Tondu & Llantrisant 1938 - 1964

A coal train from the Ogmore Valleys passes through Tondu hauled by 56xx 0-6-2T 4243 on 1st June 1962.  The shed building is over to the right behind the loaded wagons.  

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

Tondu
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1889	prior to Jan 1950		TDU
type:	A brick-built roundhouse shed.						closed:	Feb-64	Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		86F
location:	In the triangle of lines at the north of end of the station.								Sep 1960 - Feb 1964		88H
Sunday 31 July 1938					TDU		11.25am - 11.30am			total:	32
27xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				45xx 2-6-2T		44xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
2701	2762	3712	5792	8716	8748	5533		4404	4408	4222	4275
2729	2767	3772	7724	8740	8778	Bulldog 4-4-0				4238	4284
2735	2769	5707	7746	1701 0-6-0PT		3406	Calcutta			4270
2759	2773	5788	7778	1725	1856
2761
Allocation January 1948 (41)				27xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	1	1701 0-6-0PT		GWR	1
57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	23	56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	4	31xx 2-6-2T		GWR	1
51xx 2-6-2T		GWR	1	44xx 2-6-2T		GWR	2	45xx 2-6-2T		GWR	2
42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	6
Sunday 4 September 1949					TDU	1.30pm - 1.40pm				total:	36
57xx 0-6-0PT						27xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		44xx 2-6-2T
3616	TDU	4643	TDU	8721	TDU	2761	TDU	4218	TDU	4404	TDU
3627	TDU	5707	TDU	8748	TDU	56xx 0-6-2T		4236	CDF	4408	TDU
3652	TDU	5797	TDU	8777	TDU	5633	TDU	4241	TDU	31xx 2-6-2T
3668	TDU	7746	TDU	9649	TDU	6642	TDU	4256	DYD	3100	TDU
3674	TDU	7752	TDU	9660	TDU	72xx 2-8-2T		4273	TDU	45xx 2-6-2T
3772	TDU	7798	TDU	9674	TDU	7214	TDU	5214	STJ	4557	TDU
4634	TDU	8712	TDU	9681	TDU					5556	TDU
shed codes		CDF Cardiff Canton		DFU Duffryn Yard		STJ Severn Tunnel Jct.		TDU Tondu
Sunday 9 July 1950					86F					total:	38
57xx 0-6-0PT								42xx 2-8-0T
3627	86F	4669	86F	8712	86F	9674	86F	4218	86F	5212	86A
3652	86F	4675	86F	8721	86F	9681	86F	4236	86F	5242	87A
3668	86F	5707	86F	8740	86F	1701 0-6-0PT		4241	86F	44xx 2-6-2T
3674	86F	5756	86F	8748	86F	1870	86F	4251	86F	4408	86F
3695	86F	7725	86F	8777	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		4260	86F	45xx 2-6-2T
3699	86F	7770	86F	9649	86F	6642	86F	4276	86F	4557	86F
4643	86F	7798	86F	9660	86F	6675	86F	5202	86F	5556	86F
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86F Tondu		87A Neath Court Sart
Sunday 8 July 1951					86F					total:	44
57xx 0-6-0PT								31xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	4662	86F	7746	86F	9649	86F	3100	86F	4215	86F
3627	86F	4669	86F	7752	86F	9660	86F	44xx 2-6-2T		4218	86F
3668	86F	4675	86F	7770	86F	9674	86F	4404	86F	4221	87A
3674	86F	5707	86F	7798	86F	9681	86F	4408	86F	4236	86F
3695	86F	5756	86F	8712	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		45xx 2-6-2T		4251	86F
3699	86F	5786	86C	8721	86F	6675	86F	4557	86F	4273	86F
3772	86F	5797	86F	8748	86F	6679	86F	5556	86F	4276	86F
4634	86F	7725	86F	8777	86F					5202	86F
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86F Tondu		87A Neath Court Sart		87D Swansea East Dock		5232	87D
