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.

Friday, 17 May 2019

Days Out No. 14 : 29th July 1956 - Shrewsbury, Chester & North Wales

Shrewsbury shed yard on 28 August 1949.  This view shows the two adjoining depots of the ex Great Western (left) and the London & North Western (right).  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.
This was a trip which was part of a tour of the North Midlands and North Wales. The Group started from Shrewsbury and travelled by car via Chester and then onto North Wales, finishing at Bangor at 9.30pm.
Shrewsbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1883GWR code - prior to 1949SALOP
type: A brick-built roundhouse and 8TS ended shed.LMS code - prior to Feb 19504A
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1877Joint shed codes
type: A brick built 9TS ended shed.Feb 1950 - Aug 196084G
location: On the east side of Hereford line, south of the station.closed:Nov-67Sep 1960 - Aug 196389A

Sep 1963 - Nov 19676D
AbbreviationsA - AspinallD - DeeleyDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - Fairburn
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWb - WebbClf - Cauliflower
POW - Prince of WalesROD Railway Operating DivisionBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 29 July 195684G8.45am - 9.15amtotal:97
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)County 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
4000584G4327784G100384G County of Wilts491584G Condover Hall
4000884G4367984G101684G County of Hants495583C Plaspower Hall
4004884G4375784G102584G County of Radnor590482A Kelham Hall
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)4376084GCastle 4-6-0594982A Trematon Hall
4230587Kcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)407683A Carmarthen Castle598184G Gresham Hall
4238787K4382284G503184A Totnes Castle692381D Croxteth Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2T4396517B505084G Earl of St. Germans694284G Eshton Hall
8200084Gcl 4F 0-6-0507384G BlenheimModified Hall 4-6-0
8200484H440935D509184G Cleeve Abbey696484A Thornbridge Hall
8200784G4459717B509784G Sarum Castle696986C Wraysbury Hall
8203184G2251 0-6-0Grange 4-6-0698084G Llanrumney Hall
43xx 2-6-0223484G682083C Kingstone Grangecl 7F 0-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
532884G57xx 0-6-0T683582B Eastham Grange4894584G482515B
533184G360284G684682B Ruckley Grange4905184G482635B
539485D378284G685784K Tudor Grange4908284G4832884G
631784G378884G687286G Crawley Grange4915410A4833087K
730984G462384GManor 4-6-04926084G4836984G
cl 5MT 4-6-0467284G782484G Ilford Manor4927684G484386C
446869A965684G56xx 0-6-2TWD 2-8-04934584G4844486G
447489Acl 5P 2-6-0 (H/F)563484G9001084G4935887K4846826C
4483584G4270726A569084G9017684G4942484G4847884G
4514384G428945B9035686A28xx 2-8-04872484G
4519084GBR 5MT 4-6-00-6-0 diesels289386E487253A
4540684G7303384G131111311613194385586G4873087K
7303784G1311413193
Shed Codes3A Bescot5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent6C Birkenhead9A Longsight
10A Springs Brnch17B Burton-on-Trent26A Newton Heath26C Bolton81D Reading82A Bristol Bath Road
82B St. Philip's Marsh83A Newton Abbot83C Exeter84A Stafford Road84H Wellington84K Chester West
85D Kidderminster86A Newport Ebbw J.86C Hereford86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Shrewsbury 1946 - 1956Visits to Shrewsbury 1957 - 1967
Oswestry
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cambrian Railwayopened:1860prior to Jan 1950OSW
type: A brick-built 4TS and an adjoining 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Aug 196089A
location: In the fork of the Whitchurch and Gobowen lines, north of the station.Sep 1960 - Aug 196389D

