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.

Saturday 3 March 2018

Duffryn Yard (Port Talbot) 1938 - 1964

Duffryn Yard shed yard with two 4-6-0 Hall class, two 0-6-2Ts and an 0-6-0PT visible on 1st June 1962.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Duffryn Yard (Port Talbot)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Port Talbot Railway opened:1896prior to 1941PT
type:A brick-built 5TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-641942 to 1950DYD
location:On the south side of Duffryn Yard Junction.
1950 - June 196587B
Sunday 31 July 1938PT12.10pm - 12.20pmtotal:55
R&SBR 0-6-0T1701 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
806173217563718775669705606569742074277
1813 0-6-0PT1740176857347787TV 0-6-2T5614660342184292
182318351745671597352945648665642464295
2251 0-6-074xx 0-6-0PT67179736Port Talbot 0-6-2T56566686Port Talbot 0-8-2T
22847419742567209737184188566766881358PT 0-8-2T
27xx 0-6-0PT770497665688
2722276377339781R&SBR - Rhonnda & Swansea Bay Railway
2746279277449799RR - Rhymney Railway
7753TV - Taff Vale Railway
Allocation January 1948 (55)1701 0-6-0PTGWR22021 0-6-0PTGWR1
27xx 0-6-0PTGWR357xx 0-6-0PTGWR26Port Talbot 0-6-2TPT1
RR 'A' 0-6-2TRR2Taff Vale 0-6-2TTV3B&MR 0-6-2TB&MR1
56xx 0-6-2TGWR842xx 2-8-0TGWR8
Sunday 17 July 1949DYDtotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PTRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
3718DYD6768DYD1754DYD69DYD5639DYD4200STJ
3791DYD7706DYD2021 0-6-0PT70DYD5646CHYS4256DYD
5713DYD7733DYD2079DYDTV 0-6-2T5656LDR4277STJ
5734DYD9617DYD27xx 0-6-0PT294DYD5659CHYS5216DYD
5773DYD9735DYD2721DYD296DYD6629DYD72xx 2-8-2T
6715DYD9736DYD2798DYDB&MR 0-6-2T6644DYD7219CDF
6719DYD9737DYD43xx 2-6-0428DYD6686DYD7232STJ
6720DYD9766DYD5353NEY51xx 2-6-2T6691CDF
6749DYD9785DYD4164DYD
6761DYD9799DYD
shed codesCDF Cardiff CantonCHYS Cardiff CathaysDYD Duffryn YardLDR Swansea Landore
NEY NeylandSTJ Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 9 July 195087Btotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PTRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
371887B672087B160187B6987B561287B427087B
379187B674987B160287B7087B562987B521087D
464087B676187B2021 0-6-0PTTV 0-6-2T564687B521187E
468187B676887B207987B29487B W661687B521687B
468487B770687B27xx 0-6-0PTB&MR 0-6-2T661787B526187F
571387B773387B272187B42887B662387B72xx 2-8-2T
573187B961787B43xx 2-6-051xx 2-6-2T662987B722386E
577387B963487B634787H416487B665087B
671587B973587B668687B
671787B973687B669187B
671887B973787BW - withdrawn
671987B979987B
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87E Swansea Landore
87F Llanelly87H Neyland
Sunday 8 July 195187Btotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
371887B674987B976687B201187B562987B421287B
379187B676187B978587B207987B563987B424186F
464087B676887B979987BRR 'A' 0-6-2T564687B426587B
468187B677687B94xx 0-6-0PT7087B661687B428686E
468487B677787B846687B43xx 2-6-0662387B429287B
573187B773387B943187B539287H664487B521687B
573487B774487B944487B72xx 2-8-2T668687B521886A
577387B961787B944787B721786A669187B521987E
671987B973787B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Tondu87B Duffryn Yard
87E Swansea Landore87H Neyland
Sunday 1 March 195387Btotal:60
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTRR 'A' 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T
371887B677687B841087B6987B721086A421287B
464087B677787B841887B7087B723887B425687B
468187B770687B845487B56xx 0-6-2T724087B426587B
468487B773387B846687B562987Bcl 8F 2-8-0427586E
573187B961787B849087B661687B4846884G428187F
573487B963487B943187B662387B28xx 2-8-0429287B
671587B973587B945587B668687B280087B429687B
671787B973687B945687B51xx 2-6-2T521687B
671887B973787B946187B416487B522087B
671987B976687B948387B43xx 2-6-0525487B
672087B978587B16xx 0-6-0PT535787H525787B
674987B979987B164387B
676887Bshed codes84G Shrewsbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard
87F Llanelly87H Neyland
Sunday 26 September 195487B10.25am - 10.40amtotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0TRR 'A' 0-6-2T
371887B676887B841087B945787B421287B6987B
464087B677687B842387B948387B426587B7087B
