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.

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Days Out No. 48 : 25th & 26th October 1958 - West Midlands Weekend

A weekend trip from London to the West Midlands.
Saturday 25th October 1958: 8.20am London Euston to Rugby hauled by the prototype Co-Co Deltic - 17 coaches
10.15am Rugby to Coventry - A three-car diesel multiple unit set: M50306, M59119, M50328
Coventry
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, North Western Railwayopened:1866Sep 1935 - Jan 19502F
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-58Feb 1950 - Nov 19582D
location:In the fork of the Warwick and Rugby lines, east of the station.
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Saturday 25 October 19582D10.40am - 10.50amtotal:5
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
425852A464462D582182A494312D
494422D
Shed Codes2A Rugby2D Coventry
Visits to Coventry 1938 - 1963
11.02am Coventry to Birmingham (New Street) hauled by Co-Co diesel No. 10001 - 11 coaches
12.15pm Birmingham (New Street) to Bromsgrove double-headed by cl 4MT 43047 (21A) & cl 4P 4-4-0 41123 (85E) - 6 coaches
Bromsgrove
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1840Sep 1935 - Jan 195821C
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with a through road.closed:1964Feb 1958 - Dec 196085F
location:On the east side of Bromsgrove station.
Jan 1961 - Jun 196485D
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerJ - JohnsonLMS - London, Midland & Scottish Railway
BG - Beyer GarrattCR - Caledonian RailwayLNER - London & North Eastern Railway
GWR - Great Western RailwayBR - British Railways
Saturday 25 October 195885F12.53pm - 1.02pmtotal:10
94xx 0-6-0PTcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)cl 3F 0-6-0T42xx 2-8-0TBR 9F 2-10-0
840085F4318685F4344482E S4727685F522685C*9207985F
840285F4376285F* on loan to Bromsgrove
840485F
840585FShed Codes82E Bristol Barrow Rd85C Hereford85F Bromsgrove
Visits to Bromsgrove 1935 - 1963
1.35pm Bromsgrove - Bournville hauled by BR 4MT 4-6-0 75009 (85E) - 6 coaches
Bournville
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1895Sep 1935 - Feb 196021C
type:A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Feb-60
location:On the west side of the line south of Bournville station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallD - DeeleyF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - Hughes
J - JohnsonSt - StanierLMS - London , Midland & Scottish RailwayLT&S - London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Saturday 25 October 195821B1.35pm - 1.50pmtotal:26
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (J)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (J)
4043921B4335921B4366821B4385521B4408421A S5814321B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4337421A S4367521B S4385821A S4420321B5816721B
4092521B4343521A S4368021A Scl 8F 2-8-04440441EB1 4-6-0
4106221B4352121B4368721B4852321B4440621A S6109840B
BR 4MT 4-6-04352321B4369321A4451521A S
7506015C4358321BS - stored out of use
Shed Codes15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley21B Bournville40B Immingham41E Staveley B. Hill
Visits to Bournville 1935 - 1960
2pm A Midland Red Bus Service 147 to Birmingham via Alvechurch.
2.50pm Birmingham (Snow Hill) to Tyseley by DMU: W50112, W59025, W50056, W50075, W59013, W50120
Tyseley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1908Sep 1935 - 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
AbbreviationsF - FowlerBR - British Railways
Saturday 25 October 195884E3.05pm - 3.30pmtotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-051xx 2-6-2T28xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
368984E533384E411184E383184E591284E Queen's Hall
771384E537084E411385A383984E591785A Westminster Hall
776384E635784E516384Ecl 8F 2-8-0592784E Guild Hall
870084E731784E519284E4842082B598584B Mostyn Hall
871384E2251 0-6-0519984F56xx 0-6-2T690484E Charfield Hall
961484E321785A61xx 2-6-2T560684E693286C Burwarton Hall
968284E74xx 0-6-0PT610584E565884EModified Hall 4-6-0
979884E743884E81xx 2-6-2T663184E791884E Rhose Wood Hall
94xx 0-6-0PTcl 5MT 4-6-0810884E666885BManor 4-6-0
841784B454406Cdiesel railcarBR 9F 2-10-0781884E Granville Manor
943284EW179222784CCastle 4-6-0
506384A Earl Baldwin
Tyseley workshops
2251 0-6-061xx 2-6-2TBR 3MT 2-6-2Tcl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)28xx 2-8-0
223884E613984E8200484H4238887K284984E
285184E
288684E
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead82B St. Philip's Marsh84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury
84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.84H Wellington85A Worcester85B Gloucester HRd86C Cardiff Canton
87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Tyseley 1935 - 1966
3.35pm Birmingham Corporation Transport bus services - No.44 and No. 8 : Tyseley to Saltley
Saltley
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1868Sep 1935 - Aug 196321A
type:Three brick-built roundhousesclosed:Mar-67Sep 1963 - Mar 19672E
location:East of the line, south of Saltley station.