Saturday 28 June 1952					86F					total:	36
57xx 0-6-0PT								42xx 2-8-0T
3627	86F	4643	86F	7752	86F	9660	86F	4215	86F	4254	87F
3652	86F	4662	86F	7770	86F	9674	86F	4222	86F	4260	86F
3668	86F	4669	86F	7798	86F	9681	86F	4236	86F	4273	86F
3674	86F	4675	86F	8712	86F	44xx 2-6-2T		4241	86F	45xx 2-6-2T
3690	86F	5707	86F	8740	86F	4406	86F	4251	86F	4557	86F
3699	86F	7725	86F	8748	86F	4408	86F			5556	86F
3772	86F	7746	86F	8777	86F
shed codes		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly
Sunday 14 June 1953					86F					total:	44
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	4675	86F	7798	86F	8497	86F	4217	86F	5223	87F
3627	86F	5707	86F	8712	86F	8498	86F	4218	86F	5236	86F
3652	86F	5789	86F	8740	86F	8499	86F	4231	86C	56xx 0-6-2T
3668	86F	7725	86F	8748	86F	44xx 2-6-2T		4236	86F	5624	86F
3690	86F	7746	86F	8777	86F	4406	86F	4241	86F	6649	86F
3772	86F	7752	86F	9649	86F	45xx 2-6-2T		4251	86F	6679	86F
4662	86F	7770	86F	9660	86F	4557	86F	4260	86F	43xx 2-6-0
4669	86F	7778	86F	9674	86F	5556	86F	4276	86F	7318	87F
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly
Sunday 18 April 1954					86F					total:	41
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		45xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	4662	86F	7798	86F	8497	86F	5524	86F	4217	86F
3627	86F	4675	86F	8712	86F	8498	86F	5545	86F	4222	86F
3652	86F	5707	86F	8721	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		5555	86F	4236	86F
3668	86F	7746	86F	8740	86F	6679	86F	5560	86F	4251	86F
3674	86F	7752	86F	8748	86F	31xx 2-6-2T		5574	86F	4273	86F
3690	86F	7753	86F	9649	86F	3100	86F	44xx 2-6-2T		5208	86F
3772	86F	7770	86F	9660	86F	3103	86A	4406	86F	5261	87F
4634	86F	7778	86F
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly
Saturday 21 July 1956					86F					total:	33
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	7732	86F	8721	86F	8448	86F	4217	86F	4263	86F
3627	86F	7752	86F	8740	86F	8497	86F	4222	86F	4273	86F
3668	86F	7753	86F	8748	86F	9451	88D	4224	86F	5208	86F
3690	86F	7770	86F	9660	86F	45xx 2-6-2T		4236	86F	5247	87F
4669	86F	7778	86F			5524	86F	4241	86F	56xx 0-6-2T
4675	86F	7798	86F			5545	86F	4251	86F	6673	86F
shed codes		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly		88D Merthyr				6676	86F
Sunday 15 September 1957					86F		4.50pm - 5.05pm			total:	39
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	7701	87A	8721	86F	8448	86F	4218	86F	4298	86F
3627	86F	7746	86F	8740	86F	8497	86F	4222	86F	5208	86F
3668	86F	7752	86F	8748	86F	8498	86F	4224	86F	45xx 2-6-2T
3690	86F	7753	86F	9609	86F	9451	86F	4236	86F	4581	86F
4669	86F	7770	86F	9649	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		4241	86F	5524	86F
4675	86F	7778	86F	9660	86F	6673	86F	4251	86F	51xx 2-6-2T
5707	86F	8712	86F			6676	86F	4263	86F	4144	86F
shed codes		86F Tondu		87A Neath Court Sart						5171	86F
Sunday 29 June 1958					86F					total:	45
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		45xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	7725	86F	8712	86F	8497	86F	4589	86F	4218	86F
3627	86F	7732	86F	8721	86F	8498	86F	5524	86F	4222	86F
3634	86A	7746	86F	8740	86F	9451	86F	5545	86F	4224	86F
3668	86F	7752	86F	8748	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		5555	86F	4236	86F
