An RCTS (Railway, Correspondance & Travel Society) coach trip from the Cheltenham & Gloucester area. | |||||||||||
Salisbury | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1901 | prior to Jan 1950 | SAL | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Dec 62 | 72B | ||||||
location: | On the south side of the line, west of the station. | Dec 62 - July 67 | 70E | ||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Co. | |||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70E | total: | 29 | ||||||||
BR 4MT 2-6-4T | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | "Battle of Britain" 4-6-2 | "West Country" 4-6-2 | ||||||||
80142 | 70E | 76007 | 70E | 34050 | 70D Royal Oberserver Corps W | 34006 | 70E Bude | ||||
80144 | 70E | 76008 | 70E | 34059 | 70E Sir Archibald Sinclair | 34007 | 70E Wadebridge | ||||
80145 | 70E | 76017 | 70E W | 34063 | 70E 229 Squadron W | 34012 | 70E Launceston | ||||
80151 | 70E | 76055 | 70E | 34066 | 70E Spitfire | 34014 | 70E Budleigh Salteron W | ||||
80152 | 70E | 76067 | 70E | 34089 | 70E 602 Squadron | 34015 | 70E Exmouth | ||||
0-6-0 diesels | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | Brush T4 diesel | BRCW T3 diesel | 34032 | 70E Camelford | ||||||
15234 | 15230 | 75077 | 70D | D1817 | D6544 | 34034 | 70D Honiton | ||||
BR T2 diesel | 34108 | 70E Wincanton | |||||||||
D7697 | |||||||||||
shed codes | 70D Eastleigh | 70E Salisbury | |||||||||
Visits to Salisbury 1945 - 1967 | |||||||||||
Weymouth | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR) | opened: | 1885 | prior to Jan 1950 | WEY | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 3TS through-road shed. | closed to steam: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Jan 1958 | 82F | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, north of the station. | Feb 1958 - Aug 1963 | 71G | ||||||||
Sep 1963 - Jul 1967 | 70G | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | I - Ivatt | |||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70G | total: | 31 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | West Country 4-6-2 | Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | ||||||||
41270 | 70F W | 76015 | 70F | 34005 | 70E Barnstaple | 35005 | 70G Canadian Pacific | ||||
41284 | 70G | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 34019 | 70D Bideford | 35007 | 70G Aberdeen Commonwealth | |||||
41295 | 70F | 80146 | 70F | 34098 | 70D Templecombe | 35016 | 70G Elders Fyffes W | ||||
41298 | 70G | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | 35017 | 70G Belgian Marine | ||||||
41301 | 70G | 73018 | 70G | 34084 | 70D 253 Squadron | 35026 | 70G Lamport & Holt Line | ||||
41314 | 70F W | 73042 | 70E W | 34087 | 70D 145 Squadron | 35028 | 70G Clan Line | ||||
41324 | 70G | 73080 | 70G Merlin | 0-6-0 diesels | 35030 | 70G Elder Dempster Lines | |||||
73086 | 70A The Green Knight | D2082 | D2397 | Hymek T3 diesels | |||||||
W - withdrawn | 73111 | 70D King Uther W | D2280 | D7022 | |||||||
73114 | 70G Etarre | ||||||||||
shed codes | 70A Nine Elms | 70D Eastleigh | 70E Salisbury | 70F Bournemouth | 70G Weymouth | ||||||
Visits to Weymouth 1945 - 1967 | |||||||||||
Bournemouth | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway (LSWR) | opened: | 1888 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | BM | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Aug 1963 | 71B | ||||||
location: | At the west end of Bournemouth station. | Sep 1963 - Jul 1967 | 70F | ||||||||
Abbreviations | I - Ivatt | BR - British Railways | |||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70F | total: | 36 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | West Country 4-6-2 | Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | ||||||||
41224 | 70F | 80013 | 70F | 34033 | 70D Chard | 34053 | 70F Sir Keith Park | ||||
41230 | 70F | 80032 | 70F | 34037 | 70D Clovelly | 34082 | 70D 615 Squadron | ||||
41275 | 70F | 80085 | 70B* | 34042 | 70D Dorchester | 34086 | 70D 219 squadron | ||||
41312 | 70F | 80094 | 70B* | 34044 | 70F Woolacombe | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | |||||
41320 | 70F | 80102 | 70D | 34046 | 70F Braunton | 76009 | 70F | 76056 | 70F | ||
BRCW T3 diesel | 80134 | 70F | 34104 | 70D Bere Alston | 76013 | 70F | 76057 | 70F | |||
D6524 | 80138 | 70F | Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | 76014 | 70D | 0-6-0 diesels | |||||
BR 5MT 4-6-0 | * on loan? | 35011 | 70F Gen. Steam Navigation | 76025 | 70F | D2180 | D2288 | ||||
73020 | 70G | 35021 | 70F New Zealand Line W | 76027 | 70F | D2239 | |||||
73119 | 70D Elaine | ||||||||||
