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.

Thursday 26 October 2017

Swansea Victoria (Paxton Street) and subsheds 1938 - 1964

Paxton Street shed yard on 17th September 1946, with Webb 2F 0-6-2T ‘coal tank’ 770, LMS Fowler 2-6-4T 2320 and Stanier 8F 2-8-0 8325. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Swansea Victoria (Paxton Street)
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Rwyopened:1882prior to 19504B
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Aug-591950 - Aug 5987K
location:On the south side of the line, west of the station.
Sunday 31 July 19384B3.20pm - 3.25pmtotal:27
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
16764B76824B33894B2772503290584B
cl 3F 0-6-0T77374B36574B2778509193324B
747777614Bcl 4F 0-6-028595259cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)78074B4339293352924B8950
85434Bcl 7F 0-8-4Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)52938954
86224B794725804B5407
Sunday 9 April 19394Btotal:24
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
16764B76824B33894B85434B90584B90464A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)77374B33984A86224B91384B93064B
23214B77414B36574Bcl 5MT 4-6-093324Bcl 7F 0-8-4T
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)77614Bcl 4F 0-6-052924B93674A79484B
25804B78074B43094A53695A
44544A
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria5A Crewe North
Saturday 18 May 19404Btotal:15
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-4T
77374B247751274A86224B895079414B
77614B261252594A906979484B
78074B53695B9130
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria5A Crewe North92495B
Wednesday 14 July 19434B10.20pm - 10.30pmtotal:17
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb) cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 7F 0-8-4T
67574B77154B23074A54454A890979334B
77414B23904BWD 2-8-0891479474B
78074B70564A loan89484B79484B
276214B70614A loan79564B
Thursday 5 October 19444B3.25pm - 3.35pmtotal:22
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-4TWD 2-8-0
285434B23884B90284B83244A79334B70524B loan
286224B23904B92604B83354B79414B70534B loan
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 5MT 4-6-083434B79484B70544B loan
77154B54334A86914B70574A loan
78074Bshed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria70584A loan
WD 2-8-0's 7050 - 7064, were loaned to Shrewsbury & Swansea for work on the Central Wales line.70594A loan
Allocation December 1945 (38)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)MR1cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb) LNWR1
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)LNWR2cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)LNWR4cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)LMS7
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aLNWR5cl 8F 2-8-0LMS14cl 7F 0-8-4TLNWR4
Sunday 20 January 19464Btotal:27
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-4Tcl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
77154B23204B51804A79314B89454A83084A
276214B23854B52924A79414B89484B83284A
cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)23884B54924A79564B90334B83434B
285434B23904Bcl 3P 4-4-0 (J)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)91434A83664B
286224B74122A17254A92604B86314A
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria22A Bristol Barrow Rd.86654B
Saturday 17 August 19464Btotal:25
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-4Tcl 8F 2-8-0
23074B77004B54924A79314B81754B83444B
23814B77154Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)79414B83074A83454B
23944B77414B285434B79484B83244A83754A
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)276214Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a79564B83274A86644B
16764B90334B83434B86904A
Tuesday 24 June 19474Btotal:22
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
276214B23494B53184A90354B81754B83734A
77154B23624Acl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 7F 0-8-0 G283074A86654B
77414B23884B285434B94184B83354B86734B
cl 3F 0-6-0T286224Bcl 7F 0-8-4T83434B86744A
74804C79484B83444B
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria4C Upper Bank
Sunday 4 September 19494B5.30pm - 5.40pmtotal:19
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-0
466204B423054B454224A90334B483274A485514B
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)423874Bcl 3F 0-6-0T491484B483354B486644B
77414B423884B76814C74xx 0-6-0PT483444B86844A
423944B74394B485184B486914B
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria4C Upper Bank
Sunday 9 July 195087Ktotal:21
74xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aWD 2-8-0
743987K4230787K4519084G4855684G4889387K7724187K
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)4238887K4540684Gcl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)4903387K9030787K
4662087K4239087Kcl 3F 0-6-0T5889287K4914887K7707787K
4747787K5891087K4926087K9056887K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria4935887K9057987K
Allocation September 1950 (48)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)MR4cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb) LNWR1
74xx 0-6-0PTGWR1cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS12cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)LNWR2
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)LMS7cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aLNWR8WD 2-8-0WD13
Sunday 3 June 195187Ktotal:22
74xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
743987K4230587K4518384G5889287K4830984G4903387K
cl 1P 2-4-2T (Wb)4238587K5891087K4833087K4914887K
4662087K4238787K4852587K4917787K
