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.

Wednesday 24 April 2019

Days Out No. 10: 3rd July 1955 - Swansea and Pembrokeshire sheds

Swansea High Street station on 13 April 1962, features a Castle 4-6-0 5056 “Earl of Powis” at the head of the “Capitals United” express to London.  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

Danygraig
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railwayopened:1896prior to 1950DG
type:A stone-built 4TS shed, two through roads and a repair shop.closed:Mar-641950 - Mar 6487C
location:On the south side of the line, east of Danygraig station.
AbbreviationsSHT Swansea Harbour TrustHC Hudswell Clarke
Sunday 3 July 195587Ctotal:34
1101 0-4-0TSHT 0-4-0ST HC94xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 0-6-0PT
110187C114287C840887C378187C576187K429587A
110287C16xx 0-6-0PT847587C379187B671987C429987C
110387C163487C847687C466687C676287C524687D
110487C164087C848387C469487C676687C525686A
110587C164787C945687B570387C872487C
110687C164887C948587C573087C960687C
949187C
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87C Danygraig
87D Swansea East Dk.87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Danygraig 1938 - 1963
Swansea East Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1893prior to 1950SED
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-641950 - July 6487D
location:On the north side of the line, east of East Dock station.
AbbreviationsP&M Powlesland & Mason RailwaySHT Swansea Harbour Trust
Sunday 3 July 195587Dtotal:32
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114087D363387D771887D843187D561687D422187D
114487D364187D775687D844387D562887D426686C
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett367987D962587D948987D661387D521087D
115287D573187D964587D28xx 2-8-0666287D521187D
16xx 0-6-0PT574387D974487D284486E72xx 2-8-2T522187D
164187D770487D722487D523287D
722687D524087D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87D Swansea East Dk.
Visits to Swansea East Dock 1938 - 1964
Swansea Victoria (Paxton Street)
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1882prior to 19504B
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Aug-591950 - Aug 5987K
location:On the south side of the line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Sunday 3 July 195587Ktotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
577387K4009787K4540684G4725887K4830987K4903587K
740887Kcl 3MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T4833087K4914887K
870687K8203084G4238587K4747787K4866087K4915784G
4239087K4747887K4876084G4924384G
4748187K4876187K4935887K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria4937687K
Visits to Swansea Victoria 1938 - 1959
Swansea Upper Bank
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1893prior to 19504C
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-631950 - Aug 5987K subshed
location:North side of the line, east of the station.
Sep 59 - Feb 6387D subshed
AbbreviationsP&M Powlesland & Mason RailwayF - FowlerJ - Johnson
Sunday 3 July 195587K (subshed)total:10
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckettcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
115387K4186087K671387K4723087K4747987K
671587B4748087K
672087K4765587K
676887K
shed codes87B Duffryn Yard87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Swansea Upper Bank 1938 - 1962
Swansea Landore
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1st shed 1874, 2nd shed 1932prior to 1950LDR
type:Two brick-built 4TS sheds, one of which was dead-ended.closed:Jul-611950 - July 6187E
location:North of the station, in the fork of the Swansea & Crockett lines.
Sunday 3 July 195587Etotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
371387E563187E491887E Dartington Hall407487E Caldicot Castle
376887E565687E493787E Lanelay Hall407887E Pembroke Castle
575987E567387E592987E Hanham Hall408281A Windsor Castle
778787E660487E595887E Knolton Hall409387E Dunster Castle
878987E664487D596187F Toynbee Hall500287E Ludlow Castle
973887E668087E598887E Bostock Hall501387E Abergavenny Castle
976187E668887E599681A Mytton Hall504387G Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
977587E669587E691887E Sandon Hall701287E Barry Castle
977787E72xx 2-8-2TModified Hall 4-6-0702887E Cadbury Castle
64xx 0-6-0PT720087E699886C Burton Agnes HallGrange 4-6-0
641287E720787E790782B Hart Hall684487F Penhydd Grange
642587E720987E94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T686587G Hopton Grange
721787E846387E426587B51xx 2-6-2Tdiesel railcar
724887E948487E410787EW11
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh86C Cardiff Canton87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk.
87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen
Visits to Swansea Landore 1938 - 1961
Llanelly
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1925prior to 1950LLY
