A group of enthusiasts from North East Lancashire travelled to London, with stops at Rugby and Nuneaton. | |||||||||||
Rugby | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1876 | Sep 1935 - Aug 1963 | 2A | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 22TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Apr-65 | Sep 1963 - Apr 1965 | 1F | ||||||
location: | On the east side of Rugby Midland station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | Fb - Fairburn | St - Stanier | BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | |||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 1F | total: | 53 | ||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Jubilee 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | ||||||||
42062 | 1F | 44688 | 16F | 45324 | 1F | 45556 | 5A Nova Scotia | 48010 | 1G | ||
42103 | 1F | 44715 | 1F | 45418 | 1F | 45599 | 5E Bechuanaland | 48012 | 1F | ||
42104 | 1F | 44716 | 1F | 45448 | 1F | 45624 | 5E St. Helena | 48111 | 5E | ||
42157 | 1G W | 44771 | 1F | B1 4-6-0 | 45643 | 5E Rodney | 48120 | 1F | |||
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St) | 44860 | 1F | 61233 | 31B | 45670 | 1F Howard of Effingham | 48173 | 1F | |||
42972 | 2D | 44862 | 1F | cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a | 45672 | 1F Anson | 48650 | 1G | |||
cl 2MT 2-6-0 | 44863 | 1F | 49078 | 1E W | 45684 | 1F Jutland | 48744 | 9B | |||
46430 | 1F | 44870 | 1F | WD 2-8-0 | 45723 | 1F Fearless | 48752 | 2J | |||
46459 | 1F | 44915 | 1F | 90052 | 41D | 45737 | 9D Atlas | 48754 | 1F | ||
cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45056 | 1F | 0-4-0 diesels | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | BR T2 diesels | ||||||
47598 | 1F | 45065 | 1F | D2909 | D2913 | 46150 | 12A The Life Guardsman | D5003 | D5013 | ||
Britannia 4-6-2 | D2912 | 0-6-0 diesels | D5005 | ||||||||
70005 | 1A John Milton | 12045 | 12047 | W - withdrawn | |||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1E Bletchley | 1F Rugby | 1G Woodford Halse | 2D Bushbury | ||||||
2J Aston | 5A Crewe North | 5E Nuneaton | 9B Stockport | 9D Newton Heath | 12A Carlisle Kingmoor | ||||||
16F Burton-on-Trent | 31B March | 41D Canklow | |||||||||
Visits to Rugby 1938 - 1965 | |||||||||||
Bletchley | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1851 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | 2B | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Jul-65 | Feb 1950 - 1952 | 4A | ||||||
location: | At the west side of the line, at the north end of Bletchley station. | BR Database | 1952 - July 1965 | 1E | |||||||
Abbreviations | EE - English Electric | Fb - Fairburn | I - Ivatt | BR - British Railways | |||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 1E | total: | 42 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | EE T4 diesel | |||||||
41222 | 1E | 75013 | 1E | 44926 | 10B | 48198 | 16C | 48646 | 8H | D228 | |
BR 2MT 2-6-2T | 75028 | 1E | 45064 | 1E | 48203 | 1E | 48656 | 1E | BR T2 diesels | ||
84002 | 1E | 75038 | 1E | 45292 | 1E | 48313 | 16A | 48657 | 1E | D5000 | D5022 |
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 75054 | 1E | 45331 | 1E | 48427 | 1E | 48688 | 1E | D5017 | D5144 | |
