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.

Monday, 25 July 2016

Machynlleth 1939 - 1965

Machynlleth station in August 1951 with 45xx 0-6-2T arriving with a local passenger train from Dovey Junction.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0
Machynlleth
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cambrian Railwayopened:1863prior to Jan 1950MCH
type:A stone-built 3TS with two through roads.closed:Dec-66Feb 1950 - Aug 196389C
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.
Sep 1963 - Dec 19666F
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysCamR - Cambrian RailwayGWR - Great Western Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scotish Railway
Monday 10 April 1939MCH6am - 6.10amtotal:20
1901 0-6-0PT48xx 0-4-2T3200 4-4-045xx 2-6-2TCamR 0-6-02301 0-6-0
19654812320432144513557086489523152465
32053270554189224082466
24372480
24492481
Sunday 19 May 1940MCHtotal:14
48xx 0-4-2TDuke 4-4-0CamR 0-6-02251 0-6-02301 0-6-0
48653254Cornubia8848942260321423452464
45xx 2-6-2T3291Thames229824492572
45495541
Monday 12 August 1946MCHtotal:11
1901 0-6-0PT48xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0CamR 0-6-02251 0-6-0
1965MCH48654501MCH9009MCH864MCH2204MCH
4560MCH9012MCH894MCH2210OSW
5517MCH
Wednesday 14 August 1946MCH4.40pmtotal:10
3200 4-4-045xx 2-6-2TDuke 4-4-02251 0-6-0CamR 0-6-0
32264501MCH32722204MCH894MCH
4511MCH3287Mercury2301 0-6-0
5517MCH2323MCH
5570ABH
shed codesABH AberystwythMCH MachynllethOSW Oswestry
Wednesday 17 March 1948MCHtotal:12
1901 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TDuke 4-4-0Dukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-0
1965MCH4501MCH9054MCH Cornubia9005MCH3201MCH
4512MCH9091OSW Thames9009MCH2301 0-6-0
4555MCH2464MCH
4575MCH
5570ABHshed codesABH AberystwythMCH MachynllethOSW Oswestry
Monday 9 August 1948MCHtotal:14
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-02301 0-6-0
1465MCH4501MCH9000MCH2204MCH2356MCH W
1901 0-6-0PT4549MCH9014MCH2219MCH2572MCH
1965MCH4555MCH2287CNYD
4571MCHW - withdrawn
5570MCH
shed codesCNYD Croes NewyddMCH Machynlleth
Tuesday 6 September 1949MCH3.35pm - 3.55pmtotal:12
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-02301 0-6-0
1434MCH4501MCH9003MCH2204MCH2323MCH
1901 0-6-0PT4555MCH9005MCH3200MCH
1965MCH5507ABH9012MCH
9017ABHshed codesABH AberystwythMCH Machynlleth
Wednesday 26 July 195089C4.35pm - 4.45pmtotal:15
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-0CamR 0-6-0
146589C453089C551789C900489C220189C86489C
16xx 0-6-0PT454989C552489C901289C229289C
160389C455589C554189C2301 0-6-0
456089C232389C
shed codes89C Machynlleth
Allocation August 1950 (53)CamR 0-6-0CamR314xx 0-4-2TGWR2
16xx 0-6-0PTGWR12251 0-6-0GWR142301 0-6-0GWR1
45xx 2-6-2TGWR1574xx 0-6-0PTGWR2Manor 4-6-0GWR2
Dukedog 4-4-0GWR13
Tuesday 26 September 195089Ctotal:10
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-02301 0-6-0
146589C454989C557089C221989C232389C
Dukedog 4-4-0456089CManor 4-6-0320089C
901689A551789C780289C Bradley Manor
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Tuesday 21 August 195189Ctotal:17
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-0
146589C451289C458489C900389A220489C320289C
16xx 0-6-0PT455589C552489C901289C221989C320684J
160389C456089C901689C225989C320889A
Manor 4-6-0
shed codes84J Croes Newydd89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth782189A Ditcheat Manor
Wednesday 10 September 195289Ctotal:15
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-02251 0-6-0CamR 0-6-0
143489C457189C900489C902689C223389C86489C
16xx 0-6-0PT551789C900989C902889C320789C88789A
160389C554189C901289C89489C
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Wednesday 13 May 195389Ctotal:19
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0BR 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0CamR 0-6-0
146589C457589C900189A7800089C220189C84989C
16xx 0-6-0PT550789C901489C7800189C221989C
160389C551789C902289A7800489C320089C
552489C902489C320189C
320889A
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Saturday 4 June 195389Ctotal:16
14xx 0-4-2T45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0BR 2MT 2-6-043xx 2-6-02251 0-6-0
146589C455589C900389A7800089C637189C220189C
16xx 0-6-0PT556089C900489C7800189CCamR 0-6-0220489C
160389C901289C7800989A84989C320289C
901489C
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Sunday 22 July 195689Ctotal:15
16xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T14xx 0-4-2TManor 4-6-02251 0-6-0
163689C454989C580189C780689C Cockington Manor220489C
Dukedog 4-4-0457589CBR 2MT 2-6-0782284K Foxcote Manor223289C
901589C551789C7800389C228589C
902189C7800589C320889A
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Sunday 15 June 195889Ctotal:17
16xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0BR 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
163689C550789C901589C7800089C220489C223484G
14xx 0-4-2T554189C902189C7800289C221089A228689C