3690	86F	7753	86F	9609	86F	5629	86F	5574	86F	4241	86F
4669	86F	7770	86F	9649	86F	6673	86F	14xx 0-4-2T		4269	86F
4675	86F	7778	86F	9660	86F	6676	86F	1422	82C SB	4298	87F
5707	86F	7798	86F			51xx 2-6-2T		stationary boiler		5208	86F
						5171	86F			5219	87F
shed codes		82C Swindon		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly
Allocation May 1959 (45)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	22	94xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	4
56xx 0-6-2T		GWR	3	45xx 2-6-2T		GWR	3	51xx 2-6-2T		GWR	2
42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	11
Sunday 3 May 1959					86F					total:	43
57xx 0-6-0PT						94xx 0-6-0PT		45xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	86F	7725	86F	8712	86F	8448	86F	5534	86F	4236	86F
3627	86F	7732	86F	8721	86F	8497	86F	5545	86F	4241	86F
3668	86F	7746	86F	8740	86F	8498	86F	5555	86F	4243	86F
3690	86F	7752	86F	8748	86F	9451	86F	51xx 2-6-2T		4251	86F
4669	86F	7753	86F	9609	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		4121	86F	4269	86F
4675	86F	7778	86F	9649	86F	5629	86F	4144	86F	4274	86F
5706	86F	7798	86F	9660	86F	6673	86F	14xx 0-4-2T		4298	86F
						6676	86F	1422	82C SB	5204	87F
shed codes		82C Swindon		86F Tondu		87F Llanelly				5208	86F
Sunday 4 September 1960					86F					total:	39
57xx 0-6-0PT						42xx 2-8-0T				45xx 2-6-2T
3616	86F	7753	86F	8748	86F	4218	86F	4263	86F	5529	86F W
3668	86F	7798	86F	9609	86F	4222	86F	4269	86F	5545	86F
3690	86F	8710	86F	9660	86F	4236	86F	4274	86F	5560	86F
3781	86F	8712	86F	9738	86F	4243	86F	5208	86F	51xx 2-6-2T
4669	86F	8721	86F	64xx 0-6-0PT		4251	86F	56xx 0-6-2T		4121	86F
4675	86F	8740	86F	6408	86F	94xx 0-6-0PT		5629	86F	4144	86F
7725	86F	14xx 0-4-2T		6419	86F	8453	86F	5690	86F
7732	86F	1422	82C SB			9451	86F
shed codes		82C Swindon		86F Tondu
Sunday 23 July 1961					88H					total:	38
57xx 0-6-0PT						64xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	88H	4675	88H	9649	88H	6408	88H	5629	88H	4222	88H
3668	88H	7732	88H	9660	88H	6419	88H	5690	88H	4236	88H
3690	88H	8710	88H	9711	88H	6434	88B	6673	88H	4243	88H
3738	88H	8712	88H	9738	88H	6436	88D	6676	88H	4251	88H
3756	88H	8721	88H W	94xx 0-6-0PT				51xx 2-6-2T		4263	88H
3781	88H	8748	88H	8453	88H			4121	88H	4269	88H
4669	88H	9609	88H	14xx 0-4-2T				4218	88H	4274	88H
				1422	82C SB			W - withdrawn		5208	88H
shed codes		82C Swindon		88B Cardiff Radyr		88D Merthyr		88H Tondu
Sunday 18 February 1962					88H					total:	39
57xx 0-6-0PT						51xx 2-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	88H	4675	88H	9660	88H	4108	88H	5629	88H	4218	88H
3648	88H	7732	88H	9711	88H	4121	88H	5690	88H	4222	88H
3668	88H	7753	88H	64xx 0-6-0PT		4144	88H	6601	88H	4243	88H
3690	88H	8712	88H	6410	88H	94xx 0-6-0PT		6673	88H	4251	88H
3738	88H	8748	88H	6419	88H	8425	88A	6676	88H	4263	88H
3756	88H	9609	88H	6424	86E	8453	88H	14xx 0-4-2T		4269	88H
3781	88H	9649	88H					1422	82C SB	4274	88H
4669	88H									5208	88H
shed codes		82C Swindon		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		88A Cardiff Canton		88H Tondu
Sunday 18 November 1962					88H					total:	37
57xx 0-6-0PT				64xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	88H	7732	88H W	6410	88H W	5629	88H	4213	88H	4263	88H