42105 | 1E | 75056 | 1E | 45379 | 1E | 48534 | 1E | 48719 | 2J | D5019 | |
42106 | 1E | 45393 | 1E | 48544 | 1E | 48759 | 15C | 0-6-0 diesel | |||
42233 | 1E | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48550 | 1E | BR 9F 2-10-0 | D3796 | |||||
cl 3F 0-6-0T | 46120 | 6G Royal Inniskilling Fusilier W | 48554 | 1E | 92156 | 16A | |||||
47606 | 1E | W - withdrawn | 48610 | 1E | 92158 | 16G | |||||
Shed Codes | 1E Bletchley | 2J Aston | 6G Llandudno Jct. | 8H Birkenhead | 10B Blackpool | ||||||
15C Kettering | 16A Toton | 16C Derby | 16G Westhouses | ||||||||
Visits to Bletchley 1946 - 1965 | |||||||||||
Cricklewood | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway | opened: | 1892 | Sep 1935 - Apr 1963 | 14A | |||||||
type: | A brick-built double roundhouse | closed: | Dec-64 | May 1963 - Dec 1964 | 14B | ||||||
location: | On the west side of the line, north of the station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | Fb - Fairburn | J - Johnson | BR - British Railways | ||||||||
BRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | |||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 14B | total: | 59 | ||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | BRCW T2 diesels | |||||||
42086 | 14B | 44834 | 5B | 73033 | 1A | 46112 | 16B Sherwood Forester | D5384 | D5407 | ||
42090 | 14B | 44943 | 55C | 73069 | 14B | 46158 | 16B The Loyal Regiment | D5385 | D5410 | ||
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J) | 44984 | 14B | 73156 | 14B | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | D5388 | D5412 | ||||
47202 | 14B | 45197 | 14B | 73158 | 14B | 76035 | 14B | 76043 | 14B | D5394 | D5413 |
cl 3F 0-6-0T | 45238 | 16A | 73167 | 70B | 76036 | 14B | 76047 | 14B | D5395 | D5414 | |
47432 | 14B | 45262 | 14B | 0-6-0 diesels | 76037 | 14B | 76048 | 14B | D5397 | ||
47434 | 14B | 45289 | 14B | D3869 | 12068 | 76038 | 14B | 76085 | 14B | BR T2 diesels | |
47435 | 14B | 45301 | 14B | D4117 | 12069 | 76039 | 14B | 76086 | 14B | D5085 | D5206 |
Britannia 4-6-2 | D4133 | 76040 | 14B | 76088 | 14B | D5088 | D5212 | ||||
70031 | 1A Byron | 76041 | 14B | 76089 | 14B | D5091 | D5217 | ||||
76042 | 14B | D5092 | D5218 | ||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 5B Crewe South | 14B Cricklewood West | 16A Toton | 16B Annesley | ||||||
55C Farnley Junction | 70B Feltham | ||||||||||
Visits to Cricklewood 1937 - 1964 | |||||||||||
Willesden | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1873 | Sep 1935 - Sep 1965 | 1A | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 12TS dead-ended shed and roundhouse. | closed: | Sep-65 | ||||||||
location: | On the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | Fb - Fairburn | I - Ivatt | St - Stanier | ||||||||
BR - British Railways | EE - English Electric | ||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 1A | total: | 106 | ||||||||
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I) | cl 4MT 2-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | Patriot 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
41239 | 1A | 43018 | 1C | 44763 | 5A | 45512 | 12B Bunsen | 48036 | 1A | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb) | 43021 | 1C | 44775 | 2E | 45523 | 1A Bangor | 48056 | 16A | |||
