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.

Monday, 18 June 2018

Abercynon 1938 - 1964

A Taff Vale ’04’ class 0-6-2T at Abercynon on 13th September 1946.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Abercynon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1929prior to 1950AYN
type:A brick and asbestos-built 2TS shed.closed:Nov-641950 - Nov-6488E
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayRR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938AYN2.25pm - 2.35pmtotal:28
64xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T35xx 2-4-0T
6401641028728957583373805618564435953599
288295351398561956693597
35240256305682
35641456415686
5643
Sunday 27 July 1941AYNtotal:15
1901 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
2000873628829535138056195686
35239756446637
3564025682
Sunday 21 December 1947AYNtotal:23
64xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2TTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
6401AYN337AYN402AYN236AYN5618AYN5643AYN
6411AYN356AYN414AYN281AYN5630AYN5682AYN
6434AYN380AYN14xx 0-4-2T287AYN5637AYN5686AYN
6438AYN398RHY1461AYN288AYN5641AYN5691TRT
shed codesAYN AbercynonRHY RhymneyTRT Treherbert
Allocation January 1948 (29)1901 0-6-0PTGWR264xx 0-6-0PTGWR4
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR114xx 0-4-2TGWR1TV '04' 0-6-2TTV5
TV 'A' 0-6-2TTV756xx 0-6-2TGWR9
Sunday 13 August 195088Etotal:27
1901 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
200888E21988E30488E38688E561888E564488E
64xx 0-6-0PT28188E33788E39788E561988E565088E
640188E29588E35188E39888E563788E568288E
641188E54xx 0-6-0PT35688E16xx 0-6-0PT564188E568688E
643888E542188E38088E162088E564388E666188E
shed code88E Abercynon
Sunday 6 May 195188Etotal:22
64xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
640188E21888E33788E38688E561888E568288E
641188E21988E34588A39888E564188E660487E
643888E23688E35688E16xx 0-6-0PT564388E
94xx 0-6-0PT29588E38088E162088E565088E
9441new162988E
shed codes87E Swansea Landore88A Cardiff Cathays88E Abercynon
Sunday 10 August 195288Etotal:25
64xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
640188E842088E30488E38688E563788E568288E
641188E842488E32288E39788E564188E568688E
643888E54xx 0-6-0PT33788E39888E564388E569988E
542188E35188E16xx 0-6-0PT564488E666188E
35688E161088E
38088E162088E
Sunday 1 March 195388Etotal:23
64xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
640188E842088E30488E38688E561888E568088E
641188E842488E32288E39888E562388E568688E
643888E848988E38088E16xx 0-6-0PT563788E569988E
38588E161088E564388E666188E
162088E564488E
Saturday 31 March 1956Saturday 21 July 1956
88E3.05pm - 3.10pmtotal:1188Etotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T
365088E161088E30488E370788E561888E36888E
371686H162088E31688E64xx 0-6-0PT562388E39088C
64xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT37088E640188E569988E39788E
643888E847888A38888C16xx 0-6-0PT39988E
56xx 0-6-2T161088E
568288E162088E
shed codes86H Aberbeeg88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88E Abercynon
Sunday 21 April 195788Etotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
365088E161088E30488E38388E561788E564388E
773388E162088E37088E39088E561888E568088E
774488E64xx 0-6-0PT37388E39388E562388E568288E
964288E643888E38188E39888D564188E569988E
shed codes88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 20 April 195888Etotal:24
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
365088E462688E775188E641188E560188E564188E
370788E463188E964288E643588E561888E564388E
373088E468688E16xx 0-6-0PT643888E562388E569988E
373488E773388E161088E562788E
460188E774488E162088E
Allocation May 1959 (25)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR964xx 0-6-0PTGWR2
16xx 0-6-0PTGWR256xx 0-6-2TGWR12
Sunday 19 June 196088E12.28pm - 12.38pmtotal:21
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E774488E161288E641688D560188E564488E
373088E873088E162088E643888E562388E568088E
373488E873588E164188E564188E568288E
378388E962288E564388E568688E
shed codes88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 23 July 196188Etotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E873088E161288E643188J562788E568088E
373088E873588E164188E643888E563488C568288E
373488E962288E166388E564188E568688E
378388E972888E564488E569988E
774488E564788E
shed codes88C Barry88E Abercynon88J Aberdare
Sunday 13 May 196288Etotal:20
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E774488E161288E560188E564488E568088E
373488E871788E164188E561788E564788E568288E
378388E873088E562788E565788E568688E
677286B972388E563088E
shed codes86B Newport Pill88E Abercynon
Sunday 5 May 196388Etotal:20
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
369588E871788E161288E560188E562988E568588E
370788E962288E164188E561488E563088E568688E
373088E966888E561588E563288E568888E
W - withdrawn562788E W564488E569188E
Sunday 12 April 196488Etotal:20
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
368287A871788E161288E560188E564188E660388E W
373088E961188E164188E561988C568688E662888E
373488E W962288E562988E568888E668288B W
467988E563288E569988E
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart88B Cardiff Radyr88C Barry88E Abercynon
Sunday 6 September 196488Etotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
369588E W871788E W963288E560588E662888E520088J
373088E961188E966788E564188E W664988E
373488E W962288E16xx 0-6-0PT568688E665488E
467988E161288E569188E668588E W
shed codes88E Abercynon88J Aberdare
Abercynon shed closed on 2nd November 1964.
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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