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 Railway							opened:	1931	prior to Jan 1950		RYR
type:	A brick and asbestos built 4TS dead-ended shed.					closed to steam:		Jul-65	Feb 1950 - Nov 1957		88A sub
location:	On the south side of the line, east of Penarth junction.								Dec 57- Sep 60		88A
									Oct 1960 - July 1965		88B
Abbreviations		GWR - Great Western Railway			TV - Taff Vale Railway			BR - British Railways
		B&M - Brecon & Merthyr Railway				RR - Rhymney Railway			EE - English Electric
Sunday 5 June 1938					RYR		7.05am - 7.20am			total:	21
Kitson 0-4-0ST		RR 'S1' 0-6-0T		Barry R 'B' 0-6-2T		Barry R 'B1' 0-6-2T		RR 'R' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
1338		92		198	214	240	250	32	41	5623	6610
				207		246		35	42	6608	6637
								38	43	6609	6657
								40
Sunday 21 December 1947					RYR					total:	23
35xx 2-4-0T		Barry R 'B1' 0-6-2T		Barry R 'B' 0-6-2T		RR 'R' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
3599	RYR	240	RYR	198	RYR	30	RYR	43	RYR	5640	RYR
28xx 2-8-0		246	RYR	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		32	RYR	44	RYR	5655	RYR
2851	NPT	250	RYR	56	RYR	40	RYR	46	RYR	6607	RYR
		258	RYR	64	RYR	41	RYR	B&M 0-6-2T		6618	RYR
						42	RYR	433	RYR	6664	RYR
shed codes		NPT Newport Ebbw Jct.		RYR Cardiff Radyr
Allocation January 1948 (28)				Rhymney Railway 'R' 0-6-2T			11	Rhymney Railway 'A' 0-6-2T			3
Barry Railway 'B' 0-6-2T			1	Barry Railway 'B1' 0-6-2T			3	Taff Vale '04' 0-6-2T			1
Brecon & Merthyr 0-6-2T			1	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	7	35xx 2-4-0T		GWR	1
Sunday 13 August 1950					88A subshed					total:	20
57xx 0-6-0PT		TV '04' 0-6-2T		RR 'R' 0-6-2T		RR 'A' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
3734	88A	286	88A	31	88A	63	88A	5640	88A	6608	88A
4667	88A	293	88A	38	88A	72xx 2-8-2T		5678	88A	6618	88A
7722	88A	B&M 0-6-2T		40	88A	7202	88A	6603	88A	6634	88A
8780	88A	433	88A	44	88A			6607	88A
shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 22 July 1951					88A subshed					total:	22
57xx 0-6-0PT				RR 'R' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88A	7738	88A	38	88A	43	88A	5640	88A	6608	88A
3734	88A	8780	88A	40	88A	44	88A	5678	88A	6660	88A
4618	88A	B&M 0-6-2T		41	88A	RR 'A' 0-6-2T		6603	88A	72xx 2-8-2T
4667	88A	434	88A	42	88A	56	88A	6607	88A	7242	88A
shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays				73	88A
Sunday 10 August 1952					88A subshed					total:	21
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		RR 'R' 0-6-2T		RR 'A' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T
3672	88A	8471	88A	42	88A	56	88A	6603	88A	7202	88A
3734	88A	8481	88A	B&M 0-6-2T		58	88A	6607	88A	7205	88A
4618	88A	8482	88A	434	88A	66	88A	6608	88A	7242	88A
4667	88A	8484	88A					6618	88A
8780	88A			shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 1 March 1953					88A subshed					total:	26
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				RR 'R' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88A	8455	88A	8482	88A	42	88A	5659	88A	6618	88A
3734	88A	8470	88A	8484	88A	43	88A	5661	88D	6660	88A
4618	88A	8471	88A	72xx 2-8-2T		44	88A	6603	88A	6664	88A
4667	88A	8478	88A	7205	88A	B&M 0-6-2T		6608	88A
7738	88A	8481	88A	7242	88A	434	88A
