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.

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Shed Profile - Nine Elms in 1962

70ANine ElmsAllocations 1962
Opened by the London & South Western Railwayopened:18851935 - Jan 19509E
type:Two brick-built dead-ended sheds:10TS and 15TS. closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Jul 196770A
location:On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 21 January 196270AVisits were made at 11am and 4pmtotal:58
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
30039^70A3161270A3091270A Downside3400372B Plymouth
3005170A3162170A3092170A Shrewsbury3400970A Lyme Regis
3005270A3163670A3093570A Sevenoaks3401070A Sidmouth
3024970A3163971A3093670A Cranleigh34015*72A Exmouth
30320*70ABR 4MT 4-6-0LN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-03402070A Seaton
57xx 0-6-0PT75077*70D3086371A Lord Rodney3403170A Torrington
363370AL1 4-4-0Battle of Britain 4-6-23403471A Honiton
460170A3178670A34053*71B Sir Keith Park3404771B Callington
4672^70A3179670A3408270A 615 SquadronMerchant Navy 4-6-2
468170AS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)3409070A Sir Eustace Missenden 3500372A Royal Mail
469270A3051070BBR 5MT 4-6-035006*72B Peninsular & Oriental ..
469870A3083370B7308270A Camelot35011*71B General Steam Navigation
977070AQ1 0-6-07311070A The Red Knight3501470A Nederland Line
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3300370B73111^70A King Uther35015*70A Rotterdam Lloyd
32472^70A3301770B7311270A Morgan le Fay3501670A Elders Fyffes
3247370A0-6-0 diesels7311670A Iseult3501770A Belgian Marine
32487^70AD22881521273029^71G35019^70A French Line CGT
3255770AD3096152153502970A Ellerman Lines
D322535030^70A Elder Dempster Lines
Note: Locos marked ^ had departed by 4pm to be replaced by those marked *.
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
71G Weymouth72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury
Sunday 18 March 196270Atotal:59
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
3003570B3161270A3091270A Downside3400170A Exeter
3003970A3161371A3092170A Shrewsbury3400670A Bude
3005170A3161770A3093570A Sevenoaks3401070A Sidmouth
3024170A3162170A3093670A Cranleigh3401770A Ilfracombe
3024570A3162470AN15 "King Arthur" 4-6-03402070A Seaton
3024970A3163670A3077071A Sir Prianius3402871B Eddystone
3032070A3179670ALN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-03404872B Crediton
57xx 0-6-0PT3180371A3086270A Lord Collingwood3410271B Lapford
461670DN 2-6-0 (SECR)Merchant Navy 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
463470A3185175B3500871B Orient Line3405070A Royal Observer Corps
467270AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3501770A Belgian Marine3405472B Lord Beaverbrook
469270A3247270A3502070A Bibby Line3407370A 249 Squadron
469870A3247370A3502970A Ellerman Lines3407770A 603 Squadron
BR 4MT 2-6-4T3248770ABR 5MT 4-6-03408770A 145 Squadron
8006773A3255770A7308170A ExcaliburQ1 0-6-0
0-6-0 diesels7308270A Camelot3301670B
D2279D3096152157308770A Linette7311870A King Leodegrance
D3049D3464
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane75B Redhill
Saturday 7 April 196270Atotal:56
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
3003970A3161070C3091270A Downside3400170A Exeter
3005170A3161270A3092170A Shrewsbury3401671A Bodmin
3005270A3163272C3093570A Sevenoaks3402070A Seaton
3024570A3180171A3093770A Epsom3403170A Torrington
3024970ABR 5MT 4-6-0Merchant Navy 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
57xx 0-6-0PT73088^70A3500271B Union Castle3405070A Royal Observer Corps
363370A73089^70A3500972A Shaw Savill3406171A 73 Squadron
460170A73110^70A3501372A Blue Funnel3406672A Spitfire
461670D73111^70A3501570A Rotterdam Lloyd3406772B Tangmere
467270A73113^70A3501670A Elders Fyffes3407170A 601 Squadron
469870A73115^70A3501770A Belgian Marine3408571B 501 Squadron
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)73116^70A3501970A French Line CGT3409070A Sir Eustace Missenden 
3247270A73118^70A3502572A Brocklebank LineBR 4MT 2-6-4TS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
3247370A73119^70A3502672A Lamport & Holt Line8006773A3050370B
3248770ABR 4MT 4-6-03502970A Ellerman LineW 2-6-4T
3255770A7507770D^named locomotives3192470B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury73A Stewarts Lane
Sunday 29 April 196270Atotal:62
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
3003970A3161770A3090270A Wellington3400670A Bude
3024170A3162170A3092670D Repton3401671A Bodmin
3024570A3162470A3093770A Epsom3401770A Ilfracombe
3032170A3162671ALN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-03402971B Lundy
57xx 0-6-0PT3163470A3086171A Lord Anson3404071B Crewkerne
