Aberdare | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway | opened: | 1907 | prior to 1950 | ABDR | |||||||
type: | A single roundhouse. | closed: | Mar-65 | 1950 - Dec 60 | 86J | ||||||
location: | On the northern side of the station. | Jan 61 - March 65 | 88J | ||||||||
Abbreviations | GWR - Great Western Railway | TV - Taff Vale Railway | BR - British Railways | ||||||||
ROD - Railway Operating Division | RR - Rhymney Railway | WD - War Department | |||||||||
Sunday 5 June 1938 | ABDR | 11.45am - 12.05pm | total: | 44 | |||||||
1501 0-6-0PT | 57xx 0-6-0PT | RR 'A' 0-6-2T | Aberdare 2-6-0 | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||
1530 | 3747 | 5787 | 63 | 65 | 2677 | 2805 | 2847 | 4214 | 4297 | ||
1076 0-6-0PT | 3753 | 7748 | TV '04' 0-6-2T | 45xx 2-6-2T | 2809 | 2857 | 4228 | 5237 | |||
1585 | 5729 | 7773 | 282 | 311 | 4514 | 5520 | 2832 | 2867 | 4285 | 5245 | |
1701 0-6-0PT | 5747 | 9712 | 284 | 314 | 56xx 0-6-2T | ROD 2-8-0 | 72xx 2-8-2T | ||||
1769 | 5786 | TV 'A' 0-6-2T | 6605 | 6652 | 3036 | 7202 | 7242 | ||||
27xx 0-6-0PT | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 362 | 374 | 6628 | |||||||
2793 | 6437 | 7423 | |||||||||
Sunday 27 July 1941 | ABDR | total: | 48 | ||||||||
1076 0-6-0PT | 57xx 0-6-0PT | RR 'A' 0-6-2T | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||
1585 | ABDR | 3610 | ABDR | 63 | ABDR | 5606 | ABDR | 2823 | ABDR | 4252 | CDF |
1701 0-6-0PT | 3655 | ABDR | 65 | ABDR | 5645 | ABDR | 2828 | ABDR | 4296 | SED | |
1716 | ABDR | 3747 | ABDR | 69 | NEA | 6622 | CDF | 2831 | NPT | 5207 | NPT |
1769 | ABDR | 3753 | ABDR | TV '04' 0-6-2T | 6628 | ABDR | 2835 | ABDR | 5236 | NPT | |
64xx 0-6-0PT | 5747 | ABDR | 282 | ABDR | 6652 | ABDR | ROD 2-8-0 | 5245 | ABDR | ||
6410 | ABDR | 5770 | ABDR | 284 | ABDR | 6688 | ABDR | 3002 | CARM | 72xx 2-8-2T | |
6437 | ABDR | 5787 | ABDR | 311 | ABDR | 6693 | ABDR | cl 8F 2-8-0 | 7224 | STJ | |
74xx 0-6-0PT | 5796 | ABDR | 314 | ABDR | 45xx 2-6-2T | 8295 8F | ABDR | 7242 | ABDR | ||
7402 | ABDR | 7748 | ABDR | TV 'A' 0-6-2T | 5520 | ABDR | 43xx 2-6-0 | ||||
7773 | ABDR | 374 | ABDR | 8382 | CDF | ||||||
9712 | ABDR | 9319 | RDG | ||||||||
shed codes | ABDR Aberdare | CARM Carmarthen | CDF Cardiff Canton | NEA Neath | NPT Newport Ebbw Jct. | ||||||
RDG Reading | SED Swansea East Dock | STJ Severn Tunnel Jct. | |||||||||
Allocation January 1948 (59) | 1701 0-6-0PT | GWR | 1 | 2021 0-6-0PT | GWR | 1 | |||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 13 | 64xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 3 | 74xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 1 | |||
Rhymney 'A' 0-6-2T | RR | 1 | Taff Vale '04' 0-6-2T | TV | 4 | Taff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T | TV | 2 | |||
56xx 0-6-2T | GWR | 5 | 45xx 2-6-2T | GWR | 1 | 42xx 2-8-0T | GWR | 9 | |||
72xx 2-8-2T | GWR | 4 | 28xx 2-8-0 | GWR | 14 | ||||||
Sunday 8 April 1951 | 86J | total: | 49 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | RR 'A' 0-6-2T | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | |||||||
3605 | 86J | 7748 | 86J | 65 | 86J | 5646 | 87B | 2831 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3610 | 86J | 7773 | 86J | TV '04' 0-6-2T | 5649 | 86J | 2836 | 86J | 4257 | 86J | |
