Danygraig 1938 - 1963

An ex-Powlesland & Mason 0-4-0 dock tank, No. 942 stands outside Danygraig loco shed on 17th September 1946.  Built by Hawthorn, Leslie it was renumbered 1153 in 1949 and remained in service until October 1955.  

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

Danygraig
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway							opened:	1896	prior to 1950		DG
type:	A stone-built 4TS shed, two through roads and a repair shop.						closed:	Mar-64	1950 - Mar 64		87C
location:	On the south side of the line, east of Danygraig station.
Sunday 31 July 1938					DG	2.05pm - 2.15pm				total:	36
P&M 0-4-0ST HL		1101 0-4-0T		2021 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
779	942	1101	1104	2082		5705	6734	5616	6631	4254	4255
SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		1102	1105	27xx 0-6-0PT		5720	7740	5657		TV 0-6-2T
929	1098	1103	1106	2798		5730	8720	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		408	438
968		LMM 0-6-0ST		SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		6713	8780	60	71
SHT 0-4-0ST HC		359	Hilda	1085	1086	6714		LMM 0-6-0T
943								803
Notes	P&M Powlesland & Mason Railway			SHT Swansea Harbour Trust			LMM Llanelly & Myndd Mawr Railway			TV Taff Vale Railway
	HC Hudswell Clarke		HL Hawthorn, Leslie		RR Rhymney Railway
Saturday 17 August 1946					DG					total:	33
P&M 0-4-0ST HL		SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		Hall 4-6-0
942	DG	968	DG	3661	DG	1085	DG	5929	NEY R
1101 0-4-0T		1098	DG	3781	DG	1086	DG	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
1101	DG	SHT 0-4-0ST HC		4694	DG	LMM 0-6-0ST		60	DG	5697	R
1103	DG	943	DG	6713	DG	359	DG Hilda	RR 'P' 0-6-2T		6604	LDR R
1104	DG	2021 0-6-0PT		6715	DYD R	LMM 0-6-0T		79	RHY	TV 0-6-2T
1105	DG	2082	DG	6734	DG	803	DG	PT 0-8-2T SS		289	DG
1106	DG	27xx 0-6-0PT		7704	SED	45xx 2-6-2T		1358	DG	309	DG
		2798	DG R	64xx 0-6-0PT		4515	WTD R	42xx 2-8-0T
				6412	LDR			4232	NEA R
Notes	P&M Powlesland & Mason Railway			SHT Swansea Harbour Trust			LMM Llanelly & Myndd Mawr Railway			TV Taff Vale Railway
	HC Hudswell Clarke		HL Hawthorn, Leslie		PT Port Talbot Railway			R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
shed codes		DG Danygraig		DYD Duffryn Yard		LDR Landore		NEA Neath		NEY Neyland
		RHY Rhymney		SED Swansea East Dock		WTD Whitland
Allocation January 1948 (31)				1101 0-4-0T		GWR	6	P&M 0-4-0ST HL		P&M	2
SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		SHT	3	SHT 0-4-0ST HC		SHT	1	LMM 0-6-0ST		LMM	1
SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		SHT	2	LMM 0-6-0T		LMM	1	PT 0-8-2T SS		PT	1
57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	7	2021 0-6-0PT		GWR	2	1901 0-6-0PT		GWR	1
27xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		RR	2	42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	1
Sunday 17 July 1949					DG					total:	35
1101 0-4-0T		P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		2021 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT
1101	DG	779	DG	1147	DG	2055	DG	3781	DG	6734	DG
1102	DG	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		LMM 0-6-0ST		2082	DG	4640	DYD R	6762	DG
1103	DG	1098	DG	359	DG Hilda	2134	DG	4684	DYD R	6763	DG
1104	DG	1141	DG	LMM 0-6-0T		2151	DG	4694	DG	6766	NEA R
1105	DG	1143	DG	803	DG	1901 0-6-0PT		5730	DG	8720	DG
1106	DG	SHT 0-4-0ST HC		RR 'A' 0-6-2T		1945	DG	5775	DG	42xx 2-8-0T
43xx 2-6-0		1142	DG	60	DG			6713	DG	4299	DG
6310	CARM R							R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
shed codes		CARM Carmarthen		DG Danygraig		DYD Duffryn Yard		NEA Neath
Sunday 9 July 1950					87C					total:	30
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		SHT 0-6-0ST Peckett		2021 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT
1102	87C	1142	87C	1147	87C	2055	87C	3781	87C	6763	87C
1103	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		LMM 0-6-0ST		2082	87C	4694	87C	8720	87C
1104	87C	1143	87C	359	87C Hilda	2134	87C	5730	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT
1105	87C	1145	87C	LMM 0-6-0T		2151	87C	5775	87C	1606	87C
1106	87C	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		803	87C	64xx 0-6-0PT		6713	87C	1901 0-6-0PT
