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 20 November 2017

Burry Port & Pantyfynnon 1938 - 1964

Hudswell Clarke built this 0-6-0T No. 2198 for the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway in 1910. It was with withdrawn in 1959. 
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Burry Port
Pre Grouping Ownership - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railwayopened:1875prior to 1950BP
type:A wooden 3TS shed with one through road.closed:Feb-621950 - Feb 62: 87F subshed
location:South of Pembrey station.
Sunday 31 July 1938Saturday 17 August 1946
BPtotal:8BPtotal:10
1901 0-6-0PTBPGR 0-6-0T HC1901 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PTBPGR 0-6-0ST Avonside
19031957216221681907BP2126LLY2176LLY
1910198821631941LLYBPGR 0-6-0T HCBPGR 0-6-0T HC
19411967BP2167BP2198BP
1991LLY2168LDR
2019BP
NotesBPGR - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayHC Hudswell Clarke
shed codesBP Burry PortLDR LandoreLLY Llanelly
Allocation January 1948 (11)BPGR 0-6-0T HCBPGR4BPGR 0-6-0TBPGR1
1901 0-6-0PTBPGR6
Sunday 17 July 1949Saturday 8 July 1950Saturday 4 April 1953
BPtotal:887F subshedtotal:787F subshedtotal:7
1901 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT1901 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PTBPGR 0-6-0T HC
1957BP2126LLY199187F212687F161487F216287F
1991LLYBPGR 0-6-0T HC201287FBPGR 0-6-0T HC163387F216587F
2012BP2165BP16xx 0-6-0PT216587F164487F216887F
2019BP2167LDR161487F216787F2021 0-6-0PT
57xx 0-6-0PT161887F202787F
7770TDUshed codesBP Burry PortLDR LandoreLLY, 87F Llanelly
Saturday 25 September 1954Sunday 22 July 1956Sunday 16 June 1957
87F subshedtotal:787F subshedtotal:687F subshedtotal:7
16xx 0-6-0PTBPGR 0-6-0T HC16xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT
160987F216287F161387F165487F160987F164487F
161887F216887F164487F166587F161387F165587F
162887F165187F166687F162287F166687F
163887F163387F
164487Fshed codes87F Llanelly
Saturday 28 June 1958Sunday 3 May 1959Sunday 15 May 1960
87F subshedtotal:787F subshedtotal:687F subshedtotal:7
16xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT
160787F161887F160687F165587F160687F163887F
160987F165187F161587F166587F161187F165487F
161487F166687F162287F57xx 0-6-0PT161587F57xx 0-6-0PT
161587F369887F163387F874987F
Sunday 2 April 1961Sunday 23 July 1961Sunday 22 October 1961
87F subshedtotal:687F subshedtotal:687F subshedtotal:6
16xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT
160787F163387F160787F163887F160987F165487F
161187F165487F160987F164387F162287F165587F
161487F166587F163387F165487F164387F978887F
Burry Port shed closed on 24th February 1962
Pantyfynnon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:Mar-31prior to 1950: sub to LLY
type:A corrugated iron 4TS through road shed.closed:Aug-641950 - Aug 64: 87F subshed
location:West of the Ammanford line north of the station.
Sunday 31 July 193887F subshed7.35pm - 7.45pmtotal:16
1701 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTAberdare 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
185518832790375287082635428152207215
18665782873252135226
87069744
Saturday 9 May 1953Sunday 26 September 1954
87F subshedtotal:987F subshedtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
776587F946887F520487F376187F847787F427887F
777687F947287F524787F578287F946887F521387F
873287F524887F774587F946987F522387F
874987F778587F524787F
shed codes87F Llanelly874987F
Sunday 23 June 1957Sunday 29 June 1958
87F subshedtotal:1487F subshedtotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
377187F776587F421387F570387F870887F422387F
570387F777687F427887F771887F874987F520987F
578287F870887F522387F774587F878587F522387F
771887F874987F524787F777687F524787F
774587F878587F
Sunday 3 May 1959Sunday 15 May 1960
87F subshedtotal:1087F subshedtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
771887F874987F422387F377187F777687F520987F
774587F878587F520987F377787F778587F521987F
777687F521987F467687F870887F W524087F
870887F524787F771887F873687F524787F
774587F965287FW - withdrawn
Sunday 2 April 1961Sunday 22 October 1961
87F subshedtotal:1387F subshedtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
371387F872687F W424287F369887F965287F427287F
377787F878587F429587F377787F974387F429587F
771887F965287F524787F771887F72xx 2-8-2T521987F
776587F974387F524887F878587F720087F524787F
870687F963787F721187F
722587F
Saturday 12 May 1962Sunday 18 November 1962
87F subshedtotal:1087F subshedtotal:12
57xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T
369887F723587F427287F367887F720087F429587F
377787F520187F369887F721187F522387F
778587F W521987F377787F723587F
965287F522387F467687F724487F
524787F963787F
shed codes87F Llanelly965287F
Sunday 28 July 1963Sunday 3 May 1964
87F subshedtotal:1587F subshedtotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T
367887F721187F428687F369887F W721387F428687F
377187F W721387F429587F379087F722387F522687F
377787F723587F525187F379687F724287FEE T3 diesels
379687F723987F874987Fcl 8F 2-8-0D6869D6897
469387A724487F963287F4876087F
871487D725387F
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly
Note: Destination of withdrawn locos:
Birds, Bynea3698
Cashmores - Newport7785
Hayes/Birds - Bridgend3771
Swindon Works87088726
Pantyfynnon shed closed in August 1964
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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