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.

Monday, 30 October 2017

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 Railwayopened:1893prior to 1950SED
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-641950 - July 6487D
location:On the north side of the line, east of East Dock station.
Sunday 31 July 1938SED2.20pm - 2.35pmtotal:35
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley1701 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T56xx 0-6-2T
701170957049760420942745221523266776679
SHT 0-4-0ST HL1501 0-6-0PT57439777421042835227524672xx 2-8-2T
9741806779142675210522952537211
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett2021 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT42725214BPGV 0-6-0T HC26XX
696935213421392707278921662657
2741
Allocation January 1948 (32)P&M 0-4-0STP&M2SHT 0-4-0STSHT2
1159 0-4-2TGWR157xx 0-6-0PTGWR1127xx 0-6-0PTGWR1
BPGV 0-6-0TBPGV1TV 'A' 0-6-2TTV342xx 2-8-0TGWR10
72xx 2-8-2TGWR1
Sunday 17 April 1949SEDtotal:22
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
1140SED2789SED3633SED7704SED289SED4283SED
SHT 0-4-0ST HLBPGV 0-6-0T HC3641SED7756SED308SED5227SED
1144SED2166SED3679SED9645SED309SED5246SED
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett1159 0-4-2T5743SED9744SED5249CDF
1150SED3577SED6714SED
shed codesCDF Cardiff CantonSED Swansea East Dock
NotesP&M Powlesland & Mason RailwaySHT Swansea Harbour TrustBPGV Burry Port & Gwendraeth RwyTV Taff Vale Railway
HC Hudswell ClarkeHL Hawthorn, Leslie
Sunday 9 July 195087Dtotal:25
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley64xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114087D642587E363387D770487D30887D522686C
SHT 0-4-0ST HLSHT 0-6-0ST Peckett364187D775687D30987D524186D
114487D114687D367987D962587D56xx 0-6-2T524687D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett570487D964587D562887D43xx 2-6-0
69687D574387D974487D666287D638987H
115287D671487D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86D Llantrisant87D Swansea East Dk87E Swansea Landore87H Neyland
Sunday 3 June 195187Dtotal:32
SHT 0-4-0ST HL57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114487D363387D770487D164087D30887D422286C
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett364187D775687D164187D30987D428387F
69687D367987D962587D164687D56xx 0-6-2T521087D
115287D570487D964587D43xx 2-6-0561687D521187D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC574387D974487D533587F562887D523287D
216687D671487D635587D661387D524687D
666287D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
Sunday 10 May 195387Dtotal:31
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114087D363387D775687D562887D425987D522286A
SHT 0-4-0ST HL364187D962587D661387D428387F522787D
114487D367987D964587D664487D521087D523287D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett570487D974487D666287D521187D524687D
115287D770487D94xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T522187D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC16xx 0-6-0PT843187D30887DGrange 4-6-0
216687D164187D948987D684887F Toddington Grange
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
Sunday 26 September 195487D2.10pm - 2.15pmtotal:28
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114087D363387D770487D843187D561687D521187D
SHT 0-4-0ST HL367987D771887D844387D562887D523287D
114487D570487D775687D948987D661387D524687D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett573187D964587D2251 0-6-0664487D72xx 2-8-2T
115287D574387D974487D222987H28xx 2-8-0722687D
BPGV 0-6-0T HC16xx 0-6-0PT383286E
216687D164187D
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87D Swansea East Dk87H Neyland
Sunday 24 July 195587Dtotal:32
1101 0-4-0T57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
110187C363387D771887D843187D422187D524087D
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley364187D775687D844387D427086C524687D
114087D367987D964587D948987D521087D72xx 2-8-2T
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett570487D974487D56xx 0-6-2T521187D722487D
115287D573187D16xx 0-6-0PT561687D522187D722687D
cl 3F 0-6-0T574387D164187D661387D523287D
4748087K165287D666287D
shed codes87C Danygraig87D Swansea East Dk87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 22 July 195687Dtotal:30
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
114087D363387D770487D843187D422187D722487D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett364187D962587D844387D521087D722687D
115287D367987D964587D16xx 0-6-0PT521187D56xx 0-6-2T
570487D974487D164187D521886C561687D
573187C28xx 2-8-0165287D523287D562887D
574387D282186G524087D661387D
526287D666287D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road87C Danygraig87D Swansea East Dk
Sunday 21 July 195787Dtotal:29
SHT 0-4-0ST HL57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
114487D364187D840887D948587D422187D524087D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett770487D843187D948987D422586C524687D
115287D775687D844387D949187D423287D526287D
16xx 0-6-0PT962587D847687D56xx 0-6-2T521087DWD 2-8-0
164187D964587D848387D562887D522187D9019286G
165287D661387D523287D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road87D Swansea East Dk
Sunday 29 June 195887Dtotal:29
SHT 0-4-0ST HL57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
114487D364187D840887D848387D422187D523287D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett677987K841487D948587D423287D526287D
115287D770487D843187D948987D429786C72xx 2-8-2T
16xx 0-6-0PT775687D844387D949187D521087D721587D
164187D962587D847587D56xx 0-6-2T521187D722587D
165287D847687D562887D
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton87D Swansea East Dk87K Swansea Victoria
Allocation May 1959 (33)SHT 0-4-0STSHT116xx 0-6-0PTGWR2
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR494xx 0-6-0PTGWR1256xx 0-6-2TGWR3
