Abercynon 1938 - 1964

A Taff Vale ’04’ class 0-6-2T at Abercynon on 13th September 1946.  

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

Abercynon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1929	prior to 1950		AYN
type:	A brick and asbestos-built 2TS shed.						closed:	Nov-64	1950 - Nov-64		88E
location:	On the east side of the line, north of the station.
Abbreviations		GWR - Great Western Railway			RR - Rhymney Railway			TV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938					AYN		2.25pm - 2.35pm			total:	28
64xx 0-6-0PT		TV '04' 0-6-2T		RR 'A' 0-6-2T		TV 'A' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T		35xx 2-4-0T
6401	6410	287	289	57	58	337	380	5618	5644	3595	3599
		288	295			351	398	5619	5669	3597
						352	402	5630	5682
						356	414	5641	5686
								5643
Sunday 27 July 1941					AYN					total:	15
1901 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		TV '04' 0-6-2T		TV 'A' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
2000		8736		288	295	351	380	5619	5686
						352	397	5644	6637
						356	402	5682
Sunday 21 December 1947					AYN					total:	23
64xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				TV '04' 0-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T
6401	AYN	337	AYN	402	AYN	236	AYN	5618	AYN	5643	AYN
6411	AYN	356	AYN	414	AYN	281	AYN	5630	AYN	5682	AYN
6434	AYN	380	AYN	14xx 0-4-2T		287	AYN	5637	AYN	5686	AYN
6438	AYN	398	RHY	1461	AYN	288	AYN	5641	AYN	5691	TRT
shed codes		AYN Abercynon		RHY Rhymney		TRT Treherbert
Allocation January 1948 (29)				1901 0-6-0PT		GWR	2	64xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4
57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1	14xx 0-4-2T		GWR	1	TV '04' 0-6-2T		TV	5
TV 'A' 0-6-2T		TV	7	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	9
Sunday 13 August 1950					88E					total:	27
1901 0-6-0PT		TV '04' 0-6-2T		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
2008	88E	219	88E	304	88E	386	88E	5618	88E	5644	88E
64xx 0-6-0PT		281	88E	337	88E	397	88E	5619	88E	5650	88E
6401	88E	295	88E	351	88E	398	88E	5637	88E	5682	88E
6411	88E	54xx 0-6-0PT		356	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		5641	88E	5686	88E
6438	88E	5421	88E	380	88E	1620	88E	5643	88E	6661	88E
shed code		88E Abercynon
Sunday 6 May 1951					88E					total:	22
64xx 0-6-0PT		TV '04' 0-6-2T		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
6401	88E	218	88E	337	88E	386	88E	5618	88E	5682	88E
6411	88E	219	88E	345	88A	398	88E	5641	88E	6604	87E
6438	88E	236	88E	356	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		5643	88E
94xx 0-6-0PT		295	88E	380	88E	1620	88E	5650	88E
9441	new					1629	88E
shed codes		87E Swansea Landore		88A Cardiff Cathays		88E Abercynon
Sunday 10 August 1952					88E					total:	25
64xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
6401	88E	8420	88E	304	88E	386	88E	5637	88E	5682	88E
6411	88E	8424	88E	322	88E	397	88E	5641	88E	5686	88E
6438	88E	54xx 0-6-0PT		337	88E	398	88E	5643	88E	5699	88E
		5421	88E	351	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		5644	88E	6661	88E
				356	88E	1610	88E
				380	88E	1620	88E
Sunday 1 March 1953					88E					total:	23
64xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
6401	88E	8420	88E	304	88E	386	88E	5618	88E	5680	88E
6411	88E	8424	88E	322	88E	398	88E	5623	88E	5686	88E
6438	88E	8489	88E	380	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		5637	88E	5699	88E
				385	88E	1610	88E	5643	88E	6661	88E
						1620	88E	5644	88E
Saturday 31 March 1956						Saturday 21 July 1956
	88E	3.05pm - 3.10pm		total:	11		88E			total:	11
57xx 0-6-0PT		16xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T		57xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		TV 'A' 0-6-2T
