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, 23 September 2016

Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway sheds

Templecombe shed in July 1962. Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0
Templecombe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway opened:1877prior to Jan 195022D
type:A brick built 2TS dead ended shed which replaced an earlierclosed:Mar-66Feb 1950 - Jan 195871H
timber built structure in 1951BR DatabaseFeb 1958 - Aug 196382G
location:North of the Waterloo to Exeter main-line.Sep 1963 - Mar 196683G
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerI - IvattJ - JohnsonBR - British Railway
MR - Midland RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
S&D - Somerset & Dorset Joint RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Saturday 11 June 194922Dtotal:11
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 2-8-0
4050522C56322D320422D4410222D1380722C
50922D4056422D326022D4414622D
56822C4441722D
shed codes22C Bath Green Park22D Templecombe
Allocation August 1950 (17)G6 0-6-0TLSWR2cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)Midland1
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS3cl 3P 4-4-0 (J)Midland1cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)S&D5
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland2cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3
Tuesday 27 June 195071HTuesday 16 June 195371H
total:6total:6
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
4050571G4321671H4442271G4050971H4301771G4335671H
50971H4321871Hcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4303671Gcl 4F 0-6-0
4359371H4056371H4455771G
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Sunday 12 July 195371H12.25pm - 12.35pmtotal:16
G6 0-6-0Tcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 2-8-0
3027471H4056371H4124871H4319471H4441771H5380071G
4063471H4124971H4321671H4452371G
4069871Gcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4321871H4455771G
4343671H4324871H4455971G
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Thursday 15 July 195471Htotal:10
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0
4050971H4056371H4124971H4335671H4441771H
4052771H4056471Hcl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&D4341971H4455871G
4060171G4319471H4343671H
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Sunday 21 July 195771Htotal:17
G6 0-6-0Tcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0
3027471H4056371H4063471H4319471H4335671H4441771H
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4056471H4069771G4321671H4341971HZ 0-8-0T
4124971H4056871HBR 4MT 4-6-04321871H4343671H3095371H
4056971H7507271G
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Saturday 16 August 195882Gtotal:12
G6 0-6-0Tcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 2-8-0
3027482G4056482G4124882G4321682G4442282F5380182F
4056882G4124982G4324882G5380882F
4056982G5380982F
shed codes82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe
Sunday 19 April 195982G4.25pm - 4.40pmtotal:18
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-0cl 7F 2-8-0
376582G4056382G4342782G4321682G4410282G5380282F
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4056482G4343682G4321882G4413582G5380982F
4053782E4056982Gcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4324882G4441782G
4063482G4124882G4455782G
shed codes82E Bristol Barrow Rd82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe
Allocation May 1959 (18)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)Midland4
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)LMS1cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)S&DJR4cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)Midland2
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS4cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS1BR 3MT 2-6-2TBR1
Sunday 10 September 196182G5.40am - 5.50amtotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-02251 0-6-0cl 7F 2-8-0
372082G4056382G4410282G4455982F221582G W5380682F
469182G4056982G4441782G4456082G227782GBR 4MT 4-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0T4063482G4442282G4456182F321082G7502382G
4754282GBR 3MT 2-6-2T4455782Gcl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&D321582G7502782G
8200182G4321682G321682GW - withdrawn
shed codes82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe
Sunday 6 May 196282Gtotal:21
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 4F 0-6-02251 0-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
372082G4053782G4321682G4441782G221983B7305182F
469182Gcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4442282G227782GBR 4MT 4-6-0
BR 3MT 2-6-2T4056382G W4368282G4455782G321082G7500282G
8200182G4455882F321682G7500982G
8200282G4456082G7502382G
shed codes82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe83B Taunton
Sunday 16 September 196282G5pm - 5.25pmtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
372082G4124382G220482G321082G4410282G7500982G
375882C4129682F221983B321582G4441782G7502382G
469182G227782G321682G4442282G7502782G
4455982F
4456082G
shed codes82C Swindon82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe83B Taunton
Sunday 17 February 196382Gtotal:17
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)BR 4MT 4-6-0
372082G4124282G220482G321582G W4385382F7507182G
375882C4124382G224782G321682Gcl 4F 0-6-07507382G
469182G320682G4441782G WBR 4MT 2-6-0
321082G4442282G7602771B
shed codes71B Bournemouth82C Swindon82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe
Sunday 29 September 196382Gtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
372082G4124382G221983B321582G W4416782G7500782G
463482G4129682F224782G321682G4442282G7507182G
469182G320682Gcl 7F 2-8-04456082G7507282G
321082G5381082F7507382G
shed codes82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe83B Taunton
Sunday 31 May 196483Gtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
463183G4124283G221783G4414682F7602670F7507183G
463483G4124383G320083G4442283GBR 4MT 2-6-4T7507283G
