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, 30 July 2017

Didcot 1936 - 1965

Didcot
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)opened:1932prior to 1950DID
type:A brick and asbestos built 4TS shed with three through roads.closed:Jun-651950 - April 6581E
location:In the fork of the Didcot east curve.
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysMSWJ - Midland & South Western Joint Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwayROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War Department
Sunday 23 February 1936DID12.50pm - 1.10pmtotal:36
2021 0-6-0PT2301 0-6-0Duke 4-4-0Bulldog 4-4-0
20452076235425323256Guinevere3266Amyas3375Sir Watkin Wynn
1901 0-6-0PT239525663267Cornishman3380River Yealm
1925199024302571328032823420
1501 0-6-0PT2463MSWJ 2-4-043xx 2-6-03434Joseph Shaw
17432251 0-6-013341335437293073454Skylark
Buffalo 0-6-0PT22542282R.O.D 2-8-061xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0
156522592285304661065940Whitbourne Hall
ex Cambrian 0-6-02280
908
Sunday 20 February 1938DID12.50pm - 1pmtotal:32
2021 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Bulldog 4-4-0
2076207974075937Stanford Hall33773419
1901 0-6-0PTMSWJ 2-4-02251 0-6-02301 0-6-03408Bombay3430Inchcape
192520071334133522592285242325333448Kingfisher
Buffalo 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-022822430254932xx 4-4-061xx 2-6-2T
15658326931228xx 2-8-025322571320632546145
27xx 0-6-0PT288132153256
2783
Sunday 6 January 1946DID5.05pm - 5.15pmtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
3721DID907DID2202DID4318DID5903DID Keele Hall
4601DID17422221DID5374SPMGrange 4-6-0
4698DID1861DID22275380DID6849BAN Walton Grange
4699DID27xx 0-6-0PT2240DID5381DIDBulldog 4-4-0
5710DID2783DID28xx 2-8-05397DID3408DID Bombay
5735DID2784DID2859SPM6329DID3419DID72xx 2-8-2T
5744DIDAberdare 2-6-0R.O.D 2-8-06359DID32xx 4-4-07244
7710DID2667CDF3013SPM6379DID3206DIDcl 8F 2-8-0
87383026CNYD3215DID8426OXY
shed codesBAN BanburyCDF Cardiff CantonCNYD Croes NewyddDID Didcot
OXY OxleySPM St. Philips Marsh
Allocation January 1948 (48)1701 0-6-0PTGWR257xx 0-6-0PTGWR9
2251 0-6-0GWR82301 0-6-0GWR1MSWJ 2-4-0MSWJ1
43xx 2-6-0GWR9Bulldog 4-4-0GWR4Duke 4-4-0GWR3
Hall 4-6-0GWR4WD 2-8-0WD372xx 2-8-2TGWR4
Sunday 30 July 195081Etotal:34
57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E90781E222181E533081E590381E Keele Hall
370981E186181E222281E536286E593581E Norton Hall
372181E94xx 0-6-0PT222681E538081E692381E Croxteth Hall
464981E941381E224081E538181ESaint 4-6-0
573581E28xx 2-8-0321181E53936C295082A Taplow Court
771081E382386C321281E632981E61xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
MSWJ 2-4-0383886E2301 0-6-0634081E613281E725186E
133481EWD 2-8-0257981E613481E
7700581A
shed codes6C Birkenhead81A Old Oak Common81E Didcot82A Bristol Bath Road
86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 14 October 195181Etotal:29
57xx 0-6-0PT1701 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
370981E186181E220281E431881E590381E Keele Hall
464981EMSWJ 2-4-0222181E432681E593381D Kingsway Hall
574481E133481E222281E531784C593581E Norton Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0225281E533081E695281E Kimberley Hall
941381E385381A228981E538181ESaint 4-6-0
941781E385781C321281E632184A294086C Dorney Court
61xx 2-6-2T634081EDukedog 4-4-0
613481E901581E
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot84A Stafford Road
84C Banbury86C Cardiff Canton
Sunday 31 August 195281E12.05pm - 12.20pmtotal:29
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
370981E941381E222181E432681E492881F Gatacre Hall
372181E941781E222681E533081E493581E Ketley Hall
574481E72xx 2-8-2T225281E538181E499881E Eyton Hall
575281E722386E321081E632981E593581E Norton Hall
771081EDukedog 4-4-0321181E61xx 2-6-2T691081E Gossington Hall
