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.

Monday 8 August 2016

Brecon, Abergavenny & Tredegar 1938 - 1962

Brecon shed on 15 June 1962. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Brecon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1863prior to Jan 1950BCN
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Dec-62Feb 1950 - Sep 196089B
location:On the south side of the line, east of the station.Sep 1960 - Nov 196288K

AbbreviationsA - AspinallJ - JohnsonCAM - Cambrian RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
GWR - Great Western RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Sunday 31 July 1938Friday 17 May 1940
BCNtotal:13BCNtotal:11
2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
234225593706979212141123922351240174201214112330
2402256537081228012453238057xx 0-6-0PT12177
2523257474xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2T87969792
742058019750
Allocation August 1950 (11)2251 0-6-0GWR12301 0-6-0CAM5
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR414xx 0-4-2TGWR1
Saturday 15 July 1950Saturday 19 May 1951
89Btotal:1089Btotal:11
2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
228789B363889B5241484G240189B363889B5242884G
234389B377089B5252584G248289B370689B5255184G
244989ATV 0-6-2TCAM 0-6-0248389B376789BCAM 0-6-0
248289A37088D87389A14xx 0-4-2T377089B87389A
580189B
shed codes84G Shrewsbury88D Merthyr89A Oswestry89B Brecon
Sunday 22 June 1952Sunday 5 April 1953
89Btotal:1389Btotal:13
2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)2301 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-0*
234389B363889B4362185C235489B363889B4651589A
235085C370689B4382285C255685C370689B4651789A
235189B376789B2251 0-6-02251 0-6-0376789B4652089A
235489A377089B228789B223986Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4652289B
240889A228789B4382285C4652489B
240989A* delivered new to Oswestry, Jan - March 1953
shed codes85C Hereford86A Ebbw Junction89A Oswestry89B Brecon
Sunday 23 May 1954Sunday 1 April 1956
89Btotal:1389Btotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
363889B4650489A4652289B363889B223589B4650489A
376789B4651089A4652389B370689B4650889B
377089B4651689B4652489B376789B4651889B
2251 0-6-04651789B377089B4651989A
228689B4652089B966286A4652089A
228789Bshed codes86A Ebbw Junction89A Oswestry89B Brecon
Sunday 20 April 1958Saturday 3 October 1959
89Btotal:1189Btotal:6
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
370689B4650889B4652089A370689B221989A4650889B
376789B4651389A4652189B223689A4651489A
378989A4651489A2251 0-6-04652189B
4651989A223589B
228789B
shed codes89A Oswestry89B Brecon
Allocation March 1959 (13)2251 0-6-0GWR257xx 0-6-0PTGWR4
cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS7
Saturday 11 June 1960Sunday 21 May 1961
89A subtotal:888Ktotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
363686A221889A4651589A465786A220986A4650889D
366286A4652089A467186A221889D4651089D
376786A4652789A875186A223686A4651589D
377286A4651889D
4652789D
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction89A, 89D Oswestry
Sunday 15 April 1962Sunday 18 November 1962
88Ktotal:1188Ktotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
369186A221886A4650789D376486A224786A4650889D
370686A224086A4650989D876686A229886A4650989D
371486A224786A4651089D974686A320186A4651289D
4652189D4652689D
4652389D
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction89D Oswestry
Brecon shed closed on 31st December, 1962
Abergavenny
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1867prior to Jan 19504D
type:Two adjoining sheds: one 4TS and the other 8TSclosed:Jan-58Feb 1950 - Nov 195486K
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
Dec 1954 - Jan 195886G sub
AbbreviationsB - BeamesF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonI - Ivatt
St - StanierWb - WebbLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayRR - Rhymney Railway
LNWR - London & North Western Railway
Sunday 31 July 19384Dtotal:32
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)cl 6F 0-8-0 (G1)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
7690771777822760627862889793479408897930788998945
769977207821276502788793679458934938089059034
77057721782327663cl 1P 2-4-0 (J)79389279RR 0-6-2T
770920155349
Sunday 2 November 19474Dtotal:26
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 6F 0-8-0 (G1)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
77214D275864E83694A90064D88994D92264D
77334D276484E83734Acl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)89484D92434D
78084Dcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)83754A94074A90514D92764D
78294D12034D84285B94454D91164D
78404D12044E846923B91464D
86894D
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4D Abergavenny4E Tredegar5B Crewe South23B Aintree
Saturday 12 August 195086Ktotal:14
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4120186K5888086K5891986K4889986K4931686K4940386K
4120286K5890286K5892586K4911386K934586K
5891686K5893386K4916886K
shed codes86K Abergavenny
Allocation September 1950 (38)cl 2MT 2-6-2TLMS4cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)LNWR17
cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)LNWR3cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)LNWR14
Sunday 2 September 195186Ktotal:24
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4120186K5888086K5891986K S4889986K4911386K4940386K
4120386K5888986K5892486K S892186K4912186K4942286K
4120486K5890286K5893386K S4902886K4916186K4944886K
