Didcot 1936 - 1965

Didcot
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)							opened:	1932	prior to 1950		DID
type:	A brick and asbestos built 4TS shed with three through roads.						closed:	Jun-65	1950 - April 65		81E
location:	In the fork of the Didcot east curve.
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways				MSWJ - Midland & South Western Joint Railway
	LSWR - London & South Western Railway				ROD - Railway Operating Division				WD - War Department
Sunday 23 February 1936					DID		12.50pm - 1.10pm			total:	36
2021 0-6-0PT		2301 0-6-0		Duke 4-4-0				Bulldog 4-4-0
2045	2076	2354	2532	3256	Guinevere	3266	Amyas	3375	Sir Watkin Wynn
1901 0-6-0PT		2395	2566	3267	Cornishman			3380	River Yealm
1925	1990	2430	2571	3280		3282		3420
1501 0-6-0PT		2463		MSWJ 2-4-0		43xx 2-6-0		3434	Joseph Shaw
1743		2251 0-6-0		1334	1335	4372	9307	3454	Skylark
Buffalo 0-6-0PT		2254	2282	R.O.D 2-8-0		61xx 2-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0
1565		2259	2285	3046		6106		5940	Whitbourne Hall
ex Cambrian 0-6-0		2280
908
Sunday 20 February 1938					DID		12.50pm - 1pm			total:	32
2021 0-6-0PT		74xx 0-6-0PT		Hall 4-6-0				Bulldog 4-4-0
2076	2079	7407		5937	Stanford Hall			3377		3419
1901 0-6-0PT		MSWJ 2-4-0		2251 0-6-0		2301 0-6-0		3408	Bombay	3430	Inchcape
1925	2007	1334	1335	2259	2285	2423	2533	3448	Kingfisher
Buffalo 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0		2282		2430	2549	32xx 4-4-0		61xx 2-6-2T
1565		8326	9312	28xx 2-8-0		2532	2571	3206	3254	6145
27xx 0-6-0PT				2881				3215	3256
2783
Sunday 6 January 1946					DID		5.05pm - 5.15pm			total:	38
57xx 0-6-0PT		1701 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3721	DID	907	DID	2202	DID	4318	DID	5903	DID Keele Hall
4601	DID	1742		2221	DID	5374	SPM	Grange 4-6-0
4698	DID	1861	DID	2227		5380	DID	6849	BAN Walton Grange
4699	DID	27xx 0-6-0PT		2240	DID	5381	DID	Bulldog 4-4-0
5710	DID	2783	DID	28xx 2-8-0		5397	DID	3408	DID Bombay
5735	DID	2784	DID	2859	SPM	6329	DID	3419	DID	72xx 2-8-2T
5744	DID	Aberdare 2-6-0		R.O.D 2-8-0		6359	DID	32xx 4-4-0		7244
7710	DID	2667	CDF	3013	SPM	6379	DID	3206	DID	cl 8F 2-8-0
8738				3026	CNYD			3215	DID	8426	OXY
shed codes		BAN Banbury		CDF Cardiff Canton		CNYD Croes Newydd		DID Didcot
		OXY Oxley		SPM St. Philips Marsh
Allocation January 1948 (48)				1701 0-6-0PT		GWR	2	57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	9
2251 0-6-0		GWR	8	2301 0-6-0		GWR	1	MSWJ 2-4-0		MSWJ	1
43xx 2-6-0		GWR	9	Bulldog 4-4-0		GWR	4	Duke 4-4-0		GWR	3
Hall 4-6-0		GWR	4	WD 2-8-0		WD	3	72xx 2-8-2T		GWR	4
Sunday 30 July 1950					81E					total:	34
57xx 0-6-0PT		1701 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	907	81E	2221	81E	5330	81E	5903	81E Keele Hall
3709	81E	1861	81E	2222	81E	5362	86E	5935	81E Norton Hall
3721	81E	94xx 0-6-0PT		2226	81E	5380	81E	6923	81E Croxteth Hall
4649	81E	9413	81E	2240	81E	5381	81E	Saint 4-6-0
5735	81E	28xx 2-8-0		3211	81E	5393	6C	2950	82A Taplow Court
7710	81E	3823	86C	3212	81E	6329	81E	61xx 2-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T
MSWJ 2-4-0		3838	86E	2301 0-6-0		6340	81E	6132	81E	7251	86E
1334	81E	WD 2-8-0		2579	81E			6134	81E
		77005	81A
shed codes		6C Birkenhead		81A Old Oak Common		81E Didcot		82A Bristol Bath Road
		86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 14 October 1951					81E					total:	29
57xx 0-6-0PT		1701 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3709	81E	1861	81E	2202	81E	4318	81E	5903	81E Keele Hall
4649	81E	MSWJ 2-4-0		2221	81E	4326	81E	5933	81D Kingsway Hall
