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.

Tuesday 21 December 2021

The Steam Scene no. 12 - April 1963 (part 3) - Somerset, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Swindon.

The Steam Scene no. 12 - April 1963. .
Yeovil Town
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railwayopened:1860prior to Jan 1950YEO
type:A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-65Feb 1950 - Oct 196372C
location:On the south side of Yeovil Town station.Oct 1963 - Jun 196583E
Visits to Yeovil Town 1945 - 1965
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British Railways
Saturday 20 April 196372C5:40pmtotal:17
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2TU 2-6-0West Country 4-6-2
367172C541072C450772C3163772C3404870E Crediton
373372Ccl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)554872C3179872C3409270E City of Wells
463172C4128372EBR 4MT 2-6-03180272CBattle of Britain 4-6-2
874572C7605470E3405270E Lord Dowding
973272C3408672A 219 Squadron
shed codes70E Salisbury72A Exmouth Junction72C Yeovil Town72E Barnstaple Jct.
Templecombe
Pre Grouping Ownership - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railwayopened:1877prior to Jan 195022D
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed which replaced an earlierclosed:Mar-66Feb 1950 - Jan 195871H
timber-built structure in 1951Feb 1958 - Aug 196382G
location:North of the Waterloo to Exeter main-line.Sep 1963 - Mar 196683G
Visits to Templecombe 1949 - 1966
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British Railways
Saturday 20 April 196382G7pmtotal:15
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0
4124282G372082G220482G4416782G4442282G7507182G
463482G224782G4427282G4455882F7507282G
320682G4441782G W7507382G
321582G W
shed codes82F Bath Green Park82G Templecombe
see also:Barnstaple Junction - 20th April 1963.
Bristol Barrow Road
Pre Grouping Ownership - Midland Railwayopened:1873Jan 1935 - Jan 195822A
type:A brick-built, square roundhouse.closed:Oct-65Feb 1958 - Oct 196582E
location:On the west side of the Fishponds line, north of the station.Visits to Barrow Road 1946 - 1966
AbbreviationsF - FowlerI - IvattBR - British Railways
Saturday 20 April 196382Etotal:65
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0
360682E W4120782E4413582E4480521A4561117A Hong Kong
363282E W4120882E4416521A4508821A4568582E Barfleur
364382E4124882E4426482EBR 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
367582E4124982E4453482E7301582E7500182E9200082E
367782E4130482E4456982E7302882Ecl 8F 2-8-09200782E
369682EBR 3MT 2-6-2T4458321A7309485C4810921A9200821A
370282E8200782Ecl 4F 0-6-0 (F)51xx 2-6-2T4811082E9202921A
375282E8203582E4392482E410382E4843182E9212821A
461982E8203782E2251 0-6-0413182E4866921A9213521A
463682D8203882E222982E W61xx 2-6-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0T9222182E
872582E W8203982E225182E614782E4755782F9224882E
879582E8204082E227782E614882E0-6-0 diesels
962382E8204382E321882E81xx 2-6-2TD2134D2135
962682E810282E
Shed Codes17A Derby21A Saltley82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Rd82F Bath Green Park
85C Gloucester Bwd
Croes Newydd
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1902prior to Jan 1950CNYD
type:A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Jun-67Feb 1950 - Aug 196084J
location:In the triangle of lines at Croes Newydd Junction.Sep 1960 - Aug 196389B
Visits to Croes Newydd 1938 - 1967Sep 1963 - Jun 19676C
Sunday 21 April 196389Btotal:23
57xx 0-6-0PTBR 4MT 4-6-0Hall 4-6-056xx 0-6-2T28xx 2-8-0
378989B7500689B694686G Heatherden Hall660489B381784C
464589B7502389B16xx 0-6-0PTBR 4MT 2-6-4T661189B383189B
960889B7502489B163289B8007889B662589Bcl 8F 2-8-0
979389B7502689B166089B8007989B663289B4841084F