580189C557089C7800589C223289C320289C
7800789C
shed codes84G Shrewsbury89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Wednesday 23 July 195889Ctotal:15
16xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0Manor 4-6-02251 0-6-0
163689C456089C901789C780689C Cockington Manor220289C
14xx 0-4-2T456489A902189C43xx 2-6-0223789C
580989C459989C731384J223989A
555689C228189C
shed codes84J Croes Newydd89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth228589C
Allocation March 1959 (47)14xx 0-4-2TGWR216xx 0-6-0PTGWR1
2251 0-6-0GWR1845xx 2-6-2TGWR843xx 2-6-0GWR4
74xx 0-6-0PTGWR2Manor 4-6-0GWR4Dukedog 4-4-0GWR2
BR 2MT 2-6-0BR6
Saturday 4 April 195989Ctotal:14
74xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0BR 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
740589A554189C901589C S7800689C220289C228089C
14xx 0-4-2T557089C43xx 2-6-07800789C223389C228689C
580989C639289C226489C320089A
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Sunday 10 April 196089Ctotal:13
74xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TDukedog 4-4-0BR 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
740589A554189C901589C S7800289C220289CS - stored
14xx 0-4-2T555689C W43xx 2-6-07800689C223789C WW- withdrawn
580989C639289C228689C
320289A
shed codes89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Sunday 7 August 196089Ctotal:15
74xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-2T (St)BR 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
741789C457589C W633389C4008589C7800089C220489C
Dukedog 4-4-0554089C W638084JBR 4MT 4-6-07800589C320889A
901789C555389C639289C7502689C
639589C
shed codes84J Croes Newydd89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Friday 31 March 196189C4.45pm - 5pmtotal:15
74xx 0-6-0PTBR 4MT 4-6-0Manor 4-6-02251 0-6-0
741789C7502089C782389C Hook Norton Manor221789C228789C
BR 3MT 2-6-2T7502689C43xx 2-6-0BR 2MT 2-6-0222289C320589C
8200989C639289C7800589C223389C321389C
8203189C223989D
shed codes89C Machynlleth89D Oswestry
Sunday 13 May 196289Ctotal:13
74xx 0-6-0PTBR 3MT 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-02251 0-6-0
744289C8200089C639589C7502189C220489C225589C W
8203189C730089ABR 2MT 2-6-0222289C229489C
8203489C7800089C223689C
shed codes89A Shrewsbury89C Machynlleth
Friday 31 August 196289Ctotal:11
BR 4MT 4-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Manor 4-6-02251 0-6-0
7502189C8202189C635389C780889C Cookham Manor228689C
BR 2MT 2-6-08203389C637889C229489C
7800289C8203489C639589C
Sunday 26 May 196389Ctotal:17
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 4-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
8203289A8009689C7500289C636889C4650989B223689C
8203389C8009889C7500489C637889C4652089C227189C W
Manor 4-6-04652189C227689C W
782189C Ditcheat Manor4652389C229489C W
shed codes89A Shrewsbury89B Brecon89C Machynlleth
Sunday 28 July 196389Ctotal:18
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 4-6-043xx 2-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-02251 0-6-0
8200089C8009689C7500384E637889C4644689C223689C
8200389CManor 4-6-04650789B227189C W
8200589C780289C Bradley Manor4651889D227689C W
8200989C4652189C229489C W
8202189C4652389C
shed codes84E Tyseley89B Brecon89C Machynlleth89D Oswestry
Allocation May 1965 (13)2251 0-6-0GWR3cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS2
BR 4MT 4-6-0BR2BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR6
Saturday 23 May 19646FSaturday 26 June 19656F
total:9total:9
BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 4MT 2-6-4T2251 0-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 4-6-02251 0-6-0
820096F801016F22366F800976F W750026F22366F W
820346F801046F22946F W801016F W750166D
801316F32086F801046F WManor 4-6-0
32096F801056F W78276D Lydham Manor
shed codes6D Shrewsbury6F Machynlleth
Machynlleth shed closed to steam on 5th December 1966
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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  1. Stephen Smith3 January 2025 at 17:02

    The end of steam on the former Cambrian Railways was of course saddening as it seemed we were losing old friends. Worst of all after the absolute end of standard gauge steam in March 1967 was the five or so 75XXX Standard 4MTs stood, seemingly at random on the up side of the Machynlleth MPD, complete but filthy and rusty. Dad had told me that as it is a ‘nationalised railway, it belongs to you’; but even though these were ‘my locos’ i wasn't asked ‘Can we scrap them?’

    The answer from this diehard steam enthusiast would have been ‘No!’ of course.

    I wasn't a number taker but if anybody has these numbers i’d appreciate knowing:

    The last 75XXXs dumped at Mach

    The two 76XXXs that hauled a very long schools special to Chester (for the zoo) circa 1965

    The last GWR ‘Baby Castle’ seen at Aberystwyth one grey and cold morning, shunting

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