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.

Friday, 12 July 2013

Chester West 1937 - 1959

An ex-GC design 'ROD' War Department 2-8-0 acquired by the GWR after World War One. These engines often worked into the Chester area from South Wales.  No. 3003 was allocated there in 1947.  This photo was taken at Cardiff in 1946. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Chester West (GWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:18561945 - 1949CHR
type: Two brick-built 3TS through sheds.closed to steam:Apr-601949 - 195884K
location: On the east side of the Chester to Birkenhead line, north of Chester General station.1958 - 19606E

AbbreviationsSt - StanierBR - British RailwayROD - Railway Operating Division
GCR - Great Central RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 18 April 1937CHR9.30pm - 9.55pmtotal:44
1701 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Duke 4-4-0Saint 4-6-0
170622753265Tre Pol and Pen2920Saint David
1501 0-6-0PT2301 0-6-0Bulldog 4-4-02928Saint Sebastian
1808240824143358Tremayne2931Arlington Court
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-051xx 2-6-2TCastle 4-6-0
572367466624669943126350512051844037The South Wales Borderers
57808704Aberdare 2-6-04342636951375190Hall 4-6-0
672297692638266253676399514851914976Warfield Hall
517 0-4-2T6329731151505903Keele Hall
3578633283905919Worsley Hall
63425961Toynbee Hall
Sunday 7 September 1941CHR7.40pm - 8pmtotal:58
27xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TGrange 4-6-0Saint 4-6-0
27582778412951796812Chesford Grange2953Titley Court
57xx 0-6-0PT513051816819Highnam GrangeStar 4-6-0
37625791513551846840Hazeley Grange40254053Princess Alexandra
378657945154518643xx 2-6-0Aberdare 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
57239728515943756362263826624918Dartington Hall
35xx 2-4-02251 0-6-05319730726604932Hatherton Hall
356322625355731328xx 2-8-04957Postlip Hall
517 0-4-2TJ25 0-6-0 (NER)63088313287438254976Warfield Hall
35791989213463298344O4 2-8-0 (GCR)5923Colston Hall
1992633953935966Ashford Hall
56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2TBulldog 4-4-0
662442127206724233663430Inchcape
Sunday 14 September 1947CHRtotal:48
2251 0-6-057xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-051xx 2-6-2TCounty 4-6-0
2262CHR3665CHR5341LDR4159CHR1015PDN County of Gloucester
2301 0-6-03762CHR5399CHR5174CHRSaint 4-6-0
2513CHR3786CHR6308CHR5179CHR2930CHR Saint Vincent
26xx 2-6-05723CHR6311CHR5184CHR2953CHR Twineham Court
2662CHR5725CHR6339CHR56xx 0-6-2T2989CHR Talisman
28xx 2-8-05791CHR6380CHR5647CHRCastle 4-6-0
2802PPRD9728CHR6384SDN5690CHR5033CHR Broughton Castle
2859SPM9774CHR6392CHR6624CHR5073SALOP Blenheim
2895BHD9794CHR7313CHRBulldog 4-4-0Hall 4-6-0
ROD 2-8-0WD 2-8-09306PDN3366CHR4976CHR Warfield Hall
3003CHR77001NAStar 4-6-05966CHR Ashford Hall
72xx 2-8-2T77247SPM4044SALOP Prince George5991BAN Gresham Hall
7240OXY5992BAN Horton Hall
Shed CodesBAN BanburyBHD BirkenheadCHR Chester WestLDR Swansea LandoreNA Newton Abbot
OXY OxleyPDN PaddingtonPPRD Pontypool RoadSALOP ShrewsburySDN SwindonSPM St. Philip's Marsh
Sunday 12 September 1948CHRtotal:47
31xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Saint 4-6-0
5129CHR5361BAN3665CHR2814TN2930CHR Saint Vincent
51xx 2-6-2T5399CHR3762CHR2864CDF2953CHR Twineham Court
5174CHR6308CHR3786CHR2884STJ2989CHR Talsiman
5176CHR6339CHR5725CHR2891CDFStar 4-6-0
5184CHR6362OXY5791CHRWD 2-8-04013CHR Knight of St. Patrick
5186CHR6392CHR9728CHR77001CHR4025SRD
56xx 0-6-2T7313CHR9774CHR77257CHRHall 4-6-0
5647CHR9314OXY9794CHR78695OXY4918CHR Dartington Hall
5690CHR9317OXFROD 2-8-079301SPM5912CHR Queen's Hall
6624CHR2301 0-6-03047RDG5921OXY Bingley Hall
2251 0-6-02513CHRGrange 4-6-05950TYS Wardley Hall
2262CHR6859CHR Yiewsley GrangeCounty 4-6-0