5744	81E	1334	81E	2222	81E	5317	84C	5935	81E Norton Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT		28xx 2-8-0		2252	81E	5330	81E	6952	81E Kimberley Hall
9413	81E	3853	81A	2289	81E	5381	81E	Saint 4-6-0
9417	81E	3857	81C	3212	81E	6321	84A	2940	86C Dorney Court
61xx 2-6-2T						6340	81E	Dukedog 4-4-0
6134	81E							9015	81E
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot		84A Stafford Road
		84C Banbury		86C Cardiff Canton
Sunday 31 August 1952					81E		12.05pm - 12.20pm			total:	29
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3709	81E	9413	81E	2221	81E	4326	81E	4928	81F Gatacre Hall
3721	81E	9417	81E	2226	81E	5330	81E	4935	81E Ketley Hall
5744	81E	72xx 2-8-2T		2252	81E	5381	81E	4998	81E Eyton Hall
5752	81E	7223	86E	3210	81E	6329	81E	5935	81E Norton Hall
7710	81E	Dukedog 4-4-0		3211	81E	61xx 2-6-2T		6910	81E Gossington Hall
15xx 0-6-0PT		9015	81E	3212	81E	6118	81E	6952	81E Kimberley Hall
1502	81E			28xx 2-8-0		6134	81E
				2805	86B
shed codes		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		86B Newport Pill		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Sunday 1 November 1953					81E					total:	31
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	8435	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4928	81F Gatacre Hall
3653	81E	9417	81E	28xx 2-8-0		43xx 2-6-0		4956	81C Plowden Hall
4649	81E	2251 0-6-0		2818	82C	5397	81E	4987	84C Brockley Hall
5735	81E	2252	81E	3837	81E	6329	81E	4994	81E Downton Hall
5737	81E	3210	81E	3845	81E	6340	81E	5903	81E Keele Hall
5744	81E	3211	81E	WD 2-8-0		15xx 0-6-0PT		5942	81D Doldowlod Hall
5752	81E	2301 0-6-0		90176	82B	1502	81E	6906	84C Chickeley Hall
7710	81E	2532	81E					6932	86C Burwarton Hall
shed codes		81C Southall		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82B St. Philips Marsh		82C Swindon
		84C Banbury		86C Cardiff Canton
Saturday 31 July 1954					81E					total:	29
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	2240	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4944	81C Middleton Hall
3653	81E	2245	81D	28xx 2-8-0		43xx 2-6-0		4954	81E Plaish Hall
3721	81E	2252	81E	2819	81E	5362	83A	6910	81E Gossington Hall
5735	81E	3212	81E	2874	84F	5380	81E	56xx 0-6-2T		WD 2-8-0
5737	81E	94xx 0-6-0PT		2887	86E	6304	81E	5629	81E	90207	81C
5744	81E	8435	81E	3845	81E	6340	81E	5639	81E	15xx 0-6-0PT
7710	81E							6630	87F	1502	81E
shed codes		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot		83A Newton Abbot		84F Stourbridge
		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87F Llanelly
Sunday 11 September 1955					81E					total:	42
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	2214	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4935	81E Ketley Hall
3653	81E	2252	81E	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		4945	81E Milligan Hall
3709	81E	3206	81E	5330	81E	2820	81D	4954	81E Plaish Hall
3721	81E	3210	81E	5397	81E	2854	84B	4994	81E Downton Hall
3751	81E	3211	81E	6304	81E	3814	81E	5960	81F Saint Edmund Hall
5735	81E	94xx 0-6-0PT		6313	81E	WD 2-8-0		5986	84E Arbury Hall
5737	81E	8435	81E	6340	81E	90238	86C	6910	81E Gossington Hall
5783	81E	9413	81E	56xx 0-6-2T		90572	86C	6922	81F Burton Hall
7710	81E	9417	81E	5639	81E	72xx 2-8-2T		6952	81E Kimberley Hall
15xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		5697	81E	7213	86J
1502	81E	6111	81F
shed codes		81D Reading		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		84B Oxley		84E Tyesley
		86C Cardiff Canton		86J Aberdare
Sunday 16 February 1958					81E					total:	41
