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, 20 February 2017

Shoeburyness & Southend Victoria 1946-1962

A Stanier 3 cylinder 2-6-4T, a type built especially for the London, Tilbury and Southend line.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0
Shoeburyness
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Tilbury & Southend Railwayopened:prior to Jan 195013D
type:Two adjacent 2TS dead-ended sheds.closed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196233C
location:On the north side of the Shoeburyness station
Saturday 16 March 194613Dtotal: 13
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)
211013A212413A219213D250113D251513D
211813A213613C250213D252213C
212113A214713C251413D252513A
Shed Codes13A Plaistow13C Tilbury13D Shoeburyness
Tuesday 26 August 194713Dtotal: 9
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 4P 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0
211213A215013D250013D252113D491714B
213813C215813A251513D253213A
Shed Codes13A Plaistow13C Tilbury13D Shoeburyness14B Kentish Town
Wednesday 16 August 195033Ctotal: 24
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4194533A4223714B4250033C4251233C4252133C4393514B
4195433Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4250433C4251333C4252233Acl 4F 0-6-0
WD 0-6-0ST4232514B4250533C4251433C4252533A4421014B
750194250733C4251833C4252833A4453114B
4251033C4252033C4253433A4453214B
Shed Codes14B Kentish Town33A Plaistow33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 23 June 195133Ctotal: 21
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 4F 0-6-0
4195633B4267933A4250033C4250933C4252133C4402814A
4195933C4268733A4250633C4251233C4252733A4424314B
4197833Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4250733C4251633Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4425914A
cl 5MT 4-6-04237433A4250833C4251833C4396414B
4482214B
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town33A Plaistow33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 18 September 195433Ctotal: 29
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 4F 0-6-0
4222133A8007333A4250033C4251433C4253133C4405114A
4222433C8007533A4250233C4251933C4253533C4425914A
4223033A8007633A4250533C4252133C4253633C444401A
4225633ACrab 2-6-0 (H/F)4250633C4252633Ccl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4453214B
4268433A427471A4250833C4253033C4393414A4458114A
4251233C
Shed Codes1A Willesden14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town33A Plaistow33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 21 August 195533Ctotal: 42
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 5MT 4-6-0
4223714B8007433A4250433C4251633C4253533C4498415D
4225533A8008033B4250633C4251733Ccl 4F 0-6-0Crab 2-6-0 (H/F)
4267833C8009633A4250733C4251833C4405214B427471A
4267933C8009933A4250833C4252133C4421014B428121A
4268133C8010233A4250933C4252333C4429714A428701A
4268633C8010433A4251033C4252533C444401Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)
4268733Ccl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)4251133C4252933C4456314B4393414A
4194133A4251533C4253333A4458114A
Shed Codes1A Willesden14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town15D Bedford33A Plaistow
33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 7 January 195633Ctotal: 29
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4196933A4250033C4251633C4252633C8007133B8010133A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4250233C4251833C4252933C8007533A8010433A
4221833B4251033C4252033C4253233A8007733Acl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)
4222733A4251333C4252233C4253433A8009733A4199233A
4225533A4251433C4252533C4253533A8009833A
4267933A4251533C
Shed Codes33A Plaistow33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 7 March 195933C2.55pm - 3.08pmtotal: 30
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 4F 0-6-0
4222333C8009633A4250333C4251433C4252733C4458114A
4225733A8009833A4250533C4251833C4252833CJ20 0-6-0 (GER)
4267833C8009933A4250633C4251933C4253033C6468530A
4268133C8013233A4250733C4252433C4253133C
4268733C8013533A4251133C4252533C4253233C
4251333C4252633C4253333C
Shed Codes14A Cricklewood30A Stafford33A Plaistow33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 10 January 196033C2.10pm - 2.30pmtotal: 39
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)
4222333C4267833C8007633B4250033C4251233C4252433C
4222633C4267933C8007733B4250133C4251433C4252633C
4222733C4268433C8009733B4250433C4251533C4252833C
4223114D4268733C8010133B4250533C4251833C4252933C
4225433B8010233B4250633C4251933C4253033C
8013133B4250833C4252033C4253233C
8013233B4251033C4252133C4253433C
4251133C4252233C
Shed Codes14D Neasden33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Wednesday 20 September 196133C2:15pmtotal: 21
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)
4221933C4222733C4250033C4250933C4252033C4253633C
4222133C4267833C4250133C4251533C4252233CBR 4MT 2-6-4T
4222433C4268433C4250233C4251733C4252933C8009933B
4250833C4251833C4253033C8010133B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness closed on 18th June 1962.
Withdrawn locomotives remained at the shed. The Railway Observer reported the situation on 12 August 1962 was as follows:
Sunday 12 August 196233Ctotal: 24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4250133C W4250933C W4252333C W4253033C W4253533C W8010433C
4250233C W4251633C W4252533C W4253233C W4253633C W8013333C
4250333C W4251733C W4252633C W4253333C Wcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)N1 0-6-2T (GNR)
4250433C W4251833C W4252933C W4267933C Wstationary boiler
4250833C W4252233C W4268733C W69461SB
2-6-4Ts 80104 and 80133 were shortly after transferred to the Western Region. 
80104 was stored at 81A Old Oak Common before it was allocated to 89B Croes Newydd.
80133 was sent to work from Swansea East Dock (87D).

