Swansea East Dock 1938 - 1964

A 72xx 2-8-2T 7248 in the sidings at Swansea East Dock shed on 13th April 1962.  

Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Swansea East Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1893	prior to 1950		SED
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-64	1950 - July 64		87D
location:	On the north side of the line, east of East Dock station.
Sunday 31 July 1938					SED	2.20pm - 2.35pm				total:	35
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		1701 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T				56xx 0-6-2T
701		1709		5704	9760	4209	4274	5221	5232	6677	6679
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		1501 0-6-0PT		5743	9777	4210	4283	5227	5246	72xx 2-8-2T
974		1806		7791		4267	5210	5229	5253	7211
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		2021 0-6-0PT		27xx 0-6-0PT		4272	5214	BPGV 0-6-0T HC		26XX
696	935	2134	2139	2707	2789			2166		2657
				2741
Allocation January 1948 (32)				P&M 0-4-0ST		P&M	2	SHT 0-4-0ST		SHT	2
1159 0-4-2T		GWR	1	57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	11	27xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1
BPGV 0-6-0T		BPGV	1	TV 'A' 0-6-2T		TV	3	42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	10
72xx 2-8-2T		GWR	1
Sunday 17 April 1949					SED					total:	22
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		27xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				TV 'A' 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1140	SED	2789	SED	3633	SED	7704	SED	289	SED	4283	SED
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		BPGV 0-6-0T HC		3641	SED	7756	SED	308	SED	5227	SED
1144	SED	2166	SED	3679	SED	9645	SED	309	SED	5246	SED
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		1159 0-4-2T		5743	SED	9744	SED			5249	CDF
1150	SED	3577	SED	6714	SED
shed codes		CDF Cardiff Canton		SED Swansea East Dock
Notes	P&M Powlesland & Mason Railway			SHT Swansea Harbour Trust			BPGV Burry Port & Gwendraeth Rwy			TV Taff Vale Railway
	HC Hudswell Clarke		HL Hawthorn, Leslie
Sunday 9 July 1950					87D					total:	25
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		64xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				TV 'A' 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1140	87D	6425	87E	3633	87D	7704	87D	308	87D	5226	86C
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		3641	87D	7756	87D	309	87D	5241	86D
1144	87D	1146	87D	3679	87D	9625	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5246	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett				5704	87D	9645	87D	5628	87D	43xx 2-6-0
696	87D			5743	87D	9744	87D	6662	87D	6389	87H
1152	87D			6714	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86D Llantrisant		87D Swansea East Dk		87E Swansea Landore		87H Neyland
Sunday 3 June 1951					87D					total:	32
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1144	87D	3633	87D	7704	87D	1640	87D	308	87D	4222	86C
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		3641	87D	7756	87D	1641	87D	309	87D	4283	87F
696	87D	3679	87D	9625	87D	1646	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5210	87D
1152	87D	5704	87D	9645	87D	43xx 2-6-0		5616	87D	5211	87D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC		5743	87D	9744	87D	5335	87F	5628	87D	5232	87D
2166	87D	6714	87D			6355	87D	6613	87D	5246	87D
								6662	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly
Sunday 10 May 1953					87D					total:	31
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		57xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1140	87D	3633	87D	7756	87D	5628	87D	4259	87D	5222	86A
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		3641	87D	9625	87D	6613	87D	4283	87F	5227	87D
1144	87D	3679	87D	9645	87D	6644	87D	5210	87D	5232	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		5704	87D	9744	87D	6662	87D	5211	87D	5246	87D
1152	87D	7704	87D	94xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T		5221	87D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC		16xx 0-6-0PT		8431	87D	308	87D	Grange 4-6-0
2166	87D	1641	87D	9489	87D			6848	87F Toddington Grange
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly
Sunday 26 September 1954					87D	2.10pm - 2.15pm				total:	28
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1140	87D	3633	87D	7704	87D	8431	87D	5616	87D	5211	87D
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		3679	87D	7718	87D	8443	87D	5628	87D	5232	87D
1144	87D	5704	87D	7756	87D	9489	87D	6613	87D	5246	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		5731	87D	9645	87D	2251 0-6-0		6644	87D	72xx 2-8-2T
