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 March 2025

Shed Profiles - Neath and Swansea in 1961

One of the Great Western Railway’s 2-8-2T no. 7248 in Swansea East Dock yard on 13th April 1962.  These engines were employed on the heaviest coal trains.  Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

87ANeath Court SartAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)opened:1876prior to 1950NEA
type:A brick-built double roundhouseclosed:Jun-651950 - June 196587A
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsP&M Powlesland & Mason RailwayBR - British RailwaysWD War Department
Sunday 2 April 196187A4.25pm - 4.40pmtotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
368787A876087A841887A424186E593281A Haydon Hall
374387A877585B843987A427587A51xx 2-6-2TP&M 0-4-0ST
375787A878487A943087A428287A413487A115287D S
376687A962787A944287A523486A416987A28xx 2-8-0
377487A973487A944487B524287A81xx 2-6-2T380586A
462187A977987A944687A56xx 0-6-2T810287A0-6-0 diesels
465387A979287A944887A562086E810487AD3429D3433
572087A16xx 0-6-0PT945287A562387D2251 0-6-0
778687A164587A947387A664187A321186AS - stored
873287A947887A666287DP&M - Powlesland & Mason Railway
shed codes81A Old Oak Common86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart
87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock
Sunday 16 April 196187Atotal:48
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-042xx 2-8-0T
368787A778687A841887A598087A Dingley Hall425587A
374187A779987A943087A690587A Claughton Hall428287A
374387A873287A944287A16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T522187A
462187A877587A944487B164587A561687D524287A
465387A878887A944687AP&M 0-4-0ST664187A72xx 2-8-2T
572087A973487A944887A115287D S666287D721286E
576187A975087A947387A81xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2TBR 9F 2-10-0
773987A978687A810487A455787H9224286A
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dk87H Neyland
Sunday 30 April 196187Atotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-042xx 2-8-0T
361187A577887A841887A690587A Claughton Hall423086A
368787A773987A843987A28xx 2-8-051xx 2-6-2T425587A
374187A778687A943087A285186E413487A428287A
375787A873287A944287A380786A416987A523987A
377487A876087A944487B56xx 0-6-2T81xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
462187A878287A944687A560987D810487A721187F
572087A973487A944887A561687DP&M 0-4-0ST721286E
576187A975087A947387A664187A115287D S0-6-0 diesel
577387A16xx 0-6-0PT947887AD3435
164587A
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
Note: The steam allocation of Swansea Landore was split between Llanelly and Neath when that shed closed in June 1961.
Saturday 1 July 196187Atotal:48
57xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
361187A877587A597287A Olton Hall409387A Dunster Castle
365588J973487A690587A Claughton Hall500487A Llanstephan Castle
370187F975087A691287A Helmster Hall501387A Abergavenny Castle
374187A977787ABritannia 4-6-2502188A Whittington Castle
375787A978387A7002888A Royal Star503582C Coity Castle
376687A S979287A94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T503787A Monmouth Castle
377487A42xx 2-8-0T944287A567087B504187A Tiverton Castle
576187A428487A945287A567387A28xx 2-8-0P&M 0-4-0ST
577387A428986E947387A662186F380886A115287D S
773987A524287A947887A669587ABR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels
779987A72xx 2-8-2T16xx 0-6-0PT81xx 2-6-2T9224286AD3431D3436
874987F720487A164587A810487A S
shed codes82C Swindon86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Aberbeeg87A Neath Court Sart
87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton88J Aberdare
Sunday 23 July 196187Atotal:62
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTModified Hall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
368787A941287A696181A Stedham Hall409387A Dunster Castle
376687A944287AManor 4-6-0500487A Llanstephan Castle
376887A944687A780588A Broome Hall501387A Abergavenny Castle
377487A944887ABritannia 4-6-2502188A Whittington Castle
462187A945287A7002788A Rising Star503681A Lyonshall Castle
465387A947387A56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T503787A Monmouth Castle
576187A947887A567087B428287A504187A Tiverton Castle
577387A16xx 0-6-0PT567387A428487A504887A Earl of Devon
577887A164587A664187A522187A505187A Earl Bathurst
873287AP&M 0-4-0ST664987A523386A507487A Hampden
874987F115287D S669587A524287A507887A Beaufort
877587A81xx 2-6-2Tcl 8F 2-8-072xx 2-8-2THall 4-6-0
878487A810287A4846187F720487A492787A Farnborough Hall
878887A810487A28xx 2-8-0724787A598987A Cransley Hall
977987A0-6-0 diesels384886E724987B690587A Claughton Hall
979787AD3429D3758S - stored691887A Sandon Hall
shed codes81A Old Oak Common86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 22 October 196187Atotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PTJubilee 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
361187A977987A4565189A Shovell409087A Dorchester Castle
369588J978387A56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T409987A Kilgerran Castle
374187A979287A567387A425587A500181A Llandovery Castle
376687A94xx 0-6-0PT669587A428487A500487A Llanstephan Castle
377487A843987A51xx 2-6-2T520487A501387A Abergavenny Castle
462187A944287A416987A522287A503787A Monmouth Castle
465387A944687A28xx 2-8-0523987A505282B Earl of Radnor
572087A944887A382486A72xx 2-8-2T506287A Earl of Shaftesbury
577887A945287AWD 2-8-0720487A507487A Hampden
773987A947387A9020186A723486AHall 4-6-0
878887A947887A0-6-0 diesels724487A492787A Farnborough Hall
975087A16xx 0-6-0PTD3434D3437690587A Claughton Hall
164587A
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh86A Newport Ebbw Jct.87A Neath Court Sart
88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
87A Subsheds
Neath N&Bex Neath & Brecon RailwayA brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.
Sunday 2 April 19614.50pm - 5pmtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT
361187A576187A773987A871587A978387A978687A
362187A577887A779987A975087A
Sunday 16 April 1961total:9
57xx 0-6-0PT
362187A376687A876087A962787A978387A
375787A377487A878287A977987A
Saturday 22 April 1961total:7
57xx 0-6-0PT
362187A572087A577887A878287A
374387A576187A773987A
Sunday 30 April 1961total:10
57xx 0-6-0PT
374387A465387A877587A878887A978387A978687A
376687A779987A878487A977987A
Sunday 21 May 1961total:11
57xx 0-6-0PT
374187A462187A577387A779987A975087A978687A
377487A576187A778687A962787A978387A
Sunday 2 July 1961total:9
57xx 0-6-0PT
361187A462187A778687A876087A978687A
374387A572087A871587A878487A
Sunday 23 July 1961total:11
57xx 0-6-0PT
361187A572087A778687A871587A962787A978687A
374187A773987A779987A876087A975087A
Saturday 2 September 1961total:8
57xx 0-6-0PT
361187A576187A778687A973487A
374187A773987A878887A975087A
Sunday 22 October 1961total:12
57xx 0-6-0PT
365087A376887A577387A876087A878487A973487A
375787A576187A778687A877587A962787A977787A
Glyn NeathA brick-built 1TS through-road shed.
Sunday 30 April 1961total:5
57xx 0-6-0PT81xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
362187A810287A522287A
962787A524287A
Sunday 21 May 1961total:5
57xx 0-6-0PT81xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361187A810287A428287A
465387A522187A
Sunday 23 July 1961total:5
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
374187A427587A523987A
977787A522287A
Saturday 2 September 1961total:4
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
577887A427587A
779987A522287A

