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.

Saturday, 27 June 2026

Shed Profiles - Brighton and other Sussex Sheds in 1962

75ABrightonAllocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway opened:1861prior to Jan 1950BTN
type:A brick-built 14TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 1964 75A
location:At the north end of the station in the fork of lines.
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Sunday 18 March 196275Atotal:46
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 2-6-4TE6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)West Country 4-6-2
4128775A8003175A3241775A3233775A3400875A Padstow
4130175A8003375A3241875A3233875A3401975A Bideford
4130375A8013875AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3234075ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
4132575A8014475A3246875A3234175A3405575A Fighter Pilot
4132675A8014875A3250975A W3234975EV "Schools" 4-4-0
4132775A8015275A3258075AN 2-6-0 (SECR)3090175A Winchester
C 0-6-0 (SECR)0-6-0 dieselsQ 0-6-03140075A3091175B Dover
3168673FD2082D32173053475A3140175A3091775A Ardingly
3172275BD2282D32193053875A3140275A3092375A Bradfield
A1X 0-6-0TD2286D32213186375BU 2-6-0S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
3263575A3180775B3050870B
shed codes70B Feltham73F Ashford75A Brighton75B Redhill75E Three Bridges 
Saturday 7 April 196275Atotal:52
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4126175A3241775A3233775A8001375A3400875A Padstow
4128775A3241875A3233875A8001675F3401273B. Launceston
4130375AQ 0-6-03234175A8003375A3401975A. Bideford
4132475A3053475A3234275A8013875ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
4132675A3053875A3234975E8014475A3405775A Biggin Hill
A1X 0-6-0T3054475AN 2-6-0 (SECR)8014875AV "Schools" 4-4-0
3267075A3054975A3140075A8014975A3090175A. Winchester
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)3140275A8015375A3091775A Ardingly
3246875A3168673F3140375A8015475A3092875A. Stowe
3247075A3172275A0-6-0 diesels3092975A. Malvern
3247975AD2082D3096D3219BRCW T2 diesel
D2281D3218D6586
shed codes73B Bricklayers' Arms73F Ashford75A Brighton75E Three Bridges 75F Tunbridge Wells W.
Sunday 3 June 196275A2.25pm - 3pmtotal:48
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4126175A3241775A3233775A8003175A3400875A Padstow
4128375A3241875A3233875A8003375A3401975A Bideford
4130075AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3234075A8014575ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
4130175A3246875A3234275A8014675A3405575A Fighter Pilot
4130375A3247475A3234375A8014875A3405775A Biggin Hill
4132475A3247975A3235275E8014975AV "Schools" 4-4-0
4132575A0-6-0 dieselsQ 0-6-08015275A3090175A Winchester
N 2-6-0 (SECR)D2280D30963053575AA1X 0-6-0T3091775A Ardingly
3140275AD2281D32173053775D3263675A3092375A Bradfield
3186275BD2282D32183053875D3267075A3092975A Malvern
D30953054575E
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 
Sunday 10 June 196275Atotal:46
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4126175A3241775A3233775A8003175A3402775A Taw Valley
4128375A3241875A3233875A8003375ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
4128775AQ 0-6-03233975A8006671A3405775A Biggin Hill
4130075A3053375A3234175A8014375A3408975D. 602 Squadron
4132675A3053475A3234475A8015075AV "Schools" 4-4-0
4132775A3053575A3235375EN 2-6-0 (SECR)3091775A Ardingly
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3053875AA1X 0-6-0T3140175A3092375A Bradfield
3246875A3054475A3263675A3140275A3092875A. Stowe
3247475A3054575A3267075A3140375A0-6-0 diesels
DS680preserved3182675DD2280D2283D3217
D2282D3094D3221
shed codes71A Eastleigh75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 
Thursday 21 June 196275Atotal:36
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4126175A3241775A3233775A8001375A3401375A Okehampton
4128375A3241875A3233875A8003175AV "Schools" 4-4-0
4129175AQ 0-6-03233975A8004173J3091775A Ardingly
4130075A3053475A3234175A8013875A3092375A Bradfield
4132575A3053575A3234275A8014775A3092975A Malvern
4132675A3054975A3235275E8015175AA1X 0-6-0TN 2-6-0 (SECR)
W 2-6-4T0-6-0 diesels8015375A3267075A3140175A
3191075CD2280D2281D3217DS680preserved3140375A
shed codes73J Tonbridge75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction
Sunday 5 August 196275Atotal:54
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Q 0-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4128375A3053375A3233775A8003175A3401375A Okehampton
4129175A3053475A3233875A8004073J3410175A. Hartland
4130175A3054475A3233975A8004173J3410571B Swanage
4132475A3054675E3234075A8004373JBattle of Britain 4-6-2
4132575AN 2-6-0 (SECR)3234275A8014375A3405575A. Fighter Pilot
4132675A3140075A3235275E8014675AV "Schools" 4-4-0
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3140375A0-6-0 diesels8014875A3090175A. Winchester
3246875A3141175DD2280D30968014975A3091775A Ardingly
3247975A3182575DD2282D32188015175A3092375A. Bradfield
A1X 0-6-0T3187375AD3093D3219cl 5MT 4-6-03092875A Stowe
3263575AU1 2-6-0D3094452921EBR 4MT 2-6-0S15 4-6-0
3267075A3189675D453148F7605771B3050170B
shed codes1E Bletchley8F Springs Branch70B Feltham71B Bournemouth73J Tonbridge
75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 
Friday 17 August 196275Asteam only recordtotal:31
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4129175A3233875A8003275A8015375A3401375A Okehampton
4130175A3234075A8008875E8015475A3401975A Bideford
4132475A3234275A8014375AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3402775A Taw Valley
Q 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)8014475A3247975AV "Schools" 4-4-0
3053475A3140075A8014675A3250375A3091775A Ardingly
A1X 0-6-0T3140275A8014775AE6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3092875A Stowe
3263575AN1 2-6-08014875A3241775A3092975A Malvern
3182275D8015275A3241875A
shed codes75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 
Saturday 18 November 196275Asteam only recordtotal:33
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)Q 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWest Country 4-6-2
4126075A3053475A3140275A8001275E3401275A Launceston
4126175A3053575A3140375A8014275F3401975A Bideford
4128775AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3183075A8014475A3410075A Appledore
4129175A3247475A3187375A8014675A3410175A. Hartland
4130075A3247975AK 2-6-0 (LBSCR)8015075ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
4132675A3250375A3233875A8015475A3405575A. Fighter Pilot
A1X 0-6-0TE6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3234275AV "Schools" 4-4-0
3263575A3241775A3092375A. Bradfield
3267075A3092975A Malvern
shed codes75A Brighton75E Three Bridges 75F Tunbridge Wells West
EastbourneBrighton subshed
Sunday 3 June 196275A subtotal:7
BR 4MT 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0
8004273J8015075A3053375A3054975A3092875A Stowe
8014175F3054475A
shed codes73J Tonbridge75A Brighton75F Tunbridge Wells West
Wednesday 13 June 196275A subtotal:8
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN 2-6-0 (SECR)Q 0-6-00-6-0 dieselsWest Country
8004273J3140375A3054975AD2281D32173410175A Hartland
8008875E3182875A
shed codes73J Tonbridge75A Brighton
Monday 18 June 196275A subtotal:7
BR 4MT 2-6-4TN 2-6-0 (SECR)Q 0-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)West Country
8014975A3186375B3053575A3235275E3401375A Okehampton
8015175A0-6-0 dieselD2283
shed codes75A Brighton75B Redhill75E Three Bridges
NewhavenBrighton subshed
Sunday 3 June 196275A subtotal:5
A1X 0-6-0T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)0-6-0 diesel
3263575A3247075A3234475AD3221
3250375Ashed codes75A Brighton
See also Brighton 1961

