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.

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Treherbert & Ferndale 1938 - 1964

A class 56xx 0-6-2T 6650 at the head of a local passenger service at Treherbert in September 1946.  
Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Treherbert
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1931prior to Jan 1950THT
type:A brick and asbestos built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-65Feb 1950 - Mar 196588F
location:On the east side of the line at the south of the station.
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938THT12.55pm - 1.10pmtotal:27
27xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
2750278409365378560156155636564656806638
TV 'H' 0-6-0T302368399560756245639565956916659
79237356085627564056655695
Pwllyrehebog loco
Allocation January 1948 (28)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1Taff Vale 'H' 0-6-0TTV3
Taff Vale '04' 0-6-2TTV3Taff Vale 'A' 0-6-2TTV756xx 0-6-2TGWR13
51xx 2-6-2TGWR1
Saturday 3 June 195088Ftotal:17
57xx 0-6-0PTTV 'H' 0-6-0TTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
772288F19388F20788F30588A560088F417788F
19488F27988F35288F560888F515988F
Pwllyrehebog locos36488A568088F
36588F569588F
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays88F Treherbert39988F664888F
Saturday 5 May 195188Ftotal:17
TV 'H' 0-6-0TTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
19488F20788F27988F35288F37888F560788F
Pwllyrehebog loco21088F29088F36588F39988F560888F
21688F29988F36688F561388F
568088F
shed code88F Treherbert569388F
Sunday 10 August 195288Ftotal:23
TV 'H' 0-6-0TTV '04' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
19488F20788F35288F37888F560788F566388F
Pwllyrehebog loco21588F36588F39988F560888F566888F
21788F36688F51xx 2-6-2T561088F568888F
21888F36888F518388F561388F569388F
28588F561588F569588F
shed code88F Treherbert
Wednesday 15 July 195388Ftotal:15
94xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
846088F35288F37888F561188F569188F416288F
846588F36688F39988F561388F569588F
848988F36888F567688F
947088Fshed code88F Treherbert
Wednesday 12 May 195488Ftotal:13
94xx 0-6-0PTTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T
846588F36888F560788F569188F661988C515988F
38488F566888F569388F664888F516288F
566988A569588F
shed codes88A Cardiff Cathays88C Barry88F Treherbert
Saturday 31 March 1956Saturday 21 July 1956
88F6.25pm - 6.30pmtotal:1388Ftotal:13
94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T94xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
841988F516288F560888F841988F773387B560088F
845588F516888F561088F842088F51xx 2-6-2T560788F
846088F519588F561188F846088F516288F561188F
942588F567688F942588F561388F
568888F563288F
660888A568888F
569488F
shed codes87B Duffryn Yard88A Cardiff Cathays88F Treherbert
Saturday 19 April 1958Sunday 14 September 1958
88Ftotal:1288Ftotal:12
94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
841988F412488A566888F563288F567888F569588F
942588F412688A567888F564688F568488F661288A
BR 3MT 2-6-2T417788A568888F566588F569388F665988A
8203288F569188F567688F569488F669187B
569388F
662987B
shed codes87B Duffryn Yard88A Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Allocation May 1959 (22)56xx 0-6-2TGWR22
Monday 15 June 1959Sunday 19 June 1960
88Ftotal:1188Ftotal:10
56xx 0-6-2Tdiesel railcars56xx 0-6-2Tdiesel railcars
560088F567888FW50847W50917561388F568888FW50080W59030
563788F568788FW50864W59352564688F569188FW50122W59340
564688F568888FW50900W59369566888F569388FW50124W59360
566588F569588F567688F569488F
566888F568788F569588F
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT
874086F945687B
shed codes86F Tondu87B Duffryn Yard88F Treherbert
Sunday 23 July 1961Sunday 27 August 1961
88Ftotal:988Ftotal:8
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
561188F568788F564688F568788F
566588F568888F566588F568888F
567688F569188F567688F569388F
568388B569388F567888F569588F
568488F
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 18 February 1962Saturday 25 August 1962
88Ftotal:888Ftotal:9
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
564688F568788F564688F569388F
567488F569188F566588F569488F
567888F569488F567688F569588F
568488F569588F568788F669587A
568888F
shed codes87A Neath Court Sart88F Treherbert
Sunday 5 May 1963Sunday 1 September 1963
88Ftotal:1088Ftotal:14
56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
566588F568488F373788F566588F569388F W
566988F569388F W379188F566988F569488F
567488F569488F462488F567488F662188F
567688F569588F W567688F665488F
567888F665488F567888F668188F
568488F
Saturday 28 March 1964Sunday 22 November 1964
88Ftotal:1188Ftotal:8
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TEE T3 diesel
379188F W566588F567888F W962288B568988BD6821D6830
462188F566988F569488F963288E W667288BBR T1 0-6-0
966688F567488F668188F966688FD9511
978788F567688F
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
Treherbert shed closed on 1st March 1965
Ferndale
Pre Grouping Ownership - Taff Vale Railwayopened:1884prior to Jan 1950FDL
type:A stone built 4TS dead-ended shed, reduced to two tracks in 1935.closed:Sep-64Feb 1950 - Sep 196488F sub
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.
Sunday 5 June 1938Sunday 8 April 1951
FDL1.40pm - 1.45pmtotal:988F subshedtotal:6
TV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
2792985600564720788F560088F
290315561121588F566888F
29332121688F
29088F
Sunday 10 August 1952Saturday 31 March 1956
88F subshedtotal:688F subshedtotal:6
TV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
21688F560088F842088F560088F
23688F569188F560788F
27988F561388F
29088F569188F
663388F
Sunday 28 July 1957Sunday 30 March 1958
88F subshedtotal:788F subshedtotal:9
94xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
842088F560888F560088F561388F
561088F560788F563288F
563288F560888F565388F
566588F561088F566388F
566888F561188F
567688F
Sunday 14 September 1958Sunday 15 May 1960
88F subshedtotal:988F subshedtotal:7
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560888F567888F560888F565388F
563288F568488F561188F565488F
564688F569388F561388F569288A
566588F569588F563288F
567688F
shed codes88A Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Sunday 19 June 1960Sunday 21 May 1961
88F subshedtotal:788F subshedtotal:7
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560088F563288F560088F563288F
560788F565388F560788F565388F
560888F661288A560888F565488F
561188F561188F
shed codes88A Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Sunday 23 July 1961Sunday 27 August 1961
88F subshedtotal:788F subshedtotal:6
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560788F563288F560088F563288F
560888F565388F560888F565388F
561388F565488F561188F566388B
561588B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Sunday 18 February 1962Saturday 25 August 1962
88F subshedtotal:788F subshedtotal:7
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560088F565388F561388F665788B
560788F565488F563288F665988B
560888F662488B564488E669988B
561188F564888B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88E Abercynon88F Treberbert
Sunday 5 May 1963Saturday 23 May 1964
88F subshedtotal:688F subshedtotal:6
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560788F562588B569488B666088B
560888F567288B660688B666188B
561388F663788B665788B667288B
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88F Treberbert
Ferndale shed closed in September 1964
Updated and revised - November 2021.
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