3648	88H	8710	88H	6419	88H	5690	88H	4218	88H W	4269	88H W
3738	88H	8712	88H	6431	88H	6676	88H	4222	88H	4273	88H
3756	88H	8748	88H W	6435	88H	94xx 0-6-0PT		4243	88H	51xx 2-6-2T
4663	88H	9609	88H	6436	88H W	8453	88H W	4247	88H	4108	88H
4669	88H	9649	88H	14xx 0-4-2T		9466	88H	4251	88H	4144	88H
4675	88H	9660	88H	1422	82C SB			4262	88H	W - withdrawn
shed codes		82C Swindon		88H Tondu
Sunday 5 May 1963					88H					total:	41
57xx 0-6-0PT				64xx 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3616	88H	7732	88H W	6410	88H W	4108	88H	4213	88H	4263	88H
3648	88H	8712	88H W	6419	88H	4121	88H	4218	88H W	4269	88H W
3756	88H W	9609	88H	6431	88H W	56xx 0-6-2T		4222	88H	4273	88H
4652	88H	9648	88H	6435	88H	5690	88H	4228	88H	4283	88H
4663	88H	9649	88H	94xx 0-6-0PT		6676	88H	4243	88H	5203	88H
4669	88H	9660	88H	9466	88H	14xx 0-4-2T		4247	88H	5208	88H
4675	88H	9678	88H			1422	82C SB	4251	88H	5243	88H
4684	88H	9780	88H					4262	88H
shed codes		82C Swindon		88H Tondu
Sunday 1 September 1963					88H					total:	41
57xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T				EE T3 diesel
3616	88H	9648	88H	5690	88H W	4213	88H	4262	88H	D6831
3648	88H	9777	87A	5692	88H	4214	88H	4263	88H	0-6-0 diesel
3756	88H W	9780	88H	6657	88H	4218	88H W	4269	88H W	D4027
4652	88H	64xx 0-6-0PT		6676	88H	4222	88H	4273	88H	diesel railcar
4663	88H	6410	88H W	14xx 0-4-2T		4228	88H	4283	88H	W55019
4669	88H	6419	88H	1422	82C SB	4243	88H	5203	88H
4675	88H	6431	88H W			4247	88H	5208	88H
8712	88H W	6434	88H			4251	88H W	5243	88H
9609	88H	6435	88H
shed codes		82C Swindon		87A Neath Court Sart		88H Tondu
Tondu shed closed in February 1964
Bridgend
Pre Grouping Ownership - Lynfi & Ogmore Railway.							opened:	1866	subshed to Tondu (TDU)
type:	A stone-built 1TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-50
location:	On the east side of the line, north of the station.
				Sunday 31 July 1938
				Tondu subshed.		10.55am - 11am
					27xx 0-6-0PT
					2723
					2788
Llantrisant
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1900	prior to 1950		LTS
type:	A stone-built 3TS through-road shed.						closed:	Oct-64	1950 - Oct 60		86D
location:	On the east side of the Ely Valley line, north of the station.								Oct 60 - Oct 64		88G
Abbreviations		AD - Alexandra Docks Railway			GWR - Great Western Railway			EE - English Electric
Sunday 17 July 1938					LTS					total:	13
17xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		64xx 0-6-0PT		Barry R 0-6-2T		35xx 2-4-0T		42xx 2-8-0T
1713	1795	5708	7721	6416		247	270	3586	3594	4208	5235
		5713								5219
Saturday 8 April 1939					LTS					total:	18
17xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		48xx 0-4-2T		Barry R 0-6-2T		35xx 2-4-0T		42xx 2-8-0T
1713		3703	7721	4871		247		3584	3594	4261
27xx 0-6-0PT		5708	7751			56xx 0-6-2T		3586
2770	2788	5710	8716			5618
		5777	8721
Allocation January 1948 (15)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	10	14xx 0-4-2T		GWR	1
35xx 2-4-0T		GWR	1	AD 2-6-2T		Alex. Dock	1	42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	2
Sunday 9 July 1950					86D					total:	17
57xx 0-6-0PT						64xx 0-6-0PT		14xx 0-4-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
3612	86D	3691	86D	5708	86D	6409	86A	1471	86D	5221	87D
