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 11 May 2019

Days Out No. 13 : 25th September 1955 - Swindon Works and Shed

Swindon was a mecca for railway enthusiasts. On Sundays at 1pm, armed with a permit, people were taken on a guided tour of the shed and works. A Group of about a 100, comprising travellers from around the country came together to enjoy this wonderful experience.
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1871prior to 1950SDN
type:A double RH and 10TS dead ended shed, plus six road Stock Shed.closed:Oct-641950 - 196482C
location:North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 25 September 195582Ctotal:83
57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
364582C741382C492882C Gatacre Hall500982C Shrewsbury Castle
368282C741582C497282C Saint Brides Hall506882C Beverston Castle
372482C741882C499685B Eden Hall508382C Bath Abbey
373782C94xx 0-6-0PT592282C Caxton Hall700685B Lydford Castle
373982C846182C597582C Winslow Hall703782C Swindon
461282C847282C598482C Linden HallGrange 4-6-0
469782C940082C598887E Bostock Hall xw680582C Broughton Grange
671682C14xx 0-4-2T599482C Roydon Hall683282C Brockton Grange
772882B140685B xw691582C Mursley Hall685082C Cleeve Grange
779282C143382C691982F Tylney Hall686382B Dolhywel Grange
779482C143682CModified Hall 4-6-043xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0
972082C580082C792382C Speke Hall530682C281882C
975087A xw580282C45xx 2-6-2T90xx 4-4-0535082C285186A
977282C580482C456883E xw901182C536184C285282C
977382C1361 0-6-0PT457382C902382C538286A72xx 2-8-2T
979082C136582C550982CBR 4MT 4-6-0630982C720886E
979181D xw1366 0-6-0PT553682C7500282C638482CWD 2-8-0
16xx 0-6-0PT137182C554082C7500382C638782C9048581C
165882C56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
669982Cxw - ex works522682C
Stock shed
45xx 2-6-2T14xx 0-4-2TStar 4-6-0
552486F580689A581289A581785C400387E Lode Star (preserved)
580785C581485C581987G
Shed Codes81C Southall81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82F Weymouth
83E St. Blazey84C Banbury85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Hereford86A Newport Ebbw J86E Severn Tunnel J
86F Tondu87A Neath87E Landore87G Carmarthen89A Oswestry
Visits to Swindon 1934 - 1953Visits to Swindon 1954 - 1964
Swindon Works
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysCR - Cardiff Railway
RR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 25 September 1955total:124
A shop
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
362081C415186E493787E Laneley Hall400084A North Star
371286A416987A496781A Shirenewton Hall408883D Dartmouth Castle
377686D3150 2-6-2T498684B Aston Hall500082A Launceston Castle
462187A318783D591186C Preston Hall500186C Llandovery Castle
465487H45xx 2-6-2T592987E Hanham Hall501785B The Gloucestershire
469088D457888C692381D Croxteth HallRegiment 28th, 61st
571188D556888AModified Hall 4-6-0502981A Nunney Castle
574481Ecl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)699482D Baggrave Hall504686C Earl of Cawdor
770584F4130772AGrange 4-6-0504882A Earl of Devon
879784F4131975F682884F Trellech Grange505187E Earl Bathurst
54xx 0-6-0PTBR 2MT 2-6-2T683382B Calcot Grange506581A Newport Castle
541486A8200885D684985C Walton Grange508281A Swordfish
15xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0685481F Roundhill Grange508582A Evesham Abbey
150181C532584BManor 4-6-0508987E Westminster Abbey
14xx 0-4-2T631886A780389C Barcote Manor509482A Tretower Castle
146485B632082C28xx 2-8-0BR 4MT 4-6-0700287E Devizes Castle
1366 0-6-0ST638185B281483B7500181F701887E Drysllwyn Castle
137082F730885C380886E75070newKing 4-6-0
56xx 0-6-2T732087F384183A75071new600281A King William IV
562981EBR 2MT 2-6-0386184B75072new601484A King Henry VII
569288A7800985A72xx 2-8-2T75073new602481A King Edward I
663588A42xx 2-8-0T723486G0-6-0 dieselStar 4-6-0
666984E421387F2251 0-6-013001405682A Princess Margaret
429086A222786A
works yards
2021 0-6-0PTRR 0-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
207082B W3988B W100187H County of Bucks504183A Tiverton Castle
208883B WTV 0-6-2T100482C County of Somerset700083A Viscount Portal
20926C W20586C W101384G County of Dorset701381A Bristol Castle
57xx 0-6-0PT21188B WHall 4-6-0King 4-6-0
373982C21588B W490085A Saint Martin602683D King John
465081BA' class TV 0-6-2T490683F Bradfield HallGrange 4-6-0
673782C32288E W598184G Frensham Hall681784K Gwenddwr Grange
879382C37488B WModified Hall 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
960884ECR 0-6-2T696881D Woodcock Hall780084K Torquay Manor
975481A68188B W44xx 2-6-2Tcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)43xx 2-6-0WD 2-8-0
94xx 0-6-0PT68388B W440583A W4130671A536782B9032386E
940581D56xx 0-6-2T440683A W45xx 2-6-2T631381Ediesel railcar
943383D561488C441083D W554782ABR 4MT 4-6-0W38
662781D42xx 2-8-0T75069new
525086B
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead71A Eastleigh72A Exmouth Junction75F Tunbridge Wells 81A Old Oak Common
81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road
82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury82F Weymouth83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton
83D Plymouth Laira83F Truro84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.
84G Shrewsbury84K Chester GWR85A Worcester85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Hereford85D Kidderminster
86A Newport Ebbw J86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86D Llantrisant86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road
87A Neath87E Landore87F Llanelly87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock
88C Barry88D Merthyr88E Abercynon89C Machynlleth
Visits to Swindon Works 1952 - 1954Visits to Swindon Works 1955 - 1957
Visits to Swindon Works 1958 - 1960
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