4238887K4870687K4926087K
4239087K4873087K4935887K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria4873887K4937687K
Saturday 16 August 195287Ktotal:14
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
4169987K4230587K4723087K4725987K4872487K4903387K
4238587K4723287K4768187Kcl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)4911787K
4239087K4725887K5888087K4917787K
Sunday 10 May 195387Ktotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
367887E4230787K5888087K4811084G4870687K4903587K
576187K4238587K5888987K4817284G4873087K4914887K
577387K4238887K5891187K4852484G4876187K4937687K
74xx 0-6-0PT4239487K56xx 0-6-2T4852587Kcl 3F 0-6-0T
743987K561287K4725887K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87E Swansea Landore87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 26 September 195487K12.55pm - 1.05pmtotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
576187K4230587K4483584G4830984G4872487K4903387K
577387K4230787K4528384G4835484G4873087K4903587K
870687K4238587KBRl 5MT 4-6-04852587Kcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4911787K
74xx 0-6-0PT7301884G4870784G4010587K4935887K
743987K7302584G4014187K
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 24 July 195587Ktotal:22
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
576187K4238587K4747887K4830984G4873984G4902884G
577387K4239087K4747987K4833087K4876187K4903587K
74xx 0-6-0PTBR 3MT 2-6-2T4748187K4847884Gcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4911787K
740887K8203184G4873287K4009787K4915784G
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria4014187K4935887K
Sunday 22 July 195687Ktotal:25
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
576187K4009787K4230587K4747887K4830884G4903387K
577387K4010587K4238887K4747987K4873587K4903587K
870687K4014187K4239087K4748187K4873787K4914887K
74xx 0-6-0PTBR 4MT 4-6-04239487Kcl 5MT 4-6-04876887K4915784G
740887K7500082C4542284G4917787K
shed codes82C Swindon84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 21 July 195787Ktotal:24
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
576187K4239087K4483584G4830784G4870784G4903387K
577387K4239487K4514584G4830987K4873087K4917787K
578287Fcl 3F 0-6-0T4519084G4833087K4876187K4922687K
870687K4747887K4836984G4876887K
74xx 0-6-0PT4748187K4870687K
740887Kshed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 29 June 195887Ktotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
369487K4230587K4540684G4747887K4833087K4866084G
467687K4230787K4542284G4747987K4845287K4870687K
572887K4239087KBRl 5MT 4-6-04748187K4846387K4873587K
576187K74xx 0-6-0PT7301486C4852587K
577387K740887K
870687Kshed codes84G Shrewsbury86C Cardiff Canton87K Swansea Victoria
Allocation March 1959 (55)PM 0-4-0STGWR157xx 0-6-0PTGWR24
74xx 0-6-0PTGWR1cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)LMS7cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS3
cl 8F 2-8-0LMS19
Sunday 3 May 195987Ktotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
467687K677887K4230587K4542284G4833087K4846387K
572887K870687K4230787Kcl 3F 0-6-0T4840987K4852587K
576187K74xx 0-6-0PT4238587K4747887K4845287K4870784G
577387K740887K4238887K4747987K4846084G4876887K
579387Kshed codes84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria
Swansea Victoria (Paxton Street) closed on 31st August 1959
Llandovery
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Rwyopened:1901prior to 19504B subshed
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Aug-641950 - Aug 5987K subshed
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.
Sep 59 - Aug 6487F subshed
Sunday 31 July 1938Saturday 18 May 1940Wednesday 7 September 1949
4B subshedtotal:64B subshedtotal:44B subshedtotal:3
cl 7F 0-8-4T6F 0-8-0 G16F 0-8-0 G17F 0-8-0 G2acl 8F 2-8-07F 0-8-0 G2a
79414B913890589047483444B93764B
79484B9367933257xx 0-6-0PT86844A
56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT8732
56137745
shed codes4A Shrewsbury4B Swansea Victoria
Sunday 14 August 1953Sunday 8 August 1954Saturday 19 May 1956
87K subshedtotal:587K subshedtotal:487K subshedtotal:4
56xx 0-6-2T7F 0-8-0 G2acl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)7F 0-8-0 G2acl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 8F 2-8-0
565787K4889384G4238787K4903387K4010587K4811087K
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-04903587K4873287K
4338817B4873587K4870687K4876084G
4876887K
shed codes17B Burton-on-Trent84G Shrewsbury87K Swansea Victoria
Monday 15 June 1959Wednesday 30 September 1959Friday 15 April 1960
87K subshedtotal:487F subshedtotal:287F subshedtotal:3
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 8F 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
579387K4841987K4846884G4830987F
4846387K4873587F4833087F
4873587K4846387F
shed codes84G Shrewsbury87F Llanelly87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 3 July 1960Saturday 22 July 1961Sunday 18 November 1962
87F subshedtotal:387F subshedtotal:387F subshedtotal:3
cl 8F 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4811084G4830987F4840087F
4845287F4843487F4873587F
4870787F4870787F4876187F
Saturday 31 August 1963Wednesday 5 August 1964
87F subshedtotal:387F subshedtotal:3
cl 8F 2-8-0BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 8F 2-8-0
4844487F8013487F4832887F
4847189A484716D
4870787F
shed codes84G, 89A, 6D Shrewsbury87F Llanelly
Llandovery shed closed on 10th August 1964.
Swansea Upper Bank
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1893prior to 19504C
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-631950 - Aug 5987K subshed
location:On the north side of the line, east of the station.