3655 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 204 | 86J | 5685 | 86C | 2870 | 86J | 4271 | 86H |
3747 | 86J | 9609 | 86J | 282 | 86J | 6605 | 86J | 2880 | 86J | 4296 | 87D |
3753 | 86J | 9648 | 86C | 284 | 86J | 6622 | 86J | 2896 | 86A | 5211 | 87D |
5770 | 86J | 64xx 0-6-0PT | TV 'A' 0-6-2T | 6628 | 86J | 3811 | 87F | 5237 | 86J | ||
5787 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 374 | 86J | 6651 | 86J | 5258 | 86J | ||
5796 | 86J | 6413 | 86J | 6652 | 86J | 72xx 2-8-2T | |||||
6728 | 86B | 6437 | 86J | 6679 | 86F | 7221 | 86J | ||||
7720 | 86J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 6692 | 86J | |||||||
7423 | 86J | 6693 | 86J | ||||||||
shed codes | 86A Newport Ebbw Jct. | 86B Newport Pill | 86C Cardiff Canton | 86F Tondu | 86H Aberbeeg | ||||||
86J Aberdare | 87B Duffryn Yard | 87D Swansea East Dock | 87F Llanelly | ||||||||
Sunday 10 August 1952 | 86J | total: | 43 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 64xx 0-6-0PT | RR 'A' 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | |||||||
3605 | 86J | 5770 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 65 | 86J | 2828 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3610 | 86J | 5796 | 86J | 6437 | 86J | TV '04' 0-6-2T | 2831 | 86J | 4257 | 86J | |
3655 | 86J | 6727 | 86B | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 284 | 86J | 2855 | 87F | 4264 | 86J | |
3747 | 86J | 7720 | 86J | 7423 | 86J | TV 'A' 0-6-2T | 2863 | 86J | 4266 | 86J | |
3753 | 86J | 7773 | 86J | 56xx 0-6-2T | 357 | 86J | 2870 | 86J | 4290 | 86J | |
5741 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 6628 | 86J | 362 | 86J | 72xx 2-8-2T | 4297 | 86J | |
5756 | 86G | 9609 | 86J | 6652 | 86J | 371 | 86J | 7221 | 86J | 5237 | 86J |
5769 | 88D | 9712 | 86J | 6692 | 86J | 385 | 86J | 5245 | 86J | ||
5263 | 86J | ||||||||||
shed codes | 86B Newport Pill | 86C Cardiff Canton | 86G Pontypool Road | 86J Aberdare | |||||||
87F Llanelly | 88D Merthyr | ||||||||||
Sunday 1 March 1953 | 86J | total: | 46 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | |||||||
3605 | 86J | 5787 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 6605 | 86J | 2808 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3610 | 86J | 5796 | 86J | 6413 | 86J | 6622 | 86J | 2870 | 86J | 4257 | 86J |
3647 | 86J | 5797 | 86J | 6437 | 86J | 6634 | 86G | WD 2-8-0 | 4264 | 86J | |
3655 | 86J | 6755 | 86B | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 6651 | 86J | 90355 | 86E | 4272 | 86J | |
3695 | 86J | 7720 | 86J | 7423 | 86J | 6652 | 86J | 72xx 2-8-2T | 4290 | 86J | |
3747 | 86J | 7768 | 86J | TV '04' 0-6-2T | 6687 | 86G | 7216 | 86J | 5237 | 86J | |
3753 | 86J | 7773 | 86J | 204 | 86J | 6693 | 86J | 5258 | 86J | ||
5649 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 208 | 86J | TV 'A' 0-6-2T | 5263 | 86J | |||
5741 | 86J | 9609 | 86J | 282 | 86J | 397 | 88E | ||||
5770 | 86J | ||||||||||
shed codes | 86B Newport Pill | 86E Severn Tunnel Jct. | 86G Pontypool Road | 86J Aberdare | 88E Abercynon | ||||||
Sunday 22 July 1956 | 86J | total: | 49 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | |||||||