8780	88A			shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays		88D Merthyr
Sunday 18 April 1954					88A subshed					total:	26
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T
3672	88A	7726	88A	8470	88A	8484	88A	5659	88A	7202	88A
4618	88A	7736	86A aw	8471	88A	8489	88A	5678	88A	7205	88A
4667	88A	7738	88A	8478	88A	8495	88A	6608	88A	RR 'R' 0-6-2T
8780	88A	7779	88A	8481	88A			6612	88A	43	88A
9747	88A			8482	88A			6660	88A	44	88A
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		88A Cardiff Cathays				aw - awaiting Caerphilly Works
Sunday 31 July 1955					88A subshed					total:	19
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T
3672	88A	7726	88A	8478	88A	8495	88A	5678	88A	7202	88A
4618	88A	7772	88A	8482	88A	9426	88A	RR 'R' 0-6-2T		7242	88A
4667	88A	7779	88A	8484	88A			43	88A
5793	88A	8780	88A	8489	88A			44	88A
shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays
Sunday 1 April 1956					88A subshed		7.20pm - 7.25pm			total:	26
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88A	7772	88A	8470	88A	8484	88A	5637	88A	6660	88A
4618	88A	7779	88A	8471	88A	8489	88A	5678	88A	6689	88A
4667	88A	8780	88A	8478	88A	8495	88A	6607	88A	72xx 2-8-2T
5793	88A			8481	88A	9426	88A	6612	88A	7202	88A
				8482	88A			6618	88A	7230	88C
shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays		88C Barry						7242	88A
Sunday 23 June 1957					88A subshed					total:	25
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		72xx 2-8-2T
3672	88A	7726	88A	8469	88A	8482	88A	6608	88A	7202	88A
4618	88A	7772	88A	8470	88A	8484	88A	6618	88A	7205	88A
4634	88A	7779	88A	8471	88A	8489	88A	6633	88A	7242	88A
4667	88A	8780	88A	8478	88A	8495	88A	6660	88A
5793	88A			8481	88A
shed codes		88A Cardiff Cathays
Cardiff Radyr became the parent shed in December 1957, when Cardiff Cathays lost its allocation.
Sunday 20 April 1958					88A					total:	49
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T				72xx 2-8-2T
3672	88A	3400	88A	8469	88A	5615	88A	6612	88A	7205	88A
3727	88A	3401	88A	8470	88A	5654	88F	6618	88A	7242	88A
4618	88A	3402	88A	8471	88A	5676	88F	6626	88A	BR 3MT 2-6-2T
4667	88A	3403	88A	8478	88A	5683	88A	6633	88F	82033	88A
7726	88A	3404	88A	8481	88A	5684	88A	6638	88A	82034	88A
7738	88A	3406	88A	67xx 0-6-0PT		5687	88A	6659	88A	82036	88A
7779	88A	3407	88A	6707	88A	6603	88A	6660	88A	82037	88A
8780	88A	3408	88A	51xx 2-6-2T		6606	88A	6682	88A
9679	88A	3409	88A	4152	88D	6608	88A
9776	88A			shed codes		88A Cardiff Radyr		88D Merthyr		88F Treherbert
Sunday 19 June 1960					88A		9.05am - 9.17am			total:	52
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88A	3401	88A	3409	88A	5615	88A	6608	88A	6684	88A
3681	88A	3403	88A	8420	88A	5618	88A	6614	88A	6689	88A
8780	88A	3404	88A	8438	88A	5640	88A	6618	88A	6699	88A
64xx 0-6-0PT		3405	88A	8469	88A	5648	88A	6624	88A	72xx 2-8-2T
6411	88A	3406	88A	8470	88A	5654	88F	6626	88A	7202	88A
6434	88A	3407	88A	8471	88A	5669	88A	6633	88A	7205	88A
51xx 2-6-2T		3408	88A	8478	88A	5683	88A	6635	88A	7242	88A
4163	88A	Hall 4-6-0				5692	88A	6638	88A	7252	88A
4177	88A	4999	86C Gopsal Hall wks			6606	88A	6659	88A	0-6-0 diesels
wks - Caerphilly Works traffic						6607	88A	6665	86E	D3366	D3427
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.				D3421