363370A3180371AMerchant Navy 4-6-23409672A Trevone
460170AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3500170A Channel PacketBattle of Britain 4-6-2
461670D3247270A3501072A Blue Star3406572A Hurricane
463470A3247370A3501171B General Steam Navigation3407370A 249 Squadron
467270A3248770A3501470A Nederland Lines3408571B 501 Squadron
469270A3255770A3501570A Rotterdam LloydBR 5MT 4-6-0
469870AQ1 0-6-03501970A French Line CGT7301771G73114^70A
977070A3301470B3502070A Bibby Line73081^70A73116^70A
0-6-0 diesels3301970C3502171B New Zealand Line73082^70A73117^70A
D2278152113303870B3502272A Holland-America Line73087^70ABR 4MT 4-6-0
D3049152153502470A East Asiatic Company73089^70A7507970D
D3460^named locomotives
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth71G Weymouth72A Exmouth Jct.
Sunday 3 June 196270Atotal:55
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0West Country 4-6-2Merchant Navy 4-6-2
3005270A3161270A3400670A Bude3500170A Channel Packet
3024570A3163470A3401070A Sidmouth3500271B Union Castle
3032170A3163670A3401770A Ilfracombe3500372A Royal Mail
57xx 0-6-0PT3163772C3402871B Eddystone3501171B General Steam Navigation
363370A3179371A3403471A Honiton3501770A Belgian Marine
461670D3180171A3409470A Mortehoe3501970A French Line CGT
468170AQ1 0-6-03411072A 66 Squadron3502070A Bibby Line
469270A3300370BBattle of Britain 4-6-2LN "Lord Nelson" 4-6-0
469870A3301370B3406972A Hawkinge3086171A Lord Anson
977070A3301670B3407170A 601 SquadronS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)BR 5MT 4-6-0
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3301870B3408270A 615 Squadron3050070B73110^70A
3247270A3303070AV "Schools" 4-4-03082772B73113^70A
3247370A3304070B3090270A Wellington3083370B73114^70A
3248770A3091270A DownsideBR 4MT 4-6-073118^70A
3255770A3093570A Sevenoaks7507970D73119^70A
^named locomotives
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
72A Exmouth Jct.72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town
Sunday 30 September 196270Atotal:58
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
3003470A3140872B3090270A Wellington3400670A Bude
3003970A3161270A3091270A Downside3400871A Padstow
3024170A3161770A3093570A Sevenoaks3401070A Sidmouth
3024570A3162470ABattle of Britain 4-6-23401770A Ilfracombe
3032070A3163670A3405872A Sir Frederick Pile3401870A Axminster
57xx 0-6-0PTE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3407370A 249 Squadron3402971B Lundy
363370A3247370A3408770A 145 Squadron3403471A Honiton
460170A3248770A3408870A 213 Squadron3409370A Saunton
463470A3255770ABR 5MT 4-6-03410270A Lapford
467270AH16 4-6-2T (LSWR)7308470A TintagelMerchant Navy 4-6-2
468170A3051570B7308670A The Green Knight3500372A Royal Mail
Q1 0-6-03051770B7308770A Linette3501870A British India Line
3301470B0-6-0 diesels7308870A Joyous Gard3501970A French Line CGT
3302171AD2277D32747311470A Etarre3502470A East Asiatic Company
3303070AD3224152117311570A King PellinoreS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)BR 4MT 4-6-0
3303170AD32707311870A King Leodegrance3084372A7507870D
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury
Monday 24 December 196270Atotal:70
M7 0-4-4TU 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0West Country 4-6-2
3003470A3161270A3090270A Wellington S3400170A Exeter
3003970A3161770A3092170A Shrewsbury S3400471A Yeovil
3024970A3179670A3093470D St. Lawrence3400970A Lyme Regis
3032070A3180171A3093570A Sevenoaks S3401070A Sidmouth
0298 2-4-0WTU1 2-6-03093670A Cranleigh S3401475A Budleigh Salterton
3058572F S3190775CMerchant Navy 4-6-23401671A Bodmin
3058672F SBR 2MT 2-6-2T3500770E Aberdeen Commonwealth3401870A Axminster
3058772F S8201670C3501072A Blue Star3402271A Exmoor
57xx 0-6-0PT8201770A3501970A French Line CGT3402670E Yes Tor
468170A8201870A3502272A Holland-America Line3409270E City of Wells
469270A8201970A3502371B Holland-Afrika Line3409570A Brentnor
469870A8202270A3502672A Lamport & Holt Line3410371B Calstock
977070AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3502870A Clan Line3410471A Bere Alston
Q1 0-6-03248770A S3502970A Ellerman LineBattle of Britain 4-6-2
3300370B3255770A S3503070A Elder Dempster Lines3405070A Royal Observer Corps
3300870BS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)BR 5MT 4-6-03406870E Kenley
3301675E3050170B7304371A73089^70A3408270A 615 Squadron
3301675E3083470B73081^70A73113^70A3408770A 145 Squadron
3301775E73083^70A73119^70A
73087^70A7315571A
S - stored73088^70A^named locomotives
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke70E Salisbury
71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth72A Exmouth Jct.72F Wadebridge75A Brighton
75C Norwood Jct.75E Three Bridges
See also Nine Elms in 1961



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