3605 | 86J | 5797 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 5624 | 86J | 2810 | 86J | 4207 | 86C |
3610 | 86J | 7720 | 86J | 6413 | 86J | 5644 | 86J | 2828 | 86J | 4255 | 86J |
3655 | 86J | 7773 | 86J | 6437 | 86J | 5649 | 86J | 2836 | 86J | 4257 | 86J |
3695 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 6605 | 86J | 2863 | 86J | 4269 | 86H | |
3699 | 86J | 9609 | 86J | 8444 | 86J | 6622 | 86J | 2870 | 86J | 4272 | 86J |
3716 | 86J | 9712 | 86J | 8445 | 86J | 6628 | 86J | 72xx 2-8-2T | 4274 | 87A | |
3753 | 86J | 9731 | 86J | 81xx 2-6-2T | 6634 | 86G | 7213 | 86J | 4297 | 86J | |
4668 | 86G | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 8104 | 87A | 6652 | 86J | 7221 | 86J | 5237 | 86J | |
5741 | 86J | 7423 | 86J | 6661 | 86J | 5263 | 86J | ||||
6687 | 86J | ||||||||||
shed codes | 86C Cardiff Canton | 86G Pontypool Road | 86H Aberbeeg | 86J Aberdare | 87A Neath Court Sart | ||||||
Sunday 14 July 1957 | 86J | total: | 39 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3610 | 86J | 7774 | 86H | 6405 | 84J | 5633 | 86J | 6652 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3695 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 5644 | 86J | 6661 | 86J | 4257 | 86J |
3699 | 86J | 9712 | 86J | 6417 | 86J | 5649 | 86J | 6675 | 86G | 4272 | 86J |
3716 | 86J | 9731 | 86J | 6431 | 86J | 5698 | 86J | 6687 | 86J | 5237 | 86J |
5797 | 86J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 6628 | 86J | 28xx 2-8-0 | 5258 | 86J | |||
7720 | 86J | 8444 | 86J | 7423 | 86J | 6649 | 86J | 2810 | 86J | 43xx 2-6-0 | |
7773 | 86J | 8445 | 86J | 6651 | 86J | 2828 | 86J | 6361 | 86J | ||
shed codes | 84J Croes Newydd | 86G Pontypool Road | 86H Aberbeeg | 86J Aberdare | |||||||
Sunday 20 April 1958 | 86J | total: | 45 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3610 | 86J | 7773 | 86J | 5624 | 86J | 6652 | 86J | 2831 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3655 | 86J | 8721 | 86J | 5644 | 86J | 6661 | 86J | 2863 | 86J | 4255 | 86J |
3695 | 86J | 9607 | 86J | 5649 | 86J | 6687 | 86J | 2870 | 86J | 4257 | 86J |
3699 | 86J | 9712 | 86J | 5698 | 86J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 72xx 2-8-2T | 4262 | 86J | ||
3716 | 86J | 9731 | 86J | 6605 | 86J | 8444 | 86J | 7213 | 86J | 4272 | 86J |
3753 | 86J | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 6622 | 86J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 7216 | 86J | 5237 | 86J | ||
5797 | 86J | 6410 | 86J | 6642 | 86E | 7423 | 86J | 5245 | 86J | ||
6739 | 86B | 6413 | 86J | 6649 | 86J | Manor 4-6-0 | 5258 | 86J | |||
7720 | 86J | 6437 | 86J | 6651 | 86J | 7815 | 85A Fritwell Manor | ||||
shed codes | 85A Worcester | 86E Severn Tunnel Jct. | 86J Aberdare | ||||||||
Allocation May 1959 (49) | 57xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 12 | 64xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 4 | |||||
74xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 1 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | GWR | 2 | 56xx 0-6-2T | GWR | 11 | |||
42xx 2-8-0T | GWR | 8 | 72xx 2-8-2T | GWR | 3 | 43xx 2-6-0 | GWR | 1 | |||
28xx 2-8-0 | GWR | 7 | |||||||||
Sunday 19 June 1960 | 86J | 11.40am - 11.55am | total: | 36 | |||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3603 | 86J | 6750 | 86J W | 5617 | 88E | 6605 | 86J | 2813 | 86J | 4228 | 86J |