42071 | 1A | 43047 | 15B | 44844 | 1A | Jubilee 4-6-0 | 48134 | 1A | |||
42080 | 1A | BR 2MT 2-6-0 | 44894 | 10D | 45700 | 8B Amethyst | 48171 | 1A | |||
42222 | 1A | 78019 | 1A | 44903 | 12A | 45726 | 5A Vindictive | 48201 | 16A | ||
42234 | 1A | 78033 | 1A | 45044 | 1F | 45734 | 12A Meteor | 48247 | 1A | ||
42289 | 1A | 78038 | 1A | 45110 | 6J | 45735 | 1A Comet | 48263 | 5E | ||
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St) | 78039 | 1A | 45118 | 9D | Royal Scot 4-6-0 | 48363 | 16A | ||||
42430 | 1A | 78043 | 1A | 45156 | 8A | 46101 | 16B Royal Scots Grey W | 48445 | 1A | ||
42431 | 1A | 78060 | 1A | 45198 | 1A | 46155 | 5A The Lancer | 48479 | 1A | ||
42478 | 1A | 78063 | 1A | 45226 | 10D | 46167 | 16B The Hertfordshire Regiment | 48504 | 5E | ||
42562 | 1A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 45232 | 16F | Coronation 4-6-2 | 48518 | 1A | ||||
42573 | 1A | 73004 | 1A | 45242 | 8A | 46225 | 12B Duchess of Gloucester | 48531 | 1A | ||
42581 | 1A | 73013 | 1A | 45270 | 1A | 46239 | 1A City of Chester | 48551 | 1A | ||
42583 | 1A | 73014 | 1A | 45286 | 12A | 46245 | 1A City of London | 48601 | 1A | ||
42586 | 1E | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 45293 | 12A | Britannia 4-6-2 | 48632 | 1A | ||||
42606 | 1A | 92059 | 16A | 45299 | 1E | 70001 | 1A Lord Hurcomb | 48649 | 1A | ||
42611 | 1A | EE Co-Co diesel | 45392 | 1F | 70010 | 1A Owen Glendower | 48665 | 1A | |||
0-6-0 diesels | 10001 | 45434 | 1E | 70012 | 1A John of Gaunt | cl 3F 0-6-0T | |||||
D3016 | D3176 | BR T2 diesels | 45435 | 9D | 70016 | 2J Ariel | 47307 | 1E | |||
D3052 | D3797 | D5001 | D5032 | 70020 | 1A Mercury | 47341 | 1A | ||||
EE T1 diesel | D5018 | D5079 | 70024 | 1A Vulcan | 47501 | 1A | |||||
D8017 | D5029 | D5083 | 70032 | 1A Tennyson | |||||||
D5030 | D5142 | 70046 | 6J ANZAC | ||||||||
70047 | 2J | ||||||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1C Watford | 1E Bletchley | 1F Rugby | 2E Saltley | ||||||
2J Aston | 5A Crewe North | 5E Nuneaton | 6J Holyhead | 8A Edge Hill | 8B Warrington | ||||||
9D Newton Heath | 10D Lostock Hall | 12A Carlisle Kingmoor | 12B Carlisle Upperby | 15B Wellingborough | 16A Toton | ||||||
16B Annesley | 16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 16F Burton-on-Trent | |||||||||
Vists to Willesden 1936 - 1951 | Vists to Willesden 1952 - 1965 | ||||||||||
Old Oak Common | |||||||||||
Opened by the Great Western Railway | opened: | 1906 | prior to 1950 | PDN | |||||||
type: | A large brick-built four roundhouse shed. | closed to steam: | Mar-65 | 1950-1965 | 81A | ||||||
location: | On the north side of the junction of the Reading and High Wycombe lines. | BR Database | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 81A | total: | 117 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 94xx 0-6-0PT | Hall 4-6-0 | Castle 4-6-0 | ||||||||
3608 | 81A | 8433 | 81A | 4929 | 85B Goytrey Hall | 4089 | 81A Donnington Castle | ||||
3618 | 81A | 8459 | 81A | 4959 | 81E Purley Hall | 4098 | 81A Kidwelly Castle W | ||||
3646 | 81A | 8487 | 81A | 5919 | 81A Worsley Hall W | 5001 | 81A Llandovery Castle W | ||||
3750 | 81A W | 9411 | 81A | 5922 | 81F Caxton Hall | 5041 | 81A Tiverton Castle | ||||
