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, 28 June 2019

Days Out No. 20 : 1st September 1957 - Swindon, Bristol and Weymouth Sheds

A view of Yeovil Town station and shed on 21st April 1964.  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

This trip was organised by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain.
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1871prior to Jan 1950SDN
type:A double RH and 10TS dead-ended shed, plus a Stock Shed.closed:Oct-64Feb 1950 - Oct 196482C
location:North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.
Sunday 1 September 195782Ctotal:66
57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0County 4-6-0
364582C741882C492883D Gatacre Hall100482C County of Somerset aw
366682C742182C495382C Pitchford Hall101982C County of Merioneth
367682A742482C495682D Plowden Hall xw102284K County of Northampton
368282C1366 0-6-0PT599485A Roydon HallCastle 4-6-0
373982C136982C694083D Didlington Hall xw500082C Launceston Castle
465182C137182CModified Hall 4-6-0502582C Chirk Castle
469782C94xx 0-6-0PT695981A Peatling Hall506282C Earl of Shaftesbury
573781E xw843382C696782F Willesley Hall508582A Evesham Abbey
671682C846182C697081F Whaddon Hall xw703782C Swindon
674182C947682C697481A Bryngwyn Hall xwGrange 4-6-0
779282C16xx 0-6-0PT699081A Witherslack Hall680582C Broughton Grange
877982C165882C2251 0-6-045xx 2-6-2T685082C Cleeve Grange
878382C14xx 0-4-2T225882C554082C28xx 2-8-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
879382C141082C43xx 2-6-0554782C285282C aw7302282C
972082C143382C535182C xw56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0TBR 4MT 4-6-0
972182C580082C635582C667182B425586J xw7502382C
974883G aw580282C931382B669982C
977382C580582Cstock shedStar 4-6-02301 0-6-0 Dean
979582Cxw - ex worksaw - awaiting works4003Lode Star (preserved)2516preserved
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81E Didcot81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh
82C Swindon82D Westbury82F Yeovil Pen Mill83D Plymouth Laira83G Penzance
84K Chester West85A Worcester86J Aberdare
Visits to Swindon 1934 - 1953Visits to Swindon 1954 - 1964
Chippenham
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:c1858Swindon (82C) subshed
type:A stone-built 3TS dead-ended shedclosed:Mar-64
location:On the north side of the line, east of the station.
Sunday 1 September 195782C subshedtotal:6
45xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT
550982C960082C967282C
960482C974082C
960582C
Visits to Chippenham 1953 - 1962
Bath Green Park
Pre Grouping Ownership - MR (1869) & SDJR (1874)closed:1966prior to Jan 195022C
type:A wooden 4TS dead-ended shed and a stone-built 2TS dead-ended shed.Feb 1950 - Feb 195871G
location:On the north side of the line, west of Green Park station.
Mar 1958 - 196682F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerI - IvattBR - British Railways
Sunday 1 September 195771Gtotal:30
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0West Country 4-6-2
4060171G4414671G4496421A7507171G3404271B Dorchester
4069671G4452371G4544071G7507271Gcl 7F 2-8-0 (F)
4069871G4455971GBR 5MT 4-6-07507371G5380171G5380871G
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4456071G7304771G7602871A5380271G5380971G
4124171Gcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)7305171Gcl 3F 0-6-0T5380371G5381071G
4124271G4398921B4731671G5380471G
4124371G4754271G5380771G
Shed Codes21A Saltley21B Bournville71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
Visits to Bath Green Park 1934 - 1966
Bristol Bath Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1934 replaced earlier sheds.prior to Jan 1950BRD
type:A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Sep-60Feb 1950 - Sep 196082A
location:At the south end of Temple Meads Station.
