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🚂 Lost Engine Sheds – Doncaster 36A: The Rise and Fall of a Steam Giant 🚂 Just south of Doncaster station once stood a titan of the steam age — Doncaster Shed 36A. Built in 1876 by the Great Northern Railway, this vast 12-road depot was the beating heart of Britain’s steam network. At its peak, over 170 locomotives were based here — from powerful A1 Pacifics to hardworking 9Fs and freight haulers. Engines like 60118 “Archibald Sturrock”, 60136 “Alcazar”, and A4 “Silver Link” once called this p

🚂 Lost Engine Sheds – Doncaster 36A: The Rise and Fall of a Steam Giant 🚂 Just south of Doncaster station once stood a titan of the steam age — Doncaster Shed 36A. Built in 1876 by the Great Northern Railway, this vast 12-road depot was the beating heart of Britain’s steam network. At its peak, over 170 locomotives were based here — from powerful A1 Pacifics to hardworking 9Fs and freight haulers. Engines like 60118 “Archibald Sturrock”, 60136 “Alcazar”, and A4 “Silver Link” once called this p

🚂 Lost Engine Sheds – Doncaster 36A: The Rise and Fall of a Steam Giant 🚂 Just south of Doncaster station once stood a titan of the steam age — Doncaster Shed 36A. Built in 1876 by the Great Northern Railway, this vast 12-road depot was the beating heart of Britain’s steam network. At its peak, over 170 locomotives were based here — from powerful A1 Pacifics to hardworking 9Fs and freight haulers. Engines like 60118 “Archibald Sturrock”, 60136 “Alcazar”, and A4 “Silver Link” once called this p