Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782. (Beyond can be glimpsed an 8F 2-8-0 with the unusual combination of 'M' as well as the BR initial '4' added to its number). Photo: 20 June 1848 by Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Recording Locomotive Sightings 1943 - 1968
A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. These records of visits to locomotive depots have been collected and carefully analysed to provide an overall portrait for the period 1943 to 1968. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change from the pre-grouping types that still found work at a few depots, to the modern BR designs that worked until the end in 1968. The handling of freight and passenger services was a major undertaking from town and cities, ports, coal mines and factories. All of it traversed the labyrinth of lines that criss-crossed the country. There were numerous 'sheds' spread throughout the length and breadth of the land that provided and serviced the vast army of steam locomotives (20,000 in 1948). Here is just a taste of that history.

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Shed Profiles - Bristol Bath Road & St. Philip's Marsh during 1960 & 1961

A view of Bristol Bath Road shed taken on 2nd August 1958 by Ben Brooksbank.  Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0


82ABristol Bath RoadAllocations 1960
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1934 replaced earlier sheds.prior to Jan 1950BRD
type:A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Sep-60Feb 1950 - Sep196082A
location:At the south end of Temple Meads Station.
AbbreviationsI - IvattGWR - Great Western RailwayBR - British Railway
Sunday 31 January 1960total:42
57xx 0-6-0PTBR 3MT 2-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
360482A8200782A100982A County of Carmarthen492282A Enville Hall
874182A8200982A102782A County of Stafford495686C Plowden Hall
962382A8203082A102882A County of Warwick690082B Abney Hall
962682A8203382ACastle 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
14xx 0-4-2T8203582A407982A Pendennis Castle697282A Beningborough Hall
141082C8203782A408182A Warwick Castle698282A Melmerby Hall
146382A8204082A507882A Beaufort698682B Rydal Hall
56xx 0-6-2T8204282A509282A Tresco Abbey790381A Foremarke Hall
568982D8204382A43xx 2-6-045xx 2-6-2T791782D North Aston Hall
51xx 2-6-2T8204482A533982B457582AGrange 4-6-0
412982Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)631282B552982A683482B Dummer Grange
4124982A733282B553082A683582B Eastham Grange
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon
82D Westbury86C Cardiff Canton
Sunday 21 August 1960total:39
57xx 0-6-0PTBR 3MT 2-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
360482A8200682A101482A County of Glamorgan597681A Ashwicke Hall
362382A8200782A101883D County of Leicester599782A Sparkford Hall
367782A8200982A102882A County of Warwick691982A Tylney Hall
461982A8203382ACastle 4-6-0694386C Farnley Hall
874182A8203582A407782A Chepstow CastleModified Hall 4-6-0
962382A8203782A409583D Harlech Castle697282A Beningborough Hall
977182A8204082A502581F Chirk CastleBritannia 4-6-2
94xx 0-6-0PT8204282A504381A Earl of Mount Edgcumbe7001986C Lightning
948182A8204382A506282A Earl of ShaftesburyCity 4-4-0 (Preserved loco)
45xx 2-6-2Tcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)506482C Bishop's Castle344082C City of Truro
458783F W*4120382A506983D Isambard K'dom Brunel14xx 0-4-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0
W* - en route to Swindon Works507882A Beaufort146382A7302271G
Shed Codes71G Weymouth81A Old Oak Common81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road82C Swindon
83D Plymouth Laira83F Truro86C Cardiff Canton
Sunday 11 September 196082AThe last full day of operation.total:23
94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
948182A668182B100482C County of Somerset594182A Campion Hall
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)47xx 2-8-0100783C County of Brecknock691982A Tylney Hall
4120382A470481A101182A County of Chester693184A Aldborough Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0102882A County of Warwick694281A Eshton Hall
8200682A7302271GCastle 4-6-0695182D Impney Hall
8203082AWarship diesels505281A Earl of RadnorModified Hall 4-6-0
8203882AD807D813507882A Beaufort698282A Melmerby Hall
509482A Tretower Castle
Shed Codes71G Weymouth81A Old Oak Common82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon
82D Westbury83C Exeter84A Stafford Road
Bristol Bath Road shed was closed on 12th September 1960 and was rebuilt as a Diesel Depot.

