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 24 August 2019

Days Out No. 28 : 9th November 1952 - Swindon Works and Shed.

A half-day excursion to Swindon Works and running shed.
Sunday 9 November 1952
Paddington station: 9.40am to 10.01am
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0King 4-6-0
875081A941181A508884A Llanthony Abbey601783D King Edward IV
876081A941981A703183D Cromwell's Castlediesel railcar
978481A942381AW1381C
10am Paddington to Swindon JunctionHall 4-6-0495882C Priory Hall12 coaches arr: 1.04pm
Paddington to Swindon Junction
Old Common sidingsModified Hall 4-6-0699081A Witherslack Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT375481A877381A
Acton43xx 2-6-0931181C gds57xx 0-6-0PT464481A773281C
94xx 0-6-0PT940781C0-6-0 diesel15102
Southall shed - 81C14xx 0-4-2T147481C57xx 0-6-0PT460881Cdiesel railcar
54xx 0-6-0PT541481CWD 2-8-09048581CW3481C
SouthallHall 4-6-0694284B Eshton Hall up gds
West DraytonModified Hall 4-6-0791782D North Aston Hall up pass
Slough shed - 81BHall 4-6-0498084C Wrottesley Hall14xx 0-4-2T144881B
61xx 2-6-2T615181B615381B616781E
57xx 0-6-0PT978181B
Maidenhead61xx 2-6-2T614081B pw
Sonning Signal BoxHall 4-6-0594281D Doldowlod Hall pw
Reading SR - 70EE4 0-6-2T3250170E3250270AM7 0-4-4T3032871A
H15 4-6-03052370AD 4-4-03174470E
U1 2-6-03189675A
Reading stationHall 4-6-0595781D Hutton Hall
61xx 2-6-2T610181D610381D
Reading shed - 81DCastle 4-6-0408581D Berkeley Castle2301 0-6-0 Dean257381D
Hall 4-6-0492381A Evenley Hall597981D Cruckton Hall
692185B Borwick Hall
2251 0-6-0220881D224581D61xx 2-6-2T613081D
43xx 2-6-0539081D633881D930781D
57xx 0-6-0PT460981DWD 2-8-09017986E
Reading sidingsGrange 4-6-0686581D Hopton Grange dn gds28xx 2-8-0289586E gds
Modified Hall 4-6-0790481A Fountains Hall up gds57xx 0-6-0PT576681D
43xx 2-6-0539781E931081C
Didcot94xx 0-6-0PT941381E941781E43xx 2-6-0630081F
Swindon Junction57xx 0-6-0PT461282C74xx 0-6-0PT741582C
94xx 0-6-0PT8497new14xx 0-4-2T580082C
WD 2-8-090261
86A up gds
Shed Codes70A Nine Elms70E Reading SR71A Eastleigh75A Brighton81A Old Oak Common
81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford82C Swindon
82D Westbury83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury85B Gloucester GWR
86A Newport Ebbw J86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Swindon Works
The main workshops of the Great Western Railway.opened:1843closed:1966
AbbreviationsROD - Railway Operating DivisionLNER - London & North Eastern Railway
WCP - Weston, Clevedon & Portishead RailwayM&SWJR - Midland & South Western Junction Railway
WD - War DepartmentTV - Taff Vale RailwayBarry R - Barry Railway
Sunday 9 November 19521.50pm - 3.10pmtotal:143
A Shop
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
368386G282581D590181D Hazel Hall407487E Caldicot Castle
371186H283584C591583G Trentham Hall409486C Dynevor Castle
463588D286486G593281A Haydon Hall409682A Highclere Castle
575086HROD 2-8-0593881A Stanley Hall504387G Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
672886B304781D694886C Holbrooke Hall509381A Upton Castle
773888AWD 2-8-0Modified Hall 4-6-0509482A Tretower Castle
774185B9014883A699382F Arthog Hall509883D Clifford Castle
776486E9028484B791181F Lady Margaret hall702086C Gloucester Castle
778282B9071686E791482C Leweni Hall703782C Swindon
874482D42xx 2-8-0T792583G Westol HallKing 4-6-0
876881A425586C61xx 2-6-2T3150 2-6-2T601184A King James I
64xx 0-6-0PT520786H611581B318586E601981A King Henry V
640888D523186B612381B2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0
14xx 0-4-2T72xx 2-8-2T45xx 2-6-2T224885B532381F46504new
142186A720182B551482A227287G532682D46505new
145081B724087B552489CV2 2-6-2 (LNER)630985B46506new
146782F56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T60845*82C639883B46507new
Gas Turbine MV564088D412186G
* Undergoing various steaming tests.
