Steam Memories 1950-60s 65 Manchester Engine Sheds

This book features the engine sheds located basically within the boundary of the City of Manchester. That is: 9A Longsight, 13A Trafford Park, 26A Newton Heath, and 39A Gorton, as those four establishments were initially coded in the first British Railways shed code scheme. Each shed was different from the others in both layout and locomotive types allocated so that an electric mix can be presented. One thing common to all the sheds was the external condition of their locomotives which, in the main, were quite filthy but apparently mechanically sound. This book has a great collection of black and white photos to illustrate their story.