15xx 0-6-0PT901581E321281E611881E695281E Kimberley Hall
150281E28xx 2-8-0613481E
280586B
shed codes81E Didcot81F Oxford86B Newport Pill86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 1 November 195381Etotal:31
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTModified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E843581E698381E Otterington Hall492881F Gatacre Hall
365381E941781E28xx 2-8-043xx 2-6-0495681C Plowden Hall
464981E2251 0-6-0281882C539781E498784C Brockley Hall
573581E225281E383781E632981E499481E Downton Hall
573781E321081E384581E634081E590381E Keele Hall
574481E321181EWD 2-8-015xx 0-6-0PT594281D Doldowlod Hall
575281E2301 0-6-09017682B150281E690684C Chickeley Hall
771081E253281E693286C Burwarton Hall
shed codes81C Southall81E Didcot81F Oxford82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon
84C Banbury86C Cardiff Canton
Saturday 31 July 195481Etotal:29
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E224081E698381E Otterington Hall494481C Middleton Hall
365381E224581D28xx 2-8-043xx 2-6-0495481E Plaish Hall
372181E225281E281981E536283A691081E Gossington Hall
573581E321281E287484F538081E56xx 0-6-2TWD 2-8-0
573781E94xx 0-6-0PT288786E630481E562981E9020781C
574481E843581E384581E634081E563981E15xx 0-6-0PT
771081E663087F150281E
shed codes81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot83A Newton Abbot84F Stourbridge
86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87F Llanelly
Sunday 11 September 195581Etotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E221481E698381E Otterington Hall493581E Ketley Hall
365381E225281E43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0494581E Milligan Hall
370981E320681E533081E282081D495481E Plaish Hall
372181E321081E539781E285484B499481E Downton Hall
375181E321181E630481E381481E596081F Saint Edmund Hall
573581E94xx 0-6-0PT631381EWD 2-8-0598684E Arbury Hall
573781E843581E634081E9023886C691081E Gossington Hall
578381E941381E56xx 0-6-2T9057286C692281F Burton Hall
771081E941781E563981E72xx 2-8-2T695281E Kimberley Hall
15xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T569781E721386J
150281E611181F
shed codes81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford84B Oxley84E Tyesley
86C Cardiff Canton86J Aberdare
Sunday 16 February 195881Etotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E222181E696981E Wraysbury Hall493981E Littleton Hall
365381E225281E698381E Otterington Hall494284C Maindy Hall
370981E320681E28xx 2-8-056xx 0-6-2T499481E Downton Hall
372181E43xx 2-6-0281686E563981E499581D Easton Hall
464981E532281E286386J564781E593581E Norton Hall
574481E532681E383681C567581E594381E Elmdon Hall
574681E538081E384986E569781E596581F Woollas Hall
578381E630481E15xx 0-6-0PTWD 2-8-0695281E Kimberley Hall
770581E94xx 0-6-0PT150281E9017682BCity 4-4-0
771081E845881E14xx 0-4-2T344081E City of Truro
940781E144781D
shed codes81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford82B St. Philips Marsh
84C Banbury86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86J Aberdare
Sunday 26 April 195981Etotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E843481A S222181E532681E493981E Littleton Hall
365381E843581E224081E638881E496281D Ragley Hall
370981E845881E320681E28xx 2-8-0496981E Shrugborough Hall
372181E940381F S321081E281981E499481E Downton Hall
375181E940781E321181E287686J593281A Haydon Hall S
464981E941481A S321281E288081F S594081A Whitbourne Hall S
573781E941581B S321981D S381384B594181A Campion Hall S
574481E15xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TWD 2-8-0595481A Faendre Hall S
574681E150281E553282C9015281C S691081E Gossington Hall
578381E56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T691581E Mursley Hall
770581E563981E414881F721386G692281F Burton Hall
T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)Modified Hall 4-6-0
