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 20 March 2019

Days Out No. 3: 20th July 1952 - Cardiff and Newport Sheds

A Cardiff Railway 0-6-2T stands in the yard at Cardiff East Dock shed on 27th July 1950.  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

Newport Ebbw Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1915prior to 1949NPT
type:A brick built double roundhouseclosed:Oct-651949-196386A
location:On the west of the main-line, west of the station.
1963 - 196586B
AbbreviationsBM - Brecon & Merthyr RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 20 July 195286Atotal:102
57xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0THall 4-6-0
363486A963286A420386A524386A592186A Bingley Hall
366286A963786A420686A524486B72xx 2-8-2T28xx 2-8-0
371286A966786A421387F525186A720386A280586B
371486A973186A422586A525586A720787E281786A
372686A2021 0-6-0PT423086A525686A721486A281986A
379686A209086A423386B525986A721586A285186A
379886A212286A424286A526086A723186A286186A
461186A213686A424886A526486A723286A286386B
467186A64xx 0-6-0PT428986A51xx 2-6-2T724186A286686A
573286A640986A429486A413086C724487B288386B
574186A641586A520686A414586A724586A288986A
773686A642686A520886A414886A724786A289486A
775386A642886A521286A415686A724986A381086A
776886A643986A521786A31xx 2-6-2T725386A383086A
777186A94xx 0-6-0PT521886A310386A56xx 0-6-2TWD 2-8-0
778186A845386A522486Aex BM 0-6-2T667286A9022586A
871086A945886A522986A43186A2251 0-6-09026186A
871186A946086H523386A43286A221886A9054486A
877886A15xx 0-6-0PT523486A43586A
879686B150986A523886A43686A
shed codes86A Ebbw Junction86B Newport Pill86C Cardiff Canton86H Aberbeeg87B Duffryn Yard
87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly
Visits to Newport Ebbw Junction 1938 - 1954Visits to Newport Ebbw Junction 1955 - 1965
Newport Pill
Pre Grouping Ownership - Alexandra Docks Railwayopened:1898prior to 1949PILL
type:A brick built 2TS dead ended shed.closed:Jun-631949-196386B
location:At the north end of Alexandra Dock.
AbbreviationsAD - Alexandra Docks Railway
Sunday 20 July 195286Btotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT15xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
366386B672886B675786B150686B420186B426386B
570686B672986B675986B150786B421186B426788C
571486B673186B676086Bex AD 0-6-0T422686B428086B
574086B673286B677286B66686B422986B520086B
671086B673586B771286B66786B423586B523186B
671186B674286B772186B423786B523586B
672586B675586B774886B424686B525086B
672686B675686B777486B425386B525286B
672786B425886B
shed codes86B Newport Pill88C Barry
Visits to Newport Pill 1938 - 1963
Pontypool Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1869prior to 1949PPRD
type:A brick built roundhouse adjoining an 8TS shed.closed:May-651949-196586G
location:West of the Newport line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War Department
Sunday 20 July 195286Gtotal:69
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T56xx 0-6-2TGrange 4-6-0
362886G579286G412186G563886G684986G Walton Grange
364086G772486G413186G663486G686186G Crynant Grange
365186G774086G45xx 2-6-2T663686G687286G Crawley Grange
368386G871686G452286G665386G28xx 2-8-0ROD 2-8-0
369286G878686G453386G667586G280186G301286G
370386G878886G454186G668586G280286G301886G
370886G965086G459786G669386G280686C302285A
371786G979786G551686G14xx 0-4-2T286486G302586G
373086G64xx 0-6-0PT554586G142286G288183A304086G
377986G640086G2021 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0382286G72xx 2-8-2T
463986G642486G203586G635285C382784F720686G
464286G642986G74xx 0-6-0PTdiesel railcar382886G723486G
466886G643086G742686GW30385884K723586G
572886G643286GWD 2-8-042xx 2-8-0T
7709986G526286E
shed codes83A Newton Abbot84F Stourbridge84K Chester GWR85A Worcester85C Hereford
86E Severn Tunnel Jct.86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Pontypool Road 1938 - 1965
Aberbeeg
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1919prior to 1949ABEEG
type:A brick built 4TS dead ended shed.closed:Dec-641949 - 196086H
location:On the west side of the line, south of the station.
