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.

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Kidderminster 1937 - 1964

Kidderminster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1932Sep 1935 - Jan 1950KDR
type:A corrugated iron 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Aug 64Feb 1950 - Sep 196085D
location:On the east side of the Severn Valley line, south of the station.Oct 1960 - Aug 196384G

Sep 1963 - Aug 19642P
AbbreviationsMW - Manning, WardleCMDP - Cleobury, Mortimer and Ditton Priors Railway.
GWR - Great Western Railway
Sunday 28 March 1937KDR2.55pm - 3.05pmtotal:14
CMDP 0-6-0T (MW)2251 0-6-048xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT
2922834845450645945112512387278731
2301 0-6-0 (Dean)457755155114
24444586
Sunday 27 August 1939KDRtotal:13
CMDP 0-6-0T (MW)2301 0-6-0 (Dean)45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T81xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT
282924444586551851125114810187188727
4596557364xx 0-6-0PT
6430
Allocation January 1948 (16)CMDP 0-6-0TCMDP243xx 2-6-0GWR1
51xx 2-6-2TGWR245xx 2-6-2TGWR581xx 2-6-2TGWR1
2021 0-6-0PTGWR157xx 0-6-0PTGWR4
Sunday 24 September 195085Dtotal:13
2021 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T81xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
205185D360185D410085D457885D810185D638285D
210185A462585D511085D458685D
770085D459985D
871885D
Shed Codes85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 27 May 195185Dtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0diesel railcar
360185D205185D411884G459485D638285DW29
770085D2251 0-6-0415385D459685D81xx 2-6-2T
871885D222884G417585D810185D
872785D511085D
Shed Codes84G Shrewsbury85D Kidderminster
Saturday 18 July 195385Dtotal:16
CMDP 0-6-0T (MW)57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T
2985D360185D871885D220785D415385D457885D
2021 0-6-0PT464185D872785D226285A81xx 2-6-2T459685D
214485D770085D873185D43xx 2-6-0810185D551885D
730185D
Shed Codes85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 23 May 195485Dtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T81xx 2-6-2T
360185D871885D203485C415385D459685D810185D
461485D872785D417184E551885D
464185D873185D417585D
770085D511085D
Shed Codes84E Tyseley85C Hereford85D Kidderminster
Sunday 22 April 195685D12noon - 12.10pmtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TBR cl 3MT 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
360185D166185D410085D417585D8200885D633485D
464185D411485D511085D638285D
770085D415385D515684E
872785D415485A
Shed Codes84E Tyseley85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 7 April 195785Dtotal:18
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-081xx 2-6-2TBR cl 3MT 2-6-2T
464185D166185D410085D539485D810185D8200885D
770085D14xx 0-4-2T411485D631485D810685A
871885D581685A415385D2251 0-6-045xx 2-6-2T
417284E220585A551885D
511085D224785A
Shed Codes84E Tyseley85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 30 March 195885Dtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-081xx 2-6-2T
360185D775085A224785A S411485D539485D810185D
464185D871885D226785A S415385D631485D
770085D227785A S511085D636785A SS - stored
Shed Codes85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 8 February 195985Dtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-081xx 2-6-2T
461385A166185D224785A S415385D533385D810185D
464185D94xx 0-6-0PT226785A S511085D535585D56xx 0-6-2T
770085D945585A321785A631485D667985D
871885D
Shed Codes85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Allocation March 1959 (15)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR351xx 2-6-2TGWR4
43xx 2-6-0GWR545xx 2-6-2TGWR156xx 0-6-2TGWR1
81xx 2-6-2TGWR1
Sunday 26 June 196085Dtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-081xx 2-6-2T
360185D162985A W321685A S411485D636885D810185D
464185D94xx 0-6-0PT321485A S415385D638885DBR cl 3MT 2-6-2T
579185D849685A45xx 2-6-2T417585D56xx 0-6-2T8200885D
770085D946685A S551885D667985D
871885DW - withdrawn
Shed Codes85A Worcester85D Kidderminster
Sunday 23 July 196184Gtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T61xx 2-6-2Tdiesel railcars
360184G464184G410985A415384G612884Gall stored
462984G871884G411385A417584G43xx 2-6-0W21WW31W
411484G515184G635384BW25W
Shed Codes84B Oxley84G Kidderminster85A Worcester
Sunday 6 May 196284Gtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2Tdiesel railcars
360184G464184G411484G638884G667984Gall stored
462984G871884G415384GW21WW31W
417584GW25W
Sunday 23 September 196284Gtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0diesel railcars
360184G462984G412984G W515184G631484Gall stored
361984G871884G414784G515384G638884GW21WW31W
415584EW25W
Shed Codes84E Tyseley84G Kidderminster
Sunday 10 March 196384Gtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
360184G411484G417584G631484GShed Code84G Kidderminster
360784G412984G W515184G W636484G
361984G417384G515384G638884G WW - withdrawn
Sunday 29 September 19632Ptotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2T
36012P41142P63142P W66792PShed Code2P Kidderminster
36072P41292P W63172P
36192P41532P63642P
87182P51512P W63882P WW - withdrawn
Saturday 30 May 19642Ptotal:8
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
36012P41472P41732P639587FShed Code2P Kidderminster
36192P41532P51532P
87182P
Kidderminster shed was closed in August 1964.
Updated and revised - October 2021.
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