82BBristol St. Philip's MarshAllocations 1960Allocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1910prior to Jan 1950SPM
type:A brick-built 2RH shed.closed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196482B
location:On the south side of the Bristol relief line, east of Pyle Hill junction.
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 31 January 196082Btotal:55
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-056xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-0
363282B874682B220382B564586G492786E Farnborough Hall
364382B874782B226182B660182BModified Hall 4-6-0
365082B879582B226582B663082B695981A Peatling Hall
369282B965182B227782B664182BGrange 4-6-0
376582B976982B228882B667082B680482B Brocklington Grange
377382B94xx 0-6-0PT229286E667182B680982B Burghclere Grange
379582B948882B43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0683082B Buckenhill Grange
460382B949582B634182B282283B683286C Brockton Grange
465582B51xx 2-6-2T635182BBR 9F 2-10-0684682B Ruckley Grange
577182B410282B636082B9220582B42xx 2-8-0T0-6-0 diesels
772982B413182B732382B9221882B520586AD3505D3806
778382B510482Bcl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)521582BD3751
871482B4652582B
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philips Marsh83B Taunton86A Newport Ebbw J86C Cardiff Canton
86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road
Sunday 21 August 196082Btotal:92
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
363282B879082B221382B287483A491482B Cranmore Hall
364382B879582B221582B380186E494982B Packwood Hall
365082B965182B222482B383386A496882B Shotton Hall
366582B972982B226182B385286E592482B Dinton Hall
369282B976982B43xx 2-6-047xx 2-8-0595482B Faendre Hall
373182B94xx 0-6-0PT531182B470382B598281D Harrington Hall
376582B948882B533781E470682B690882B Downham Hall
377682B949582B537682B470781C693781E Conyngham Hall
378482B51xx 2-6-2T538582B72xx 2-8-2T695482B Lotherton Hall
379582B410282C630485B723386A695781E Norcliffe Hall
460382B413182B632686C724288AModified Hall 4-6-0
465582B510482B635682B725386A790782B Hart Hall
466082Bcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)636082Bcl 8F 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0
468882B4124982A56xx 0-6-2T4841884E683182B Bearley Grange
577182B0-6-0 diesels660182B4842082B683482B Dummer Grange
774982B13000D3503663082B4847182B683582B Eastham Grange
777282BD3001D3506665482B4847582B684583D Paviland Grange
779082BD3185D3751667082Bcl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)WD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
871482BD3255D0226667182B4650682B9031281C9220986C
874782B668182B4651782B9054486A9221782B
Shed Codes81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh
82C Swindon83A Newton Abbot83D Plymouth Laira84E Tyseley85B Gloucester H. Rd
86A Newport Ebbw J86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.88A Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 11 September 196082B4.45pm - 5.25pmtotal:89
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
360482B778382B226182B531182B493587G Ketley Hall
363282B779082B228882B533781E494282B Maindy Hall
364382B871482B229286E631282B494883C Northwick Hall
365082B874682B51xx 2-6-2T633886E495382B Pitchford Hall
366582B874782B410282B637882B *498082B Wrottesley Hall
367782B879082B413182B732286E595482B Faendre Hall
369282B879582B510482B732382B690882B Downham Hall
376482B960182B56xx 0-6-2T733282B692381D Croxteth Hall
376582B962382B660182Bcl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)693286C Burwarton Hall
377682B965182B663082B4650682BModified Hall 4-6-0
378482B976982B664286E28xx 2-8-0696484G Thornbridge Hall
379582B977182B665482B289486AGrange 4-6-0
460382B94xx 0-6-0PT667082B380786A680482B Brockington Grange
461982B949582B667182B383386A681182B Cranbourne Grange
465582B0-6-0 diesels42xx 2-8-0T384586C686582B Hopton Grange
468882BD318513000423086A385686E687686A Kingsland Grange
