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 9 April 2018

Caerphilly Works 1938 - 1962

Caerphilly Works
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhymney Railwayopened:1899closed:Jun-63
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Sunday 5 June 1938total:41
erecting shop
1701 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TRR 'R' 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T42xx 2-8-0T
1859273127825642569944722342415209
57xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T56536612Barry R 0-6-2T3150 2-6-2T42755233
572877123903975674668125831754286
579277213944015683RR 'M' 0-6-2T
33
works yard
Cardiff R 0-6-0PT1901 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-0T56xx 0-6-2TBarry R 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
68319077945610567624252055252
1813 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT5651Taff Vale 0-6-2T
183527106702294
Sunday 4 May 1947total:33
erecting shop
Cardiff R 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTB&M 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T3150 2-6-2T
681CED4618CED698PILL5643AYN4222ABEEG3189STJ
1701 0-6-0PT7703ABEEGTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T5683RHY4279NEA72xx 2-8-2T
1713NPT8724ABEEG397CED6613NEA5220LLY7201CDF
1878MTHR2021 0-6-0PT403CHYS6642TDUBP&GVR 0-6-0ST7203NPT
2136PILL2196BP Gwendraeth
works yard
57xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TRR 'R' 0-6-2TTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
5711MTHR2098LLY6636PPRD41RYR375RHY5170STB
7701NEA1901 0-6-0PTBarry R 0-6-2T385PPRD
7772MTHR1988LLY W266BRY W389BRY
shed codesABEEG AberbeegAYN AbercynonBP Burry PortCDF Cardiff CantonCED Cardiff East Dock
CHYS Cardiff CathaysLLY LlanellyMTHR MerthyrNEA NeathNPT Newport Ebbw Jct.PILL Newport Pill
PPRD Pontypool RoadRHY RhymneyRYR Cardiff RadyrSTB Stourbridge Jct.STJ Severn Tunnel Jct.TDU Tondu
Friday 9 September 1949total:26
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T
3689TYS9631BRY312BRY6600OXY4114WOS4567GLO
3768LDR9637NPT351AYN6685TDU4140GLO5519SBZ
3792OXYRR 'R' 0-6-2T366THT5699BRY4160BRY42xx 2-8-0T
7745ABEEG40RYRRR 'A' 0-6-2T6669BRY5132NA4248NPT
8788PPRDRR 'AP' 0-6-2T72CED5200PILL
78RHY5221SED
shed codesABEEG AberbeegAYN AbercynonBRY BarryCED Cardiff East DockGLO Gloucester GWR
LDR Swansea LandoreNA Newton AbbotOXY OxleyPILL Newport PillPPRD Pontypool RoadRHY Rhymney
RYR Cardiff RadyrSBZ St. BlazeySED Swansea East DockTHT TreherbertTYS TyesleyWOS Worcester
Sunday 3 June 1951total:25
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
572986E964986F565588D451486H413086C428586C
575884H975087A568188A457382D519084E72xx 2-8-2T
670488B64xx 0-6-0PT660888A553383B61xx 2-6-2T722287A
879986E642986G661588C555382A616181B722986E
11xx 0-4-0TRR 'A' 0-6-2T556582E724887A
110587C7388B
shed codes81B Slough82A Bristol Bath Road82D Westbury82E Yeovil Pen Mill83B Taunton
84E Tyesley84H Wellington86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road
86H Aberbeeg87A Neath87C Danygraig88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock88C Barry
88D Merthyr
Saturday 5 July 1952total:20
erecting shop and yard
Cardiff R 0-6-0PTRR 'S1' 0-6-0TRR 'AP' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T3150 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
68388B9188B7988D561988C316385B421387F
57xx 0-6-0PTRR 'R' 0-6-2T8188D563088A319086E425087E
776283D4488A43xx 2-6-0564586E45xx 2-6-2T426587B
BP&GVR 0-6-0ST533685B555086A429587A
2196BP Gwendraeth635981E524287A
shed codes81E Didcot83D Plymouth Laira85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Cathays
88B Cardiff East Dock88C Barry88D Merthyr
Sunday 13 September 1953total:24
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT1901 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-072xx 2-8-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
362886G200888A220382A723186A416088C521387F
376789B201287F220489C724487B518388C522387F
770187A56xx 0-6-2T229285B28xx 2-8-044xx 2-6-2T523686F
878987E661387D43xx 2-6-0380586A440686F524987F
664888F636082C61xx 2-6-2T441083D
614081B
shed codes81B Slough82A Bristol Bath Road82C Swindon83D Plymouth Laira85B Gloucester GWR
86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dock87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry
88F Treherbert89B Brecon89C Machynlleth
Tuesday 11 May 1954total:26
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
461282C640288A36788A456089C417788C422488C
773686A642587E56xx 0-6-2T550882D518184E428287A
875586G43xx 2-6-0568188A551188A61xx 2-6-2T429287B
975986C533983A667082B552788C615481B72xx 2-8-2T
16xx 0-6-0PT63506C14xx 0-4-2T553085B2251 0-6-0724087F
163487C146382A223389A
shed codes6C Birkenhead81B Slough82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon
82D Westbury83A Newton Abbot84E Tyesley85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton
86G Pontypool Road87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87C Danygraig87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly
88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry89A Oswestry89C Machynlleth
Tuesday 28 September 1954total:25
