Days Out No. 74 : 30th June 1963 - Eastleigh & Swindon

A group of enthusiasts from North East Lancashire travelled to Swindon and Eastleigh via Salisbury and Oxford.
Westbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1915	prior to Jan 1950		WES
type:	A brick built 4TS through road shed.						closed:	Sep-65	Feb 1950 - Oct 63		82D
location:	On the east side of the line, south of the station.						BR Database		Oct 63 - Sep 65		83C
Sunday 30 June 1963					82D					total:	35
57xx 0-6-0PT				County 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3629	82D W	9754	82D	1009	82B County of Carmarthen W			4917	82D Crosswood Hall W
3735	82D	9769	82D W	Modified Hall 4-6-0				4919	82C Donnington Hall
3746	82D	43xx 2-6-0		6977	82D Grundisburgh Hall			4941	82D Llangedwyn Hall W
3787	82D W	6320	86E	6999	82D Capel Dewi Hall			4956	82D Plowden Hall
4636	82D	6353	82D W	Grange 4-6-0				4972	82D Saint Brides Hall
4661	82D	6356	82D W	6825	81D Llanvair Grange			4980	82C Wrottesley Hall
8744	82D W	2251 0-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		0-6-0 diesels		5986	82D Arbury Hall
9612	82D	2200	82D W	2886	82D	D3511	D4019	6955	82D Lydcott Hall
9628	82D W	2268	82D	3838	86E	D3998	D4021	Hymek T3 diesel
								D7004		W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		81D Reading		82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon		82D Westbury		86E Severn Tunnel Jct.
Visits to Westbury 1947 - 1965
Salisbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway							opened:	1901	prior to Jan 1950		SAL
type:	A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jul-67	Feb 1950 - Dec 62		72B
location:	On the south side of the line, west of the station.						BR Database		Dec 62 - July 67		70E
Abbreviations		LSWR - London & South Western Railway					SECR - South East Coast Railway
Sunday 30 June 1963					70E					total:	38
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)		S15 4-6-0		"Merchant Navy" 4-6-2				"West Country" 4-6-2
30021	70E	30512	70B	35004	70E Cunard White Star			34002	72A Salisbury
57xx 0-6-0PT		30824	70E	35006	70E Peninsular & Oriental SN Co			34003	70E Plymouth
4616	71G	30827	70E	BR 4MT 2-6-0		N 2-6-0 (SECR)		34005	70E Barnstaple
4626	70E	30828	70E	76008	70E	31404	70E	34011	72A Tavistock
4630	70E	30829	70E	76017	70E	31408	70E	34048	70E Crediton
Q 0-6-0		30831	70E	76055	70E	31813	70E	34099	70E Lynmouth
30532	70E	30834	70B	76066	70E	28xx 2-8-0		"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
0-6-0 diesels		30841	72A	76067	70E	3848	86E	34059	70E Sir Archibald Sinclair
D2290	15231	Hymek T3 diesels				42xx 2-8-0T		34067	70E Tangmere
		D7050	D7067			4279	88J	34083	72A 605 Squadron
shed codes		70B Feltham		70E Salisbury		71G Weymouth		72A Exmouth Junction
		86E Severn Tunnel J.		88J Aberdare
Visits to Salisbury 1945 - 1967
Eastleigh
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway							opened:	1903	Sep 1935 to Jan 1950		ELH
type:	A brick-built 15TS through-road shed.						closed:	Jul-67	Feb 1950 - Sep1963		71A
location:	On the east side of the line, south of the station.						BR Database		Sep 1963 - July 1967		70D
Abbreviations		LSWR - London & South Western Railway				LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
I - Ivatt		BR - British Railways				BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Co.
