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 2 April 2018

Cardiff Radyr 1938 - 1965


A 56xx 0-6-2T, designed by Collett for work in the Welsh Valleys. photo: Tony Hisgett

Cardiff Radyr
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1931prior to Jan 1950RYR
type:A brick and asbestos built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Jul-65Feb 1950 - Nov 195788A sub
location:On the south side of the line, east of Penarth junction.Dec 57- Sep 6088A

Oct 1960 - July 196588B
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayTV - Taff Vale RailwayBR - British Railways
B&M - Brecon & Merthyr RailwayRR - Rhymney RailwayEE - English Electric
Sunday 5 June 1938RYR7.05am - 7.20amtotal:21
Kitson 0-4-0STRR 'S1' 0-6-0TBarry R 'B' 0-6-2TBarry R 'B1' 0-6-2TRR 'R' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
133892198214240250324156236610
207246354266086637
384366096657
40
Sunday 21 December 1947RYRtotal:23
35xx 2-4-0TBarry R 'B1' 0-6-2TBarry R 'B' 0-6-2TRR 'R' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
3599RYR240RYR198RYR30RYR43RYR5640RYR
28xx 2-8-0246RYRRR 'A' 0-6-2T32RYR44RYR5655RYR
2851NPT250RYR56RYR40RYR46RYR6607RYR
258RYR64RYR41RYRB&M 0-6-2T6618RYR
42RYR433RYR6664RYR
shed codesNPT Newport Ebbw Jct.RYR Cardiff Radyr
Allocation January 1948 (28)Rhymney Railway 'R' 0-6-2T11Rhymney Railway 'A' 0-6-2T3
Barry Railway 'B' 0-6-2T1Barry Railway 'B1' 0-6-2T3Taff Vale '04' 0-6-2T1
Brecon & Merthyr 0-6-2T156xx 0-6-2TGWR735xx 2-4-0TGWR1
Sunday 13 August 195088A subshedtotal:20
57xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TRR 'R' 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
373488A28688A3188A6388A564088A660888A
466788A29388A3888A72xx 2-8-2T567888A661888A
772288AB&M 0-6-2T4088A720288A660388A663488A
878088A43388A4488A660788A
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 22 July 195188A subshedtotal:22
57xx 0-6-0PTRR 'R' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
367288A773888A3888A4388A564088A660888A
373488A878088A4088A4488A567888A666088A
461888AB&M 0-6-2T4188ARR 'A' 0-6-2T660388A72xx 2-8-2T
466788A43488A4288A5688A660788A724288A
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays7388A
Sunday 10 August 195288A subshedtotal:21
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTRR 'R' 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367288A847188A4288A5688A660388A720288A
373488A848188AB&M 0-6-2T5888A660788A720588A
461888A848288A43488A6688A660888A724288A
466788A848488A661888A
878088Ashed codes88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 1 March 195388A subshedtotal:26
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTRR 'R' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
367288A845588A848288A4288A565988A661888A
373488A847088A848488A4388A566188D666088A
461888A847188A72xx 2-8-2T4488A660388A666488A
466788A847888A720588AB&M 0-6-2T660888A
773888A848188A724288A43488A
878088Ashed codes88A Cardiff Cathays88D Merthyr
Sunday 18 April 195488A subshedtotal:26
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367288A772688A847088A848488A565988A720288A
461888A773686A aw847188A848988A567888A720588A
466788A773888A847888A849588A660888ARR 'R' 0-6-2T
878088A777988A848188A661288A4388A
974788A848288A666088A4488A
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.88A Cardiff Cathaysaw - awaiting Caerphilly Works
Sunday 31 July 195588A subshedtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367288A772688A847888A849588A567888A720288A
461888A777288A848288A942688ARR 'R' 0-6-2T724288A
466788A777988A848488A4388A
579388A878088A848988A4488A
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 1 April 195688A subshed7.20pm - 7.25pmtotal:26
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
367288A777288A847088A848488A563788A666088A
461888A777988A847188A848988A567888A668988A
466788A878088A847888A849588A660788A72xx 2-8-2T
579388A848188A942688A661288A720288A
848288A661888A723088C
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry724288A
Sunday 23 June 195788A subshedtotal:25
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367288A772688A846988A848288A660888A720288A
461888A777288A847088A848488A661888A720588A
463488A777988A847188A848988A663388A724288A
466788A878088A847888A849588A666088A
579388A848188A
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays
Cardiff Radyr became the parent shed in December 1957, when Cardiff Cathays lost its allocation.
Sunday 20 April 195888Atotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
367288A340088A846988A561588A661288A720588A
372788A340188A847088A565488F661888A724288A
461888A340288A847188A567688F662688ABR 3MT 2-6-2T
466788A340388A847888A568388A663388F8203388A
772688A340488A848188A568488A663888A8203488A
773888A340688A67xx 0-6-0PT568788A665988A8203688A
777988A340788A670788A660388A666088A8203788A
878088A340888A51xx 2-6-2T660688A668288A
967988A340988A415288D660888A
977688Ashed codes88A Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 19 June 196088A9.05am - 9.17amtotal:52
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
367288A340188A340988A561588A660888A668488A
368188A340388A842088A561888A661488A668988A
878088A340488A843888A564088A661888A669988A
64xx 0-6-0PT340588A846988A564888A662488A72xx 2-8-2T
641188A340688A847088A565488F662688A720288A
643488A340788A847188A566988A663388A720588A
51xx 2-6-2T340888A847888A568388A663588A724288A
416388AHall 4-6-0569288A663888A725288A
417788A499986C Gopsal Hall wks660688A665988A0-6-0 diesels
