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, 24 July 2015

Cheltenham 1936 - 1963

Cheltenham Malvern Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1907prior to Jan 1950CHEL
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Oct-63Feb 1950 - Oct 196385B subshed
location:On the north side of Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road station.BR Database
AbbreviationsF - FowlerWD - War Department
Sunday 19 July 1936CHEL4.40pm - 4.55pmtotal:14
1076 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Aberdare 2-6-045xx 2-6-2TDuke 4-4-0
12544339637926264546457832613285Katerfelto
48xx 0-4-2T6341cl 3F 0-6-0T45675538Bulldog 4-4-0
486375573364Frank Bibby
Sunday 13 June 1937CHELtotal:10
43xx 2-6-0Aberdare 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T45xx 2-6-2TDuke 4-4-0
6326730526397275456455183260Mount Edgcombe
45675524
4584
Sunday 4 February 195185B subshedtotal:12
45xx 2-6-2T32xx 4-4-043xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
453485B557485B320485B535083A781585B Fritwell Manor
456485Bdiesel railcar321385Bcl 3F 0-6-0T781885B Granville Manor
553085BW254761922B782485B Iford Manor
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd83A Newton Abbot85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 6 May 195185B subshedtotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
462885B453485B225485B632282C781885B Granville Manor
871785B553085B51xx 2-6-2Tdiesel railcar782485B Iford Manor
553885B417485BW25
Shed Codes82C Swindon85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 8 February 195385B subshedtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-032xx 4-4-043xx 2-6-0
972785B456485B553885B229585B320585B531285B
94xx 0-6-0PT458685Bdiesel railcar14xx 0-4-2T51xx 2-6-2T
946485B553085BW25140185B417485B
Sunday 31 May 195385B subshedtotal:9
94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-072xx 2-8-2T
944585B458685B414085B224885B635585B722186J
14xx 0-4-2T414185Bdiesel railcar
141385BW27
Shed Codes85B Gloucester H. Rd86J Aberdare
Sunday 20 September 195385B subshedtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T32xx 4-4-043xx 2-6-0diesel railcar
465985B452185B414185B320485B539485BW20
553085Bcl 3F 0-6-0T630985B
553885B4761922B
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 30 May 195485B subshedtotal:9
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
871785B452185B414185B638185B780885B Cookham Manor
14xx 0-4-2T458685Bcl 3F 0-6-0Tdiesel railcar
146485B4750622BW20
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 21 August 195585B subshedtotal:10
94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-0Manor 4-6-0
848785B553885B417485B224885B780885B Cookham Manor
14xx 0-4-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0T72xx 2-8-2Tdiesel railcar781085B Draycott Manor
141385B4753922B724386AW20
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd85B Gloucester H. Rd86A Newport Ebbw J
Sunday 27 May 195685B subshedtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
848785B456485B414185B634185B780885B Cookham Manor
14xx 0-4-2T551485B417485BWD 2-8-0diesel railcar
140185B9025182BW19
Shed Codes82B St. Philip's Marsh85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 26 August 195685B subshedtotal:9
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0Manor 4-6-0
878185B455385B225485B384986E780885B Cookham Manor
54xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0Tdiesel railcar
541885B414185B4742222BW19
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd85B Gloucester H. Rd86E Severn Tunnel J.
Sunday 6 January 195785B subshedtotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
872785D541385B455385B535182C780885B Cookham Manor
94xx 0-6-0PT541885B551485B633085B32xx 4-4-051xx 2-6-2T
848785B638185B320385B414185B
515785B
Shed Codes82C Swindon85B Gloucester H. Rd85D Kidderminster
Sunday 21 July 195785B subshedtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0diesel railcar
462885B456485B553085B413985B637385BW19
14xx 0-4-2T457385B553885Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
140185B4742222B
Shed Codes22B Gloucester B Wd85B Gloucester H. Rd
Sunday 8 February 1959Sunday 4 June 1961
85B subshedtotal:785B subshedtotal:6
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
371585B848885B4750685E849185B412385B634185B
51xx 2-6-2T943885Bdiesel railcar0-6-0 diesel61xx 2-6-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0T
518285B944585BW19D3987613785B4742285C
Shed Codes85B Gloucester Horton Road85C & 85E Gloucester Barnwood
Saturday 1 September 196285B subshedtotal:7
28xx 2-8-051xx 2-6-2Tcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T0-6-0 diesel
286286E416184F4388785C4429685C4753985BD3992
416385B
Shed Codes84F Stourbridge Jct.85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Gloucester B Wd86E Severn Tunnel J.
Sunday 10 March 196385B subshedtotal:11
54xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2Tcl 4F 0-6-0 (F)0-6-0 diesel
542085B743084F410185B515485B4388785CD3993
57xx 0-6-0PT744184F416185B518485Bcl 4F 0-6-0
874385B4429685C
Shed Codes84F Stourbridge Jct.85B Gloucester H. Rd85C Gloucester B Wd
Cheltenham shed was closed in October 1963.
Circencester
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1872Gloucester GWR subshed
type:A timber-built 1TS dead ended shed.closed:Apr-64
location:On the west side of the line south of the station.
Sunday 26 August 1956
85B subshedtotal:1
57xx 0-6-0PT
779482CShed Codes82C Swindon
Tetbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1889Gloucester GWR subshed
type:A brick-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-64
location:On the east side of the line at the north end of the station.
Sunday 30 September 1956
85B subshedtotal:1
14xx 0-4-2T
580582CShed Codes82C Swindon
Brimscombe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1889Gloucester GWR subshed
type:A brick-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:Oct-63
location:On the north side of the line, at the east end of the station.
Sunday 1 May 1938Friday 17 July 1953Monday 28 September 1959
85B subshedtotal:185B subshedtotal:285B subshedtotal:1
3150 2-6-2T3150 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
3171316385B412385B
316485B
Sunday 14 May 1961Sunday 25 March 1962
85B subshedtotal:285B subshedtotal:2
14xx 0-4-2T64xx 0-6-0PT
144085B643785B
51xx 2-6-2T0-6-0 diesel
416385BD4119
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