1961 - 196486F
Sunday 20 July 195286Htotal:30
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
368086H573386H872486H451486H421486H520286H
371186H575086H879486H459386H421786H520786H
371686H577786H979686H552086H422786H56xx 0-6-2T
465286H578986H94xx 0-6-0PT553286H423886H665486C
468586H770386H840286H427186H
468686H777586H945986H428786H
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86H Aberbeeg
Visits to Aberbeeg 1938 - 1964
Tondu
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1889prior to 1950TDU
type:A brick built roundhouse shed.closed:Feb-641950 - Oct 6086F
location:In the triangle of lines at the north of end of the station.
Oct 60 - Feb 6488H
Sunday 20 July 195286Ftotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT31xx 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0T
361686F467586F871286F310086F421586F427686F
362786F570786F872186F44xx 2-6-2T421886F523686F
365286F579786F874086F440686F422286F56xx 0-6-2T
366886F772586F874886F440886F423686F567986C
367486F774686F877786F45xx 2-6-2T424186F664986F
369586F775286F964986F455786F425186F667986F
463486F777086F966086F555686F426086F
464386F777886F967486F427386F
466286F779886F968186F
466986F
shed codes86C Cardiff Canton86F Tondu
Visits to Tondu 1938 - 1964
Cardiff Cathays
Pre Grouping Ownership - Taff Vale Railway opened:18841940 to 1950CHYS
type:A stone built 10TS dead ended shed.closed to steam:19611950 - Dec 195788A
location:On the west side of the line, north of Queen Street station.
Dec 57 to 1961: sub to Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 20 July 195288Atotal:46
57xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PTTaff Vale 0-6-2T56xx 0-6-2T
672288C640288A30588A36788A560188A569288A
770487D wks641688A30788A37688A561988C xw661288A
776283D xw642388A34488A37788A563088A662088C
777288D wks643388A34688A38388A563688A663588A
778687A wks643588A34788A38488A564088D664788A
14xx 0-4-2T643688A34888A39088A565488A665988A
142088A74xx 0-6-0PT36088A39188A566988A666588A
142588A744588A36488A16xx 0-6-0PT567088A
146188Awks - Caerphilly Works traffic162988Axw - ex Caerphilly Works
shed codes83D Plymouth (Laira)87A Neath Court Sart87D Swansea East Dock88A Cardiff Cathays
88C Barry88D Merthyr
Visits to Cardiff Cathays
Cardiff East Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1931prior to 1950CED
type:An 8TS dead ended shed.closed:Aug-651950 - Mar 6288B
location:In Cardiff dockland, between Bute East Dock and Roath Dock
Mar 62 - Sep 6388L
Sep 63 - Aug 6588A
AbbreviationsRR - Rhymney RailwayTV - Taff Vale RailwayCar. R - Cardiff Railway
Sunday 20 July 195288Btotal:56
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTCardiff R. 0-6-0PTRR 'A' 0-6-2TTV '04' 0-6-2T
370788B674488B841488B68188B5588B21088B
378388B675188B841688B68288B5988B21188C
670088B676588B842988B68488B6388BTV 'A' 0-6-2T
670188B676788B845788BRR 'S1' 0-6-0T6888B39388D
670288B677188B847888B9088BRR 'R' 0-6-2TCar. R. Kitson 0-6-2T
670388B677388B848488B9288B3688B15588B
670588B677888B2021 0-6-0PTRR 'S' 0-6-0T3788B56xx 0-6-2T
670688B775188B212388B9388B3888B562188C
670788B874388B214788B9488B3988B565588D
670888B967988B9588B4088B566388F
672188B977688B9688B4188B
shed codes88B Cardiff East Dock88C Barry88D Merthyr88F Treherbert
Visits to Cardiff East Dock 1938 - 1965
Barry
Pre Grouping Ownership - Barry Railway opened:1893prior to 1950BRY
type:A brick built 6TS through road shed.closed:Sep-641950 - Sep 6488C
location:On the east side of the station.