1016SRD County of Hants
Shed CodesBAN BanburyCDF Cardiff CantonCHR Chester WestOXF OxfordOXY Oxley
RDG ReadingSPM St. Philip's MarshSRD Stafford Rd.STJ Severn Tunnel Jct.TN TauntonTYS Tyseley
Sunday 1 May 1949CHRtotal:42
31xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Saint 4-6-0
5117CHR5316BHD3762CHR2801PPRD2915CHR Saint Bartholomew
5129CHR5344CHR5725CHR2804STJ2926CHR Saint Nicholas
51xx 2-6-2T6308CHR5791CHR2827OXFHall 4-6-0
5174CHR6311CHR9728CHR2830OXY4918CHR Dartington Hall
5176CHR6337CHR9774CHR2874STB4969SPM Shrugborough Hall
5181CHR6339CHR2892STJHall 4-6-0
56xx 0-6-2T6380CHRGrange 4-6-05923CHR Colston Hall
5690CHR6392CHR6811CDF Cranbourne Grange5966CHR Ashford Hall
6624CHR7313CHR6856OXY Stowe Grange6941CHR Fillongley Hall
6698CNYD2301 0-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
2513CHR6980SALOP Llanrumney Hall77257CHR
Shed Codes6983PDN Otterington Hall78542GLO
BHD BirkenheadCDF Cardiff CantonCHR Chester WestCNYD Croes NewyddGLO GloucesterOXF Oxford
OXY OxleyPDN Old Oak CommonPPRD Pontypool RoadSALOP ShewsburySTB StourbridgeSTJ Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 27 August 195084Ktotal:41
31xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-057xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0County 4-6-0
512984K534484K376284K380284C100282A Couhty of Berks
514184K539084B378684K380381CStar 4-6-0
51xx 2-6-2T539984K461784K382584J405884A Princess Augusta
517484K63766C579184K385884KHall 4-6-0
517984K638084K977484K386084K497684K Warfield Hall
518484K2301 0-6-0979484K72xx 2-8-2T590381E Keele Hall
518684K251384K721486A591284K Queen's Hall
56xx 0-6-2TCastle 4-6-0WD 2-8-0592384K Colston Hall
564784K407684K Carmarthen Castle7711584K596182D Toynbee Hall
569084K503384K Broughton Castle7711682B596684K Ashford Hall
662484K7922584K693986C Calveley Hall
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead81C Southall81E Didcot82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh
82D Westbury84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury84J Croes Newydd84K Chester West
86A Newport Ebbw Jct86C Cardiff Canton
Allocation September 1950 (57)14xx 0-4-2TGWR12301 0-6-0PTGWR1
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1256xx 0-6-2TGWR351xx 2-6-2PTGWR8
43xx 2-6-0GWR8Saint 4-6-0GWR3Hall 4-6-0GWR8
Castle 4-6-0GWR328xx 2-8-0GWR7WD 2-8-0WD3
Sunday 27 May 195184Ktotal:53
31xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0Saint 4-6-0
512984K366584K630884K281084K292684K Saint Nicholas
51xx 2-6-2T376284K633784K281586AStar 4-6-0
510384K378684K633984K283084B406184A Glastonbury Abbey
517484K572384K63466C285587F407684K Carmarthen Castle
517984K572584K639284K287184JHall 4-6-0
518184K579184K94xx 0-6-0PT288584F490584K Barton Hall
518484K972884K842384K289084K497684K Warfield Hall
518684K977484K942584K289486A596281A Wantage Hall
2301 0-6-0979484KWD 2-8-0382984KCastle 4-6-0
251384K43xx 2-6-07922584K385884K502784K Farleigh Castle
56xx 0-6-2T532381F9021484K386084K507584K Wellington
564784K534484KManor 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
668384K539984K782384K Hook Norton Manor791284E Little Linford Hall
782684J Longworth Manor
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead81A Old Oak Common81F Oxford84A Stafford Road84B Oxley
84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.84J Croes Newydd84K Chester West86A Newport Ebbw Jct87F Llanelly
Sunday 29 June 195284Ktotal:48
31xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0County 4-6-0
510384K363084K631684J287986A101884G County of Leicester
51xx 2-6-2T366584K633784K289084K102284K County of Northampton
517484K376284K634884G380586AHall 4-6-0
518184K572384K636184B382784F490584K Barton Hall
518684K572584K636284K385984K497684K Warfield Hall
56xx 0-6-2T579184K638084KWD 2-8-0596884K Cory Hall
564784K972884K639284K9021484K690184K Arley Hall