S - stored3072972B696981E Wraysbury Hall
shed codes72B Sainsbury81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading
81E Didcot81F Oxford82C Swindon84B Oxley86G Pontypool Road86J Aberdare
Allocation May 1959 (48)15xx 0-6-0PTGWR157xx 0-6-0PTGWR12
94xx 0-6-0PTGWR356xx 0-6-2TGWR32251 0-6-0GWR9
43xx 2-6-0GWR628xx 2-8-0GWR1Hall 4-6-0GWR10
Modified Hall 4-6-0GWR3
Sunday 7 August 196081E5.05pm - 5.25pmtotal:40
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-061xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
362281E220181E610481D W732481E493981E Littleton Hall
365381E224681E S610981E732781E496581A Rood Ashton Hall S
372181E94xx 0-6-0PT612481E28xx 2-8-0594381E Elmdon Hall
375181E843581E613981E289381E599485A Roydon Hall
461581A940781E614881C380284B690386G Belmont Hall
464981E15xx 0-6-0PT616481E385781F691081E Gossington Hall
574681E150181C S56xx 0-6-2TWD 2-8-0691581E Mursley Hall
872081E150281E S666481E9017481C693781E Conyngham Hall
14xx 0-4-2T0-6-0 dieselsBR 4MT 2-6-09069186CGrange 4-6-0
144781BD3959D39647606071A681887F Hardwick Grange
S - storedW - withdrawn
shed codes71A Eastleigh81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading
81E Didcot81F Oxford84B Oxley85A Worcester86C Cardiff Canton
86G Pontypool Road87F Llanelly
Sunday 28 May 196181Etotal:40
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2TModified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
375181E611381E698381E Otterington Hall491981A Donnington Hall
574681E612081E699681E Blackwell Hall493981E Littleton Hall
872081E612481E790681D Fron Hall495981E Purley Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT613081E43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0496581E Rood Ashton Hall
849481E613681E535181E283681E496981E Shrugborough Hall
945081E613981E538081E289881E497681E Warfield Hall
0-6-0 diesels615281B630281EWD 2-8-0691081E Gossington Hall
D3959D3972615381D631381E9035581C691982B Tylney Hall
D3971615681E732481EBR 9F 2-10-0County 4-6-0
615981E72xx 2-8-2T9223881C100781E County of Brecknock
720884C
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot
82B St. Philip's Marsh84C Banbury
Sunday 23 September 196281Etotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2TGrange 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
375181E610681F682481E Ashley Grange493981E Littleton Hall
376381E610981E W684981E Walton Grange495981E Purley Hall
574681E W611281E687481E Haughton Grange499481E Downton Hall
872081E612681E43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
979181E613081E633781D283481E697881A Haroldstone Hall
14xx 0-4-2T613981E637981D283681ECounty 4-6-0
142181D614581A638581D284281E100781E County of Brecknock S
144581Bcl 8F 2-8-0732481E S287982C101082C County of Carmarthen
2251 0-6-04841281A732781E289881E101581E County of Gloucester
220181EBR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels381981E101881E County of Leicester W
222182E9216421AD3268D3967382081EKing 4-6-0
S - storedW - withdrawnD3947601181A King James I
shed codes21A Saltley81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81D Reading81E Didcot
81F Oxford82C Swindon82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
Sunday 30 June 196381Etotal:42
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2TGrange 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
371581D610981E W682481E Ashley Grange493581E Ketley Hall W
375181E612681E684981E Walton Grange495081E Patshull Hall
467081D613081ECastle 4-6-0499481E Downton Hall W
574681E W613981E502581F Chirk Castle692289A Burton Hall
872081E614581A43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0693781E Conyngham Hall
979181E614981F633781D283681EModified Hall 4-6-0
14xx 0-4-2TBR 9F 2-10-0637981E285281E698381E Otterington Hall
144581B9222784C638581D287581CCounty 4-6-0
2251 0-6-00-6-0 diesels731587F289381E100781E County of Brecknock W