		88A Cardiff Radyr		88F Treherbert
Sunday 23 July 1961					88B					total:	53
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88B	3401	88B	3408	88B	5600	88F	6608	88B	6659	88B
3681	88B	3402	88B	3409	88B	5635	88B	6614	88B	6660	88B
8780	88B	3403	88B	8420	88B	5648	88B	6624	88B	6665	86E
14xx 0-4-2T		3404	88B	8438	88B	5663	88B	6626	88B	6682	88B xw
1447	88B	3405	88B	8469	88B	5669	88B	6633	88B	6689	88B
0-6-0 diesels		3406	88B	8470	88B	5683	88B	6635	88B	72xx 2-8-2T
D3424	D3595	3407	88B	8478	88B	5697	88B	6638	88B	7202	88B
D3594		61xx 2-6-2T		51xx 2-6-2T		6603	88B	6647	88B	7205	88B
		6108	88B	4144	88H	6606	88B	6648	88B	7242	88B
xw - ex Caerphilly Works				4160	88B	6607	88B	6657	88B	7252	88B
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		88B Cardiff Radyr		88F Treherbert		88H Tondu
Sunday 13 May 1962					88B		diesels not recorded			total:	41
94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T						72xx 2-8-2T
3401	88B	8420	88B	5600	88F	6608	88B	6647	88B	7242	88B
3402	88B	8438	88B	5635	88B	6612	88B	6648	88B	7252	88B
3403	88B	8469	88B	5648	88B	6614	88B	6665	86E	51xx 2-6-2T
3404	88B	8478	88B	5663	88B	6624	88B	6682	88B	4160	88B
3406	88B	57xx 0-6-0PT		5683	88B	6633	88B	6688	88B	4177	88B
3407	88B	3672	88B	5685	88A	6635	88B	6699	88B
3408	88B	8780	88B	5697	88B	6637	88B
3409	88B	9711	88B	6607	88B	6638	88B
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		88A Cardiff Canton		88B Cardiff Radyr		88F Treherbert
Sunday 18 November 1962					88B					total:	54
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T
3672	88B	3400	88B	8478	88B	5607	88F	6612	88B	6665	86E
3681	88A	3401	88B	8479	88B	5608	88F	6614	88B	6669	88B
3716	88B	3402	88B	9480	88B	5611	88F	6621	88B	6682	88B
4637	88B	3403	88B	51xx 2-6-2T		5613	88F	6626	88B	6684	88B
4688	88J xw	3405	88B	4160	88B	5632	88F	6638	88B	6688	88B
8780	87A	3406	88B	4166	88B	5669	88B	6647	88B W	6699	88B
9711	88B	3409	88B	4177	88B	5683	88B	6648	88B	72xx 2-8-2T
0-6-0 diesels		8469	88B	EE T3 diesel		5697	88B	6656	88B	7205	88B
D3259	D3595	W - withdrawn		D6743		6603	88B	6657	88B	7209	88B
D3364		xw - ex Caerphilly Works				6606	88B	6659	88B	7252	88B
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87A Neath Court Sart		88A Cardiff Canton		88B Cardiff Radyr
		88F Treherbert		88J Aberdare
Sunday 5 May 1963					88B					total:	47
94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T						51xx 2-6-2T
3400	88B	8497	88B	5611	88F W	6612	88B	6665	86E	4160	88B
3401	88B	9472	88B	5635	88B	6614	88B	6669	88B W	61xx 2-6-2T
3402	88B	9480	88B	5651	88B	6621	88B	6682	88B	6116	88B
3403	88B	57xx 0-6-0PT		5654	88F	6624	88B	6684	88B	42xx 2-8-0T
3405	88B	3672	88B	5683	88B	6635	88B	6699	88B	4289	88J W
3406	88B	3681	88B	5697	88B W	6656	88B	EE T3 diesels		72xx 2-8-2T
3409	88B	4637	88B	6603	88B	6657	88B	D6819	D6836	7205	88B
8469	88B	0-6-0 diesels		6606	88B	6659	88B	D6830
8479	88B	D3364	D3397	6607	88B W	6660	88B			W - withdrawn
shed codes		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		88B Cardiff Radyr		88F Treherbert		88J Aberdare
Sunday 1 September 1963					88B					total:	48
94xx 0-6-0PT				57xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T				72xx 2-8-2T
3400	88B	8469	88B	3672	88B	5607	88F	6607	88B W	7219	88B
3401	88B	8479	88B	3681	88B	5608	88F W	6614	88B	7250	88B
