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 28 June 2018

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 Railwayopened:1889prior to Jan 1950TDU
type:A brick-built roundhouse shed.closed:Feb-64Feb 1950 - Aug 196086F
location:In the triangle of lines at the north of end of the station.
Sep 1960 - Feb 196488H
Sunday 31 July 1938TDU11.25am - 11.30amtotal:32
27xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T44xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
27012762371257928716874855334404440842224275
272927673772772487408778Bulldog 4-4-042384284
27352769570777461701 0-6-0PT3406Calcutta4270
275927735788777817251856
2761
Allocation January 1948 (41)27xx 0-6-0PTGWR11701 0-6-0PTGWR1
57xx 0-6-0PTGWR2356xx 0-6-2TGWR431xx 2-6-2TGWR1
51xx 2-6-2TGWR144xx 2-6-2TGWR245xx 2-6-2TGWR2
42xx 2-8-0TGWR6
Sunday 4 September 1949TDU1.30pm - 1.40pmtotal:36
57xx 0-6-0PT27xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T44xx 2-6-2T
3616TDU4643TDU8721TDU2761TDU4218TDU4404TDU
3627TDU5707TDU8748TDU56xx 0-6-2T4236CDF4408TDU
3652TDU5797TDU8777TDU5633TDU4241TDU31xx 2-6-2T
3668TDU7746TDU9649TDU6642TDU4256DYD3100TDU
3674TDU7752TDU9660TDU72xx 2-8-2T4273TDU45xx 2-6-2T
3772TDU7798TDU9674TDU7214TDU5214STJ4557TDU
4634TDU8712TDU9681TDU5556TDU
shed codesCDF Cardiff CantonDFU Duffryn YardSTJ Severn Tunnel Jct.TDU Tondu
Sunday 9 July 195086Ftotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
362786F466986F871286F967486F421886F521286A
365286F467586F872186F968186F423686F524287A
366886F570786F874086F1701 0-6-0PT424186F44xx 2-6-2T
367486F575686F874886F187086F425186F440886F
369586F772586F877786F56xx 0-6-2T426086F45xx 2-6-2T
369986F777086F964986F664286F427686F455786F
464386F779886F966086F667586F520286F555686F
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Tondu87A Neath Court Sart
Sunday 8 July 195186Ftotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT31xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361686F466286F774686F964986F310086F421586F
362786F466986F775286F966086F44xx 2-6-2T421886F
366886F467586F777086F967486F440486F422187A
367486F570786F779886F968186F440886F423686F
369586F575686F871286F56xx 0-6-2T45xx 2-6-2T425186F
369986F578686C872186F667586F455786F427386F
377286F579786F874886F667986F555686F427686F
463486F772586F877786F520286F
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86F Tondu87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dock523287D
Saturday 28 June 195286Ftotal:36
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
362786F464386F775286F966086F421586F425487F
365286F466286F777086F967486F422286F426086F
366886F466986F779886F968186F423686F427386F
367486F467586F871286F44xx 2-6-2T424186F45xx 2-6-2T
369086F570786F874086F440686F425186F455786F
369986F772586F874886F440886F555686F
377286F774686F877786F
shed codes86F Tondu87F Llanelly
Sunday 14 June 195386Ftotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361686F467586F779886F849786F421786F522387F
362786F570786F871286F849886F421886F523686F
365286F578986F874086F849986F423186C56xx 0-6-2T
366886F772586F874886F44xx 2-6-2T423686F562486F
369086F774686F877786F440686F424186F664986F
377286F775286F964986F45xx 2-6-2T425186F667986F
466286F777086F966086F455786F426086F43xx 2-6-0
466986F777886F967486F555686F427686F731887F
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86F Tondu87F Llanelly
Sunday 18 April 195486Ftotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361686F466286F779886F849786F552486F421786F
362786F467586F871286F849886F554586F422286F
365286F570786F872186F56xx 0-6-2T555586F423686F
366886F774686F874086F667986F556086F425186F
367486F775286F874886F31xx 2-6-2T557486F427386F
369086F775386F964986F310086F44xx 2-6-2T520886F
377286F777086F966086F310386A440686F526187F
463486F777886F
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Tondu87F Llanelly
Saturday 21 July 195686Ftotal:33
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361686F773286F872186F844886F421786F426386F
362786F775286F874086F849786F422286F427386F
366886F775386F874886F945188D422486F520886F
369086F777086F966086F45xx 2-6-2T423686F524787F
466986F777886F552486F424186F56xx 0-6-2T
467586F779886F554586F425186F667386F
shed codes86F Tondu87F Llanelly88D Merthyr667686F
Sunday 15 September 195786F4.50pm - 5.05pmtotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361686F770187A872186F844886F421886F429886F
362786F774686F874086F849786F422286F520886F
366886F775286F874886F849886F422486F45xx 2-6-2T
369086F775386F960986F945186F423686F458186F
466986F777086F964986F56xx 0-6-2T424186F552486F
