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Saturday, 6 April 2019

Days Out No. 7: 24th October 1954 - Plymouth and Exeter sheds

Hall class 4-6-0 5976 “Ashwicke Hall” stands in Exeter St. David’s shed yard on 12th April 1953. 
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

Taunton
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1896prior to 1950TN
type:A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Oct-641950 - Oct 6483B
location:On the south side of the line, at the western end of the station.
AbbreviationsBPGV - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayCar. R - Cardiff RailwayBR - British Railways
WD - War Department
Sunday 24 October 195483Btotal:54
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366983B541183B411783B532583B492083B Dumbleton Hall
373683B542183B413683B533384E493283B Hatherton Hall
460483B1366 0-6-0PT417683B632283B494083B Ludford Hall
466383B136283B515783B634383B494782B Nanhoran Hall
572183B136883B517283B637283B497183B Stanway Hall
575183B2251 0-6-045xx 2-6-2T637783B599283B Horton Hall
576083B226883B456383B639883B599983B Wollaton Hall
577983BCar.R 0-4-0ST550183B730483B691283D Helmster Hall
964683B133883B550383B28xx 2-8-0695482A Lotherton Hall
964783B47xx 2-8-0552283B285186AModified Hall 4-6-0
966383B470682B555883B380986C699583B Benthal Hall
967083B557183B381586EGrange 4-6-0
971883B686883B Penrhos Grange
975783BShed Codes82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh83B Taunton83D Plymouth Laira
84E Tyseley86A Newport Ebbw J.86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Visits to Taunton 1947 - 1964
Newton Abbot
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1893prior to 1950NA
type:A stone-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Apr-621950 -196283A
location:On the east side of the station.
AbbreviationsWD - War Department
Sunday 24 October 195483Atotal:74
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TGrange 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
360083A452683E wks681383A Chesford Grange409883A Kidwelly Castle
379683A454783A681483A Enborne Grange409983A Kilgerran Castle
579683A457483G wks682283A Manton Grange501183A Tintagel Castle
962383A553983A684883A Toddington Grange502483A Carew Castle
963383A554283AModified Hall 4-6-0502582A Chirk Castle
967883A554383A791683A Mobberley Hall502883A Llantilio Castle
74xx 0-6-0PT555183ABritannia 4-6-2504183A Tiverton Castle
742783A555283A7002283A Tornado505983A Earl St. Aldwyn
94xx 0-6-0PT555783A51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0507183A Spitfire
840383A44xx 2-6-2T410983A533983A507983A Lysander
845183A440183A414583A536283A702983A Clun Castle
944083A440583A417983A931381CManor 4-6-0
946283A14xx 0-4-2T510883A28xx 2-8-0780683A Cockington Manor
16xx 0-6-0PT142783A511383A287583A781383A Freshford Manor
160883A143983A515083A288183A781583A Fritwell Manor
146683A515383A381586E782483A Iford Manor
wks - works traffic2251 0-6-0515883A384083AWD 2-8-0
220883B519383D384183A9025182B
Newton Abbot Works
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0
368881A846182C456683G532183B
576886G553282A630583E
579883B
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall82A Bristol Bath Road82B St. Philips Marsh82C Swindon
83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton83E St. Balzey83G Penzance86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Newton Abbot 1945 - 1961
Visits to Newton Abbot Works 1946 - 1960
Exeter
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1864prior to 1950EXE
type:A brick-built 4TS through road shed.closed to steam:Oct-631950 -196383C
location:On the west side of St. David's station.
Sunday 24 October 195483Ctotal:25
57xx 0-6-0PT14xx 0-4-2TCounty 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
360383C142983C101083D County of Caernarvon502183C Whittington Castle
360683C143583C2251 0-6-043xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
367783C144083C221183C630183C597683C Ashwicke Hall
771183C144983C223083C631883CModified Hall 4-6-0
776183C146883C94xx 0-6-0PT638583C699683B Blackwell Hall
962983C146983C845683C731683C
976583C943983C
Shed Codes83B Taunton83C Exeter83D Plymouth Laira
Visits to Exeter 1945 - 1964
Exmouth Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway opened:1887prior to 1950EXJ
type:A 12TS ferro-concrete shed replaced earlier 11TS in 1927.closed:Jun-651950 -196372A
location:On the north side of the line, east of Queen Street station.
1963 - 196583D
Sunday 24 October 195472Atotal:73
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)N 2-6-0Merchant Navy 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
