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.

Friday 16 December 2016

Tonbridge 1941 - 1963

A London, Chatham & Dover Railway built R1 0-4-4T No. 1675 in Tonbridge shed yard on 18 May 1946.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Tonbridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railwayopened:1842prior to Feb 1950TON
type:A brick-built 6TS shed with 3 through roads.closed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Oct 195874D
location:In the fork of the Ashford and Tunbridge Wells lines.Nov 1958 - May 196273J
Jun 62 - Aug 63Stewarts Lane sub
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySep 63 - Jan 65Redhill subshed
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBR - British Railways
LCDR - London, Chatham & Dover RailwaySER - South Eastern Railway
Sunday 4 May 1941TONtotal:49
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
236723741193151810381227104813961057159118241863
23702378R1 0-4-4T (SECR)106314811371143714881730N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
R 0-4-4T (SER)1154170311501583F1 4-4-0 (SECR)1490174218221879
1661167213401704121915931231158618771880
167016751696170712251686E 4-4-0 (SECR)U 2-6-01878
167116981166E1632
Sunday 6 February 1944TONtotal:40
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
2367TON1193TON1038TON1048TON11071823
2370TON1327TON1086TON1371TON1154TON1825
2374TON1519TON1150TON14321340TONN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
2378TON15301225TOND 4-4-0 (SECR)17001878TON
R 0-4-4T (SER)1540TON1486TON109217031879TON
1670TON1543TON1513TOND1 4-4-0 (SECR)1707TON
1671TONE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)1593TON1509V "Schools" 4-4-0
1672TON2488TONQ 0-6-0L1 4-4-0901Winchester
2503TON5341789
Sunday 22 September 1946TONtotal:47
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)B1 4-4-0 (SER)
23652580TON1063TON1048TON1057TON1021
2378TONR1 0-4-4T (SECR)1219TON1051GIL1574AFD1217
R 0-4-4T (SER)1704TON1268AFD1370TON1591TON1440FAV
1660GIL1707TON1272TON13731728RED1446
1672TONE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)1298HITQ 0-6-01732TON1450DOV
H 0-4-4T (SECR)2129TON1588GIL531TWW1734TON1453RAM
1193TON2145TON1593TONWD 8F 2-8-01750GILE 4-4-0 (SECR)
1503TONN 2-6-0 (SECR)1725BA77256BAF1 4-4-0 (SECR)1175
1518TON1814REDN1 2-6-079262BA11831547BA
1540TON1821DOV1877STL
shed codesAFD AshfordBA Bricklayer's ArmsDOV DoverGIL GillinghamHIT Hither Green
RAM RamsgateRED RedhillSTL St. Leonard'sTON TonbridgeTWW Tunbridge Wells
January 1947 - Allocation (64)E1 0-6-0TLBSCR4D3 0-4-4TLBSCR4
H 0-4-4TSECR8R 0-4-4TLCDR4R1 0-4-4TSECR4
E4 0-6-2TLBSCR3C 0-6-0SECR17O1 0-6-0SER4
D 4-4-0SECR10L 4-4-0SECR3N 2-6-0SECR1
N1 2-6-0SECR2
Sunday 30 March 1947TONtotal:52
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
2367TON2488TON1063TON1048TON1057TON1814RED
2370TON2503TON1086TON1370TON1490TON1818RED
2374TON2580TON1225TON1396TON1591TONN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
2378TONR1 0-4-4T (SECR)1227TON1437TON1732TON1876
H 0-4-4T (SECR)1700TON1272TONWD 8F 2-8-01734TON1877
1193TON1703TON1461TON77205BA1738L 4-4-0 (SECR)
1320TON1704TON1513TON77259BA1750GIL1762TON
1503TON1707TON1588GILV "Schools" 4-4-01763TON
1518TONR 0-4-4T (SER)1590TON908STL Westminster1765BAT
1519TON1672TON1593TON
E1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)1675TON1686TON
2138TON1715
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneGIL GillinghamRED RedhillSTL St. Leonard's
Sunday 21 March 1948TONtotal:50
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
2367TON2503TON1086GFD1370TON1057TON1859RED
2374TON2580TON1219TON1396TON1092GILN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
S2378TONS2488TON1227GFD1437TON1586TON1876STL
