Brecon, Abergavenny & Tredegar 1938 - 1962

Brecon shed on 15 June 1962. 

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Brecon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1863		prior to Jan 1950		BCN
type:	A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.					closed:	Dec-62		Feb 1950 - Sep 1960		89B
location:	On the south side of the line, east of the station.								Sep 1960 - Nov 1962		88K
Abbreviations		A - Aspinall		J - Johnson		CAM - Cambrian Railway			TV - Taff Vale Railway
		GWR - Great Western Railway				LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Sunday 31 July 1938						Friday 17 May 1940
	BCN			total:	13		BCN			total:	11
2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
2342	2559	3706	9792	12141	12392	2351	2401	7420		12141	12330
2402	2565	3708		12280	12453	2380		57xx 0-6-0PT		12177
2523	2574	74xx 0-6-0PT				14xx 0-4-2T		8796	9792
		7420				5801		9750
Allocation August 1950 (11)				2251 0-6-0		GWR	1	2301 0-6-0		CAM	5
57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4	14xx 0-4-2T		GWR	1
Saturday 15 July 1950						Saturday 19 May 1951
	89B			total:	10		89B			total:	11
2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)		2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
2287	89B	3638	89B	52414	84G	2401	89B	3638	89B	52428	84G
2343	89B	3770	89B	52525	84G	2482	89B	3706	89B	52551	84G
2449	89A	TV 0-6-2T		CAM 0-6-0		2483	89B	3767	89B	CAM 0-6-0
2482	89A	370	88D	873	89A	14xx 0-4-2T		3770	89B	873	89A
						5801	89B
shed codes		84G Shrewsbury		88D Merthyr		89A Oswestry		89B Brecon
Sunday 22 June 1952						Sunday 5 April 1953
	89B			total:	13		89B			total:	13
2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		2301 0-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 2MT 2-6-0*
2343	89B	3638	89B	43621	85C	2354	89B	3638	89B	46515	89A
2350	85C	3706	89B	43822	85C	2556	85C	3706	89B	46517	89A
2351	89B	3767	89B	2251 0-6-0		2251 0-6-0		3767	89B	46520	89A
2354	89A	3770	89B	2287	89B	2239	86A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		46522	89B
2408	89A					2287	89B	43822	85C	46524	89B
2409	89A					* delivered new to Oswestry, Jan - March 1953
shed codes		85C Hereford		86A Ebbw Junction		89A Oswestry		89B Brecon
Sunday 23 May 1954						Sunday 1 April 1956
	89B			total:	13		89B			total:	11
57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 2MT 2-6-0				57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0
3638	89B	46504	89A	46522	89B	3638	89B	2235	89B	46504	89A
3767	89B	46510	89A	46523	89B	3706	89B			46508	89B
3770	89B	46516	89B	46524	89B	3767	89B			46518	89B
2251 0-6-0		46517	89B			3770	89B			46519	89A
2286	89B	46520	89B			9662	86A			46520	89A
2287	89B			shed codes		86A Ebbw Junction		89A Oswestry		89B Brecon
Sunday 20 April 1958						Saturday 3 October 1959
	89B			total:	11		89B			total:	6
57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 2MT 2-6-0				57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0
3706	89B	46508	89B	46520	89A	3706	89B	2219	89A	46508	89B
3767	89B	46513	89A	46521	89B			2236	89A	46514	89A
3789	89A	46514	89A	2251 0-6-0						46521	89B
		46519	89A	2235	89B
				2287	89B
shed codes		89A Oswestry		89B Brecon
Allocation March 1959 (13)				2251 0-6-0		GWR	2	57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4
cl 2MT 2-6-0		LMS	7
Saturday 11 June 1960						Sunday 21 May 1961
	89A sub			total:	8		88K			total:	11
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0
3636	86A	2218	89A	46515	89A	4657	86A	2209	86A	46508	89D
3662	86A			46520	89A	4671	86A	2218	89D	46510	89D
3767	86A			46527	89A	8751	86A	2236	86A	46515	89D
3772	86A									46518	89D
										46527	89D
shed codes		86A Ebbw Junction		89A, 89D Oswestry
Sunday 15 April 1962						Sunday 18 November 1962
	88K			total:	11		88K			total:	10
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0		57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		cl 2MT 2-6-0
3691	86A	2218	86A	46507	89D	3764	86A	2247	86A	46508	89D
3706	86A	2240	86A	46509	89D	8766	86A	2298	86A	46509	89D
3714	86A	2247	86A	46510	89D	9746	86A	3201	86A	46512	89D
				46521	89D					46526	89D
				46523	89D
shed codes		86A Ebbw Junction		89D Oswestry
Brecon shed closed on 31st December, 1962
Abergavenny
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1867	prior to Jan 1950		4D
type:	Two adjoining sheds: one 4TS and the other 8TS						closed:	Jan-58	Feb 1950 - Nov 1954		86K
location:	On the west side of the line, south of the station.							Dec 1954 - Jan 1958			86G sub
