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, 1 November 2026

Shed Profiles : Cardiff Canton & East Dock sheds in 1962

88ACardiff CantonAllocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1882closed to steam:Sep-62
type:A large brick-built roundhouse and a 6TS dead-ended shed.prior to Jan 1950CDF
location:On the south side of the line, west of General station.Feb 1950 - Sep 196086C
Oct 1960 - Aug 196388A
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Wednesday 18 April 196288Atotal:67
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
150888A380284B409681A Highclere Castle493188A Hanbury Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT380586A500785B Rougemont Castle590388A Keele Hall
374888A42xx 2-8-0T502188A Whittington Castle590988A Newton Hall
375188A427088A505989A Earl of St. Aldwyn591188A Preston Hall
872388A428687B506188A Earl of Birkenhead596081F Saint Edmund Hall
960388A429086A506882C Beverston Castle596288A Wantage Hall
964888A522088A701688A Chester Castle599982D Wollston Hall
971388A522488AKing 4-6-0690988A Frewin Hall
977588A523087D600381A King George IV S692381D Croxteth Hall
979488A526188A601088A King Charles I693688A Breccles Hall
94xx 0-6-0PTBR 9F 2-10-0602381A King Edward II S694281A Eshton Hall
842588A9200388A602488A King Edward I SModified Hall 4-6-0
846688A9221082E56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-0695981A Peatling Hall
847188A9221688A565687F634588A699588A Benthall Hall
946188A9222088A567087B634988AGrange 4-6-0
9222884C569287F72xx 2-8-2T681887F Hardwick Grange
9223284C662186F724288B684788A Tidmarsh Grange
9223388A663088A685988A Yiewsley Grange
9224188A669187BManor 4-6-0
780588A Broome Manor
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81D Reading81F Oxford82C Swindon82D Westbury
82E Bristol Barrow Rd.84B Oxley84C Banbury85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Aberbeeg
87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 13 May 196288Atotal:93
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366388A288788A408088A Powderham Castle493688A Kinlet Hall
375588A380488A501181A Tintagel Castle495288A Peplow Hall
378488A385286E502088A Trematon Castle497188A Stanway Hall
464487F385786E502188A Whittington Castle590388A Keele Hall
465187B386088A506188A Earl of Birkenhead591188A Preston Hall
872388A42xx 2-8-0T506287A Earl of Shaftesbury596288A Wantage Hall
872888A424288A507588A Wellington690484C Charfield Hall
960388A427088A507787F Fairey Battle690988A Frewin Hall
964888A427887B508087F Defiant691888A Sandon Hall
968188A522088A508188A Lockheed Hudson694488A Fledborough Hall
971388A522588A509288A Tresco Abbey695088A Kingsthorpe Hall
972788A522986A509688A Bridgwater CastleModified Hall 4-6-0
979488A524386E509788A Sarum Castle697381A Bricklehampton Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT526188A701081A Avondale Castle699881A Burton Agnes Hall
842588AWD 2-8-0702181A Haverfordwest Castle792788A Willington Hall
846688A9006988A702887F Cadbury CastleManor 4-6-0
847188A9012588AKing 4-6-0780588A Broome Manor
848488A9020186A600381A King George IV S782088A Dinmore Manor
943788A9057988A601881A King Henry VI43xx 2-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
946188Acl 8F 2-8-0602381A King Edward II S630184B9200188A
15xx 0-6-0PT4846387F602488A King Edward I S633085B9200586A
150888A72xx 2-8-2TGrange 4-6-0634588A9221086E
51xx 2-6-2T722687D682288A Manston Grange56xx 0-6-2T92220*88A
412188H683287A Brockton Grange662186F9222586A
County 4-6-0683886G Goodmoor Grange663088A9223284C
101689A County of HantsS - stored* Evening Star669386G9223788A
shed codes81A Old Oak Common84B Oxley84C Banbury85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Aberbeeg86G Pontypool Road87A Neath Court Sart87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock
87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton88H Tondu89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 26 August 196288Atotal:82
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366388A380488A408088A Powderham Castle491888A Dartington Hall
375588A381088A502188A Whittington Castle493581E Ketley Hall
378488A386288A504388A Earl of Mount Edgcumbe494288A Maindy Hall
463388AWD 2-8-0505282B Earl of Radnor497188A Stanway Hall W
574988A9006988A506188A Earl of Birkenhead498488A Albrighton Hall
872888A9057288A509188A Cleeve Abbey590387F Keele Hall
877688A9057388A509288A Tresco Abbey592482B Dinton Hall
960388Acl 8F 2-8-0509788A Sarum Castle596188A Toynbee Hall
964888A4843689A701688A Chester Castle598187A Frensham Hall
977588ABR 9F 2-10-0703485B Ince Castle691784B Oldlands Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT9200388AGrange 4-6-0693288A Burwarton Hall
842588A9220888A681482B Enborne Grange693588A Browsholme Hall
844588A9221088A684788A Tidmarsh Grange694488A Fledborough Hall
847188A9221384C684986A Walton Grange695088A Kingsthorpe Hall
848488A9221688A42xx 2-8-0T43xx 2-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
849788A9223284C424288A632086E792588A Westol Hall
942688A9223688A427088A634588ACounty 4-6-0
943788A9223788A522088A731788A101082C County of Caernarvon
946188A9224188A522588A56xx 0-6-2T101689A County of Hants
15xx 0-6-0PT9224788A526188A563088EManor 4-6-0
150888Acl 4F 0-6-0Hymek T3 diesels666088B780588A Broome Manor
W - withdrawn+'[Unknowns.xlsx]1960-1965'!$G$12:$CB$634411221AD7010D7025668188A782088A Dinmore Manor
shed codes21A Saltley81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon84C Banbury
85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton
88B Cardiff Radyr88E Abercynon89A Shrewsbury
Cardiff Canton shed was closed on 10th September 1962. The allocation was transferred to Cardiff East Dock shed.
A purpose built diesel depot was built on the site of the roundhouse and the 6TS shed was converted to diesel servicing.
Sunday 30 September 1962dumped in shed yardtotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
972388E W564688F W502188A Whittington Castle W493188A Hanbury Hall W
15xx 0-6-0PT565788E W505388A Earl Cairns W497188A Stanway Hall W
150888A W663088A WW - withdrawn497388A Sweeny Hall W
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88E Abercynon88F Treherbert590988A Newton Hall W
see also : Cardiff Canton 1961