type:A brick-built 2 roundhouse shed.closed:Sep-651950 - Nov 6587F
location:On the south side of Llanelly dock line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsBPGR - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayWD War Department
Sunday 3 July 195587Ftotal:58
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
364287F161487F847487F421387F494187F Llangedwyn Hall
366187F163387F944387F426087F495287F Peplow Hall
371987F163887F946587F427887F590287F Howick Hall
375287F165187F947287F428986E591387F Rushton Hall
572287F165587F947487F429687BGrange 4-6-0
578287F2021 0-6-0PT947987F520387F681087F Blakemore Grange
873287F202787F948687F520487F681887F Hardwick Grange
978787F56xx 0-6-2T949287F520987F72xx 2-8-2TWD 2-8-0
2251 0-6-0561287F43xx 2-6-0521486E720387F9017986A
222687H565787F533587F521587F720886E9019286G
BPGR 0-6-0ST Avonside/HC*632587F523087F722887F9067686A
219687F Gwendraeth732087F524887F723286A28xx 2-8-0
2198*87F526187F723786E385187F
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road87B Duffryn Yard87F Llanelly
87H Neyland
Visits to Llanelly 1938 - 1965
Burry Port
Pre Grouping Ownership - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railwayopened:1875prior to 1950BP
type:A wooden 3TS shed with one through road.closed:Feb-621950 - Feb 62: 87F subshed
location:South of Pembrey station.
AbbreviationsBPGR - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayLMM Llanelly & Myndd Mawr Railway
HC Hudswell Clarke
Sunday 3 July 1955
87F subshedtotal:8
16xx 0-6-0PT
161387F164387F
161887F164487F
162287F165487F
162887F166587F
shed codes87F Llanelly
Visits to Burry Port 1938 - 1961
Carmarthen
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1907prior to 1950CARM
type:A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-641950 - April 6487G
location:On the east side of the line, adjacent to Carmarthen Jct. station.
AbbreviationsROD Railway Operating DivisionWD War Department
Sunday 3 July 195587Gtotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Hall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
577587G221687G491087G Blaisdon Hall408187E Warwick Castle
775587G227287G494686C Moseley Hall409587E Dynevor Castle
966687G227387G498487G Albrighton Hall509281A Tresco Abbey
74xx 0-6-0PT229087G593787G Stanford HallGrange 4-6-0
740187G229889C593887G Stanley Hall684387G Poulton Grange
740287G43xx 2-6-0596387G Wimpole Hall686587G Hopton Grange
741987G531087G598487G Linden HallManor 4-6-0
742587G535387GModified Hall 4-6-0780487G Baydon Manor
743987G537287H699181C Acton Burnell Hall782587G Lechlade Manor
744487G631087G51xx 2-6-2TROD 2-8-0782687G Longworth Manor
54xx 0-6-0PT632987G413487G301187G782987G Ramsbury Manor
540087G14xx 0-4-2T517187G301487G81xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
16xx 0-6-0PT147287G518887G301587G810387G427286J
165987G
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall86C Cardiff Canton86J Aberdare87E Swansea Landore
87G Carmarthen87H Neyland89C Machynlleth
Visits to Carmarthen 1938 - 1963
Neyland
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Wales Railway opened:1856prior to 1950NEY
type:A timber-built 2TS and an adjoining timber-built 1TS.closed:Sep-631950 - Sep 6387H
location:At the north end of the station.
AbbreviationsROD Railway Operating DivisionF - Fowler
Sunday 3 July 195587Htotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)*ROD 2-8-0County 4-6-0
365487H532487H4230787H301087G102787H County of Stafford
2251 0-6-0634787H4238887H72xx 2-8-2T102987H County of Worcester
222087H931087G724087FHall 4-6-0
* allocated for two months.498187E Abberley Hall
shed codes87E Swansea Landore87G Carmarthen87H Neyland
Visits to Neyland 1938 - 1963
Whitland
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1901prior to 1950WTD
type:A corrugated-iron 1TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-631950 - Sep 63 sub to 87H
location:On the south side of the station.
Sunday 3 July 195587H subshedtotal:20
16xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T81xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T
160287H365787H943687H564687H810287H451987H
160687H469987H2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T810787H454187H
161187H778687A228887H413187H455887H
163787H873887H457687H
971487H457987H
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart87H Neyland
Visits to Whitland 1938 - 1963
Goodwick, Fishguard
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1906prior to 1950FGD
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-631950 - Sep 6387J
location:On the west side of the line, south of Goodwick station.
Sunday 3 July 195587Jtotal:20
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
363787J142887J690987J Frewin Hall508987E Westminster Abbey
467787J143187J2251 0-6-0
571687J145287J222387J
774787J
960287Jshed codes87E Swansea Landore87J Goodwick
Visits to Goodwick, Fishguard 1938 - 1963
Source: DJD