74xx 0-6-0PT8008089B667489B
743189BShed Codes84C Banbury84F Stourbridge Jct.86G Pontypool Road89B Croes Newydd
Oswestry
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cambrian Railwayopened:1860prior to Jan 1950OSW
type:A brick-built 4TS and an adjoining 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-65Feb 1950 - Aug 196089A
location:In the fork of the Whitchurch and Gobowen lines, north of the station.Sep 1960 - Aug 196389D
Visits to Oswestry 1938 - 1964Sep 1963 - Jan 19656E
Sunday 21 April 196389Dtotal:25
14xx 0-4-2T16xx 0-6-0PTBR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 2MT 2-6-0Manor 4-6-0
143289D163889D8013189A4650389D781989C Hinton Manor
143889D165786C8013589D4651189D782289D Foxcote Manor
145889D166389DBR 2MT 2-6-04651289D782789D Lydham Manor
2251 0-6-0166889D7800089C4651389DCastle 4-6-0
320089D74xx 0-6-0PT7800389C4651689D703381A Hartlebury Castle W
320889D742889C WBR 2MT 2-6-2TBR 5MT 4-6-0
8400889D7303026F
Wellington (Salop)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1876prior to Jan 1950WLN
type:A brick-built 3TS shed with one through road.closed:Aug-64Feb 1950 - Aug 196384H
location:On the north side of Wellington station.Sep 1963 - Aug 19642M
Visits to Wellington 1939 - 1963
Sunday 21 April 196384Htotal:11
57xx 0-6-0PT
374484H963684H974184H W4120484H
460584H W963984H977484H4123284H
963084H972484E4124184H
Shed Codes84E Tyseley84H Wellington
Shrewsbury
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1883GWR code - prior Jan 1950SALOP
type:A brick-built roundhouse and 8TS dead-ended shed.LMS code - prior to Jan 19504A
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1877Joint shed codes
type:A brick-built 9TS dead-ended shed.closed:Nov-67Feb 1950 - Aug 196084G
location:On the east side of Hereford line, south of the station.Sep 1960 - Aug 196389A
Visits to Shrewsbury 1946 - 1956Visits to Shrewsbury 1957 - 1967Sep 1963 - Nov 19676D
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnI - IvattBR - British Railways
Sunday 21 April 196389Atotal:61
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0County 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
4120289A447625A100289A County of Berks491686C Crumlin Hall
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4483589A100889A County of Cardigan494689A Moseley Hall
422126A4514389A101389A County of Dorset593788L Stanford Hall
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4514589A101689A County of Hants692289A Burton Hall
8007089A4519089A102589A County of Radnor W693489A Beachamwell Hall
8007287D4528389A102789A County of StaffordModified Hall 4-6-0
8010089A4529889ACastle 4-6-0697184E Athelhampton Hall
8010289ABR 5MT 4-6-0502988L Nunney Castle698681C Rydal Hall
57xx 0-6-0PT7302489AManor 4-6-0Grange 4-6-0
370989A7302589A780189A Anthony Manor681986G Highnam Grange
378289A7302689Acl 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0Jubilee 4-6-0
378889A7303589A4650789B4841889A4557289A Eire
461789A7303689A4650989B4841987F4557789A Bengal
94xx 0-6-0PT730676A4652589A4843887F4566089A Rooke
946389A7309789A28xx 2-8-04847189A4569989A Galatea
949889ABR 4MT 4-6-0383386A4876187Fcl 4F 0-6-00-6-0 diesels
7500989BWestern T4 diesel4413121AD3111D3194
D1051Western AmbassadorD3193
Shed Codes5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland21A Saltley81C Southall84E Tyseley
86A Newport Ebbw J.86C Hereford86G Pontypool Road87D Swansea East Dk87F Llanelly88L Cardiff East Dock
89A Shrewsbury89B Croes Newydd
see also:Mold Junction - 21st April 1963.see also:Llandudno Junction - 21st April 1963.
Crewe North
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18651935 - May 19655A
type:
Brick-built 12Ts and 4Ts dead-ended sheds and an 8 track semi-roundhouse.
