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.

Wednesday 13 March 2019

Days Out No. 1: 2nd September 1951 - London sheds

Jubilee class 4-6-0, 5573 ‘Newfoundland’ at Willesden shed on 27 April, 1946.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Stewart's Lane, Battersea
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Chatham and Dover Railwayopened:1881prior to 1950BAT
type:A brick built 16TS dead ended shed.closed:Sep-631950 -196273A
location:Between Battersea Park and Wandsworth stations.
1962 -196375D
AbbreviationsSECR - South East & Chatham RailwayLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Fb - Fairburn
Sunday 2nd September 195173Atotal:76
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"West Country" 4-6-2
3100573A3210073A3044872B Sir Tristram3400670A Bude
3126173A3210373A3074671B Pendragon3402470A Tamar Valley
3126573A3210673A3076573A Sir Gareth3409173A Weymouth
3126673A3210773A3076773A Sir Valence3409571B Brentnor
3126973AP 0-6-0T (SECR)3076973A Sir Balan3410173A Hartland
3131173A3155873A3079173A Sir Uwaine"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
3131974E57xx 0-6-0PT3079270A Sir Hervis de Revel3406673A Spitfire
3132073A870781A3079473B Sir Ector de Maris3406873A Kenley
3132173AC 0-6-0 (SECR)"Merchant Navy" 4-6-23407073A Manston
3155270A3126073E3501370A Blue Funnel3407173A 601 Squadron
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3157573A3502573A Brocklebank Line3407374C 249 Squadron
3024170A3157673A3502773A Port Lane3407574C 264 Squadron
R 0-4-4T (SECR)3157973D3502973A Ellerman Lines3408774B 145 Squadron
3166373D3158173AU1 2-6-0N 2-6-03408874B 213 Squadron
R1 0-4-4T (SECR)3158273A3190373A3140973A"Britannia" 4-6-2
3170874C3158473A3190973A3141073A7001473A Iron Duke
W 2-6-4T3171973A3191073A3141473A"Schools" 4-4-0
3191273A700 0-6-0 (LSWR)U 2-6-03185873C3092973B Malvern
3191473A3069470A3162370AD1 4-4-0 (SECR)L 4-4-0 (SECR)E 4-4-0 (SECR)
3191775Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)L1 4-4-03154573E3176774E3115973C
H16 4-6-2T (LSWR)4208273A3175973A3172774DB4X 4-4-0 (SECR)
3051870B4208573A3178273B3207073B
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70E Reading71B Bournemouth72B Salisbury
73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham73E Faversham74B Ramsgate
74C Dover74D Tonbridge74E St. Leonard's75C Norwood Jct.81A Old Oak Common
Visits to Stewart's Lane 1936 - 1963
Willesden
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18731948 - 19651A
type:A brick built 12TS dead ended shed and roundhouse.closed:1965
location:On the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesSt - Stanier
Sunday 2nd September 19511Atotal:94
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0Patriot 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
400091A427471A443701A455111A Isle of Man480741A
400171A428105B4439716C455255A Colwyn Bay4810816C
400181A428121A4444017AJubilee 4-6-04814418A
400441A428172B444421A456251A Sarawak482915B
400461A429322B444511A456818A Aboukir4838615A
400501A428533A444971ARoyal Scot 4-6-0484161A
400521A428701A445934A46143
1B The South Staffordshire Regiment
484224B
400541A428882Bcl 3F 0-6-0T484331A
400551A429213D473481Dcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a484401A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)429239A473611A447115A490704A485181A
400811A429442B474121A447519A491221A485494A
401351Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)474741A450241A491391A486031A
402041A429555B474911A450251A492751A486101A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)0-6-0 diesels475311A450641A493421A4861416A
421171A1201912031476751A451345B493441A486261A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)12023476761A451401AWD 2-8-0486281A
425901Ccl 6F 0-8-0 G14522115C9035838A486341A
Coronation 4-6-24915410A4522426A9046638A486491A
462421B City of Glasgow492771A452568A9055138A486571A
462561B Sir William A. Stanier FRS453998ACo-Co diesel4869018A
10001
Shed Codes1A Willesden1B Camden1C Watford1D Devons Road2B Nuneaton
3A Bescot3D Aston4A Bletchley4B Northampton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South
6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill9A Longsight10A Springs Branch15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland
16A Nottingham16C Kirkby-in-Ashfield17A Derby18A Toton26A Newton Heath38A Colwick
Visits to Willesden 1936 - 1951
Visits to Willesden 1952 - 1965
Cricklewood
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1892prior to 196314A
type:A brick built double roundhouseclosed:19641963-196414B
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsBG - Beyer-GarrattD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesI - Ivatt
J - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Sunday 2nd September 195114Atotal:85
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 8F 2-8-0
4002314A4275617B4402814A4720314A4722014A4805015A
4003014A4277114A4403314A4720714A4722114A4806214A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)4279414A4421417A4720814A4722414A4813214A
4009914B4284617B4429814A4720914A4722514A4819718A
4015514B4285514A4430414A4721014A4722614A4836315A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-04443517B4721114A4722714A4837615A
4124814B4312014A4456517A4721214A4724014A4838715A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4312114Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4721314A4724314A4841014A
4232514Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)4390114A4721414A4724814A4841414A
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4324514C4393414A4721514Acl 3F 0-6-0T4841514A
4093014B4326115D4394714A4721614A4743314A4867815A
