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.

Monday 26 July 2021

Days Out No. 98 : August to October 1953 - East Anglia, Dover and London

A Derby to Lowestoft summer holiday train enters Yarmouth Beach station hauled by D16/3 4-4-0 No. 62561 on Saturday 14th July 1951.  Behind it can be seen two B12/3 4-6-0s in the shed yard.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank (Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0).


Another instalment from the diaries of David James Desborough covering August to October 1953
Yarmouth Beach
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland & Great Northern Railwayopened:1880prior to 1950YB
type:A concrete-built 4TS shed with two through roads.closed:Feb-59Feb 1950 - Feb 195932F
location:On the east side of the Yarmouth Beach Station.Visits to Yarmouth Beach 1938 - 1959
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern Railway
Tuesday 11th August 195332Ftotal:16
F6 2-4-2T (GER)cl 4MT 2-6-0B12 4-6-0 (GER)J65 0-6-0T (GER)J39 0-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6722332F4309231D6152032F6821432F6488232F6558132F
6722632F4315832F6154532FJ68 0-6-0T (GER)6558632F
6723332F4315932F6156832F6865132F
6723532F4316032F
Shed Codes31D South Lynn32F Yarmouth Beach
Wednesday 12th August 195332Ftotal:18
F6 2-4-2T (GER)cl 4MT 2-6-0B12 4-6-0 (GER)J39 0-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6722332F4314231D4315832F6154532F6488232F6550732C
6722632F4315032G4315932F6156832FJ68 0-6-0T (GER)6555732G
6723332F4315332G4316032FF5 2-4-2T (GER)6865132F6558132F
6723432F6720732F
Shed Codes31D South Lynn32C Lowestoft32F Yarmouth Beach32G Melton Constable
Yarmouth South Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1883prior to 1950YAR
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Nov-59Feb 1950 - Nov 195932D
location:On the east side of the line, south of Yarmouth South Town Station.Visits to Yarmouth South Town 1938 -1959
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern Railway
Tuesday 11th August 195332Dtotal:9
F5 2-4-2T (GER)C12 4-4-2T (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)B12 4-6-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0
6719932D6738732D6256432A6154232D6162232D Alnwick Castle
6721832D6259732D6165932D East Anglian
Shed Codes32A Norwich32D Yarmouth South Town6167032D City of London
Ipswich
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1846prior to Jan 1950IPS
type:Rebuilt in 1954 into a concrete 6TS through-road shed.closed to steam:Nov-59Feb 1950 - Nov 195932B
location:On the east side of the line, south of Ipswich Station.Visits to Ipswich 1936 - 1959
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
Friday 14th August 195332Btotal:28
F6 2-4-2T (GER)B17 4-6-0K3 2-6-0 (GNR)J39 0-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)
6722632F6164932B Sheffield United6194731B6475232B6550331B
6723032BBritannia 4-6-2K1 2-6-06479332B6552230E
6723932B7000230A Geoffrey Chaucer6201631B6482632B6557832B
L1 2-6-4TB1 4-6-0J67 0-6-0T (GER)B12 4-6-0 (GER)6487430FJ67 0-6-0T (GER)
6771532B6105232B6860632B6153532B6489432B6464231B
6771632B6120132B6861632AJ15 0-6-0 (GER)J65 0-6-0T (GER)6466530A
6773932B6125432B6543032B6821932B
Shed Codes30A Stratford30E Colchester30F Parkeston31B March32A Norwich
32B Ipswich32F Yarmouth Beach
Colchester
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1850prior to Jan 1950COL
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with a through road.closed:Nov-59Feb 1950 - Nov 195930E
location:On the north side of the line, east of the station.Visits to Colchester 1936 - 1959
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Friday 14th August 195330Etotal:28
N7 0-6-2T (GER)J15 0-6-0 (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)B2 4-6-0J19 0-6-0 (GER)
6970030E6544530E6553130E6161630E Fallodon6464530E
J39 0-6-06544830E6553830AB17 4-6-06464930E
6477130A6546830E6553930E6166932B Barnsley6465030E
6477530A6547030EJ70 0-6-0T (GER)B12 4-6-0 (GER)B1 4-6-06465230E
6477630AJ69 0-6-0T (GER)6822230E6151230E61000^30A6469130E
6478230A6863630E6822630E6152330E61003^30FWD 2-8-0
^named B1 4-6-0s: 61000 Springbok, 61003 Gazelle6138430A9060131B
Shed Codes30A Stratford30E Colchester30F Parkeston31B March32B Ipswich
Tilbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Tilbury & Southend Railwayopened:1912prior to Jan 195013C
type:A 4TS corrugated iron through road shed.closed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196233B
