Days Out No. 10: 3rd July 1955 - Swansea and Pembrokeshire sheds

Swansea High Street station on 13 April 1962, features a Castle 4-6-0 5056 “Earl of Powis” at the head of the “Capitals United” express to London.  

Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

Danygraig
Pre Grouping Ownership - Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway							opened:	1896	prior to 1950		DG
type:	A stone-built 4TS shed, two through roads and a repair shop.						closed:	Mar-64	1950 - Mar 64		87C
location:	On the south side of the line, east of Danygraig station.
Abbreviations		SHT Swansea Harbour Trust			HC Hudswell Clarke
Sunday 3 July 1955					87C					total:	34
1101 0-4-0T		SHT 0-4-0ST HC		94xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT				42xx 0-6-0PT
1101	87C	1142	87C	8408	87C	3781	87C	5761	87K	4295	87A
1102	87C	16xx 0-6-0PT		8475	87C	3791	87B	6719	87C	4299	87C
1103	87C	1634	87C	8476	87C	4666	87C	6762	87C	5246	87D
1104	87C	1640	87C	8483	87C	4694	87C	6766	87C	5256	86A
1105	87C	1647	87C	9456	87B	5703	87C	8724	87C
1106	87C	1648	87C	9485	87C	5730	87C	9606	87C
				9491	87C
shed codes		86A Ebbw Junction		87A Neath		87B Duffryn Yard		87C Danygraig
		87D Swansea East Dk.		87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Danygraig 1938 - 1963
Swansea East Dock
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1893	prior to 1950		SED
type:	A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jun-64	1950 - July 64		87D
location:	On the north side of the line, east of East Dock station.
Abbreviations		P&M Powlesland & Mason Railway				SHT Swansea Harbour Trust
Sunday 3 July 1955					87D					total:	32
SHT 0-4-0ST Barcley		57xx 0-6-0PT				94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
1140	87D	3633	87D	7718	87D	8431	87D	5616	87D	4221	87D
1144	87D	3641	87D	7756	87D	8443	87D	5628	87D	4266	86C
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		3679	87D	9625	87D	9489	87D	6613	87D	5210	87D
1152	87D	5731	87D	9645	87D	28xx 2-8-0		6662	87D	5211	87D
16xx 0-6-0PT		5743	87D	9744	87D	2844	86E	72xx 2-8-2T		5221	87D
1641	87D	7704	87D					7224	87D	5232	87D
								7226	87D	5240	87D
shed codes		86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		87D Swansea East Dk.
Visits to Swansea East Dock 1938 - 1964
Swansea Victoria (Paxton Street)
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1882	prior to 1950		4B
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Aug-59	1950 - Aug 59		87K
location:	On the south side of the line, west of the station.
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 3 July 1955					87K					total:	23
57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
5773	87K	40097	87K	45406	84G	47258	87K	48309	87K	49035	87K
7408	87K	cl 3MT 2-6-2T		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		48330	87K	49148	87K
8706	87K	82030	84G	42385	87K	47477	87K	48660	87K	49157	84G
				42390	87K	47478	87K	48760	84G	49243	84G
						47481	87K	48761	87K	49358	87K
shed codes		84G Shrewsbury		87K Swansea Victoria						49376	87K
Visits to Swansea Victoria 1938 - 1959
Swansea Upper Bank
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						opened:	1893		prior to 1950		4C
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Feb-63	1950 - Aug 59		87K subshed
location:	North side of the line, east of the station.							Sep 59 - Feb 63		87D subshed
Abbreviations		P&M Powlesland & Mason Railway				F - Fowler		J - Johnson
Sunday 3 July 1955					87K (subshed)					total:	10
P&M 0-4-0ST Peckett		cl 1F 0-6-0T (F)		57xx 0-6-0PT		cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)		cl 3F 0-6-0T
1153	87K	41860	87K	6713	87K	47230	87K	47479	87K
				6715	87B			47480	87K
				6720	87K			47655	87K
				6768	87K
shed codes		87B Duffryn Yard		87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Swansea Upper Bank 1938 - 1962
Swansea Landore
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway					opened:	1st shed 1874, 2nd shed 1932			prior to 1950		LDR
type:	Two brick-built 4TS sheds, one of which was dead-ended.						closed:	Jul-61	1950 - July 61		87E
location:	North of the station, in the fork of the Swansea & Crockett lines.
