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.

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Andover Junction & Southampton Docks 1944 - 1966


An ex USA Transport Corps 0-6-0T at Eastleigh in 1966. 
Photo: Gillett’s Crossing, Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Andover Junction (LSWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1904Eastleigh subshed
type:A corrugated iron 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-62
location:On the west side of the line, at the north end of the station.
Monday 11 September 1944Sunday 1 September 1946Friday 10 June 1949
ELH subshedtotal:3ELH subshedtotal:1ELH subshedtotal:2
K10 4-4-0 (LSWR)U 2-6-0L12 4-4-0 (LSWR)L11 4-4-0 (LSWR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)
390ELH1636SAL417FRA169ELH30726FRA
341ELH
shed codesELH EastleighFRA FrattonSAL Salisbury
Sunday 26 April 1953Sunday 14 June 1953
71A subshedtotal:771A subshedtotal:7
43xx 2-6-0"Remembrance" N15X 4-6-0M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)"King Arthur" N15 4-6-0
634882C3233370D Remembrance3003371A3074570D Tintagel
635782CL1 4-4-045xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Q1 0-6-0
732182C3178671A553682C556482C631482C3301270B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)3302273A
4130571A3028371A
shed codes70B Feltham70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh73A Stewarts Lane82C Swindon
Sunday 30 August 1953Saturday 14 May 1955
71A subshedtotal:771A subshedtotal:6
43xx 2-6-0T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0U 2-6-045xx 2-6-2T
632082C3028571A556682C634185B3163470D553682C
638585BL1 4-4-0cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3180171Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
BR 4MT 4-6-03178971A4129371A4210075F4130571A
75037new ex Swindon Works
shed codes70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh75F Tunbridge Wells W.82C Swindon85B Gloucester GWR
Saturday 27 July 1957Sunday 25 August 1957
71A subshedtotal:571A subshedtotal:4
U 2-6-0T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)
3162971A3180271A3028371A974082C229185B3031071A
3163971A3180371AU 2-6-0
3161871A
shed codes71A Eastleigh82C Swindon85B Gloucester GWR
Saturday 8 March 1958Sunday 1 February 1959Sunday 10 September 1961
71A subshedtotal:371A subshedtotal:471A subshedtotal:2
U 2-6-045xx 2-6-2TU 2-6-0U 2-6-0N 2-6-0
3161971A3180670D554782C3161871A3162671A3183572A
3180171A3162071A
3179271A
shed codes70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh72A Exmouth Junction82C Swindon
Andover Junction (GWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1882Swindon subshed
type:A timber-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:1958
location:On the west side of the line, at the north end of the station.
Monday 11 September 1944Sunday 1 September 1946Friday 10 June 1949
SDN subshedtotal:1SDN subshedtotal:3SDN subshedtotal:4
45xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-045xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
4544SDN5510SDN5371SDN4590SDN6340SDN
7312GLO6367CARM
shed codesCARM CarmarthenGLO Gloucester GWRSDN Swindon6374SDN
Winchester City
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1928Eastleigh subshed
type:A corrugated iron 1TS through-road shed.closed to steam:1963
location:In the goods yard on the west side of the station.
Saturday 4 November 1944Saturday 6 July 1946Sunday 26 April 1953
ELH subshedtotal:1ELH subshedtotal:171A subshedtotal:1
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)
82ELH88ELH3009671A
Saturday 11 January 1958Sunday 18 February 1962Saturday 18 May 1963
71A subshedtotal:171A subshedtotal:171A subshedtotal:1
P 0-6-0T (SECR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)
3132571A3009671A3010271A
Southampton Docks
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1879prior to 1950SOT
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with one through-road.closed:19671950 - Sep196371I
location:In the Old Docks.
Sep 1963 - Jan 196670I
Further facilities existed in the New Docks and at the Terminus.Jan 1966 - July 1967, subshed to 70D Eastleigh
Allocation January 1947 (18)B4 0-4-0TLSWR14E1 0-6-0TLBSCR4
Thursday 17 April 1947All locos at work in the docks, except those at the shed marked*total:23
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)H15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
81SOT96SOT102 *SOT4326SOT2162SOT4869E
86SOT98SOT147 *SOT43xx 2-6-02689 *SOTS15 4-6-0
90SOT101SOT85SOT5345GLO2112SOT830SAL
93SOT176SOTC14 0-4-0T (LSWR)diesel2156SOT
95SOT97 *SOT3744ELHDS400Dock Engineer's Department
shed codes9E Nine ElmsELH EastleighGLO Gloucester GWRSAL SalisburySOT Southampton Docks
Thursday 15 April 1948All locos at work in the docks, except those at the shed marked*total:24
USA 0-6-0TB4 0-4-0T (LSWR)E1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)H15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
61SOT67SOT72SOT81 *SOT2112SOT332SAL
62 *SOT68SOTS73SOT85 *SOT2156SOTdiesel
63SOT69SOT4326 *SOT97SOT2162SOTDock Engineer's Dpt.