Sunday 30 June 1963					71A					total:	112
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		Schools V 4-4-0				West Country 4-6-2
30025	71B	41224	72E xw	30911	75B Dover W			34006	70A Bude xw
30057	71B W	41276	72E xw	30923	75A Bradfield W			34008	71A Padstow
30241	71A	41290	72E aw	30936	70A Cranleigh W			34022	71A Exmoor xw
30251	71A aw	41293	71A	S15 4-6-0		BR 4MT 2-6-0		34035	72A Shaftesbury W
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)		41305	72A xw	30496	70B W	76010	71A aw	34043	71B Combe Martin W
30199	71A W	41310	71A	30498	70B W	76011	71A	34093	70A Saunton
B4 0-4-0T (LSWR)		41324	75A aw	30500	70B W	76028	71A	Battle of Britain 4-6-2
30089	70C W	41328	71A	30501	70B W	76058	71A	34051	70E Winston Churchill
30096	71A	41329	71A	30503	70B W	76060	71A	34074	72A 46 Squadron W
USA 0-6-0T		BR 4MT 2-6-4T		30510	70B W	76064	71A	Merchant Navy 4-6-2
30065	71I W	80065	71A	30511	70B W	76065	71A xw	35005	71B Canadian Pacific xw
30067	71A	80066	71A	30515	70B W	U 2-6-0		35010	72A Blue Star aw
30069	71A	80082	71A aw	30826	70B W	31613	70A xw	35011	71B Gerneral Steam Navigation
30073	71A aw	80083	71A	30836	70B	31636	70A W	35027	71B Port Line aw
Q1 0-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		30837	70B	31794	71A W	35030	70A Elder Dempster Lines
33005	70C W	73049	82F aw	U1 2-6-0		31795	71A W	N 2-6-0		BR 9F 2-10-0
33020	71A xw	73065	71A	31890	75A	31801	71A	31403	75A W	92239	71A
33021	71A xw	73082*	70A	31901	75A aw	31816	71A	31413	71A	BRCW T3 diesels
33026	75E aw	73088*	70A	31906	75C W	T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)		31875	72A	D6504	D6533
33037	71A	73116*	70A xw	31908	75C W	30120	71A	N1 2-6-0		D6505	D6535
Q 0-6-0		E4 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		31921	75C W	0-6-0 diesels		31877	75D W	D6506	D6536
30548	71A	32468	75A W	K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		D2254	15234	31878	75D W	D6512	D6549
700 0-6-0 (LSWR)		32487	70A W	32338	75A W	D3012	15235	BR 4MT 4-6-0		D6522	D6556
30368	70D W	32557	70A W	32341	75A W	D3046	15236	75066	71A	D6530	D6585
* named Camelot, Joyous Gard, Iseult						W - withdrawn		aw - awaiting works		xw - ex works
shed codes		70A Nine Elms		70B Feltham		70C Guildford		70D Basingstoke		70E Salisbury
71A Eastleigh		71B Bournemouth		71I Southampton Dks		72A Exmouth Junction		72E Barnstaple Jct.		75A Brighton
75B Redhill		75C Norwood Junction		75D Stewarts Lane		75E Three Bridges		82F Bath Green Park
Visits to Easleigh 1941 - 1954						Visits to Easleigh 1955 - 1960
Visits to Easleigh 1961 - 1967
Eastleigh Works
The locomotive works of the London and South Western Railway, opened in 1891
Abbreviations		LSWR - London & South Western Railway				LBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
I - Ivatt		BR - British Railways				BRCW - Birmingham, Railway, Carriage & Wagon Co.
Sunday 30 June 1963										total:	54
erecting shop and yard
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		BR 4MT 2-6-0		Battle of Britain 4-6-2				West Country 4-6-2
41261	75A	76007	70E	34050	70A Royal Observer Corps			34001	70A Exeter
41284	72A	76013	71A	34053	71B Sir Keith Park			34019	75A Bideford
41295	72F	76014	71A	34063	75A 229 Squadron			34030	72A Watersmeet
41307	72A	76025	71B	34084	71B 253 Squadron			34044	71B Woolacombe
BR 4MT 2-6-4T		76029	71A	34085	71B 501 Squadron			34100	75A Appledore
80032	75A	76059	71A	34109	70A Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory			34102	71B Lapford
80081	75D	76068	71A	BR 5MT 4-6-0		BRCW T3 diesels		Merchant Navy 4-6-2
80088	75F	N 2-6-0		73029	71G	D6525	D6544	35017	70A Belgian Marine
80146	75A	31834	72A	0-6-0 diesels		D6526	D6574	35024	70A East Asiatic Company
80147	75A	31866	75B	D2251	D2252	D6537		BR Bo-Bo electric		Bo-Bo electric/diesel
								E5021		E6003
works dump
A1X 0-6-0T (LBSCR)		700 0-6-0 (LSWR)		Battle of Britain 4-6-2				Schools V 4-4-0
32635	75A W	30315	70E W	34055	75A Fighter Pilot W			30934	70D St. Lawrence W
32661	71A W	E6 0-6-2T (LBSCR)		K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)		U 2-6-0		U1 2-6-0		N 2-6-0
		32418	75A W	32339	75A W	31612	70A W	31909	75C W	31815	70C W
W - withdrawn		32479	75A W	32342	75A W			W - withdrawn		31872	75B W
shed codes		70A Nine Elms		70C Guildford		70D Basingstoke		70E Salisbury		71A Eastleigh
71B Bournemouth		71G Weymouth		72A Exmouth Junction		72A Exmouth Junction		72F Wadebridge		75A Brighton
75B Redhill		75C Norwood Junction		75D Stewart's Lane		75F Tunbridge Wells W.