3402	88B	8497	88B	3716	88J	5635	88B	6624	88B	42xx 2-8-0T
3403	88B	9456	88B	4637	88B	5648	88B	6635	88B	4289	88J W
3405	88B	9457	88B	51xx 2-6-2T		5654	88F	6638	88B	EE T3 diesels
3406	88B	9466	88B	4160	88B	5672	88B	6684	88B	D6820	D6832
3409	88B	9472	88B	4166	88B	5697	88B W	6689	88B	D6828	D6838
8466	88B	9480	88B	4177	88B	61xx 2-6-2T		service diesel loco		D6830	D6859
						6116	88B	PWM651		W - withdrawn
shed codes		88B Cardiff Radyr		88F Treherbert		88J Aberdare
Saturday 23 May 1964					88B		diesels not recorded			total:	41
94xx 0-6-0PT				51xx 2-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
3400	88B	8466	88B	4143	88B	5613	88B	6614	88B	6648	88B
3401	88B	8469	88B	4160	88B	5624	88B	6624	88B	6684	88B
3402	88B	8479	88B	4166	88B	5633	88B	6626	88B	6689	88B
3403	88B	8497	88B	4169	88B	5635	88B W	6635	88B	6695	88B
3405	88B	9457	88B	4177	88B	5648	88B	6637	88B	57xx 0-6-0PT
3406	88B	9466	88B	61xx 2-6-2T		5673	88B	6638	88B	3681	88B
3409	88B			6113	88B	5692	88B	72xx 2-8-2T		4637	88B W
				6124	88B	6605	88B W	7250	88B	9711	88B
shed codes		88B Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 22 November 1964					88B					total:	65
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T
3728	88B	9679	88B W	3400	88B W	8469	88B W	5613	88B	6621	88B
3730	88E W	9798	88C W	3401	88B W	8475	88B W	5633	88B	6626	88B
3738	88B	16xx 0-6-0PT		3402	88B W	8479	88B W	5648	88B W	6648	88B
3784	88B	1612	88B	3403	88B W	8495	88B W	5660	88B W	6650	88B
4621	88F	1613	88B	3405	88B W	9426	88B	5669	88B W	6654	88B
4623	88B	1641	88E W	3406	88B W	9461	88B	5673	88B	6657	88B
4662	88B	51xx 2-6-2T		3409	88B W	9480	88B	5676	88B	6660	88B W
4679	88B	4110	88B	0-6-0 diesels		9488	88B	5691	88B	6684	88B W
9602	88F	4169	88B	D3263	D3366	42xx 2-8-0T		5694	88B W	6689	88B
9611	88B	4177	88B	EE T3 diesels		4258	88J	5699	88E W	6690	88B W
9667	88B	61xx 2-6-2T		D6901	D6904	4268	88J	6606	88B	72xx 2-8-2T
		6116	88B			5252	88J	6614	88B	7252	87A
shed codes		87A Neath Court Sart		88B Cardiff Radyr		88C Barry		88E Abercynon
		88F Treherbert		88J Aberdare
Sunday 28 March 1965					88B					total:	53
57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3644	88B	4679	88B	9426	88B	1612	88B	5613	88B	6648	88B
3728	88B	9602	86G W	9446	88B	1613	88B W	5673	88B W	6650	88B
3738	88B	9611	88B	9461	88B	1655	88B	5689	88B	6654	88B
3784	88B	9615	88B	9464	88B	51xx 2-6-2T		5691	88B	6657	88B
4620	88B	9622	88B	9475	88B	4110	88B	5692	88B	6661	88B
4623	88B	9667	88B	9480	88B	4169	88B	6606	88B W	6672	88B
4650	88B	9682	88B	9488	88B	4177	88B	6612	88D	6689	88B
4662	88B	9780	88B	0-6-0 diesel		61xx 2-6-2T		6614	88B	EE T3 diesels
				D3262		6116	88B	6621	88B W	D6821	D6942
								service diesel loco		D6885	D6971
shed codes		86G Pontypool Road		88B Cardiff Radyr		88D Merthyr		PWM651		D6935
Sunday 23 May 1965					88B		diesels not recorded			total:	24
57xx 0-6-0PT						16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3717	88B	9611	88B W	9675	88B	1612	88B	5689	88B W	6657	88B
3728	88B W	9615	88B	9682	88B	1613	88B W	5691	88B	6661	88B
4650	88B	9622	88B	9780	88B	1655	88B	5692	88B	6672	88B
4662	88B	9656	88B	94xx 0-6-0PT				6654	88B
4679	88B W	9667	88B	9464	88B
Cardiff Radyr was closed to steam on 26th July 1965.

Updated and revised - November 2021.