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, 28 May 2025

Shed Profiles - Welsh Valleys - Merthyr to Aberdare in 1961.

Treherbert station (ex-Taff Vale Railway), made an end-on junction with the ex-Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway from Aberavon, Neath and Swansea. The train is headed by '94xx’ class 0-6-0T No. 9412 on 14 April 1962. photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0


88DMerthyrAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1877prior to 1950MTHR
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-641950 - Nov-6488D
location:On the east side of the line, south of the Vale of Neath station.
Monday 3 April 196188DEaster Mondaytotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E963188D967588D641688D562688D567788D
463288D963888D967988D643388D566188D668488B
469088D964388D977688D643688D
shed codes88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 30 April 196188Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D871686G967588D641688D562688D567788D
463388A963188D974788D643688D566188D
469088D964388D977688D
shed codes86G Pontypool Road88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr
Sunday 21 May 196188Dtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D961888D967688D974788D641688D562688D
463388A964388D967988D977688D643388D568688E
463588D967588D643688D660088G
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88G Llantrisant
Sunday 16 July 196188Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D961888D967688D974788D643388D566188D
463388A964388D967988D977688D566288D
463588D967588D567788D
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr
Sunday 23 July 196188Dtotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D961888D967688D974788D643388D562688D
463388A963188D967988D977688D567788D
463588D964388D
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr
Rhymneytype:A stone-built 3TS dead-ended shed.subshed
Monday 3 April 19612.50pm - 2.55pmtotal:8
56xx 0-6-2T
560388D561088D562288D567188D
560588D561888D566088D568188D
Sunday 21 May 1961total:7
56xx 0-6-2T
560388D561888D565088D567488D
560588D563688D566288D
Sunday 16 July 1961total:8
56xx 0-6-2T
560388D562288D565088D566688D
560588D563688D565588D567188D
Sunday 23 July 1961total:10
56xx 0-6-2T
560388D561888D565088D566688D568188D
560588D563688D565288D567288D662988D
Saturday 9 September 1961total:9
56xx 0-6-2T
560388D561888D565088D567488D665788B
561088D562288D566088D662988D
Dowlais Cae Harristype:A stone-built 3TS shed with a through road.subshed
Monday 3 April 19612.30pm - 2.35pmtotal:5
56xx 0-6-2T
565088D567288D569688D
566288D567488D
Sunday 30 April 1961
56xx 0-6-2Ttotal:6
561888D563688D565588D
562288D565088D567488D
Sunday 21 May 1961total:5
56xx 0-6-2T
561088D567288D662988D
562288D569688D
Sunday 16 July 1961total:5
56xx 0-6-2T
561088D562688D567488D
561888D565288D
Sunday 23 July 1961total:5
56xx 0-6-2T
561088D565588D567188D
562288D566288D
Saturday 9 September 1961total:3
56xx 0-6-2T
565288D565588D567188D

88EAbercynonAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1929prior to 1950AYN
type:A brick and asbestos-built 2TS shed.closed:Nov-641950 - Nov-6488E
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
Monday 3 April 196188EEaster Mondaytotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
373088E962288E164188E560188E564388E568688E
373488E972888E166388E561788E564488E569988E
378388E64xx 0-6-0PT562788E564788E664888B
774488E643888E563088E568088E
873588E564188E568288E
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 25 June 196188Etotal:22
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E873088E164188E641088H560188E564488E
373088E873588E166388E643888E561788E568088E
373488E962288E74xx 0-6-0PT563088E568288E
378388E972888E741588E W564188E568688E
774488EW - withdrawn
shed codes88E Abercynon88H Tondu
Sunday 16 July 196188Etotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E873088E164188E643188J561788E568088E
373088E873588E166388E643888E562788E568288E
373488E962288E564188E664388C
774488E972888E564488E
shed codes88C Barry88E Abercynon88J Aberdare
Sunday 23 July 196188Etotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E873088E161288E643188J562788E568088E
373088E873588E164188E643888E563488C568288E
373488E962288E166388E564188E568688E
378388E972888E564488E569988E
774488E564788E
shed codes88C Barry88E Abercynon88J Aberdare
Sunday 27 August 196188Etotal:22
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
370788E873088E164188E643188J560188E564488E
373088E873588E166388E643588E561588E564788E
373488E962288E562788E568288E
378388E972888E563088E569988E
774488E564188E
shed codes88E Abercynon88J Aberdare

88FTreherbertAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1931prior to Jan 1950THT
type:A brick and asbestos built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-65Feb 1950 - Mar 196588F
location:On the east side of the line at the south of the station.
Monday 3 April 196188FEaster Mondaytotal:12
56xx 0-6-2T
564688F566888F567888F568788F569188F569488F
566588F567688F568488F568888F569388F569588F
shed codes88F Treherbert
Sunday 25 June 196188Ftotal:8
56xx 0-6-2T
561388F567888F568788F569388F
566588F568488F569188F569588F
shed codes88F Treherbert
Sunday 23 July 196188Ftotal:9
56xx 0-6-2T
561188F567688F568488F568888F569388F
566588F568388B568788F569188F
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 27 August 196188Ftotal:8
56xx 0-6-2T
564688F567688F568788F569388F
566588F567888F568888F569588F
shed codes88F Treherbert
Ferndaletype:A stone-built 4TS dead-ended shed, reduced to two tracks in 1935.subshed
Monday 3 April 19617.10pm - 7.15pmtotal:8
56xx 0-6-2T
560088F560888F561388F662688B
560788F561188F563288F668288B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 21 May 1961total:7
56xx 0-6-2T
560088F560888F563288F565488F
560788F561188F565388F
shed codes88F Treherbert
Sunday 25 June 1961total:6
56xx 0-6-2T
560088F561188F565488F
560888F563288F668988B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Sunday 23 July 1961total:7
56xx 0-6-2T
560788F561388F563288F565488F
560888F561588B565388F
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Sunday 27 August 1961total:6
56xx 0-6-2T
560088F561188F565388F
560888F563288F566388B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Saturday 2 September 1961total:6
56xx 0-6-2T
560888F561388F565388F
561188F563588B668988B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert

88GLlantrisantAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1900prior to 1950LTS
type:A stone-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:Oct-641950 - Oct 6086D
location:On the east side of the Ely Valley line, north of the station.Oct 60 - Oct 6488G
Monday 20 February 196188Gtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T28xx 2-8-042xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
365688G663388B384988A424886A428386A720486A
467488G425886A522486E725086A
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
Sunday 2 April 196188G8pm - 8.05pmtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361288G366388G463788G467488G660088G425288G
364488G368088G466288G871288H663988G426788G
365688G462088G426888G
shed codes88G Llantrisant88H Tondu
Sunday 25 June 196188Gtotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361788G463788G467488G663988G425288G426888G
364488G466288G978088G426788G
365688G
shed codes88G Llantrisant
Sunday 23 July 196188Gtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
364488G462088G467488G660088G425288G426888G
365688G463788G978088G663988G426788G427388G
368088G466288G
shed codes88G Llantrisant
Sunday 27 August 196188Gtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361288G365688G463788G660088G425288G426888G
361788G462088G467488G663988G426788G
364488G
shed codes88G Llantrisant

88HTonduAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1889prior to Jan 1950TDU
type:A brick-built roundhouse shed.closed:Feb-64Feb 1950 - Aug 196086F
location:In the triangle of lines at the north of end of the station.Sep 1960 - Feb 196488H
Sunday 2 April 196188H7pm - 7.10pmtotal:40
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H467588H964988H640888H562988H421888H
366888H773288H966088H641088H569088H422288H
369088H775388H973888H641988H667388H423688H
373888H871088H978088G642488H667688H424388H
375688H872188H14xx 0-4-2T94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T425188H
378188H874888H1422SB845388H410888H426388H
466988H960988HSB - stationary boiler412188H426988H
414488H427488H
shed codes88G Llantrisant88H Tondu520888H
Sunday 25 June 196188Htotal:32
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H871088H973888H562988H421888H426388H
366388G871288H64xx 0-6-0PT667688H422288H426988H
369088H872188H640888H94xx 0-6-0PT423688H427488H
375688H874888H641988H845388H424388H520888H
466988H960988H643488B425188H
467588H964988H643688D14xx 0-4-2T
775388H966088H1422stationary boiler
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88G Llantrisant88H Tondu
Sunday 23 July 196188Htotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H467588H964988H640888H562988H422288H
366888H773288H966088H641988H569088H423688H
369088H871088H971188H643488B667388H424388H
373888H871288H973888H643688D667688H425188H
375688H872188H W94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T426388H
378188H874888H14xx 0-4-2T845388H412188H426988H
466988H960988H1422stationary boiler421888H427488H
W - withdrawn520888H
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88H Tondu
Sunday 27 August 196188H3:50pmtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
364888H773288H966088H640888H562988H421888H
366888H775388H971188H641988H667388H422288H
369088H871088H973888H643488B667688H423688H
373888H871288H94xx 0-6-0PT643688D51xx 2-6-2T424388H
375688H874888H845388H643888E410888H425188H
466988H960988H14xx 0-4-2T412188H426388H
467588H964988H1422stationary boiler414488H426988H
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88H Tondu427488H
Sunday 12 November 196188Htotal:34
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H467588H971188H640888H562988H423688H
364888H773288H973888H641088H569088H424388H
366888H775388H51xx 2-6-2T641988H667388H425188H
369088H871288H412188H94xx 0-6-0PT667688H426388H
373888H874888H414488H845388H427488H
375688H960988H14xx 0-4-2T429386A
378188H964988H1422stationary boiler520888H
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Junction88H Tondu

88JAberdareAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1907prior to 1950ABDR
type:A single roundhouse.closed:Mar-651950 - Dec 6086J
location:On the northern side of the station.Jan 61 - March 6588J
Monday 3 April 196188JEaster Mondaytotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T
360388J772088J W561687D R663588B R636188J426288J
361088J871686G563388J663686G74xx 0-6-0PT523788J
362788J960788J564288J665288J741588J SB524088J
362886G961888D R566388B R666188J742388J72xx 2-8-2T
365588J971288J569888J666488JSB - stationary boiler722188J
369988J973188J660588J668788J723788J
371688J94xx 0-6-0PT662888J669386GGrange 4-6-0
375388J844588JR - Repair Shop681087F Blakemere Grange
shed codes86G Pontypool Road87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88B Cardiff Radyr
88D Merthyr88J Aberdare
Sunday 30 April 196188Jtotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
360388J963888D R562488J662288J422888J720388J
361088J971288J563388J662888J426288J720686E
365588J973188J564288J665188J523788J721688J
369988J94xx 0-6-0PT564988J665288J524088J722188J
371688J844588J566288D666188J524988J723788J
375388J844688C R567986G666488J526388J28xx 2-8-0
772088J W74xx 0-6-0PT569888J668788J287688J
960788J741588J SB660588J386688J
961888D R742388JSB - stationary boilerR - Repair Shop
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road88C Barry88D Merthyr88J Aberdare
Sunday 25 June 196188Jtotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T28xx 2-8-042xx 2-8-0T
360388J967588D563388J662888J287488J422888J
362788J971288J563688D R665188J287688J425788J
365588J973188J564288J665288J288688J426288J
369988J94xx 0-6-0PT564988J666188J385286E523788J
371688J844588J569888J666488Jcl 8F 2-8-0524088J
469088D R74xx 0-6-0PT569988E R668788J4842082B524988J
772088J7415SB660088GGrange 4-6-072xx 2-8-2T
872388A R742388J660588J680982B Burghclere Grange721688J
SB - stationary boiler662288JR - Repair Shop
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
88G Llantrisant88J Aberdare
Sunday 16 July 196188Jtotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T
360388J971288J563388J660588J636188J425788J
362788J973188J564288J662288J636288J426288J
368586G64xx 0-6-0PT564988J662888J732288J523788J
371688J641688D569588F R665288J28xx 2-8-0524088J
460086G94xx 0-6-0PT569688D666188J287388J526388J
469088D R844588J569888J668788J287488J72xx 2-8-2T
772088J74xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0287688J720388J
960788J7415SB499982B Gopsal Hall288688J
963888D R742388JGrange 4-6-0
SB - stationary boiler680388J Bucklebury GrangeR - Repair Shop
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh86G Pontypool Road88D Merthyr88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Sunday 23 July 196188Jtotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T
360388J772088J564288J662888J636188J422888J
362788J870986G564988J665188J636288J425786A
369588J963888D R569588F R665288J638688J426288J
371688J971288J569688D666188J732288J523788J
469088D R973188J660588J666488J28xx 2-8-0524088J
64xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT662288J668788J386688J524988J
641688D7415SBHall 4-6-0WD 2-8-0525888J
94xx 0-6-0PT742388J499982B Gopsal Hall9058584C526388J
844588JSB - stationary boilerGrange 4-6-0
684682B Ruckley GrangeR - Repair Shop
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh84C Banbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86G Pontypool Road88D Merthyr
88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Sunday 27 August 196188Jtotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T
362788J960788J562488J660588J636188J422888J
365588J971288J563388J661988F28xx 2-8-0425788J
368787A973188J564288J662288J283488A426288J
371688J94xx 0-6-0PT564988J662888J287688J428988J
372788C844588J565488F666188J72xx 2-8-2T523788J
375388J64xx 0-6-0PT569088H668788J720888J524088J
469088D643388D569688D669086G721688J526388J
772088J74xx 0-6-0PT569888JGrange 4-6-0
7415SB - stationary boiler684282B Nunhold Grange
742388J685988A Yiewsley Grange
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh86G Pontypool Road87A Neath88A Cardiff Canton88C Barry
88D Merthyr88F Treherbert88H Tondu88J Aberdare



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