88LCardiff East DockAllocations 1962
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1931closed:Aug-65
type:An 8TS dead-ended shed.Feb 1950 - Feb 1962 88B
location:In Cardiff dockland, between Bute East Dock and Roath DockMar 1962 - Aug 1963 88L
Sep 1963 - Aug 1965 88A
Cardiff East Dock shed was closed from March 1958 to September 1962 and used as stabling point. It was reopened for the use of the remaining steam allocation of Cardiff Canton when that shed was undergoing major redevelopment.
Friday 28 September 196288Ltotal:43
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
375588L W288788L491482B Cranmore Hall504388L Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
378488L380488L493688L Kinlet Hall506188L Earl of Birkenhead W
965188L42xx 2-8-0T498488L Albrighton Hall W508188L Lockheed Hudson
966383B ^424288L591188L Preston Hall W509288L Tresco Abbey
94xx 0-6-0PT427088L W691888L Sandon Hall509688L Bridgwater Hall
842588L522488L695088L Kingsthorpe HallGrange 4-6-0
846688L522588LModified Hall 4-6-0680888L Beenham Grange
849788L S526188L792788L Willington Hall681587F Frilford Grange
942688LWD 2-8-043xx 2-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0687588L Hindford Grange
943788L906382F630485B9200388LManor 4-6-0
944287A56xx 0-6-2T636688L W9220888L780588L Broome Manor
668188L731788L9223788L782088L Dinmore Manor
^ possible visitor to Caerphilly Works9224784C
shed codes2F Woodford Halse82B St. Philip's Marsh83B Taunton84C Banbury85B Gloucester GWR
87A Neath Court Sart87F Llanelly88L Cardiff East Dock
Sunday 9 December 196288Ltotal:47
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
366286A287584C691888L Sandon Hall409088L Dorchester Castle
378289A xw289786G693288L Burwarton Hall504388L Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
378488L380488L694588L Glasfryn Hall507488L Hampden
574988L381088L695685B Mottram Hall508188L Lockheed Hudson
962988L42xx 2-8-0TModified Hall 4-6-0509788L Sarum Castle
94xx 0-6-0PT424288L697282B Beningbrough Hall701688L Chester Castle W
842588L427288L697782D Grundisburgh HallGrange 4-6-0
849788A428287A698788L Shervington Hall681386A Eastbury Grange
942688L522088L699588L Benthall Hall683287A Brockton Grange
943788L522488L791388L Little Wyrley Hall687588L Hindford Grange
16xx 0-6-0PT522588L56xx 0-6-2T687686G Kingsland Grange
161387H522986A660688BBR 9F 2-10-0
663788B9200388L9224488L
xw - ex Caerphilly Works668188L9222686A9224688L
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury84C Banbury85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
86G Pontypool Road87A Neath Court Sart87H Neyland88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr88L Cardiff East Dock
89A Shrewsbury

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