shed codes | 70B Feltham | 70D Eastleigh | 70F Bournemouth | 70G Weymouth | |||||||
Visits to Bournemouth 1947 - 1962 | |||||||||||
Eastleigh | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1903 | Sep 1935 to Jan 1950 | ELH | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 15TS through-road shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Sep1963 | 71A | ||||||
location: | On the east side of the line, south of the station. | Sep 1963 - July 1967 | 70D | ||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Co. | I - Ivatt | ||||||||
LSWR - London & South Western Railway | |||||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70D | total: | 96 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | West Country 4-6-2 | ||||||||
41261 | 70G W | 80012 | 70D | 35004 | 70F Cunard White Star xw | 34001 | 70A Exeter | ||||
41287 | 70D | 80015 | 70D | 35010 | 70F Blue Star aw | 34004 | 70D Yeovil | ||||
41294 | 70D | 80016 | 70D | Schools V 4-4-0 | 34017 | 70D Ilfracombe | |||||
41299 | 70D | 80065 | 70D | 30926 | 70D Repton W | 34018 | 70D Axminster | ||||
41305 | 70G W | 80066 | 70D W | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 34025 | 70D Whimple | ||||
41313 | 70D | 80070 | 70D W | 76006 | 70D | 73041 | 70C W | 34036 | 70D Westward Ho! | ||
41319 | 70D | 80081 | 70F W | 76010 | 70D | 73050 | 6D aw | 34095 | 70D Brentnor | ||
41325 | 70D W | 80083 | 70D xw | 76016 | 70D xw | 73092 | 70D | 34097 | 70D Holsworthy | ||
BRCW T3 diesels | 80084 | 75B W | 76033 | 70D xw | 73110 | 70D | Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | ||||
D6505 | D6536 | 80088 | 75B W | 76051 | 5D | 73117 | 70D | 34071 | 70D 601 Squadron | ||
D6508 | D6537 | 80132 | 70D | 76058 | 70D | 73133 | 9H aw | 34076 | 70D 41 Squadron | ||
D6509 | D6540 | 80137 | 70A | 76062 | 70D | 73155 | 70D aw | 34077 | 70D 603 Squadron | ||
D6521 | D6541 | 80139 | 70D | 76064 | 70D xw | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 34079 | 70D 141 Squadron | |||
D6526 | D6546 | 80147 | 70F W | 76066 | 70D | 75005 | 85A | 34090 | 70D Sir Eustace Missenden xw | ||
D6527 | D6556 | 0-6-0 diesels | 76068 | 70D | 75036 | 5D | USA 0-6-0T | N 2-6-0 | |||
D6530 | D6583 | 15201 | D2985 | 76069 | 70D | 75067 | 70D W | 30061 | 71I W | 31811 | 70C W |
D6533 | 15232 | D2998 | cl 4MT 2-6-0 | 75076 | 70D xw | M7 0-4-4T (LSWR) | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||
BR C-C electric | 15233 | D3010 | 43019 | 10H xw | 30053 | 70F W | 48217 | 16D W | |||
20003 | D2179 | D3014 | 43147 | 34E W | Q1 0-6-0 | ||||||
BR Bo-Bo electric | D2281 | D3040 | 43155 | 40E W | 33018 | 70A W | |||||
E5011 | D2294 | W - withdrawn | aw - awaiting works | xw - ex works | |||||||
shed codes | 5D Stoke-on-Trent | 6D Shrewsbury | 9H Patricroft | 10H Lower Darwen | 16D Nottingham | ||||||
34E New England | 40E Colwick | 70A Nine Elms | 70C Guildford | 70D Eastleigh | 70F Bournemouth | ||||||
70G Weymouth | 71I Southampton Dks | 75B Redhill | 85A Worcester | ||||||||
Vists to Eastleigh 1941 - 1954 | Vists to Eastleigh 1955 - 1960 | Vists to Eastleigh 1961 - 1967 | |||||||||
Fratton | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway (LSWR) | opened: | 1891 | prior to 1950 | FRA | |||||||
type: | A brick-built square roundhouse. | closed: | Nov-59 | 1950 - 1955 | 71D | ||||||
location: | In the fork of the Southsea and Cosham lines. | 1955 - 1959 | 70F | ||||||||
In November 1959, Fratton became a subshed of Eastleigh (71A), later 70D. | |||||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | LSWR - London & South Western Railway | |||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70D subshed | total: | 10 | ||||||||
BR 4MT 2-6-0 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | M7 0-4-4T (LSWR) | 0-6-0 diesels | |||||||
76012 | 70D | 73083 | 70G Pendragon | 80082 | 70D | 30133 | W | D3226 | 15231 | ||
76018 | 70D | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | |||||||||
76019 | 70D | 75075 | 70D | ||||||||
76031 | 70D | shed codes | 70D Eastleigh | 70G Weymouth | |||||||
Visits to Fratton 1938 - 1966 | |||||||||||
Guildford | |||||||||||
Opened by the London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1887 | prior to 1950 | GFD | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 13TS semi-roundhouse and an adjoining 7TS shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | 1950-1967 | 70C | ||||||
location: | On the west side of the line, south of the station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | ||||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70C | total: | 27 | ||||||||
U 2-6-0 | N 2-6-0 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | "Battle of Britain" 4-6-2 | ||||||||