775286K783386K S4904686K4916886K
S - stored905186K4922686K
shed codes86K Abergavenny
Thursday 10 July 195286Ktotal:21
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4009786K5888886K5890286K5892186K S4889986K4940386K
4009886K5888986K S5891586K S5892486K S4912186K4942286K
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)5889186K S5891986K S5892586K S4917486K4944886K
4120286K5889986K S4922686K
shed codes86K Abergavenny4924386KS - stored
Sunday 14 June 195386Ktotal:27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
4009186K4120186K5888886K5891586K4889986K4922686K
4009786K4120486K5889186K5892486K4902886K4924386K
4014186Kcl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)5889986K5892586K4904686K4934586K
4014586K4661687K5890286Kcl 8F 2-8-04911386Kcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4017186K4872487K4914686K4942286K
4916186K4944886K
shed codes86K Abergavenny87K Swansea Victoria
Friday 16 April 195486Ktotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4009886K5888886K4661687K4904686K4916186K4940386K
4017186K5892486K57xx 0-6-0PT4905186K4916886K4944886K
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)5892586K963888D4906486K4922686K
4120186K4911386K4934586K
4914686K
shed codes86K Abergavenny87K Swansea Victoria88D Merthyr
The shed was downgraded to a stabling point on 22nd November 1954. It became a subshed of Pontypool Road
Sunday 21 August 1955Sunday 14 April 1957
86G subtotal:986G subtotal:7
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)57xx 0-6-0PTcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
4016186K5892684G4892186K4009886G576886G4911386G
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)64xx 0-6-0PT4911386Kcl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)64xx 0-6-0PTcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
4120386K642788D4912186K5892684G642686G4940386G
4120486Kcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)643388D
4940986K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury86G Pontypool Road86K Tredegar88D Merthyr
Abergavenny shed closed on 4th January 1958.
Tredegar
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1886prior to Jan 19504E
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-60Feb 1950 - Nov 195486K sub
location:On the west side of the station.
Dec 1954 - Jun 196086K
AbbreviationsB - BeamesI - IvattSt - StanierWb - Webb
GWR - Great Western RailwayLNWR - London & North Western RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Monday 1 August 1938Sunday 27 July 1941Tuesday 24 September 1946
4Etotal:104Etotal:94Etotal:5
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)
7733783479307939773378297932793977724D79324E
78222761879337956778278347933795278234D79374E
782979377937cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
94134A
Saturday 20 December 1947Saturday 24 January 1948Monday 13 June 1949
4Etotal:94Etotal:104Etotal:9
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)
77104D90644E77104D89214E412044E77524D
77334D91614E77214D90644Ecl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)588804E
77464Dcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)77824E91614E88994D589154E
77804E94094E78214E91684E491614E589254E
77824E276544E91744E493164D589334E
78214E
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4D Abergavenny4E Tredegar
Wednesday 28 June 1950Sunday 25 July 1954Sunday 28 November 1955
86K subtotal:786K subtotal:886Ktotal:9
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
2765486K4889986K4009886K4892186K4009886K4892186K
5889986Kcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4906486Kcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4906486K
775286K4120186K4911386K4120186K4912186K
5892586K4120486K4916186K4120486K4916186K
5893386K64xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT4931686K
783386K643086G643086G
shed codes86G Pontypool Road86K Abergavenny86K Tredegar (from December 1954)
Sunday 1 April 1956Sunday 16 June 1957Sunday 20 April 1958
86Ktotal:986Ktotal:786Ktotal:9
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
4016186K4916186K4009886K4892186K4009886K4912186K
4017186K4917486Gcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)57xx 0-6-0PT4016186Kcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4931686K4120186K371286A4017186K4940986K
4120186Kcl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)4120486K870185Ccl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)57xx 0-6-0PT
4120486K4940986K870687K4120486K370086K
64xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT966486A
640986A643186A
shed codes85C Hereford86A Ebbw Junction86G Pontypool Road86K Tredegar87K Swansea Victoria
Allocation March 1959 (10)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR264xx 0-6-0PTGWR1
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS3cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)LMS2cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)LNWR1
cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)LNWR1
Sunday 21 June 1959Monday 13 June 1960
86Ktotal:1186Ktotal:6
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
4009886K4120186K370086K371286K871186K
4016186K4120486K572786C777186K964486A
4017186K64xx 0-6-0PT576886B778786K966286K
56xx 0-6-2T643986K966286Kvisit made at time of closure
660086K
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86K Tredegar
Tredegar shed closed on 11th June 1960.
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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