Location; On the west side of the Newcastle line, north of York Station
A depot comprising of three brick built 1RH sheds with multi-pitched roofs was opened here by the NER in 1878. Located at SE59435198 a fourth 1RH building of similar construction was added to the north side in 1915. The depot possessed all facilities and was rebuilt by BR; In 1957, two of the original roundhouses were altered to a 7TS dead ended shed and, in 1959, the other two were re-roofed. The shed closed to steam in June 1967 with the 7TS portion retained as a Diesel Depot whilst the remaining two roundhouses were refurbished and utilized for the National Railway Museum which opened in 1975. The Diesel Depot closed to all but minor maintenance in 1981 and totally in October 1983, the buildings eventually being incorporated into the NRM in 1998.
BR Coding;
50A [1950-March 1968],
YK [May 1973- ]
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
55 [June 1954-November 1956]
Shed Pilot (The engine had been allocated here from May 1943 but not transferred to Departmental Stock until 1954)

Ex-LNER Class A4 4-6-2 No.60019 Bittern in store in one of the steam shed roundhouses at York North MPD on June 25th, 1968
                                                                                    Ken Fairey

CONCRETE
DEPOT