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 12 July 2019

Days Out No. 22 : 8th March 1959 - Bournemouth, Eastleigh Works and Sheds


Looking from Bournemouth station towards the locomotive shed on 10th May 1958, with two BR class 5MT 4-6-0s, 73118 and 73110 in view. Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.
This was a half-day excursion to Bournemouth, then onto Eastleigh for visits to the Works and shed. The excursion left Waterloo at 9.34am behind West Country 4-6-2 34029 "Lundy". It reached Bournemouth at 12.14pm.
Bournemouth
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway opened:1888Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BM
type:A brick built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Aug 196371B
location:At the west end of Bournemouth station.BR DatabaseSep 1963 - Jul 196770F
AbbreviationsI - IvattSR - Southern RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
BR - British RailwaysBRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Co.
Sunday 8 March 195971B12.25pm - 12.55pmtotal:36
M7 0-4-4TLord Nelson 4-6-0West Country 4-6-2
3004071B3031871B3086071B Lord Hawke3401070A Sidmouth
3005771B3032471B3086471B Sir Martin Frobisher3404271B Dorchester
3005871BB4 0-4-0TMerchant Navy 4-6-23404571B Ottery St. Mary
3005971B3009371B3500271B Union Castle3404671B Braunton
3006071B3010271B3501071B Blue Star3410571B Swanage
3010471BBR 4MT 2-6-03501470A Nederland Line3410771B Blandford Forum
3010571B7602971A3502171B New Zealand LineQ 0-6-0T9 4-4-0
3010771BU 2-6-03502671B Lamport & Holt Line3053571A3031071B
3010871B3161571BBattle of Britain 4-6-23054171B700 0-6-0
3011271B3163271B3408673A 145 Squadron3054871B3069571B
shed codes70A Nine Elms71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth73A Stewarts Lane
Visits to Bournemouth 1947 - 1967
The party left Bournemouth for Southampton at 1.24pm on a five coach train headed by West Country 4-6-2 34010 "Sidmouth".
Eastleigh Works
The locomotive works of the London and South Western Railway, opened in 1891
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysLSWR - London & South Western Railway
LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 8 March 19592.55pm - 3.35pmtotal:44
erecting shop
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)H15 4-6-0 (LSWR)West Country 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
3002472A3052270A3400770A Wadebridge3406272A 17 Squadron
3002971ABR 4MT 2-6-03402070A Seaton3408773A 145 Squadron
3024670C7606671A3402573G WhimpleMerchant Navy 4-6-2
G6 0-6-0T (LSWR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3403272A Camelford3502472A East Asiatic Company
3027471B4131173E3403472A Honiton"King Arthur" N15 4-6-0
700 0-6-0 (LSWR)BR 3MT 2-6-2T3403672A Westward Ho!3045770A Sir Bedivere
3069370C8201172A3404371B Combe Martin3080473H Sir Cador of Cornwall
3069670BT9 4-4-0 (LSWR)3404871B CreditonLord Nelson 4-6-0
Q 0-6-03070771Bco-co elec/dieselG16 4-8-0T (LSWR)3085471A Howard of Effingham
3053171A20002200033049470B
works yard
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)S15 4-6-0"King Arthur" N15 4-6-0Merchant Navy 4-6-2
3032271A W3083370B3078671A Sir Lionel3500672B Peninsular & Oriental …
3037671A WBR 5MT 4-6-03079271A Sir Hervis de Revel3501970A French Line CGT
E1/R 0-6-2T (LBSCR)73088*70AWest Country 4-6-23502271B Holland-America Line
3212472A W* Joyous Gard3400272A Salisbury3502970A Ellerman Lines
O415 4-4-2T (LSWR)Battle of Britain 4-6-2Lord Nelson 4-6-0
3058372A3409570A Brentnor3086571B Sir John Hawkins
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford71A Eastleigh71B Bournemouth
72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane73E Faversham73G Ramsgate73H Dover
Visits to Eastleigh Works 1946 - 1955Visits to Eastleigh Works 1956 - 1960Visits to Eastleigh Works 1961 - 1965
Eastleigh
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1903Sep 1935 to Jan 1950ELH
type:A brick built 15TS through road shed.closed:Jul-67Feb 1950 - Sep196371A
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.BR DatabaseSep 1963 - July 196770D
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysLSWR - London & South Western Railway
LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 8 March 195971A3.40pm - 4.20pmtotal:119
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)700 0-6-0 (LSWR)West Country 4-6-2"King Arthur" N15 4-6-0
3003271A3030671A3400970A Lymme Regis xw3076471B Sir Gawain
3003371A3031671A3401070A Sidmouth xw RB3077973H Sir Congreavance aw
3004672A WQ 0-6-0Battle of Britain 4-6-23078071B Sir Persant
3011171B xw3053071A3405272B Lord Dowding3078271B Sir Brian
3011771A xw3053271AMerchant Navy 4-6-23078371B Sir Gillemere
3012571A3053571A3502372A Holland-Afrika Line xw3078471A Sir Nerovens
3032871A3054271AT9 4-4-0 (LSWR)BR 4MT 2-6-03078771A Sir Menadeuke W
3037571A3054371A aw3012071A7601071A3079071A Sir Villiars xw
3037771AQ1 0-6-03028871A7601271A3079171A Sir Uwaine
3037872A3300473E3028971A7601471ALord Nelson 4-6-0
3037971A3302071A3030071A7601571A3085271A Sir Walter Raleigh
3047971A3302171A3071072B W7601671A3085371A Sir Richard Grenville
3048071A3302371A3071970A aw7601771A3085671A Lord St. Vincent xw
3048171AE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)U 2-6-07601871A3085771A Lord Howe
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3249171A3161971A7602571A3085971A Lord Hood
3022371A3251071A3162071A7602671A3086171A Lord Anson
3022971A3255671A3163971A7602771A3086271A Lord Collingwood
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)3255971A3179271A7602871AH15 4-6-0 (LSWR)S15 4-6-0
3008371A3257971A3179471A7606471A xw3047371A3049770B
3008670C WE1/R 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3179571A7606771A3047471A aw3050570B xw
3008871A3213572A W3180271A7606871A3047771A3050870B
C14 0-4-0T (LSWR)0-6-0 diesels3180371A7606971A3047871A aw3083775B
77Sex 3058911222152353180871ABR 3MT 2-6-2TBR 5MT 4-6-03083870B
0395 0-6-0 (LSWR)11224D3010cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)8201271A7311470A3084070B
3056671A W13012D30114130571A8201471A7311970ABR 4MT 4-6-0
Z 0-8-0T13014D3665BR 4MT 2-6-4T8201571AE2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)7507870D
3095772A xw15230D36668003375A xw8201671A3210171I
W - withdrawnaw - awaiting worksxw - ex worksRB - newly rebuilt
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70C Guildford70D Basingstoke71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth71I Southampton Dks72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury73E Faversham
73H Dover75A Brighton75B Redhill
Visits to Eastleigh 1941 - 1954Visits to Eastleigh 1955 - 1960Visits to Eastleigh 1961 - 1967
Return journey to Waterloo was by the 5.51pm, a ten coach train headed by West Country 34107 "Blandford Forum"
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