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British Railways
Saturday 25 October 195821A4.25pm - 4.45pmtotal:78
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4011521A4276121A4466621A4409221A4421321A4811355D
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)4279021A4480421A4413821A4422721A481659A
4044321A4279121A4492021A4416021A4423521A4818218A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)4281621A4494521A4416521A4426321A4819618A
4232721A4282721A4496221A4417121A4441917A4821716A
4233721A4285721A4504021A4418521A4452021A4821918A
4234021A4289021A4526921A4420121A4452617B4833921A
0-6-0 diesels4290321A4527221A4420985E4458021A4864721A
1203512060cl 4MT 2-6-04541617A4421121Acl 3F 0-6-0 (J)4867516A
12059120624303317Acl 3F 0-6-0 (D)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)4321921ABR 9F 2-10-0
4304021B4381221A4393221A433299D9204821A
4311814Acl 2F 0-6-0 (J)4394921A4338121A9205121A
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)5816821A4396521A4343321A9205321A
4722521A5826121A4398521A4344121A9212615A
4398621A4349021A9215021A
4400421A4362721A9215521A
Shed Codes9A Longsight9D Buxton14A Cricklewood15A Wellingborough16A Nottingham
17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent18A Toton21A Saltley21B Bournville55D Royston
85E Gloucester Bwd
Visits to Saltley 1935 - 1954Visits to Saltley 1955 - 1966
4.50pm Birmingham Corporation Transport bus services - No. 8 and No. 64 : Saltley to Aston
Aston
London & North Western Railwayopened:1883Sep 1935 - May 19603D
type:A brick-built 12TS shed with one through roadclosed:Oct-65Jun 1960 - Aug 196321D
location:In the fork of lines, south of Aston station.
Sep 1963 - Oct 19652J
AbbreviationsF - FowlerH - HughesJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Saturday 25 October 19583D5.20pm - 5.30pmtotal:33
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0G1 0-8-0cl 8F 2-8-0
424703D464273D448443D451323D490498F483753A
425523D464923D448973D451885B490633D483899A
426163Dcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)449423D453493Dcl 4F 0-6-0487183D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)581243D450583D454393B4417818A487263D
429443D581823D450943D454483D444923DG2a 0-8-0
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)582953D451285B0-6-0 diesel445173D490453D
429743D12092492753D
Shed Codes3A Bescot3B Bushbury3D Aston5B Crewe South8F Springs Branch
9A Longsight18A Toton
Visits to Aston 1937 - 1965
5.39pm Aston to Birmingham (New Street) - 2x3 coach DMU sets: M50308/13/26/31 & M59119/24
Sunday 26th October 1958 : Birmingham (Snow Hill) to Wolverhampton (Low Level) - 3 coach DMU set : W50669, W50718, W59277.