Sunday 3 July 1955					87E					total:	50
57xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
3713	87E	5631	87E	4918	87E Dartington Hall			4074	87E Caldicot Castle
3768	87E	5656	87E	4937	87E Lanelay Hall			4078	87E Pembroke Castle
5759	87E	5673	87E	5929	87E Hanham Hall			4082	81A Windsor Castle
7787	87E	6604	87E	5958	87E Knolton Hall			4093	87E Dunster Castle
8789	87E	6644	87D	5961	87F Toynbee Hall			5002	87E Ludlow Castle
9738	87E	6680	87E	5988	87E Bostock Hall			5013	87E Abergavenny Castle
9761	87E	6688	87E	5996	81A Mytton Hall			5043	87G Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
9775	87E	6695	87E	6918	87E Sandon Hall			7012	87E Barry Castle
9777	87E	72xx 2-8-2T		Modified Hall 4-6-0				7028	87E Cadbury Castle
64xx 0-6-0PT		7200	87E	6998	86C Burton Agnes Hall			Grange 4-6-0
6412	87E	7207	87E	7907	82B Hart Hall			6844	87F Penhydd Grange
6425	87E	7209	87E	94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		6865	87G Hopton Grange
		7217	87E	8463	87E	4265	87B	51xx 2-6-2T		diesel railcar
		7248	87E	9484	87E			4107	87E	W11
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		82B St. Philip's Marsh		86C Cardiff Canton		87B Duffryn Yard		87D Swansea East Dk.
		87E Swansea Landore		87F Llanelly		87G Carmarthen
Visits to Swansea Landore 1938 - 1961
Llanelly
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1925	prior to 1950		LLY
type:	A brick-built 2 roundhouse shed.						closed:	Sep-65	1950 - Nov 65		87F
location:	On the south side of Llanelly dock line, west of the station.
Abbreviations		BPGR - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway				WD War Department
Sunday 3 July 1955					87F					total:	58
57xx 0-6-0PT		16xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		Hall 4-6-0
3642	87F	1614	87F	8474	87F	4213	87F	4941	87F Llangedwyn Hall
3661	87F	1633	87F	9443	87F	4260	87F	4952	87F Peplow Hall
3719	87F	1638	87F	9465	87F	4278	87F	5902	87F Howick Hall
3752	87F	1651	87F	9472	87F	4289	86E	5913	87F Rushton Hall
5722	87F	1655	87F	9474	87F	4296	87B	Grange 4-6-0
5782	87F	2021 0-6-0PT		9479	87F	5203	87F	6810	87F Blakemore Grange
8732	87F	2027	87F	9486	87F	5204	87F	6818	87F Hardwick Grange
9787	87F	56xx 0-6-2T		9492	87F	5209	87F	72xx 2-8-2T		WD 2-8-0
2251 0-6-0		5612	87F	43xx 2-6-0		5214	86E	7203	87F	90179	86A
2226	87H	5657	87F	5335	87F	5215	87F	7208	86E	90192	86G
BPGR 0-6-0ST Avonside/HC*				6325	87F	5230	87F	7228	87F	90676	86A
2196	87F Gwendraeth			7320	87F	5248	87F	7232	86A	28xx 2-8-0
2198*	87F					5261	87F	7237	86E	3851	87F
shed codes		86A Newport Ebbw Jct.		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.		86G Pontypool Road		87B Duffryn Yard		87F Llanelly
		87H Neyland
Visits to Llanelly 1938 - 1965
Burry Port
Pre Grouping Ownership - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway							opened:	1875	prior to 1950		BP
type:	A wooden 3TS shed with one through road.						closed:	Feb-62	1950 - Feb 62: 87F subshed
location:	South of Pembrey station.
Abbreviations		BPGR - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway					LMM Llanelly & Myndd Mawr Railway
		HC Hudswell Clarke
				Sunday 3 July 1955
				87F subshed		total:	8
				16xx 0-6-0PT
				1613	87F	1643	87F
				1618	87F	1644	87F
				1622	87F	1654	87F
				1628	87F	1665	87F
shed codes		87F Llanelly
Visits to Burry Port 1938 - 1961
Carmarthen
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1907	prior to 1950		CARM
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Apr-64	1950 - April 64		87G
location:	On the east side of the line, adjacent to Carmarthen Jct. station.