Sep 1963 - Jan 19656E
AbbreviationsSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysAD - Alexandra Docks Railway
Cam R - Cambrian RailwayWCR - Whitland & Cardigan Railway
Sunday 29 July 195689A10.15am - 10.25amtotal:30
14xx 0-4-2T54xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Dukedog 4-4-0cl 2MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
143289A540189A221989A901089A S4651089A7500589A
16xx 0-6-0PT540589A228789B902089C S4651189A7500689A
160389A74xx 0-6-0PT320089A902689C S4652389A7502889A
160489A740589A320189A902789ABR 2MT 2-6-045xx 2-6-2T
57xx 0-6-0PT741089A2301 0-6-043xx 2-6-07800089C454689A
572689A743489A253889A636886G7800689C554189C
968189AS - stored
Shed Codes86G Pontypool Road89A Oswestry89B Brecon89C Machynlleth
Visits to Oswestry 1938 - 1964
Oswestry Works
W&L 0-6-0T14xx 0-4-2T2251 0-6-0Dukedog 4-4-016xx 0-6-0PT
823S141289A S220489C901789C160289A
145989A S
146589C SShed Codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Vists to Oswestry Works 1939 - 1964
Croes Newydd
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1902prior to Jan 1950CNYD
type: A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Jun-67Feb 1950 - Aug 196084J
location: In the triangle of lines at Croes Newydd Junction.Sep 1960 - Aug 196389B

Sep 1963 - Jan 19656C
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysROD - Railway Operating Division.
Sunday 29 July 195684J11.20am - 11.30amtotal:35
14xx 0-4-2T57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
141684J461784J740384J531584K694984A Haberfield Hall
56xx 0-6-2T468384J740984J537884BManor 4-6-0
661184J574284J741484J636784K781784J Garsington Manor
661784J577484J743184J2251 0-6-016xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0
663284J966984J744084J221789C163584J386384B
669484J979384J744284J223389C164684JROD 2-8-0
669684J54xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT226789C166084J304384B
541684J640484J320789A
Shed Codes640584J
84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84J Croes Newydd84K Chester GWR89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Visits to Croes Newydd 1938 - 1967
Wrexham Rhosddu
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1865priot to Jan 1950WRX
type: A brick -uilt 6TS dead ended shed.closed:Jan-60Feb 1950 - Jan 19586E
location: West of the line, north of Wrexham Exchange Station.
Feb 1958 - Jan 196084K
AbbreviationsI - IvattSt - StanierGCR - Great Central Railway
GER - Great Eastern RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 29 July 19566E11.40am - 11.50amtotal:25
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)J72 0-6-0T (NER)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)C13 4-4-2T (GCR)
692676E693466E400706E686716E438776E R674286E R
692816E693626E400736E687146Ecl 4F 0-6-0674426E R
692906E693666E401106E687276E440586EY3 0-4-0T
693296Ecl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)J67 0-6-0T (GER)443076E681646E
693356E412346E685856E
693436E412356E685956EShed Codes6E Wrexham Rhosddu
Visits to Wrexham Rhosddu 1946 - 1959
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18701948 - 19676A
type: A brick built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-67
location: On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 29 July 19566A12.35pm - 12.50pmtotal:40
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
401216C424506A411066A447106A455101A472976A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)424516Acl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4473526ABR 4MT 4-6-0473716B
412326D425708A405806A448686J750316A473746A
412376D425876Acl 2P 4-4-0 (F)452476B750346A473756A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)426606A406586A452756B750356A473896A
420636Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)406756A4535210CJ10 0-6-0 (GCR)475046A
421786A429716Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 2MT 2-6-2T651406D476006A
4218117A429805B428155B840046E651436D0-6-0 diesel
429816C13178
Shed Codes1A Willesden5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6D Chester Northgate6E Wrexham6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill10C Patricroft
17A Derby26A Newton Heath
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
Chester West
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:18561945 - 1949CHR
type: Two-brick built 3TS through sheds.closed to steam:Apr-601949 - 195884K
location: On the east side of the Chester to Birkenhead line, north of General station.1958 - 19606E

AbbreviationsBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 29 July 195684K2.30pm - 2.45pmtotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TCastle 4-6-0County 4-6-0
363084K416584K503384K Broughton Castle100884K County of Cardigan
363584K510384K504584A Earl of Dudley102284K County of Northampton
376284K516084KGrange 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
460284K517484K681784K Gwenddwr Grange780084K Torquay Manor
572384K517984K682782B Llanfrechfa Grange780184K Anthony Manor
572584K43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0782284K Foxcote Manor
573984K531184K690184K Arley Hall782784K Lydham Manor
579184K539984Kcl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
872984K634584K4841886G9019286G696384K Throwley Hall
972884K28xx 2-8-04847086G9021484K791384E Little Wyrley Hall
979484K287184J4847484G9052486C792284K Salford Hall
56xx 0-6-2T382084K72xx 2-8-2T9068684KBR 5MT 4-6-0
564784K386084B724784B7302184K
Shed Codes82B St. Philips Marsh84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84E Tyseley84G Shrewsbury
84J Croes Newydd84K Chester West86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Chester West 1937 - 1959
Chester Northgate
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Railwayopened:18741938 - Dec 1949CHR
type: A brick built 2Ts dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-60Jan 1950 - Jan 19606D
location: In the Goods Yard on the east side of Chester Northgate station.
AbbreviationsI - IvattGCR - Great Central RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 29 July 19566Dtotal:13
cl 2P 2-6-2T (I)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 2MT 2-6-2T
412156D692936D651566D6370939A482966D840016D
412446D693428E651706D6371639A
413246D651816D
652086D
Shed Codes6D Chester Northgate8E Brunswick39A Gorton
Visits to Chester Northgate 1937 - 1959
Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18901938 - 19666B
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-66
location: South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerSt - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 29 July 19566B4.10pm - 4.15pmtotal:39
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
429596B440656B473726B449716B481746B901476B
429656B441865B476156B451306B482466B901876B
429736B4430010E476466B453256B482596B902126B
429766B443579A476506BBR 5MT 4-6-04843217D902276B
cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)443935D476566B7309910C484586B902576B
439046B444936Bcl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a486571A903176B
439086B491893D491261C4875915B9031825G
487676C904236B
Shed Codes1A Willesden1C Watford3D Aston5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent
6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead9A Longsight10C Patricroft10E Sutton Oak
15B Kettering17D Rowsley25G Farnley Junction
Visits to Mold Junction 1937 - 1966
Llandudno Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18801935 - Feb 19527A
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Oct-66Mar 1952 - Oct 19666G
location:In a goods loop, south of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 29 July 19566G6pm - 6.25pmtotal:45
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)Royal Scot 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
400836G409256G S461148A Coldstream Guardsman446816J750116G
401236G410866J SJubilee 4-6-0447386G750126G
401336G410936G4557722A Bengal447396G750136G
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)411116G Scl 2P 4-4-0 (J)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)448651E750146G
412366G411196G S4045010C429646B451336G750336G
412386G411206A S405486G429725B452999Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)411536A S405596A S429786C453871A439816G
421561B411576A Scl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)429805B454183Dcl 4F 0-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)411586A S428142Bcl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0445256G
424156H411646A S429213D473946G487496BS - stored
shed codes1A Willesdan1B Camden1E Bletchley2B Nuneaton3D Aston
5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.6H Bangor
6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill9A Longsight10C Patricroft22A Bristol Barrow Rd
Visits to Llandudno Junction 1939 - 1966
Bangor
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, North Western Railwayopened:18841935 - Feb 19527B
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Mar 1952 - Jun 19656H
location:On the south side of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallF - FowlerFb - FairburnI - IvattSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 29 July 19566H9.05pm - 9.30pmtotal:27
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
412006H424176H424446H400036H450456J521196H
412306H424186H424536Hcl 4F 0-6-0451446H522306H
412336H424216H424556H443056HBR 5MT 4-6-0522696H
412396Hcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)424616Hcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)730416Acl 0F 0-4-0ST (A)
421576H425886H429756BWD 2-8-0512216H
426106Acl 2MT 2-6-0901576B
426176H464596A
shed codes6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6H Bangor6J Holyhead
Visits to Bangor 1939 - 1964
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