1152	87D	5743	87D	9744	87D	2229	87H	28xx 2-8-0		7226	87D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC		16xx 0-6-0PT						3832	86E
2166	87D	1641	87D
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87D Swansea East Dk		87H Neyland
Sunday 24 July 1955					87D					total:	32
1101 0-4-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T
1101	87C	3633	87D	7718	87D	8431	87D	4221	87D	5240	87D
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		3641	87D	7756	87D	8443	87D	4270	86C	5246	87D
1140	87D	3679	87D	9645	87D	9489	87D	5210	87D	72xx 2-8-2T
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		5704	87D	9744	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5211	87D	7224	87D
1152	87D	5731	87D	16xx 0-6-0PT		5616	87D	5221	87D	7226	87D
cl 3F 0-6-0T		5743	87D	1641	87D	6613	87D	5232	87D
47480	87K			1652	87D	6662	87D
shed codes		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dk		87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 22 July 1956					87D					total:	30
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
1140	87D	3633	87D	7704	87D	8431	87D	4221	87D	7224	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		3641	87D	9625	87D	8443	87D	5210	87D	7226	87D
1152	87D	3679	87D	9645	87D	16xx 0-6-0PT		5211	87D	56xx 0-6-2T
		5704	87D	9744	87D	1641	87D	5218	86C	5616	87D
		5731	87C	28xx 2-8-0		1652	87D	5232	87D	5628	87D
		5743	87D	2821	86G			5240	87D	6613	87D
								5262	87D	6662	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86G Pontypool Road		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dk
Sunday 21 July 1957					87D					total:	29
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1144	87D	3641	87D	8408	87D	9485	87D	4221	87D	5240	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		7704	87D	8431	87D	9489	87D	4225	86C	5246	87D
1152	87D	7756	87D	8443	87D	9491	87D	4232	87D	5262	87D
16xx 0-6-0PT		9625	87D	8476	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5210	87D	WD 2-8-0
1641	87D	9645	87D	8483	87D	5628	87D	5221	87D	90192	86G
1652	87D					6613	87D	5232	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86G Pontypool Road		87D Swansea East Dk
Sunday 29 June 1958					87D					total:	29
SHT 0-4-0ST HL		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1144	87D	3641	87D	8408	87D	8483	87D	4221	87D	5232	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		6779	87K	8414	87D	9485	87D	4232	87D	5262	87D
1152	87D	7704	87D	8431	87D	9489	87D	4297	86C	72xx 2-8-2T
16xx 0-6-0PT		7756	87D	8443	87D	9491	87D	5210	87D	7215	87D
1641	87D	9625	87D	8475	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5211	87D	7225	87D
1652	87D			8476	87D	5628	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		87D Swansea East Dk		87K Swansea Victoria
Allocation May 1959 (33)				SHT 0-4-0ST		SHT	1	16xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	2
57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4	94xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	12	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	3
43xx 2-6-0		GWR	1	42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	6	72xx 2-8-2T		GWR	4
Sunday 17 April 1960					87D					total:	28
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
1152	87D	3641	87D	8414	87D	9446	87A	4232	87D	7215	87D
74xx 0-6-0PT		3661	87D	8431	87D	9489	87D	5211	87D	7221	86J
7408	87D	5704	87D	8475	87D	56xx 0-6-2T		5232	87D	7225	87D
7444	87G	6768	87D	8476	87D	5616	87D	5246	87D	7226	87D
43xx 2-6-0		9625	87D	8483	87D	5628	87D			7248	87D
6369	86E			9431	87D
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		86J Aberdare		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dk		87G Carmarthen
Sunday 23 July 1961					87D					total:	42
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0
1151	87D	3641	87D	8414	87D	5616	87D	6912	87A Helmster Hall
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson		3757	87A	8475	87D	5623	87D	42xx 2-8-0T		cl 5MT 4-6-0
1338	87D	3785	87D	8483	87D	5628	87D	4232	87D	45438	6B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		3797	87D	9416	87D	5631	87D	4271	87D	BR 5MT 4-6-0
42182	87D	5783	87D	9484	87D	5675	87D	5210	87D	73024	89A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		6778	87D	9489	87D	6613	87D	5211	87D	73097	89A
42387	87D	8750	87D	0-6-0 diesels		6627	87H	5217	86A	28xx 2-8-0
		9625	87D	D2121	D3361	6662	87D	72xx 2-8-2T		2887	86E
		9761	87D	D2192		6688	87D	7203	88J
Note: In 1961, Swaneas East Dock began to service locos which worked on the Central Wales line.
