| 71A Allocation 1962 | Jan-62 | Feb-62 | Mar-62 | Apr-62 | May-62 | Jun-62 | Jul-62 | Aug-62 | Sep-62 | Oct-62 | Nov-62 | Dec-62 | |
| Eastleigh | |||||||||||||
| 30096 | B4 0-4-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30102 | B4 0-4-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30028 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W |
| 30029 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30053 | M7 0-4-4T | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30133 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30375 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W | W |
| 30377 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W | W |
| 30480 | M7 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30199 | O2 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W |
| 30200 | O2 0-4-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 83H | 83H | 83H | 83H | W | W | W | W | W |
| 32640 | A1X 0-6-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 32646 | A1X 0-6-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 32650 | A1X 0-6-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 32661 | A1X 0-6-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 32678 | A1X 0-6-0T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 32408 | E6 0-6-2T | 70B | 70B | 70B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W |
| 32510 | E4 0-6-2T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W |
| 30306 | 700 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 30316 | 700 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W |
| 30695 | 700 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W |
| 30530 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A |
| 30531 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A |
| 30532 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70E |
| 30536 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30542 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70C |
| 30543 | Q 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75E |
| 33020 | Q1 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 33021 | Q1 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 33023 | Q1 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 33037 | Q1 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 33039 | Q1 0-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 30120 | T9 4-4-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31413 | N 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31810 | N 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31816 | N 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31613 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A |
| 31618 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70D |
| 31619 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75C | 75C |
| 31620 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75C | 75C |
| 31626 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75C | 75C |
| 31629 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75C | 75C |
| 31639 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75C | 75C |
| 31791 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31793 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31794 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31795 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31801 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31803 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31804 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31808 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31809 | U 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 31911 | W 2-6-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A | 72A |
| 31912 | W 2-6-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A | 72A |
| 31913 | W 2-6-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A | 72A |
| 31916 | W 2-6-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 72A | 72A |
| 31922 | W 2-6-4T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70B | 70B |
| 30770 | N15 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70D | 70D | W | W |
| Sir Prianius | |||||||||||||
| 30850 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W | W |
| Lord Nelson | |||||||||||||
| 30856 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W |
| Lord St. Vincent | |||||||||||||
| 30857 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W |
| Lord Howe | |||||||||||||
| 30860 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W | W | W |
| Lord Hawke | |||||||||||||
| 30861 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W |
| Lord Anson | |||||||||||||
| 30862 | LN 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | W | W | W |
| Lord Collingwood | |||||||||||||
| 34004 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Yeovil | |||||||||||||
| 34008 | WC 4-6-2 | 75A | 75A | 75A | 75A | 75A | 75A | 75A | 75A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Padstow | |||||||||||||
| 34016 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Bodmin | |||||||||||||
| 34021 | WC 4-6-2 | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Dartmoor | |||||||||||||
| 34022 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Exmoor | |||||||||||||
| 34025 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Whimple | |||||||||||||
| 34028 | WC 4-6-2 | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Eddystone | |||||||||||||
| 34034 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Honiton | |||||||||||||
| 34037 | WC 4-6-2 | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Clovelly | |||||||||||||
| 34038 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Lynton | |||||||||||||
| 34039 | WC 4-6-2 | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Boscastle | |||||||||||||
| 34061 | BB 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 73 Squadron | |||||||||||||
| 34097 | WC 4-6-2 | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Holsworthy | |||||||||||||
| 34098 | WC 4-6-2 | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Templecombe | |||||||||||||
| 34104 | WC 4-6-2 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Bere Alston | |||||||||||||
| 41293 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 41305 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 41311 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 41319 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 41328 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 41329 | cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 73002 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 71A |
| 73016 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 71A |
| 73043 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 71A |
| 73065 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 71A |
| 73155 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 41D | 71A |
| 75065 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70D |
| 75066 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70D |
| 75067 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75A |
| 75068 | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 75A |
| 76006 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76009 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76010 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76011 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76012 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76013 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76014 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76016 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76027 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B | 71B |
| 76028 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76029 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76058 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76059 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76060 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76061 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76062 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76063 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76064 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76065 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76068 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 76069 | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 80065 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 73J | 73J | 73J | 73J | 73J | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 80066 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 73J | 73J | 73J | 73J | 73J | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 80082 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 73B | 73B | 73B | 73B | 73B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 80083 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 73B | 73B | 73B | 73B | 73B | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 80087 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 75E | 71A |
| 80095 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 71A |
| 80137 | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 75F | 71A |
| 82010 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82011 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82012 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A |
| 82013 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82014 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A |
| 82015 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70C |
| 82016 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70C |
| 82017 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82018 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82019 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82022 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82023 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82024 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 82025 | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 72A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 70A | 70A |
| 92205 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 92206 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 92211 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 92231 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| 92239 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A | 71A |
| Totals | 109 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 99 | 88 | |
| Abbreviations | I - Ivatt | BR - British Railways | W - withdrawn | ||||||||||
| Shed Codes | 41D - Canklow | 70A - Nine Elms | 70B - Feltham | ||||||||||
| 70C - Guildford | 70D - Basingstoke | 70E - Salisbury | |||||||||||
| 71A - Eastleigh | 71B - Bournemouth | 72A - Exmouth Junction | |||||||||||
| 73B - Bricklayer's Arms | 73J - Tonbridge | 75A - Brighton | |||||||||||
| 75C - Norwood Junction | 75E - Three Bridges | 75F - Tunbridge Wells W. | |||||||||||
| 83H - Plymouth (Friary) | |||||||||||||
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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