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, 11 June 2018

Merthyr & Rhymney 1938 - 1965

Rhymney Railway "AP" 0-6-2T No. 78. Photo: 88D Models

Merthyr
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1877prior to 1950MTHR
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-641950 - Nov-6488D
location:On the east side of the line, south of the Vale of Neath station.
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938MTHR10.45am - 10.55amtotal:23
1701 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT48xx 0-4-2T56xx 0-6-2T
17071878273227815711777264086434486156525677
17211887276057698736Dean 2-4-0T56715685
1873771787421495
7766
Sunday 27 July 1941MTHRtotal:17
1701 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
1707183827422781571177176408643456725678
172118872760572177665677
5769
Sunday 21 December 1947MTHRtotal:18
1701 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
1878MTHR4632MTHR5769MTHR9618MTHR292RHY5653CH
64xx 0-6-0PT4635MTHR7766MTHR9638MTHR320CH5677MTHR
6408MTHR5711MTHR7772MTHR9643MTHR333MTHR
5721MTHR8736MTHR
shed codesCH Dowlais Cae HarrisMTHR MerthyrRHY Rhymney
Allocation January 1948 (20)1701 0-6-0PTGWR127xx 0-6-0PTGWR1
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1264xx 0-6-0PTGWR2TV '04' 0-6-2TTV1
56xx 0-6-2TGWR3
Saturday 3 June 195088Dtotal:18
27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
276088D463288D579388D961888D21788D562288D
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)469088D776688D963888D29288D565488D
4120286K572188D873688D567788D
shed codes86K Abergavenny88D Merthyr
Sunday 6 May 195188Dtotal:21
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
463088D572188D962288D640888D29288D562288D
463288D576988D963888D642788D569888D
463588D771788D964388D643488D662788D
469088D776688D967588D
571188D873688Dshed codes88D Merthyr
Sunday 22 June 195288Dtotal:18
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D576988D776688D963888D640888D562288D
463588D579388D873688D964388D642788D567788D
469088D771788D962288D967588D643488D
571188Dshed codes88D Merthyr
Sunday 5 April 195388Dtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D571188D776688D962288D640888D566188D
463588D572188D873688D964388D642788D567788D
469088D579388D961888D967588D643488D569888D
shed codes88D Merthyr662788D
Sunday 21 August 195588Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-2T
463088D771788D964388D640888D562288D8204388C
463588D776688D967588D643488D
571188D963888D643588D
shed codes88C Barry88D Merthyr643688D
Sunday 1 April 195688D10.35am - 10.40amtotal:19
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463088D576988D873688D642388D643488D566188D
463288D771788D963888D642788D643688D568688E
463588D776688D964388D643388DBR 3MT 2-6-2T660688D
shed codes88C Barry88D Merthyr88E Abercynon8204388C664388C
Sunday 16 June 195788Dtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-2T
463288D771788D641688D643388D562688D8203688C
463588D964388D642388D643688D566188D
469088D967588D642788D
572888D974788Dshed codes88C Barry88D Merthyr
Sunday 20 April 195888Dtotal:21
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-2T
368188D463588D961888D642388D562688D8204188C
461688D469088D963888D642788D566188D8204488C
463088D771788D964388D643388D567788D
463288D776688D974788D643688D
shed codes88C Barry88D Merthyr
Allocation May 1959 (34)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1164xx 0-6-0PTGWR3
56xx 0-6-2TGWR20
Sunday 19 June 196088D1.10pm - 1.18pmtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
372885C961888D967588D974788D643388D562688D
463288D963888D967688D977688D643688D566188D
463588D964388D972888E668288A
shed codes85C Hereford88A Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88E Abercynon
Sunday 21 May 196188Dtotal:16
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463288D961888D967688D974788D641688D562688D
463388A964388D967988D977688D643388D568688E
463588D967588D643688D660088G
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr88E Abercynon88G Llantrisant
Sunday 18 February 196288Dtotal:15
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463588D961888D964388D967988D641688D562688D
469088D963188D967588D974788D643388D566188D
872388A963888D967688D
shed codes88A Cardiff Canton88D Merthyr
Sunday 17 March 196388Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
463588D872388D967588D967988D641688D562688D
469088D961888D967688D977688D643388D W567788D
665888D963188DW - withdrawnshed codes88D Merthyr
Sunday 28 July 1963Sunday 13 October 1963
88Dtotal:1088Dtotal:10
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
3791967588D562688D463588D964988D567788D
469088D967688D64xx 0-6-0PT961888D967688D665888D
961888D967988D641688D963188D967988D
963888D977688D963888D977688D
Saturday 23 May 1964Sunday 1 November 1964
88Dtotal:988Dtotal:6
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
369088D964988D567788D369088D963188D560588D
370788D967688D665888D370788D W964988D
463588D967988D467588DW - withdrawn
963188Dshed codes88D Merthyr
Merthyr shed closed on 2nd November 1964.