577182BD325713182521582Bcl 8F 2-8-0Castle 4-6-0
772982BD35061325647xx 2-8-04842082B509782A Sarum Castle
774982BD3751470682BWD 2-8-0Warship T4 diesel
777282BEE 0-6-0 diesel9020186CD822Hercules
D0226905042F* records state transferred to 89C
Shed Codes2F Woodford Halse81D Reading81E Didcot82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh
83C Exeter84G Shrewsbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.87G Carmarthen
Bath Road shed closed on 12th September 1960 and most of the allocation was transferred to St. Philip's Marsh.
Saturday 24 June 196182Btotal:83
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0County 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362382B222482B101389A County of Dorset492282B Enville Hall
362982D226182B102182B County of Montgomery493884A Liddington Hall
363282B321882B102482B County of Pembroke494282B Maindy Hall
364382B43xx 2-6-0102782B County of Stafford494386G Marrington Hall
365082B536982B102882B County of Warwick494782B Nanhoran Hall
366582B634682ECastle 4-6-0494982B Packwood Hall
373182B730371G502382C Brecon Castle495382B Pitchford Hall
376482B731183C505282B Earl of Radnor496882B Shotton Hall
377382Bcl 2MT 2-6-0 (I)509381A Upton Castle498082B Wrottesley Hall
461982B4652582B509482B Tretower Castle499982B Gopsal Hall
465582B56xx 0-6-2T701482B Caerhays Castle591783D Westminster Hall
772982B564082BKing 4-6-0593887G Stanley Hall
774982B660182B602084A King Henry IV594182B Campion Hall
778382B663082BGrange 4-6-0690882B Downham Hall
874182B51xx 2-6-2T682782B Llanfrechfa GrangeModified Hall 4-6-0
960182B410282B686582B Hopton Grange696181A Stedham Hall
962682B42xx 2-8-0Tcl 8F 2-8-047xx 2-8-0696381A Throwley Hall
972982B521582B4810121A470781C790281A Eaton Mascot Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT523686A4843181A28xx 2-8-0790782B Hart Hall
946682B72xx 2-8-2T4844482B285183B792483B Thornycroft Hall
949582B725288B4845982B289586E792588A Westol Hall
16xx 0-6-0PT1361 0-6-0ST4847889APeak diesels0-6-0 diesels
162182C136582BD17D93D3003D3504D3505
Shed Codes21A Saltley71G Weymouth81A Old Oak Common81C Southall82B St. Philips Marsh
82C Swindon82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Rd83B Taunton83C Exeter
83D Plymouth Laira83G Penzance84A Stafford Road86A Newport Ebbw J86E Severn Tunnel J.
86G Pontypool Road87G Carmarthen88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr89A Shrewsbury
Friday 15 December 196182Btotal:63
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0County 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362382B222382G100582B County of Devon491482B Cranmore Hall
363282B224482B101182B County of Chester494483C Middleton Hall
778382B321882B102182B County of Montgomery495382B Pitchford Hall
779082B43xx 2-6-0102882B County of Warwick496082B Pyle Hall
872582E532682BCastle 4-6-0498082B Wrottesley Hall
874782B631282B407982B Pendennis Castle499982B Gopsal Hall
879082B637882B *505082B Earl St. Germans590482B Kelham Hall
879582B731782B508582B Evesham Abbey591383C Rushton Hall
960182B732382BGrange 4-6-0592482B Dinton Hall
961582B42xx 2-8-0T681682B Frankton Grange593482B Kneller Hall
962382B424882B682782B Llanfrechfa Grange593981A Tangley Hall
972982B521582B683482B Dummer Grange594182B Campion Hall
976982D56xx 0-6-2T684182B Marlas GrangeModified Hall 4-6-0
1361 0-6-0ST660182B684682B Ruckley Grange697282B Beningbrough Hall
136582B663082B687882B Longford Grange790281A Eaton Mascot Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2T665482B0-6-0 diesels28xx 2-8-0792588A Westol Hall
8200782BD3003D3805286186Ecl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
* records state transferred to 89CD3255288786E4847582B9223586A
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philips Marsh82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Rd82G Templecombe
83C Exeter86E Severn Tunnel J.88A Cardiff Canton89C Machynlleth


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