87BDuffryn Yard (Port Talbot)Allocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Port Talbot Railway opened:1896prior to 1941PT
type:A brick-built 5TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-641942 to 1950DYD
location:On the south side of Duffryn Yard Junction.1950 - June 196587B
AbbreviationsWD - War Department
Sunday 2 April 196187B6.10pm - 6.30pmtotal:59
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B578787B840787B560487B421387B522886A
364287B872487B841687B567087B425687B523087D
368887B877287B848287B662087B R425886A523287B
369287B961787B849087B668687B427887B523386A
371887B963487B945487B669187B428687B523886A
376287B967187B945687B43xx 2-6-0429287F524687B
379187B973687B945787B R632688A429687B525487B
464087B974287B948387B730687H429987B72xx 2-8-2T
468487B976687BGrange 4-6-0520387B721286E
469587B978587B681986G Highnam Grange520487B
572887B979987B521786A
577087BR - repair shop522588A
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly87H Neyland88A Cardiff Canton
Saturday 15 April 196187Btotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361387B577087B978587B840787B421387B520387B
368887B578787B979987B841687B423586A520487B
369287B872487B56xx 0-6-2T849087B424186E522588A
371887B961787B560487B945487B425687B523087D
376287B963487B72xx 2-8-2T945687B427887B523287B
379187B967187B724086A945787B428687B524687B
464087B973687Bcl 5MT 4-6-0948387B429287F525487B
469587B974287B4514389A429687B526088A
572887B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
88A Cardiff Canton89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 2 July 196187Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B877287B840787B560487B421387B429987B
364287B961787B841687B665788B425488A520387B
368887B963487B849087B668687B425687B521687B
369287B967187B945487B669187B427088A523087D
371887B971587B945687B72xx 2-8-2T427887B523287B
379187B973687B945787B721286E428386A523686A
464087B974287B43xx 2-6-0723486A428687B524687B
469587B976687B732087HWD 2-8-0429287F525986A
572887B978587B9022586A429687B526188A
577087B979987B
872487B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
87H Neyland88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 23 July 196187Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361387B578787B840787B560487B421387B520387B
364287B872487B841687B662087B423086A521687B
368887B877287B848287B668687B425687B522486E
369287B961787B849087B43xx 2-6-0427088A522588A
371887B963487B945487B730687H427887B523087D
376287B967187B945687B428687B523287B
379187B971587B945787B428986E524687B
464087B974287B948387B429287F525487B
469587B976687B429687B526287F
572887B978587B429987B
577087B979987B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
87H Neyland88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 30 April 196187Btotal:43
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
368887B578787B840787B948387B421387B521286E
371887B961787B841687B56xx 0-6-2T422786A522588A
376287B963487B848287B662087B425687B72xx 2-8-2T
379187B973687B849087B43xx 2-6-0428687B724887D
464087B976687B872487B732886E429287F28xx 2-8-0
468487B978587B877287Bcl 5MT 4-6-0429687B384386E
469587B979987B945487B4540689A429987BWD 2-8-0
572887B945687B520387B9067686A
577087B945787B520487B
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dk
88A Cardiff Canton89A Shrewsbury