56xx 0-6-2T		1151	87C	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		6412	87E R	6734	87C	1996	87H R
5616	87D	1153	87C	60	87C			R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
shed codes		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dock		87E Landore		87H Neyland
Sunday 3 June 1951					87C					total:	27
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		LMM 0-6-0ST		2021 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT
1102	87C	1142	87C	359	87C Hilda	2082	87C	4666	87C	6763	87C
1103	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		RR 'A' 0-6-2T		2134	87C	4694	87C	6766	87C
1106	87C R	1141	87C	378	88F R	2151	87C	5730	87C R	8720	87C
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		1143	87C	42xx 2-8-0T		94xx 0-6-0PT		6713	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT
1151	87C	1145	87C	4299	87C	8408	87C	6734	87C	1634	87C
R - locos under repair in Repair Shop				5216	87B R			6762	87C R	1643	87C
shed codes		87B Duffryn Yard		87C Danygraig		88F Treherbert
Saturday 16 August 1952					87C					total:	22
1101 0-4-0T		P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1102	87C	1151	87C	8408	87C	3781	87C	6762	87C	5221	87D R
1104	87C	1152	87C	8475	87C	4694	87C	8720	87C	5239	87A R
1105	87C	1153	87C	8476	87C	5775	87C	9744	87D R	56xx 0-6-2T
				8483	87C	6713	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		6613	87D R
R - locos under repair in Repair Shop						6714	87D	1634	87C
shed codes		87A Neath		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dock
Sunday 7 June 1953					87C					total:	32
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1101	87C	1142	87C	8408	87C	3781	87C	6763	87C	4299	87C
1102	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		8475	87C	4666	87C	6766	87C	45xx 2-6-2T
1103	87C	1143	87C	8476	87C	4694	87C	8720	87C	4576	87H R
1104	87C	1145	87C	8483	87C	5703	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		LMM 0-6-0ST
1105	87C	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		9452	87H R	5730	87C	1622	87F R	359	87C Hilda
1106	87C	1151	87C	9457	87B R	6713	87C	1634	87C	56xx 0-6-2T
R - locos under repair in Repair Shop				9485	87C					6604	87E R
shed codes		87B Duffryn Yard		87C Danygraig		87E Landore		87H Neyland
Sunday 26 September 1954					87C	2.30pm - 2.45pm				total:	34
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT
1101	87C	1142	87C	8408	87C	3781	87C	6762	87C	1634	87C
1102	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		8475	87C	4666	87C	6763	87C	1647	87C
1103	87C	1143	87C	8476	87C	4694	87C	6766	87C	1648	87C
1104	87C	1145	87C	8483	87C	5730	87C	9606	87C	42xx 2-8-0T
1105	87C R	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		9485	87C	6713	87C	cl 3F 0-6-0T		4299	87C
1106	87C	1151	87C	9491	87C	6714	87C	47478	87K R	5221	87D R
				cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
R - locos under repair in Repair Shop				41699	87K R			49148	87K R
shed codes		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dock		87K Swansea Victoria
Sunday 24 July 1955					87C					total:	32
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1102	87C	1142	87C	8408	87C	3781	87C	6762	87C	4295	87A R
1103	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		8475	87C	4666	87C	6763	87C	4299	87C
1104	87C	1634	87C	8476	87C	4694	87C	6766	87C	cl 8F 2-8-0
1105	87C	1640	87C	8483	87C	5703	87C	8720	87C	48707	84G R
1106	87C	1647	87C	9485	87C	5730	87C	8724	87C	81xx 2-6-2T
SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		1648	87C	9491	87C	6719	87C	9606	87C	8107	87H R
1143	87C R							R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
shed codes		84G Shrewsbury		87A Neath		87C Danygraig		87H Neyland
Sunday 22 July 1956					87C					total:	32
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT
1101	87C	1142	87C	8408	87C	3774	87A R	6762	87C	1634	87C
1102	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		8475	87C	3781	87C	6766	87C	1640	87C
1103	87C	1143	87C	8476	87C	4666	87C	8720	87C	42xx 2-8-0T
1104	87C	1144	87D R	8483	87C	4694	87C	8724	87C	4299	87C
1105	87C	1145	87C	9485	87C	5730	87C	8784	87A R