3002172A3183072A3500172A Channel Packet3400172A Exeter
3002472A3183172A3500272A Union Castle3401472A Budleigh Salterton
3002572A3183272A3500372A Royal Mail3401572A Exmouth
3004672A3183372A3500472A Cunard White Star3402172A Dartmoor
3032372A3183472A3500772B Aberdeen Commonwealth3402670A Yes Tor
3037472A3183672A3502472A East Asiatic Company3402770A Taw Valley
3066772A3183772AS15 4-6-0BR 3MT 2-6-2T3402870A Eddystone
3066872A3183872A3082672B8201072A3403172A Torrington
3066972A3184372A3082972B8201172A3403372A Chard
3067072A3184572A3083172B8201872A3403472A Honiton
3067172A3184672A3084172A8201972ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3185170F3084272A8202272A3405572B Fighter Pilot
3019972AU 2-6-03084372AE1/R 0-6-2T3405672A Croydon
3023272A3162371C3084472A3212472A3406172A 73 Squadron
O415 4-4-2TT9 4-4-03084572A3213572A3406972A Hawkinge
3058372A3071572AO395 0-6-03269572AZ 0-8-0T
3058472A3071772A3056472A3269772A3095472A
3072771B3057572A
3072871B3058072A
shed codes70A Nine Elms70F Fratton71B Bournemouth71C Dorchester
72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury
Vists to Exmouth Junction 1945 - 1965
Plymouth Friary
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1908prior to 1950PLY
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:May-631950 - Feb 5872D
location:South of the line, east of Friary station
Feb 58 - May 6383H
AbbreviationsLSWR - London & South Western RailwayPD&SWJR - Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Junction Railway
Sunday 24 October 195472Dtotal:22
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)B4 0-4-4T (LSWR)Battle of Britain 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
3003572D3008872D3405872A Sir Frederick Pile3402770A Taw Valley
3003672D3008972DE1/R 0-6-2TO2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3403472A Chard
3003772D3009472D3209472D3018372D3403572D Shaftesbury
3003972D3010272D3019272D3403775A Clovelly
3004072D757 0-6-2T (PD&SWR)3021672D3403875A Lynton
3075772D Earl of Mount Edgcumbe3022572D3404675A Braunton
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72D Plymouth Friary75A Brighton
Visits to Plymouth Friary 1943 - 1963
Plymouth Laira
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1901prior to 1950LA
type:A brick built 1TS roundhouse and a 4TS through-road shed.closed:Apr-641950 - Sep 6383D
location:On the south side of Laira Halt station.
Sep 63 - Apr 6484A
AbbreviationsWD - War DepartmentROD - Railway Operating Division
Sunday 24 October 195483Dtotal:86
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
362983D453083D495083D Patshull Hall407783D Chepstow Castle
363983D453483D497883D Westwood Hall408783D Cardigan Castle
367583D456383D499283D Crosby Hall500481A Llanstephen Castle
368683D459083D592083A Wycliffe Hall503581A Coity Castle
379083D459183D594081A Whitbourne Hall506581A Newport Castle
465383D556783D595983G Mawley Hall509883D Clifford Castle
465883D556983D596483D Wolseley Hall703183D Cromwell's Castle
467983D51xx 2-6-2T599883D Trevor HallKing 4-6-0
469383D416783D691383D Levens Hall600483D King George III
776283D517583DModified Hall 4-6-0600883D King James II
870983D3150 2-6-2T695981A Peatling Hall600981A King Charles II
871983D318683D696181A Stedham Hall601083D King Charles I
967183D318783D696583D Thirlestaine Hall601783D King Edward IV
971183D1361 0-6-0ST697883D Haroldstone Hall602383D King Edward II
971683D136183D790381A Foremarke Hall602683D King John
977083D136383D790583D Fowey HallGrange 4-6-0
64xx 0-6-0PT136483D790983D Heveningham Hall680183G Aylburton Grange
640683D136583DBritannia 4-6-2681683D Frankton Grange
640783D94xx 0-6-0PT7001683D Ariel684282B Nunhold Grange
641483D842283D7002183D Morning Star685583D Saighton Grange
642183D842583D7002483D Vulcan686983D Resolven Grange
2021 0-6-0PT842683DCounty 4-6-0687383D Caradoc Grange
209783D946783D100283G County of Berks43xx 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
Manor 4-6-0101883D County of Leicester535683D7502683D
780983D Childrey Manor
537683D7502883D
shed codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh83A Newton Abbot83D Plymouth Laira83G Penzance
Visits to Plymouth Laira 1943 - 1963
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2 comments:

  1. grantd8 April 2019 at 19:55

    Hello Old Claret

    22 October 54 was a Friday . Was it Sunday 24 October?

    All the best

    Grant

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    1. Old Claret9 April 2019 at 20:17

      Thanks. Alterations made to date and also to 4563 (should be 4583) and King 6019 should be 6009.

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