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PTRR 'R' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
364187D962587D3588B565588D414486E421586H
467586F977987ATaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T569886J416388D422286F
674987B14xx 0-4-2T30388C43xx 2-6-081xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
775286F144983C34788A638985A810685A721486A
777186A147287G36188C3150 2-6-2T722587F
317686E724288A
shed codes83C Exeter85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Tondu
86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly
87G Carmarthen88A Cardiff Cathays88B Cardiff East Dock88C Barry88D Merthyr
Sunday 6 February 1955total:26
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
378587E672686B aw38288C562288D416488D420086E aw
464386H777886F43xx 2-6-0567888A516288F422387F
573187D966286A636986E xw569488D517187G aw427487A aw
574887H967588D14xx 0-4-2T663788C45xx 2-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
671987B143086A666186J555382A724887E
aw - awaiting worksxw - ex works666287D
shed codes82A Bristol Bath Road86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Tondu
86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87E Swansea Landore
87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88D Merthyr
88F Treherbert
Sunday 26 June 1955total:24
erecting shop and yard
SHT Pecket 0-4-0ST57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-056xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
114387C370689B632782B560088A413287H429387A
114587C aw370788B638686E565088A417788C aw521786A
64xx 0-6-0PT670688B730687H566588C45xx 2-6-2T523186B aw
643187ETaff Vale 'A' 0-6-2T666588A455687H525886J
94xx 0-6-0PT38588FHall 4-6-0553085B
945382B684786A Tidmarsh Grangeaw - awaiting works
shed codes82B St. Philip's Marsh85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
86J Aberdare87A Neath87C Danygraig87E Swansea Landore87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays
88B Cardiff East Dock88C Barry88F Treherbert89B Brecon
Sunday 18 December 1955total:24
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
361387B540885B410188A562486J aw662186C721086A
571387B74xx 0-6-0PT517386A564088D668887E723386G
672986B740787G45xx 2-6-2T564586H42xx 2-8-0T723586G
778987E2251 0-6-0454689A567188D427086C
876686A222387J457687H aw569388F525286Baw - awaiting works
shed codes85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road
86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87B Duffryn Yard87E Swansea Landore87G Carmarthen87H Neyland
87J Goodwick88A Cardiff Cathays88D Merthyr88F Treherbert89A Oswestry
Friday 27 July 1956total:25
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2T
572087A948182B458088A536984E423287D720387F
575381C14xx 0-4-2T552988C538886G428586B723088C
877587A142186A51xx 2-6-2T635882D523886A723687E
878088A61xx 2-6-2T410188A731887H56xx 0-6-2T724087F
16xx 0-6-0PT610286A515488F664188C
164887C668288A
shed codes81C Southall82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury84E Tyesley86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
86B Newport Pill86G Pontypool Road87A Neath87C Danygraig87D Swansea East Dock87E Swansea Landore
87F Llanelly87H Neyland88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88F Treherbert
Sunday 14 April 1957total:25
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2THall 4-6-0
377187F949086A564586H aw722186J494686C Moseley Hall
577182D aw2251 0-6-0566088D722286A595587E Garth Hall
673586B224185A567387E722887F43xx 2-6-042xx 2-8-0T
779987A81xx 2-6-2T666386H aw724686A634787H427587A
876181A810487A668586G724987B638486E525786B
54xx 0-6-0PT
542382D awaw - awaiting works
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82D Westbury85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill
86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87A Neath Court Sart
87B Duffryn Yard87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly87H Neyland88D Merthyr
Sunday 23 June 1957total:29
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T72xx 2-8-2TModified Hall 4-6-0
363486A962288C428686A720387F792885A Wolf Hall
364086G967486A428786H720987E51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
374786H978181B520686H721787E415686E638686E
468586H94xx 0-6-0PT523087F721986A61xx 2-6-2T638987F
469587B948987D524186H56xx 0-6-2T611884E28xx 2-8-0
778186A64xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0567488D283186J
960986F641386J222987H
shed codes81B Slough84E Tyesley85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock
87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly87H Neyland88C Barry88D Merthyr
Sunday 14 September 1958total:26
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
362081C844688C560088F420386A498187J Abberley Hall
376582B64xx 0-6-0PT565288D421387F498387G Albert Hall
575884H643186J569288F523786J591387E Rushton Hall
677286B61xx 2-6-2T668288A43xx 2-6-0599885C Trevor Hall
871186A614781C28xx 2-8-0633386CGrange 4-6-0
871785B45xx 2-6-2T282782D W634886A680286G Bampton Grange
556087H682887F Trellech Grange
shed codes81C Southall82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury84H Wellington85B Gloucester GWR
