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.

Friday 5 July 2019

Days Out No. 21 : 26th June 1960 - Birmingham & Wolverhampton

This was an RCTS (Railway Correspondance and Travel Society) half-day excursion from London to Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The 13 coach train left Paddington at 9.40am hauled by King 4-6-0 "King George V". At 1pm a Midland Red 40 setter coach left Snow Hill station for the short journey to the first shed at Monument Lane.
Monument Lane
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18841935 - Jan 19603E
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-62Feb 1960 - Feb 196221E
location:On the south side of the east of Monument Lane station.
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Sunday 26 June 196021E1.08pm - 1.18pmtotal:27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4010821E4093621E4444421E4476621E4511321E5813521E
cl 2P 4-4-04116821E4449021E448332A451878A5818521E
4067821Bcl 3F 0-6-0T4450621B W4484221E4530121E5822021E
4069221B4747421E4451421B4503821E4530821E5827121E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4756121E4506521E454932A
4248821E4511121EW - withdrawn
Shed Codes2A Rugby8A Edge Hill21B Bescot21E Monument Lane
Tyseley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:19081935 - Dec 1949TYS
type: A brick-built double roundhouse shed.closed:Nov-66Jan 1950 - Aug 196384E
location: West of the line, north of Tyseley station.
Sep 1963 - Nov 19662A
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwayWD -War Department
Sunday 26 June 196084E1.37pm - 1.58pmtotal:60
57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
362584E742484E412684E384786E492083A Dumbleton Hall
367384E94xx 0-6-0PT415584Ecl 8F 2-8-0495686C Plowden Hall
464884E846484B416585B4840284E496484C Rodwell Hall
871384E43xx 2-6-0417084E4841281A497883B Westwood Hall
961484E532286G417284E4841784E498284E Acton Hall
963584E533287F417384F4841884E592784E Guild Hall
968084E536984E61xx 2-6-2T4842484E6922*84G Burton Hall
968284E636484E611684E4843084EModified Hall 4-6-0
972484E732586G81xx 2-6-2T4847584E697184E Athelhampton Hall
973384E2251 0-6-0810884E14xx 0-4-2T792781A Willington Hall
975384E226784E8109*84D1473*14DCastle 4-6-0
979884E321784C56xx 0-6-2TBR 4MT 4-6-05025*81F Chirk Castle
Manor 4-6-0663184E7500584E0-6-0 diesels
782484E Ilford Manor666884EBR 9F 2-10-0D3026*D3950*D3192
Grange 4-6-09224681AD3028D3956
686184E Crynant Grange* under repair in the workshops
Shed Codes14D Neasden81A Old Oak Common81F Oxford83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton
84B Oxley84C Banbury84D Leamington Spa84E Tyseley84G Shrewsbury85B Gloucester H. Rd
86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J86G Pontypool Road87F Llanelly
Saltley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:18681935 - Aug 196321A
type: Three brick-built roundhousesclosed:Mar-67Sep 1963 - Mar 19672E
location: East of the line, south of Saltley station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesJ - Johnson
St - StanierBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 196021A2.15pm - 2.50pmtotal:126
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4232721A4321421A4403741D4452021A4465921A4800021A
4233721A4328421A4404917A4453915D4466021A4806755A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4330921A4408741B4457641D4480521A4807917A
4244621A4332121A4408841E4458021A4481021A4810521A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4335921A4409121Acl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4481221A4822021A
427609G4336817A4409221A4387821A W4481614A483036A
427889G4338921A4410821A W4393221A4481821A4833921A
4279121A4346821A4413721A4394921A448345B4834221A
4289021A4348221A4416417A4396521A W4485821A4852321A
4290021A4348421A4416917A4398521A449136H4854518A
4290321A4350721A4417121ABR 9F 2-10-04492021A4860718A
cl 4MT 2-6-04352121A4418421A9201421A4496521A4864721A
4301721A4352321A4420321A9207021A4508821A4865016A
4304121A4358321A4420641D9208215A4526321A4866118A
4304621A4359421A4421121A9213521A4527221A4868518A
4304921A4359921A4422621A9213621A4544721A4868721A
4311455E4363921A4427018A9215121AB1 4-6-0
BR 4MT 2-6-04364421A4441921A9215721A6113841DW - withdrawn
750356A4366821A4442021A9216521A0-6-0 diesels
7504115C4367321A4442821A9216621AD3082120411206213248
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4368021A4451621AWD 2-8-012035120421206613250
5813821AJubilee 4-6-09014541D120391204313167
5814321A4562617A Seychelles1204012059
Shed Codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6H Bangor9G Gorton14A Cricklewood
15A Wellingborough15C Leicester Midland15D Coalville16A Nottingham17A Derby18A Toton
21A Saltley41B Sheffield G'thorpe41D Canklow41E Staveley B. Hill55A Leeds Holbeck55E Normanton
Visits to Saltley 1935 - 1954Visits to Saltley 1955 - 1966
Aston
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18831935 - May 19603D
type:A brick-built 12TS shed with one through roadclosed:Oct-65Jun 1960 - Aug 196321D
location:In the fork of the Stetchford and New Street lines, south of the station.
Sep 1963 - Oct 19652J
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyClf - CauliflowerF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierWb - WebbWh - WhaleBR - British Railway
LNWR - London & North Western RailwayLMS - London , Midland & Scottish RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 196021D3pm - 3.15pmtotal:33
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0
4018021D4294721D446815A4505821D4551821D Bradshaw
4020621Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)446855A4511421DJubilee 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4281721D447429A4532721D4564721D Sturdee
4255221Dcl 4F 0-6-04484526A4534921DRoyal Scot 4-6-0
4261621D4412021D W448662A453695A461165A Irish Guardsman
4265821D4430221D4487221D4539521Dcl 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4443921D4489721D0-6-0 diesel4642321D484232A
4451721D449078AD30914649221D4871921D
