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.

Thursday 2 February 2017

Gillingham & Faversham 1945 - 1959

An ex London, Brighton & South Coast Railway D1 4-4-0 at Faversham on 11 September 1946. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

Gillingham
Pre Grouping Ownership - South East Coast Railway opened:1885prior to Jan 1950GIL
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-60Feb 1950 - Apr 195973D
location:South of the line, east of the station.
May 1959 - Jun 196073F sub
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLCDR - London, Chatham & Dover Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayI - Ivatt
SER - South East RailwaySR - Southern RailwayWD - War Department
Tuesday 11 December 1945GILtotal:21
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)E 4-4-0 (SECR)
1658GIL170410711007GIL1746GIL1514
1660GILQ 0-6-01112GIL1044GIL1750GILB1 4-4-0 (SER)
1663GIL541GIL1317GIL1377D1 4-4-0 (SECR)1449GIL
1665GIL1579GIL1384GIL1470
1682GIL1430GIL
Saturday 29 June 1946GIL5.25pm - 5.40pmtotal:19
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)F1 4-4-0 (SECR)
1659GIL1308GIL1112GIL1044GIL1746GIL1002GIL
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)WD 8F 2-8-012721064GILE 4-4-0 (SECR)1105GIL
1697GIL77086BA1583GIL1066GIL12751215GIL
1713GIL1238GILE1 4-4-0 (SECR)
1391GIL1165
Allocation January 1947 (46)H 0-4-4TSECR2R 0-4-4TLCDR7
R1 0-4-4TSECR1O1 0-6-0SER13C 0-6-0SECR14
F1 4-4-0SECR3B1 4-4-0SER2D 4-4-0SECR4
Thursday 13 March 1947GILtotal:22
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)F1 4-4-0 (SECR)
1660GIL1308GIL1498BAT1003GIL1496FAV1105GIL
1663GIL1573GIL1039GIL1501FAV1215GIL
1665GIL1684GIL1044GIL1574GILE1 4-4-0 (SECR)
1666GIL1688GIL1064GILB1 4-4-0 (SER)1160BAT
1384GIL1449GIL1179BAT
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneFAV FavershamGIL Gillingham
Saturday 4 September 1948GILtotal:24
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
1658GIL1267GIL1684GIL1007GIL1384GIL1092GIL
1663GIL1317GIL1688GIL1039GIL1430GILS1493FAV
H 0-4-4T (SECR)S1572TON1713GIL1044GILD1 4-4-0 (SECR)1746GIL
1278GIL1588GIL1066GIL1247BAT
1308GIL1682GIL31378GIL1505FAV
shed codesBAT Stewart's LaneFAV FavershamGIL Gillingham
Monday 26 December 1949GILtotal:36
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0D 4-4-0 (SECR)
31658GIL31068HIT31498GIL31684GIL1044GIL31092GIL
1663GIL1112GIL31510GIL31688GIL1064GIL31496GIL
31666GIL31234GIL31573GIL31689HIT1066GILD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)31242FAV31581HIT1693GIL1248GIL31494GIL
31697GIL31253BA31585GIL1713GIL1391GILE1 4-4-0 (SECR)
H 0-4-4T (SECR)1256GIL1588GILZ 0-8-0T1430GIL31506BAT
31308GIL31317GIL31682GIL30951GIL1432TON
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneFAV FavershamHIT Hither GreenTON Tonbridge
Sunday 5 November 195073Dtotal:25
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3165973D3105473C3129473B3168673D3109273D3185973A
3166273D3111273D3149873D3168873D3172973DZ 0-8-0T
H 0-4-4T (SECR)3122573D3157373D3169373D3095173D
3130873D3125573D3157973D171273DWD 8F 2-8-0
3125673D3158373D3171373D9067873C
3128773D3158873D
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham
Saturday 6 October 195173Dtotal:26
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3165873D3103373C3125373E3168373D3154573D3181173A
3166373D3122173D3149573D3168473D3181673D
H 0-4-4T (SECR)3122573C3151073D3168673DZ 0-8-0T
3123974D3122773D3158573D3171273D3095173D
3130773D122973D3158873DC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3130873D3124273D3159373D3245075B
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green73D Gillingham73E Faversham
74D Tonbridge75B Redhill
Sunday 16 August 195373Dtotal:31
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)E1 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3130673D3111273D3149573D3171573E3101973A3181573D
3130873D3122173D3150873DQ 0-6-0U1 4-4-03181774C
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)3122373D3159373D3054173A3189273A3182573B
