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, 31 January 2016

Perthshire Sub-sheds 1938 - 1964

Perth LNER
Pre Grouping Ownership - North British Railwayopened:1848Sep 1935 - Dec 1948PTH
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:1950Jan 1949 - Jan 195063A sub
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnM - MacintoshPick - Pickersgill
St - StanierBR - British RailwaysGER - Great Eastern Railway
GNR - Great Northern RailwayNBR - North British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 17 July 1938PTH3.55am - 4.05amtotal:18
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)D49 4-4-0D30 4-4-0
900497119726246Morayshire9417Cuddie Headrigg
J69 0-6-0T (GER)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)250Perthshire9418Dumbiedykes
708990089477D31 4-4-0 (NBR)D33 4-4-0 (NBR)D34 4-4-0 (NBR)
J83 0-6-0T (NBR)907294859214986598669287Glen Gyle
98229468
Monday 29 May 1939PTHtotal:11
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)D49 4-4-0D30 4-4-0
900490089477250Perthshire9417Cuddie Headrigg
J35 0-6-0 (NBR)94689487J36 0-6-0 (NBR)D33 4-4-0 (NBR)9418Dumbiedykes
918897269865
Saturday 21 April 1945PTHtotal:17
K3 2-6-0 (GNR)J35 0-6-0 (NBR)J36 0-6-0 (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)D30 4-4-0
3828STM9337PTH9667PTH9008PTH9418PTH Dumbiedykes
B1 4-6-09487PTH9711PTH9110PTHD34 4-4-0 (NBR)
8308HAY9853PTH9726PTH9454DFU9256EFD Glen Douglas
J83 0-6-0T (NBR)9477PTHD33 4-4-0 (NBR)D1 4-4-0 (GNR)
98229865PTH3064D1
Shed CodesEFD EastfieldDFU DunfermlineHAY HaymarketPTH PerthSTM St. Margarets
Sunday 28 August 194963A sub-shedtotal:19
C15 4-4-2T (NBR)J37 0-6-0 (NBR)D30 4-4-0D49 4-4-0
6745563A6453663A6242663A Cuddie Headrigg6270664B Forfarshire
J36 0-6-0 (NBR)6458863AD34 4-4-0 (NBR)6272563A Inverness-shire
521363A6459163A6249865A Glen Moidart6273364B Northumberland
529763AJ83 0-6-0T (NBR)D33 4-4-0 (NBR)D1 4-4-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-0
6530963A6846963A6246663A6221563A6100263A Impala
J35 0-6-0 (NBR)WD 2-8-06106163A
447662C9061462A
Shed Codes62A Thornton Jct.62C Dunfermline63A Perth64B Haymarket65A Eastfield
Perth LNER shed closed on 7th January, 1950 but it continued in use for locos storage.
Wednesday 12 September 1951Thursday 21st June 1951
63A sub-shedtotal:563A sub-shedtotal:5
cl 4P 4-4-0 (F)D49 4-4-0cl 4P 4-4-0 (F)D49 4-4-0
4092363A6272563A Inverness-shire4092463B6272563A Inverness-shire
4092463Bcl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)4093863Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5446963A5521663A4093963A5521663A
Shed Codes63A Perth63B Stirling
Perth North
Pre Grouping Ownership - Highland Railwayopened:1854
type:A stone-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:May-38
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.
Monday 29 May 1939total:12
cl 4P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)cl 3F 0-6-0 (Pick)cl 5MT 4-6-0
921938152081724017250175771760517658176635461
1758917616
Although officially closed by the LMS in 1938, the ex Highland Railway shed continued to service locos.
Aberfeldy
Pre Grouping Ownership - Highland Railwayopened:1865Perth South sub-shed
type:A timber-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:1962
Friday 25 June 1948Saturday 19 March 1949Tuesday 12 August 1952Friday 3 July 1953
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
1517563A5520963A5734563A5520963A
Saturday 29 August 1953Monday 24 May 1954Saturday 5 June 1954Saturday 4 September 1954
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5521363A5521363A5521363A5520963A
Tuesday 16 November 1954Monday 23 May 1955Wednesday 10 August 1955Tuesday 10 July 1956
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5519463A5521263A5449963A5521863A
Thursday 26 July 1956Saturday 28 May 1960Saturday 25 June 1960Tuesday 6 September 1960
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5521263A5517363A5517363A5523963A
Saturday 3 June 1961Thursday 24 August 1961Thursday 31 August 1961Saturday 23 September 1961
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
5521763A5521763A5521763A8009363A
Aberfeldy shed closed during 1962
Crieff
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1896Perth South sub-shed
type:Two brick-built 1TS dead ended sheds.closed:Sep-58
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Saturday 19 March 1949Saturday 30 August 1952Monday 1 June 1953
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
425163A4432863A4508463B
cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)4516863A
M1447663A
Friday 9 October 1953Monday 16 July 1956
cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)
4425163A5450063A
Shed Codes63A Perth63B Stirling
The two sheds at Crieff lasted until closed by BR on 13th September 1958.
Blair Atholl
Pre Grouping Ownership - Highland Railwayopened:1868Perth South sub-shed
type:A stone-built 2TS dead ended shed.closed:1962
location:At the south side of the line, on the west side of the station.
Tuesday 19 July 19387.40pm - 7.45pmtotal:5
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 2P 4-4-0 'Small Ben' (Drummond)cl 3F 0-6-2T (Dr)
18718814397Ben-y-Gloe1690216907
Saturday 19 March 1949Tuesday 23 October 1951Tuesday 22 July 1952
total:4total:3total:3
cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (M)
5445863A5446963A5444863A5448563A4213063A5445560B
M1450163Acl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)
1450363A5520863A5446763A
Saturday 29 August 1953Monday 26 September 1955Thursday 26 July 1956
total:4total:3total:3
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)
4213063A5447663A4216863A5449963A4216863A5446963A
4220563A5450163A5450363ABR 4MT 2-6-4T
8012663A
Monday 26 August 1957Monday 27 July 1959Monday 24 August 1959
total:2total:2total:2
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4216963A5450063A4216863A4549663A4216963A8012663A
Shed Codes60B Aviemore63A Perth
The shed at Blair Atholl closed in 1962.
Killin (Loch Tay)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Caledonian Railwayopened:1886Stirling sub-shed
type:A timber-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-65
location:At the end of the line, at the north end of Loch Tay station
Friday 25 June 1948Wednesday 21 May 1952Monday 28 September 1953Monday 19 July 1954
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5515931C5522263B5732463B5512663B
Saturday 21 August 1954Monday 30 August 1954Tuesday 2 November 1954Saturday 3 March 1956
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5522263B5512663B5522263B5522263B
Saturday 30 June 1956Saturday 1 June 1957Saturday 14 June 1958Thursday 31 March 1960
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5733963B5512663B5522263B5523063A
Wednesday 22 March 1961Friday 5 May 1961Friday 12 May 1961Saturday 23 September 1961
cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)cl 2P 0-4-4T (M)
5520463C5519565J5520463C5517363C
Tuesday 24 April 1962Friday 27 April 1962Friday 25 May 1962Monday 11 June 1962
BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4T
8009363A8012663A8012663A8009263A
Monday 18 June 1962Wednesday 12 August 1964
BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 2-6-4T
8009263A8012663A
Shed Codes63B, 65J Stirling31C, 63C Oban63A Perth
Killin shed closed prematurely on 27th September 1965 following a landslip in Glenogle.
Updated and revised - December 2021.
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