3763 | 81A | 9418 | 81A | 5992 | 83B Horton Hall | 5060 | 81A Earl of Berkeley W | ||||
4615 | 81A | 9419 | 81A W | 6913 | 85B Levens Hall | 5065 | 81A Newport Castle W | ||||
8757 | 81A W | 9420 | 81A | 6930 | 84E Aldersley Hall | 5070 | 81A Sir Daniel Gooch | ||||
8759 | 81A | 9423 | 81A W | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | 5076 | 81A Gladiator | |||||
8763 | 81A W | 9435 | 81A | 6959 | 81A Peatling Hall | 7006 | 81A Lydford Castle | ||||
8765 | 81A W | 9455 | 81A W | 7921 | 81A Edstone Hall | 7009 | 81A Athelney Castle W | ||||
8768 | 81A | 9463 | 81A | 7928 | 85A Wolf Hall | 7011 | 85A Banbury Castle | ||||
9658 | 81A | 9495 | 81A | "Western" T4 diesels | 7017 | 81A G. J. Churchward W | |||||
9700 | 81A | 9498 | 81A | D1003 | Western Pioneer | 7018 | 81A Drysllwyn Castle W | ||||
9704 | 81A | 61xx 2-6-2T | D1012 | Western Firebrand | 7020 | 81A Gloucester Castle | |||||
9707 | 81A | 6124 | 81A | D1018 | Western Buccaneer | 7021 | 81A Haverfordwest Castle W | ||||
9755 | 81A W | 6125 | 81A | D1021 | Western Cavalier | 7029 | 81A Clun Castle | ||||
9763 | 81A | 6135 | 81A | D1036 | Western Emperor | 7034 | 85B Ince Castle | ||||
9784 | 81A W | 6142 | 81A | D1039 | Western King | 7036 | 81A Taunton Castle W | ||||
15xx 0-6-0PT | 6163 | 81A | D1046 | Western Marquis | 7037 | 81A Swindon W | |||||
1500 | 81A | 47xx 2-8-0 | D1047 | Western Lord | King 4-6-0 | ||||||
1504 | 81A W | 4701 | 81A W | D1054 | Western Governor | 6005 | 81A King George II W | ||||
1506 | 81A | 4703 | 81A | D1058 | Western Nobleman | 6010 | 88A King Charles I W | ||||
BR 9F 2-10-0 | 4704 | 81A | D1062 | Western Courier | 6028 | 81A King George VI W | |||||
92212 | 84E | Hymek T3 diesels | D1065 | Western Consort | Grange 4-6-0 | ||||||
92232 | 88L | D7000 | D7061 | "Warship" T4 diesels | 6812 | 81D Chesford Grange | |||||
0-6-0 diesels | D7012 | D7078 | D800 | Sir Brian Robertson | County 4-6-0 | ||||||
D3031 | D3598 | D7057 | D7087 | D807 | Caradoc | D821 | Greyhound | 1020 | 82B County of Monmouth | ||
D3032 | D3965 | D7059 | D812 | RNR | D849 | Superb | |||||
D815 | Druid | D850 | Swift | W - withdrawn | |||||||
shed codes | 81A Old Oak Common | 81D Reading | 81E Didcot | 81F Oxford | 82B St. Philip's Marsh | ||||||
83B Taunton | 84E Tyesley | 85A Worcester | 85B Gloucester GWR | 88A Cardiff Canton | 88L Cardiff East Dock | ||||||
Visits to Old Oak Common 1934 - 1947 | Visits to Old Oak Common 1948 - 1956 | ||||||||||
Visits to Old Oak Common 1957 - 1964 | |||||||||||
Camden | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1847 | 1935 - 1963 | 1B | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 5TS through-road shed. | closed to steam: | Sep-63 | ||||||||
location: | On the south side of the line, east of Chalk Farm station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | EE - English Electric | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 1B | total: | 31 | ||||||||
Coronation 4-6-2 | EE T4 diesels | BR T2 diesels | 0-6-0 diesels | ||||||||
46240 | 1A City of Coventry | D210 | D292 | D325 | D377 | D5026 | D5080 | D3015 | D3848 | ||
46252 | 1B City of Leicester W | D220 | D295 | D326 | D379 | EE T1 diesels | D3017 | D3849 | |||