220181ED3949D3971732481E W381981E101881E County of Leicester W
222182ED3963732781E384081EW - withdrawn
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot
81F Oxford82E Bristol Barrow Rd.84C Banbury87F Llanelly89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 12 January 196481Etotal:23
61xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
611281E630981E408981D Donnington Castle490581E Barton Hall W
613681E633781E502581F Chirk Castle W491081E Blaisdon Hall W
614581A636381E700681A Lydford Castle W494281E Maindy Hall W
615981E636781EModified Hall 4-6-0593381F Kingsway Hall
2251 0-6-0638581E W697081F Whaddon Hallcl 8F 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
220181D698381E Otterington Hall484742AD3195D3959
W - withdrawn792181A Edstone Hall W
shed codes2A Tyseley81A Old Oak Common81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford
Sunday 27 September 196481Etotal:27
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
375181E533081E W698282E Melmerby Hall W495981E Purley Hall
872081E W630981E W698381E Otterington Hall496281E Ragley Hall
972681E637881E W699681E Blackwell Hall597181D Merevale Hall
61xx 2-6-2T730881E W790081F Saint Peter's Hall690981E Frewin Hall W
611281E734081E Wcl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0Grange 4-6-0
613681E28xx 2-8-0487342F921072D68552B Saighton Grange
615681E382081E0-6-0 diesels9221681C
615981ED3946D3949W - withdrawn
shed codes2B Oxley2D Banbury2F Bescot81C Southall81D Reading
81E Didcot81F Oxford82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
Sunday 28 March 196581Etotal:40
Manor 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
781381E Freshford Manor695981C Peatling Hall691081E Gossington Hall
781681E Frilsham Manor696181E Stedham Hall691882E Sandon Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T696381E Throwley Hall692181E Borwick Hall
379481E W610381D W696981E Wraysbury Hall W69222A Burton Hall
977381F613681E698681E Rydal Hall692881E Underley Hall
28xx 2-8-0614581A790681F Fron Hall W693881E Corndean Hall W
381881C W615081F W791081F Hown Hall W695381E Leighton Hall
381981E W615681E791781E North Aston HallGrange 4-6-0
38626C W615981EBR 9F 2-10-00-6-0 diesels681281F Chesford Grange W
94xx 0-6-0PTHymek T3 diesels920022AD3804D3963684885A Toddington Grange
949581CD7012D70649223586BD394968612A Crynant Grange
9224388AW - withdrawn
shed codes2A Tyseley6C Croes Newydd81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81D Reading
81E Didcot81F Oxford82E Bristol Barrow Rd.85A Worcester86B Newport Ebbw Jct.88A Cardiff East Dock
Allocation May 1959 (18)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR161xx 2-6-2TGWR3
Manor 4-6-0GWR3Hall 4-6-0GWR6Modified Hall 4-6-0GWR5
Thursday 10 June 196581Ediesels not recordedtotal:21
Manor 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
781481E Fringford Manor696681F Witchingham Hall W496281E Ragley Hall
78196D Hinton Manor698381E Otterington Hall691081E Gossington Hall
782981E Ramsbury Manor791781E North Aston Hall692181E Borwick Hall
Grange 4-6-0792788A Willington Hall692881E Underley Hall W
683788A Forthampton Grange61xx 2-6-2TBR 9F 2-10-0695381E Leighton Hall
68542B Roundhill Grange613681E920742Dcl 8F 2-8-0
68612A Crynant Grange614581A9220650A484782F
615981E WW - withdrawn
shed codes2A Tyseley2B Oxley2D Banbury2F Bescot6D Shrewsbury
50A York81A Old Oak Common81E Didcot81F Oxford88A Cardiff East Dock
Didcot shed closed to steam in June 1965
Winchester Chesil
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)opened:1885Didcot subshed
type:A stone and brick-built 1TS through-road shed.closed:Jul-53
location:On the east side of the line, south of Cheesehill station.
Friday 5 July 1946
DID subshedtotal:1
2251 0-6-0
2202
Updated and revised - October 2021.

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