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 Railway							opened:	1884	1935 - Jan 1960		3E
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Feb-62	Feb 1960 - Feb 1962		21E
location:	On the south side of the east of Monument Lane station.
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 26 June 1960					21E		1.08pm - 1.18pm			total:	27
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 5MT 4-6-0				cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
40108	21E	40936	21E	44444	21E	44766	21E	45113	21E	58135	21E
cl 2P 4-4-0		41168	21E	44490	21E	44833	2A	45187	8A	58185	21E
40678	21B	cl 3F 0-6-0T		44506	21B W	44842	21E	45301	21E	58220	21E
40692	21B	47474	21E	44514	21B	45038	21E	45308	21E	58271	21E
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		47561	21E			45065	21E	45493	2A
42488	21E					45111	21E			W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		8A Edge Hill		21B Bescot		21E Monument Lane
Visits to Monument Lane 1935 - 1962
Tyseley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1908		1935 - Dec 1949		TYS
type:	A brick-built double roundhouse shed.					closed:	Nov-66		Jan 1950 - Aug 1963		84E
location:	West of the line, north of Tyseley station.								Sep 1963 - Nov 1966		2A
Abbreviations		BR - British Railway		WD -War Department
Sunday 26 June 1960					84E	1.37pm - 1.58pm				total:	60
57xx 0-6-0PT		74xx 0-6-0PT		51xx 2-6-2T		28xx 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
3625	84E	7424	84E	4126	84E	3847	86E	4920	83A Dumbleton Hall
3673	84E	94xx 0-6-0PT		4155	84E	cl 8F 2-8-0		4956	86C Plowden Hall
4648	84E	8464	84B	4165	85B	48402	84E	4964	84C Rodwell Hall
8713	84E	43xx 2-6-0		4170	84E	48412	81A	4978	83B Westwood Hall
9614	84E	5322	86G	4172	84E	48417	84E	4982	84E Acton Hall
9635	84E	5332	87F	4173	84F	48418	84E	5927	84E Guild Hall
9680	84E	5369	84E	61xx 2-6-2T		48424	84E	6922*	84G Burton Hall
9682	84E	6364	84E	6116	84E	48430	84E	Modified Hall 4-6-0
9724	84E	7325	86G	81xx 2-6-2T		48475	84E	6971	84E Athelhampton Hall
9733	84E	2251 0-6-0		8108	84E	14xx 0-4-2T		7927	81A Willington Hall
9753	84E	2267	84E	8109*	84D	1473*	14D	Castle 4-6-0
9798	84E	3217	84C	56xx 0-6-2T		BR 4MT 4-6-0		5025*	81F Chirk Castle
Manor 4-6-0				6631	84E	75005	84E		0-6-0 diesels
7824	84E Ilford Manor			6668	84E	BR 9F 2-10-0			D3026*	D3950*	D3192
Grange 4-6-0						92246	81A		D3028	D3956
6861	84E Crynant Grange					* under repair in the workshops
Shed Codes		14D Neasden		81A Old Oak Common		81F Oxford		83A Newton Abbot		83B Taunton
84B Oxley		84C Banbury		84D Leamington Spa		84E Tyseley		84G Shrewsbury		85B Gloucester H. Rd
86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel J		86G Pontypool Road		87F Llanelly
Visits to Tyseley 1935 - 1966
Saltley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway						opened:	1868		1935 - Aug 1963		21A
type:	Three brick-built roundhouses					closed:	Mar-67		Sep 1963 - Mar 1967		2E
location:	East of the line, south of Saltley station.
