillhouse No 1 Signalbox at the West end of the Shed (John Whitaker) 1452x1026 Hillhouse No 1.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	Hillhouse No 2 Signalbox (John Whitaker) 823x541 Hillhouse No 2 Signal box (2).jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00	Hillhouse No2 Signal box, at the East end of the yard (John Whitaker) 972x488 Hillhouse No2 Signalbox.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00
Hillhouse Shed 2/5/48 (John Whitaker) 1922x1183 Hillhouse.jpg 2008-03-23 00:00:00