location:In the triangle of lines, north of the station.Visits to Tilbury 1935 - 1962
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnGER - Great Eastern RailwayLTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Saturday 15 August 195333Btotal:16
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)J17 0-6-0 (GER)
4193933A4196933B4198333A4221933B4223133A6556633A
4194233A4197033Bcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4222133B4225333A6558833A
4194533B4197633A4232833A4223033A
4195033BShed Codes33A Plaistow33B Tilbury
Dover
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railwayopened:1928prior to Jan 1950DOV
type:A concrete-built 5TS shed, with one through road.closed:Jun-61Feb 1950 - Sep 195874C
location:On the south side of the line near Dover Town station.Oct 1958 - Jun 196173H
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Fb - FairburnSECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwaySER - South East Railway
Sunday 16 August 195374Ctotal:59
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0Battle of Britain 4-6-2
3008474C3111374C3076974C Sir Balin3407173A 601 Squadron
H 0-4-4T (SECR)3115074C3077073A Sir Prianius3407274C 257 Squadron
3132674B3119174C3077573A Sir Agravaine3407474C 46 Squadron
3132874C3124374C3077774C Sir Lamiel3408074B 74 Squadron
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3131774C3079270A Sir Hervis de Revel3408774B 145 Squadron
3210874C3158273A3079674B Sir Dodinas le Savage3408874B 213 Squadron
3210974CO1 0-6-0 (SER)3079774A Sir Blamor de Ganis3408974B 602 Squadron
E5 0-6-2T (LBSCR3125874C3079874C Sir HectimereWest Country 4-6-2
3259374C3142574CV "Schools" 4-4-03409273A City of Wells
P 0-6-0T (SECR)3143074C3091374B Christ's Hospital3410373A Calstock
3102774C3143474C3091874C HurstpierpointMerchant Navy 4-6-2
N 2-6-0 (SECR)U 2-6-03092074C Rugby3502873A Clan Line
3140274A3180473C3092174C Shrewsbury3503073A Elder Dempster Lines
3140374A3181874C3092374C BradfieldL1 4-4-0D1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3181774CU1 2-6-03092674B Repton3175474C3114574C
3182174C3190673Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)L 4-4-0 (SECR)3175574C3172774D
N1 2-6-0 (SECR)Z 0-8-0T4207674C3177074D3175374C3174373B
3182273C3095274CVisits to Dover 1946 - 1961
Shed Codes70A Nine Elms73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green74A Ashford
74B Ramsgate74C Dover74D TonbridgeVisits to Dover
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.Visits to Willesden 1936 - 1951
Visits to Willesden 1952 - 1965
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
St - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Tuesday 25 August 19531Atotal:98
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400011A443701A456251A Sarawak480041E486261A
400021A443811A456691B Fisher480162B486281A
400101C444401Acl 5MT 4-6-0481291A486341A
400211A444511A446815A450891A481652A486561A
400441A444971A446865A450912E481741Acl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
400451Acl 3F 0-6-0T447085A451485A4818418A490781A
400461A473421A4470911A451872A482071E490881A
400471A473781A4478025B453288B4828418A491221A
400491A474121A448381A453443C482901A491391A
400501A474911A448751A453741A483681A491801A
400611A475201A4489326A4537810C4837018A492871E
400681A475211E4492021APatriot 4-6-0484331A493441A
400691A475581D449359A455171A484372Acl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)475591D449715Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)484761A494472A
400711A476751A450142E428121A484773Acl 6F 0-8-0 (G1)
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4T450241A428701A486001A491641A
421171A800651C450251A428851A486031A492771A
421181Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)450271Acl 2MT 2-6-0486241A0-6-0 diesel
423161A450523D464331AWD 2-8-012031
47531 1A - carriage sidings450711E9002538A
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden1C Watford1D Devons Road1E Bletchley
2A Rugby2B Nuneaton2E Northampton3A Bescot3C Walsall3D Aston
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8B Warrington9A Longsight10C Patricroft11A Carnforth
18A Toton21A Saltley25B Huddersfield26A Newton Heath38A Colwick
Old Oak Common
Opened by the Great Western Railwayopened:1906prior to 1950PDN
type:A large brick-built four roundhouse shed.closed to steam:Mar-651950-196581A
location:On the north side of the junction of the Reading and High Wycombe lines.