75EThree BridgesAllocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway opened:1911closed to steam:Jun-64
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shedprior to 19503B
location:On the east side of the Horsham line, south of the station.Feb 1950 - Jun 196475E
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
BR - British Railways
Sunday 18 March 196275Etotal:26
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4TU1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3005375E8001075E3189175E3234375A3235275E3182473A
3005575E8008775E3189275E3234675E3235375EU 2-6-0
H 0-4-4T (SECR)8008875E3189375E3234775EBR 4MT 4-6-03180272C
3155175E8008975E3189475E3234875E7507075EQ 0-6-0
0-6-0 diesels3191075C3235075E7507575E3054775E
D3093D3094
shed codes72C Yeovil Town73A Stewart's Lane75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges 
Saturday 7 April 196275Etotal:17
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 4-6-0U1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3005575E7507075E3189175E3233875A3234675E3185473A
H 0-4-4T (SECR)7507575E3189275E3234375A3234875E3187472A
3155175EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3189475E3234575EQ 0-6-0
8008775E3189775E3054575E
shed codes72A Exmouth Jct.73A Stewart's Lane75A Brighton75E Three Bridges 
Sunday 3 June 196275E5pm - 5.10pmtotal:22
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 4-6-0U1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)
3005575E7507075E3189075E3189475E3233975A3235375E
H 0-4-4T (SECR)7507575E3189175E3189775E3234775EN 2-6-0 (SECR)
3132475EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3189275E3190475C3234875E3141275D
3155175E8009575F3189375E3191075C3235075E0-6-0 diesels
shed codes75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75D Stewart's LaneD3093D3094
75E Three Bridges 75F Tunbridge Wells West
Sunday 10 June 196275Etotal:22
M7 0-4-4TBR 4MT 4-6-0U1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)West Country
3005575E7507075E3189075E3234275A3401375A Okehampton
H 0-4-4T (SECR)7507575E3189275E3234675EN 2-6-0 (SECR)Q 0-6-0
3132475EBR 4MT 2-6-4T3189475E3234775E3141075D3054075E
3155175E8001075E3189775E3235075E0-6-0 diesel3054675E
8008875E3191075C3235175ED3093
shed codes75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 
Sunday 22 July 196275Etotal:23
H 0-4-4T (SECR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TU1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)BR 4MT 4-6-0
3126375E8001175E3189075E3234775E3182475D7507075E
3130875F8001275E3189275E3234875EQ 0-6-07507575E
3155175E8008775E3189375E3234975E3053375E
0-6-0 diesel8009475E3189475E3235075E3054675E
130933189775E
3190175C
shed codes75C Norwood Junction75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges 75F Tunbridge Wells West
Friday 17 August 196275Etotal:17
H 0-4-4T (SECR)BR 4MT 2-6-4TU1 2-6-0K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0
3154375F8001075E3189075E3234775E3235275E3054575E
3155175E8001275E3189375E3234875E3235375E3054675E
8004273J3189775E3234975E
8008775E3235075E
shed codes73J Tonbridge75E Three Bridges 75F Tunbridge Wells West
HorshamThree Bridges subshed
Sunday 18 March 196275E subtotal:7
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0
4126175A4130075A3247075E3054075E
4128375A3247975A3054675E
shed codes75A Brighton75E Three Bridges
Sunday 3 June 196275E subtotal:6
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 2-6-4TQ 0-6-0
4128775A4132775A8008875E3054075E
4129175A3054775E
shed codes75A Brighton75E Three Bridges
See also Three Bridges in 1961
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