569084K979484K731084J9068684K693885A Corndean Hall
669884J43xx 2-6-0731384J2301 0-6-0695684A Mottram Hall
539984K251384KModified Hall 4-6-0
Grange 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0696384K Throwley Hall
683584K Eastham Grange782684J Longworth Manor792284K Salford Hall
684887F Toddington Grange782784K Lydham ManorCastle 4-6-0
407684K Carmarthen Castle
Shed Codes84B Oxley84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury84J Croes Newydd
84K Chester West85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct87F Llanelly
Sunday 26 September 195484Ktotal:40
51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0County 4-6-0
416584K363084K490585C Barton Hall102684K County of Salop
510384K366584K596284K Wantage HallCastle 4-6-0
517784K376284K597185A Merevale Hall501084A Restormal Castle
518684K378684K690184K Arley Hall503384K Broughton Castle
43xx 2-6-0572384KModified Hall 4-6-0506184K Earl of Birkenhead
531184K579184K792184K Edstone Hall507584K Wellington
531584K872984KGrange 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
534484K979484K68416C Marlas Grange780084K Torquay Manor
634584K28xx 2-8-056xx 0-6-2TWD 2-8-0780184K Anthony Manor
931684B287884J564784K9021484K782084K Dinmore Manor
BR 5MT 4-6-0289084K569084K9068684K782784K Lydham Manor
7302384K289487B
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead84B Oxley84J Croes Newydd84K Chester West
85A Worcester85C Hereford87B Duffryn Yard
Sunday 23 October 195584Ktotal:48
51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTGrange 4-6-0County 4-6-0
410284K363084K682384K Oakley Grange100384G County of Wilts
411584K366584KCastle 4-6-0102284K County of Northampton
416584K376284K407684K Carmarthen CastleManor 4-6-0
510384K378684K503384K Broughton Castle780184K Anthony Manor
517484K460284K506184K Earl of Birkenhead780784K Compton Manor
517784K572384K507584K Wellington782284K Foxcote Manor
517984K572584K509184K Cleeve Abbey782784K Lydham Manor
43xx 2-6-0573984KBR 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
532584B579184K7302184K9068684K590084E Hinderton Hall
534484K872984K7302384K56xx 0-6-2T596284K Wantage Hall
637086A972884Kcl 8F 2-8-0564784KModified Hall 4-6-0
638084K979484K4834784G28xx 2-8-0696384K Throwley Hall
487266C280484K792184K Edstone Hall
4876084G385884K
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead83A Newton Abbot84B Oxley84E Tyseley
84G Shrewsbury84K Chester West86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
Sunday 8 July 195684Ktotal:42
51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
410284K363084K407684K Carmarthen Castle780084K Torquay Manor
510384K366584K503184A Totnes Castle780784K Compton Manor
517484K376284K504584A Earl of Dudley782284K Foxcote Manor
517784K378684KGrange 4-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
517984K460284K68416C Marlas Grange531184K4847484G
BR 4MT 4-6-0572584K685384E Morehampton Grange531584K4876084G
7500589A573984K685784K Tudor Grange564784KWD 2-8-0
BR 5MT 4-6-0579184KHall 4-6-0634584K9068684K
7301384K972884K491087G Blaisdon Hall636082B9070184G
979484KModified Hall 4-6-0638084K28xx 2-8-0
County 4-6-0792284K Salford Hall639083B285784E
102284K County of Northampton288986E
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead82B St. Philips Marsh83B Taunton84A Stafford Road84E Tyseley
84G Shrewsbury84K Chester West86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87G Carmarthen89A Oswestry
Sunday 8 September 195784Ktotal:47
51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTCounty 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
410284K460284K100884K County of Cardigan490484G Binnegar Hall
412884K572384K102484K County of Pembroke497585C Umberslade Hall
416584K572584K102584G County of Radnor598781A Brocket Hall
