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.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Bournville 1935 - 1960

A Johnson 3P 4-4-0 in the yard of Bournville shed on 27th July 1947. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Bournville
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1895Sep 1935 - Feb 196021C
type:A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Feb-60
location:On the west side of the line south of Bournville station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierLMS - London , Midland & Scottish RailwayLT&S - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Sunday 2 June 193521B4.30pm - 4.40pmtotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3P 0-6-4T (D)cl 2P 4-4-2T (LT&S)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 4-6-0 (Whale)Claughton 4-6-0
517532201420332098210735313687872388325972
cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)2015203621042108367587868841cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
1025202720372106cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)88202373
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)2031cl 1F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)1210612139cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)
16991700257912114228522285326032630
Sunday 3 October 193721Btotal:24
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)
11221B51721B169921B321021A2281821A255521B
11521Bcl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)170021B368321A2283421B255721B
11721B92516Acl 1F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)368721B2285321Acl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)
11921B107619B2257921B369021A2286321B287219A
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
134821B353621B
Shed Codes16A Nottingham19A Sheffield19B Millhouses21A Saltley21B Bournville
Alloction - November 1945 (28)cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)LMS3cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS4cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)Midland1cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)LMS3
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS1cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland6cl 4F 0-6-0LMS2
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)Midland6
Sunday 6 October 194621Btotal:19
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)
9721A91721B232721B344121A413821B2263021B
10521B105717A233921B352021D428921B2283421B
356221B433321B2284621B
367521B440621A2285321B
452421A
Shed Codes17A Derby21A Saltley21B Bournville21D Aston
Sunday 5 October 194721Btotal:24
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)
10521B43921B233617B335521B413821B2263021B
16221B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
237321B335921B428921B2284621B
16821B91721B
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
356221B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
2286321B
17921B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (D)
320422A358321B396821B
103922B2292421B367521B
2295521B368721B
Shed Codes17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bournville22A Bristol Barrow Rd22B Gloucester LMS
Sunday 21 March 194821Btotal:21
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Kirtley)
16221B91721B232721B335521B428921B2263021B
16821B106421B233821B356221B433321B
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
17521A107321B233921B366821B451521A2295321B
367521B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 0F 0-4-0T (D)
Shed Codes392422B153617B
17B Burton-on-Trent21A Saltley21B Bournville22B Gloucester Bwd396821B
Sunday 15 January 195021Btotal:21
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4010521B4046321B4232721B4320321B4358321B2295521B
4011521A
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
4233821B4326321B4368721B5812621B
4016821B4091721B4234221B4335521B
cl 5MT 4-6-0
5813821A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)
4335921B4486219B
4218621B350721A4526821A
Shed Codes19B Millhouses21A Saltley21B Bournville
Alloction September 1950 (31)cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)LMS2cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS4cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS2cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)LMS3
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland8cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS4
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3
Sunday 27 May 195121Btotal:22
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4010521B4046321B4205021B4320321B4358321B2295521B
4011721A
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
4205321A4326321B4367521B5812621B
4016821B4091721B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
4335521B
cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)
5813821B
4017521A4106121B4234221B4335921B4381221A
cl 5MT 4-6-0
cl 4F 0-6-0
4477420A
Shed Codes20A Leeds Holbeck21A Saltley21B Bournville4413821B
Sunday 28 September 195221Btotal:19
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4043921B4090717A4320321B4358321B4408722B5812621B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)4104621B4326321B4366821Bcl 5MT 4-6-05813821B
4205021B4107321B4335921B4367521B4484221A5814321B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)4352121Bcl 8F 2-8-0
4233821B4852321B
Shed Codes17A Derby21A Saltley21B Bournville22B Gloucester Bwd
Sunday 19 April 195321Btotal:22
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4011521A4046321B4320321B4356821B4404921A5812621B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
4326321B4358321B
cl 5MT 4-6-0
5813821B
4218621B4115621B4335921B4362021B4481121B5814321B
B1 4-6-0
4349021B4366821B
6104051A Roedeer4352021B4367521B
4352121B4368721B
Shed Codes21A Saltley21B Bournville51A Darlington
Sunday 9 October 195521Btotal:26
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4043921B4092821A4320321B4352321A4394121A5812621B
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
4093222B4321921A4364421A
cl 4F 0-6-0
5813821B
4233821B4115621B4326321B4366821B4413522A5814321B
BR 5MT 4-6-0
4328421A4367521B
cl 5MT 4-6-0
7304615C4333921A4368021A4466621A
4344321A4369321A4498121B
4352021A
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21B Bournville22A Bristol Barrow Rd22B Gloucester Bwd
Sunday 22 July 195621Btotal:28
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4043921B4218621B4320321B4362021A4404522B5813821B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
cl 5MT 4-6-0
4322321A4362721A4420922B5814321B
4109515C4481021A4326321B4366821B4456722B5816721B
cl 8F 2-8-0
4335521B43673
21A
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4852321B4344121A4367421A4383721B
4358321B4368721B4393221B
4359421B4377121A4398921B
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21B Bournville22B Gloucester Bwd
Sunday 30 March 195821Btotal:22
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4092521B4233421B4326321B4358321B4398921B5813821B
4107821A4233821B4335521B43668
21B
cl 4F 0-6-0
5814321B
410903E4234021A4335921B4367521B4422621A5816721B
4115621B
cl 5MT 4-6-0
4352321B4368721B4427285E
4498121B
Shed Codes3E Monument Lane21A Saltley21B Bournville85E Gloucester Bwd
Saturday 25 October 195821B1.35pm - 1.50pmtotal:26
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4043921B4335921B4366821B4385521B4408421A S5814321B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
4337421A S4367521B S4385821A S4420321B5816721B
4092521B4343521A S43680
21A S
cl 8F 2-8-0
4440441E
B1 4-6-0
4106221B4352121B4368721B4852321B4440621A S6109840B
BR 4MT 4-6-0
4352321B4369321A4451521A S
7506015C4358321BS - stored out of use
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21B Bournville40B Immingham41E Staveley B. Hill
Alloction March 1959 (22)cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)LMS1cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland2
cl 4MT 2-6-0LMS4cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)Midland8cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)Midland1
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS2cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS1cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)Midland3
Sunday 14 June 195921Btotal:27
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4001221B S4233115C4326321B4367521B S4408421A S5813821B
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 4MT 2-6-0
4335921B4369321A S4422721A S5814321B
4043921B S4301221B4349021A S
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4440621A S5816721B
4044321A S4302721B4352121B4385521B4451521A S5816821B S
4051121A S4303621A4366821B4385821A S5826121A S
4056821B SS - stored out of use
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21B Bournville
Saturday 13 February 196021Btotal:12
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 4F 0-6-0
4043921B Smoved to 18A (4/60)4349021A W4385821A W4408421A W
4044321A Smoved to 18A (4/60)4367521B W4422721A W
4051121A Smoved to 18A (4/60)4369321A W4440621A W
4056821B WS - stored out of use4451521A WW - withdrawn
Shed Codes21A Saltley21B Bournville
Bournville shed closed on 15th February 1960
Updated and revised - October 2021.