3166073D3122573D3168173D3054473AQ1 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
3166273D3122773D3168273D0-6-0 diesels3301673C4130973E
3167173D3124273D3168473D1522973C
3126773E3171373D1523573C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham
73E Faversham74C Dover
Saturday 13 April 195773Dtotal:15
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)L1 4-4-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3130873D3122773B3168373A3178673D3181573D
3132273D3122973E3168473D3178773D3181673D
3150373E3168173A3172073E
3151873D3168273D
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73D Gillingham73E Faversham
Sunday 27 April 195873D10.50am - 11amtotal:27
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3130873D3101873C3157673D3168373A3176474B3181573D
3151273D3103773D3157973D3169373DL1 4-4-03181673D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3122773B3158473A3172073E3178473B3185573C
4130873E3122973E3168173A0-6-0 diesels3178673DN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
3149573E3168273D15218152253187673C
3151073D3187873C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham
73E Faversham74B Ramsgate
Sunday 31 May 195973D10am - 10.10amtotal:22
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3116173D3103373B3149573D3169473C3177975A3181573D
3130873D3122373F3168373D3172073EL1 4-4-03185073E
3151873D3122773B3168473DQ1 0-6-03178673D3185773C
3128073J3169073C3302973J3178773D
3129773D3303973C
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham73E Faversham73F Ashford
73J Tonbridge75A Brighton
Gillingham became a subshed of Ashford in May 1959, It closed completely on 13th June 1960.
Faversham
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Chatham & Dover Railway opened:1860prior to Jan 1950FAV
type:A 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-59Feb 1950 - Jun 195973E
location:In the fork of the Margate and Canterbury lines
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLCDR - London, Chatham & Dover Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayFb - Fairburn
SER - South East RailwaySR - Southern RailwayBR - British Railways
Friday 14 December 1945FAVtotal:17
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)B1 4-4-0 (SER)
12651481FAV1691FAV1046FAV1246FAV1448FAV
1309FAV1582BAT1692FAV1106FAV1470FAVD 4-4-0 (SECR)
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)1718BAT1739FAV1496FAV
1674FAV1709FAV1741FAV
shed codesBAT Stewart's LaneFAV Faversham
Saturday 29 June 1946FAV4.20pm - 4.30pmtotal:19
H 0-4-4T (SECR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
15451709FAV1252DOV1046FAV1246FAV1092GIL
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)WD 8F 2-8-01481FAV1106FAV1736BAT1750GIL
1667FAV77256BA1495FAV1369FAV1739FAVL1 4-4-0
1674FAV77485BA1438FAV1789BA
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneDOV DoverFAV FavershamGIL Gillingham
Allocation January 1947 (35)H 0-4-4TSECR3R 0-4-4TLCDR2
R1 0-4-4TSECR2O1 0-6-0SER5C 0-6-0SECR8
F1 4-4-0SECR1D1 4-4-0LBSCR9B1 4-4-0SER2
D 4-4-0SECR3
Wednesday 2 April 1947FAVtotal:19
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)
1279FAV1229FAV1106FAV1487FAV1493FAV1780RAM
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)1242FAV1438FAV1502FAV1501FAVB1 4-4-0 (SER)
1709FAV1260FAVWD 8F 2-8-01505FAV1746GIL1440FAV
1481FAV77205BA1509FAV
1691FAV
shed codesBA Bricklayer's ArmsFAV FavershamGIL GillinghamRAM Ramsgate
Saturday 4 September 1948FAVtotal:21
H 0-4-4T (SECR)O1 0-6-0 (SER)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)L1 4-4-0
31279FAV1046FAVS1260FAV31692FAV31487FAV1754DOV
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)1106FAV31481FAV1711AFD1509FAVL 4-4-0 (SECR)
1699FAV1369FAV1578BAT31715FAVD 4-4-0 (SECR)1778RAM
1709FAV1438FAVS1691FAVF1 4-4-01496FAVB1 4-4-0 (SER)
1231FAV1448FAV
shed codesAFD AshfordBAT Stewart's LaneDOV DoverFAV FavershamRAM Ramsgate
Sunday 5 November 195073Etotal:29
