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 26 February 2020

Days Out No. 50 : 7th September 1958 - West London & Buckinghamshire

An RCTS Tour of West London & Buckinghamshire
This was an East Midlands Branch coach trip from Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester
Wellingborough
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1868Sep 1935 - Aug 196315A
type:A complex consisting of two brick-built roundhouses.closed:Jun-66Sep 1963 - Jun 196615B
location:East of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British Railways
Sunday 7 September 195815Atotal:52
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4127715A4362415A4802916C4853755B9201815A9205915A
4132815Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4809518C4854718C9201915A9208015A
cl 4MT 2-6-04385915A4814115B4855318A9202215A9208315A
4304215B4392915A4818218A4860618A9202615A9208515A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)4399515A4835018A4861715A9202715A9212018B
429625Bcl 4F 0-6-04835615B4867115A9205215A9212115C
cl 2MT 2-6-04411031F4837415A4869915A9205321A9213315A
4645415C4416417A4837815Acl 3F 0-6-0T9205415A9213415A
0-6-0 diesels4417515A4838316C4726515A9205815A9213621A
D3056D30584453915D4849215A4727315A
Shed Codes5B Crewe South15A Wellingborough15B Kettering15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville
16C Mansfield17A Derby18A Toton18B Westhouses18C Hasland21A Saltley
31F Spittle Bridge55B Stourton
Visits to Wellingborough 1946 - 1965
Bedford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1868Sep 1935 - Mar 195815D
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:1963Apr 1958 - Aug 196314E
location:On the west side of the line, south of Bedford Midland station.
Sep-6314C
AbbreviationsA - AspinallD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - Johnson
St - Stanier
Sunday 7 September 195814Etotal:27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)BR 4MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4016514E750361E4481321A4342814E4378514E4397915A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)7504414E4498414E4347414E4382914Ecl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
4127114E7505514E4513714E4352914Ecl 8F 2-8-04726414E
4127214EBR 5MT 4-6-04513914E4366514E4817714E4727914E
4132914E7313915C4534214E4376614Ecl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)5821414E4754914E
5064614E
Shed Codes1E Bletchley14E Bedford15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley
Visits to Bedford 1947 - 1963
Bletchley
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1851Sep 1935 - Jan 19502B
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-65Feb 1950 - 19524A
location:At the west side of the line, at the north end of Bletchley station.
1952 - July 19651E
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattBR - British Railways
Sunday 7 September 19581Etotal:36
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 4F 0-6-0
412221E800431E450201E4853018A488981E443701E
412751E800651C452895A485441E492891E443971E
BR 2MT 2-6-2T800821E452922E485491Ecl 7F 0-8-0 G2444471E
840041E800831E453071E485501E494402Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
BR 4MT 4-6-0800841E453311E486462A494431E475001E
750371E800851E453881E486881EBR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels
750521Ecl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)9202915A1207012073
428121A9210715A
Shed Codes1A Willesden1C Watford1E Bletchley2A Rugby2B Nuneaton
2E Northampton5A Crewe North15A Wellingborough18A Toton
Visits to Bletchley 1946 - 1965
Leighton Buzzard
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1859Bletchley subshed
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Nov-62
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Sunday 7 September 1958
total:6
BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
800411E489531E
cl 6F 0-8-0 G1490941E
492871E493101E
Shed Codes1E Bletchley493301E
Visits to Leighton Buzzard 1938 - 1962
Watford
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1872Sep 1935 - Mar 19651C
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-65
location:On the east side of the Bletchley line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British Railways
Sunday 7 September 19581Ctotal:20
BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
800341C800641C412231C443481C464581A481221A
800351C800661C412241C444421Ccl 2P 4-4-0 (F)0-6-0 diesel
800361C800671Ccl 2P 0-4-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)406721C12074
800371C800681C419011C433251Ccl 3F 0-6-0T
800381C473551C
Shed Codes1A Willesden1C Watford
Visits to Watford 1947 - 1965
Aylesbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1871before 1948, Slough subshed
location:On the south side of the line; at the east end of the Joint station.closed:Jul-62after 1948, Neasden subshed
type:A 2TS dead-ended shed.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnI - IvattSt - StanierBR - British Railways
Sunday 7 September 1958
14D subshedtotal:6
54xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TBR 4MT 2-6-0
540914D515284C7603514D
L1 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4T7603914D
6776914D8014214D
Visits to Aylesbury 1947 - 1962
Slough
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1868prior to Jan 1950SLO
location:On the south side of the Windsor branch, west of the station.closed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - June 6481B
type:A brick-built 4TS shed with three through tracks.