467586F777886F966086F667386F425186F51xx 2-6-2T
570786F871286F667686F426386F414486F
shed codes86F Tondu87A Neath Court Sart517186F
Sunday 29 June 195886Ftotal:45
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361686F772586F871286F849786F458986F421886F
362786F773286F872186F849886F552486F422286F
363486A774686F874086F945186F554586F422486F
366886F775286F874886F56xx 0-6-2T555586F423686F
369086F775386F960986F562986F557486F424186F
466986F777086F964986F667386F14xx 0-4-2T426986F
467586F777886F966086F667686F142282C SB429887F
570786F779886F51xx 2-6-2Tstationary boiler520886F
517186F521987F
shed codes82C Swindon86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86F Tondu87F Llanelly
Allocation May 1959 (45)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR2294xx 0-6-0PTGWR4
56xx 0-6-2TGWR345xx 2-6-2TGWR351xx 2-6-2TGWR2
42xx 2-8-0TGWR11
Sunday 3 May 195986Ftotal:43
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361686F772586F871286F844886F553486F423686F
362786F773286F872186F849786F554586F424186F
366886F774686F874086F849886F555586F424386F
369086F775286F874886F945186F51xx 2-6-2T425186F
466986F775386F960986F56xx 0-6-2T412186F426986F
467586F777886F964986F562986F414486F427486F
570686F779886F966086F667386F14xx 0-4-2T429886F
667686F142282C SB520487F
shed codes82C Swindon86F Tondu87F Llanelly520886F
Sunday 4 September 196086Ftotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T45xx 2-6-2T
361686F775386F874886F421886F426386F552986F W
366886F779886F960986F422286F426986F554586F
369086F871086F966086F423686F427486F556086F
378186F871286F973886F424386F520886F51xx 2-6-2T
466986F872186F64xx 0-6-0PT425186F56xx 0-6-2T412186F
467586F874086F640886F94xx 0-6-0PT562986F414486F
772586F14xx 0-4-2T641986F845386F569086F
773286F142282C SB945186F
shed codes82C Swindon86F Tondu
Sunday 23 July 196188Htotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H467588H964988H640888H562988H422288H
366888H773288H966088H641988H569088H423688H
369088H871088H971188H643488B667388H424388H
373888H871288H973888H643688D667688H425188H
375688H872188H W94xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T426388H
378188H874888H845388H412188H426988H
466988H960988H14xx 0-4-2T421888H427488H
142282C SBW - withdrawn520888H
shed codes82C Swindon88B Cardiff Radyr88D Merthyr88H Tondu
Sunday 18 February 196288Htotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H467588H966088H410888H562988H421888H
364888H773288H971188H412188H569088H422288H
366888H775388H64xx 0-6-0PT414488H660188H424388H
369088H871288H641088H94xx 0-6-0PT667388H425188H
373888H874888H641988H842588A667688H426388H
375688H960988H642486E845388H14xx 0-4-2T426988H
378188H964988H142282C SB427488H
466988H520888H
shed codes82C Swindon86E Severn Tunnel Jct.88A Cardiff Canton88H Tondu
Sunday 18 November 196288Htotal:37
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H773288H W641088H W562988H421388H426388H
364888H871088H641988H569088H421888H W426988H W
373888H871288H643188H667688H422288H427388H
375688H874888H W643588H94xx 0-6-0PT424388H51xx 2-6-2T
466388H960988H643688H W845388H W424788H410888H
466988H964988H14xx 0-4-2T946688H425188H414488H
467588H966088H142282C SB426288HW - withdrawn
shed codes82C Swindon88H Tondu
Sunday 5 May 196388Htotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361688H773288H W641088H W410888H421388H426388H
364888H871288H W641988H412188H421888H W426988H W
375688H W960988H643188H W56xx 0-6-2T422288H427388H
465288H964888H643588H569088H422888H428388H
466388H964988H94xx 0-6-0PT667688H424388H520388H
466988H966088H946688H14xx 0-4-2T424788H520888H
467588H967888H142282C SB425188H524388H
468488H978088H426288H
shed codes82C Swindon88H Tondu
Sunday 1 September 196388Htotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T42xx 2-8-0TEE T3 diesel
361688H964888H569088H W421388H426288HD6831
364888H977787A569288H421488H426388H0-6-0 diesel
375688H W978088H665788H421888H W426988H WD4027
465288H64xx 0-6-0PT667688H422288H427388Hdiesel railcar
466388H641088H W14xx 0-4-2T422888H428388HW55019
466988H641988H142282C SB424388H520388H
467588H643188H W424788H520888H
871288H W643488H425188H W524388H
960988H643588H
shed codes82C Swindon87A Neath Court Sart88H Tondu
Tondu shed closed in February 1964
Bridgend
Pre Grouping Ownership - Lynfi & Ogmore Railway.opened:1866subshed 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 Railwayopened:1900prior to 1950LTS
type:A stone-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:Oct-641950 - Oct 6086D
location:On the east side of the Ely Valley line, north of the station.