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	2221	81E	6969	81E Wraysbury Hall			4939	81E Littleton Hall
3653	81E	2252	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4942	84C Maindy Hall
3709	81E	3206	81E	28xx 2-8-0		56xx 0-6-2T		4994	81E Downton Hall
3721	81E	43xx 2-6-0		2816	86E	5639	81E	4995	81D Easton Hall
4649	81E	5322	81E	2863	86J	5647	81E	5935	81E Norton Hall
5744	81E	5326	81E	3836	81C	5675	81E	5943	81E Elmdon Hall
5746	81E	5380	81E	3849	86E	5697	81E	5965	81F Woollas Hall
5783	81E	6304	81E	15xx 0-6-0PT		WD 2-8-0		6952	81E Kimberley Hall
7705	81E	94xx 0-6-0PT		1502	81E	90176	82B	City 4-4-0
7710	81E	8458	81E	14xx 0-4-2T				3440	81E City of Truro
		9407	81E	1447	81D
shed codes		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82B St. Philips Marsh
		84C Banbury		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		86J Aberdare
Sunday 26 April 1959					81E					total:	50
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	8434	81A S	2221	81E	5326	81E	4939	81E Littleton Hall
3653	81E	8435	81E	2240	81E	6388	81E	4962	81D Ragley Hall
3709	81E	8458	81E	3206	81E	28xx 2-8-0		4969	81E Shrugborough Hall
3721	81E	9403	81F S	3210	81E	2819	81E	4994	81E Downton Hall
3751	81E	9407	81E	3211	81E	2876	86J	5932	81A Haydon Hall S
4649	81E	9414	81A S	3212	81E	2880	81F S	5940	81A Whitbourne Hall S
5737	81E	9415	81B S	3219	81D S	3813	84B	5941	81A Campion Hall S
5744	81E	15xx 0-6-0PT		45xx 2-6-2T		WD 2-8-0		5954	81A Faendre Hall S
5746	81E	1502	81E	5532	82C	90152	81C S	6910	81E Gossington Hall
5783	81E	56xx 0-6-2T		51xx 2-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T		6915	81E Mursley Hall
7705	81E	5639	81E	4148	81F	7213	86G	6922	81F Burton Hall
						T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)		Modified Hall 4-6-0
S - stored						30729	72B	6969	81E Wraysbury Hall
shed codes		72B Sainsbury		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81C Southall		81D Reading
81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82C Swindon		84B Oxley		86G Pontypool Road		86J Aberdare
Allocation May 1959 (48)				15xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1	57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	12
94xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	3	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	3	2251 0-6-0		GWR	9
43xx 2-6-0		GWR	6	28xx 2-8-0		GWR	1	Hall 4-6-0		GWR	10
Modified Hall 4-6-0		GWR	3
Sunday 7 August 1960					81E	5.05pm - 5.25pm				total:	40
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		61xx 2-6-2T		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
3622	81E	2201	81E	6104	81D W	7324	81E	4939	81E Littleton Hall
3653	81E	2246	81E S	6109	81E	7327	81E	4965	81A Rood Ashton Hall S
3721	81E	94xx 0-6-0PT		6124	81E	28xx 2-8-0		5943	81E Elmdon Hall
3751	81E	8435	81E	6139	81E	2893	81E	5994	85A Roydon Hall
4615	81A	9407	81E	6148	81C	3802	84B	6903	86G Belmont Hall
4649	81E	15xx 0-6-0PT		6164	81E	3857	81F	6910	81E Gossington Hall
5746	81E	1501	81C S	56xx 0-6-2T		WD 2-8-0		6915	81E Mursley Hall
8720	81E	1502	81E S	6664	81E	90174	81C	6937	81E Conyngham Hall
14xx 0-4-2T		0-6-0 diesels		BR 4MT 2-6-0		90691	86C	Grange 4-6-0
1447	81B	D3959	D3964	76060	71A			6818	87F Hardwick Grange
S - stored		W - withdrawn
shed codes		71A Eastleigh		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81C Southall		81D Reading
		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		84B Oxley		85A Worcester		86C Cardiff Canton
		86G Pontypool Road		87F Llanelly
Sunday 28 May 1961					81E					total:	40