shed codes		6B Mold Junction		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dk
		87H Neyland		88J Aberdare		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 18 February 1962					87D					total:	39
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
1151	87D	3604	87D	8431	87D	5609	87D	4232	87D	7215	87D
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson		3641	87D	8475	87D	5616	87D	4262	88J	7225	87D
1338	87D	3797	87D	8483	87D	5628	87D	4271	87D	cl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		5783	87D	8488	87D	5631	87D	5211	87D	48434	87F
42388	87D	8750	87D	9431	87D	5675	87D	BR 5MT 4-6-0
42394	87D	8794	87D	9441	87D	6650	87D	73024	89A
0-6-0 diesels		9734	87A	9448	87A	6662	87D	43xx 2-6-0
D2119	D2121	9761	87D	9484	87D			6373	86E
				9489	87D
shed codes		6B Mold Junction		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly
		88J Aberdare		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 5 August 1962					87D					total:	39
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		Grange 4-6-0
1151	87D	3604	87D	8414	87D	5609	87D	6836	86G Estevarney Grange
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson		3635	87D	8488	87D	5623	87D	42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
1338	87D	3641	87D	9484	87D	5628	87D	4232	87D	7226	87D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		3797	87D	9489	87D	5631	87D	5211	87D	7248	87D
42385	87D	6738	87D	0-6-0 diesels		5675	87D	5240	88J	cl 8F 2-8-0
42388	87D	9744	87D	D2184	D3743	6602	87D	cl 5MT 4-6-0		48434	87F
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		9752	87D	D2185		6613	87D	45143	89A	48738	89A
80072	87D	9761	87D			6662	87D	45406	89A
80097	87D
shed codes		86G Pontypool Road		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly		88J Aberdare		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 28 July 1963					87D					total:	47
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1151	87D	3604	87D	6763	87D	8414	87D	5602	87D	4264	87D W
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson		3635	87D	6764	87D	8431	87D	5609	87D	5210	87D
1338	87D	3781	87F	6768	87D	8475	87D	5623	87D	5211	87D
cl 0F 0-4-0ST Kitson		3797	87D	6772	87D	8488	87D	5656	87D	5230	87D
47003	87D	6714	87D	8794	87D W	9441	87D	6602	87D	72xx 2-8-2T
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		6724	87D	9637	87F	9484	87D	6680	87D	7234	88J
80097	87D	6741	87D	9752	87D	9489	87D	cl 5MT 4-6-0		7248	87D
80133	87A	6742	87D	0-6-0 diesels		BR 5MT 4-6-0		44835	89A	cl 8F 2-8-0
		6760	87D	D2185	D3401	73095	89A	45145	89A	48738	89A
				D3830
shed codes		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly		88J Aberdare		89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 3 May 1964					87D					total:	45
cl 0F 0-4-0T Deeley		57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		EE T3 diesels
41535	87D	3603	87D	6763	87D W	9674	83C W B	8414	87D W	D6854	D6919
cl 0F 0-4-0ST Kitson		3610	87D	6765	87D W C	9675	87D	8431	87D	D6873	D6926
47003	87D W	3615	87D	6768	87D W C	9677	87D	8488	87D	D6909	D6927
cl 0F 0-4-0ST L&Y		3635	87D	6777	87D W B*	9678	87D	9446	87D	0-6-0 diesels
51218	87D	3671	87D	8714	87D	9732	87D W B	9473	87D	D3758	D3830
74xx 0-6-0PT		3797	87D	8739	87D	9746	87D W	9480	87D
7427	87D	4658	87D W C	9606	87D	9780	87D	56xx 0-6-2T
7437	87F	4663	86F	9621	87F	28xx 2-8-0		5616	87D W
		4699	87D	9660	87D	2894	86A W C	5656	87D W
Note: B - scrapped at Birds, Morriston : B* - Birds, Bynea : C - scrapped at Cohens, Morriston
shed codes		83C Westbury		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86F Aberbeeg		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly
Swansea East Dock closed in June 1964
Following closure, the site was used to store withdrawn locos prior to cutting up in nearby scrap yards.
Sunday 26 July 1964										total:	21
74xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		Q1 0-6-0		U 2-6-0		Grange 4-6-0
7404	87D W B	4237	88J W B	33010	70B W	31613	70A W C	6844	87F Penhydd Grange W B
57xx 0-6-0PT		4262	88H W B	33022	70C W C	31617	70A W C	72xx 2-8-2T		28xx 2-8-0
6765	87D W C	5211	88J W B	33034	70C W C	31796	70A W C	7211	86E W C	3832	87A W B
6777	87D W B*	5238	87A W C	43xx 2-6-0		N 2-6-0		W 2-6-4T		3839	88J W B
9674	83C W B			6361	88J W C	31810	70A W C	31917	70B W
Sunday 6 September 1964										total:	12
74xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		Q1 0-6-0		56xx 0-6-2T		Grange 4-6-0
7404	87D W B	6777	87D W B*	33010	70B W	6688	88F W B	6844	87F Penhydd Grange W B
7427	87D W	9638	88D W C	33014	70C W	W 2-6-4T		28xx 2-8-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
		9668	88E W C			31917	70B W	3832	87A W B	48172	82F W
Saturday 14 November 1964										total:	12
N 2-6-0				Modified Hall 4-6-0				Grange 4-6-0
31834	83D W	31849	83D W	6987	88A Shervington Hall W H			6867	87F Peterson Grange W H
31837	83D W	31854	83D W			43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
31840	83D W	Battle of Britain 4-6-2				5336	83B W C	6913	85B Levens Hall W B
31846	83D W	34109	83D Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory W B			6345	83B W C
Note: B - scrapped at Birds, Morriston : B* - Birds, Bynea : C - scrapped at Cohens, Morriston : H - scrapped at Hayes/Birds, Bridgend
shed codes		70A Nine Elms		70B Feltham		70C Guildford		82F Bath Green Park		83C Westbury
83D Exmouth Junction		85B Gloucester GWR		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dk		87F Llanelly
88A Cardiff East Dock		88D Merthyr		88E Abercynon		88F Treherbert		88H Tondu		88J Aberdare

Updated and revised - November 2021.