3617 | 86D | 7720 | 86J | 5628 | 87D | 6628 | 86J | 3850 | 86J | 5237 | 86J |
3655 | 86J | 9679 | 88A | 5633 | 86J | 6651 | 86J | 3851 | 87F | 5249 | 86J |
3695 | 86J | 9712 | 86J | 5634 | 88C | 6652 | 86J | 72xx 2-8-2T | 5263 | 86J | |
3699 | 86J | 9731 | 86J | 5649 | 86J | 6685 | 86G | 7203 | 86J | 43xx 2-6-0 | |
3753 | 86J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 5698 | 86J | 6687 | 86J | 7221 | 86J | 6361 | 86J | |
5775 | 86G | 7415 | 82C SB | ||||||||
7423 | 86J | W - withdrawn | SB - stationary boiler | ||||||||
shed codes | 82C Swindon | 86D Llantrisant | 86G Pontypool Road | 86J Aberdare | 87D Swansea East Dock | ||||||
87F Llanelly | 88A Cardiff Radyr | 88C Barry | 88E Abercynon | ||||||||
Sunday 23 July 1961 | 88J | total: | 42 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 43xx 2-6-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3603 | 88J | 7720 | 88J | 5642 | 88J | 6628 | 88J | 6361 | 88J | 4228 | 88J |
3627 | 88J | 8709 | 86G | 5649 | 88J | 6651 | 88J | 6362 | 88J | 4257 | 86A |
3695 | 88J | 9638 | 88D | 5695 | 88F | 6652 | 88J | 6386 | 88J | 4262 | 88J |
3716 | 88J | 9712 | 88J | 5696 | 88D | 6661 | 88J | 7322 | 88J | 5237 | 88J |
4690 | 88D | 9731 | 88J | 6605 | 88J | 6664 | 88J | 28xx 2-8-0 | 5240 | 88J | |
64xx 0-6-0PT | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 6622 | 88J | 6687 | 88J | 3866 | 88J | 5249 | 88J | ||
6416 | 88D | 7415 | 82C SB | Hall 4-6-0 | WD 2-8-0 | 5258 | 88J | ||||
94xx 0-6-0PT | 7423 | 88J | 4999 | 82B Gopsal Hall | 90585 | 84C | 5263 | 88J | |||
8445 | 88J | Grange 4-6-0 | |||||||||
6846 | 82B Ruckley Grange | ||||||||||
shed codes | 82B St. Philip's Marsh | 82C Swindon | 84C Banbury | 86A Newport Ebbw Jct. | 86G Pontypool Road | ||||||
88D Merthyr | 88F Treherbert | 88J Aberdare | |||||||||
Sunday 18 February 1962 | 88J | total: | 39 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3603 | 88J | 9712 | 88J | 5633 | 88J | 6629 | 88D | 2874 | 88J | 4225 | 88J |
3610 | 88J | 9731 | 88J | 5642 | 88J | 6651 | 88J | 3850 | 88J | 4228 | 88J |
3655 | 88J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 5649 | 88J | 6652 | 88J | 72xx 2-8-2T | 4289 | 88J | ||
3695 | 88J | 7423 | 88J | 5665 | 88F | 6661 | 88J | 7221 | 88J | 5246 | 87B |
3716 | 88J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 5677 | 88D | 6664 | 88J | 7234 | 86A | 5258 | 88J | |
3753 | 88J | 8445 | 88J | 5698 | 88J | 6675 | 86G | 5263 | 88J | ||
7720 | 88J | 6605 | 88J | 6687 | 88J | Hall 4-6-0 | |||||
9607 | 88J | 6628 | 88J | 6693 | 86G | 5911 | 88A Preston Hall | ||||
shed codes | 86A Newport Ebbw Jct. | 86G Pontypool Road | 87B Duffryn Yard | 88A Cardiff Canton | |||||||
88D Merthyr | 88F Treherbert | 88J Aberdare | |||||||||
Sunday 5 May 1963 | 88J | total: | 42 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3603 | 88J | 9607 | 88J | 5633 | 88J | 6627 | 88J | 2876 | 88J | 4279 | 88J |
3627 | 88J W | 9611 | 88E | 5647 | 88J | 6628 | 88J | 3816 | 88J | 5237 | 88J |
3655 | 88J W | 9671 | 88J | 5648 | 88B | 6661 | 88J | 3843 | 88J | 5240 | 88J |
3698 | 87F | 9731 | 88J W | 5649 | 88J W | 6664 | 88J | 3853 | 88J | 5249 | 88J |