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3751	81E	6113	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4919	81A Donnington Hall
5746	81E	6120	81E	6996	81E Blackwell Hall			4939	81E Littleton Hall
8720	81E	6124	81E	7906	81D Fron Hall			4959	81E Purley Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT		6130	81E	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		4965	81E Rood Ashton Hall
8494	81E	6136	81E	5351	81E	2836	81E	4969	81E Shrugborough Hall
9450	81E	6139	81E	5380	81E	2898	81E	4976	81E Warfield Hall
0-6-0 diesels		6152	81B	6302	81E	WD 2-8-0		6910	81E Gossington Hall
D3959	D3972	6153	81D	6313	81E	90355	81C	6919	82B Tylney Hall
D3971		6156	81E	7324	81E	BR 9F 2-10-0		County 4-6-0
		6159	81E	72xx 2-8-2T		92238	81C	1007	81E County of Brecknock
				7208	84C
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot
		82B St. Philip's Marsh		84C Banbury
Sunday 23 September 1962					81E					total:	45
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Grange 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3751	81E	6106	81F	6824	81E Ashley Grange			4939	81E Littleton Hall
3763	81E	6109	81E W	6849	81E Walton Grange			4959	81E Purley Hall
5746	81E W	6112	81E	6874	81E Haughton Grange			4994	81E Downton Hall
8720	81E	6126	81E	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0
9791	81E	6130	81E	6337	81D	2834	81E	6978	81A Haroldstone Hall
14xx 0-4-2T		6139	81E	6379	81D	2836	81E	County 4-6-0
1421	81D	6145	81A	6385	81D	2842	81E	1007	81E County of Brecknock S
1445	81B	cl 8F 2-8-0		7324	81E S	2879	82C	1010	82C County of Carmarthen
2251 0-6-0		48412	81A	7327	81E	2898	81E	1015	81E County of Gloucester
2201	81E	BR 9F 2-10-0		0-6-0 diesels		3819	81E	1018	81E County of Leicester W
2221	82E	92164	21A	D3268	D3967	3820	81E	King 4-6-0
S - stored		W - withdrawn		D3947				6011	81A King James I
shed codes		21A Saltley		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81D Reading		81E Didcot
		81F Oxford		82C Swindon		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
Sunday 30 June 1963					81E					total:	42
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Grange 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3715	81D	6109	81E W	6824	81E Ashley Grange			4935	81E Ketley Hall W
3751	81E	6126	81E	6849	81E Walton Grange			4950	81E Patshull Hall
4670	81D	6130	81E	Castle 4-6-0				4994	81E Downton Hall W
5746	81E W	6139	81E	5025	81F Chirk Castle			6922	89A Burton Hall
8720	81E	6145	81A	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		6937	81E Conyngham Hall
9791	81E	6149	81F	6337	81D	2836	81E	Modified Hall 4-6-0
14xx 0-4-2T		BR 9F 2-10-0		6379	81E	2852	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall
1445	81B	92227	84C	6385	81D	2875	81C	County 4-6-0
2251 0-6-0		0-6-0 diesels		7315	87F	2893	81E	1007	81E County of Brecknock W
2201	81E	D3949	D3971	7324	81E W	3819	81E	1018	81E County of Leicester W
2221	82E	D3963		7327	81E	3840	81E			W - withdrawn
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot
		81F Oxford		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.		84C Banbury		87F Llanelly		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 12 January 1964					81E					total:	23
61xx 2-6-2T		43xx 2-6-0		Castle 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
6112	81E	6309	81E	4089	81D Donnington Castle			4905	81E Barton Hall W
6136	81E	6337	81E	5025	81F Chirk Castle W			4910	81E Blaisdon Hall W
6145	81A	6363	81E	7006	81A Lydford Castle W			4942	81E Maindy Hall W
6159	81E	6367	81E	Modified Hall 4-6-0				5933	81F Kingsway Hall
