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Hi Ben, welcome to the forum.
I went to school at Cromwell Road which was opposite Swinton goods yard. My trainspotting years started here!
Swinton goods yard was dominated by a very large two road shed, large enough for lorries to drive inside for direct trans-shipment of goods. Outside, between the shed and the main lines, were either four or six sidings which ended at Station Road. Access to the yard was from the down fast at the Moorside end, trains had to reverse in. There was a headshunt at the Moorside end but I can't remember if it went past the bridge off Cromwell Road. There was a weighbridge at the Station Road end along with a range of smaller buildings and coal staiths. In 1950 there was a daily throughput of approximately 30 waggons which meant a lot of shunting usually by the train engines. The pick up goods trains were usually powered by Hughes "Crabs" which had good acceleration for fly shunting.
If you have any more questions, please ask.
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