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 8 June 2017

Westbury 1947 - 1965

Westbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1915prior to Jan 1950WES
type:A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-65Feb 1950 - Oct 6382D
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Oct 63 - Sep 6583C
AbbreviationsROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War DepartmentBR - British Railways
Sunday 9 March 1947WEStotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0County 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
3731WES4365WES1009LA County of Carmarthen4961PDN Pyrland Hall
5771WES4377WESSaint 4-6-04968SPM Shotton Hall
7727WES5306WES2946WES Langford Court5924WES Dinton Hall
7784WES5311WES56xx 0-6-2TROD 2-8-05961WES Toynbee Hall
2021 0-6-0PT6365WES5689WES3005TYS5962PDN Wantage Hall
2053WES6399WES6690WES3014WES5979OXY Cruckton Hall
54xx 0-6-0PT7302WES6699WES3019WES5998LA Trevor Hall
5419WES7314TNcl. 8F 2-8-028xx 2-8-06922SPM Borwick Hall
5422WES7319OXY8410SPM2803WES6930WOS Aldersaly Hall
90xx 4-4-09304RDGWD 2-8-02818WES6946CDF Heatherdean Hall
9018SDN2301 0-6-070836SPM2842NPTModified Hall 4-6-0
45xx 2-6-2T2445WES77116SPM3830NPT6966WES Witchingham Hall
5539BRD
Shed CodesBRD Bristol Bath RoadCDF Cardiff CantonLA Plymouth LairaNPT Newport (Ebbw Jct.)OXY Oxley
PDN Old Oak CommonRDG ReadingSDN SwindonTN TauntonTYS Tyseley
WES WestburyWOS Worcester
Alloction January 1948 (71)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR82021 0-6-0PTGWR1
54xx 0-6-0PTGWR42301 0-6-0GWR156xx 0-6-2TGWR3
45xx 2-6-2TGWR643xx 2-6-0GWR1528xx 2-8-0GWR6
ROD 2-8-0ROD4Bulldog 4-4-0GWR3County 4-6-0GWR1
Saint 4-6-0GWR3Star 4-6-0GWR3Hall 4-6-0GWR10
Modified HallGWR1Grange 4-6-0GWR2
Sunday 6 May 195182Dtotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Star 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
373382E533081E402882D492782D Farnborough Hall
463682D538482F403882D Queen Berengaria590082D Hinderton Hall
464782D538582D56xx 0-6-2T2301 0-6-0597582D Winglow Hall
571882D632981E568982D244482D598582D Mostyn Hall
575782D636582D669982D253482D693582D Browsholme Hall
578582D636982D45xx 2-6-2T253786C694481A Fledborough Hall
772782D638686E457382D2251 0-6-0695582D Lydcott Hall
874482D638782C555482D222482CModified Hall 4-6-0
961582D930681AWD 2-8-028xx 2-8-0697882D Haroldstone Hall
976282D54xx 0-6-0PT9022582D289984C792482D Thornycroft Hall
2021 0-6-0PT540382D7080182C382686GCastle 4-6-0
205382D542282D408082D Powderham Hall
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81E Didcot82C Swindon82D Westbury82E Yeovil Pen Mill
82F Weymouth84C Banbury86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road
Sunday 29 June 195282Dtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-045xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0
375882D874482D437782D457382D596182D Toynbee Hall
463682D961282D539184C550882D693582D Browsholme Hall
464782D962882D636582D555482DModified Hall 4-6-0
468982E976282D636882D56xx 0-6-2T791782D North Aston Hall
575782D54xx 0-6-0PT636982D568982D792482D Thornycroft Hall
578182D540682D730282D669082D2301 0-6-028xx 2-8-0
578582D541982D730982D669982D244482D283886E
772782D542282D2021 0-6-0PT253482D286386J
778482D205382D
Shed Codes82D Westbury82E Yeovil Pen Mill84C Banbury86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86J Aberdare
Sunday 22 February 195382Dtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
464782D437782D408082D Powderham Hall498582D Allesley Hall
571882D636882CGrange 4-6-0590082D Hinderton Hall
772782D636982D682884F Trellech Grange598582D Mostyn Hall
961582D639982D54xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0693381D Birtles Hall
962882D730082D540282D285082D693582D Browsholme Hall
976282D730282D540682D380786A695582D Lydcott Hall
976482E730982D542382D385286EModified Hall 4-6-0
94xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T45xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T697882D Haroldstone Hall
847982D720087E453682D662582D699182D Acton Burnell Hall
90xx 4-4-0550882D669982D791782D North Aston Hall
902382C
Shed Codes81D Reading82C Swindon82D Westbury84F Stourbridge
86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87E Swansea Landore
Sunday 25 July 195482Dtotal:34
57xx 0-6-0PTStar 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
463682D961282D405682A Princess Margaret491884B Dartington Hall
570182D961582DModified Hall 4-6-0492782D Farnborough Hall
571882D54xx 0-6-0PT792482D Thornycroft Hall594181A Campion Hall
576782D540282D43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0692282D Borwick Hall