31619 | 70C | 31401 | 70C W | 31858 | 70C | 73029 | 70C | 34057 | 70E Biggin Hill | ||
31627 | 70C | 31408 | 70C | 31866 | 70C | 73065 | 70C | 34066 | 70E Spitfire | ||
31639 | 70C | 31411 | 70C | 31873 | 70C | 73082 | 70C | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 0-6-0 diesels | ||
31791 | 70C | 31816 | 70C | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 73115 | 70D | 75069 | 70D | D2254 | D3044 | |
31803 | 70C | 31842 | 70C W | 76061 | 70D | USA 0-6-0T | 75079 | 70D | D2284 | D3048 | |
W - withdrawn | 30072 | 70C | |||||||||
shed codes | 70C Guildford | 70D Eastleigh | 70E Salisbury | ||||||||
Visits to Guildford 1944 - 1966 | |||||||||||
Feltham | |||||||||||
Opened by the London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1922 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | FEL | |||||||
type: | A concrete-built 6TS through-road shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Jul 1967 | 70B | ||||||
location: | South of the line, east of Feltham station. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | BRC&W - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | |||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70B | total: | 41 | ||||||||
"West Country" 4-6-2 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | BRC&W T3 diesels | ||||||||
34026 | 70E Yes Tor | 80011 | 70D | 80140 | 70B | 76011 | 70D | D6523 | D6535 | ||
34100 | 70E Appledore | 80019 | 70F | 80141 | 70B | 76036 | 2F | D6525 | D6548 | ||
Q1 0-6-0 | S15 4-6-0 | 80033 | 70B | 80154 | 70A | 76060 | 70D | D6528 | D6549 | ||
33006 | 70A | 30824 | 70D W | 80034 | 70B | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 76065 | 70D | D6532 | ||
BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 30833 | 70B W | 80068 | 70B | 73089 | 70B | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 0-6-0 diesels | |||
82006 | 70A | 30837 | 70B W | 80089 | 70B | 73168 | 70D | 75065 | 70D | D3041 | D3274 |
82018 | 70A | 30842 | 70D W | 80095 | 70A | N 2-6-0 | 75068 | 70D | D3042 | D3459 | |
80133 | 70A | 31405 | 70C | D3272 | |||||||
shed codes | 2F Bescot | 70A Nine Elms | 70B Feltham | 70C Guildford | 70D Eastleigh | ||||||
70E Salisbury | 70F Bournemouth | ||||||||||
Visits to Feltham 1939 - 1967 | |||||||||||
Nine Elms | |||||||||||
Opened by the London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1885 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | 9E | |||||||
type: | Two brick-built dead-ended sheds:10TS (new) and 15TS (old). | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Jul 1967 | 70A | ||||||
location: | On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations. | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | ||||||||||
Sunday 12 September 1965 | 70A | total: | 54 | ||||||||
Q1 0-6-0 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | West Country 4-6-2 | ||||||||
33009 | 70A W | 82005 | 70A W | 35003 | 70F Royal Mail | 34005 | 70E Barnstaple | ||||
33020 | 70A | 82016 | 70A | 35014 | 70G Nederland Line | 34008 | 70D Padstow | ||||
33026 | 70A W | 82019 | 70A | 35017 | 70G Belgian Marine | 34009 | 70D Lyme Regis | ||||
33027 | 70A | 82020 | 70A W | 35019 | 70G French Line CGT | 34013 | 70E Okehampton | ||||
BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 82021 | 70A | 35023 | 70F Holland-Afrika Line | 34021 | 70A Dartmoor | |||||
76053 | 70D | 82022 | 70A | 35029 | 70G Ellerman Lines | 34023 | 70D Blackmore Vale | ||||
BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 82023 | 70A | Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | 34024 | 70F Tamar Valley | ||||||
75066 | 70D | 82024 | 70A | 34056 | 70E Croydon | 34038 | 70A Lynton | ||||
75070 | 70D | 82026 | 70A | 34059 | 70E Sir Archibald Sinclair | 34041 | 70D Wilton | ||||
75074 | 70D | 82027 | 70A | 34088 | 70D 213 Squadron | 34047 | 70F Callington | ||||
S15 4-6-0 | 82029 | 70A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 34048 | 70E Crediton | ||||||
30839 | 70B | 82033 | 70A W | 73016 | 70A | 73113* | 70D | 34093 | 70D Saunton | ||
0-6-0 diesels | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 73020 | 70G | 73169 | 70D | 34102 | 70D Lapford | ||||
D3045 | D3460 | 80143 | 70A | 73093 | 70D | 73170 | 70D | 34103 | 70D Calstock | ||
W - withdrawn | 73112 | 70A Morgan le Fay W | *named Lyonnesse | ||||||||
shed codes | 70A Nine Elms | 70D Eastleigh | 70E Salisbury | 70F Bournemouth | 70G Weymouth | ||||||
Vists to Nine Elms 1936 - 1956 | Visits to Nine Elms 1957 - 1967 | ||||||||||
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.
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