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.

Thursday 12 March 2020

Days Out No. 52 : 17th April 1955 - Southern Region sheds in Sussex & Kent

An E6 0-6-2T 32418 in Brighton shed yard on 7th October 1962.  
Photo - Ben Brooksbank, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 2.0 licence.

An RCTS organised trip to Southern Region sheds in Sussex & Kent
Redhill
Opened by South East Coast Railwayopened:1853prior to 1950RED
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shed.closed:Jun-65Feb 1950 - Jun 196575B
location:In the fork of the Tonbridge and Brighton lines, south of the station.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South East Coast Railway
LSWR - London & South Western RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 195575Btotal:25
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)Q 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)U 2-6-0S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)
3250775B3244875B3054075C3181472B3163070C3083575B
3251275B3244975BQ1 0-6-03186275BU1 2-6-03083775B
3256075B3245075B3302474D3186375B3189575BBR 4MT 2-6-4T
3256175B3245175BH 0-4-4T (SECR)3186675B3189975B8001175F
3255273B3125974D3186775B3190673A
3130975B
shed codes70C Guildford72B Salisbury73A Stewart's Lane74D Tonbridge75B Redhill
75C Norwood Jct.75F Tunbridge Wells W.
Vists to Redhill 1946 - 1965
Three Bridges
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1911prior to 19503B
type:A brick-built 3TS through-road shedclosed to steam:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196475E
location:On the east side of the Horsham line, south of the station.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayI - Ivatt
Fb - FairburnLSWR - London & South Western RailwaySR - Southern RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 195575Etotal:22
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)Z 0-8-0T
4129775E4206675E3248075E3234475E3252975E3095175E
4130675E4209275E3248475E3234675E3253575E0-6-0 diesel
4130775EN 2-6-0 (SECR)3251975E3234875E3253675E15213
3181372B3252075E3235075E3253775E
3235175E3253875E
shed codes72B Salisbury75E Three Bridges
Visits to Three Bridges 1941 - 1963
Horsham
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1896prior to Jan 1950HOR
type:An 18 stall semi-roundhouse.closed:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 195975D
location:On the east side of the line, north of the station.Jul 1959 - Dec 19633 Bridges subshed

Jan 1964 - Jun 1964Brighton subshed
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 17 April 195575Dtotal:20
M7 0-4-4TE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)Q 0-6-0C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)
3004775D3216575D3246375D4208675E3054475D3252175D
3004975D3216675D3246475D3054575D3252275D
3005175D3217075D3246775D3252375D
3005375A3246975D3254175D
3010875D3247075D
shed codes75A Brighton75D Horsham75E Three Bridges
Visits to Horsham, Bognor Regis & Littlehampton 1938 - 1963
Brighton
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1861prior to Jan 1950BTN
type:A brick-built 14TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Jun-64Feb 1950 - Jun 196475A
location:At the north end of the station in the fork of lines.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Sunday 17 April 195575Atotal:53
M7 0-4-4TE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)West Country 4-6-2
3012975A3246875A3243475A3233875A3404575A Ottery St. Mary
H 0-4-4T (SECR)3248275A3243775A3233975A3404675A Braunton
3131075A3248575A3243875A3234175A3404775A Callington
D3 0-4-4T (LBSCR)3251175A3244075A3234275ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
3239075A3251375A3244175A3234375A3406573A Hurricane
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3251475A3244275A3234775EH2 4-4-2 (LBSCR)
4209173A3251575AC 0-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-03242475A Beachy Head
BR 4MT 2-6-4T3251675A3172475A3189073B3242575A Trevose Head
8001675A3256675A3172575A3190075A3242675A St. Albans Head
8001975A3257775AQ 0-6-03190175AP 0-6-0T (SECR)0-6-0 diesels
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)E5X 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3054271A3190375A3132575A1309213094
3216775A3257075AE2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)S15 4-6-0 (LSWR)3155675A1309313100
3216975A3210373A3084070B
shed codes70B Feltham71A Eastleigh73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms
75A Brighton75E Three Bridges
Visits to Brighton 1938 - 1964
Brighton Works
Sunday 17 April 1955total:21
erecting shop and yard
M7 0-4-4TE1 0-6-0TT9 4-4-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4T0-6-0 diesels
3002372A3269470F3024470A4207974C80105newDS1173service
3004170BA1X 0-6-03028871A4210475A80116new1521475C
3004875DDS377service3030472BBR 4MT 2-6-080117new1521575C
3037971ADS681service3072670F7601671A80118new
shed codes70A Nine Elms70B Feltham70F Fratton71A Eastleigh72A Exmouth Junction
72B Salisbury74C Dover75A Brighton75C Norwood Jct.75D Horsham
Visits to Brighton Works 1946 - 1960
Newhaven
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1887prior to Jan 1950NHN
type:A corrugated iron 4TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Sep-63Feb 1950 - Sep1963Brighton subshed
location:On the west side of the station.
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Sunday 17 April 195575A subtotal:13
E4 0-6-2T (LBSCRC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)A1X 0-6-0T (LBSCR)U1 2-6-0V "Schools" 4-4-0
3247575A3253975A3263675A3190275A3093373B King's Canterbury
3249475A3254075A3264675AH2 4-4-2 (LBSCR)
3250475A3266275A3242175A South Foreland
3250875A3242275A North Foreland
shed codes73B Bricklayer's Arms75A Brighton
Visits to Newhaven and Eastbourne 1946 - 1963
Tunbridge Wells West
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Brighton & South Coast Railwayopened:1890prior to 1950TWW
type:A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-631950 -196375F
location:On the north side of the station.
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnI - IvattBR - British Railways
LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Sunday 17 April 195575Ftotal:18
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TU1 2-6-0
3132275F3251775F4130073B4210175F8001275F3190773A
3151775F3258175F4131675F4210275F8001375F
3152075F3258275F4131875F4210375F8001575F
4131975F8001775F
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms75F Tunbridge Wells
Visits to Tunbridge Wells West 1941 - 1963
Tonbridge
Pre Grouping Ownership - South Eastern Railwayopened:1842prior to Feb 1950TON
type:A brick-built 6TS shed with 3 through roads.closed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Oct 195874D
location:In the fork of the Ashford and Tunbridge Wells lines.Nov 1958 - May 196273J
Jun 62 - Aug 63Stewarts Lane sub
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwaySep 63 - Jan 65Redhill subshed
SECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 195574Dtotal:46
H 0-4-4T (SECR)E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)Q1 0-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)D 4-4-0 (SECR)
3116474D3245474D3105973C3301473C3187173B3173474D
3118474DE4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3127774D3302874DU1 2-6-03173774D
3119374D3250374D3158574D3302974D3189675BD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3132474B3257874D3158874D3303074D3190673A3148973E
3152374D3258074D3159074D3303174D3190874D3172774D
3153074DR1 0-4-4T (SECR)3171674D3303274D3190974DL 4-4-0 (SECR)
3154474D3169874DZ 0-8-03303474D3191074D3176074D
0-6-0 diesels3170474D3095074D3303574DE 4-4-0 (SECR)3176174D
1304373CBR 4MT 2-6-4T3303674D3116674D3177074D
1304573C8003375A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73E Faversham74B Ramsgate
74D Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill
Visits to Tonbridge 1941 - 1963
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