Barrow Hill Roundhouse, until 1948 known as Staveley Engine Shed, is a former

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roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield,

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(), now serving as a railway heritage centre.

History

Staveley Roundhouse was built to a standard Midland Railway square shed design in 1870 with a central

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under cover. After 1948 it became known as Barrow Hill so as not to confuse it with the ex-

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shed nearby. It was operational from 1870 until 9 February 1991. The last shed foreman was Pete Hodges and the last person to sign on at Barrow Hill was Joe Denston, for the up sidings preparer. The last locomotives to use the shed on its final day of operation were four diesels: Class 58 no. 58 016 came on shed at 11:00; Class 58 no. 58 027 came on shed at 11:30 and coupled up to 58 016; both Class 58s left for

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at 11:40; Class 20 nos. 20 197 and 20 073 arrived on shed at 12:00 and both Class 20 locomotives left for Worksop at 12:10, driven by driver Bob Hill.

Code

* Midland Railway: M24 * London Midland & Scottish: 18D * British Railways Eastern region: 41E * British Railways: BH (end of steam, 4 October 1965)

Preservation

After closure, the building was heavily vandalised. After lobbying of the local council, the building was

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by the

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in February 1991. Following negotiations with the

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, Chesterfield Borough Council became the new owners of the shed and nearby yard on 20 December 1996. The council subsequently granted a recurring maintenance lease to the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society, who secured and refurbished the site, including renewal of the original 1870 roundhouse glass roof, except for one section. Funding was provided by the council, Derbyshire County Council, the Transport Trust, North Derbyshire Training and Enterprise Council,

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and the Government SRB fund. The site reopened to the public in July 1998. Today, still retaining its connection to the UK national rail network through

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, it is the home to many preserved British railway locomotives. The Harry Needle Railroad Company also store and maintain a number of operational lease locomotives on site. As well as the main roundhouse building, Barrow Hill is also home to the former

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Signal box. Relocated after closure, it has since been refurbished and fitted out as per a typical day in its last year of use for Network Rail.

Locomotives

Note: Only preserved locomotives are listed below. There are also various locomotives either stored or under repair that are not listed here, which are owned by commercial entities on site. * Steam locomotives ** GER Class G58 (LNER Class J17) no. 8217. Built in 1905. On loan from the

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. On static display. ** GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11) no. 506 ''Butler Henderson''. Built in 1919. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display. ** MR 156 Class no. 158A. Built in 1866. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display. ** MR 1000 Compound Class no. 1000. Built in 1902. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display. ** MR 1F "Half-cab" 1377 Class No 41708. Built in 1878. under overhaul. **

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no. 5164. Built in 1930. On loan from the

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. On static display. **

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"Austerity" Works no. 3192, Running no. 68006. Built in 1955. Under overhaul. **

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no. 2491 ''Henry''. Built in 1901. On static display. **

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no. 3272 ''Vulcan''. Built in 1918. Operational. **

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no. 1795. Built in 1903. Under restoration. *Diesel locomotives ** Drewry Car Co. no. 2589 ''Harry''. Built in 1956. Operational. ** BR Class 02 no. 02 003 (D2853) in BR Green. Built in 1960. Operational. ** BR Class 02 no. D2868 in BR Green. Built in 1960. Operational. ** BR Class 03 no. 03 066 (D2066) in BR Blue. Built in 1959. Operational. ** BR Class 07 no. 07 012 (D2996) in BR Blue. Built in 1962. On display. ** BR Class 10 no. D4092 in BR Green. Built in 1962. On display. ** BR Bo-Bo Class 23 "Baby Deltic" no. D5910. New-build, launched in September 2010, re-creating an example of a long-lost class using body components from Class 37 no. 37 372 ** BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. 26 007 (D5300) in Railfreight Red Stripe. Built in 1958. Operational. ** BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. 27 066 (D5386/27 103) in BR Blue. Built in 1962. Stored. ** BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33 108 (D6521) in BR Blue. Built in 1960. Currently on loan to

(Owned by 33/1 Preservation Company) ** BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. D213 (40 013) ''Andania'' in BR Green. Built in 1959. (Currently on loan to Locomotive Services Limited, Crewe DMD) ** BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 no. 45 060 (D100) ''Sherwood Forester'' in BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Owned by Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group). Operational. ** BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 no. 45 105 (D86) in BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Owned by Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group). Undergoing restoration. ** BR Co-Co Class 55 no. D9009 (55 009) ''Alycidon'' in BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Owned by Deltic Preservation Society). Operational. ** BR Co-Co Class 55 no. D9015 (55 015) ''Tulyar'' in BR Green. Built in 1961. (Owned by Deltic Preservation Society). Undergoing overhaul. ** BR Co-Co Class 55 no. 55 019 (D9019) ''Royal Highland Fusilier'' in BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Owned by Deltic Preservation Society). Operational. *Electric locomotives ** BR Bo-Bo Class 81 no. 81 002 BR Blue. Built in 1960. (

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) ** BR Bo-Bo Class 82 no. 82 008. Intercity Executive. Built in 1961. (

) ** BR Bo-Bo Class 83 no. E3035 (83 012). Electric Blue. Built in 1961 (

) ** BR Bo-Bo Class 85 no. 85 006 Built in 1961. (

) ** BR Co-Co Class 89 no. 89 001. Built in 1986. Intercity Executive. (

)

Rail-Ale Festival

There is a

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beer festival at Barrow Hill Roundhouse in May each year which attracts brewers and cider makers from around the country. A train operates to give rides to visitors.

Citations

References

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External links

Barrow Hill Roundhouse website
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