Oxley (Wolverhampton)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1907Sep 1935 - 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 RailwaysGWR - Great Western Railway
Sunday 26 October 195884B10.30am - 10.50amtotal:49
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
775984B281984B681784B Gwenddwr Grange494883C Northwick Hall
779784G283582C682085A Kingstone Grange496384B Rignall Hall
973984B285084B683984B Hewell Grange496684B Shakenhurst Hall
976884B289084C685481F Roundhill Grange590084A Hinderton Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT289486A686284B Derwent Grange592586C Eastcote Hall
842884B380284B56xx 0-6-2T0-6-0 diesels595285A Cogan Hall
846284B381086C661084B1303413039596081F Saint Edmund Hall
940884B381384B664084B1303513191597981D Cruckton Hall
2251 0-6-0382984B664584B13037D3036598584B Mostyn Hall
220489C386184B665784D13038D343172xx 2-8-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0
47xx 2-8-0386384B669085B724784B7303484G
470481A
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81D Reading81F Oxford82C Swindon83C Exeter
84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury84D Leamington Spa84G Shrewsbury85A Worcester
85B Gloucester GWR86A Newport Ebbw Jct.86C Cardiff Canton89C Machynlleth
Visits to Oxley 1934 - 1967
Wolverhampton Stafford Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1860Sep 1935 - 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 October 195884A11am - 11.20amtotal:39
57xx 0-6-0PT94xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
366484A841184A490081A Saint Martin501881D St. Mawes Castle
375684A842584A498781D Brockley Hall502284A Wigmore Castle
377884A842684A593084C Hannington Hall wks503184A Totnes Castle
468882B wks943584A692584B Hackness Hall504584A Earl of Dudley
877686C wks949684AModified Hall 4-6-0504684A Earl Cawdor
879684A51xx 2-6-2T697184E Athelhampton Hall504784A Earl of Dartmouth
962184A518784A697481A Bryngwyn Hall506384A Earl Baldwin
963084H28xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0507084A Sir Daniel Gooch
64xx 0-6-0PT383784B684881F Toddington Hall507284A Hurricane
641884AKing 4-6-0508884A Llanthony Abbey
74xx 0-6-0PT600184A King Edward VII508984A Westminster Abbey
740481F wks600584A King George IICounty 4-6-0
wks - works traffic601484A King Henry VII100384G County of Wilts
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81D Reading81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh84A Stafford Road
84B Oxley84C Banbury84E Tyseley84G Shrewsbury84H Wellington86C Cardiff Canton
Visits to Stafford Road 1934 - 1963
Wolverhampton Works
Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works was the most modern of all the Great Western locomotive workshops. New erecting
shops were opened as late as 1932. Prior to this the old works had struggled on in cramped confinement. It was situated
between the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line and split in half by Stafford Road. In order to make maximum use of the
small amount of land available, three traversers were built into the site. All sorts of standard GW classes went to
Wolverhampton, but not until later years were 4-6-0s dealt with. The Works closed in February 1964.
Sunday 26 October 1958total:29
51xx 2-6-2T61xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PTManor 4-6-0
412786E610881B367682A965381F781184G Dunley Manor
415485A614981A369384E966585CGrange 4-6-0
416884F43xx 2-6-0464684F971785C680684B Blackwell Grange
516784H633682C468784F975284BModified Hall 4-6-0
519186E730687H877381A74xx 0-6-0PT697984C Helperly Hall
45xx 2-6-2T2251 0-6-0878185C744384J792085A Coney Hall
553885B224185C963584E94xx 0-6-0PT42xx 2-8-0T
843986C524787F
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81F Oxford82A Bristol Bath Road82C Swindon
84B Oxley84C Banbury84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct.84G Shrewsbury84H Wellington
84J Croes Newydd85A Worcester85B Gloucester85C Hereford86C Cardiff Canton86E Severn Tunnel J.
87F Llanelly87H Neyland
Visits to Wolverhampton Works 1955 - 1963
12.17pm Wolverhampton (High Level) station to Stourbridge Town Station. - Midland Red Bus service.
Stourbridge Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1870 & 1926Sep 1935 - Jan 1950STB
type:A brick-built roundhouse and a 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-66Feb 1949 - Sep 196384F
location:North of the station on the west side of the Wolverhampton line.
Sep 1963 - Jul 19662C
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnSt - StanierBR - British RailwaysGWR - Great Western Railway
ROD - Railway Operating DivisionWD - War Department
Sunday 26 October 195884F2pm - 2.30pmtotal:61
57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-056xx 0-6-2T
364984F579584F742084F498484B Albrighton Hall660984F
365884F874284F742884F693084F Aldersley Hall664684F
366784F879284F742984FGrange 4-6-0666784F
371084F961384F743084F685384E Morehampton Grange667484F
372984F963684F743284F51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0667784F
374384F971984F743584F410484F631784F667884F
374584F976784F744184F414084F633284F668384F
379284A978284F744784F417384F634984F R669284F
469684F16xx 0-6-0PT744884F517684F28xx 2-8-0669884F
575484F161984F744984F518984F286186A0-6-0 diesels
diesel railcars162184F64xx 0-6-0PT519984F382584F1311213115
W8W14642884Fcl 8F 2-8-013113
W13W15R - under repair4852587K R
Shed Codes84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge Jct86A Newport Ebbw Jct.
87K Swansea Victoria
Visits to Stourbridge Junction 1937 - 1966
3.20pm Stourbrideg Junction - Birmingham (Snow Hill) - DMU 3 car set W50078, W59001, W50093.
4.10pm Birmingham (New Street) - Euston hauled by Royal Scot 4-6-0 46144 Honourable Artillery Company (1B) 11 coaches

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