43xx 2-6-0GWR142xx 2-8-0TGWR672xx 2-8-2TGWR4
Sunday 17 April 196087Dtotal:28
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
115287D364187D841487D944687A423287D721587D
74xx 0-6-0PT366187D843187D948987D521187D722186J
740887D570487D847587D56xx 0-6-2T523287D722587D
744487G676887D847687D561687D524687D722687D
43xx 2-6-0962587D848387D562887D724887D
636986E943187D
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86J Aberdare87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk87G Carmarthen
Sunday 23 July 196187Dtotal:42
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-0
115187D364187D841487D561687D691287A Helmster Hall
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson375787A847587D562387D42xx 2-8-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0
133887D378587D848387D562887D423287D454386B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)379787D941687D563187D427187DBR 5MT 4-6-0
4218287D578387D948487D567587D521087D7302489A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)677887D948987D661387D521187D7309789A
4238787D875087D0-6-0 diesels662787H521786A28xx 2-8-0
962587DD2121D3361666287D72xx 2-8-2T288786E
976187DD2192668887D720388J
Note: In 1961, Swaneas East Dock began to service locos which worked on the Central Wales line.
shed codes6B Mold Junction86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk
87H Neyland88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 18 February 196287Dtotal:39
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
115187D360487D843187D560987D423287D721587D
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson364187D847587D561687D426288J722587D
133887D379787D848387D562887D427187Dcl 8F 2-8-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)578387D848887D563187D521187D4843487F
4238887D875087D943187D567587DBR 5MT 4-6-0
4239487D879487D944187D665087D7302489A
0-6-0 diesels973487A944887A666287D43xx 2-6-0
D2119D2121976187D948487D637386E
948987D
shed codes6B Mold Junction86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 5 August 196287Dtotal:39
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TGrange 4-6-0
115187D360487D841487D560987D683686G Estevarney Grange
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson363587D848887D562387D42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
133887D364187D948487D562887D423287D722687D
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)379787D948987D563187D521187D724887D
4238587D673887D0-6-0 diesels567587D524088Jcl 8F 2-8-0
4238887D974487DD2184D3743660287Dcl 5MT 4-6-04843487F
BR 4MT 2-6-4T975287DD2185661387D4514389A4873889A
8007287D976187D666287D4540689A
8009787D
shed codes86G Pontypool Road87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 28 July 196387Dtotal:47
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
115187D360487D676387D841487D560287D426487D W
Car R 0-4-0ST Kitson363587D676487D843187D560987D521087D
133887D378187F676887D847587D562387D521187D
cl 0F 0-4-0ST Kitson379787D677287D848887D565687D523087D
4700387D671487D879487D W944187D660287D72xx 2-8-2T
BR 4MT 2-6-4T672487D963787F948487D668087D723488J
8009787D674187D975287D948987Dcl 5MT 4-6-0724887D
8013387A674287D0-6-0 dieselsBR 5MT 4-6-04483589Acl 8F 2-8-0
676087DD2185D34017309589A4514589A4873889A
D3830
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 3 May 196487Dtotal:45
cl 0F 0-4-0T Deeley57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTEE T3 diesels
4153587D360387D676387D W967483C W B841487D WD6854D6919
cl 0F 0-4-0ST Kitson361087D676587D W C967587D843187DD6873D6926
4700387D W361587D676887D W C967787D848887DD6909D6927
cl 0F 0-4-0ST L&Y363587D677787D W B*967887D944687D0-6-0 diesels
5121887D367187D871487D973287D W B947387DD3758D3830
74xx 0-6-0PT379787D873987D974687D W948087D
742787D465887D W C960687D978087D56xx 0-6-2T
743787F466386F962187F28xx 2-8-0561687D W
469987D966087D289486A W C565687D W
Note: B - scrapped at Birds, Morriston : B* - Birds, Bynea : C - scrapped at Cohens, Morriston
shed codes83C Westbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Aberbeeg87D Swansea East Dk87F 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 1964total:21
74xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TQ1 0-6-0U 2-6-0Grange 4-6-0
740487D W B423788J W B3301070B W3161370A W C684487F Penhydd Grange W B
57xx 0-6-0PT426288H W B3302270C W C3161770A W C72xx 2-8-2T28xx 2-8-0
676587D W C521188J W B3303470C W C3179670A W C721186E W C383287A W B
677787D W B*523887A W C43xx 2-6-0N 2-6-0W 2-6-4T383988J W B
967483C W B636188J W C3181070A W C3191770B W
Sunday 6 September 1964total:12
74xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTQ1 0-6-056xx 0-6-2TGrange 4-6-0
740487D W B677787D W B*3301070B W668888F W B684487F Penhydd Grange W B
742787D W963888D W C3301470C WW 2-6-4T28xx 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
966888E W C3191770B W383287A W B4817282F W
Saturday 14 November 1964total:12
N 2-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-0Grange 4-6-0
3183483D W3184983D W698788A Shervington Hall W H686787F Peterson Grange W H
3183783D W3185483D W43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
3184083D WBattle of Britain 4-6-2533683B W C691385B Levens Hall W B
3184683D W3410983D Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory W B634583B W C
Note: B - scrapped at Birds, Morriston : B* - Birds, Bynea : C - scrapped at Cohens, Morriston : H - scrapped at Hayes/Birds, Bridgend
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford82F Bath Green Park83C Westbury
83D Exmouth Junction85B Gloucester GWR
86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly
88A Cardiff East Dock88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert88H Tondu88J Aberdare

Updated and revised - November 2021.
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