3650	88E	1610	88E	304	88E	3707	88E	5618	88E	368	88E
3716	86H	1620	88E	316	88E	64xx 0-6-0PT		5623	88E	390	88C
64xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		370	88E	6401	88E	5699	88E	397	88E
6438	88E	8478	88A	388	88C	16xx 0-6-0PT				399	88E
				56xx 0-6-2T		1610	88E
				5682	88E	1620	88E
shed codes		86H Aberbeeg		88A Cardiff Cathays		88C Barry		88E Abercynon
Sunday 21 April 1957					88E					total:	23
57xx 0-6-0PT		16xx 0-6-0PT		TV 'A' 0-6-2T				56xx 0-6-2T
3650	88E	1610	88E	304	88E	383	88E	5617	88E	5643	88E
7733	88E	1620	88E	370	88E	390	88E	5618	88E	5680	88E
7744	88E	64xx 0-6-0PT		373	88E	393	88E	5623	88E	5682	88E
9642	88E	6438	88E	381	88E	398	88D	5641	88E	5699	88E
shed codes		88D Merthyr		88E Abercynon
Sunday 20 April 1958					88E					total:	24
57xx 0-6-0PT						64xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3650	88E	4626	88E	7751	88E	6411	88E	5601	88E	5641	88E
3707	88E	4631	88E	9642	88E	6435	88E	5618	88E	5643	88E
3730	88E	4686	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		6438	88E	5623	88E	5699	88E
3734	88E	7733	88E	1610	88E			5627	88E
4601	88E	7744	88E	1620	88E
Allocation May 1959 (25)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	9	64xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	2
16xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	2	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	12
Sunday 19 June 1960					88E		12.28pm - 12.38pm			total:	21
57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		64xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3707	88E	7744	88E	1612	88E	6416	88D	5601	88E	5644	88E
3730	88E	8730	88E	1620	88E	6438	88E	5623	88E	5680	88E
3734	88E	8735	88E	1641	88E			5641	88E	5682	88E
3783	88E	9622	88E					5643	88E	5686	88E
shed codes		88D Merthyr		88E Abercynon
Sunday 23 July 1961					88E					total:	23
57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		64xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3707	88E	8730	88E	1612	88E	6431	88J	5627	88E	5680	88E
3730	88E	8735	88E	1641	88E	6438	88E	5634	88C	5682	88E
3734	88E	9622	88E	1663	88E			5641	88E	5686	88E
3783	88E	9728	88E					5644	88E	5699	88E
7744	88E							5647	88E
shed codes		88C Barry		88E Abercynon		88J Aberdare
Sunday 13 May 1962					88E					total:	20
57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3707	88E	7744	88E	1612	88E	5601	88E	5644	88E	5680	88E
3734	88E	8717	88E	1641	88E	5617	88E	5647	88E	5682	88E
3783	88E	8730	88E			5627	88E	5657	88E	5686	88E
6772	86B	9723	88E			5630	88E
shed codes		86B Newport Pill		88E Abercynon
Sunday 5 May 1963					88E					total:	20
57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3695	88E	8717	88E	1612	88E	5601	88E	5629	88E	5685	88E
3707	88E	9622	88E	1641	88E	5614	88E	5630	88E	5686	88E
3730	88E	9668	88E			5615	88E	5632	88E	5688	88E
				W - withdrawn		5627	88E W	5644	88E	5691	88E
Sunday 12 April 1964					88E					total:	20
57xx 0-6-0PT				16xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T
3682	87A	8717	88E	1612	88E	5601	88E	5641	88E	6603	88E W
3730	88E	9611	88E	1641	88E	5619	88C	5686	88E	6628	88E
3734	88E W	9622	88E			5629	88E	5688	88E	6682	88B W
4679	88E					5632	88E	5699	88E
shed codes		87A Neath Court Sart		88B Cardiff Radyr		88C Barry		88E Abercynon
Sunday 6 September 1964					88E					total:	19
57xx 0-6-0PT						56xx 0-6-2T				42xx 2-8-0T
3695	88E W	8717	88E W	9632	88E	5605	88E	6628	88E	5200	88J
3730	88E	9611	88E	9667	88E	5641	88E W	6649	88E
3734	88E W	9622	88E	16xx 0-6-0PT		5686	88E	6654	88E
4679	88E			1612	88E	5691	88E	6685	88E W
shed codes		88E Abercynon		88J Aberdare
Abercynon shed closed on 2nd November 1964.

Updated and revised - November 2021.