Vists to Eastleigh Works 1946 - 1955						Visits to Eastleigh Works 1956 - 1960
Visits to Eastleigh Works 1961 - 1965
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1871	prior to Jan 1950		SDN
location:	North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.						closed:	Oct-64	Feb 1950 - Oct 1964		82C
type:	A brick-built double RH, a 10TS dead-ended shed, plus a Stock Shed.									BR Database
Sunday 30 June 1963										total:	58
57xx 0-6-0PT		45xx 2-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0				BR cl 5 4-6-0		28xx 2-8-0
3758	82C	5525	83A W	4909	82C Blakesley Hall W			73050	82F	2890	82C
3775	85B	5564	82C	4929	85B Goytrey Hall			43xx 2-6-0		3842	82C
3780	82C W	5569	82C	4948	82C Northwick Hall W			5357	87H W	3854	81C
8795	82E	5570	82C	4991	82C Cobham Hall			Western T4 diesels
9604	82C W	61xx 2-6-2T		4993	82C Dalton Hall			D1007	Western Talisman
9605	82C	6112	81E	5922	81F Caxton Hall			D1043	Western Duke
9666	87J	6136	81E	5943	82C Elmdon Hall W			D1063	Western Monitor
9773	82C	BR 3MT 2-6-2T		6943	85B Farnley Hall			Hymek T3 diesel		0-6-0 diesels
16xx 0-6-0PT		82037	82E	County 4-6-0				D7002	D7054	D2086	D2193
1658	82C	2251 0-6-0		1012	82C County of Denbigh			D7035	D7060	D2088	D3804
1664	82C	2244	82C	1029	82C County of Worcester W			diesel railcar		D2126	D4122
58xx 0-4-2T		2250	82C W	Castle 4-6-0				W21		D2143	D4124
5815	82C W	2291	82C	4079	82C Pendennis Castle					D2186	D4168
		cl 4F 0-6-0		5017	85B The Gloucestershire Reg.. W					D2189
		43887	85C
Shed Codes		81C Southall		81E Didcot		81F Oxford		82C Swindon		82E Bristol Barrow Rd
82F Bath Green Park		83A Newton Abbot		85B Gloucester H. Rd		85C Gloucester LMS		87H Neyland		87J Goodwick, Fishguard
Vists to Swindon 1934 - 1953						Visits to Swindon 1954 - 1964
Swindon Works
The main workshops of the Great Western Railway.								opened:	1843	closed:	1966
Sunday 30 June 1963										total:	94
A' Shop
57xx 0-6-0PT		Grange 4-6-0				28xx 2-8-0		Warship T4 diesels		new Western T4
3738	88H	6837	87F Forthampton Grange			3820	81E	D801	Vanguard	D1022	D1025
4675	88H	6856	85A Stowe Grange			3836	89A	D830	Majestic	D1023	D1062
9609	88H	6857	84B Tudor Grange			3850	88J	D832	Onslaught	D1024
9663	83B	Hall 4-6-0				3864	86E	Hymek T3 diesels		0-6-0 diesels
51xx 2-6-2T		6944	88L Fledborough Hall			61xx 2-6-2T		D7000	D7022	15100	D3593
4107	87H	6953	81D Leighton Hall			6155	85A			15101	D3594
4115	86E	Modified Hall 4-6-0				2251 0-6-0				D2177	D3598
4157	86G	6991	81D Acton Burnell Hall			3218	82E			D3508	D3603
4160	88B	7907	82B Hart Hall			King 4-6-0				D3524	D3962
4168	84F	7927	88L Willington Hall			6000	81A King George V
works yard
57xx 0-6-0PT		Castle 4-6-0				King 4-6-0				43xx 2-6-0
3769	89A W	4082	81A Windsor Castle			6011	81A King James I W			6384	86E W
3795	82E W	Grange 4-6-0				6025	81A King Henry III W			28xx 2-8-0
4631	72C	6815	87F Frilford Grange			6026	81A King John W			3823	81F
8738	87H W	6819	86G Highnam Grange			Manor 4-6-0				Warship T4 diesels
8783	87F W	6835	82B Eastham Grange W			7804	87F Baydon Manor			D815	Druid
8791	87A W	6838	86G Goodmoor Grange			7822	89D Foxcote Manor			D838	Rapid
9662	86A	6847	88L Tidmarsh Grange			51xx 2-6-2T		56xx 0-6-2T		D857	Undaunted
94xx 0-6-0PT		Modified Hall 4-6-0				4110	87A	5645	83D W	NBL T2 diesel