Sunday 7 September 195881Btotal:23
14xx 0-4-2T57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T
143181C369781B972281B940681B611781B615081B
143881C463881B978181B941581B612481B615781B
145081B465081B56xx 0-6-2T942181B613381B616081B
469181B666481B942481B613681B616781B
614681B
shed codes81B Slough81C Southall
Visits to Slough 1945 - 1964
Southall
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1953prior to Jan 1950SHL
location:In the fork of the Paddington and Brentford lines.closed:Jan-66Feb 1950 - Jan 6681C
type:A 1953 built 8TS shed with 7 through roads, replacing a 1884 6TS shed on the same site.
J - JohnsonBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 7 September 195881Ctotal:65
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T28xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0
361881C841381C610281D281386C687383D Caradoc Grange
370481C940581C610981B282186CHall 4-6-0
375081C940981C612581C284181F691081E Gossington Hall
460881C941381C612881C284786CModified Hall 4-6-0
467381C946981C615681C285381C699181C Acton Burnell Hall
575381C15xx 0-6-0PT616581C286186A791081C Hown Hall
579981C150181C616981C289081CWD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
773081C54xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0289586C9001084D9222284C
773181C541081C537084E289981C9015281C9222384C
778881C14xx 0-4-2T72xx 2-8--2T381286E9017481C9222884C
875881C142681C721886A381686C9035681C9223386G
877481C143681C381786C905042Fdiesel railcars
964181C144681C385386E9057286CW21W34
147481C386584B9063081CW27
shed codes2F Woodford Halse81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot
81F Oxford83D Plymouth Laira84B Oxley84C Banbury84E Tyseley
86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Southall 1939 - 1966
Feltham
Opened by the London & South Western Railwayopened:1922Sep 1935 - Jan 1950FEL
type:A concrete-built 6TS through-road shed.closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Jul 196770B
location:South of the line, east of Feltham station.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 7 September 195870Btotal:40
Q1 0-6-0700 0-6-0 (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0
3300770B3033970B3017770B3050570B3079071A Sir Villiars
3300870B3034670B3017970B3050670B"West Country" 4-6-2
3301070B3035270BM7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3050770B3409470A Mortehoe
3301570A3035570B3013070B3050870BH16 4-6-2T (LSWR)G16 4-8-0T (LSWR)
3301670B3068970B3024370B3050970B3051970B3049270B
3301870B3069670B0-6-0 diesels3051070BH15 4-6-0 (LSWR)3049370B
3302670BC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)D3040D30423083370B3048870A3049470B
O395 0-6-0 (LSWR)3243770BD30413083470B3048971A3049570B
3056770B3084070B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham71A Eastleigh
Visits to Feltham 1939 - 1967
Willesden
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1873Sep 1935 - Sep 19651A
type:A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed and roundhouse.closed:Sep-65
location:On the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesBTH - British Thompson-Houston
St - StanierEE - English ElectricBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 7 September 19581Atotal:109
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Patriot 4-6-0
400061A421171A447499A480741A455111A Isle of Man
400071A421181A448751A4808317A455188A Bradshaw
400161A422342A450049A481341AJubilee 4-6-0
400191Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)450271A481711A456031A Solomon Islands
400201A423211A450398A4818718A456319A Tanganyika
400421A423671A450641A4820118A456555A Keith
400431Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)451912E4820784GBritannia 4-6-2
400441A424871A451951E482591A700329A Tennyson
400451A425761A4520326A482902E700456J Lord Rowallan
400461AL1 2-6-4T4522026A483251Acl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
400501A677401A453288B483753A473151A490701A
400511A677471A453721A484461E474821A491221A
400531Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)453741A485041A474831A493441A
400541A428701A453871A485511A474861Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2
400601A429311ABR 5MT 4-6-0486031A475591A494131A
400641Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)730981A486281Acl 4F 0-6-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
400661A429513D731321A486291A441161A491641A
400681A429751A0-6-0 diesels486561A442081A492771A
400691Acl 2MT 2-6-012071D3018486571A443721AWD 2-8-0
400701A464311A12099D3050486595B444401C9029640E
EE Co-Co dieselEE T1 diesels12102D30524869418A444511ABR 9F 2-10-0
10001D8001D8008BTH T1 diesel487641A444971A9210015C
D8003D8207
Shed Codes1A Willesden1C Watford1E Bletchley2A Rugby2E Northampton
3A Bescot3D Aston5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8B Warrington9A Longsight
15C Leicester Midland17A Derby18A Toton26A Newton Heath40E Colwick84G Shrewsbury
Visits to Willesden 1936 - 1951Visits to Willesden 1952 - 1965
Camden
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18471935 - 19631B
type:A brick built 5TS through road shed.closed to steam:Sep-63
location:On the south side of the line, east of Chalk Farm station.