Sunday 13 September 195381Atotal:149
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
364881A611081A490982C Blakesley Hall4037
81A The South Wales Borderer R
368881A612081A491984B Donnington Hall
371581A613581A492782D Farnborough Hall407382A Caerphilly Castle
461581A613781A493981C Littleton Hall408281A Windsor Castle
464481A614181A494381A Marrington Hall408482A Aberystwyth Castle
469881A614281A494581A Milligan Hall408983D Donnington Castle R
469981A614481A496281A Ragley Hall500481A Llanstephan Castle
571781A R615081B R496781A Shirenewton Hall500884A Raglan Castle
576481A615281B593181A Hatherley Hall500982C Shrewsbury Castle
779181A615581A593281A Haydon Hall504387G Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
875681A94xx 0-6-0PT593981A Tangley Hall504481A Earl of Dunraven
875981A843381A594081A Whitbourne Hall504783A Earl of Dartmouth
876081A843481A594181A Campion Hall505581A Earl of Eldon
876181A R940381F596483D Wolseley Hall505681A Earl of Powis
876281A941081A597981D Cruckton Hall R506081A Earl of Berkeley
876381A941281A598781A Brocket Hall R506982A Isambard K Brunel
876581A941481A599681A Mytton Hall R507084A Sir Daniel Gooch
876781A941881A691582C Mursley Hall509581A Barbury Castle
876881A941981A692781A Lilford Hall509883D Clifford Castle
877081A942281A693281A Burwarton Hall700181A Sir James Milne
877381A942381AModified Hall 4-6-0702781A Thornbury Castle
965881A2251 0-6-0696181A Stedham Hall703081A Cranbrook Castle
966181A222281A697282A Beningborough Hall703381A Hartlebury Castle
970081A224381A698381A Otterington Hall703681A Taunton Castle
970181A227681A699681A Blackwell HallKing 4-6-0
970281A228281A699782A Bryn-Ivor Hall600281A King William IV
970481A28xx 2-8-0790281A Eaton Mascot Hall600381A King George IV R
970581A283481A790381A Foremarke Hall600981A King Charles II
970781A287982B R790481A Fountains Hall601581A King Richard III
970981A R289784C791482C Lleweni Hall602181A King Richard II R
971081A47xx 2-8-0Britannia 4-6-2602881A King George VI
975881A470081A7002381A VenusCounty 4-6-0
54xx 0-6-0PT470181A43xx 2-6-00-6-0 diesels100582A County of Devon
542081C R470481A539084B1510481A102183D County of Montgomery
15xx 0-6-0PT470581A R930981C1510581AGrange 4-6-0
150381A470781A R72xx 2-8-2T1510681A683086A Buckenhill Grange
14xx 0-4-2T470881A723981F R1520281A685185A Hurst Grange
147481C RGas Turbine687583B Hindford Grange
1810081A wksR - under repair
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81F Oxford
82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury83A Newton Abbot83B Exeter
83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct
87G Carmarthen
Visits to Old Oak Common 1934 - 1947Visits to Old Oak Common 1948 - 1956Visits to Old Oak Common 1957 - 1964
Cricklewood
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1892prior to 196314A
type:A brick-built double roundhouseclosed:19641963-196414B
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.Visits to Cricklewood 1937 - 1964
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - Johnson
Sunday 25 October 195314Atotal:74
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4002414C4330714A4720314A4722114A4806214A4841514A
4002914B4344814A4720614A4722414A4810914A4846318A
4003114Bcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4720714A4722514A4813214A4854114A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4390114A4720814A4722714A4813315Bcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
4120814A4393414A4720914A4724014A4813916C4277114A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4393514A4721014A4724814A4819215A4277414A