Oct 60 - Oct 6488G
AbbreviationsAD - Alexandra Docks RailwayGWR - Great Western RailwayEE - English Electric
Sunday 17 July 1938LTStotal:13
17xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTBarry R 0-6-2T35xx 2-4-0T42xx 2-8-0T
171317955708772164162472703586359442085235
57135219
Saturday 8 April 1939LTStotal:18
17xx 0-6-0PT57xx 0-6-0PT48xx 0-4-2TBarry R 0-6-2T35xx 2-4-0T42xx 2-8-0T
1713370377214871247358435944261
27xx 0-6-0PT5708775156xx 0-6-2T3586
27702788571087165618
57778721
Allocation January 1948 (15)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1014xx 0-4-2TGWR1
35xx 2-4-0TGWR1AD 2-6-2TAlex. Dock142xx 2-8-0TGWR2
Sunday 9 July 195086Dtotal:17
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361286D369186D570886D640986A147186D522187D
361786D370386D578886D642686AAD 2-6-2T
364486D462086D873986D120586D
365686D467486D978086D
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86D Llantrisant87D Swansea East Dock
Sunday 1 March 1953Sunday 10 May 1953
86Dtotal:1586Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361286D467486D420886D361786D578886D420886D
361786D570886D426186D364486D873986D426186D
365686D578886D524186D365686D978086D524186D
377686D873986D14xx 0-4-2T377686D64xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2T
462086D64xx 0-6-0PT147186D462086D643986D147186D
463786D643986D570886D
Thursday 26 July 1956Sunday 18 August 1957
86Dtotal:1286Dtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361786D463786D426186D361286D377686D420886D
364486D466286D426886D361786D462086D426186D
368086D570886D14xx 0-4-2T364486D570886D426886D
377686D578886D147186D365686D578886D14xx 0-4-2T
462086D368086D978086D147186D
Saturday 19 April 1958Saturday 20 June 1959
86Dtotal:1286Dtotal:13
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361286D463786D420886D361286D463786D426886D
361786D466286D426886D361786D466286D427386D
365686D467486D364486D467486D
368086D570886D365686D578886D
462086D578886D368086D978086D
462086D
Allocation May 1959 (16)57xx 0-6-0PTGWR1242xx 2-8-0TGWR4
Sunday 4 September 1960Sunday 23 July 1961
86Dtotal:1488Gtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361286D368086D425286D364488G467488G425288G
361786D462086D426786D365688G978088G426788G
364486D466286D426886D368088G56xx 0-6-2T426888G
365686D467486D525986A462088G660088G427388G
366386D56xx 0-6-2T463788G663988G
660086D466288G
shed codes86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86D, 88G Llantrisant
Sunday 13 May 1962Sunday 18 November 1962
88Gtotal:1388Gtotal:14
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361288G463788G426788G361288G462088G426788G W
361788G466288G426888G361788G466288G426888G
364488G467488G56xx 0-6-2T364488G467488G524888G
368088G977888G660088G366188G977888G56xx 0-6-2T
462088G663988G368088G660088G W
W - withdrawn663988G
Sunday 5 May 1963Sunday 12 April 1964
88Gtotal:1188Gtotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
361788G462088G426788G W361288G466288G427786F
364488G467488G426888G361788G467488G428588G
366188G977888G524888G364488G977888G522888G W
368088G56xx 0-6-2T368088G524888G W
660088G W
shed codes86F Aberbeeg88G Llantrisant
Llantrisant shed closed in October 1964.
Sunday 22 November 1964
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T0-6-0 dieselEE T3 diesels
364488B*968286F422286G WD3257D6822D6862
462088B*977888B*D6825D6947
467488G W* ex LlantrisantW - withdrawnD6856
shed codes86F Aberbeeg86G Pontypool Road88B Cardiff Radyr88G Llantrisant
Updated and revised - November 2021.