Rhymney
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhymney Railwayopened:c1863prior to 1950RHY
type:A stone-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-651950 - Nov-64 subshed to 88D
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
Nov 64 - Mar 6588D
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayRR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938Sunday 27 July 1941
RHY9.35am - 9.45amtotal:14RHYtotal:11
RR 'R' 0-6-2TRR 'AP' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TRR 'P1' 0-6-2TRR 'AP' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
30397881566056927677788056355671
347956905696RR 'P' 0-6-2T798156605690
RR 'P1' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T82
76344
RR 'P' 0-6-2TTV '04' 0-6-2T
83333
Allocation January 1948 (17)RR 'R' 0-6-2TRhymney1RR 'A' 0-6-2TRhymney1
RR 'P1' 0-6-2TRhymney2RR 'AP' 0-6-2TRhymney3RR 'P' 0-6-2TRhymney1
TV 'A' 0-6-2TTaff Vale256xx 0-6-2TGWR651xx 2-6-2TGWR1
Saturday 20 December 1947Sunday 21 August 1949
RHYtotal:11RHYtotal:12
RR 'A' 0-6-2TRR 'P1' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2TRR 'P' 0-6-2T
67RHY76RHY5635RHY61CED370RHY82RHY
RR 'AP' 0-6-2TRR 'P' 0-6-2T5660RHYRR 'P1' 0-6-2T375RHY56xx 0-6-2T
78RHY82RHY5683RHY76RHY377CHYS5617CHYS
79RHYTV 'A' 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T77RHY388RHY5635RHY
80RHY370RHY5128RHYRR 'AP' 0-6-2T440*RHY
79RHY* renumbered 316
shed codesCED Cardiff East DockCHYS Cardiff CathaysRHY Rhymney
Sunday 8 April 195188D subshedtotal:15
RR 'P1' 0-6-2TRR 'AP' 0-6-2TRR 'P' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
7788D7888D8288D37588D560388D566188D
7988D8388D561788D566288D
8088D565988D569688D
8188D566088D
Sunday 10 August 195288D subshedtotal:18
RR 'P1' 0-6-2TRR 'AP' 0-6-2TRR 'P' 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
7788D7888D8288D37088D560588D566288D
TV '04' 0-6-2T8188D8388D37988D561788D566688D
31688D51xx 2-6-2T39388D565588D567188D
shed code88D Merthyr415288D566088D569488D
Sunday 18 April 1954Sunday 1 April 1956
88D subshedtotal:1488D subshed11.10am - 11.15amtotal:15
RR 'AP' 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
7888D414388D560588D414388D560388D567188D
7988D416088D563588D415288D561588D568188D
8188D416188D564088D416088D565088D569488D
416288D565588D416188D566088D569688D
416388D567288D416288D566688D
569488D416488D
Sunday 26 May 1957Sunday 20 April 1958
88D subshedtotal:1488D subshedtotal:13
51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
414388D560388D565588D777288A560388D566288D
416088D563588D566288D51xx 2-6-2T563588D566688D
416188D565088D567288D416088D564088D567088D
416288D565288D569688D416488D565088D568188D
416388D565588D569688D
416488D
shed codes88A Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr
Sunday 19 June 1960Sunday 23 July 1961
88D subshed2pm - 2.10pmtotal:1188D subshedtotal:10
56xx 0-6-2Tdiesel railcars56xx 0-6-2T
560388D566088DW50850W50919560388D565288D
560588D566288DW50863W59365560588D566688D
562288D567188DW50866W59371561888D567288D
563088D567488DW50903W59374563688D568188D
563688D569188FW50916565088D662988D
565088D
shed codes88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 13 May 1962Sunday 28 July 1963
88D subshedtotal:1088D subshedtotal:14
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560388D565588D561088D565588D660888D
561888D566688D561888D566288D661288D
562288D568188D562288D W566688D W665588F
562688D569688D563487H567188D668588D
563688D662988D565088D W568788D
shed codes87H Neyland88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Sunday 6 September 1964Sunday 22 November 1964
88D subshedtotal:1188Dtotal:21
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560388D W569688D665588D560188D565988D569688D
565588D661288D666188B560388D W566288D W661288D
565988D662188B669188D560588D567088D W662288D
566288D662288D561888D567788D664988D
562188D568188D665588D
565188D568688D665888D
shed codes88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr565588D568888D666188B
Sunday 28 March 1965
88Dtotal:14
56xx 0-6-2TAllocation December 1964 (19)
560188D W565588D568888D56xx 0-6-2TGWR19
560588D565988D569688D
561888D W567788D665588D W
562188D568188DEE T3 diesel
563388B568688D WD6922Rhymney shed closed at the end of March 1965
Dowlais Cae Harris
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhymney Railwayopened:1876prior to 1950CH
type:A stone-built 3TS shed with a through road.closed:Dec-641950 - Dec-64 subshed to 88D
location:On the west side of the line, south of Cae Harris station.