85C Hereford86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road86J Aberdare
87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen87H Neyland87J Goodwick88A Cardiff Radyr
88C Barry88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Note:Working locos at Caerphilly Tar Works
TV 'H' 0-6-0T2021 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
193withdrawn (Feb 1952)2034withdrawn (Aug 1955)6727withdrawn (April 1958)
Sunday 10 July 1960total:29
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-051xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
365586J222386A414781F421387B590482D Kelham Hall
371686J228387H417788A422886J596286C Wantage Hall
961686A320681E45xx 2-6-2T426286J56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
973487A94xx 0-6-0PT456484G426886D568586C720087B
74xx 0-6-0PT340288A43xx 2-6-0520686H568982D720486A
740887D630183D521886C661387D720784C
665286J723486A
shed codes81E Didcot81F Oxford82D Westbury83D Plymouth Laira84C Banbury
84G Shrewsbury86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton86D Llantrisant86H Aberbeeg86J Aberdare
87A Neath Court Sart87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87H Neyland88A Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 26 March 1961total:26
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Grange 4-6-0
361788G aw940185A224786A634083D684982B Walton Grange
369387D aw949085A64xx 0-6-0PT637889C42xx 2-8-0T
377884A15xx 0-6-0PT641188B W730787F423287D aw521687B
461186A150481A74xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T425086F522187B
676486B14xx 0-4-2T742287G556983D520286B524988J
879582B142485B520586A
979686Gaw - awaiting worksW - in the scrap yard
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road85A Worcester
85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86F Tondu86G Pontypool Road87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen88B Cardiff Radyr88G Llantrisant88J Aberdare
89C Machynlleth
Sunday 4 June 1961total:32
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
364681A340388B414586E631982B596482C Wolseley Hall
365487H847188B415186E633783B693288A Burwarton Hall
368088G943187D415686E634787H ydBR 4MT 4-6-072xx 2-8-2T
965481F944487B61xx 2-6-2T639485B7500181F720388J yd
971183D948387B613981E733288A yd45xx 2-6-2T720686E yd
974883G949388A yd615881A yd56xx 0-6-2T456983E724586A
yd - works yard662488B553183D yd2251 0-6-0
221489A
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81E Didcot81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon
83B Taunton83D Plymouth Laira83E St. Blazey83G Penzance85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87H Neyland88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr
88G Llantrisant88J Aberdare89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 29 October 1961total:31
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0TBR 9F 2-10-0
368282C yd846484B150686A610888B yd424287F9222182E
370283F846988B16xx 0-6-0PT611586G426586A9222986A
379787D yd848683F165187F614581A427987F9223886A yd
469088D yd942081A166889D56xx 0-6-2T429887F
963984H yd945787B14xx 0-4-2T561888D523287B
967187B948987D yd142083D668488B
971081A147185Byd - works yard
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82C Swindon82E Bath Green Park83D Plymouth Laira83F Truro
84B Oxley84H Wellington85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86G Pontypool Road87B Duffryn Yard
87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr89D Oswestry
Sunday 13 May 1962total:33
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTBR 5MT 4-6-056xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367582B964988H340588B7302387F661988F720288B
368188A967688D941881ABR 4MT 4-6-0665788B721587D
368686F972681C942688A7500781F665988B722587D
369682B54xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PTBR 3MT 2-6-2T667388J42xx 2-8-0T
373088E541682D742786E8203782B667884F421888H
460483B16xx 0-6-0PT744689C2251 0-6-0668586G526087F
962288E162287F224286C
ex TV 0-6-2T No. 28 sold to the Government in 1927 and acquired by the NCB after working on the Longmoor Railway.
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury
83B Taunton84F Stourbridge86C Hereford86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86F Aberbeeg86G Pontypool Road
87D Swansea East Dock87F Llanelly88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
88F Treherbert88H Tondu88J Aberdare89C Machynlleth
Sunday 18 November 1962total:25
erecting shop and yard
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
366286A967888H340788B W561988C660188H W723486A
378289A975287D843888B W565288D W669187B725088B
464386B979987B946188L566088D43xx 2-6-0725186G
961888D16xx 0-6-0PT568188D730388L42xx 2-8-0T
962587A161387H731788L523186F
ex TV 0-6-2T No. 28 sold to the Government in 1927 and acquired by the NCB after working on the Longmoor Railway.
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86B Newport Pill86F Aberbeeg86G Pontypool Road87A Neath Court Sart
87B Duffryn Yard87D Swansea East Dock87H Neyland88B Cardiff Radyr88C Barry88D Merthyr
88H Tondu88L Cardiff East Dock89A Shrewsbury
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