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 29 November 2016

Three Bridges 1938 - 1963

Three Bridges shed yard on 11th. December 1948 where ex LB&SCR class E5 0-6-2T 32585 rests. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Three Bridges
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1911prior to 19503B
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shedclosed to steam:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196475E
location:On the east side of the Horsham line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayI - Ivatt
Fb - FairburnLSWR - London & South Western RailwaySR - Southern RailwayBR - British Railways
Saturday 7 August 19383B10.30am - 10.35amtotal:20
I1X 4-4-2T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)H2 4-4-2 (LBSCR)
26002604246525192405258925522421South Foreland
26012513257825682593700 0-6-0 (LSWR)E1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
I3 4-4-2T (LBSCR)2572259430621472349
20252585
Monday 5 August 19463Btotal:17
I1X 4-4-2T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2 0-6-0 (LBSCR)C3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
200225982465251624002585243623031414
2597248425182572C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
2497252025272545
Allocation January 1947 (31)E4 0-6-2TLBSCR3E5 0-6-2TLBSCR10
I3 4-4-2TLBSCR6C3 0-6-0LBSCR1C2 0-6-0LBSCR1
C2X 0-6-0LBSCR8K 2-6-0LBSCR2
Saturday 27 September 19473Btotal:17
I1X 4-4-2T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
25983B24973B25723B24453B25523B2345BTN
25993B25163B25853B24513B25533BC2 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
26023B25193B25933B25293B24363B
25203B
shed codes3B Three BridgesBTN Brighton
Saturday 29 May 19483Btotal:22
I3 4-4-2T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)C3 0-6-0 (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
2023TWW24653B24053B24513B2308HOR23533B
20783B24843B25723B2521HORC2 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
20793B24973B25853B25223B24363B
20803B325163B25933B325323B
20813B25193B25533B
25203B
shed codes3B Three BridgesHOR HorshamTWW Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 2 April 19493Btotal:18
E4 0-6-2TE5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)C2 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
32464HOR325163Bs24003B323523B24453B24363B
24653Bs25193B32571HORWD 8F 2-8-0324513BQ 0-6-0
24843BI3 4-4-2T (LBSCR)77286BTN25223B305413B
s24973B2091EBNs25453B
2554BA
shed codes3B Three BridgesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBTN BrightonEBN EastbourneHOR Horsham
Saturday 1 March 195275Etotal:17
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0
3132275F3248075E3239975E3233975A3252875E3054175E
3248275E3257175E3234875E3252975E
3248475E3235275E3253575E
3252075E3235375E3253675E
3253775E
shed codes75A Brighton75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 5 July 195375Etotal:29
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3248075E3257175B4206675E3234675E3252675E3253575E
3248175EE6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)4208775A3234775E3252875E3253675E
3248275E3241271A4209275E3234875E3252975E3253775E
3248475Ecl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4210675E3235075E3253275E3255373B
3251675E4130375E3235375E3253475EZ 0-8-0T
3251975E4130775E3095175E
shed codes71A Eastleigh73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75B Redhill75E Three Bridges
Sunday 19 April 195475Etotal:28
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3004975D3248075E4210475A3234575E3252675E3253675E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3248175E S4210675E3234875E3252875E3253775E
4129775E3248275E SD 4-4-0 (SECR)3235075E3252975E3253875E
4130375E3248475E3159175E S3235275E3253475EZ 0-8-0T
E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3251675E3235375E3253575E3095175E
3257175B S3251975ES - stored
3252075E
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill75D Horsham75E Three Bridges
Sunday 19 June 195575Etotal:24
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3005175D3248075E4208675E3234575E3252875E3253675E
3010875D3248475E4209275E3235175E3252975E3253875E
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3252075E4210675EN 2-6-0 (SECR)3253275E0-6-0 diesels
4130273BZ 0-8-0T3181372B3253475E1309375A
4130675E3095175E3183472A3253575E1310175C
shed codes72B Salisbury73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton75C Norwood Jct.75D Horsham
75E Three Bridges
Sunday 5 February 195675Etotal:23
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)V "Schools" 4-4-0