46508new
1810081A663185B414286E
yards and dump
2021 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Star 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
214883D W281882C400387E Lode Star W504481A Earl of Dunraven
1854 0-6-0PT282784C402181F British Monarch W505384A Earl of Cairns
170986B W287184J406184A Glastonbury Abbey506482A Bishop's Castle
57xx 0-6-0PT287484FBritannia 4-6-2509986C Compton Castle
369186HROD 2-8-07002381A Venus701786C G. J. Churchward
378082C301887G7002786C Rising Star702684A Tenby Castle
465785C47xx 2-8-061xx 2-6-2TBarry R 0-6-2THall 4-6-0
469881A470181A611181F24088C W597582D Winslow Hall
579786JWD 2-8-051xx 2-6-2T25888C W598282B Harrington Hall
579883B9022586A514184C W271*88C W691081E Gossington Hall
676486B9027126C3150 2-6-2TTV 0-6-2TModified Hall 4-6-0
875281C9056386G315786E W20386C W696081A Raveningham Hall
879082B9070186C45xx 2-6-2T20986C W790583D Fowey Hall
979082C72xx 2-8-2T455387H28486J W791081C Hown Hall
74xx 0-6-0PT720087E43xx 2-6-02301 0-6-0 Dean792085A Coney Hall
742283F42xx 2-8-0T63506C245289B W792781D Willington Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT429886B639483B2251 0-6-0Saint 4-6-0
84999487* in cutting shop221283B2950*82A Taplow Court W
stock shed
WCP 0-6-0T58xx 0-4-2T90xx 4-4-02301 0-6-0 Dean
583A580389A581485C900889A902089A247487G
MSWJ 2-4-0580785C581785C901089A902689C28xx 2-8-0
133681D580885C57xx 0-6-0PT901689A902889C384286C
874086F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead26C Bolton81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall
81D Reading81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
82F Weymouth83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton83D Plymouth Laira83F Truro83G Penzance
84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury84F Stourbridge Jct.84J Croes Newydd85A Worcester
85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Hereford86A Newport Ebbw J86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.
86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87B Duffryn Yard87E Landore
87G Carmarthen87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88D Merthyr89A Oswestry
89B Brecon89C Machynlleth
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1871prior to Jan 1950SDN
location:North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.closed:Oct-64Feb 1950 - Oct 196482C
type:A brick-built double RH, a 10TS dead-ended shed, plus a Stock Shed.
AbbreviationsBPGV - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayROD - Railway Operating Division
WD - War Department
Sunday 9 November 195282C3.15pm - 4pmtotal:105
57xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
364582C206082C403781A The South Wales Borderers490982C Blakesley Hall
366682CBPGV 0-6-0PT500982C Shrewsbury Castle491282C Berrington Hall
368282C219582C506282C Earl of Shaftesbury491682C Crumlin Hall
372482C16xx 0-6-0PT506882C Beverston Castle xw492582C Eynsham Hall
373982C164782C508281A Swordfish xw493482C Hindlip Hall
461282C164882C508382C Bath Abbey494582C Milligan Hall
465182C48xx 0-4-2T508482C Reading Abbey495182C Pendeford Hall xw
469782C140082C509182C Cleeve Abbey495882C Priory Hall
671687B143382C700387E Elmley Castle497283D Saint Brides Hall
673782C580082C701582C Carn Brea Castle497382C Sweeney Hall
674182C580282C43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0593482C Kneller Hall
779282C580482C539885B283886E594781A Saint Benet's Hall
878382C580582C630782C380284B599482C Roydon Hall
960082C45xx 2-6-2T631482C380586A xw692781A Lilford Hall xw
967383E xw453882C635782C xw380786A692886C Underley Hall
972082C455082C635882C381086A xw694686C Heatherdean Hall
972182C457987H xw638585B383086AModified Hall 4-6-0
977282C550982C638782C386582C697481A Bryngwyn Hall
979582C551082C930381D xw47xx 2-8-0792382C Speke Hall
74xx 0-6-0PT553682C930581C470481A xwGrange 4-6-0
741882C554082C931681FROD 2-8-0685082C Cleve Grange
742482C556482C2251 0-6-0301187G xwW686284B Derent Grange
94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T222482CWD 2-8-0Star 4-6-0
847282C425482C229085A9022586A406282C Malmesbury Abbey
947682C522682C9xxx 4-4-09031587Acl 2MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0
948687F524082C901882C46503new6115239B
1366 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T902382C
136982C660388A
Shed Codes39B Sheffield Darnall81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81D Reading81F Oxford
82C Swindon83D Plymouth Laira83E St. Blazey84B Oxley85A Worcester85B Gloucester H. Rd
86A Newport Ebbw J86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87E Landore
87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays89A Oswestry
Swindon Junction 6.50pm - 7.17pm
Hall 4-6-0595185B Clyffe HallCastle 4-6-0501481A Goodrich Castle
Modified Hall 4-6-0698282A Melmerby Hall
7:15pm Swindon Junction to PaddingtonCastle 4-6-081A Earl of Eldon (8 coaches)arr: 9.05pm
Paddington station 9.05pmModified Hall 4-6-0696281A Soughton Hall698282A Melmerby Hall
Castle 4-6-0403781A The South Wales Borderers
509086C Neath Abbey
57xx 0-6-0PT461581A970381A
61xx 2-6-2T616981C
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