4093114B4331314A4396715D4721714A4743414ABG 2-6-6-2T
cl 5MT 4-6-04344014Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4721914A4743514A4798215A
451818A4356514A5816114AJ39 0-6-0cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)0-6-0 diesels
4362914A5823414B6473214A4171214A1206312066
5823514A6491814A4181114A1206412067
5831014A6496614A1206512068
Shed Codes8A Edge Hill14A Cricklewood14B Kentish Town14C St. Albans15A Wellingborough
15D Bedford17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton
Visits to Cricklewood 1937 - 1964
Nine Elms
Opened by the London & South Western Railwayopened:1885prior to 19509E
type:Two brick built dead ended sheds:10TS (new) and 15TS (old). closed:Jul-671950-196770A
location:On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations.
AbbreviationsSECR - South East & Chatham RailwayLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
LSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 2nd September 195170Atotal:68
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)H15 4-6-0 (LSWR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0West Country 4-6-2
3013270A3048270A3045072B Sir Kay3400570A Barnstaple
3024870A3048870A3045671A Sir Galahad3401270A Launceston
3024970A3048971A3075071B Morgan le Fay3401870A Axminster
3031971B3049171A3075470D The Green Knight3402070A Seaton
3032271A3052270A3075571A The Red Knight3402270A Exmoor
H 0-4-4T (SECR)3052470A3078071A Sir PersantBattle of Britain 4-6-2
3155170AS15 4-6-0 (LSWR)3078171A Sir Aglovale3405072B Royal Observer Corps
3155270A3083172BV "Schools" 4-4-03410971B Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
3155370A3083970B3093373B King's Canterbury3411071B 66 Suadron
3155470AT9 4-4-0 (LSWR)Lord Nelson 4-6-0Merchant Navy 4-6-2
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3071870A3085771A Lord Howe3500172A Channel Packet
3022170A3071970A3086070A Lord Hawke3500672B Penninsular & Oriental SN
D1 0-4-2T (LBSCR)L11 4-4-0 (LSWR)3086271B Lord Collingwood3500872B Orient Line
701S70A3016370ABritannia 4-6-23501070A Blue Star
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)7000970A Alfred the Great3501170A General Steam Navigation
3246870A3174673BN15X "Remembrance" 4-6-03501570A Rotterdam Lloyd
3249370AU 2-6-03233370D Remembrance3501870A British India Line
3249870A3162070C700 0-6-0 (LSWR)G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)3502070A Bibby Line
3249970A3162570A3069970A3016070A3502170A New Zealand Line
3250070AZ 0-8-0T3070071A3027770A3502372A Holland-Afrika Line
3095570A3070170A0-6-0 diesel
15211
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury73B Bricklayer's Arms
Visits to Nine Elms 1936 - 1956
Visits to Nine Elms 1957 - 1967
Old Oak Common
Opened by the Great Western Railwayopened:1906prior to 1950PDN
type:A large brick built four roundhouse shed.closed to steam:Mar-651950-196581A
location:On the north side of the junction of the Reading and High Wycombe lines.
AbbreviationsROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War Department
Sunday 2nd September 195181Atotal:140
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
368581A941081A492381A Evenley Hall11183D Viscount Churchill
368881A941181A495084B Patshull Hall409385A Dunster Castle
375481A941281A497784B Watcombe Hall409587E Harlech Castle
464481A941481A499385C Dalton Hall500884A Raglan Castle
467381C941881A593981A Tangley Hall501687E Montgomery Castle
469981A941981A594081A Whitbourne Hall501785A The Goucestershire Regiment
773481A942081A594181A Campion Hall502284A Wigmore Castle
875081A942281A594781A Saint Benet's Hall504081A Stokesay Castle
875181A942381A595281C Cogan Hall504481A Earl of Dunraven
875481A15xx 0-6-0PT596281A Wantage Hall505084G Earl of St. Germans
875681A150081A598282B Harrington Hall505581A Earl of Eldon
875981A150381A598781A Brocket Hall505681A Earl of Powis
876081A150581A690081A Abney Hall507084A Sir Daniel Gooch
876181A61xx 2-6-2T693281A Burwarton Hall508181A Lockheed Hudson
876281A610881BModified Hall 4-6-0509285A Tresco Abbey
876381A612081A697282A Beningborough Hall509581A Barbury Castle
876581A613581A697381A Bricklehampton Hall509682A Bridgwater Castle
876781A613681B697481A Bryngwyn Hall700881F Swansea Castle
876881A613781A790583D Fowey Hall702187E Haverfordwest Castle
876981A614181A791181A Lady Margaret Hall702581A Sudeley Castle
877081A614281ACounty 4-6-0703081A Cranbrook Castle
877281A614981A101083D County of CaernarvonKing 4-6-0
965981A615581A101283D County of Denbigh600281A King William IV
966181A615881A102481A County of Pembroke600381A King George IV
970081A615981A28xx 2-8-0ROD 2-8-0600781A King William III
970281A616481B282681A302985A600981A King Charles II
970381A616881A283581A47xx 2-8-0601581A King Richard III
970481A2251 0-6-0286881A470081A601781A King Edward IV
970681A225784E289581A470181A601981A King Henry V
970781A228487G385281A470281A602283D King Edward III
970981A9000 4-4-0385381A470781A602483D King Edward I
971081A901084E385581C43xx 2-6-0602683D King John
975181AWD 2-8-0386681F537581D602881A King George VI
975481A9071686EGas Turbine loco931381DGrange 4-6-0
Star 4-6-01800081A931581D683786C Forthampton Grange
405384A Princess Alexandra0-6-0 diesel684784E Tidmarsh Grange
1510581A686284B Derwent Grange
687984B Overton Grange
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81F Oxford
82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84E Tyseley
84G Shrewsbury85A Worester85C Hereford86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87E Swansea Landore
87G Carmarthen
Visits to Old Oak Common 1934 - 1947
Visits to Old Oak Common 1948 - 1956
Visits to Old Oak Common 1957 - 1964
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