S64SOT70SOTC14 0-4-0T (LSWR)147SOT2689SOTDS400
65SOT71SOT3744ELH
shed codesELH EastleighSAL SalisburySOT Southampton Docks
Saturday 11 June 1949Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:13
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)C14 0-4-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)
30062SOT30066SOT30072SOT2156SOT30589ELH32559ELH
63SOT68SOTs73SOT2689SOT
64SOT71SOT30074SOT
shed codesELH EastleighSOT Southampton Docks
Allocation August 1950 (16)USA 0-6-0TUSATC14E1 0-6-0TLBSCR2
Sunday 17 May 1953All locos at work in the docks, except those at the shed marked*total:14
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)
30063 *71I30067 *71I3007171I3211371A
30064 *71I30068 *71I30072 *71I3268971I
3006571I3006971I30073 *71I
3006671I30070 *71I3007471Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 22 August 1954Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:18
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)Dock Engineer's Dpt.
3006171I3006671I3007171I3211371ADS400
3006271I3006771I3007271I3215171A
3006371I3006871I3007371I3260671I
3006471I3006971I3007471I3268971I
3006571Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 11 September 1955Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:12
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)
3006271I3006771I3007071I3211371I3009671I3016271A
3006371I3006871I3007171I
3006571I3006971I3007271Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 4 March 1956Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:18
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)
3006171I3006671I3007171I3211371I
3006271I3006771I3007271I3215171A
3006371I3006871I3007371I3260671I
3006471I3006971I3007471I3268971I
3006571I3007071Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 25 August 1957Locos working in the dock marked*.total:19
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)
3006171I30066*71I30071*71I32113*71I3210171I
3006271I3006871I3007271I3215171I3210871I
30063*71I30069*71I3007371I3268971I3210971I
30064*71I3007071I3007471I
3006571Ished codes71I Southampton Docks
Allocation May 1959 (19)USA 0-6-0TUSATC14E1 0-6-0TLBSCR2
E2 0-6-0TLBSCR3
Sunday 12 June 196071Ished onlytotal:13
USA 0-6-0TE1 0-6-0T (LBSCR)E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)
3006171I3006671I3007271I3268971I3210971I3249171A
3006271I3006771I3007371I
3006471I3006871I3007471I
3006571Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 27 August 196171Ished onlytotal:15
USA 0-6-0TE2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)
3006171I3006571I3007071I3210571A3010271A
3006271I3006671I3007171I3210671I
3006371I3006871I3007371I
3006471I3006971I3007471Ished codes71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 4 March 1962Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:21
USA 0-6-0TE2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)
3006171I3006671I3007171I3210171I3010271A32510
3006271I3006771I3007271I3210371I
3006371I3006871I3007371I3210471I
3006471I3006971I3007471I3210571Ished codes
3006571I3007071I3210671I71A Eastleigh71I Southampton Docks
Sunday 10 March 1963Visit by Hampshire Venturer railtourtotal:24
USA 0-6-0TE2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesels
3006471I3007171I3210471I120hauled railtourD2985D2991D2995
3006771I3007371I3210971ID2986D2992D2996
3006871I3007471ID2987D2993D2997
3006971Ished codes71I Southampton DocksD2989D2994D2998
Sunday 23 February 1964Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:16
USA 0-6-0TRuston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesels
3007170DD2985D2988D2991D2994D2997
3007370DD2986D2989D2992D2995D2998shed codes70D Eastleigh
D2987D2990D2993D2996diesels allocated to 70I Southampton Docks
Sunday 13 June 1965Locos on shed and at work in the docks.total:14
USA 0-6-0TRuston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesels
3006770D3007170DD2986D2989D2993D2996
3006970D3007370DD2987D2990D2995D2997
D2988D2991shed codes70D Eastleigh
Southampton Docks shed was closed to steam in January 1966.