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.

30A Stratford - Allocation 1961

30A Allocation 1961
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Feb-61
Mar-61
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May-61
Jun-61
Jul-61
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Sep-61
Oct-61
Nov-61
Dec-61
Stratford
43105cl 4MT 2-6-0 (I)30A30A30A30A30A31B31A31A31A31A31A31A
47312cl 3F 0-6-0T30AWWWWWWWWWWW
61119B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61149B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61156B1 4-6-031B30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61226B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61233B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61253B1 4-6-032A32A32A32A32A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
61283B1 4-6-032A32A32A32A32A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
61311B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61329B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61335B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
61362B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61375B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
61378B1 4-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
62015K1 2-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A36E36E36E36E
62019K1 2-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A36E36E36E36E
62037K1 2-6-031B30A30A30A30A30A30A30A31B36E36E36E
62070K1 2-6-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A31B36E36E36E
64652J19 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64653J19 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64657J19 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
64664J19 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
64666J19 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64667J19 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64669J19 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64673J19 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
64676J20 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64677J20 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64679J20 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64680J20 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64689J20 0-6-0 (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
64692J20 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64697J20 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
64767J39 0-6-0WWWWWWWWWWWW
65361J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65445J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65453J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65460J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65462J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65464J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65465J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65476J15 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
65507J17 0-6-0 (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
65521J17 0-6-0 (GER)31B31B31B31B31B30A30A30A32A32A32A32A
65554J17 0-6-0 (GER)31B31B31B31B31B30A30A30A30AWWW
67703L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67716L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67720L1 2-6-4T31A31A31A31A31A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
67723L1 2-6-4T31A31A31A31A31A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
67724L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67728L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
67729L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67731L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67734L1 2-6-4T31A31A31A31A31A32A32A32A30A30A30A30A
67735L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
67737L1 2-6-4T30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68499J69 0-6-0T (GER)31B31B31B31B31B30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68500J69 0-6-0T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
68538J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
68542J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68549J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68552J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
68556J69 0-6-0T (GER)36E36E36E36E36E30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68565J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68566J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68570J69 0-6-0T (GER)40E40E40E40E40E30A30A30A30AWWW
68578J69 0-6-0T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
68600J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68609J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68612J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30AWWWWWW
68613J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWWW
68619J69 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWW
68621J69 0-6-0T (GER)36E36E36E36E36E30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68626J69 0-6-0T (GER)40E40E40E40E40E30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68635J69 0-6-0T (GER)40E40E40E40E40E30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
68642J68 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
68646J68 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
68649J68 0-6-0T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
68924J50 0-6-0T (GNR)30AWWWWWWWWWWW
69618N7 0-6-2T (GER)34A34A34A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69621N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69632N7 0-6-2T (GER)34A34A34A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69635N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69640N7 0-6-2T (GER)34A34A34A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69646N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69651N7 0-6-2T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
69653N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69656N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30AWWWWWWWWW
69658N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30AWWWWWWWWWW
69666N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69668N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69669N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69670N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69671N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69673N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69674N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30AWWWWWWW
69675N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30AWWWWWW
69678N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69679N7 0-6-2T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
69686N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69690N7 0-6-2T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
69692N7 0-6-2T (GER)34A34A34A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69697N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69698N7 0-6-2T (GER)34A34A34A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69702N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30AWWWWWWWWWW
69707N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30AWWWWWWWWW
69708N7 0-6-2T (GER)WWWWWWWWWWWW
69710N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69714N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69723N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69724N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69725N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A
69728N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69730N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
69732N7 0-6-2T (GER)30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30AWWW
90018WD 2-8-031B30A30A30A30A31B31B31B31B36A36A36A
90484WD 2-8-030A30A30A30A30A30A36A36A36A36A36A36A
90501WD 2-8-030A30A31A33B33B31B31B31B31B36A36A36A
90522WD 2-8-030A30A31A33B33B31B31B31B31B36A36A36A
90528WD 2-8-030A30A30A30A30A30A30A30A36A36A36A36A
90559WD 2-8-030A30A30A30A30A31B31B31B31B36A36A36A
Totals888985888891888887585757
AbbreviationsI - IvattGER - Great Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
GNR - Great Northern RailwayW - Withdrawn
Shed Codes30A - Stratford31A - Cambridge31B - March
32A - Norwich34A - Kings Cross36A - Doncaster
36E - Retford40E - Colwick

1 comment:

  1. Phill olds1 January 2025 at 11:36

    Thanks again enjoy 61 series. Using the 1961 combined volume trying to see if every steam loco listed was noted. Most noticeable misses are Hull no 61 sightings at all,Shoeburyness,Bristol st Philips ,Bangor and Brighton
    Look forward to Wednesdays

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