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Monday 26 March 2018

Cardiff Cathays 1938 - 1958

An ex-Caerphilly Works 57xx 0-6-0PT in the yard at Cardiff Cathays shed on 15th April 1951. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Cardiff Cathays
Pre Grouping Ownership - Taff Vale Railwayopened:1884prior to Jan 1950CHYS
type:A stone-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:1961Feb 1950 - Nov 195788A
location:West side of the line, north of Queen Street station.Dec 1957 - Feb 196288B sub

Mar 1962 - Nov 196488M
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayTV - Taff Vale RailwayBR - British Railways
B&M - Brecon & Merthyr RailwayRR - Rhymney Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938CVC3.20pm - 3.35pmtotal:52
57xx 0-6-0PT1076 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
7787973712472833433673835622568766276655
874927xx 0-6-0PT2913463703845658660666296660
2021 0-6-0PT27242993473713915661661666356661
20222142LMM 0-6-0T3013483754035666661866456664
2066803320364376406568166266653
324RR 'A' 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
59644218
Sunday 8 October 1944CHYS5.45pm - 5.55pmtotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT35xx 2-4-0TTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
36836402643635973213715605564066006655
3716643542xx 2-8-0T3443755617565166176659
2021 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT42993463845623565466216660
202221422724Barry R 0-6-2T348390562456586627
1701 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2T258360393562656816645
1873188348254861364403RR 'R' 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2T
370406304479
Sunday 14 December 1947CHYStotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2TTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
4616CHYS1420CHYS301CHYS371CHYS5605CHYS5681CHYS
5786ABEEG1425CHYS305CHYS376CHYS5617CHYS6615CHYS
6738BRY35xx 2-4-0T343CHYS378TRT5623CHYS6626CHYS
64xx 0-6-0PT3597CHYS346CHYS390CHYS5624CHYS6627CHYS
6416CHYSAlex. Dock 2-6-2T348CHYS391CHYS5646CHYS6635CHYS
6433CHYS1205LTS360CHYS406CHYS5658CHYS6658BRY
6435CHYSRR 'A' 0-6-2T364CHYSB&M 0-6-2T5661CHYS6661CHYS
6436CHYS74CED367CHYS1375CHYS5669BRY6669BRY
5672CHYS6687PPRD
shed codesABEEG AberbeegBRY BarryCED Cardiff East DockCHYS Cardiff CathaysLTS Llantrisant
PPRD Pontypool RoadTRT Treherbert
Allocation January 1948 (53)1701 0-6-0PTGWR12021 0-6-0PTGWR1
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR164xx 0-6-0PTGWR614xx 0-4-2TGWR2
35xx 2-4-0TGWR1Brecon & Merthyr 0-6-2T1Taff Vale 0-6-2TTV18
56xx 0-6-2TGWR22
Sunday 4 September 1949CHYS10am - 10.15amtotal:43
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
4601CHYS6416CHYS344CHYS371CHYSW5641AYN6612CHYS
7725TDU6435CHYS345CHYS376CHYS5643AYN6627CHYS
7772MTHR6436CHYS346CHYS377CHYS5661CHYS6635CHYS
2021 0-6-0PT6438AYN347CHYS383CHYS5669CHYS6647CHYS
2085LLY14xx 0-4-2T348CHYS384CHYS5672CHYS6659CHYS
2140CHYS1420CHYS360CHYS390CHYS5674CH6660THT
RR 0-6-2T1461CHYS364CHYS433CHYS5692RHY42xx 2-8-0T
39RHY367CHYS434CHYS5698MTHR4262STJ
shed codesAYN AbercynonCH Dowlais Cae HarrisCHYS Cardiff CathaysLLY LlanellyMTHR Merthyr
RHY RhymneySTJ Severn Tunnel Jct.TDU TonduTRT Treherbert
Sunday 4 June 195088Atotal:56
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
460188C wks640288A21688F36788A560188A661288A
571387B wks640888D wks30588A37188A560588D662088C
879486H wks641688A30788A37688A561388F663588A
2021 0-6-0PT642388A34388A37788A561788D664788A
206688A643388A34488A38388A562388A665988A
214088A643588A34588A38488A565988D666588A
14xx 0-4-2T643688A34688A39088A566988A668288A
142088A74xx 0-6-0PT34788A39188A567088A668488A
142588A744588A34888A39388A567688F51xx 2-6-2T
146188ARR 'S' 0-6-2T36088A43488A568188A510384K wks
9488Bwks - Caerphilly Works traffic
shed codes84K Chester GWR86H Aberbeeg87B Duffryn Yard88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock
88C Barry88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 8 July 195188Atotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
575884H wks640288A21188D36488A560188A664788A
2021 0-6-0PT641688A30588A36788A562288D665988A
214088A642388A30788A37188E563688A666588A
74xx 0-6-0PT643488D wks33788E37688A565488A668488A
744588A643688A34388A37788A568188ARR 'AP' 0-6-2T
94xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2T34488A38388A569788A7888D
841688B142088A34588A38488A569888DRR 'S' 0-6-2T
842488A146188A34688A39088A661288A9588B
16xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T34788A39188A662688A42xx 2-8-0T
162988A451486H36088A39388A426686C wks
shed codes84H Wellington (Salop)86C Cardiff Canton86H Aberbeeg88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock
88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 6 April 195288Atotal:43
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2TTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
878185B wks142088A30588A36488A561188F569288A
64xx 0-6-0PT142588A30788A36788A561388F661288A
641688A16xx 0-6-0PT33588A37188A563088A662688A
642388A162988A34388A37788A563688A663588A
643388A51xx 2-6-2T34488A38388A565388A665988A
643688A414984C wks34688A38488A565488A668488A
74xx 0-6-0PT34788A39088A566188D42xx 2-8-0T
744588A34888A39188A568188A429587A wks
wks - Caerphilly Works traffic36188C568788A
shed codes84C Banbury85B Gloucester GWR87A Neath Court Sart88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry
88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 1 March 195388Atotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2TTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
373782C wks142088A30588A36288A561788D568788A
964282F wks142588A30788A36488A563088A569788A
64xx 0-6-0PT146188A31288C36788A563288C662688A
641688A16xx 0-6-0PT34388A37088D563688A663588A
642388A162988A34588A37888F565088A666588A
643388A74xx 0-6-0PT34688A38388A565388A668288A
643588A744588A34788A39088A566988A42xx 2-8-0T
643688A94xx 0-6-0PT34888A39188A568388A520186E wks
846088C wks36088Awks - Caerphilly Works traffic
shed codes82C Swindon82F Weymouth86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry
88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 30 May 195488Atotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
461282C xw640188E30588A35288F560588D665988A
463288D640288A30788A39188A563088A666784F aw
961082A aw641188E30888B45xx 2-6-2T565488A668488A
975986C xw641688A34588A458988A566388A72xx 2-8-2T
74xx 0-6-0PT642587E xw34688A550882D xw566988A725288A
744588A51xx 2-6-2T34788A553488A567088A
415288D34888A556888A569288Aaw - awaiting works
416488D557288A662688Axw - ex works
shed codes82A Bristol Bath Road82C Swindon82D Westbury84F Stourbridge86C Cardiff Canton
88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
Sunday 31 July 195588Atotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
461688D541283C aw30788A37888A560188A567788A
64xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT34388A38388A562688A568788A
640288A744588A34588A39188A563088A660388A
641688A42xx 2-8-0T34688A51xx 2-6-2T563688A660888A
642388A422488A34788A517187G aw564888C663588A
94xx 0-6-0PT34888A45xx 2-6-2T565088A xw665988A
848188A36288A458088A565388A666088A
945382B xwxw - ex works36488A551188A566388A666588A xw
aw - awaiting works36788A557288A566588C xw668488A
shed codes82A St. Philip's Marsh83C Exeter87G Carmarthen566688D
88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88D Merthyr
Sunday 1 April 195688A6.20pm - 6.35pmtotal:54
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
572488A457888C30588A38388A560188A567788A
573686B wks458988A31288A38588A561188F568388A
674987B wks551188A34788A38788A562688A569288A
967588D wks552087H wks34888A39188A562788A660388A
64xx 0-6-0PT556888A35188E42xx 2-8-0T562887D wks662688A
640288A51xx 2-6-2T36288A425186F wks563088A663588A
641688A410188A36488A520487F wks563688A664788A
643588A410588A36788A564188E665988A
74xx 0-6-0PT417788A37888A565488A666588A
744588A38188A566388A668488A
wks - Caerphilly Works traffic567088A669187B wks
shed codes86B Newport Pill86F Tondu87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly
87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
Sunday 21 July 195788Atotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
365088E wks640288A455388A410188A560188A567088A
372788A640888D wks458988A412288A561188F568388A
467288A643488A551188A412488A562288A660688A
469888A643588A556888A412688A562788A661488A
571088A16xx 0-6-0PT557288A42xx 2-8-0T563688A663588A
572488A165487F wks557488A724487B wks564688F664788A
775188A74xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0565288D wks665988A
873688D wks744588A731285B wks565488A666588A
Hall 4-6-0566388A668288A
wks - Caerphilly Works traffic495285A Peplow Hall wks566988A668488A
shed codes85A Worcester85B Gloucester GWR87B Duffryn Yard87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Cathays
88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
In December 1957, Cardiff Cathays became a subshed of Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 20 April 1958subshed of 88Atotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-2T
463488A640288A553488A561788E661488A8204088C
469888A641688A556783D wks566588F663588A8204388C
643488A43xx 2-6-0660788A
533587F wkswks - Caerphilly Works traffic
shed codes83D Plymouth Laira88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
Updated and revised - November 2021.