Southend Victoria
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1889prior to Jan1950Stratford subshed
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:1957Feb 1950 - 195730D
location:At the north end of the station.
AbbreviationsGER - Great Eastern RailwayGNR - Great Northern RailwayLTS - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Saturday 16 March 1946STR subshed1923 LNER numbers in redtotal: 9
F4 2-4-2T (GER)J39 0-6-0B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)D15 4-4-0 (GER)D16 4-4-0 (GER)
75792715STR8572STR8898STR8810
8575STR8821
8834
Although Southend Victoria was given a shed code in 1950, there is no evidence that it received an allocation of locos.
Wednesday 16 August 195030Dtotal: 15
N7 0-6-2T (GER)K3 2-6-0 (GNR)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J20 0-6-0 (GER)
6961830A6188030A6151930A6423934B6468130A
6967330A6154230AJ19 0-6-0 (GER)6468230A
6967430A6157430A6466430A6468431A
6973030A6157830A
6158030A
Shed Codes30A Stratford31A Cambridge34B Hornsey
Wednesday 30 January 195230Dtotal: 12
N7 0-6-2T (GER)J19 0-6-0 (GER)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)J69 0-6-0T (GER)B1 4-6-0
6961830A6466030A6157130A6853430A6100530F Bongo
6965730AJ20 0-6-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0 6119130A6136230A
6969930A6467730A6161030A Honingham Hall6133630A
Shed Codes30A Stratford30F Parkeston
Thursday 2 September 195430Dtotal: 13
N7 0-6-2T (GER)cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)B1 4-6-0B17 4-6-0
6971230A4194433C6151930A6137330A6161230A Houghton Hall
J69 0-6-0T (GER)4195130A6154630AJ20 0-6-0 (GER)6167230A West Ham United
6863230A4197630AJ39 0-6-06467530A
6480330A6468030A
Shed Codes30A Stratford33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 18 September 195430Dtotal: 13
N7 0-6-2T (GER)cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)B1 4-6-0B17 4-6-0
6972830A4194433C6154930A6133530A6160630A Audley End
J69 0-6-0T (GER)4194933BK3 2-6-0 (GNR)6136130AJ20 0-6-0 (GER)
6863230A4195230A6197730A6136230A6468030A
4197530A
Shed Codes30A Stratford33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 7 January 195630Dtotal: 19
cl 3P 4-4-2T (LTS)L1 2-6-4TJ20 0-6-0 (GER)BR 4MT 2-6-0B17 4-6-0
4193630A6770932B6467730A7603130A6160530A Lincolnshire Regiment
N7 0-6-2T (GER)6771032BJ39 0-6-0J69 0-6-0T (GER)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)B1 4-6-0
6962630A6771532B6478130A6863230A6151230A6133630A
6971230A6771932B6480730AJ68 0-6-0T (GER)6157630A6136130A
6775834E6866630A
Shed Codes30A Stratford32B Ipswich34E Neasden
Thursday 24 May 195630Dtotal: 16
N7 0-6-2T (GER)J39 0-6-0J20 0-6-0 (GER)B12/3 4-6-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0
6970130E6477230A6467530A6151630A6161330A Woodbastwick Hall
J69 0-6-0T (GER)J17 0-6-0 (GER)6467630A6154930AB1 4-6-0
6852930A6556330A6155030A6100030A Springbok
6863630A6155630E6136230A6137030A
6157530A
Shed Codes30A Stratford30E Colchester
Southend Victoria closed in 1957, but it continued to store locos for a few years.
Tuesday 1 March 1960total: 22
J19 0-6-0 (GER)J39 0-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)J20 0-6-0 (GER)J15 0-6-0 (GER)
6465030A S6476530A S6550330A S6553930A S6468630A S6544830A W
6466030A S6477530A S6550630A S6554830A W6469330A S6547330A W
6466330A S6478130A W6550730A S6555530A WB17 4-6-0
S - stored6478430A S6551130A S6556430A S6166630A Nottingham Forest W
W - withdrawn6553630C W6166830A Bradford City S
Sunday 31 July 1960total: 12
J19 0-6-0 (GER)J20 0-6-0 (GER)J39 0-6-0J17 0-6-0 (GER)B17 4-6-0
6466030A W6468630A W6470830A W6550330A W6166830A Bradford City W
6469330A W6476530A W6550630A W
6477530A W6551130A W
6478430A W6553930A WW - withdrawn
Shed Codes30A Stratford30C Bishop's Stortford
Southminster
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railwayopened:1889Southend Victoria subshed
type:A brick-built 2TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-56
location:On the east side of the station.
Saturday 18 September 1954
total:1
N7 0-6-2T (GER)
6961830AShed Codes30A Stratford

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