Days Out No. 93 : 30th July 1961 - Swindon, Gloucester and Shrewsbury

An group of enthusiasts from East Lancashire travelled to Swindon via Nuneaton and returned via Shrewsbury.
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.								Sep 1963 - Jun 1966		5E
								Visits to Nuneaton 1938 - 1966
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		St - Stanier
Sunday 30 July 1961					2B					total:	33
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		Patriot 4-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
40087	2B	43001	2B	42811	2B	45542	2B	48289	2B	49293	2B
40104	2B	43002	2B	cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		48398	2B	49342	2B
40135	2B	43003	2B	42951	2B	45130	1A	48753	2B	cl 7F 0-8-0 G2
40138	2B	43005	2B	42978	2B	45421	8A	48754	2B	49431	2B
40207	2B	43020	2B	cl 2MT 2-6-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T		0-6-0 diesels		49441	2B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)		43022	2B	46420	2B	47294	2B	D3055	D3169
42331	15C	43024	2B			47653	2B
42352	15C	43034	2B
Shed Codes		1A Willesden		2B Nuneaton		8A Edge Hill		15C Leicester Midland
Coventry
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, North Western Railway							opened:	1866	Sep 1935 - Jan 1950		2F
type:	A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Nov-58	Feb 1950 - Nov 1958		2D
location:	In the fork of the Warwick and Rugby lines, east of the station.							Visits to Coventry 1938 - 1963
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		I - Ivatt		J - Johnson		St - Stanier
Sunday 30 July 1961										total:	9
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)		cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)		cl 2P 0-4-4T (St)		cl 5MT 4-6-0		0-6-0 diesel
40565	24K W	41214	2A S	42669	2A S	41902	2A W	44716	2A	D2910
40677	24K W					41909	2A W	44913	6H	s - stored
Shed Codes		2A Rugby		6H Bangor		24K Preston				w - withdrawn
Leamington Spa
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1906		prior to Feb 1950		LMTN
type:	A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Jun-65		Feb 1950 - Aug 1963		84D
location:	East of the line, south of Leamington Spa station.								Sep 1963 - Jun 1965		2L
								Visits to Leamington Spa 1938 - 1965
Abbreviations		I - Ivatt
Sunday 30 July 1961					84D					total:	17
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		51xx 2-6-2T		81xx 2-6-2T		Hall 4-6-0
3631	84D	2257	84D	4112	84D	8100	84D	4930	83C Hagley Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT		2267	84D	4118	84D	56xx 0-6-2T		Castle 4-6-0
7734	SB	3217	84C	4171	84D	6618	84E	5047	84A Earl of Dartmouth
stationary boiler		cl 4F 0-6-0		4176	84D	cl 8F 2-8-0		5063	84A Earl Baldwin
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)		44272	85C	5101	84D	48410	81A	Manor 4-6-0
41285	84D			5184	84D	0-6-0 diesels		7806	84F Cockington Manor
						D3957	D3985
Shed Codes		81A Old Oak Common		83C Exeter		84A Stafford Road		84C Banbury		84D Leamington Spa
		84F Stourbridge Jct.		85C Gloucester Bwd
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1871	prior to Jan 1950		SDN
type:	A brick-built double RH and 10TS dead-ended shed, plus a Stock Shed.						closed:	Oct-64	Feb 1950 - Oct 1964		82C
location:	North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.							Visits to Swindon 1934 - 1953
								Visits to Swindon 1954 - 1964
Sunday 30 July 1961					82C					total:	51
57xx 0-6-0PT		74xx 0-6-0PT		Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
3645	82C	7413	82C	4972	82C Saint Brides Hall			4088	82C Dartmouth Castle
3684	82C	16xx 0-6-0PT		5934	82B Kneller Hall			5001	81A Llandovery Castle xw
3711	82C	1658	82C	5964	82C Wolseley Hall			5015	81A Kingswear Castle xw
3763	82C	94xx 0-6-0PT		5997	82C Sparkford Hall			5023	82C Brecon Castle
3780	82C	9476	82C	6951	82D Impney Hall			5064	82C Bishop's Castle
4697	82C	14xx 0-4-2T		Grange 4-6-0				7031	82C Cromwell's Castle
8783	82C	1410	82C	6858	84F Woolston Grange			7035	85B Ogmore Castle
9605	82C	45xx 2-6-2T		6873	83D Caradoc Grange			County 4-6-0
9720	82C	4567	82D	28xx 2-8-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		1015	82C County of Gloucester
9754	82C	5547	82C	2842	81D	73027	82C	0-6-0 diesels
9790	82C	2251 0-6-0		2852	82C			D2372	D2137	D3186	D3264
		2291	82C	72xx 2-8-2T		Warship T4 diesel		D2086	D2193	D3256	D3265
xw - ex works				7238	84B	D811			D2196	D3262
stock shed
14xx 0-4-2T		43xx 2-6-0		Hall 4-6-0
5815	82C W	6309	82C	6941	83B Fillongley Hall
Shed Codes		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon		82D Westbury
		83B Taunton		83D Plymouth Laira		84B Oxley		84F Stourbridge		85B Gloucester H. Rd
Swindon Works
The principal workshop of the Great Western Railway.