2251 0-6-0		6385	81E W	6970	81F Whaddon Hall			cl 8F 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesels
2201	81D			6983	81E Otterington Hall			48474	2A	D3195	D3959
		W - withdrawn		7921	81A Edstone Hall W
shed codes		2A Tyseley		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		81E Didcot		81F Oxford
Sunday 27 September 1964					81E					total:	27
57xx 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0		Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3751	81E	5330	81E W	6982	82E Melmerby Hall W			4959	81E Purley Hall
8720	81E W	6309	81E W	6983	81E Otterington Hall			4962	81E Ragley Hall
9726	81E	6378	81E W	6996	81E Blackwell Hall			5971	81D Merevale Hall
61xx 2-6-2T		7308	81E W	7900	81F Saint Peter's Hall			6909	81E Frewin Hall W
6112	81E	7340	81E W	cl 8F 2-8-0		BR 9F 2-10-0		Grange 4-6-0
6136	81E	28xx 2-8-0		48734	2F	92107	2D	6855	2B Saighton Grange
6156	81E	3820	81E	0-6-0 diesels		92216	81C
6159	81E			D3946	D3949					W - withdrawn
shed codes		2B Oxley		2D Banbury		2F Bescot		81C Southall		81D Reading
		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.
Sunday 28 March 1965					81E					total:	40
Manor 4-6-0				Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
7813	81E Freshford Manor			6959	81C Peatling Hall			6910	81E Gossington Hall
7816	81E Frilsham Manor			6961	81E Stedham Hall			6918	82E Sandon Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		6963	81E Throwley Hall			6921	81E Borwick Hall
3794	81E W	6103	81D W	6969	81E Wraysbury Hall W			6922	2A Burton Hall
9773	81F	6136	81E	6986	81E Rydal Hall			6928	81E Underley Hall
28xx 2-8-0		6145	81A	7906	81F Fron Hall W			6938	81E Corndean Hall W
3818	81C W	6150	81F W	7910	81F Hown Hall W			6953	81E Leighton Hall
3819	81E W	6156	81E	7917	81E North Aston Hall			Grange 4-6-0
3862	6C W	6159	81E	BR 9F 2-10-0		0-6-0 diesels		6812	81F Chesford Grange W
94xx 0-6-0PT		Hymek T3 diesels		92002	2A	D3804	D3963	6848	85A Toddington Grange
9495	81C	D7012	D7064	92235	86B	D3949		6861	2A Crynant Grange
				92243	88A					W - withdrawn
shed codes		2A Tyseley		6C Croes Newydd		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall		81D Reading
81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.		85A Worcester		86B Newport Ebbw Jct.		88A Cardiff East Dock
Allocation May 1959 (18)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1	61xx 2-6-2T		GWR	3
Manor 4-6-0		GWR	3	Hall 4-6-0		GWR	6	Modified Hall 4-6-0		GWR	5
Thursday 10 June 1965					81E		diesels not recorded			total:	21
Manor 4-6-0				Modified Hall 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
7814	81E Fringford Manor			6966	81F Witchingham Hall W			4962	81E Ragley Hall
7819	6D Hinton Manor			6983	81E Otterington Hall			6910	81E Gossington Hall
7829	81E Ramsbury Manor			7917	81E North Aston Hall			6921	81E Borwick Hall
Grange 4-6-0				7927	88A Willington Hall			6928	81E Underley Hall W
6837	88A Forthampton Grange			61xx 2-6-2T		BR 9F 2-10-0		6953	81E Leighton Hall
6854	2B Roundhill Grange			6136	81E	92074	2D	cl 8F 2-8-0
6861	2A Crynant Grange			6145	81A	92206	50A	48478	2F
				6159	81E W					W - withdrawn
shed codes		2A Tyseley		2B Oxley		2D Banbury		2F Bescot		6D Shrewsbury
		50A York		81A Old Oak Common		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		88A Cardiff East Dock
Didcot shed closed to steam in June 1965
Winchester Chesil
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)							opened:	1885	Didcot 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 subshed		total:	1
					2251 0-6-0
					2202

Updated and revised - October 2021.