H 0-4-4T (SECR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)1272TONQ1 0-6-01591TON1877STL
1320TON1704TON1461TONC26TON1732TONI3 4-4-2T (LBSCR)
1327TON1707TON1580TONC27TON1734TON2022TWW
1543TONE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)1593TONC29TONL 4-4-0 (SECR)2084BTN
R 0-4-4T (SER)1497BAT1686TONC30TON1762TONWD 8F 2-8-0
1670TON2113TONS1572TONQ 0-6-01774AFD77485BA
1671TON2138TON545RED78569BA
1672TON2164TON
shed codesAFD AshfordBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneBTN BrightonGFD Guildford
GIL GillinghamRED RedhillSTL St. Leonard'sTON TonbridgeTWW Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 27 March 1949TONtotal:54
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
1193TON2503TON1277TON1048TON1075TON31822STL
1519TON32580TON1590TON1432TON1730TONU1 2-6-0
1540TONS2488TON1721AFDQ1 0-6-01740TON31908BAT
1543TONE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)31063TON33027TON31488TONBX 4-4-0
31320TON2457TON31244TON33030TON31490TON2056RED
31503TON32460BA31272TON33032TON31496GILL 4-4-0 (SECR)
31518TONR1 0-4-4T (SECR)31461TON33035TON31733TON31765TON
R 0-4-4T (SER)31703TON31510TON33038BAT31746TONI3 4-4-2T (LBSCR)
1671TON31704TON31580TONC29TOND1 4-4-0 (SECR)32029TWW
1672TONE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)S1191HITC31TON31246TONWD 2-8-0
1675TON32145TONS1513TON77481BA
31667TON
shed codesAFD AshfordBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneGIL GillinghamHIT Hither Green
RED RedhillSTL St. Leonard'sTON TonbridgeTWW Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 8 January 195074Dtotal:56
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
119374D3248874D159074D104874D173074D3188073C
3132774D3250374D3106374D137074D3148874DN 2-6-0 (SECR)
3151774D3258074D3121974DQ1 0-6-03149074D3184475B
3152074D3258174D3124474D3302674D3158674DU1 2-6-0
R 0-4-4T (SER)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3127274D3302774D3173174D3190973A
3166774D245474D3127774D3302874D3174674DWD 2-8-0
3167074D3216774D3146174D3303074DL 4-4-0 (SECR)7853173B
3167174D3216974D3159374D3303174D3176074D7859773C
3167574D3245674D3168674D3303274D3176174DD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
E1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)S151374D3303374D3176574D3149473D
3214574DS157274D3303474DV "Schools" 4-4-0
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)C2X 0-6-0C2974D3093073B Radley
3170374D3244873B
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham
74D Tonbridge75B Redhill
Saturday 6 October 195174Dtotal:45
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3117774D3248874D3103874E3171674D3172874D3182373B
3118474D3258074D3124474D3171774D3172974D3182473B
3151774DE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3126074DQ1 0-6-03173374D3186375B
3154874D3216774D3127174D3301971AL 4-4-0 (SECR)L1 4-4-0
R 0-4-4T (SER)3245474D3127274D3302674D3176074D3175474C
3166574D3245674D3127774D3302874D3176274D0-6-0 diesel
3167574DR1 0-4-4T (SECR)3149873D3303074D3176574D1522773C
3170074D3158974D3303274D3177274A
3170474D3159074D3303474D3177574A
3170674D3303574D
shed codes71A Eastleigh73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green74A Ashford74C Dover
74D Tonbridge74E St. Leonards75B Redhill
Sunday 22 March 195374Dtotal:40
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3117774D3248874D3103774D3158574D3302674D3172874D
3119374D3250374D3103874D3158874D3302774D3172974D
3123974D3257874D3121974D3159074D3302874D3173374D
3152374D3258074D3127274D3171674D3303174D3173474D
3154874DR1 0-4-4T (SECR)3127774D3171774D3303274DL 4-4-0 (SECR)
R 0-4-4T (SER)3169874DE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3303474D3176074D
3166674D3170374D3245474D3303574D3176174D
3170474D3245674DV "Schools" 4-4-0U1 2-6-0
3093573B Sevenoaks3189173A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms74D Tonbridge