AbbreviationsTV - Taff Vale Railway
Sunday 20 July 195288Ctotal:71
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT2021 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2TTV 'A' 0-6-2T
364684K xw674588C845188C217687F aw560988C30388F
369986F aw674688C845888C54xx 0-6-0PT561488C30688C
460188C674788C846088C540581C aw562788C31288C
469288C675088C846188C51xx 2-6-2T563288C36188C
570387C xw675288C846588C416088C566488C37288C
575188C675388C846988C416188C566588C37388C
579388C aw675488C847088C417788C566788C37588C
579988C675888C16xx 0-6-0PT519588C661488C38288C
671288C676988C160088C42xx 2-8-0T661588C38788E
672388C677488C161588C426788C661988C38888C
672488C677588C1901 0-6-0PT663788C38988C
673388C772385B aw200888C664388C39488C
673888C873588Caw - awaiting entry to Barry Works665888C
674088C963188Cxw - ex Barry Works666888C
shed codes81C Southall84K Chester GWR85B Gloucester GWR86F Tondu87C Danygraig
87F Llanelly88C Barry88E Abercynon88F Treherbert
Visits to Barry 1938 - 1964
Cardiff Canton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1882prior to 1950CDF
type:A large brick built roundhouse and a 6TS dead ended shed.closed to steam:Sep-621950 - Oct 6086C
location:On the south side of the line, west of General station.
Oct 60 - Sep 6288A
AbbreviationsAD - Alexandra Docks RailwayTV - Taff Vale RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 20 July 195286Ctotal:85
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Castle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
367086C282086C500186C Llandovery Castle496886C Shotton Hall
372986C283786C500686C Tregenna Castle497486C Talgarth Hall
375586C287786C504686C Earl of Cawdor499581D Easton Hall
463386C289186C504986C Earl of Plymouth590587J Knowsley Hall
574986C380386C505486C Earl of Ducie591186C Preston Hall
770785C wks380986C507883A Beaufort592386E Colston Hall
872886C382486C508781A Tintern Abbey592586C Eastcote Hall
964886C385286E508986C Westminster Abbey593981A Tangley Hall
971386C386483A509986C Compton Castle595386C Dunley Hall
977886C43xx 2-6-0701786C G. J. Churchward595587E Garth Hall
74xx 0-6-0PT531584J702086C Gloucester Castle597086C Hengrave Hall
744984F wks533685B702286C Hereford Castle599681A Mytton Hall
TV '04' 0-6-2T538286C702386C Penrice Castle694184K Fillongley Hall
20586C538886C703584G Ogmore Castle694386C Farnley Hall
20886C633386C703681A Taunton Castle695882A Oxburgh Hall
20986C634884GAD 2-6-2T42xx 2-8-0TModified Hall 4-6-0
28286C635386C120586C422386C697584B Capesthorne Hall
TV 'A' 0-6-2T930781D72xx 2-8-2T422486C699886C Burton Agnes Hall
33586C56xx 0-6-2T720288A425586C790681D Fron Hall
34986C568586CWD 2-8-0426887CGrange 4-6-0
38186C660286C9018886C427887F683082B Buckenhill Grange
Star 4-6-09019286C428586C684887F Toddington Grange
405985B Princess Patricia9070186C524986C
wks - possible visitors to either Barry or Caerphilly.
shed codes81A Old Oak Common81D Reading82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philip's Marsh83A Newton Abbot
84B Oxley84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury84J Croes Newydd84K Chester GWR85B Gloucester GWR
85C Hereford86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.87C Danygraig87E Swansea Landore87F Llanelly
87J Goodwick88A Cardiff Cathays
Visits to Cardiff Canton 1938 - 1955Visits to Cardiff Canton 1956 - 1962
Source: DJD
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