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.

Tuesday 4 July 2017

Plymouth Friary 1943 - 1963

Plymouth Friary
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1908prior to Jan 1950PLY
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:May-63Feb 1950 - Feb 5872D
location:South of the line, east of Friary station
Feb 58 - May 6383H
AbbreviationsLSWR - London & South Western RailwayPD&SWJR - Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Jct Railway
Sunday 21 February 1943PLYtotal:19
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)F6 0-4-4T (LSWR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)N 2-6-0
84PLY35PLY182PLY7PLY116PLY1826EXJ
94PLY245EXJ197PLY17PLY280PLY1834EXJ
0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)669EXJ201PLYT1 0-4-4T (LSWR)289PLY1853EXJ
758PLY Lord St. Levan236PLY359PLY
shed codesEXJ Exmouth JunctionPLY Plymouth Friary
Sunday 29 July 1945PLYtotal:23
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)F6 0-4-4T (LSWR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)N 2-6-0
84PLY35PLY182PLY3PLY280PLY1406EXJ
91PLY39EXJ183PLY7PLY731EXJ1409EXJ
94PLY255EXJ197PLY757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)1837EXJ
374EXJ230EXJ757PLY Earl of Mount Edgcumbe1854EXJ
232EXJU 2-6-0
236PLY1635EXJ
shed codesEXJ Exmouth JunctionPLY Plymouth Friary
Allocation - January 1947 (19)B4 0-4-0TLSWR4M7 0-4-4TLSWR1
T1 0-4-4TLSWR2O2 0-4-4TLSWR6757 0-6-2TPD&SWJR2
T9 4-4-0LSWR4
Sunday 18 September 1949PLYtotal:24
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-0West Country 4-6-2
84PLY30035PLY182PLY1837EXJ34005EXJ Barnstaple
94PLY30037PLY30183PLY31871EXJ34009EXJ Lyme Regis
95PLYs107PLY30207PLY0395 0-6-034011PLY Tavistock
103PLY356PLY216PLY30581ELH34015EXJ Exmouth
0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)30375EXJ30236PLY34019EXJ Bideford
758PLY Lord St. Levan34030EXJ Watersmeet
shed codesELH EastleighEXJ Exmouth JunctionPLY Plymouth Friary
Sunday 12 August 195172Dtotal:20
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-0West Country 4-6-2
8872D3003572D3018372D3184372A3401172D Tavistock
3009472D3003672C3020772DE1/R 0-6-2T3401772A Ilfracombe
3010272D3003772DS22472A3209472D3403672D Westwood Ho!
0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)3003972D3023672D3403775A Clovelly
3075872D3010772D3403875A Lynton
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction72C Yeovil Town72D Plymouth Friary75A Brighton
Sunday 6 July 195272Dtotal:20
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)E1/R 0-6-2TWest Country 4-6-2
3008372D3003472C3020772D3209472D3402670A Yes Tor
3008972D3003672D3021672D3403572D Shaftesbury
3009472D3003772D3023672D3403672D Westwood Ho!
3010272D3003972D757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)3403775A Clovelly
3066872A3075772D Earl of Mount EdgcumbeBattle of Britain 4-6-2
3075872D Lord St. Levan3406070A 25 Squadron
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72C Yeovil Town72D Plymouth Friary75A Brighton
Saturday 1 August 195372Dtotal:17
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)West Country 4-6-2
3008372D3003572D3018372D3023672D3401672D Bodmin
3008972D3003672D3019972A3403172D Torrington
3009472D3003772D757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)3403672D Westwood Ho!
3010272D3003972D3075772D Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
3004072D3075872D Lord St. Levan
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction72D Plymouth Friary
Thursday 30 September 195472Dtotal:19
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)West Country 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
3008872D3003472D3400372A Plymouth3405072B Royal Observer Corps
3008972D3003572D3402570A Whimple3405772B Biggin Hill
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3003772D3403070A Watersmeet3406172A 73 Squadron
3018372D3003972D3403672D Westwood Ho!757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)
3022572D3004072DE1/R 0-6-2Tcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3075772D Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
3209472D4131572D
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury72D Plymouth Friary
Sunday 15 April 195672Dtotal:19
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)West Country 4-6-2
3008872D3003472D3075772D Earl of Mount Edgcumbe3400272A Salisbury
3009472D3003572D3075872D Lord St. Levan3403472A Honiton
3010272D3003672DN 2-6-0E1/R 0-6-2TBattle of Britain 4-6-2
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3003772D3183572A3209572D3406172A 73 Squadron
3018372D3184972A3209672DBR 4MT 4-6-0
3022572D7507870D