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes		J - Johnson
		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway			WD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 1960					21A	2.15pm - 2.50pm				total:	126
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		cl 4F 0-6-0				cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
42327	21A	43214	21A	44037	41D	44520	21A	44659	21A	48000	21A
42337	21A	43284	21A	44049	17A	44539	15D	44660	21A	48067	55A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)		43309	21A	44087	41B	44576	41D	44805	21A	48079	17A
42446	21A	43321	21A	44088	41E	44580	21A	44810	21A	48105	21A
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		43359	21A	44091	21A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		44812	21A	48220	21A
42760	9G	43368	17A	44092	21A	43878	21A W	44816	14A	48303	6A
42788	9G	43389	21A	44108	21A W	43932	21A	44818	21A	48339	21A
42791	21A	43468	21A	44137	21A	43949	21A	44834	5B	48342	21A
42890	21A	43482	21A	44164	17A	43965	21A W	44858	21A	48523	21A
42900	21A	43484	21A	44169	17A	43985	21A	44913	6H	48545	18A
42903	21A	43507	21A	44171	21A	BR 9F 2-10-0		44920	21A	48607	18A
cl 4MT 2-6-0		43521	21A	44184	21A	92014	21A	44965	21A	48647	21A
43017	21A	43523	21A	44203	21A	92070	21A	45088	21A	48650	16A
43041	21A	43583	21A	44206	41D	92082	15A	45263	21A	48661	18A
43046	21A	43594	21A	44211	21A	92135	21A	45272	21A	48685	18A
43049	21A	43599	21A	44226	21A	92136	21A	45447	21A	48687	21A
43114	55E	43639	21A	44270	18A	92151	21A	B1 4-6-0
BR 4MT 2-6-0		43644	21A	44419	21A	92157	21A	61138	41D	W - withdrawn
75035	6A	43668	21A	44420	21A	92165	21A	0-6-0 diesels
75041	15C	43673	21A	44428	21A	92166	21A	D3082	12041	12062	13248
cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		43680	21A	44516	21A	WD 2-8-0		12035	12042	12066	13250
58138	21A	Jubilee 4-6-0				90145	41D	12039	12043	13167
58143	21A	45626	17A Seychelles					12040	12059
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		6A Chester Midland		6H Bangor		9G Gorton		14A Cricklewood
15A Wellingborough		15C Leicester Midland		15D Coalville		16A Nottingham		17A Derby		18A Toton
21A Saltley		41B Sheffield G'thorpe		41D Canklow		41E Staveley B. Hill		55A Leeds Holbeck		55E Normanton
Visits to Saltley 1935 - 1954					Visits to Saltley 1955 - 1966
Aston
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1883	1935 - May 1960		3D
type:	A brick-built 12TS shed with one through road						closed:	Oct-65	Jun 1960 - Aug 1963		21D
location:	In the fork of the Stetchford and New Street lines, south of the station.								Sep 1963 - Oct 1965		2J
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		Clf - Cauliflower		F - Fowler		Fb - Fairburn		H - Hughes
J - Johnson		St - Stanier		Wb - Webb		Wh - Whale		BR - British Railway
LNWR - London & North Western Railway				LMS - London , Midland & Scottish Railway				WD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 1960					21D		3pm - 3.15pm			total:	33
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0				Patriot 4-6-0
40180	21D	42947	21D	44681	5A	45058	21D	45518	21D Bradshaw
40206	21D	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		44685	5A	45114	21D	Jubilee 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		42817	21D	44742	9A	45327	21D	45647	21D Sturdee
42552	21D	cl 4F 0-6-0		44845	26A	45349	21D	Royal Scot 4-6-0
42616	21D	44120	21D W	44866	2A	45369	5A	46116	5A Irish Guardsman
42658	21D	44302	21D	44872	21D	45395	21D	cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0
		44439	21D	44897	21D	0-6-0 diesel		46423	21D	48423	2A
		44517	21D	44907	8A	D3091		46492	21D	48719	21D
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		5A Crewe North		8A Edge Hill		9A Longsight		21D Aston
		26A Newton Heath
Visits to Aston 1937 - 1965
Bescot
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1892	1935 - May 1960		3A
type:	A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Mar-66	Jun 1960 - Aug 1963		21B
location:	At the north end of Bescot station, on the west side of the line.								Sep 1963 - Oct 1965		2F
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
Sunday 26 June 1960					21B		3.50pm - 4.20pm			total:	59
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1
40080	21B	47296	21B	44859	21A	48366	21B	48964	21B	49125	21B
40083	21B	47310	21B	44873	21B	48453	21B	49021	21B	49328	21B
40129	21E	47349	21B	44875	21B	48556	21B	49045	21B	49373	21B
40173	21B	47354	21B	44914	21B	48602	21B	49077	21B	cl 4F 0-6-0
cl 2MT 2-6-0		47382	21B W	45064	21B	48757	2A	49099	21B	44488	21B W
46421	21B	47385	21B	45180	21B	48762	21B	49216	21B	44512	21B
46425	21B	47396	21B	cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)		48767	21B	49246	21B	BR 9F 2-10-0
46459	21B	47397	21C	58122	21B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)		49275	21B	92021	15A
46490	21B	cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)		58169	21B	43760	21B	49313	21B	0-6-0 diesels