3002875E3251975E4206675E3234375A3091374B Christ's Hospital
3005575F3252075E4206975E3234475EC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3005675Fcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)3234675A3252675E1309413221
3005875F4129973B3181372B3234775E3252775E
H 0-4-4T (SECR)S15 4-6-03252975E
3131975A3083775B3253275E
shed codes72B Salisbury73B Bricklayer's Arms74B Ramsgate75A Brighton
75B Redhill75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 13 April 195875Etotal:18
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3005275E3251775F4206775E3234875E3252975E3181372B
3010975Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4207075E3235075E3253275E0-6-0 diesels
4131975E4207475E3235175E3253575E1309315217
3235275E3253675E
shed codes72B Salisbury75A Brighton75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 19 July 195875Etotal:24
M7 0-4-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3004775D4206875E3233975A3235075E3244175E3181472B
3004875D4207475E3234475E3235175E3252375E3186675B
H 0-4-4T (SECR)4208773A3234575A3235375E3252875A0-6-0 diesels
3126975FBR 4MT 2-6-4T3234775E3252975E1309315217
8001475F3253275E
3253475A
shed codes72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane75A Brighton75B Redhill
75D Horsham75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Allocation May 1959 (28)H 0-4-4TSECR3K 2-6-0LBSCR9
C2X 0-6-0LBSCR8cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS4BR 4MT 4-6-0BR1
BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR3
Friday 10 July 195975Etotal:19
H 0-4-4T (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)S15 4-6-0
3116275E3153075A3181372B3245075B3253475E3050670B
3132775F3154375AK 2-6-0 (LBSCR)3252275E3253675EBR 4MT 4-6-0
3152275EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3233875A3252775EQ 0-6-07507075A
8001275E3235075E3253275E3054775E
3235175E
shed codes70B Feltham72B Salisbury75A Brighton75B Redhill75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 29 May 196075E5.24pm - 5.35pmtotal:26
H 0-4-4T (SECR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)BR 4MT 4-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0
3130675E3233775E3181372B7507075E3252275E3054475E
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3234775E3185075B7507575E3252375E3054575E
3246975E3235075EU1 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-4T3252775E3054775E
3247075E3235375E3189473A8001275E3252875E0-6-0 diesels
8008975E3253475ED3092D3094
8009475E3253575E
shed codes72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane75B Redhill75E Three Bridges
Sunday 13 August 196175Etotal:24
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0
3005375E3247075E3141273A3234575E3244175E3054075C
3005575EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3185275B3234775E3252275E3054475E
H 0-4-4T (SECR)8001075EU1 2-6-03234975E3253475E3054775A
3130675E8008875E3189375E3235075EBR 4MT 4-6-0diesels
8009475E3189972B7507075ED3014D3094
shed codes72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane75A Brighton75B Redhill
75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 3 June 196275E5pm - 5.10pmtotal:22
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 4-6-0U1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3005575A7507075E3189075E3189475E3233975A3141275D
H 0-4-4T (SECR)7507575E3189175E3189775D3234775E0-6-0 diesels
3132475EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3189275E3190475C3234875ED3093D3094
3155175E8009575F3189375E3191075C3235075E
3235375E
shed codes75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 14 July 196375Etotal:26
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0Q1 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
3005375F8001475F3053675E3301675E3140175A3234575E W
3005575F8008475D3054375E3302371A3183275A3235375E W
H 0-4-4T (SECR)8009475D3054575E3302475EBR 4MT 2-6-00-6-0 diesel
3151875FBR 4MT 4-6-03054775E3302975E7603175AD3096
3154475F7506875D3054975E3303075EBRCW T3 diesel
3303175EW - withdrawnD6529
shed codes71A Eastleigh75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 8 September 196375E12.55pm - 1.15pmtotal:26
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0Q1 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
3002975E8001375A3053675E3301575E3140175A3234575E W
3005375E8008475D3054675E3301675E W3183175ABRCW T3 diesels
H 0-4-4T (SECR)8008575D3054775E3301875E3187375AD6528D6579
3100575F W3054975E W3302475E W0-6-0 diesels
3126375E3303075ED3096D3100
3151875E3303175E W
shed codes75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells
Three Bridges shed closed in June 1964
Updated and revised - October 2021.