wks - Caerphilly Works traffic660788A666586ED3366D3427
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.D3421
88A Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 23 July 196188Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
367288B340188B340888B560088F660888B665988B
368188B340288B340988B563588B661488B666088B
878088B340388B842088B564888B662488B666586E
14xx 0-4-2T340488B843888B566388B662688B668288B xw
144788B340588B846988B566988B663388B668988B
0-6-0 diesels340688B847088B568388B663588B72xx 2-8-2T
D3424D3595340788B847888B569788B663888B720288B
D359461xx 2-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T660388B664788B720588B
610888B414488H660688B664888B724288B
xw - ex Caerphilly Works416088B660788B665788B725288B
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert88H Tondu
Sunday 13 May 196288Bdiesels not recordedtotal:41
94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
340188B842088B560088F660888B664788B724288B
340288B843888B563588B661288B664888B725288B
340388B846988B564888B661488B666586E51xx 2-6-2T
340488B847888B566388B662488B668288B416088B
340688B57xx 0-6-0PT568388B663388B668888B417788B
340788B367288B568588A663588B669988B
340888B878088B569788B663788B
340988B971188B660788B663888B
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 18 November 196288Btotal:54
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
367288B340088B847888B560788F661288B666586E
368188A340188B847988B560888F661488B666988B
371688B340288B948088B561188F662188B668288B
463788B340388B51xx 2-6-2T561388F662688B668488B
468888J xw340588B416088B563288F663888B668888B
878087A340688B416688B566988B664788B W669988B
971188B340988B417788B568388B664888B72xx 2-8-2T
0-6-0 diesels846988BEE T3 diesel569788B665688B720588B
D3259D3595W - withdrawnD6743660388B665788B720988B
D3364xw - ex Caerphilly Works660688B665988B725288B
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87A Neath Court Sart88A Cardiff Canton88B Cardiff Radyr
88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Sunday 5 May 196388Btotal:47
94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
340088B849788B561188F W661288B666586E416088B
340188B947288B563588B661488B666988B W61xx 2-6-2T
340288B948088B565188B662188B668288B611688B
340388B57xx 0-6-0PT565488F662488B668488B42xx 2-8-0T
340588B367288B568388B663588B669988B428988J W
340688B368188B569788B W665688BEE T3 diesels72xx 2-8-2T
340988B463788B660388B665788BD6819D6836720588B
846988B0-6-0 diesels660688B665988BD6830
847988BD3364D3397660788B W666088BW - withdrawn
shed codes86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Sunday 1 September 196388Btotal:48
94xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T72xx 2-8-2T
340088B846988B367288B560788F660788B W721988B
340188B847988B368188B560888F W661488B725088B
340288B849788B371688J563588B662488B42xx 2-8-0T
340388B945688B463788B564888B663588B428988J W
340588B945788B51xx 2-6-2T565488F663888BEE T3 diesels
340688B946688B416088B567288B668488BD6820D6832
340988B947288B416688B569788B W668988BD6828D6838
846688B948088B417788B61xx 2-6-2Tservice diesel locoD6830D6859
611688BPWM651W - withdrawn
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Saturday 23 May 196488Bdiesels not recordedtotal:41
94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
340088B846688B414388B561388B661488B664888B
340188B846988B416088B562488B662488B668488B
340288B847988B416688B563388B662688B668988B
340388B849788B416988B563588B W663588B669588B
340588B945788B417788B564888B663788B57xx 0-6-0PT
340688B946688B61xx 2-6-2T567388B663888B368188B
340988B611388B569288B72xx 2-8-2T463788B W
612488B660588B W725088B971188B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 22 November 196488Btotal:65
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
372888B967988B W340088B W846988B W561388B662188B
373088E W979888C W340188B W847588B W563388B662688B
373888B16xx 0-6-0PT340288B W847988B W564888B W664888B
378488B161288B340388B W849588B W566088B W665088B
462188F161388B340588B W942688B566988B W665488B
462388B164188E W340688B W946188B567388B665788B
466288B51xx 2-6-2T340988B W948088B567688B666088B W
467988B411088B0-6-0 diesels948888B569188B668488B W
960288F416988BD3263D336642xx 2-8-0T569488B W668988B
961188B417788BEE T3 diesels425888J569988E W669088B W
966788B61xx 2-6-2TD6901D6904426888J660688B72xx 2-8-2T
611688B525288J661488B725287A
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart88B Cardiff Radyr88C Barry88E Abercynon
88F Treherbert88J Aberdare
Sunday 28 March 196588Btotal:53
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
364488B467988B942688B161288B561388B664888B
372888B960286G W944688B161388B W567388B W665088B
373888B961188B946188B165588B568988B665488B
378488B961588B946488B51xx 2-6-2T569188B665788B
462088B962288B947588B411088B569288B666188B
462388B966788B948088B416988B660688B W667288B
465088B968288B948888B417788B661288D668988B
466288B978088B0-6-0 diesel61xx 2-6-2T661488BEE T3 diesels
D3262611688B662188B WD6821D6942
service diesel locoD6885D6971
shed codes86G Pontypool Road88B Cardiff Radyr88D MerthyrPWM651D6935
Sunday 23 May 196588Bdiesels not recordedtotal:24
57xx 0-6-0PT16xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
371788B961188B W967588B161288B568988B W665788B
372888B W961588B968288B161388B W569188B666188B
465088B962288B978088B165588B569288B667288B
466288B965688B94xx 0-6-0PT665488B
467988B W966788B946488B
Cardiff Radyr was closed to steam on 26th July 1965.
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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