468187B677787B845487B948787B429287B56xx 0-6-2T
571387B770687B846687B72xx 2-8-2T429687B562687B
573487B774487B849087B723786E520786C662387B
577087B961787B943787B724487B525787B662987B
578987B973587B944487B43xx 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0665087B
671587B978587B945487B631087G4836984G668687B
676187B979987B945587B633485A4873787K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury85A Worcester86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard
87G Carmarthen87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 24 July 195587Btotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T56xx 0-6-2T
379187B676187B840587B944787B421287B661687B
464087B677787B841087B945487B426587B663588A
468187B773387B841887B945587B428686A668687B
571387B774487B846687B945687B429287B669187B
573487B961787B849087B948387B429687B72xx 2-8-2T
577087B963487B943187B948787B522087B724487B
578787B973687BGrange 4-6-0525487B724987B
578987B973787B684487F Penhydd Grange525787B
671587B976687B
671787B978587Bshed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87F Llanelly
671887B979987B88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 22 July 195687Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T56xx 0-6-2T
361387B676187B840587B945487B421287B565687E
371887B677687B840787B945587B425687B567088A
379187B677787B841087B945787B426587B662387B
468187B770687B841887B948387B429687B665087B
468487B961787B842387B948787B521687B668288A
571387B963487B846687B72xx 2-8-2T522087B668687B
577087B973587B943187B724487B525487B669187B
578987B973687B943787B724987BROD 2-8-0
671787B976687B944787B301187G
671887B978587Bshed codes87B Duffryn Yard87E Swansea Landore
674987B979987B87G Carmarthen88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 16 June 195787Btotal:55
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B578787B973787B841087B660287B421287B
371887B671587B974287B841887B661687B421586E
376287B671887B976687B842387B662087B422686C
379187B676187B978587B845487B662387B425687B
464087B770687B28xx 2-8-0943187B662987B429387B
468187B775887B283986A944487B663588A429687B
468487B961787B72xx 2-8-2T945487B668687B520786C
571387B963487B724487B945687B669187B522986A
573887B973587B724987B945787B0-6-0 diesel525487B
577087B973687B948387B13262
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 29 June 195887Btotal:56
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361387B670187B976687B840787B945487B421287B
371887B676187B978587B841087B945687B424686A
376287B770687B979987B841687B945787B425687B
379187B775887B56xx 0-6-2T841887B948387B429287B
468187B961787B560487B842387B72xx 2-8-2T429387B
468487B963487B661588C845487B724987B429687B
469587B973587B661687B849087BWD 2-8-0521687B
573887B973687B662387B943187B9052987G522087B
577087B973787B668687B944487B522187B
578787B974287B669187B944787B525487B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87G Carmarthen88C Barry526487B
Allocation May 1959 (58)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR2442xx 2-8-0TGWR11
56xx 0-6-2TGWR872xx 2-8-2TGWR294xx 0-6-0PTGWR13
Sunday 3 May 195987Btotal:52
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B670187B974287B840787B660287B425687B
371887B676187B976687B841687B661288A426587B
376287B770687B978587B845487B661687B429287B
379187B775887B979987B849087B662087B429387B
464087B961787B72xx 2-8-2T944487B662387B429687B
468487B963487B724487B945487B666287D521687B
469587B973587BWD 2-8-0945687B668687B522087B
573887B973687B9016787G945787B669187B525487B
577087B973787B948387B526186C
578787B526487B
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87G Carmarthen88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 4 September 196087Btotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B961787B841687B720087B560487B420786C
371887B963487B845487B722386E561687D424187B
376287B973587B849087B723587B567087B429387B
379187B973687B944487B724987B662387B520387F
468487B974287B945487B668288A521687B
572887B976687B945687B669187B523087D
676187B978587B945787BHall 4-6-0524687B
872487B979987B948387B497083B Sketty Hall525487B
877287B
shed codes83B Taunton86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 23 July 196187Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B578787B840787B560487B421387B520387B