H 0-4-4T (SECR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)U 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3150374C3169673E122973E3150173E3163173E3185073E
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)3169873E3124273E3158674D3180673E3185473E
3166173EO1 0-6-0 (SER)3126873E3173474D3180873E3186873E
3166573D136973E3148173ED1 4-4-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0WD 8F 2-8-0
3166673DE 4-4-0 (SECR)s151374A3150573E3191073A9024775A
3167473E115773E3169173E173973E
3171573E
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73D Gillingham73E Faversham74A Ashford74C Dover
74D Tonbridge75A Brighton
Saturday 6 October 195173Etotal:25
H 0-4-4T (SECR)R1 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)U 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3116273E3169873E3125573E3171473E3180473E3181473A
3129573E170873E3125673E3171573E3180873E3185073E
3130573ER 0-4-4T (LCDR)3126873Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)3185473E
3132673E3166173E3146173E4207774C3150973E3186273C
3132773E3167473E3148173EL 4-4-0 (SECR)
3178174B
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green73E Faversham74B Ramsgate74C Dover
Sunday 22 March 195373Etotal:24
M7 0-4-4TH 0-4-4T (SECR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3005273E3150373E4130873E3125673E3146173E3140073B
3005373E3151973E4130973E3126073E3148173E3185473E
3012973ED1 4-4-0 (SECR)4131073E3126773E3171573EU 2-6-0
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)3149273E4131173E3126873EQ1 0-6-03180373E
3167173EE 4-4-0 (SECR)3301673E3180473E
3131573E
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms73E Faversham
Sunday 3 January 195473Etotal:21
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)U 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3150373E3125373E3171473E3147073E3180373E3141073A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3125573E3171573E3148773E3180473E3185273E
4130873E3125673Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3150573E3180673E3185473E
4130973E3148173E4207874CN1 2-6-0 (SECR)
4131173E3182273C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green73E Faversham74C Dover
Sunday 14 April 195773Etotal:19
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)L 4-4-0 (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)
4131273E3176573E3100474B3126873E3189273E3141173A
D1 4-4-0 (SECR)3176673E3124273E3148173E3189373E3182174C
3149473E3176773E3125573E3171473EQ1 0-6-03185273E
3150573E3177574E3301473C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green73E Faversham74B Ramsgate74C Dover
Sunday 27 April 195873E11.45am - 11.50amtotal:22
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)L 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
4131073E3176573E3149473E3125573E3171473E3185073E
4131173E3176773E3150573E3125673E3171573E3185474A
4131273E3176873E3150973E3126873Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)U1 2-6-0
L1 4-4-03148173E4209274C3189273E
3175374C4209574C3189373E
shed codes73E Faversham74A Ashford74C Dover
Sunday 31 May 195973E10.53am - 11.03amtotal:21
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)L 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
4130073E3176673E3149473E3125573E3171473E3182473B
4130873E3176873E3150373E3126873E3171573E3185473F
4131273EBR 4MT 4-6-03150973E3129373Bcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)N1 2-6-0 (SECR)
4131373E7506873HU1 2-6-03148173E4209573H3187773C
3189773A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73E Faversham
73F Ashford73H Dover
Faversham shed closed in June 1959
Updated and revised - October 2021.
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  1. Colin Packham17 January 2021 at 02:30

    Nice photo of the D1, but it must have been taken in 1948 (or a bit later) and it's not ex LBSCR, but SECR, being a Maunsell rebuild of a D 4-4-0. Thanks for such a rich source of info!

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