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayRR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 5 June 1938Sunday 27 July 1941Saturday 20 December 1947
CHtotal:6CHtotal:6CHtotal:6
TV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TTV '04' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
17*565456943335652CH5652CH5694CH
* renumbered 28356555698RR 'P' 0-6-2T5653CH5666CH5698MTHR
566883CH5674CH5671CHRR 'P' 0-6-2T
569883CH
shed codesCH Dowlais Cae HarrisMTHR Merthyr
Allocation January 1948 (8)RR 'P' 0-6-2TRhymney1TV '04' 0-6-2TTaff Vale1
56xx 0-6-2TGWR6
Sunday 21 August 1949Saturday 3 June 1950Sunday 8 April 1951
CHtotal:488D subshedtotal:488D subshedtotal:4
RR 'P' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TRR 'A' 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T
83CH5653CH7488B565288D463588D567188D
5666CH566688D567288D
5671CH569488D567488D
shed codesCH Dowlais Cae Harris88B Cardiff East Dock88D Merthyr
Sunday 10 August 1952Sunday 18 July 1954Sunday 16 June 1957
88D subshedtotal:588D subshedtotal:688D subshedtotal:4
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560388D567488D560388D567288D560588D564088D
565288D569688D566688D567488D561588D567288D
567288D567188D569488D
Sunday 20 April 1958Sunday 19 June 1960Sunday 23 July 1961
88D subshedtotal:588D subshedtotal:688D subshedtotal:5
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
565288D567288D561088D566688D561088D566288D
566088D567488D565288D567288D562288D567188D
567188D565588D569688D565588D
Sunday 18 February 1962Sunday 28 July 1963Sunday 6 September 1964
88D subshedtotal:588D subshedtotal:588D subshedtotal:5
56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
560588D566688D560388D566088D561888D566588F
565288D567288D560588D569688D565188D567088D
566088D565188D566288D
shed codes88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Dowlais Cae Harris closed in December 1964.
Dowlais Central
Pre Grouping Ownership - Brecon & Merthyr Railwayopened:1898prior to 1950DLS
type:A brick-built 1TS dead-ended shed.closed:May-60Rhymney (RHY, 88D) subshed
location:On the west side of Dowlais Central station.
AbbreviationsGWR - Great Western RailwayRR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 27 July 1941Sunday 21 August 1949Sunday 8 April 1951
RHY subshedtotal:2RHY subshedtotal:288D subshedtotal:2
TV '04' 0-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTTV '04' 0-6-2T
2815721MTHR21188D
3209643MTHR21788D
Sunday 10 August 1952Sunday 25 July 1954Sunday 26 May 1957
88D subshedtotal:288D subshedtotal:288D subshedtotal:2
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
463288D576988D963888D
771788D873688D964388D
Sunday 20 April 1958Sunday 14 September 1958Saturday 3 October 1959
88D subshedtotal:288D subshedtotal:288D subshedtotal:2
57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT
873688D368188D469088D
967588D974788D963188D
shed codeMTHR & 88D Merthyr
Dowlais Central closed in May 1960.
Revised and updated - November 2021.

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