Abbreviations		B - Beames		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		I - Ivatt
St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway				RR - Rhymney Railway
LNWR - London & North Western Railway
Sunday 31 July 1938					4D					total:	32
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)				cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)		cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)		cl 6F 0-8-0 (G1)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
7690	7717	7782	27606	2786	2889	7934	7940	8897	9307	8899	8945
7699	7720	7821	27650	2788		7936	7945	8934	9380	8905	9034
7705	7721	7823	27663	cl 1P 2-4-0 (J)		7938		9279		RR 0-6-2T
7709				20155						349
Sunday 2 November 1947					4D					total:	26
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)				cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 6F 0-8-0 (G1)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
7721	4D	27586	4E	8369	4A	9006	4D	8899	4D	9226	4D
7733	4D	27648	4E	8373	4A	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)		8948	4D	9243	4D
7808	4D	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		8375	4A	9407	4A	9051	4D	9276	4D
7829	4D	1203	4D	8428	5B	9445	4D	9116	4D
7840	4D	1204	4E	8469	23B			9146	4D
				8689	4D
shed codes		4A Shrewsbury		4D Abergavenny		4E Tredegar		5B Crewe South		23B Aintree
Saturday 12 August 1950					86K					total:	14
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
41201	86K	58880	86K	58919	86K	48899	86K	49316	86K	49403	86K
41202	86K	58902	86K	58925	86K	49113	86K	9345	86K
		58916	86K	58933	86K	49168	86K
shed codes		86K Abergavenny
Allocation September 1950 (38)				cl 2MT 2-6-2T		LMS	4	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		LNWR	17
cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)		LNWR	3	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		LNWR	14
Sunday 2 September 1951					86K					total:	24
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
41201	86K	58880	86K	58919	86K S	48899	86K	49113	86K	49403	86K
41203	86K	58889	86K	58924	86K S	8921	86K	49121	86K	49422	86K
41204	86K	58902	86K	58933	86K S	49028	86K	49161	86K	49448	86K
		7752	86K	7833	86K S	49046	86K	49168	86K
				S - stored		9051	86K	49226	86K
shed codes		86K Abergavenny
Thursday 10 July 1952					86K					total:	21
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)						cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
40097	86K	58888	86K	58902	86K	58921	86K S	48899	86K	49403	86K
40098	86K	58889	86K S	58915	86K S	58924	86K S	49121	86K	49422	86K
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		58891	86K S	58919	86K S	58925	86K S	49174	86K	49448	86K
41202	86K	58899	86K S					49226	86K
shed codes		86K Abergavenny						49243	86K	S - stored
Sunday 14 June 1953					86K					total:	27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
40091	86K	41201	86K	58888	86K	58915	86K	48899	86K	49226	86K
40097	86K	41204	86K	58891	86K	58924	86K	49028	86K	49243	86K
40141	86K	cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		58899	86K	58925	86K	49046	86K	49345	86K
40145	86K	46616	87K	58902	86K	cl 8F 2-8-0		49113	86K	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
40171	86K					48724	87K	49146	86K	49422	86K
								49161	86K	49448	86K
shed codes		86K Abergavenny		87K Swansea Victoria
Friday 16 April 1954					86K					total:	19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
40098	86K	58888	86K	46616	87K	49046	86K	49161	86K	49403	86K
40171	86K	58924	86K	57xx 0-6-0PT		49051	86K	49168	86K	49448	86K
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		58925	86K	9638	88D	49064	86K	49226	86K
41201	86K					49113	86K	49345	86K
						49146	86K
shed codes		86K Abergavenny		87K Swansea Victoria		88D Merthyr
The shed was downgraded to a stabling point on 22nd November 1954. It became a subshed of Pontypool Road
Sunday 21 August 1955						Sunday 14 April 1957
	86G sub			total:	9		86G sub			total:	7
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
40161	86K	58926	84G	48921	86K	40098	86G	5768	86G	49113	86G
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		64xx 0-6-0PT		49113	86K	cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		64xx 0-6-0PT		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
41203	86K	6427	88D	49121	86K	58926	84G	6426	86G	49403	86G
41204	86K			cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)				6433	88D
				49409	86K
shed codes		84G Shrewsbury		86G Pontypool Road		86K Tredegar		88D Merthyr
Abergavenny shed closed on 4th January 1958.