Shed Codes2A Rugby5A Crewe North8A Edge Hill9A Longsight21D Aston
26A Newton Heath
Visits to Aston 1937 - 1965
Bescot
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18921935 - May 19603A
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Mar-66Jun 1960 - Aug 196321B
location: At the north end of Bescot station, on the west side of the line.
Sep 1963 - Oct 19652F
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 26 June 196021B3.50pm - 4.20pmtotal:59
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2acl 6F 0-8-0 G1
4008021B4729621B4485921A4836621B4896421B4912521B
4008321B4731021B4487321B4845321B4902121B4932821B
4012921E4734921B4487521B4855621B4904521B4937321B
4017321B4735421B4491421B4860221B4907721Bcl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2MT 2-6-04738221B W4506421B487572A4909921B4448821B W
4642121B4738521B4518021B4876221B4921621B4451221B
4642521B4739621Bcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4876721B4924621BBR 9F 2-10-0
4645921B4739721C5812221Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4927521B9202115A
4649021Bcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)5816921B4376021B4931321B0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-04064621B5817421Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (D)4934321B1205612095
4301321A4067321B W5818121B4382221B4936121B12090
Shed Codes5828321BW - withdrawn
2A Rugby15A Wellingborough21A Saltley21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane
Visits to Bescot 1937 - 1965
Bushbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18831935 - 19603B
type: A brick built 8TS dead ended shed.closed:Apr-651960 - 196321C
location: On the east side of the line, north of Wolverhampton HL station.
1963 - 19652K
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonSt - StanierBR - British Railway
Sunday 26 June 196021C5.05pm - 5.15pmtotal:23
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aJubilee 4-6-0
4258221C5811921C W5820421C W4903721C4569621D Arethusa
4265921C5812421C5829521C4924021CBritannia 4-6-2cl 5MT 4-6-0
cl 4F 0-6-05812821Ccl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 6F 0-8-0 G1700475A4503421E
4423855B5814821C4739821C4922921Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G24540521C
5816821C4747321C0-6-0 diesels4941121B
12092120934945221C
Shed Codes5A Crewe North21B Bescot21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane55B Stourton
Visits to Bushbury 1938 - 1965
Oxley (Wolverhampton)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1907prior to Jan 1950OXY
type: A brick-built 2RH shed.closed:Mar-67Feb 1950 - Aug 196384B
location: On the west side of the line, west of Dunstall Park.
Sep 1963 - Mar 19672B
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwayGWR - Great Western RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
ROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 196084B5.25pm - 5.45pmtotal:51
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-047xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
675584B633584C286786G470081A490881D Broome Hall
675784B634984F380284BWD 2-8-0491284B Berrington Hall
973984B635082E381784C9026884C492985B Goytrey Hall
975284B636986E382084B9063081C495382B Pitchford Hall
976884B731784E382584F591684B Trinity Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT733984BGrange 4-6-0595482B Faendre Hall
842884Bcl 2MT 2-6-0680286G Bampton Grange596681F Ashford Hall
940884B4650389A680684B Blackwell Grange598584B Mostyn Hall
947484B56xx 0-6-2T685086A Cleeve Grange599084C Dorford Hall
0-6-0 diesels567888F xw687984E Overton Grange599584B Wick Hall
D3034D3752663982CModified Hall 4-6-0692984C Whorlton Hall
D303513191664084B698084B Llanrumney Grange693484A Beachamwell Hall
664584B791584B Mere HallBR 5MT 4-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
xw - ex worksaw - awaiting works7304271G9223384C
Shed Codes71G Bath Green Park81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81D Reading81F Oxford
82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82E Bristol Barrow Rd.84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury
84F Stourbridge85B Glos. Horton Road86A Newport Ebbw J.86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road88F Treherbert
89A Oswestry
Visits to Oxley 1934 - 1967
Wolverhampton Stafford Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway opened:1860prior to Jan 1950SRD
type: Three brick-built roundhouses and two dead-ended sheds.closed:Sep-63Feb 1950 - Sep 196384A
location: On the south side of Dunstall Park station.
Sunday 26 June 196084A5.50pm - 6.05pmtotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTCounty 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
372585A xw841184A W100783C County of Brecknock407481D Caldicot Castle
373182B aw842584AHall 4-6-0407581A Carmarthen Castle
375684A aw842684A495484A Plaish Hall500982C Shrewsbury Castle
377884A845284A496581E Rood Ashton Hall504684A Earl Cawdor
379284A846184A692081A Barningham Hall504784A Earl of Dartmouth
971984F846582C xw692886G Underley Hall507284A Hurricane
976687B xw942884A WGrange 4-6-0508984A Westminster Abbey
64xx 0-6-0PT943584A681887F Hardwick Grange700485A Eastnor Castle
641884A947084A685986C Yiewsley GrangeKing 4-6-0
642284A51xx 2-6-2T687383D Caradoc Grange600784A King William III
411585C43xx 2-6-0601184A King James I
518784A532484Gxw - ex worksaw - awaiting works
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81D Reading81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon
83C Exeter83D Plymouth Laira84A Stafford Road84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury85A Worcester
85C Hereford86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road87B Duffryn Yard87F Llanelly
Visits to Stafford Road 1934 - 1963
The party returned to London from Birmingham Snow Hill on the up excursion, hauled once more by 6000 "King George V", which departed at 7.25pm and arrived in Paddington at 10.22pm.
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