3716 | 88J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 5680 | 88J | 6672 | 86E | 72xx 2-8-2T | 5258 | 88J W | ||
3753 | 88J | 7408 | 87G W | 6605 | 88J | 6673 | 88J W | 7209 | 88J | 43xx 2-6-0 | |
4688 | 88J | 7423 | 88J | 6622 | 88J | 6688 | 88B | 7234 | 88J | 6347 | 87F |
9600 | 88J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 7247 | 88J W | |||||||
8495 | 86G | W - withdrawn | |||||||||
shed codes | 86E Severn Tunnel Jct. | 86G Pontypool Road | 87F Llanelly | 87G Carmarthen | |||||||
88B Cardiff Radyr | 88E Abercynon | 88J Aberdare | |||||||||
Sunday 1 September 1963 | 88J | total: | 44 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 28xx 2-8-0 | 42xx 2-8-0T | ||||||||
3603 | 88J | 9671 | 88J | 5620 | 88J W | 6627 | 88J | 3816 | 88J | 4279 | 88J |
3627 | 88J W | 9711 | 88J | 5624 | 88J | 6628 | 88J | 3839 | 88J | 5237 | 88J |
3655 | 88J W | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 5626 | 88D | 6649 | 88J | 3843 | 88J | 5240 | 88J | |
3699 | 88J | 7408 | 87G W | 5633 | 88J | 6661 | 88J | 3860 | 88J | 5249 | 88J |
3708 | 86G | 7423 | 88J | 5647 | 88J | 6664 | 88J | 3866 | 88J | 5258 | 88J W |
3753 | 88J | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 5649 | 88J W | 6665 | 86E | 72xx 2-8-2T | 43xx 2-6-0 | |||
4688 | 88J | 8480 | 87A | 5662 | 88D | 6673 | 88J W | 7247 | 88J W | 6361 | 88J |
8723 | 88J | 9473 | 87A | 5680 | 88J | 6690 | 88J | ||||
9600 | 88J | 6622 | 88J | W - withdrawn | |||||||
shed codes | 86E Severn Tunnel Jct. | 86G Pontypool Road | 87A Neath Court Sart | 87G Carmarthen | |||||||
88D Merthyr | 88J Aberdare | ||||||||||
Saturday 21 March 1964 | 88J | total: | 40 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 42xx 2-8-0T | 72xx 2-8-2T | ||||||||
3603 | 88J | 9711 | 88J | 5647 | 88J W | 4257 | 88J W | 5249 | 88J W | 7209 | 88J |
3616 | 88J | 9776 | 88D | 6621 | 88F | 4278 | 88J | 5256 | 88J | 7212 | 88J W |
3699 | 88J | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 6654 | 88F | 4279 | 88J W | 5218 | 86F | 7222 | 88J | |
3783 | 88E W | 7408 | 87G W | 28xx 2-8-0 | 5210 | 88J | 5237 | 88J | 7226 | 86E | |
8723 | 88J | 7423 | 88J | 3839 | 88J W | 5211 | 88J | 5240 | 88J W | 7234 | 88J W |
9607 | 88J W | 7435 | 88J | 3866 | 88J | 51xx 2-6-2T | 61xx 2-6-2T | 7253 | 88J | ||
9655 | 86G | Grange 4-6-0 | 4110 | 87A | 6144 | 88J | 43xx 2-6-0 | ||||
6822 | 86G Manton Grange | 4122 | 88J | 6158 | 88J | 6361 | 88J | ||||
4136 | 88J | ||||||||||
shed codes | 86E Severn Tunnel Jct. | 86F Aberbeeg | 86G Pontypool Road | 87A Neath Court Sart | 87G Carmarthen | ||||||
88D Merthyr | 88E Abercynon | 88F Treherbert | 88J Aberdare | ||||||||
Sunday 22nd November 1964 | 88J | total: | 15 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 56xx 0-6-2T | 72xx 2-8-2T | 0-6-0 diesel | |||||||
3699 | 88J | 7408 | 87G W | 5200 | 88J | 5226 | 88J | 7222 | 88J | D3407 | |
3753 | 88J | 5210 | 88J W | 5242 | 88J | 7253 | 88J | BR T1 diesel | |||
3796 | 88J | 5223 | 88J | 5256 | 88J | D9516 | |||||
9600 | 88J | ||||||||||
shed codes | 87G Carmarthen | 88J Aberdare | |||||||||
Aberdare shed was closed on 1st March 1965 |
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.
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