1106	87C	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		9491	87C	6719	87C	9606	87C
		1151	87C					R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
shed codes		87A Neath		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dock
Sunsay 16 June 1957					87C					total:	34
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		57xx 0-6-0PT				Castle 4-6-0
1101	87C	1142	87C	3633	87C	5743	87C	7016	87E Chester Castle R
1102	87C	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		3679	87C	6719	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
1103	87C	1143	87C	3741	87A	6762	87C	1634	87C	6685	86G R
1104	87C	1145	87C	3781	87C	6766	87C	1640	87C	6688	87E R
1105	87C	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		4666	87C	8720	87C	1647	87C	42xx 2-8-0T
1106	87C	1151	87C	5704	87C	8724	87C	43xx 2-6-0		4299	87C
				5730	87C	9606	87C	5324	87H R
R - locos under repair in Repair Shop				5731	87C	9744	87C
shed codes		86G Pontypool Road		87A Neath		87C Danygraig		87E Landore		87H Neyland
Sunday 29 June 1958					87C					total:	27
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		16xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
1101	87C	1143	87C	1634	87C	3679	87C	6719	87C	4299	87C
1102	87C	1145	87C	1647	87C	3781	87C	6766	87C	74xx 0-6-0PT
1103	87C	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		1648	87C	4666	87C	8720	87C	7439	87C
1104	87C	1151	87C			5704	87C	8724	87C	81xx 2-6-2T
1105	87C					5731	87C	9645	87C	8107	87H R
1106	87C	R - locos under repair in Repair Shop				5743	87C	9744	87C
shed codes		87C Danygraig		87H Neyland
Allocation May 1959 (30)				1101 0-4-0T		GWR	6	SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		SHT	2
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		P&M	1	16xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4	57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	15
42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	1	74xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1
Sunday 3 May 1959					87C					total:	39
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
1101	87C	1143	87C	3633	87C	6719	87C	4232	87D R	7215	87D
1102	87C	1145	87C	3679	87C	6762	87C	4299	87C	7221	86J R
1103	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		4666	87C	6766	87C	5210	87D R	7225	87D
1104	87C	1634	87C	4694	87C	8720	87C	5221	87B R	7226	87D
1105	87C	1640	87C	5704	87C	8724	87C	5232	87D	7227	86C R
1106	87C	1647	87C	5731	87C	9744	87C	5262	87D
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		1648	87C	74xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0
1151	87C			7439	87C	8423	87C	6384	86E R
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		86J Aberdare		87B Duffryn Yard
		87C Danygraig		87D Swansea East Dock				R - locos under repair in Repair Shop
Note: Danygraig lost its steam allocation on 4th January 1960
Sunday 17 April 1960						Sunday 23 July 1961
87C			total:	13		87C				total:	12
	0-6-0 diesels						0-6-0 diesels			Repair Shop
D2115	D2126	D3756	D3827	D3830		D2116	D3743	D2125	D3828	56xx 0-6-2T
D2122	D3753	D3825	D3828			D2118	D3760	D2190	D3830	6602	87H
D2124	D3754	D3826	D3829			D2119	D2120			72xx 2-8-2T
										7215	87D
Sunday 18 February 1962					87C					total:	16
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		Castle 4-6-0				0-6-0 diesels
1152	87D W	3785	87D R	4255	87A R	5013	87A Abergavenny Castle R			D2118	D3828
81xx 2-6-2T		4699	87A R	5210	87D R	72xx 2-8-2T		WD 2-8-0		D2190	D3830
8104	87A S	6778	87D R	5242	87A S	7243	87B R	90676	87F S	D3361
W - withdrawn		S - stored		R - awaiting or undergoing repair
Saturday 12 May 1962					87C					total:	14
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		81xx 2-6-2T		WD 2-8-0		Castle 4-6-0				0-6-0 diesels
1152	87D W	8104	87A S	90179	87F S	5013	87A Abergavenny Castle R			D2185	D3743
57xx 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		90312	87F S	56xx 0-6-2T		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		42xx 2-8-0T
7729	82B R	5193	87H S	90529	87F S	5609	87D R	42305	87D R	5242	87A S
				90676	87F S	WD 2-8-0s awaiting transfer to 9G Gorton
shed codes		82B St. Philip's Marsh		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dock		87F Llanelly		87H Neyland