364287B872487B841687B662087B423086A521687B
368887B877287B848287B668687B425687B522486E
369287B961787B849087B43xx 2-6-0427088A522588A
371887B963487B945487B730687H427887B523087D
376287B967187B945687B428687B523287B
379187B971587B945787B428986E524687B
464087B974287B948387B429287F525487B
469587B976687B429687B526287F
572887B978587B429987B
577087B979987B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly
87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 13 May 196287Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0TGrange 4-6-0
361387B872487B840787B421387B682086A Kingstone Grange
362687B961787B841687B425687BHall 4-6-0
364287B963487B848287B428687B695788A Norcliffe Hall
368887B967187B849087B429287FModified Hall 4-6-0
369287B971587B945687B429687B697481C Bryngwyn Hall
371887B W974287B945787B522488A56xx 0-6-2T28xx 2-8-0
468487B976687B946487B523087D567087B284986A
469587B978587B43xx 2-6-0523886A662087B286586E
572887B W978887B538587F525487B666088B289188A
578787B979987B634987F525787B668087B72xx 2-8-2T
771587B637386EW - withdrawn668687B722987B
shed codes81C Southall86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock
87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 18 November 196287Btotal:60
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
361087B578787B840787B W425687B496687A Shakenhurst Hall
361387B771587B841687B W427887B497087B Sketty Hall
362687B779087B W848287B W523087D497681C Warfield Hall
364287B871487B849087B W523287B590387F Keele Hall
368287B872487B W945687B524687BGrange 4-6-0
368887B W963487B945787B525386E682288L Manton Grange
369287B967187B946487B525487B28xx 2-8-072xx 2-8-2T
379187B971587B948387B525787B287982C721687B
464087B974287B43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2T380488L722987B
465187B976687B632688L567087BWD 2-8-0724787A
468487B978587B W634787F662087B9022586ABR 9F 2-10-0
469587B978887B732586E668087B9200286A
W - withdrawn668687B9200686A
shed codes81C Southall82C Swindon86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart
87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly88L Cardiff East Dock
Sunday 28 July 196387Btotal:56
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
361087B961587B840787B W427887B497087B Sketty Hall W
361387B961787B841687B W429287F692087B Barningham Hall
362687B963387B848287B W429687B28xx 2-8-072xx 2-8-2T
364287B963487B849087B W429788L288788L720588B
368287B965687B945687B523287B380286E721687B
368887B W971587B W946487B524187B381187F722287B
369287B974287B947587B524687B386486E723684C
376287B976687B948387B W525487BBR cl. 5MT 4-6-0724387B
464087B978587B W43xx 2-6-0525787B7302387F725287B
465187B978887B731788L56xx 0-6-2T
469587B979987B668687BW - withdrawn
874687B W669187B
shed codes84C Banbury86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard88B Cardiff Radyr88L Cardiff East Dock
Sunday 23 February 196487Btotal:35
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
361387B961787B414287A W425687B W691888A Sandon Hall
364287B963487B416088B429287F692087B Barningham Hall W
364787B965687B45xx 2-6-2T525487BCastle 4-6-0
365487B974287B557187H72xx 2-8-2T504288A Winchester Castle
369287B976087B W43xx 2-6-0720487B W505586C Earl of Eldon
376287B W976687B733986E722987B28xx 2-8-056xx 0-6-2T
465787B94xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT724387B384286E662087B W
469587B848287B W740587G W725287B
961587B946487B
shed codes86C Hereford86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87F Llanelly
87G Carmarthen87H Neyland88A Cardiff East Dock88B Cardiff Radyr
Duffryn Yard shed closed on 2nd March 1964.
Note: Destination of withdrawn locos:
Birds - Morriston6920740584829760
Cashmores - Newport371857288724
Cohens - Morriston42564970
Hayes/Birds - Bridgend3688720477908407841684908746
Swindon Works948397159785
T. W. Ward, Briton Ferry376241426620
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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  1. Unknown6 April 2020 at 09:46

    How interesting. Thankyou for the opportunity to see this.

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