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 13 September 2016

Newport Pill 1938 - 1963

A Churchward designed 42xx 2-8-0T 4280 at Newport Pill on 15th April 1951. The Depot was in the extensive Newport Docks area and until June 1965 served the traffic of the former Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) Docks and Railway. Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Newport Pill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Alexandra Docks Railwayopened:1898prior to Jan 1950PILL
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Jun 196386B
location:At the north end of Alexandra Dock.
AbbreviationsAD - Alexandra Docks RailwayB&MR - Brecon & Merthyr RailwayRR - Rhymney Railway
Sunday 31 July 1938PILL7.30am - 7.45amtotal:43
ex AD 0-6-0T57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PTex AD 2-6-2Tex B&MR 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
66767106728172618861205120611108442014236
2021 0-6-0PT6711672917641889ex AD 0-6-2ST698111342034263
202121366725673127xx 0-6-0PT19019288842064286
203721546726673227312738ex RR 0-6-2T42114299
2053672767356242255236
4232
Sunday 8 October 1944PILL3.25pm - 3.35pmtotal:49
ex AD 0-6-0T57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PTex B&MR 0-6-2Tex AD 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
6666673670672517261886118881205120642014246
2021 0-6-0PT3700672717641890504108472xx 2-8-2T42114253
213646626728185618966981113723142264258
27xx 0-6-0PT467167431875ex RR 0-6-2T42294269
27342764567977746242334280
27382793671142354291
42365244
Sunday 14 December 1947PILLtotal:45
2021 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0Tex B&MR 0-6-2T
2113PILL4662PILL6731PILL4201PILL4291PILL11PILL
2136PILL5747PILL6732PILL4229PILL4297ABDR425PILL
2154PILL6711PILL6735PILL4233PILL5235PILL426PILL
27xx 0-6-0PT6725PILL6755PILL4235PILL5238NPT428DYD
2734PILL6726PILL6756PILL4253PILL5244PILL504PILL
2738PILL6728PILL6759PILL4258PILL5252PILLex RR 0-6-2T
2793PILL6729PILL7774PILL1701 0-6-0PTex AD 0-6-2ST62PILL
6730PILLex AD 0-6-0T1726PILL190PILL
666PILL1764PILL
667PILL1896PILL
shed codesABDR AberdareDYD Duffryn YardNPT Newport Ebbw J.PILL Newport Pill
Allocation January 1948 (56)ex BM 0-6-2TB&MR4ex RR 0-6-2TRR1
ex AD 0-6-2STAD1ex AD 0-6-0TAD21701 0-6-0PTGWR4
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR202021 0-6-0PTGWR427xx 0-6-0PTGWR4
42xx 2-8-0TGWR16
Sunday 12 June 1949PILLtotal:48
2021 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTex B&MR 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
2033PILL4662PILL6732PILL425PILL4201PILL4269PILL
2154PILL5747PILL6735PILLex AD 0-6-0T4211PILL4280PILL
27xx 0-6-0PT5750PILL6740BRY666PILL4226PILL4291PILL
2738PILL6711PILL6743PILL667PILL4229PILL5200PILL
2794NPT6725PILL6751CED4233PILL5231PILL
1701 0-6-0PT6726PILL6756PILL4235TDU5235PILL
1764PILL6727PILL6759PILL4237PILL5239NEA
1896PILL6728PILL6760PILL4246PILL5244PILL
6729PILL7774PILL4253PILL5252PILL
6730PILL4258PILL5260PILL
shed codesBRY BarryCED Cardiff East DockNEA NeathNPT Newport Ebbw J.
PILL Newport PillTDU Tondu
Sunday 4 June 195086Btotal:51
57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B672786B675986B170986B420186B429186B
466286B672886B676086B2021 0-6-0PT421186B520086B
571486B672986B676486B215486B422686B523186B
574086B673086B771286Bex AD 0-6-0T422986B523586B
574786B673286B777486B66686B423586B524486B
575086B673586B879686B66786B423786B525086B
671086B674386B15xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T424686B525286B
671186B675586B150686B563886B425386B525586A
672586B675686B150786B426986B
672686B675786B428086B
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction86B Newport Pill
Sunday 2 September 195186Btotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B672786B675786B150686B421186B428086B
570686B672886B675986B150786B422686B429186B
571486B673086B676086B2021 0-6-0PT422986B520086B
574086B673186B676486B208686B423386B523186B
574786B673286B677286Bex AD 0-6-0T423786B523586B
575086B673586B771286B66686B424686B524486B
671086B674386B774886B66786B425386B525086B
671186B675586B777486B425886B525286B
672686B675686B879686B426986B526086B
Sunday 6 April 195286Btotal:51
57xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B673086B676086B150686B421186B426986B
570686B673186B676486B150786B422686B429186B
571486B673286B677286Bex AD 0-6-0T422986B520086B
574086B673586B771286B66686B423386B523186B
671186B674286B772186B66786B423586B523586B
672586B674386B774886B423786B524486B
672686B675586B777486B424686B525086B
672786B675686B879686B425386B525286B
672886B675786B425886B526086B
672986B675986B426386B
Sunday 12 July 195386Btotal:48
57xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B672886B675786B150686B420186B426986B
571486B672986B675986B150786B421186B428086B