469183G321883G4456083G8006783G7507383G
shed codes70F Bournemouth82F Bath Green Park83G Templecombe
Saturday 29 August 196483Gtotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
463483G4121483G321083G4442283G7500583D7305182F
469183G4124283G321883G4455882F7507183G
4124383G
4129682F
shed codes82F Bath Green Park83D Exmouth Junction83G Templecombe
Allocation May 1965 (13)2251 0-6-0GWR357xx 0-6-0PTGWR1
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)LMS4BR 4MT 4-6-0BR2BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR3
Sunday 13 June 196583Gtotal:18
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)2251 0-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR 4MT 4-6-0
463183G W4120683G4124283G W320183G W8004383G7507283G
964783G W4120883G4129682F320583G W8005982F7507383G
BR 3MT 2-6-2T4121483G4130783G321883G W8006783G W
8203782E4122383G
shed codes82F Bath Green Park83G Templecombe
Saturday 5 March 196683G
total:6
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 4MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4120683G W7507283G W8013870Fshed codes70F Bournemouth83G Templecombe
4128383G W7507383G W
4129683G WTemplecombe shed closed on 7th March 1966
Branksome
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Bath Green Park subshed (71G, 82F)
type:A corrugated iron 2TS with one through road.opened:1895
location:In the fork of the Bournemouth West to Branksome and Central linesclosed:Aug-65
Saturday 21 June 1952Sunday 14 June 1953Sunday 11 July 1954
total:371G subshedtotal:371G subshedtotal:471G subshed
cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0
4301771G4456171G4056971G4343671H4069771G4456071G
cl 7F 2-8-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-04456171G
5380271G4456171G7305271G
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Sunday 25 August 1957Saturday 9 August 1958Sunday 4 March 1962
total:471G subshedtotal:482F subshedtotal:382F subshed
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)BR 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
4069771G4324871H4069682F7305082F7507282F
BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-07305182F7507382F
7304971G4410271HWest Country 4-6-2
3404171B Wilton
shed codes71B Bournemouth71G, 82F Bath Green Park71H Templecombe
Highbridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway opened:1862prior to Jan 195022E
type:A brick built 2TS through road shed.closed:May-59Feb 1950 - Jan 195871J
location:On the south side of the line, within Highbridge Works.Feb 1958 - May 1959Bath GP subshed (82F)
Allocation January 1945 (7)cl 1P 0-4-4TMidland4cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)S&DJR3
Thursday 27 June 1946Friday 13 April 1951Wednesday 9 July 1952
total:722Etotal:571Jtotal:571J
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&D
129822E319422E5804671H4321871H5804771H4322871H
132222E321822E5808671Hcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)5807271Jcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
134622E322822A5808871H4379271H5808671H4379271H
137122E
shed codes22A Bristol Barrow Rd22E, 71J Highbridge71H Templecombe
Tuesday 16 June 1953Thursday 15 July 1954Tuesday 5 October 1954
total:571Jtotal:471Jtotal:671J
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
5807271H4319471H5805171H4320471H5805171H4335671H
5807371H4320471H5807271H5807371H4341971H
5808671H5807371H5808671H4343671H
Saturday 20 October 195671J
total:7At work on the branch line.
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)
5808671J4060171G S4050971H4319471H4341971H
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) S&D4069671G S4321671Hcl 4F 0-6-0
4320171J4069871G S4410271H
4070071GS - stored
shed codes71G Bath Green Park71H Templecombe71J Highbridge
Saturday 16 August 1958Tuesday 24 March 1959
total:482F subshedtotal:382F subshedshed codes
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)82F Bath Green Park
5808682F4368282F5808682F4063482G82G Templecombe
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
4129682F4441782G4130482F
Radstock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Bath Green Park subshed 22C, 71G, 82F
type:A stone built 2TS dead ended shed.opened:1888
location:On the south side of the line, east of the station.closed:Mar-66
Saturday 11 June 1949Sunday 15 April 1951Sunday 31 May 1953
total:622C subshedtotal:671G subshedtotal:571G subshed
Sentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0TSentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0TSentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0T
719122C727522C719171G4746571G4719071G4727571G
cl 0F 0-4-0ST731622Ccl 0F 0-4-0ST4749671G4719171G4749671G
5120222C746522C5120271G4754271G4755771G
754222C4755771G
Sunday 12 July 1953Tuesday 31 July 1956Sunday 25 January 1959
total:571G subshedtotal:671G subshedtotal:582F subshed
Sentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0TSentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0TSentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0T
4719071G4727571G4719071G4731671G4719082F4727582F
4719171G4746571G4719171G4746571G4719182F4731682F
4755771G4754271G4749682F
4755771G
Sunday 11 September 1960Sunday 4 March 1962Sunday 15 September 1963
total:582F subshedtotal:482F subshedtotal:282F subshed
Sentinel 0-4-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0T
4719082F4727582F4731682F4754482F
4731682F4749682F4755782F
4749682F4754482F
4755782F4755782F
shed codes
Sunday 4 October 1964Sunday 19 September 196522C Bath Green Park
total:282F subshedtotal:282F subshed71G Bath Green Park
cl 3F 0-6-0T57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T82F Bath Green Park
4727682F368182F4754482F
4750682FRadstock closed 7th March 1966
Wells LMS
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway opened:1859Highbridge (71J) subshed
type:A 2TS stone built shed.closed:Oct-51
location:West of the station, south of the Glastonbury line.
Sunday 15 April 1951
total:171J subshed
cl 1P 0-4-4T (J)
5808671HShed Codes71H Templecombe