8403	85D	6978	81A Haroldstone Hall			Western T4 diesels				D6311
9412	87A W	6990	81A Witherslack Hall			D1009	Western Invader			Hymek T3 diesel
		6994	89A Baggrave Hall			D1015	Western Champion			D7018
		7913	88L Little Wyrley Hall			D1020	Western Hero
works dump
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Castle 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3711	81A W	6101	84E W	4074	81A Caldicot Castle W			5912	84C Queen's Hall W
94xx 0-6-0PT		43xx 2-6-0		County 4-6-0				5931	81A Hatherley Hall W
8472	81A W	6369	86E W	1023	89A County of Oxford W			5945	81F Leckhampton Hall W
56xx 0-6-2T		7314	89A W	King 4-6-0				5993	81D Kirby Hall W
6615	89B W			6018	81A King Henry VI W			28xx 2-8-0
								2892	84E W
Shed Codes		72C Yeovil Town		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		81E Didcot		81F Oxford
82B St. Philip's Marsh		82E Bristol Barrow Road		83B Taunton		83D Plymouth Laira		84B Oxley		84C Banbury
84E Tyseley		84F Stourbridge		85A Worcester		85B Gloucester GWR		86A Newport Ebbw J		86E Severn Tunnel J.
86G Pontypool Road		87A Neath		87F Llanelly		87H Neyland		88B Cardiff Radyr		88H Tondu
88J Aberdare		88L Cardiff East Dock		89A Shrewsbury		89B Croes Newydd		89D Oswestry
Visits to Swindon Works 1952 - 1954						Visits to Swindon Works 1955 - 1957
Visits to Swindon Works 1957 - 1961
Didcot
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway (GWR)							opened:	1932	prior to 1950		DID
type:	A brick and asbestos built 4TS shed with three through roads.						closed:	Jun-65	1950 - April 65		81E
location:	In the fork of the Didcot east curve.									BR Database
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways				MSWJ - Midland & South Western Joint Railway
	LSWR - London & South Western Railway				ROD - Railway Operating Division				WD - War Department
Sunday 30 June 1963					81E					total:	42
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Grange 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3715	81D	6109	81E W	6824	81E Ashley Grange			4935	81E Ketley Hall W
3751	81E	6126	81E	6849	81E Walton Grange			4950	81E Patshull Hall
4670	81D	6130	81E	Castle 4-6-0				4994	81E Downton Hall W
5746	81E W	6139	81E	5025	81F Chirk Castle			6922	89A Burton Hall
8720	81E	6145	81A	43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		6937	81E Conyngham Hall
9791	81E	6149	81F	6337	81D	2836	81E	Modified Hall 4-6-0
14xx 0-4-2T		BR 9F 2-10-0		6379	81E	2852	81E	6983	81E Otterington Hall
1445	81B	92227	84C	6385	81D	2875	81C	County 4-6-0
2251 0-6-0		0-6-0 diesels		7315	87F	2893	81E	1007	81E County of Brecknock W
2201	81E	D3949	D3971	7324	81E W	3819	81E	1018	81E County of Leicester W
2221	82E	D3963		7327	81E	3840	81E			W - withdrawn
shed codes		81A Old Oak Common		81B Slough		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot
		81F Oxford		82E Bristol Barrow Rd.		84C Banbury		87F Llanelly		89A Shrewsbury
Visits to Didcot 1936 - 1965
Oxford
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1854	prior to Jan 1950		OXF
type:	A wooden built 4TS dead ended shed.						closed:	Jan-66	Feb 1950 - Jan 1966		81F
location:	At the west side of the line, at the north end of Oxford station.									BR Database
Abbreviations		Fb - Fairburn		St - Stanier		GWR - Great Western Railway			BR - British Railways