cl 4MT 2-6-0		40646	21B	58174	21B	cl 3F 0-6-0 (D)		49343	21B	12056	12095
43013	21A	40673	21B W	58181	21B	43822	21B	49361	21B	12090
Shed Codes				58283	21B					W - withdrawn
2A Rugby		15A Wellingborough		21A Saltley		21B Bescot		21C Bushbury		21E Monument Lane
Visits to Bescot 1937 - 1965
Bushbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway							opened:	1883	1935 - 1960		3B
type:	A brick built 8TS dead ended shed.						closed:	Apr-65	1960 - 1963		21C
location:	On the east side of the line, north of Wolverhampton HL station.								1963 - 1965		2K
Abbreviations		J - Johnson		St - Stanier		BR - British Railway
Sunday 26 June 1960					21C		5.05pm - 5.15pm			total:	23
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)				cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a		Jubilee 4-6-0
42582	21C	58119	21C W	58204	21C W	49037	21C	45696	21D Arethusa
42659	21C	58124	21C	58295	21C	49240	21C	Britannia 4-6-2		cl 5MT 4-6-0
cl 4F 0-6-0		58128	21C	cl 3F 0-6-0T		cl 6F 0-8-0 G1		70047	5A	45034	21E
44238	55B	58148	21C	47398	21C	49229	21C	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2		45405	21C
		58168	21C	47473	21C	0-6-0 diesels		49411	21B
						12092	12093	49452	21C
Shed Codes		5A Crewe North		21B Bescot		21C Bushbury		21E Monument Lane		55B Stourton
Visits to Bushbury 1938 - 1965
Oxley (Wolverhampton)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1907		prior to Jan 1950		OXY
type:	A brick-built 2RH shed.					closed:	Mar-67		Feb 1950 - Aug 1963		84B
location:	On the west side of the line, west of Dunstall Park.								Sep 1963 - Mar 1967		2B
Abbreviations		BR - British Railway		GWR - Great Western Railway			LMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
		ROD - Railway Operating Division				WD - War Department
Sunday 26 June 1960					84B		5.25pm - 5.45pm			total:	51
57xx 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		47xx 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
6755	84B	6335	84C	2867	86G	4700	81A	4908	81D Broome Hall
6757	84B	6349	84F	3802	84B	WD 2-8-0		4912	84B Berrington Hall
9739	84B	6350	82E	3817	84C	90268	84C	4929	85B Goytrey Hall
9752	84B	6369	86E	3820	84B	90630	81C	4953	82B Pitchford Hall
9768	84B	7317	84E	3825	84F			5916	84B Trinity Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT		7339	84B	Grange 4-6-0				5954	82B Faendre Hall
8428	84B	cl 2MT 2-6-0		6802	86G Bampton Grange			5966	81F Ashford Hall
9408	84B	46503	89A	6806	84B Blackwell Grange			5985	84B Mostyn Hall
9474	84B	56xx 0-6-2T		6850	86A Cleeve Grange			5990	84C Dorford Hall
0-6-0 diesels		5678	88F xw	6879	84E Overton Grange			5995	84B Wick Hall
D3034	D3752	6639	82C	Modified Hall 4-6-0				6929	84C Whorlton Hall
D3035	13191	6640	84B	6980	84B Llanrumney Grange			6934	84A Beachamwell Hall
		6645	84B	7915	84B Mere Hall			BR 5MT 4-6-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
xw - ex works		aw - awaiting works						73042	71G	92233	84C
Shed Codes		71G Bath Green Park		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall		81D Reading		81F Oxford
82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.		84A Stafford Road		84B Oxley		84C Banbury
84F Stourbridge		85B Glos. Horton Road		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86E Severn Tunnel J.		86G Pontypool Road		88F Treherbert
89A Oswestry
Visits to Oxley 1934 - 1967
Wolverhampton Stafford Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1860	prior to Jan 1950		SRD
type:	Three brick-built roundhouses and two dead-ended sheds.						closed:	Sep-63	Feb 1950 - Sep 1963		84A
location:	On the south side of Dunstall Park station.
Sunday 26 June 1960					84A		5.50pm - 6.05pm			total:	39
57xx 0-6-0PT		94xx 0-6-0PT		County 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
3725	85A xw	8411	84A W	1007	83C County of Brecknock			4074	81D Caldicot Castle
3731	82B aw	8425	84A	Hall 4-6-0				4075	81A Carmarthen Castle
3756	84A aw	8426	84A	4954	84A Plaish Hall			5009	82C Shrewsbury Castle
3778	84A	8452	84A	4965	81E Rood Ashton Hall			5046	84A Earl Cawdor
3792	84A	8461	84A	6920	81A Barningham Hall			5047	84A Earl of Dartmouth
9719	84F	8465	82C xw	6928	86G Underley Hall			5072	84A Hurricane
9766	87B xw	9428	84A W	Grange 4-6-0				5089	84A Westminster Abbey
64xx 0-6-0PT		9435	84A	6818	87F Hardwick Grange			7004	85A Eastnor Castle
6418	84A	9470	84A	6859	86C Yiewsley Grange			King 4-6-0
6422	84A	51xx 2-6-2T		6873	83D Caradoc Grange			6007	84A King William III
		4115	85C	43xx 2-6-0				6011	84A King James I
		5187	84A	5324	84G			xw - ex works		aw - awaiting works
Shed Codes		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		81E Didcot		82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon
83C Exeter		83D Plymouth Laira		84A Stafford Road		84F Stourbridge Jct.		84G Shrewsbury		85A Worcester
85C Hereford		86C Cardiff Canton		86G Pontypool Road		87B Duffryn Yard		87F 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.