3617	86D	3703	86D	5788	86D	6426	86A	AD 2-6-2T
3644	86D	4620	86D	8739	86D			1205	86D
3656	86D	4674	86D	9780	86D
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86D Llantrisant		87D Swansea East Dock
Sunday 1 March 1953						Sunday 10 May 1953
	86D			total:	15		86D			total:	14
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3612	86D	4674	86D	4208	86D	3617	86D	5788	86D	4208	86D
3617	86D	5708	86D	4261	86D	3644	86D	8739	86D	4261	86D
3656	86D	5788	86D	5241	86D	3656	86D	9780	86D	5241	86D
3776	86D	8739	86D	14xx 0-4-2T		3776	86D	64xx 0-6-0PT		14xx 0-4-2T
4620	86D	64xx 0-6-0PT		1471	86D	4620	86D	6439	86D	1471	86D
4637	86D	6439	86D			5708	86D
Thursday 26 July 1956						Sunday 18 August 1957
	86D			total:	12		86D			total:	14
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3617	86D	4637	86D	4261	86D	3612	86D	3776	86D	4208	86D
3644	86D	4662	86D	4268	86D	3617	86D	4620	86D	4261	86D
3680	86D	5708	86D	14xx 0-4-2T		3644	86D	5708	86D	4268	86D
3776	86D	5788	86D	1471	86D	3656	86D	5788	86D	14xx 0-4-2T
4620	86D					3680	86D	9780	86D	1471	86D
Saturday 19 April 1958						Saturday 20 June 1959
	86D			total:	12		86D			total:	13
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3612	86D	4637	86D	4208	86D	3612	86D	4637	86D	4268	86D
3617	86D	4662	86D	4268	86D	3617	86D	4662	86D	4273	86D
3656	86D	4674	86D			3644	86D	4674	86D
3680	86D	5708	86D			3656	86D	5788	86D
4620	86D	5788	86D			3680	86D	9780	86D
						4620	86D
Allocation May 1959 (16)				57xx 0-6-0PT		GWR	12	42xx 2-8-0T		GWR	4
Sunday 4 September 1960						Sunday 23 July 1961
	86D			total:	14		88G			total:	14
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3612	86D	3680	86D	4252	86D	3644	88G	4674	88G	4252	88G
3617	86D	4620	86D	4267	86D	3656	88G	9780	88G	4267	88G
3644	86D	4662	86D	4268	86D	3680	88G	56xx 0-6-2T		4268	88G
3656	86D	4674	86D	5259	86A	4620	88G	6600	88G	4273	88G
3663	86D	56xx 0-6-2T				4637	88G	6639	88G
		6600	86D			4662	88G
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86D, 88G Llantrisant
Sunday 13 May 1962						Sunday 18 November 1962
	88G			total:	13		88G			total:	14
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3612	88G	4637	88G	4267	88G	3612	88G	4620	88G	4267	88G W
3617	88G	4662	88G	4268	88G	3617	88G	4662	88G	4268	88G
3644	88G	4674	88G	56xx 0-6-2T		3644	88G	4674	88G	5248	88G
3680	88G	9778	88G	6600	88G	3661	88G	9778	88G	56xx 0-6-2T
4620	88G			6639	88G	3680	88G			6600	88G W
								W - withdrawn		6639	88G
Sunday 5 May 1963						Sunday 12 April 1964
	88G			total:	11		88G			total:	11
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T
3617	88G	4620	88G	4267	88G W	3612	88G	4662	88G	4277	86F
3644	88G	4674	88G	4268	88G	3617	88G	4674	88G	4285	88G
3661	88G	9778	88G	5248	88G	3644	88G	9778	88G	5228	88G W
3680	88G	56xx 0-6-2T				3680	88G			5248	88G W
		6600	88G W
shed codes		86F Aberbeeg		88G Llantrisant
Llantrisant shed closed in October 1964.
Sunday 22 November 1964
57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 2-8-0T		0-6-0 diesel		EE T3 diesels
3644	88B*	9682	86F	4222	86G W	D3257		D6822	D6862
4620	88B*	9778	88B*					D6825	D6947
4674	88G W	* ex Llantrisant		W - withdrawn				D6856
shed codes		86F Aberbeeg		86G Pontypool Road		88B Cardiff Radyr		88G Llantrisant

Updated and revised - November 2021.