577182D540382D532782D380086A693481C Beachamwell Hall
772782D540682D538582D386686E695582D Lydcott Hall
774882D542382D730082D56xx 0-6-2TCastle 4-6-0
778482D94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T662582D407582A Cardiff Castle
874482D847982D413382D669982D701182A Banbury Castle
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall82A Bristol Bath Road82D Westbury
84B Oxley86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 19 February 195682Dtotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
373582D533882D699482D Baggrave Hall491782D Crosswood Hall
460782D535882D792382C Speke Hall492782D Farnborough Hall
464782D538582D792482D Thornycroft Hall493082D Hagley Hall
577182D539682C2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0493581E Ketley Hall
873082B635882D220882D281882C590681D Laxton Hall
961582D636082C226882D287486A691482D Langton Hall
962882D639982D51xx 2-6-2T287686J691582D Mursley Hall
976282D730082D518282D45xx 2-6-2T692781D Lilford Hall
774882D730282D56xx 0-6-2T457282D695582D Lydcott Hall
54xx 0-6-0PT931382B662582D555482DGrange 4-6-0
540282D94xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2TBR 4MT 4-6-0682282D Manton Grange
540682D847982D724288A7500382C
542382D
Shed Codes81D Reading81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86J Aberdare88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 11 May 195882Dtotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
460782D533882D780983A Childrey Manor494582D Milligan Hall
571882D534582B54xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T596382D Wimpole Hall
575782D535882D540282D453682D597482D Wallsworth Hall
576782D537982D541482D457282D598282D Harrington Hall
774882D538582D64xx 0-6-0PT550882D695582D Lydcott Hall
778482D632082D640882D551182AModified Hall 4-6-0
961282D635882D94xx 0-6-0PT554282D791782D North Aston Hall
962882D730282D847982D555482D792482D Thornycroft Hall
976282D730382D848282D56xx 0-6-2TGrange 4-6-0
976482E931582C2251 0-6-0568982D682782B Llanfrechfa Grange
226882D
Shed Codes82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
82E Yeovil Pen Mill83A Newton Abbot
Alloction March 1959 (53)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1854xx 0-6-0PTGWR3
94xx 0-6-0PTGWR164xx 0-6-0PTGWR12251 0-6-0GWR1
56xx 0-6-2TGWR245xx 2-6-2TGWR743xx 2-6-0GWR5
28xx 2-8-0GWR2Hall 4-6-0GWR9Modified Hall 4-6-0GWR4
Sunday 26 April 195982D2.30pm - 2.45pmtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PTModified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362982D962882D697584A Capesthorne Hall490982B Blakesley Hall
373582D964783B790982D Heveningham Hall493382D Himley Hall
464782D976282D792482D Thornycroft Hall498981D Cherwell Hall
772782D54xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2T594582D Leckhampton Hall
774882D541482D538582B568982D597482D Wallsworth Hall
778482D541682D633882D662582D598085A Dingley Hall
874482D542382D730082D45xx 2-6-2T691471G Langton Hall
961282D94xx 0-6-0PT730282D456782DGrange 4-6-0
961582D847982D28xx 2-8-0555482D684983D Walton Grange
64xx 0-6-0PT848282D381982D
640882D
Shed Codes71G Weymouth81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury
83B Taunton83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road85A Worcester
Sunday 21 August 196082Dtotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362982D961582D505481A Earl of Ducie493382D Himley Hall
369682D966882D509082A Neath Abbey495583B Plaspower Hall
373582D976282DModified Hall 4-6-0496182D Pyrland Hall
463682D94xx 0-6-0PT790982D Heveningham Hall592282C Caxton Hall
575782D847982D45xx 2-6-2T28xx 2-8-0595587E Garth Hall
774882D848282D456782D284682D695582D Lydcott Hall
778482D943483G W550882D285786GGrange 4-6-0
961282D43xx 2-6-0552682D382786A681286G Chesford Grange
54xx 0-6-0PT635182B554282D384684C684182B Marlas Grange
541082D636385B2251 0-6-056xx 0-6-2T
541682DW - withdrawn - heading for Swindon Works226882D662582D
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
83B Taunton83G Penzance84C Banbury85B Gloucester Horton Rd.86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
86G Pontypool Road87E Swansea Landore
Sunday 23 July 196182Dtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
361482D635682B494182D Llangedwyn Hall 596382D Wimpole Hall
367582D730282D494883C Northwick Hall597482D Wallsworth Hall
373582D732481E497484F Talgarth Hall598085A Dingley Hall
460782D2251 0-6-0592182D Bingley Hall695182D Impney Hall
463682D220082D594082B Whitbourne Hall695582D Lydcott Hall
879082B220681D595082D Wardley HallModified Hall 4-6-0
961282D226882D596288A Wantage Hall699482D Baggrave Hall
976982D227782B45xx 2-6-2TBR 9F 2-10-0791782D North Aston Hall
54xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T552682D9224882EGrange 4-6-0
541082D568982D554282Dcl 8F 2-8-0680982B Burghclere Grange
662582D4845982B684282B Nunhold Grange
Shed Codes81D Reading81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Road
83C Exeter84F Stourbridge85A Worcester88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 6 May 196282Dtotal:32
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TModified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
363282B417482D698182B Marbury Hall491782D Crosswood Hall
460782D518082D699982D Capel Dewi Hall493382D Himley Hall
464782D45xx 2-6-2T791782D North Aston Hall499183B Cobham Hall
772982B552682D2251 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0499982B Gopsal Hall
874482D56xx 0-6-2T220082D4504021A597482D Wallsworth Hall
961282D568982D321282DBR 9F 2-10-0599982D Wollaton Hall
976982D662582D28xx 2-8-09223484CCastle 4-6-0
54xx 0-6-0PT381481F0-6-0 diesels502382C Brecon Castle
541082DD3511D4023
541682DD4019
Shed Codes21A Saltley81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
83B Taunton84C Banbury
Sunday 30 June 196382Dtotal:35
57xx 0-6-0PTCounty 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362982D W975482D100982B County of Carmarthen W491782D Crosswood Hall W
373582D976982D WModified Hall 4-6-0491982C Donnington Hall
374682D43xx 2-6-0697782D Grundisburgh Hall494182D Llangedwyn Hall W
378782D W632086E699982D Capel Dewi Hall495682D Plowden Hall
463682D635382D WGrange 4-6-0497282D Saint Brides Hall
466182D635682D W682581D Llanvair Grange498082C Wrottesley Hall
874482D W2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-00-6-0 diesels598682D Arbury Hall
961282D220082D W288682DD3511D4019695582D Lydcott Hall
962882D W226882D383886ED3998D4021Hymek T3 diesel
D7004W - withdrawn
Shed Codes81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 29 March 196483Ctotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PTModified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362983C W961283C W696381D Throwley Hall491783C Crosswood Hall W
366983C962883C W696883C Woodcock Hall W494183C Llangedwyn Hall W
373583C972983C697783C Grundisburgh Hall W495683C Plowden Hall W
373983C975483CGrange 4-6-0497283C Saint Brides Hall W
374683C976983C W680482B Brockington Grange498082C Wrottesley Hall W
460783C28xx 2-8-0County 4-6-0590387F Keele Hall W
463683C287981C10086D County of Cardigan W595288A Cogan Hall
466183C W380086B2251 0-6-00-6-0 diesels598683C Arbury Hall W
467383C381087A220083C WD3511D4019693288A Burwarton Hall
874483C W43xx 2-6-0226883CD4017D402169332B Birtles Hall
45xx 2-6-2T635383C W227383C W695583C Lydcott Hall
554484A W635683C WW - withdrawn
Shed Codes2B Oxley6D Shrewsbury81C Southall81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh
82C Swindon83C Westbury84A Plymouth Laira86B Newport Ebbw Jct.87A Neath
87F Llanelly88A Cardiff East Dock
Sunday 4 October 196483Ctotal:27diesels not recorded
57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
373583C960583C407982B Pendennis Castle W494982E Packwood Hall W
373983C W962883C WModified Hall 4-6-0497883C Westwood Hall W
460783C972983C W697381A Bricklehampton Hall499282E Crosby Hall
463683C975483C698883C Swithland Hall W590387F Keele Hall W
469783C979083C699983C Capel Dewi Hall599283C Horton Hall
45xx 2-6-2T28xx 2-8-0792085A Coney Hall690082E Abney Hall W
556384B W285981CU 2-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0695586E Lydcott Hall
288683C W3179883E9224784CW - withdrawn
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall82B St. Philip's Marsh82E Bristol Barrow Road83C Westbury
83E Yeovil Town84B St. Blazey84C Banbury85A Worcester86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87F Llanelly
Sunday 13 June 196583C16.50 - 17.05total:20
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 5MT 4-6-028xx 2-8-0Hymek T3 diesels0-6-0 diesels
366983C467383C W452922A384486GD7018D7052D3998D4023
373583C469783Ccl 8F 2-8-0D7019D7064D4021
460783C960583C4804616GD7047D7089
463683C979083C
Shed Codes2A Tyseley16G Westhouses83C Westbury86G Pontypool Road
Westbury shed closed in September 1965
Updated and revised - 2021.


Posted by at

1 comment:

  1. Geoff Kerr29 October 2022 at 15:04

    According to Peter hands WHTS, 6771 should be added to the tally on 29th March 1964 as there is a record of it being seen there by "SMA". The loco was withdrawn in March 1958 and spent around five years as a stationary boiler at Laira, spending some 10 months at Westbury en route to Swindon for scrapping.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)