87DSwansea East DockAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)opened:1893prior to 1950SED
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-641950 - July 6487D
location:On the north side of the line, east of East Dock station.
AbbreviationsP&M Powlesland & Mason Railway
Sunday 2 April 196187D3.40pm - 3.55pmtotal:32
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
360487D962587D841487D560987D424686A720388J
364187D974487D843187D562887D427187D721587D
364887D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett
847587D661387D521087D722587D
366187D848387Dcl 5MT 4-6-0521187D28xx 2-8-0
465087D115187D848887D4528389A381187F
875087D
Cardiff Railway 0-4-0ST Kitson
943187D
877487D944187D
879887D133887D948987DP&M - Powlesland & Mason Railway
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.87D Swansea East Dock87F - Llanelly88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 16 April 196187Dtotal:32
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
360487D962587D841487D562387D427187D721587D
364187D974487D843187D562887D521087D721688J
366187D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett
847587D567587Dcl 5MT 4-6-0722386E
465087D848387D661387D4519089A722687D
578387D115187D848887D724887D
875087D
Cardiff Railway 0-4-0ST Kitson
943187D
877487D944187D
879887D133887D948987D
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87D Swansea East Dk88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 30 April 196187Dtotal:33
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
360487D962587D841487D562387D427187D722687D
364187D974487D843187D562887D521087D28xx 2-8-0
364887D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett
847587D567587D521187D386486E
366187D848387D661387D525888JBR 5MT 4-6-0
465087D115187D848887D666287D7309289A
578387D
Cardiff Railway 0-4-0ST Kitson
943187D
875087D944187D
877487D133887D948987D
879887D
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87D Swansea East Dk88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 27 June 196187Dtotal:35
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TCastle 4-6-0
360487D841487D560987D501387A Abergavenny Castle
115187D364187D843187D561687Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)72xx 2-8-2T
Cardiff Railway 0-4-0ST Kitson
364887D847587D562887D4218287D721688J
378587D848387D567587Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)722587D
133887D578387D941687D660287D4238587D724887D
0-6-0 diesel875087D944187D661387D4238787Dcl 8F 2-8-0
D2191879487D948487D666287D4841889A
976187D948987D668887D
Note: In June 1961, on closure of 87E Landore, East Dock began to service locos which worked on the Central Wales line.
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 23 July 196187Dtotal:42
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-0
364187D841487D561687D691287A Helmster Hall
115187D375787A847587D562387Dcl 5MT 4-6-042xx 2-8-0T
Cardiff Railway 0-4-0ST Kitson
378587D848387D562887D454386B423287D
379787D941687D563187DBR 5MT 4-6-0427187D
133887D578387D948487D567587D7302489A521087D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)677887D948987D661387D7309789A521187D
4218287D875087D0-6-0 diesels662787H28xx 2-8-0521786A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)962587DD2121D3361666287D288786E72xx 2-8-2T
4238787D976187DD2192668887D720388J
shed codes6B Mold Junction86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk
87H Neyland88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
87D Subsheds
Upper Bankex Midland RailwayA brick built 2TS dead ended shed.
Sunday 2 April 1961total:10
57xx 0-6-0PT
578387D674987D676287D676787D677787D677887D
673887D675587D676587D676887D
Sunday 30 April 1961total:10
57xx 0-6-0PT
670087D673887D676287D676587D677787D677887D
671487D674187D676487D676787D
Sunday 21 May 1961total:11
57xx 0-6-0PT
670087D674187D676287D676587D677087D677887D
673887D675587D676487D676787D677787D
Sunday 23 July 1961total:11
57xx 0-6-0PT
670087D673887D675787D676487D676787D677787D
672087D675587D676287D676587D676887D
Saturday 2 September 1961total:10
57xx 0-6-0PT
670087D W673887D676287D676587D676887D677787D
671487D674987D676487D676787DW - withdrawn
Gurnosex Midland RailwayA brick built 2TS dead ended shed.
Friday 24 March 1961total:4
57xx 0-6-0PT
672087D675787D676887D677087D
Sunday 2 April 19611.50pm - 1.55pmtotal:5
57xx 0-6-0PT
670067D672067D674167D675767D677067D
Sunday 21 May 1961total:4
57xx 0-6-0PT
671487D672087D674987D676587D
Sunday 23 July 1961total:4
57xx 0-6-0PT
671487D674187D674987D677087D

see also 87E Swansea Landore and 87F Llanelly


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