cl 5MT 4-6-0 | D223 | D298 | D329 | D383 | D8004 | D8005 | |||||
44761 | 5A | D268 | D299 | D331 | D384 | ||||||
45391 | 5B | D288 | D301 | D340 | |||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1B Camden | 5A Crewe North | 5B Crewe South | |||||||
Visits to Camden 1935 - 1963 | |||||||||||
Finsbury Park | |||||||||||
The first purpose-built main-line diesel depot. | opened: | Apr-63 | closed: | Oct-83 | code: | 34G | |||||
Abbreviations | BRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | EE - English Electric | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 34G | total: | 26 | ||||||||
Brush T2 diesels | Peak T4 diesels | EE T4 diesels | Brush T4 diesels | BR T2 diesels | 0-6-0 diesels | ||||||
D5601 | D5673 | D170 | D175 | D237 | D245 | D1501 | D1518 | D5057 | D5072 | D3312 | D3688 |
D5642 | BRCW T4 diesel | D1506 | D1519 | D5066 | D5094 | D3331 | D3715 | ||||
D0260 | Lion | D1508 | D1529 | D5068 | D5095 | D3334 | D3725 | ||||
Stratford | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Eastern Railway | opened: | 1871 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | STR | |||||||
location: | On the west side of the Cambridge line. | closed to steam: | Sep-62 | Feb 1950 - Sep 1962 | 30A | ||||||
type: | During 1962/63 the site was under-going considerable re-development. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BTH - British Thompson & Houston | EE - English Electric | R&H - Ruston & Hornsby | ||||||||
NBL - North British Locomotive Co. | BR - British Railways | ||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 30A | total: | 80 | ||||||||
J15 0-6-0 | EE T4 diesels | Brush T2 diesels | BTH T1 diesels | NBL T1 diesels | BR 0-6-0 diesels | ||||||
65445 | 30A W | D201 | D207 | D5501 | D5562 | D8200 | D8214 | D8401 | D8406 | 12104 | D3499 |
65462 | 30A W | D204 | D5505 | D5590 | D8202 | D8215 | D8402 | D8407 | 12109 | D3502 | |
65464 | 30A W | EE T3 diesels | D5506 | D5597 | D8204 | D8218 | D8403 | D8408 | 12110 | D3631 | |
65469 | 31B W | D6704 | D6719 | D5511 | D5598 | D8205 | D8219 | D8404 | 12132 | D3634 | |
N7 0-6-2T | D6706 | D6720 | D5515 | D5632 | D8206 | D8226 | Drewry 0-6-0 diesels | D3301 | D3683 | ||
69621 | 30A WP | D6718 | D6726 | D5519 | D5658 | D8207 | D8237 | D2208 | D2224 | D3303 | D4188 |
D5545 | D5695 | D8208 | D8238 | D2209 | D2225 | Barcley 0-4-0 diesel | |||||
D5561 | D8209 | D8240 | D2216 | D2226 | D2955 | ||||||
W - withdrawn | D8211 | D8241 | D2223 | D2228 | R&H 0-4-0 diesel | ||||||
P - preserved | D8212 | D8243 | D2957 | D2958 | |||||||
D8213 | |||||||||||
Shed Codes | 30A Stratford | 31B March | |||||||||
Visits to Stratford 1937 - 1947 | Visits to Stratford 1948 - 1954 | ||||||||||
Visits to Stratford 1955 - 1962 | |||||||||||
Hither Green | |||||||||||
Opened by the Southern Railway | opened: | 1933 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | HIT | |||||||
type: | A concrete built 6TS dead ended shed. | closed to steam: | Oct-61 | Feb 1950 - Oct 1961 | 73C | ||||||
location: | East of the line, south of the station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | BR - British Railways | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 73C | total: | 24 | ||||||||