Saturday 2 January 195474Dtotal:38
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0
3116474D3245474D3103774D3302474D3090774E Dulwich
3117774DE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3158574D3302874D3090874E Westminster
3119374D3257874D3159074D3303074DL 4-4-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3129373B3258074D3168173D3303174D3176074D3172974D
3153074DN 2-6-0 (SECR)3169273C3303274D3176274D3173474D
3155274D3140774A3171674D3303474D3176374DD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)3140973A3303574D3176674D3172774D
3169874DU1 2-6-03303674D3177374DL1 4-4-0
3189875B3175674A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham74A Ashford
74D Tonbridge74E St. Leonards75B Redhill
Sunday 17 April 195574Dtotal:46
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3116474D3245474D3105973C3301473C3187173B3173474D
3118474DE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3127774D3302874DU1 2-6-03173774D
3119374D3250374D3158574D3302974D3189675BD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3132474B3257874D3158874D3303074D3190673A3148973E
3152374D3258074D3159074D3303174D3190874D3172774D
3153074DR1 0-4-4T (SECR)3171674D3303274D3190974DL 4-4-0 (SECR)
3154474D3169874DZ 0-8-03303474D3191074D3176074D
0-6-0 diesels3170474D3095074D3303574DE 4-4-0 (SECR)3176174D
1304373CBR 4MT 2-6-4T3303674D3116674D3177074D
1304573C8003375A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73E Faversham74B Ramsgate
74D Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill
Sunday 16 September 195674D2.15pm - 2.35pmtotal:52
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0
3116474D3245474D3127073C3302474D3092773B Clifton
3117774D3245674D3158374D3302874DD1 4-4-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)
3118474DE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3158574D3302974D3124674D3176174D
3125973E3248874D3158873D3303274D3147074D3176374D
3132975F3257874D3159074D3303474D3149274D3177374D
3151774D3258074D3168173A3303674D3173573BE1 4-4-0
3152374DBR 4MT 2-6-4T3169173CU1 2-6-03174973A3101973A
3153074D8001675A3171674D3189073BN 2-6-0 (SECR)N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
3155474D0-6-0 diesels3171774D3189773A3181775B3182273C
13100152203190874D3182873BBR 4MT 2-6-0
152173191074D3187273B7605875B
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham73E Faversham
74D Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill75F Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 8 June 195774Dtotal:32
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0
3117774D3245674D3124474D3301473C3079473A Sir Ector de Maris
3118474DE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3127274D3302474DL 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3123974D3248874D3128074D3302874D3176074D3140774A
3125974D3257874D3158574D3302974D3176374D3184874A
3154374D3258074D3158874D3303374D3177875AU1 2-6-0
0-6-0 dieselC2X 0-6-03168973CD1 4-4-0 (SECR)U 2-6-03189674D
1522073C3244375E3124674A3180970F3190874D
shed codes70F Fratton73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green74A Ashford74D Tonbridge
75A Brighton75E Three Bridges
Sunday 27 April 195874D8.40pm - 8.50pmtotal:39
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3119374D3245674D3124474D3176074D3190874D3140073B
3123974AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3127073C3176274D3190974D3182973B
3125974D3257874D3127274D3177274D3191074D3186173C
3151774D3258074D3169273C3177574EQ1 0-6-03186475B
3126374A0-6-0 diesels3172173CD1 4-4-0 (SECR)3302874D3186975B
BR 4MT 2-6-4T13045152203147074D3303174DN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
8003275A13101152243148974D3303474D3188073C
3149274D3303674D