shed codes70D Basingstoke72A Exmouth Junction72D Plymouth Friary
Sunday 18 August 195772Dtotal:18
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)West Country 4-6-2
3008872D3003572D3018372D4131572D3401672A Bodmin
3008972D3003672D3019272D4131672D3403572D Shaftesbury
3010272D3003772D3021672D4131772D3403672D Westwood Ho!
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)3022572DBattle of Britain 4-6-2
3016272D3405672A Croydon
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction72D Plymouth Friary
Sunday 25 May 195883H (shed code changed in February 1958)total:20
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)Battle of Britain 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
3008883H3003483H3405772A Biggin Hill3402472A Tamar Valley
3008983H3003583H3410972A Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory3403672A Westwood Ho!
3010283H3003683HO2 0-4-4T (LSWR)0-6-0 diesels3410472A Bere Alston
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)U 2-6-03018383H11225112283410672A Lydford
4131583H3179272C3019283H1122711229
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction72C Yeovil Town83H Plymouth Friary
Allocation - May 1959 (11)M7 0-4-4TLSWR3O2 0-4-4TLSWR4
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)LMS4
Thursday 18 June 195983Htotal:15
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)T9 4-4-0N 2-6-0Battle of Britain 4-6-2
3003483H3019383H3071172A3183472A3406372A 229 Squadron
3003583H3022583H3071572A3183972A3411072A 66 Squadron
3003683Hcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)0-6-0 diesels3184072A
4130283HD2257D2258
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary
Thursday 4 August 196083Htotal:16
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-00-6-0 dieselsWest Country 4-6-2
3003483H3018383H3183772AD2255D22583403070A Watersmeet
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3019283H3183972AD2257D2259Battle of Britain 4-6-2
4131083H3019383H3184672A3406572A Hurricane
3407972A 141 Squadron
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary3411072A 66 Squadron
Wednesday 16 August 196183Htotal:14
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-00-6-0 dieselsWest Country 4-6-2
3003683H3018383H3183772AD2127D22573410472A Bere Alston
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3019383H3184972AD2129Battle of Britain 4-6-2
4131683H3022583H3187472A3408672A 219 Squadron
3410970A Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary
Sunday 22 October 196183Htotal:15
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0West Country 4-6-2
3003483H3019383H4130283H3184372A3401172A Tavistock
3003683H3022583H4131583H3184772A3402472A Tamar Valley
0-6-0 dieselsBattle of Britain 4-6-2
D2255D2257D2258D22593407672A 41 Squadron
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary
Sunday 15 April 196283Htotal:16
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)0-6-0 dieselscl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)West Country 4-6-2
3003483H3022583HD2128D21774121483H3402372A Blackmore Vale
3003683HN 2-6-0D2176D21784127583H3409672A Trevone
3184972A4129583HBattle of Britain 4-6-2
4131583H3406272A 17 Squadron
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary4131683H3408372A 605 Squadron
Sunday 11 November 196283Htotal:16
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-00-6-0 dieselsWest Country 4-6-2
4120683H4129583H3185372AD2127D21773410772A Blandford Forum
4121483H4131583HD2176D21833410872A Wincanton
4121683H4131683HBattle of Britain 4-6-2
4127583H3406372A 229 Squadron
shed codes72A Exmouth Junction83H Plymouth Friary3411072A 66 Squadron
Plymouth Friary shed was closed on May 6th, 1963.
Callington
Pre Grouping Ownership - Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Jct.  Railwayopened:1872Plymouth Friary subshed
type:A 2TS dead-ended shed. Converted to standard gauge in 1908.closed:Sep-64
Sunday 21 February 1943Monday 1 October 1945Thursday 7 April 1949
PLY subshedtotal:1PLY subshedtotal:1PLY subshedtotal:1
757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)757 0-6-2T (PD&SWJR)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)
757PLY Earl of Mount Edgcumbe758PLY Lord St. Levan192EXJ
shed codesEXJ Exmouth JunctionPLY Plymouth Friary
Sunday 29 August 1954Sunday 21 April 1957Wednesday 29 June 1960
72D subshedtotal:272D subshedtotal:283H subshedtotal:2
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
3021672D4131572D3018272C4131572D4131083H
4131783H
shed codes72C Yeovil Town72D & 83H Plymouth Friary
Updated and revised - October 2021.

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