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 13 August 2017

Reading South 1935 - 1964

An ex LSWR Drummond T9 4-4-0 30287 at Reading General station on 30th July 1955. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Reading South
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railwayopened:1875prior to 1950RDG
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:Jan-651950 - 195970E
location:On the north side of the line, east of Reading SR station.1959 - 1960Basingstoke 70D subshed

1960 - Jan 1965Guildford 70C subshed
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysLCDR - London, Chatham & Dover RailwayFb - Fairburn
SR - Southern RailwayLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South East Coast Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwaySER - South East Railway
Sunday 23 June 1935RDG11.55am - 12.10pmtotal:17
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)R 0-4-4T (LCDR)R1 0-6-0T (SECR)U 2-6-0F1 4-4-0 (SECR)
379GFD16991069RDG1636RED10301202
674FEL1708C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)1639RDG10741204
L11 4-4-0 (LSWR)252418021130E 4-4-0
A1749E1183RDG1273BA
Sunday 11 May 1941RDGtotal:17
R1 0-6-0T (SECR)U1 2-6-0U 2-6-0F1 4-4-0 (SECR)
1070RDG1892EXJ1611GFD1628BM1042RDG1079RDG
B4X 4-4-0S15 4-6-01620RDG1635RDG1043RDG1140RDG
2073BTN839HIT1621RDG1637RED1078RDG1183RDG
1627RDG
Saturday 12 August 1944RDGtotal:11
I1X 4-4-2TQ 0-6-0U 2-6-0N 2-6-0F1 4-4-0 (SECR)S15 4-6-0
2010TWW531ELH1620RDG1864BA1042RDG497FEL
1627RDG1079RDG837BTN
1140RDG846FEL
Sunday 17 March 1946RDGtotal:20
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)U1 2-6-0N 2-6-0F1 4-4-0 (SECR)
258RDG1895RED1815RED1860RDG1060RDG1156RDG
R1 0-6-0T (SECR)1899RED1820BA1861RDG1078RDG1183RDG
1047U 2-6-01850RDG1868RDG1079RDG1188RDG
1610RDG1857RDG1140RDG1195RDG
Allocation January 1947 (20)G6 0-6-0TLSWR2F1 4-4-0SECR9
U 2-6-0SR5N 2-6-0SR4
Sunday 18 April 1948RDGtotal:18
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)U 2-6-0N 2-6-0B1 4-4-0 (SER)F1 4-4-0 (SECR)S15 4-6-0
258RDG1610RDG1406BAT1217RDG1028RDG835FEL
R 0-4-4T (LCDR)1611RDG1852RED1446RDG1151RAM
1698RDG1615RDG1857RDG1455RDGE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)
1628RDG1858RED2487RDG
1864RED
Saturday 30 April 1949RDGtotal:19
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)U 2-6-0Lord Nelson 4-6-0B1 4-4-0 (SER)
2487RDG31610RDG31628RDG8609E Lord Hawke1217RDG
700 0-6-0s1615RDG31797RDGS15 4-6-0N 2-6-01443RDG
6949E1623EXJ31802GFD503FEL31818RED31446RDG
30837FELs1858RED1452RDG
31896RED1455RDG
shed codes9E Nine ElmsBA Bricklayer's ArmsBAT Stewart's LaneBTN BrightonELH Eastleigh
EXJ Exmouth Jct.FEL FelthamGFD GuildfordHIT Hither GreenRAM Ramsgate
RDG ReadingRED RedhillTWW Tunbridge Wells W.
Sunday 4 February 195170Etotal:14
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)N 2-6-0U 2-6-0B1 4-4-0 (SER)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3027070E3250170A3184975B3161470E144370E3105770E
T 0-6-0T (LCDR)186275B3161570E174070E
160270E3162070C3174470E
3179970E3175070E
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford70E Reading South75B Redhill
Sunday 2 March 195270Etotal:16
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)S15 4-6-0N 2-6-0U 2-6-0D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3027070E3250170E3051070B3182473B3161370E3107570E
3250270E3186475B3161470E3148870E
3161570E3173770E
shed codes70B Feltham70C Guildford70E Reading South3161870E3174470E
73B Bricklayer's Arms75B Redhill3180070C3174670E
Sunday 2 August 195370Etotal:16
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)S15 4-6-0N 2-6-0U 2-6-0D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3027070E3250170E3050870B3186975B3161270E3107570E
3250270E3083370BU1 2-6-03161470E3148870E
3083675B3189775B3161570E3173770E
3083775B3174673B
shed codes70B Feltham70E Reading South73B Bricklayer's Arms75B Redhill
Sunday 5 September 195470Etotal:17
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)S15 4-6-0N 2-6-0U 2-6-0D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3016070E3250170E3083775B3186275B3161175B3107570C
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3250270EH15 4-6-0T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)3161575B3148870E
3216870EQ1 0-6-03048870A3071870A3163070C3158670C