Sunday 26 August 1962					87C					total:	23
57xx 0-6-0PT				Hall 4-6-0				42xx 2-8-0T		72xx 2-8-2T
3635	87D R	3785	87D W	5989	87A Cransley Hall W			4275	87A R	7215	87D R
3641	87D W	9757	83B W	Grange 4-6-0				5201	87F S	7225	87D S
3743	84F W	9783	87A W	6838	86G Goodmoor Grange S			5242	87A S	7243	87A S
3766	87A R	P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		0-6-0 diesels						7248	87D R
3774	87A W	1152	87D W	D2190	D3744	D3361	D3432	D3829
W - withdrawn		S - stored		R - awaiting or undergoing repair
Wednesday 26 September 1962					87C					total:	22
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		Hall 4-6-0				56xx 0-6-2T		0-6-0 diesels
1152	87D W	3641	87D W	5989	87A Cransley Hall W			6649	87A R	D2116	D2190
2251 0-6-0		3743	84F W	Grange 4-6-0				6662	87D R	D2118	D3743
2283	87H R	3774	87A W	6838	86G Goodmoor Grange S			72xx 2-8-2T		D2122	D3744
43xx 2-6-0		9757	83B W	61xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T		7225	87D S
7315	87F R	9783	87A W	6116	87J S	5201	87F S	7243	87A S
shed codes		83B Taunton		84F Stourbridge		86G Pontypool Road		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dock
		87F Llanelly		87H Neyland		87J Goodwick
Sunday 21 October 1962					87C	diesels not recorded				total:	16
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT		Hall 4-6-0				BR 4MT 2-6-4T		72xx 2-8-2T
1152	87D W	3604	82B R	4988	87A Bulwell Hall S			80099	87D R	7203	87A S
2251 0-6-0		3641	87D W	5972	87A Olton Hall S			61xx 2-6-2T		7214	87A R
2248	87G S	3797	87D R					6116	87J S	7225	87D S
2283	87H S	9757	83B W							7243	87A S
		9779	87A R	W - withdrawn		S - stored		R - awaiting or undergoing repair
Sunday 18 November 1962					87C					total:	19
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		81xx 2-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0				72xx 2-8-2T		0-6-0 diesels
1152	87D W	8102	87A R	4988	87A Bulwell Hall S			7203	87A S	D2122	D3643
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		5972	87A Olton Hall S			7225	87D S	D2177	D3830
9757	83B W	6116	87J S	BR 4MT 2-6-4T		2251 0-6-0		7243	87A S	D3360
94xx 0-6-0PT				80069	87D R	2248	87G S	56xx 0-6-2T
8414	87D R					2283	87H S	5604	87F W
W - withdrawn		S - stored		R - awaiting or undergoing repair
shed codes		82B St. Philip's Marsh		83B Taunton		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dock
		87G Carmarthen		87H Neyland		87J Goodwick
Saturday 2 February 1963					87C					total:	25
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		57xx 0-6-0PT				Castle 4-6-0				0-6-0 diesels
1152	87D W	3641	87D W	6770	83F W	5055	87G Earl of Eldon R			D2116	D3744
2251 0-6-0		6738	87D W	7790	87B W	61xx 2-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T		D2120	D3760
2248	87G S	6749	87D W	9757	83B W	6116	87J S	5628	87D W	D2184	D3826
2283	87H S	6754	87D W	9761	87D W	6151	87G R	5631	87D W	D2190	D3827
		6765	87D R	W - withdrawn		S - stored		R - awaiting or undergoing repair
Saturday 13 April 1963					87C	diesels not recorded				total:	19
57xx 0-6-0PT				2251 0-6-0		Castle 4-6-0				56xx 0-6-2T
3641	87D W	6765	87D R	2248	87G S	5055	87G Earl of Eldon R			5604	87F W
6738	87D W	6770	83F W	2283	87H S	Hall 4-6-0				5616	87D S
6749	87D W	7790	87B W	43xx 2-6-0		5972	87A Olton Hall S			5628	87D W
6754	87D W	9757	83B W	7306	87G R			61xx 2-6-2T		5631	87D W
6762	87D W	9761	87D W					6116	87J S
Sunday 28 July 1963					87C					total:	21
57xx 0-6-0PT				2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		56xx 0-6-2T		0-6-0 diesels
6749	87D W	6770	83F W	2248	87G S	7306	87G R	5616	87D S	D2117	D3359
6762	87D W	9757	83B W	2283	87H S			5604	87F W	D2121	D3760
6765	87D R	9761	87D W					5631	87D W	D2124	D3827
6767	87D W	9779	87A R					6662	87D W
shed codes		83B Taunton		83F Truro		87B Duffryn Yard		87D Swansea East Dock
		87G Carmarthen		87H Neyland		87J Goodwick
Note: Destination of withdrawn locos:				Hayes/Birds - Bridgend			3641	5604	5628	5631	5989
							6738	6749	6767	7790	9757
				Cashmores - Newport			3743	3774	6662	6762	9783
				Swindon Works			1152	6754	6770	9761
				Cohen's - Morriston			3785
Danygraig shed closed in March 1964

Updated and revised - November 2021.