		opened:	1843	closed to steam:		1966	closed completely and demolished:				1986
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways			NBL - North British Locomotive Company
Sunday 30 July 1961										total:	145
A Shop
Hall 4-6-0				Modified Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
4922	82B Enville Hall			6986	82C Rydal Hall			4076	87F Carmarthen Castle
4956	88A Plowden Hall			6997	82A Bryn-Ivor Hall			4090	87A Dorchester Castle
4978	83B Westwood Hall			6998	81A Burton Agnes Hall			5000	82C Launceston Castle
4998	81D Eyton Hall			Grange 4-6-0				5031	84A Totnes Castle
5903	88A Keele Hall			6871	84B Bourton Grange			5049	82B Earl of Plymouth
5904	82B Kelham Hall			28xx 2-8-0		72xx 2-8-2T		5060	81A Earl of Berkeley
5939	81A Tangley Hall			3822	86E	7209	88A	5081	88A Lockheed Hudson
5967	81A Bickmarsh Hall			3841	86E	7222	86A	7020	81A Gloucester Castle
6919	82B Tylney Hall			3843	86E	7233	86A	King 4-6-0
43xx 2-6-0		BR 3MT 2-6-2T		Warship T4 diesels		0-6-0 diesels		6000	81A King George V
5336	86E	82031	89C	D602	Bulldog	D3257	13264	6007	84A King William III
5351	81E W	BR 9F 2-10-0		D604	Cossack	D3431	13265	new T4 Westerns		NBL T3 diesels
6349	88A	92215	84C	D823	Hermes	D3744	15100	D1000	D1004	D6301	D6311
6363	81E	92226	86A	D831	Monarch	13186	15102	D1001	D1005	D6303	D6319
6395	89C	new 0-6-0 diesels		D836	Powerful	13256		D1002	D1006	D6306	D6328
45xx 2-6-2T		D2373	D2375	D800	Sir Brian Robertson			D1003		Warship T4 diesel
4573	87H	D2374	D2376							D870	new
works yard
16xx 0-6-0PT		28xx 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
1604	89A W	2839	86G	4916	86G Crumlin Hall			5040	81A Stokesay Castle
1634	82C W	3805	86A	4928	88A Gatacre Hall			5074	87A Hampden
1640	82C W	3817	84C	5936	81D Oakley Hall			5080	87F Defiant
57xx 0-6-0PT		42xx 2-8-0T		5949	82C Trematon Hall W			King 4-6-0
3667	86A W	5208	88H	6901	86G Arley Hall			6004	81A King George III
3670	86C W	94xx 0-6-0PT		6905	87A Claughton Hall			6021	81A King Richard II
7756	85B W	9400	81A W	Modified Hall 4-6-0				6027	84A King Richard I
7775	86C W	BR 9F 2-10-0		6959	81A Peatling Hall			County 4-6-0
8721	86F W	92234	84C	6969	81E Wraysbury Hall			1009	82B County of Carmarthen
8798	87D W	92245	88A	Star 4-6-0				Manor 4-6-0
9749	87D W	BR 2MT 2-6-0		4003	Lode Star (preserved)			7826	87G Longworth Manor
9751	81A W	78001	85A	2301 0-6-0		0-6-0 diesel locos		Warship T4 diesel		Hymek T3 diesel
		78008	85A	2516	preserved	D2188	D2194	D811	Daring	D7003
works dump
14xx 0-4-2T		16xx 0-6-0PT		57xx 0-6-0PT						51xx 2-6-2T
1412	82A W	1647	85A W	3657	84E W	8705	86H W	9735	87B W	5103	86G W
1419	83E W	64xx 0-6-0PT		3676	86H W	8722	86C W	9736	87B W	5110	86E W
1433	85B W	6426	86A W	3724	82C W	8726	87F W	9762	82D W	5176	84F W
1454	85B W	94xx 0-6-0PT		5771	82B W	8740	86F W	9767	84F W	5177	84D W
1361 0-6-0ST		8429	86H W	7700	85B W	8777	87G W	9771	82B W	5195	83A W
1361	71G W	9414	81A W	7745	87F W	8789	87E w	9781	81E W	42xx 2-8-0T
1362	83B W	1366 0-6-0PT		7761	84C W	8796	84A W			4203	86A W
1364	82C W	1366	83B W	7798	86F W
Shed Codes		71G Weymouth		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		81E Didcot		82A Bristol Bath Road
82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon		82D Westbury		83A Newton Abbot		83B Taunton		83E St. Blazey
84A Stafford Road		84B Oxley		84C Banbury		84D Leamington Spa		84E Tyseley		84F Stourbridge Jct.