Abbreviations		ROD Railway Operating Division				WD War Department
Sunday 3 July 1955					87G					total:	47
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
5775	87G	2216	87G	4910	87G Blaisdon Hall			4081	87E Warwick Castle
7755	87G	2272	87G	4946	86C Moseley Hall			4095	87E Dynevor Castle
9666	87G	2273	87G	4984	87G Albrighton Hall			5092	81A Tresco Abbey
74xx 0-6-0PT		2290	87G	5937	87G Stanford Hall			Grange 4-6-0
7401	87G	2298	89C	5938	87G Stanley Hall			6843	87G Poulton Grange
7402	87G	43xx 2-6-0		5963	87G Wimpole Hall			6865	87G Hopton Grange
7419	87G	5310	87G	5984	87G Linden Hall			Manor 4-6-0
7425	87G	5353	87G	Modified Hall 4-6-0				7804	87G Baydon Manor
7439	87G	5372	87H	6991	81C Acton Burnell Hall			7825	87G Lechlade Manor
7444	87G	6310	87G	51xx 2-6-2T		ROD 2-8-0		7826	87G Longworth Manor
54xx 0-6-0PT		6329	87G	4134	87G	3011	87G	7829	87G Ramsbury Manor
5400	87G	14xx 0-4-2T		5171	87G	3014	87G	81xx 2-6-2T		42xx 2-8-0T
16xx 0-6-0PT		1472	87G	5188	87G	3015	87G	8103	87G	4272	86J
1659	87G
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall		86C Cardiff Canton		86J Aberdare		87E Swansea Landore
		87G Carmarthen		87H Neyland		89C Machynlleth
Visits to Carmarthen 1938 - 1963
Neyland
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Wales Railway							opened:	1856	prior to 1950		NEY
type:	A timber-built 2TS and an adjoining timber-built 1TS.						closed:	Sep-63	1950 - Sep 63		87H
location:	At the north end of the station.
Abbreviations		ROD Railway Operating Division				F - Fowler
Sunday 3 July 1955					87H					total:	12
57xx 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)*		ROD 2-8-0		County 4-6-0
3654	87H	5324	87H	42307	87H	3010	87G	1027	87H County of Stafford
2251 0-6-0		6347	87H	42388	87H	72xx 2-8-2T		1029	87H County of Worcester
2220	87H	9310	87G			7240	87F	Hall 4-6-0
				* allocated for two months.				4981	87E Abberley Hall
shed codes		87E Swansea Landore		87G Carmarthen		87H Neyland
Visits to Neyland 1938 - 1963
Whitland
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1901	prior to 1950		WTD
type:	A corrugated-iron 1TS through-road shed.						closed:	Sep-63	1950 - Sep 63 sub to 87H
location:	On the south side of the station.
Sunday 3 July 1955					87H subshed					total:	20
16xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		56xx 0-6-2T		81xx 2-6-2T		45xx 2-6-2T
1602	87H	3657	87H	9436	87H	5646	87H	8102	87H	4519	87H
1606	87H	4699	87H	2251 0-6-0		51xx 2-6-2T		8107	87H	4541	87H
1611	87H	7786	87A	2288	87H	4131	87H			4558	87H
1637	87H	8738	87H							4576	87H
		9714	87H							4579	87H
shed codes		87A Neath Court Sart		87H Neyland
Visits to Whitland 1938 - 1963
Goodwick, Fishguard
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1906	prior to 1950		FGD
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Sep-63	1950 - Sep 63		87J
location:	On the west side of the line, south of Goodwick station.
Sunday 3 July 1955					87J					total:	20
57xx 0-6-0PT		14xx 0-4-2T		Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
3637	87J	1428	87J	6909	87J Frewin Hall			5089	87E Westminster Abbey
4677	87J	1431	87J	2251 0-6-0
5716	87J	1452	87J	2223	87J
7747	87J
9602	87J			shed codes		87E Swansea Landore		87J Goodwick
Visits to Goodwick, Fishguard 1938 - 1963
Source: DJD