AbbreviationsI - IvattGWR - Great Western RailwayBR - British Railway
Sunday 1 September 195782Atotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0County 4-6-0
373182B452482A491882A Dartington Hall100582A County of Devon
375882B458282A492581A Eynsham Hall101182A County of Chester
375982A552382A494782A Nanhoran Hall102882A County of Warwick
466082A552582A498382A Albert HallCastle 4-6-0
874682B552882A591485A Ripon Hall408482A Aberystwyth Castle
874782B555382A594982A Trematon Hall409682A Highclere Castle
972982A556582A690184K Arley Hall502782A Farleigh Castle
977182A51xx 2-6-2T690882A Downham Hall505782A Earl Waldegrave
94xx 0-6-0PT518882A693682A Breccles Hall509682A Bridgwater Castle
948882A519782AModified Hall 4-6-0703582A Ogmore Castle
14xx 0-4-2T61xx 2-6-2T696682C Witchingham HallStar 4-6-0
145482A610782A696782F Willesley Hall405682A Princess Margaret
43xx 2-6-0613782A698282A Melmerby HallGrange 4-6-0
637482Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)698682A Rydal Hall682083C Kingstone Grange
4120282ABR 5MT 4-6-0683886A Goodmoor Grange
7301982B
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon82F Weymouth
83C Exeter84K Chester GWR85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
Visits to Bristol Bath Road 1946 - 1960
Bristol St. Philip's Marsh
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1910prior to Jan 1950SPM
type:A brick-built 2RH shed.closed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196482B
location:On the south side of the Bristol relief line, east of Pyle Hill junction.
AbbreviationsWD - War DepartmentBR - British Railways
Sunday 1 September 195782Atotal:96
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
360482B879082B220182B284784C490982B Blakesley Hall
362382B961082B221382B289884E498082B Wrottesley Hall
363282B961582D221582B381481C590482B Kelham Hall
364382B962682B225182B384386CGrange 4-6-0
372082B977182B226982Bcl 8F 2-8-0680684B Blackwell Grange
376482B94xx 0-6-0PT229382C4840482B682782B Llanfrechfa Grange
377382B849182B321582B4840882B683382B Calcott Grange
378482B849282B43xx 2-6-04841082B683582B Eastham Grange
460382B949582B536284G4842082B684282B Nunhold Grange
461982B949982B536782B4843182B685583D Saighton Grange
771982B16xx 0-6-0PT632782BWD 2-8-0686382B Dolhywel Grange
772982B164982B635682B9050438E686782B Peterston Grange
774982B166982B636382B42xx 2-8-0T686982B Resolven Grange
778382B0-6-0 diesels639182B426282B687682B Kingsland Grange
779082B1300013185730182B427286J56xx 0-6-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0
779382B1300113186730382B523486A564282B7302982B
779582B1300213187931382B72xx 2-8-2T660182Bdiesel railcars
870382B1300313255cl 2MT 2-6-0725082B665682BW23WW28W
871482B13182132564651782B51xx 2-6-2T667082B
874782B13184132574652782B413182B
Shed Codes38E Woodford Halse81C Southall82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
83D Plymouth Laira84B Oxley84C Banbury84E Tyseley84G Shrewsbury
86A Newport Ebbw J86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.
Visits to Bristol St. Philip's Marsh 1944 - 1964
Westbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1915prior to Jan 1950WES
type:A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-65Feb 1950 - Oct 6382D
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Oct 63 - Sep 6583C
Sunday 1 September 195782Dtotal:33
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-0
373582D540282D533882D568982D491782D Crosswood Hall
376582B540682D538582D662582D593181A Hathersley Hall
460782D541982D635882Dcl 8F 2-8-0597482D Wallsworth Hall
571882D542282D45xx 2-6-2T4841984C597582D Winslow Hall
575782D542382D453682D4843082B695582D Lydcott Hall
577182D94xx 0-6-0PT457282D28xx 2-8-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
772882D847982D555482D281182D699482D Baggrave Hall
774882D
778482DShed Codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury
973282E82E Yeovil Pen Mill84C Banbury
Visits to Westbury 1947 - 1965
Frome
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1890Westbury (82D) subshed
type:A wooden-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-63
location:West of the line, south of the station.