4232914B4394714A4721114A4725114A4821914A4279714A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4395616A4721214Acl 3F 0-6-0T4826415A4282617B
5823414Acl 4F 0-6-04721314A4743314A4833815A4283914A
5823514A4405114A4721414A4743414A4835615B4285514A
0-6-0 diesels4425914A4721514A4743514A4836315A4290217D
12064120684452914A4721714Acl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4838715Acl 4MT 2-6-0
12065130234458114A4721814A4171214A4841014A4301914A
120664721914A4182614A4841414A
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town14C St. Albans15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17B Burton-on-Trent17D Rowsley18A Toton
Kings Cross
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1851Sep 1935 - Jan 1950KX
type:One through-road 8TS and a 7TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-63Feb 1950 - Jun 196334A
location:Situated in the Kings Cross goods yard, north of the station.Visits to Kings Cross 1933 - 1951
Visits to Kings Cross 1952 - 1963
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern Railway
GNR - Great Northern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 25 October 195334Atotal:113
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)V2 2-6-2A4 4-6-2
6949034A6956934A6875734A6082134A6000334A Andrew K. McCosh
6949134A6957034A6876434A6084235A6000634A Sir Ralph Wedgwood
6949234A6957134A6877234A6084637A6001434A Silver Link
6949334A6957334A6880234A6085035A6001534A Quicksilver
6949634A6957434A6880534A6086234A6001652A Silver King
6949734A6957734A6881834A6087236A6002234A Mallard
6949834A6957834A6882234A6087435A6002534A Falcon
6949934A6958334A6882734A6091434A6002634A Miles Beevor
6950634A6958434A6882934A6092836A6002834A Walter K. Wigham
6951234A6958534A6883034A6093036A6002934A Woodcock
6951734A6958934A6883234A6094650A6003034A Golden Fleece
6952034A6959134A6883834AB1 4-6-06003334A Seagull
6952134A6961734A6885534A6120334AA3 4-6-2
6952334A6964034A6886134A6120535A6004938C Galtee More
6952534AN7 0-6-2T (GER)6886434A6133134A6006734A Ladas
6952634A6968934A6887434A6136435A6010634A Flying Fox
6953534A6969234A6887834AL1 2-6-4TA1 4-6-2
6953834A6969434A6888134A6771834A6013137B Osprey
6954034A6969834A6888834A6774534D6015152A Midlothian
6954234AA5 4-6-2T (GCR)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)6775634AA2 4-6-2
6954334A6982934E6182138A6775734A6050350A Lord President
6954434AJ11 0-6-0 (GCR)6190540B6777534A6052335A Sun Castle
6954634A6437636A0-6-0 diesels6779634EB17 4-6-0
6954834AWD 2-8-012125121316779934A6165231A Darlington
6954934A9052635A1212912138
Shed Codes31A Cambridge34A Kings Cross34D Hitchin34E Neasden35A New England
36A Doncaster37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill38A Colwick38C Leicester GC40B Immingham
50A York52A Gateshead
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
Visits to Neasden 1934 - 1962
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayWD - War Deprtment
Sunday 25 October 195334Etotal:55
L1 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-0N5 0-6-2T (GCR)A3 4-6-2
6774034E6777334E4306534E6925734E6005034E Persimmon
6774734E6777634E4306634E6925934EB1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
6774834E6777834E4306734E6927334E6107734E447625A
6774934E6778034E4306834E6930234E6108334E448691E
6775134E6778234E4308934E6931534E6113634E450502A
6775234E6778334E4310734E6935434E6116334EWD 2-8-0
6775834E6778634E4314434EC13 4-4-2T (GCR)6120634E9050938E
6776234E6778834E4316134E6741634EV2 2-6-2
6776734E6778934E6741834E6091538E
6776834E6779234EA5 4-6-2T (GCR)
6776934E6779534E6981434E
6777034E6779734AShed Codes1E Bletchley2A Rugby5A Crewe North
6777134E6779834E34A Kings Cross34E Neasden38E Woodford Halse
6777234E