3304073C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green74A Ashford74D Tonbridge74E St. Leonards
75A Brighton75B Redhill
May 1959 - Allocation (45)H 0-4-4TSECR11C 0-6-0SECR7
D1 4-4-0SECR4L 4-4-0SECR6U1 2-6-0SR4
E3 0-6-2TLBSCR1E4 0-6-2TLBSCR2Q1 0-6-0SR10
Sunday 31 May 195973J7.45pm - 8pmtotal:50
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3116473J3103773D3172173C3176073J3189673J3140573F
3117773J3125373C3172473C3176273J3189873A3141073A
3119373J3127073CC2X 0-6-03176373J3189973B3186173C
3125973E3127273J3253873B3177173J3190673A3186675B
3126670A3128773CE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3177373J3191073J3187173B
3127975A3157973D3245673JD1 4-4-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
BR 4MT 2-6-4T3159073JE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3147073J3302873J3187873C
8015475A3169573C3257873J3148773J3303373J0-6-0 diesels
3171673J3258073J3148973J3303473JD304415220
3149273J3303673JD346715228
shed codes70A Nine Elms73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham
73E Faversham73F Ashford73J Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill
Sunday 29 May 196073J3.40pm - 4.00pmtotal:45
H 0-4-4T (SECR)M7 0-4-4TQ1 0-6-0U1 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)
3117773J3032873J3300273J3190173J3185675B3176670A
3119373J3037973J3301473J3190273J3187175B3177170A
3126373JC 0-6-0 (SECR)3301770A3190373JN1 2-6-0 (SECR)L1 4-4-0
3126675F3106173J3302873J3190573J3182273J3178370A
3130573B3151070A3303273J3190673J3187573JD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3151773J3157970B3303473J3190773J3187673J3173571A
3151873J3168473J0-6-0 diesels3190873J3187873JBR 4MT 2-6-4T
3155373J3172475AD2276D3101U 2-6-03188073J8015475A
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)D30433163670C
3257873J
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford71A Eastleigh73B Bricklayer's Arms
73J Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 13 August 196173Jtotal:30
H 0-4-4T (SECR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TC 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0BRCW T3 diesel
3117773J8003673F8008573J3124473J3302973JD6510D6557
3130873J8003773J8014275F3158873J3303173JBR T2 diesel
3153073J8004173J8015375A3171673J3303273JD5017
8005973JN1 2-6-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)3303373J0-6-0 diesels
8006473J3187873J3187175B3303470C15228D2083
8006573J3187973J15229D3092
shed codes70C Guildford73F Ashford73J Tonbridge75A Brighton
75B Redhill75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 3 June 196275D sub (Stewart's Lane)total:29
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN1 2-6-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)BRCW T3 diesel
8004075D8006675D3187675D3140375AD6522D6562D6589D6595
8004175D8008575D3187975D3185275BD6527D6567D6590D6596
8004375D3188075D0-6-0 dieselsD6536D6574D6592D6597
8005975DD2293D3463D6551D6586
D304315228
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill75D Stewart's Lane
Sunday 7 July 196375D sub3.30pm - 3.40pmtotal:17
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN 2-6-0 (SECR)0-6-0 dieselsBRCW T3 diesel
8001875F8014575A3185275BD239915220D6538D6586D6588D6593
8008575D8014975AD6560D6587D6591D6594
8014075F8015175A
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill75D Stewart's Lane75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 1 September 196375B sub (Redhill)total:15
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN 2-6-0 (SECR)0-6-0 dieselsBRCW T3 diesel
8001175A8013975A3185175B WD225215222D6577D6586D6588D6593
8001675A8014975AD6584D6587D6590
8013875A
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill
Tonbridge shed closed in January 1965
Updated and revised - October 2021.

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