Sep 59 - Feb 6387D subshed
Sunday 31 July 1938Sunday 9 April 1939
4C4.10pm - 4.15pmtotal:114Ctotal:12
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
17694C72304C74794C17694C72304C74784C
18244C72324C74804C18244C72564C74804C
18534C72594C74814C18324C72584C74814C
18604C18524C
18644C18604C
18644C
Allocation December 1945 (16)cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)MR6cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)MR5
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS5
Sunday 17 July 1949Sunday 9 July 1950
4Ctotal:887K (subshed)total:11
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
418244C474784C476554C4176987K4723087K4747887K
418604C474794C476814C4182487K4725887K4747987K
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)474804C4186087K4725987K748187K
472304C4765587K
shed codes4C Upper Bank4768187K
Sunday 13 May 1951Sunday 10 May 1953
87K (subshed)total:987K (subshed)total:12
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4169987K4723087K4747887K4169987K4723087K4747787K
4186087K4725687K4748087K4176987K4723287K4747887K
4748187K4186087K57xx 0-6-0PT4747987K
4765587K676187B4748087K
4768187K4765587K
shed codes87B Duffryn Yard87K Swansea Victoria4768187K
Sunday 18 April 1954Monday 1 August 1955
87K (subshed)total:1187K (subshed)total:9
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4176987K4723087K4747887K671387K4723087K4747787K
4186087K4723287K4747987K671487K4725687K4765587K
57xx 0-6-0PT4725887K4748087K672087Kcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)
672087K4765587K870687K4176987K
4768187KIn a nearby unrecorded scrapyard (Bird's Morriston?)
E 4-4-0 (SECR)R1 0-6-0T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)
3116674D W3133574E W3171373D W
shed codes73D Gillingham74D Tonbridge74E St. Leonards87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 22 July 1956Sunday 16 June 1957
87K (subshed)total:1187K (subshed)total:12
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T
671487K676887K4725687K670087K672387K4747787K
672087K677987Kcl 3F 0-6-0T671487K676387K4765587K
673487Kcl 1F 0-6-0T (F)4747787K671787K676887K
676387K4176987K4765587K672087K677687K
4768187K672187K677787K
Sunday 13 July 1958Sunday 3 May 1959
87K (subshed)total:1187K (subshed)total:11
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
670087K676387K677787K670287K675387K677087K
671487K676887K677887K671487K676387K677687K
671787K677487K677987K673887K676787K677987K
672087K677687K674987K676887K
shed codes87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 15 May 1960Sunday 2 April 1961
87D (subshed)total:1187D (subshed)total:10
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
670087D675387D677687D578387D676287D676887D
671487D676287D677787D673887D676587D677787D
671987D676787D677887D674987D676787D677887D
673887D676887D675587D
shed codes87D Swansea East Dock
Sunday 5 August 1962Sunday 18 November 1962
87D (subshed)total:1287D (subshed)total:15
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
671487D675787D676787D671487D675487D676587D
674187D676287D676887D672487D675787D676787D
674987D676487D677087D*674187D675887D676887D
675587D W676587D677787D674287D676287D677087D W
* officially transferred to 83F Truro on 30/1/60W - withdrawn674987D W676487D677787D
Swansea Upper Bank was closed on 4th February 1963
Gurnos
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1900prior to 19504C subshed
type:A brick 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-621950 - Aug 195987K subshed
location:In the fork of the Byanammon and Ynyscedwyn lines.
Sep 59 - Apr 6287D subshed
Monday 7 April 1947Sunday 17 April 1949Saturday 8 July 1950
4C subshedtotal:54C subshedtotal:587K subshedtotal:6
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)Peckett 0-4-0STcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)
18524C72324C1 Hercules72304C4185287K4723287K
cl 3F 0-6-0T72564C
ex Ystalyfera Tin Works
472564CPeckett 0-4-0STcl 3F 0-6-0T
74804Ccl 3F 0-6-0T1 Hercules4747787K
74814C74774C16xx 0-6-0PT748087K
shed codes4C Upper Bank74814C162287K
Sunday 13 May 1951Saturday 9 May 1953Sunday 20 May 1956
87K subshedtotal:687K subshedtotal:487K subshedtotal:5
cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0T
4176987K4723287K673487K4725687K4186087K4747787K
Peckett 0-4-0ST4725887KPeckett 0-4-0STcl 3F 0-6-0T57xx 0-6-0PT4748087K
1 Herculescl 3F 0-6-0T1 Hercules4748187K671387K
4747787K672187K
4747987K
Monday 22 April 1957Saturday 29 March 1958Thursday 1 October 1959
87K subshedtotal:487K subshedtotal:587D subshedtotal:4
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0T (J)57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
672087K4725987K671887K674987K671287D676787D
673487K672187K677787K672087D677687D
676387K673487K
Sunday 15 May 1960Sunday 21 May 1961Sunday 23 July 1961
87D subshedtotal:487D subshedtotal:487D subshedtotal:4
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
670287D672087D671487D674987D671487D674987D
671287D674987D672087D676587D674187D677087D
shed codes87D Swansea East Dock87K Swansea Victoria
Gurnos shed was closed on 2nd April 1962.

Updated and revised - November 2021.
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