Sunday 7 September 19581Btotal:61
Patriot 4-6-0Royal Scot 4-6-0Coronation 4-6-2
4552612B Morecambe & Heysham4610566A Cameron Highlander462205A Coronation
455309A Sir Frank Ree461161B Irish Guardsman4622612B Duchess of Norfolk
455455A Planet461191B Lancashire Fusilier4623166A Duchess of Atholl
Jubilee 4-6-0461201B Royal Inniskilling Fusilier462411B City of Edinburgh
455565A Nova Scotia461255A 3rd Carabinier4624412B King George VI
455789A United Provinces461311B Royal Warwickshire Reg.462451B City of London
455865A Mysore461345A The Cheshire Regiment462485A City of Leeds
455921B Indore461385A The London Irish Rifleman462561B Sir William A. Stanier F.R.S.
4559312B Kolhapur4614112B North Staffordshire Reg.462571B City of Salford
456011B British Guiana461461B The Rifle Brigadecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T
456345A Trinidad461496J The Middlesex Regiment473071B446835A
456473B Sturdee461515A The Royal Horse Guardsman473101B446855A
456691B Fisher461609A Queen Victoria's Rifleman474951B448381A
456768A Codrington461621B Queen's Westminster Rifle.475291B448662A
457221B Defence461648A The Artists' Rifleman476681B448672A
457383B Samson461681B The Girl Guide476691B451509A
Britannia 4-6-2461699A The Boy Scoutcl 8F 2-8-04525912B
700319A ByronPrincess Royal 4-6-2483122B453083E
700466J700496J462065A Princess Marie Louise
462078A Princess Arthur of Connaught
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton3B Bushbury
3E Monument Lane5A Crewe North6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill9A Longsight12B Carlisle Upperby
66A Polmadie
Visits to Camden 1935 - 1963
Neasden
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1899Sep 1935 - Jan 1950NEA
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-62Feb 1949 - Jan 195834E
location:On the south side of the line, west of the Bakerloo station.
Feb 1958 - Jun 196214D
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnSt - StanierBR - British Railways
NER - North Eastern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
Sunday 7 September 1958total:48
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-0B1 4-6-0B16 4-6-0 (NER)
6774814D4222514D8014014D7603614D61028*14D6144950A
6775314D4223014D8014114D7603714D6110614DV2 2-6-2
6775614D4223114D8014314D7603814D6118715E6085514D
6777814D4224814D8014414D7604014D6120140E6087614D
6779514D4225014Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)7604214D6120614D6087714D
6779614D4225114D4235114D7604414Dcl 5MT 4-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)4225214D4235914DN5 0-6-2T (GCR)4483014D9207616D
6741814Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)J15 0-6-0 (GER)6925714D4484714D0-6-0 diesels
6742014D4245314B6539014D6931914D453751A13305D3573
4261814D6934114D
Shed Codes1A Willesden14B Kentish Town14D Neasden15E Leicester Midland16D Annesley
40E Colwick50A York
Visits to Neasden 1934 - 1962