3303374D3052470A3179870C
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford70E Reading South74D Tonbridge75B Redhill
Sunday 6 November 1955Sunday 4 March 1956
70Etotal:970Etotal:9
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)U 2-6-0M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)S15 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0
3216870E3071970A3161270E3013270A3083675B7605475B
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)3162870C3024670CH15 4-6-07605675B
3250670C3157770C3163170Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3049170AU 2-6-0
U1 2-6-03179970C4208273B3162470C
3190473A
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford70E Reading South73A Stewarts Lane
73B Bricklayer's Arms75B Redhill
Sunday 26 May 195770Etotal:14
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-0U 2-6-0"King Arthur" 4-6-0
3010970C3186575B3163170C3179970C3045570A Sir Lancelot
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)BR 4MT 2-6-03163470A3180470FH15 4-6-00-6-0 diesels
3027770E7605675B3179870C3180575B3052370A1309513274
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford70E Reading South70F Fratton75B Redhill
Sunday 17 August 195870Etotal:11
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)U 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0S15 4-6-00-6-0 diesels
3027770E3071870A3161270C7605375B3049970BD309213274
3163070CN 2-6-03083575B
3180470F3186975B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70E Reading South
70F Fratton75B Redhill
Sunday 22 March 195970D subshedtotal:11
U 2-6-0N 2-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0H15 4-6-00-6-0 diesels
3162170A3179970C3186275B7605775B3048270A1327013274
3163670C3180770C3186675B7606175B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford75B Redhill
Sunday 1 May 196070C subshed5.44pm -5.50pmtotal:12
U 2-6-0S15 4-6-0C 0-6-0Schools V 4-4-0
3162570C3180775B3083575B3172270C3090670C Sherborne
3163470AN 2-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-00-6-0 diesels3091675B Whitgift
3180070C3181775B7311470A EtarreD327013273
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford75B Redhill
Sunday 19 February 196170C subshedtotal:13
U 2-6-0N 2-6-0700 0-6-0Schools V 4-4-0
3162170A3181170C3187075B3032570C3091575B Brighton
3162870C3181775B3187275B0-6-0 dieselsBR 5MT 4-6-0
3163170C3186175BD2290D32747311570A King Pellinore
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford75B Redhill
Sunday 17 September 196170C subshedtotal:12
U 2-6-0U1 2-6-0Q1 0-6-0S15 4-6-0Schools V 4-4-0
3162770C3190575C3301870B3083675B3091575B Brighton
3179770CN 2-6-03302570C0-6-0 diesels
3180070C3185275BD2295D3469
3180775Bshed codes70B Feltham70C Guildford75B Redhill75C Norwood Jct.
Sunday 3 June 196270C subshedtotal:13
U 2-6-0N 2-6-0S15 4-6-0Schools V 4-4-0
3162370C3141470C3186675B3083675B3093670A Cranleigh
3163570C3185175B3186775BN1 2-6-00-6-0 diesels
3180171A3186375B3187975DD2295D3049
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford71A Eastleigh75B Redhill75D Stewart's Lane
Sunday 23 September 1962Sunday 31 March 1963
70C subshedtotal:870C subshedtotal:11
U 2-6-0N 2-6-0S15 4-6-0U 2-6-0N 2-6-00-6-0 diesels
3163070C3181975B3049870B3161770A3181270CD2286D3048
3163170C3187075B0-6-0 diesel3162370C3185770C
3179670AD21803163170C3186675B
3179975B3179070C3186875B
3187275B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford75B Redhill
Sunday 24 November 196370C subshedtotal:12
U 2-6-0N 2-6-0Q1 0-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
3162570C3163470A3181470C3303670C7308970A Maid of Astolat
3162870C3179970C3182775BBR 4MT 2-6-00-6-0 diesels
3186275B7603070CD2286D3049
shed codes70A Nine Elms70C Guildford75B Redhill
Sunday 12 January 1964Sunday 22 March 1964
70C subshedtotal:870C subshedtotal:9
N 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0Q1 0-6-0N 2-6-0U 2-6-0Q1 0-6-0
3141270C7507570D3300670C3140075B3161970C3302670B
3181470CBR 4MT 2-6-00-6-0 diesels3141070C3163970C0-6-0 diesels
3182875B7603170CD2285D3049BR 4MT 4-6-03179170CD2254D3047
7507770A
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Eastleigh75B Redhill
Reading South shed closed in January 1965.
Updated and revised - October 2021.

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