Tredegar
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1886	prior to Jan 1950		4E
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-60	Feb 1950 - Nov 1954		86K sub
location:	On the west side of the station.								Dec 1954 - Jun 1960		86K
Abbreviations		B - Beames		I - Ivatt		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb
GWR - Great Western Railway			LNWR - London & North Western Railway				LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Monday 1 August 1938				Sunday 27 July 1941				Tuesday 24 September 1946
	4E	total:	10		4E	total:	9		4E	total:	5
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-4T (B)
7733	7834	7930	7939	7733	7829	7932	7939	7772	4D	7932	4E
7822	27618	7933	7956	7782	7834	7933	7952	7823	4D	7937	4E
7829		7937				7937				cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
										9413	4A
Saturday 20 December 1947				Saturday 24 January 1948				Monday 13 June 1949
	4E	total:	9		4E	total:	10		4E	total:	9
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)
7710	4D	9064	4E	7710	4D	8921	4E	41204	4E	7752	4D
7733	4D	9161	4E	7721	4D	9064	4E	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		58880	4E
7746	4D	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)		7782	4E	9161	4E	8899	4D	58915	4E
7780	4E	9409	4E	7821	4E	9168	4E	49161	4E	58925	4E
7782	4E			27654	4E	9174	4E	49316	4D	58933	4E
7821	4E
shed codes		4A Shrewsbury		4D Abergavenny		4E Tredegar
Wednesday 28 June 1950				Sunday 25 July 1954				Sunday 28 November 1955
	86K sub	total:	7		86K sub	total:	8		86K	total:	9
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
27654	86K	48899	86K	40098	86K	48921	86K	40098	86K	48921	86K
58899	86K			cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		49064	86K	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		49064	86K
7752	86K			41201	86K	49113	86K	41201	86K	49121	86K
58925	86K			41204	86K	49161	86K	41204	86K	49161	86K
58933	86K			64xx 0-6-0PT				64xx 0-6-0PT		49316	86K
7833	86K			6430	86G			6430	86G
shed codes		86G Pontypool Road		86K Abergavenny		86K Tredegar (from December 1954)
Sunday 1 April 1956				Sunday 16 June 1957				Sunday 20 April 1958
	86K	total:	9		86K	total:	7		86K	total:	9
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)
40161	86K	49161	86K	40098	86K	48921	86K	40098	86K	49121	86K
40171	86K	49174	86G	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		57xx 0-6-0PT		40161	86K	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		49316	86K	41201	86K	3712	86A	40171	86K	49409	86K
41201	86K	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)		41204	86K	8701	85C	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		57xx 0-6-0PT
41204	86K	49409	86K			8706	87K	41204	86K	3700	86K
		64xx 0-6-0PT						64xx 0-6-0PT		9664	86A
		6409	86A					6431	86A
shed codes		85C Hereford		86A Ebbw Junction		86G Pontypool Road		86K Tredegar		87K Swansea Victoria
Allocation March 1959 (10)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	2	64xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		LMS	3	cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		LMS	2	cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2a)		LNWR	1
cl 7F 0-8-0 (G2)		LNWR	1
Sunday 21 June 1959							Monday 13 June 1960
	86K			total:	11			86K		total:	6
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		57xx 0-6-0PT			57xx 0-6-0PT
40098	86K	41201	86K	3700	86K		3712	86K	8711	86K
40161	86K	41204	86K	5727	86C		7771	86K	9644	86A
40171	86K	64xx 0-6-0PT		5768	86B		7787	86K	9662	86K
56xx 0-6-2T		6439	86K	9662	86K		visit made at time of closure
6600	86K
shed codes		86A Ebbw Junction		86B Newport Pill		86C Cardiff Canton		86K Tredegar
Tredegar shed closed on 11th June 1960.

Updated and revised - November 2021.