573386B673086B676086Bex AD 0-6-0T423386B428586B
574086B673186B676486B66686B423586B429186B
671086B673586B677286B66786B423786B520086B
671186B674286B771286B424686B523186B
672586B674386B772186B425386B524486B
672686B675586B777486B425886B525086B
672786B675686B879686B426386B
Sunday 30 May 195486Btotal:42
67xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B672686B675686B150686B421186B428086B
570686B672786B675786B150786B423386B429186B
571486B672886B675986Bex AD 0-6-0T423586B520086B
573386B673086B676086B66686B423786B523186B
574786B673286B676486B66786B425386B523586B
577786B674286B677286B425886B525086B
671186B674386B772186B426386B525286B
672586B675586B427586E
shed codes86B Newport Pill86E Severn Tunnel Jct
Sunday 21 August 195586Btotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
370086B672586B673586B676486B420186B428086B
570686B672686B673986B677286B421486B428586B
571486B672786B674286B771286B423386B520086B
573386B672886B674386B772186B423586B523186B
574786B672986B675586B879686B423786B523586B
577786B673086B675786B15xx 0-6-0PT425386B524486B
671086B673186B675986B150686B425886B525286B
671186B673286B676086B150786B
Sunday 27 May 195686Btotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B671086B673586B677286B421186B429186B
370086B671186B673986B771286B421486B520086B
570686B672586B674286B772186B423386B520286B
571486B672786B674386B879686B423586B520586B
573386B672886B675586B15xx 0-6-0PT423786B523186B
573686B672986B675686B150686B425386B523586B
574086B673086B675786B150786B425886B524486B
574786B673186B676086B428086B525086B
577786B673286B676486B428586B
Sunday 14 April 195786Btotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
365286B577786B673286B676486B420186B428586B
366386B671086B673986B677286B421486B429186B
370086B671186B674286B771286B423386B520086B
571486B672586B674386B772186B423586B520286B
573386B672786B675586B15xx 0-6-0PT425386B523186B
573486B672886B675686B150686B425886B523586B
573686B672986B675786B150786B425986B525086B
574186B673086B675986B428086B525286B
574786B673186B676086B
Sunday 29 June 195886Btotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
365286B574786B674286B677286B420186B427686B
366386B576886B674386B771286B423386B428086B
367486B671186B675086B772186B423586B520086B
464386B672586B675586B777286B423886B520286B
468286B672886B675686B15xx 0-6-0PT425386B523186B
570686B672986B675786B150686B425886B523586B
573386B673286B675986B150786B425986B524486B
573486B673586B676086B
574086B673986B676486B
Allocation March 1959 (50)15xx 0-6-0PTGWR257xx 0-6-0PTGWR30
42xx 2-8-0TGWR18
Sunday 14 June 195986Btotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T0-6-0 diesels
365286B672886B676486B420186B427686BD3808D3813
367486B673586B677286B421486B520086BD3809D3814
464386B673986B770386B423386B520286BD3810D3817
574086B675086B15xx 0-6-0PT423586B523586BD3811D3819
574786B675586B150686B423886B524486BD3812D3821
575886B675686B150786B425386B525086B
576886B675786B425886B525286B
672486B675986B425986B525786B
Sunday 19 June 196086B5.05pm - 5.15pmtotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T0-6-0 diesels
365286B672886B677286B421486B428086BD3807D3816
367486B673986B772186B423386B520086BD3809D3818
464386B675186B94xx 0-6-0PT423586B520286BD3812D3819
468286B675686B849986B423886B523186BD3813D3821
575886B676086B425386B523586BD3815
576886B676486B425886B524486B
672486B425986B525086B
427686B525286B
Sunday 4 June 196186B7.10am - 7.20amtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T 0-6-0 diesels
365286B673986B676386B423386B520286BD3807D3814
367486B674286B677286B423886B523186BD3808D3815
464386B675486A772186B425986B523586BD3809D3816
468286B675886B879186B427686B524486BD3811D3818
575886B676086B428086B525086BD3813
672486B429486B525286B
520086B525686B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw J.86B Newport Pill
Sunday 26 August 196286Btotal:37
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T 0-6-0 diesels
367486B674286B676386B423386B429486BD3748D4012
370586B675486A677286B423886B520086BD3807D4128
464386B675886B W772186B W425486B523586BD3808D4170
672486B676086B425986B524486BD3811D4171
673986B WW - withdrawn427686B525086BD4001D4172
428086B525686BD4002D4174
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw J.86B Newport PillD4011
Sunday 5 May 196386Btotal:34
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T 0-6-0 diesels
367486B W423886B427186B520086BD3809D4001D4170
370586B425386B W427686B W524486BD3810D4002D4171
464386B425486B428086B W525086BD3811D4126D4173
966486B425886B428388H525186BD3812D4127D4174
425986B429486B525686BD3813D4128
426486B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw J.86B Newport Pill88H Tondu
Newport Pill closed to steam on 17th June 1963.
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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