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.

Tuesday 31 December 2019

Days Out No. 45 : 5th October 1957 - A London Weekend (Part 1)

A Railway Enthusiast Society trip to London on the weekend of 5th & 6th October 1957.
Devons Road (Bow)
Pre Grouping Ownership - North London Railwayopened:1882Sep 1935 - May 195013B
type:A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-60Jun 1950 - Aug 19631D
location:On the east side of the Bow to Poplar line, south of the station.
Sep 1963 - Feb 19641J
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyNLR - North London RailwayLTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Saturday 5th October 19571Dtotal:34
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 3F 0-6-0TEE T1 diesel
4198133A4382915D xw473021D473151D474821DD8001D8004
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0473041D473491D474861DD8005D8007
430001D444411D473071D474971D474951DD8006D8008
430011Dcl 2F 0-6-0T (NLR)473101D475141D474991DD8003
430221D588571D4731233A475181DJ39 0-6-00-6-0 diesel
430241D473141D475581D6495433A12070
6495633A
Shed Codes1D Devons Road15D Bedford33A Plaistow
Visits to Devons Road 1943 - 1958
Bow Works
Bow Works was in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was built in 1853 by the North London Railway.
It was the smallest of 15 workshops operated by the LMS and closed in 1960.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
LTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Saturday 5th October 1957total:15
erecting shop and yard
cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4198233B4222333A43829*15D4720614A W47349*1D4816314A
4198333Acl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 4F 0-6-04720914B473541B
4232914B4405114A4724814A475906A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)443811D
426692A* ex works on shedW - withdrawn
Shed Codes1B Camden1D Devons Road2A Rugby6A Chester Midland14A Cricklewood
14B Kentish Town15D Bedford33A Plaistow33B Tilbury
Visits to Bow Works 1939 - 1959
Bricklayer's Arms
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railway opened:1847Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BA
type:A brick-built 4TS and a 8TS shed plus a large repair shop.closed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196273B
location:In the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot. At the end of the branch line.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnI - IvattLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Saturday 5th October 195773Btotal:59
E2 0-6-2T (LBSCR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0C 0-6-0 (SECR)
3210473B3080073B Sir Meleaus de Lile3090973A St. Paul's3110273B
3210573B3080174A Sir Meliot de Logres3092373B Bradfield3126773B
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3080474C Sir Cador of Cornwall3092673B Repton3129373B
3247173BN 2-6-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)3093273B Blundells3171773B
3247273B3182373B3173573B3093373B King's CanterburyC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3247373B R3182473B3173973B3093473B St. Lawrence3252473B
3247473B3182573B3174173B3093573B Sevenoaks3252573B
3256473B3182673BE1 4-4-0 (SECR)West Country 4-6-23253873B
3256573B3182773B3116573B3409774B Holsworthy R3255273B
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3185173B3150773BBattle of Britain 4-6-23255373B
3240873B3187473BL1 4-4-03407874B 222 Squadron RU1 2-6-0
H 0-4-4T (SECR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3178373B3408973A 602 Sqaudron3189173B
3130673B4129973B3178473BMerchant Navy 4-6-23189973B
3154073B4130073Bcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3501470A Nederland Line R3190073B
4206775Ediesels3190173B
4208273B13101152183190273B
shed codes70A Nine Elms73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayers Arms74A Ashford74B Ramsgate
74C Dover75E Three Bridges
Visits to Bricklayer's Arms 1935 - 1962
Norwood Junction
Opened by the Southern Railwayopened:1935prior to 1950NOR
type:A concrete-built 6TS dead-ended shedclosed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196475C
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySER - South East Railway
Saturday 5th October 195775Ctotal:28
E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E6X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)W 2-6-4TC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesels
3241375C3240775C3191775C3244075C3254675C1322315214
3241475CE4X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3191875C3244675C3254775C15201D3464
3241775C3246675C3191975C3254375CQ 0-6-015212
3241875C3247775C3192173A3254475C3053475C0-6-0 DM (Bullied)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)O1 0-6-0 (SER)3254575C3053775C11001
4206875E3106473A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Visits to Norwood Junction 1937 - 1963
Hither Green
Opened by the Southern Railwayopened:1933prior to Feb 1950HIT
type:A concrete-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Oct-61Feb 1950 - Oct 196173C
location:East of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsSECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Saturday 5th October 195773Ctotal:45
N 2-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0W 2-6-4T0-6-0 diesels
3141173A3187373B3080673C Sir Galleron3191173C1122315225
3182074C3187573BC 0-6-0 (SECR)3191373C1122415227
3182973BN1 2-6-03103373C3168673C3191673C1122615228
3185073E3187673C3105473C3168873C3192273C13095D3460
3185673C3188073C3106173C3169273C3192373C15221D3470
3185873CQ1 0-6-03108673B3169573C3192573C15222
3185973C3301473C3128773C3172475ADrewry 0-6-0 diesel
3187073B3303973C3168273DDS1173service
3304073C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73E Faversham74C Dover
75A Brighton
Visits to Hither Green 1939 - 1961
Nine Elms
Opened by the London & South Western Railwayopened:1885Sep 1935 - Jan 19509E
type:Two brick-built dead-ended sheds:10TS (new) and 15TS (old). closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Jul 196770A