85A Worcester		85B Gloucester H. Rd		86A Newport Ebbw J		86C Cardiff Canton		86E Severn Tunnel J.		86F Aberbeeg
86G Pontypool Road		86H Aberbeeg		87A Neath		87B Duffryn Yard		87D Swansea East Dk		87E Landore
87F Llanelly		87G Carmarthen		87H Neyland		88A Cardiff Cathays		88H Tondu		89A Shrewsbury
89C Machynlleth
Swindon Works 1952 - 1954				Swindon Works 1955 - 1957				Swindon Works 1958 - 1960
Gloucester Horton Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway							opened:	1845	prior to Jan 1950		GLO
type:	A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed and a 4TS dead-ended shed.						closed:	Jan-66	Feb 1950 - Jan 1966		85B
location:	On the north side of the line, east of Gloucester station.						Visits to Gloucester (Horton Road) 1936 - 1965
Abbreviations		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 30 July 1961					85B					total:	41
57xx 0-6-0PT		2251 0-6-0		43xx 2-6-0		28xx 2-8-0		Hall 4-6-0
8743	85B	2241	86C	6373	85B	3820	81E	4949	82B Packwood Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT		2245	85B	6394	85B	WD 2-8-0		4989	85B Cherwell Hall
8404	85D	2253	85B	51xx 2-6-2T		90672	2F	5951	85B Clyffe Hall
8465	82C	2273	85B	4100	85B	BR 9F 2-10-0		6948	85A Holbrooke Hall
8491	85B	14xx 0-4-2T		4123	85B	92230	86A	Castle 4-6-0
9453	85B	1426	85C	4124	85A	92235	86A	5073	82A Blenheim
9471	85B	1473	85B	4142	85B	42xx 2-8-0T		7000	85B Viscount Portal
64xx 0-6-0PT				56xx 0-6-2T		4254	88A	7002	85A Devizes Castle
6437	85B			6669	85B	5253	86E	7003	85B Elmley Castle
Grange 4-6-0				6696	85B	0-6-0 diesels		7009	81A Athelney Castle
6864	88A Dymock Grange					D3986	D3991
6879	84E Overton Grange					D3989
Shed Codes		2F Woodford Halse		81A Old Oak Common		81E Didcot		82A Bristol Bath Rd		82B St. Philip's Marsh
		82C Swindon		84E Tyseley		85A Worcester		85B Gloucester H. Rd		85C Gloucester B Wd
		85D Kidderminster		86A Newport Ebbw J.		86C Hereford		86E Severn Tunnel J		88A Cardiff Canton
Gloucester Barnwood (LMS)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railway							opened:	1895	prior to Jan 1958		22B
type:	A brick-built roundhouse.						closed:	May-64	Feb 1958 - Dec 1960		85E
location:	On the north side of the main lines, east of the station.								Jan 1961 - May 1964		85C
							Visits to Gloucester (Barnwood) 1936 - 1963
Abbreviations		D - Deeley		F - Fowler		J - Johnson		BR - British Railways
Sunday 30 July 1961					85C					total:	36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)		cl 4MT 2-6-0		BR 5MT 4-6-0		cl 4F 0-6-0		cl 8F 2-8-0		cl 3F 0-6-0T
40540	85C S	43049	21A	73003	82E	44091	21A	48197	18A	47417	85C
cl 0F 0-4-0T (D)		BR 4MT 4-6-0		73015	82E	44112	21A	48414	18A	47506	85C
41535	85C	75002	85C	73138	17C	44123	85C	BR 9F 2-10-0		47509	85C
41537	85C	75023	85C	cl 5MT 4-6-0		44184	21A	92137	21A	47539	85C
Jubilee 4-6-0				44832	5B	44586	55B	92158	18A	47623	85C
45659	55A Drake			44851	17A	cl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)		92231	71A	14xx 0-4-2T
Royal Scot 4-6-0				44920	21A	43529	21A	cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)		1424	85B