Sunday 1 September 195782D subshedtotal:7
54xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T
542183B361482D874482D554682A
463682D962882D
576782D
Shed Codes82A Bristol Bath Road82D Westbury83B Taunton
Visits to Frome 1951 - 1962
Radstock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Bath Green Park subshed 22C, 71G, 82F
type:A stone-built 2TS dead-ended shed.opened:1888
location:On the south side of the line, east of the station.closed:Mar-66
Sunday 1 September 1957
total:682F subshed
Sentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0T
4719071G4727571G
4719171G4746571G
4749671G
4755771G
Visits to Radstock 1949 - 1965
Yeovil Pen Mill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1856prior to Jan 1950YEO
type:A 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-59Feb 1950 - Jan 195882E
location:At the south of Pen Mill station.
Feb 1958 - Jan 195971H
Sunday 1 September 195782Etotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-0
367182E578182E550483B226582B
373382E874582E556382E
468982E976482E
570182D
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury82E Yeovil Pen Mill83B Taunton
Visits to Yeovil Pen Mill 1945 - 1957
Yeovil Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway opened:1860prior to Jan 1950YEO
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Feb 1950 - Oct 196372C
location:On the south side of Yeovil Town station.
Oct 1963 - Jun 196583E
Sunday 1 September 195772Ctotal:14
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0S15 4-6-0N15 'King Arthur' 4-6-0
3012972C3162372C3179472C3082372B3044972B Sir Torre
3013172C3162672C3179572C3084372AWest Country 4-6-2
O2 0-4-4T3179072C3179672C3084572A3401672A Bodmin
3018272C3402272A Exmoor
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town
Visits to Yeovil Town 1945 - 1965
Templecombe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway opened:1877prior to Jan 195022D
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed which replaced an earlierclosed:Mar-66Feb 1950 - Jan 195871H
timber-built structure in 1951
Feb 1958 - Aug 196382G
location:North of the Waterloo to Exeter main-line.Sep 1963 - Mar 196683G
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - JohnsonBR - British Railway
MR - Midland RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
S&D - Somerset & Dorset Joint RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 1 September 195771Htotal:19
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0
4124871H4056371H4063471H4321671H4341971H4410271H
4124971H4056471H4070071G4321871H4343671H4441771H
cl 7F 2-8-04056871HBR 5MT 4-6-04324871HZ 0-8-0T
5380071G4056971H7301282C3095371H
5380571Gshed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe82C Swindon
Visits to Templecombe 1949 - 1966
Weymouth
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1885prior to Jan 1950WEY
type:A brick built 3TS through road shed.closed to steam:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Jan 195882F
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
Feb 1958 - Aug 196371G
Sep 1963 - Jul 196770G
Sunday 1 September 195782Ftotal:34
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2TN15 King Arthur 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
374682F140382F3078371B Sir Gillemere597882F Bodinnick Hall
462482F141882FWest Country 4-6-2598182F Frensham Hall
578482F145382F3401270A Launceston599782F Sparkford Hall
778082F146782F3409471B Mortehoe690484E Charfield Hall
879982FT9 4-4-0Lord Nelson 4-6-0691982F Tylney Hall
962082F3072771B3086070A Lord Hawke694582F Glasfryn Hall
1366 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0U 2-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
136782F413382F538482F3161471B696081D Raveningham Hall
136882F416682F539282F3161571B28xx 2-8-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
Q1 0-6-0632082D286286E7301782C
3302071A
shed codes70A Nine Elms71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth81D Reading82C Swindon
82D Westbury82F Weymouth84E Tyseley86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Visits to Weymouth 1945 - 1967
source : DJD
The trip did not include a visit to Swindon Works. To complete the picture, a visit made by another enthusiast is included here.