		ROD - Railway Operating Department				GER - Great Eastern Railway			GNR - Great Northern Railway
		WD - War Department
Sunday 30 June 1963					81F					total:	50
57xx 0-6-0PT		61xx 2-6-2T		Castle 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0
3653	81F	6111	81A	7030	81A Cranbrook Castle W			4910	81E Blaisdon Hall
4649	81F	6144	81F	Modified Hall 4-6-0				4922	81F Enville Hall
9653	81F	6150	81F	6967	81C Willesley Hall			4924	82C Eydon Hall
9654	81F	6154	81F	6973	88L Bricklehampton Hall			4954	84E Plaish Hall
74xx 0-6-0PT		6156	81F	7900	81F Saint Peter's Hall			4976	81F Warfield Hall
7404	81F	BR 4MT 4-6-0		7902	81A Eaton Mascot Hall			4979	81F Wootton Hall
7412	81F	75022	81F	7905	84C Fowey Hall			4985	86G Allesley Hall
16xx 0-6-0PT		75028	1E	7906	81F Fron Hall			5918	81F Walton Hall W
1627	81F	28xx 2-8-0		County 4-6-0				5933	81F Kingsway Hall
1630	81F	2866	84C W	1006	82C County of Cornwall			5955	81F Garth Hall
14xx 0-4-2T		3828	84C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		5957	81F Hutton Hall
1444	81F	BR 9F 2-10-0		45020	5D	48495	15A	5960	81F Saint Edmund Hall W
43xx 2-6-0		92220*	81F	45222	1E	0-6-0 diesels		5966	81F Bickmarsh Hall W
7332	87G	92224	81F	45292	1E	D3195	D3964
	* named 'Evening Star'					D3960	D3967			W - withdrawn
Shed Codes		1E Bletchley		5D Stoke-on-Trent		15A Wellingborough		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall
		81F Oxford		82C Swindon		84C Banbury		84E Tyseley		86G Pontypool Road
		87G Carmarthen		88L Cardiff East Dock
Visits to Oxford 1936 - 1966
Banbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1908		prior to Jan 1950		BAN
type:	A brick built 4TS shed with one through road.					closed:	Oct-66		Feb 1950 - Aug 1963		84C
location:	On the west side of the line, south of Banbury station.						BR Database		Sep 1963 - Oct 1966		2D
Abbreviations		GWR - Great Western Railway			BR - British Railways			ROD - Railway Operating Department
		WD - War Department
Sunday 30 June 1963					84C					total:	47
94xx 0-6-0PT		King 4-6-0				Hall 4-6-0				cl 8F 2-8-0
9413	81C	6027	84A King Richard I W			4943	86G Marrington Hall			48412	84E
28xx 2-8-0		Grange 4-6-0				4992	85B Crosby Hall			48447	16B
2845	84C	6862	84B Derwent Grange			4996	83B Eden Hall			BR 9F 2-10-0
2888	84C W	6863	81D Dolyhywel Grange			5926	84C Grotrian Hall W			92004	84C
3806	84C	6873	82B Caradoc Grange			5985	81A Mostyn Hall			92217	84C
3818	86A	6876	86G Kingsland Garnge			5990	84C Dorford Hall			72xx 2-8-2T
3825	84C	Modified Hall 4-6-0				6904	84C Charfield Hall			7218	84C
3852	84C	6969	81E Wraysbury Hall			6906	84C Chicheley Hall			7236	84C
51xx 2-6-2T		6979	84C Helperby Hall			6911	84C Holker Hall			0-6-0 diesels
4105	84C	7912	84C Little Linford Hall			6913	85B Levens Hall			D3105	D3109
4112	84C W	61xx 2-6-2T		43xx 2-6-0		6929	84C Whorlton Hall			D3106	D3110
4149	84C W	6129	84C	6367	84C	6951	84C Impney Hall			D3107	D3112
4154	84C	W - withdrawn				6952	84C Kimberley Hall			D3108
Shed Codes		16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield		81A Old Oak Common		81C Southall		81D Reading		81E Didcot
		82B St. Philip's Marsh		83B Taunton		84A Stafford Road		84B Oxley		84C Banbury
		84E Tyseley		85B Gloucester GWR		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86G Pontypool Road
Visits to Banbury 1946 - 1966