510384K573984KCastle 4-6-0599584B Wick Hall
516084K363084K408384A Abbotsbury CastleModified Hall 4-6-0
517484K366584K503384K Broughton Castle696384K Throwley Hall
517984K378684K506184K Earl of Birkenhead791384E Little Wyrley Hall
BR 5MT 4-6-0872984KManor 4-6-0792284K Salford Hall
7301384K873084K780084K Torquay Manor43xx 2-6-0
7303884K972884K782284K Foxcote Manor531184K634484K
WD 2-8-0979484K782784K Lydham Manor531584K634584K
9068684K28xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0539984K638084K
284884K682384K Oakley Grange633681F
685784K Tudor Grange
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84E Tyseley
84G Shrewsbury84K Chester West85C Hereford
Sunday 28 September 19586Etotal:43
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
401166E36306E40786E Pembroke Castle491284A Berrington Hall
BR 3MT 2-6-2T36656E502581F Chirk Castle59626E Wantage Hall
820016E37866E503884G Morlais Castle597784G Beckford Hall
820026E57196EJubilee 4-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
820036E87096E456246E St. Helena53996E483179E
820056E87306E456326E Tonga63766E484026E
51xx 2-6-2T97286EGrange 4-6-063806E484156E
41156E97946E687286G Crawley Grange639584G484176E
BR 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-028xx 2-8-0WD 2-8-0484186E
730216E750206E282283B902146E484306E
730236E750266E286886A
730266E750286E382486G
Shed Codes6E Chester West9E Trafford Park81F Oxford83B Taunton
84A Stafford Road84G Shrewsbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct86G Pontypool Road
Sunday 22 February 19596Etotal:42
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0County 4-6-0
401166E36306E501081D Restormal Castle101684G County of Hants
BR 3MT 2-6-2T36656EJubilee 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
820026E36766E456136E Kenya592684A Grotrian Hall
820036E37866E456246E St. Helena695886C Oxburgh Hall
820056E46026E43xx 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0Manor 4-6-0
820326E77626E534586G750056E782184E Ditcheat Manor
820346E87096E538186G750206Ecl 8F 2-8-028xx 2-8-0
820366E87296E637981E750266E481721A282384F
BR 5MT 4-6-097286E63806E750286E484086E382584F
730336E97946E638285DWD 2-8-0484156E383681C
Shed Codes9012586C484176E
1A Willesden6E Chester West81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot84A Stafford Road
84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury85D Kidderminster86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road
Allocation March 1959 (55)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1151xx 2-6-2TGWR1
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR7cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS243xx 2-6-0GWR3
BR 4MT 4-6-0BR5BR 5MT 4-6-0BR9Jubilee 4-6-0LMS3
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS12WD 2-8-0WD2
Sunday 7 June 19596E5pm - 5.15pmtotal:42
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0County 4-6-0
401066E36306E503681D Lyonshall Castle102284G County of Northampton
401166E36656E43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0
BR 3MT 2-6-2T36766E53996E287184J681986G Highnam Grange
820016E37866E63806E288283B685881F Woolston Grange
820026E46026E730082D288486GHall 4-6-0
820036E77626E731084J288884F692584B Hackness Hall
820056E87096EWD 2-8-0383984F695482A Lotherton Hall
820326E87296E902146E384286GModified Hall 4-6-0
820366E87306E9058584Ccl 8F 2-8-0791386C Little Wyrley Hall
97286E906866E482889EBR 4MT 4-6-0
97946E4847484G750286E
Shed Codes6E Chester West9E Trafford Park81D Reading81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road
82D Westbury83B Taunton84B Oxley84C Banbury84F Stourbridge Jct.
84G Shrewsbury84J Croes Newydd86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road
Chester West (GWR) closed on 10th April 1960.
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