BR 0-6-0 diesels | BRCW T3 diesels | BR T2 diesel | |||||||||
15212 | D2251 | D6501 | D6538 | D6557 | D6564 | D5173 | |||||
15229 | D3472 | D6510 | D6540 | D6560 | D6570 | ||||||
D2083 | D3665 | D6511 | D6547 | D6562 | D6571 | ||||||
D2085 | D6522 | D6555 | D6563 | D6584 | |||||||
Visits to Hither Green 1939 - 1961 | |||||||||||
Stewart's Lane, Battersea | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Chatham and Dover Railway | opened: | 1881 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | BAT | |||||||
type: | A brick-built 16TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Sep-63 | Feb 1950 - May 1962 | 73A | ||||||
location: | Between Battersea Park and Wandsworth stations. | BR Database | Jun 1962 - Sep 1963 | 75D | |||||||
Abbreviations | LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway | SECR - South Eastern & Chatham Railway | |||||||||
BRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | |||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 75D | total: | 20 | ||||||||
H 0-4-4T (SECR) | Schools 4-4-0 | K 2-6-0 (LBSCR) | BRCW T3 diesels | BR 0-6-0 diesels | |||||||
31305 | 75D W | 30928 | 75A Stowe WP | 32337 | 75A W | D6553 | D6558 | D2277 | D3464 | ||
31542 | 75D W | U1 2-6-0 | N1 2-6-0 | 32340 | 75A W | BR Bo-Bo electric | D2278 | ||||
Q 0-6-0 | 31893 | 75E W | 31822 | 75D W | 32343 | 75A W | E5001 | ||||
30534 | 75D W | 31894 | 75E W | 32347 | 75E W | Bo-Bo electro/diesels | |||||
30537 | 75D W | 31896 | 75A W | E6001 | |||||||
shed codes | 75A Brighton | 75D Stewart's Lane | 75E Three Bridges | ||||||||
Visits to Stewart's Lane 1936 - 1952 | Visits to Stewart's Lane 1953 - 1963 | ||||||||||
Nine Elms | |||||||||||
Opened by the London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1885 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | 9E | |||||||
type: | Two brick-built dead-ended sheds:10TS (new) and 15TS (old). | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Jul 1967 | 70A | ||||||
location: | On a spur, between Vauxhall and Queens Road stations. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | LSWR - London & South Western Railway | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 70A | total: | 73 | ||||||||
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR) | BR 3MT 2-6-2T | V "Schools" 4-4-0 | West Country 4-6-2 | ||||||||
30035 | 70B W | 82010 | 70A | 30902 | 70A Wellington W | 34001 | 70A Exeter | ||||
30249 | 70A W | 82012 | 70A | 30903 | 75A Charterhouse W | 34010 | 70A Sidmouth | ||||
0298 2-4-0WT | 82014 | 70A | 30921 | 70A Shrewsbury W | 34013 | 70E Okehampton | |||||
30585 | 72F W | 82015 | 70A | 30935 | 70A Sevenoaks W | 34017 | 70A Ilfracombe | ||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 82018 | 70A | Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | 34031 | 70A Torrington | ||||||
4672 | 70A W | 82019 | 70A | 35001 | 70A Channel Packet | 34037 | 71A Clovelly | ||||
Q1 0-6-0 | 82022 | 70A | 35011 | 71B General Steam Navigation | 34039 | 71A Boscastle | |||||
33004 | 70B | 82023 | 70A | 35012 | 70A United States Line | 34044 | 71B Woolacombe | ||||
33009 | 70B | 82024 | 70A | 35019 | 70A French Line CGT | 34045 | 71B Ottery St. Mary | ||||
BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 35020 | 70A Bibby Line | 34091 | 70E Weymouth | |||||||
73074 | 70A | 73171 | 70B | 35021 | 71B New Zealand Line | 34093 | 70A Saunton | ||||
73081 | 70A Excalibur | 35022 | 83D Holland-America Line | 34097 | 71A Holsworthy | ||||||
73082 | 70A Camelot | 35024 | 70A East Asiatic Company | 34098 | 71A Templecombe | ||||||
73084 | 70A Tintagel | 35030 | 70A Elder Dempster Lines | Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | |||||||
73085 | 70A Melisande | U 2-6-0 | S15 4-6-0 (LSWR) | 34050 | 70A Royal Observer Corps | ||||||
73086 | 70A The Green Knight | 31613 | 70A | 30833 | 70B | 34059 | 70E Sir Archibald Sinclair | ||||
73112 | 70A Morgan le Fay | 31617 | 70A | 30840 | 70B | 34064 | 70A Fighter Command | ||||
73119 | 70A Elaine | 31621 | 70A | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 34073 | 70A 249 Squadron | |||||
0-6-0 diesels | 31624 | 70A | 75078 | 70A | 34077 | 70A 603 Squadron | |||||
D2179 | D3271 | D3274 | 31634 | 70A | BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 34085 | 71B 501 Squadron | ||||
D2294 | D3273 | D3460 | 31796 | 70A | 76031 | 70C | 34089 | 70E 602 Squadron | |||
shed codes | 70A Nine Elms | 70B Feltham | 70C Guildford | 70E Salisbury | 71A Eastleigh | ||||||
71B Bournemouth | 72F Wadebridge | 75A Brighton | 83D Exmouth Junction | ||||||||
Visits to Nine Elms 1936 - 1956 | Visits to Nine Elms 1957 - 1967 | ||||||||||
Feltham | |||||||||||
Opened by the London & South Western Railway | opened: | 1922 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | FEL | |||||||
type: | A concrete-built 6TS through-road shed. | closed: | Jul-67 | Feb 1950 - Jul 1967 | 70B | ||||||
location: | South of the line, east of Feltham station. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | LSWR - London & South Western Railway | |||||||||
BRC&W - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. | |||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 70B | total: | 51 | ||||||||
Q1 0-6-0 | W 2-6-4T | S15 4-6-0 (LSWR) | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 0-6-0 diesels | BRC&W T3 diesels | ||||||
33002 | 70B W | 31917 | 70B | 30497 | 70B W | 92205 | 70B | D2180 | D3044 | D6503 | D6533 |
33003 | 70B | 31922 | 70B W | 30499 | 70B | 92206 | 70B | D2274 | D3093 | D6514 | D6569 |
33006 | 70B | BR 4MT 2-6-4T | 30506 | 70B | 92211 | 70B | D3040 | D3270 | D6520 | D6578 | |
33007 | 70B | 80012 | 70B | 30509 | 70B W | 92231 | 70B | D3041 | D3459 | D6524 | D6585 |
33008 | 70B W | 80143 | 70B | 30514 | 70B W | 92239 | 70B | D3042 | D6530 | ||
33010 | 70B | 80148 | 70B | 30518 | 70B W | M7 0-4-4T (LSWR) | |||||
33013 | 70B W | 80154 | 70B | 30839 | 70B | 30032 | 70B W | ||||
33027 | 70B | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 30847 | 70B | 57xx 0-6-0PT | ||||||
33034 | 70C | 73116 | 70A Iseult | 4681 | 70B | ||||||
33038 | 70B | 73170 | 70B | ||||||||
shed codes | 70A Nine Elms | 70B Feltham | 70C Guildford | ||||||||
Visits to Feltham 1939 - 1967 | |||||||||||
Southall | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway | opened: | 1953* | prior to Jan 1950 | SHL | |||||||
location: | In the fork of the Paddington and Brentford lines. | closed: | Jan-66 | Feb 1950 - Jan 66 | 81C | ||||||