location:On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
BR - British RailwaysSR - Southern Railway
Saturday 5th October 195770Atotal:45
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)H15 4-6-0 (LSWR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0West Country 4-6-2
3013370A3048270A3045770D Sir Bedivere3400373B Plymouth
3024370B3048470A3073870D King Pellinore3400670A Bude
3024870A3048670A3077574C Sir Agravaine3401170A Tavistock
3031970A3048970A3077870A Sir Pelleas3401970A Bideford
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)BR 5MT 4-6-0LN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-03404371B Combe Martin
3022470A7311170A3085171A Sir Francis DrakeBattle of Britain 4-6-2
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)7311470A3085870A Lord Duncan3407572A 264 Squadron
3248670A7311970AV "Schools" 4-4-03409070A Sir Eustace Missenden, SR
3249770AU 2-6-03090370A CharterhouseMerchant Navy 4-6-2
700 0-6-0 (LSWR)3162470A3090470A Lancing3500570A Canadian Pacific
3069470A3163470A3090670A Sherborne3501071B Blue Star
3070170A3179272C3090770A Dulwich3501770A Belgian Marine
3180070CT9 4-4-0 (LSWR)Q1 0-6-03502070A Bibby Line
3033870A3301770A3502372A Holland-Afrika Line
3071970A
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth72A Exmouth Junction72C Yeovil Town73B Bricklayer's Arms74C Dover
Visits to Nine Elms 1936 - 1956Visits to Nine Elms 1957 - 1967
Stewart's Lane, Battersea
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Chatham and Dover Railwayopened:1881Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BAT
type:A brick-built 16TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-63Feb 1950 - May 196273A
location:Between Battersea Park and Wandsworth stations.
Jun 1962 - Sep 196375D
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
I - IvattSECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBR - British RailwaysSR - Southern Railway
SER - South Eastern RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayBRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Saturday 5th October 195773Atotal:56
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"West Country" 4-6-2
3126673A3105973C3076773A Sir Valence3401773A Ilfracombe
3132173A3157373C3076873A Sir Balin"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
3155073A3157573A3076973A Sir Balan3406773A Tangmere
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3157873A3079373A Sir Ontzlake3408074B 74 Squadron
4207175E3158173A3079573A Sir Dinadan3409974B Lynmouth
4208773A3158273A3080374A Sir Harry le Fiske Lake3410273A Lapford
4208873A3158373A"Schools" 4-4-0"Merchant Navy" 4-6-2
4209073A3158473A3090873A Westminster3500173A Union Castle
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)3091573A Brighton3502873A Clan Line
4129173A3141073AU1 2-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0E1 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)
4129273A3141273A3189773A7308373A3101973A3154573A
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3141473A3190673A7308973A3150473A3174373A
3210073A3181173A3191473AO1 0-6-0 (SER)P 0-6-0T (SECR)3174973A
3210273A3181273AE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3104873A3117873AL1 4-4-0
3210373A3245573A3155873A3175574C
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73C Hither Green74A Ashford74B Ramsgate74C Dover
75E Three Bridges
Visits to Stewart's Lane 1936 - 1952Visits to Stewart's Lane 1953 - 1963
Feltham
Opened by the London & South Western Railwayopened:1922Sep 1935 - Jan 1950FEL
type:A concrete-built 6TS through-road shed.closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Jul 196770B
location:South of the line, east of Feltham station.
AbbreviationsLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Saturday 5th October 195770Btotal:45
Q1 0-6-0700 0-6-0 (LSWR)S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0
3300670B3034670B3049770B3051370B3045570D Sir Lancelot
3300870B3035270B3050370B3051470B3045770D Sir Bedivere
3300970B3035570B3050470B3051570BH16 4-6-2T (LSWR)G16 4-8-0T (LSWR)
3301170B3068770B3050570B3082672B3051670B3049270B
3301270B3068970B3050770B3083370B3051770B3049370B
3301370B3069670B3050870B3083470B3051870B3049470B
3301670BO2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3051070B3083870B3052070B3049570B
3301870B3017770BM7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O395 0-6-0 (LSWR)0-6-0 diesels
3302670B3017970B3003870B3056870BD304213094
shed codes70B Feltham70D Basingstoke72B Salisbury
Visits to Feltham 1939 - 1967
Kentish Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1867Sep 1935 - Apr 196314B
type:Three brick-built roundhouses and a workshop.closed:Mar-59
location:East side of the line north of Kentish Town station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British Railways
Saturday 5th October 195714Btotal:59
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
4002914B4041314B4720014B4465814B4557514B Madras
4003114B4043314B4720414B4481117B4557914B Punjab
4003214B4053414B4720514B4481614B4558514B Hydrabad
4003514Bcl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4721414A4481714B4558955A Gwalior
4003614B4118517A4722914B4484614B4560217A British Honduras
4004014Bcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4724614B4525314B4560555A Cyprus
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4215714Bcl 3F 0-6-0T4544414B4561414B Leeward Islands
4011914B4217814B4726014B4544714B4561614B Malta G. C.
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4223714B4728314Bcl 4F 0-6-04562714B Sierra Leone
4254014B4268214B4743714B4405214B4563616A Uganda
4261714Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4764214B4421014B4565014B Blake
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)5813114B4764414B4453214Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 5MT 4-6-0
4232514B4764514B4456314B4279419A7300016A
4458114A4287317D7307315C
shed codes14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham17A Derby
17B Burton-on-Trent19A Sheffield G'thorpe55A Leeds Holbeck
Visits to Kentish Town 1936 - 1962