46122	21A Royal Ulster Rifleman			44966	21A	43645	85C	43887	85C
						43754	85C	43951	21A	S - stored
Shed Codes		5B Crewe South		17A Derby		17C Rowsley		18A Toton		21A Saltley
55A Leeds Holbeck		55B Stourton		71A Eastleigh		82E Bristol Barrow Rd		85B Gloucester H. Rd		85C Gloucester Bwd
Shrewsbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railway						opened:	1883	GWR code - prior Jan 1950			SALOP
type:	A brick-built roundhouse and 8TS dead-ended shed.							LMS code - prior to Jan 1950			4A
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railway						opened:	1877		Joint shed codes
type:	A brick-built 9TS dead-ended shed.					closed:	Nov-67		Feb 1950 - Aug 1960		84G
location:	On the east side of Hereford line, south of the station.								Sep 1960 - Aug 1963		89A
Visits to Shrewsbury 1946 - 1956				Visits to Shrewsbury 1957 - 1967					Sep 1963 - Nov 1967		6D
Abbreviations		F - Fowler		H - Hughes		BR - British Railways			WD - War Department
Sunday 30 July 1961					89A					total:	81
51xx 2-6-2T		cl 5MT 4-6-0		County 4-6-0				Castle 4-6-0
4129	83C	45051	21E	1013	89A County of Dorset			5038	89A Morlais Castle
45xx 2-6-2T		45369	5A	1021	82B County of Montgomery			5059	89A Earl St. Aldwyn
5538	89A	45422	89A	1022	89A County of Northampton			5095	89A Barbury Castle
5555	89A	BR 5MT 4-6-0		1026	89A County of Salop			7015	89A Carn Brea Castle
43xx 2-6-0		73001	82C	Hall 4-6-0				7025	89A Sudeley Castle
6374	89A	73025	89A	4908	81D Broome Hall			Jubilee 4-6-0
6380	89A	73035	89A	4996	83C Eden Hall			45737	5A Atlas
7309	89A	73047	82F	5901	81D Hazel Hall			Royal Scot 4-6-0
7325	86G	73092	89A	5948	86G Siddington Hall			46115	9A Scots Guardsman
7329	89A	73094	89A	5970	86G Hengrave Hall			Britannia 4-6-2
7336	89A	57xx 0-6-0PT		5991	89A Gresham Hall			70016	88A Ariel
BR 4MT 4-6-0		3602	89A	6920	81A Barningham Hall			cl 8F 2-8-0		28xx 2-8-0
75005	85A	3769	89A	6934	89A Beachamwell Hall			48174	5C	2845	86G
75029	84E	3782	89A	6944	88A Fledborough Hall			48354	89A	3826	86G
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)		3788	89A	Modified Hall 4-6-0				48369	89A	3850	88J
42926	2B	4623	89A	7902	81A Eaton Mascot Hall			48461	87F	WD 2-8-0
2251 0-6-0		4693	89A	7905	84C Fowey Hall			48470	87F	90707	56D
2214	89A	9657	89A	7915	84B Mere Hall			48707	87F	56xx 0-6-2T
2250	82C	cl 4F 0-6-0		7922	89A Salford Hall			48723	2B	6632	89B
2276	89C	44299	17B	Manor 4-6-0				48724	89A	94xx 0-6-0T
3205	89A	44435	17B	7811	89A Dunley Manor			48738	89A	8449	89A
Grange 4-6-0				7821	83A Ditcheat Manor			48739	89A	9463	89A
6834	82B Dummer Grange					0-6-0 diesel		48768	89A	9472	89A
						D3970				9498	89A
Shed Codes		2B Nuneaton		5A Crewe North		5C Stafford		9A Longsight		17B Burton-on-Trent
21E Monument Lane		56D Mirfield		81A Old Oak Common		81D Reading		82B St. Philip's Marsh		82C Swindon
82F Bath Green Park		83A Newton Abbot		83C Exeter		84B Oxley		84C Banbury		84E Tyseley
85A Worcester		86G Pontypool Road		87F Llanelly		88A Cardiff Canton		88J Aberdare		89A Shrewsbury
89B Croes Newydd		89C Machynlleth