type: | * A 1953 built 8TS shed with 7 through roads, replacing a 1884 6TS shed on the same site. | BR Database | |||||||||
Abbreviations | BR - British Railways | WD - War Department | |||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 81C | total: | 47 | ||||||||
57xx 0-6-0PT | 28xx 2-8-0 | Castle 4-6-0 | Hall 4-6-0 | ||||||||
3665 | 81C | 2851 | 81C W | 5071 | 82B Spitfire | 4944 | 81C Middleton Hall W | ||||
4608 | 81C | 2856 | 81C | Grange 4-6-0 | 4976 | 81F Warfield Hall | |||||
8752 | 81C W | 2873 | 81C | 6841 | 81C Marlas Grange | 4987 | 81C Brockley Hall W | ||||
9642 | 81C | 2875 | 81C | 6874 | 81E Haughton Grange | 5917 | 81C Westminster Hall W | ||||
9726 | 81C | 2899 | 81C | cl 8F 2-8-0 | 61xx 2-6-2T | 6927 | 81F Lilford Hall | ||||
94xx 0-6-0PT | 3804 | 88L | 48002 | 1G | 6108 | 88B | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | ||||
8465 | 81C | 3854 | 81C | 48517 | 1G | 6122 | 81D | 6967 | 81C Willesley Hall | ||
9406 | 81C | 47xx 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 6133 | 81C | 6974 | 81C Bryngwyn Hall | ||||
9413 | 81C | 4706 | 81A | 92207 | 82B | 0-6-0 diesel locos | 6986 | 81C Rydal Hall | |||
9415 | 81C | WD 2-8-0 | 92240 | 81C | D3753 | D3762 | 7910 | 81C Hown Hall | |||
9422 | 81C | 90630 | 81C W | 92245 | 81C | D3754 | D3955 | 43xx 2-6-0 | |||
90693 | 81C W | D3761 | D3961 | 5380 | 81E S | ||||||
shed codes | 1G Woodford Halse | 81A Old Oak Common | 81C Southall | 81E Didcot | 81F Oxford | ||||||
82B St. Philips Marsh | 88B Cardiff Radyr | 88L Cardiff East Dock | |||||||||
Visits to Southall 1939 - 1966 | |||||||||||
Nuneaton | |||||||||||
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway | opened: | 1878 | Sep 1935 - Jan 1950 | 2D | |||||||
type: | An 8TS dead-ended shed. | closed: | Jun-66 | Feb 1950 - Aug 1963 | 2B | ||||||
location: | In the fork of the Coventry and Rugby lines, south of the station. | BR Database | Sep 1963 - Jun 1966 | 5E | |||||||
Abbreviations | F - Fowler | H - Hughes | St - Stanier | BR - British Railways | |||||||
WD - War Department | |||||||||||
Sunday 15 September 1963 | 5E | total: | 36 | ||||||||
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F) | BR 4MT 4-6-0 | cl 2MT 2-6-0 | cl 5MT 4-6-0 | cl 8F 2-8-0 | |||||||
42934 | 8H | 75016 | 5E | 46420 | 5E | 44687 | 27C | 48020 | 89A | 48456 | 5E |
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St) | 75030 | 5E | 46495 | 5E | 44818 | 26A | 48054 | 5E | 48516 | 5D | |
42945 | 5E | 75036 | 5E | cl 4F 0-6-0 | 44866 | 1F | 48074 | 5E | 48753 | 5E | |
42962 | 5E | 75045 | 5E | 44592 | 5B | 44916 | 9A | 48089 | 9F | WD 2-8-0 | |
42973 | 5E | 75052 | 5E | 44934 | 26A | 48154 | 5E | 90331 | 26A | ||
75063 | 5E | 45350 | 1A | 48196 | 18B | 90384 | 41F | ||||
Jubilee 4-6-0 | 0-6-0 diesels | 48206 | 5E | 90715 | 26A | ||||||
45590 | 8B Travencore | D3053 | D4144 | 48320 | 5E | ||||||
Shed Codes | 1A Willesden | 1F Rugby | 5B Crewe South | 5D Stoke-on-Trent | 5E Nuneaton | ||||||
8B Warrington | 8H Birkenhead | 9A Longsight | 9F Heaton Mersey | 18B Westhouses | |||||||
26A Newton Heath | 27C Southport | 41F Mexborough | 89A Shrewsbury | ||||||||
Visits to Nuneaton 1938 - 1966 | |||||||||||
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.