Swindon Works
Sunday 1 September 1957total:143
A Shop
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0County 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
772186B539685A101282C County of Denbigh407882A Pembroke Castle
778587F630481E101384G County of Dorset409387E Dunster Castle
979082C63506C101784G County of Hereford409983G Kilgerran Castle
51xx 2-6-2T730483B102183D County of Montgomery501281F Berry Pomroy Castle
411184E28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0502086C Trematon Castle
45xx 2-6-2T280686E496684B Shakenhurst Hall504187E Tiverton Castle
450782F280784K590181D Hazel Hall506882C Beverston Castle
550882D287982C592083A Wycliffe Hall507183A Spitfire
551082C381187F593581E Norton Hall507384G Blenheim
61xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T594581A Leckhampton Hall508983D Westminster Abbey
610681F720686G596187F Toynbee Hall509883D Clifford Castle
cl 2MT 2-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0596482F Wolseley Hall701081A Avondale Castle
4652582B9200586A692183D Borwick HallKing 4-6-0
BR 3MT 2-6-2T92178newModified Hall 4-6-0600981A King Charles II
8203988C92179new697684C Graythwaite Hall601083D King Charles I
1361 0-6-0ST92180new697881A Haroldstone Hall601484A King Henry VII
136582CBR 5MT 4-6-0698381E Otterington Hall602084A King Henry IV
0-6-0 diesels7301882C698985C Wightwick HallGrange 4-6-0
1118711194BR 4MT 4-6-0791683A Mobberley Hall685282B Headbourne Grange
11188111897500282C791782D North Aston HallBritannia 4-6-2
1119013259Warship class T4 diesels7001786C Arrow
1119115100D800Sir Brian Robertson - new7002586C Western Star
1119215105D801Vanguard - new
1119315232D802Formidable - new
works yard
57xx 0-6-0PTTV 0-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
370089B30488E W100783F County of Brecknock408082A Powderham castle
571088A WA' class TV 0-6-2THall 4-6-0500282C Ludlow Castle
572488A W36488A W499986C Gopsal Hall500982C Shrewsbury Castle
574186B W37088E W590681D Lawton Hall501584A Kingswear Castle
871983D37688A W591581D Trentham Hall502483A Carew Castle
54xx 0-6-0PT38388E W699382C Arthog Hall504983D Earl of Plymouth
540382D W39788E WModified Hall 4-6-0507084A Sir Daniel Gooch
542081C39888D W792382C Speke Hall701582A Carn Brea Castle
43xx 2-6-090xx 4-4-0792685B Willey Hall702887E Cadbury Castle
631684J901089A WGrange 4-6-0703081A Cranbrooke Castle
633783B901689C W680183G Aylburton Grange703381A Hartlebury Castrle
673782C W902589A W681784K Gwenddwr Grange703482A Ince Castle
14xx 0-4-2T902682A WCity 4-4-0703681A Taunton Castle
142282C W902789A W3717City of Truro (preserved)King 4-6-0
143983A W31xx 2-6-2TBR 4MT 4-6-028xx 2-8-0600781A King William III
58xx 0-4-2T310086F W7500082C289981CBritannia 4-6-2
581681F W3150 2-6-2T7500181F47xx 2-8-07001686C Ariel
45xx 2-6-2T317185B W72xx 2-8-2T470583D0-6-0 dieselsGas Turbine B-B
456583E51xx 2-6-2T723586G2251 0-6-0151061523018000
515883A725186A321081E15107W - withdrawn
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6C Birkenhead72A Exmouth Junction72D Plymouth73B Bricklayer's Arms
73E Faversham74A Ashford75F Tunbridge Wells 81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall
81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon
82D Westbury82F Weymouth83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton83C Exeter83D Plymouth Laira
83E St. Blazey83F Truro83G Penzance84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury
84D Leamington Spa84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury84H Wellington84J Croes Newydd
84K Chester GWR85A Worcester85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Hereford85D Kidderminster86A Newport Ebbw J
86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86D Llantrisant86E Severn Tunnel J.86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road
86J Aberdare87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87C Danygraig87D Swansea East Dk87E Landore
87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen87H Neyland87J Goodwick88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock
88C Barry88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert89A Oswestry89B Brecon
89C Machynlleth
Visits to Swindon Works 1952 - 1954Visits to Swindon Works 1955 - 1957
Visits to Swindon Works 1958 - 1960
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