closed:May-65
Visits to Crewe North 1935 - 1955
location:On the west side of the line, north of the station.Visits to Crewe North 1956 - 1965
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysEE - English Electric
Sunday 21 April 19635Atotal:56
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 4F 0-6-0Coronation 4-6-2
412125A446785A453445A443955D462451B City of London
412205A446815A4534614A445365D462485A City of Leeds
412295A446845Aclass 8P 4-6-2462515A City of Nottingham
cl 2MT 2-6-0446855A710005A Duke of Gloucester WBritannia 4-6-2
4648626E xw447145ARoyal Scot 4-6-0700185A Flying Dutchman
BR 2MT 2-6-0448602A461506J The Life Guardsman700535A Moray Firth
7800289C xw450045B xwWestern T4 dieselJubilee 4-6-0
780305A450465AD1060Western Dominion455605A Rooke xw
BR T2 diesels451285BEE T4 diesels4557517B Madras
D5006D5082451325AD236D308D322D333455915A Udaipur
D5012D51334523326A xwD299D309D324D334456895A Ajax
xw - ex works452435AD301D311D327D3394570524E Seahorse
452896BD304D319D328457366J Phoenix
Shed Codes1B Camden2A Rugby5A Crewe North5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent
6B Mold Junction6J Holyhead14A Cricklewood17B Burton-on-Trent24E Seahorse26A Newton Heath
26E Lees, Oldham89C Machynlleth
Crewe Gresty Lane
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1870Wellington (Salop) subshed
location:On the north side of the Nantwich line, south of Crewe station.closed:Jun-63
type:A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.Visits to Gresty Lane 1935 -1963
Sunday 21 April 1963subshed to Wellington (84H)total:5
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)57xx 0-6-0PTGrange 4-6-0
4120184H377684H683084B Buckenhill Grange686381D Dolhywel Grange
684682B Ruckley Grange
Shed Codes81D Reading82B St Philip's Marsh84B Oxley84H Wellington
Crewe South
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:18971935 - Nov 19675B
type:A brick-built 12TS through shed.closed:Nov-67
location:In the fork of the Stafford and Shrewsbury lines, south of the station.Visits to Crewe South 1935 - 1958
Visits to Crewe South 1959 - 1967
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysEE - English ElectricWD - War Department
Sunday 21 April 19635Btotal:115
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0Jubilee 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
420695F aw4467712A455555B Quebec473305B481112B
4218855F aw4480212A455565A Nova Scotia473845B4812715B
4223216B aw448325B4561817B New Hebrides aw473915B481316C
BR 4MT 2-6-4T448345B456345B Trinidad473975B482906C
8006987D aw4485921A4565955A Drake473995B483055B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4487424L4566817B Madden474005B484401A aw
4272326B4493512A4567621A Codrington474455E485165B
4282321A450005BCoronation 4-6-2474505B486305B
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)450418A aw4623412B Duchess of Abercorn W474675B486976C
429672B450558FBritannia 4-6-2474785C4870787F aw
429835B4511212A xw700001A Britannia474945B487365B
429845B451358FGrange 4-6-0475245B4873989A
cl 4MT 2-6-0451408F682286G Manton Grange475305B487435B
430205B4516312A aw683484F Dummer Grange476155B487496B
430265B4518621A aw684584E Paviland Grange476485BBR 9F 2-10-0
430345B451981A0-6-0 dieselscl 4F 0-6-0476775B9201015A aw
430525B4521516D aw12005120254404021A476805B9206652H aw
430735B4531612B12009D2221440795DWD 2-8-09209316D aw
431135B453242A12010D2385445925B9036626A9209752H xw
BR 2MT 2-6-0453536B12011D2519EE T4 dieselscl 7F 0-8-0 G29211615A
780315B4540521C aw12019D3175D313D331494485B9215521A xw
780555B4545512A xw12021D3291D326D374494545B9216421A aw
Patriot 4-6-012022D41069221584C
455256G Colwyn Bay awW - withdrawnaw - awaiting worksxw - ex works
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2B Nuneaton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South
5C Stafford5E Alsager5F Uttoxeter6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead6G Llandudno Jct.
8A Edge Hill8F Springs Branch12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby15A Wellingborough15B Kettering
16B Kirkby-in-Ashfield16D Annesley17B Burton-on-Trent21A Saltley21C Bushbury24L Carnforth
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft52H Tyne Dock55A Leeds Holbeck55F Manningham84C Banbury
84E Tyseley84F Stourbridge86G Pontypool Road87D Swansea East Dk.87F Llanelly89A Shrewsbury
Crewe Works
Sunday 21 April 1963Steam locos only:
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 4-6-0Patriot 4-6-0Britannia 4-6-2
4124750F W4467512A455318A Sir Frederick Harrison700166J Ariel
4131275A4468927CJubilee 4-6-0700211A Morning Star
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4475655A4569124E Orion W7002321D Venus
421821A4481021ARoyal Scot 4-6-07003540B Rudyard Kipling
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4482855A4610612B Gordon Highlander W700496J Solway Firth
424268F448692E4610812A Seaforth Highlander Wcl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
424699F4487724J4612312B Royal Irish Fusilier W4840489A9203534E
4259227D4488612A4612412A London Scottish W4844487F9210418B
BR 3MT 2-6-2T4501212B4612712B Old Contempibles W4845984F9212715A
8200589C450188B4612812A The Lovat Scouts485262A9214634E
8203682E4508212B4613412B Cheshire Regiment W4868021B9215221A
8204283B4512612A4613555A East Lancashire Reg. W4876921B9220136A
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4513812A46137
12B The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancs). W
cl 2MT 2-6-09220781C
8013689D452485B4648150F W9223971A
cl 7F 0-8-0 G24532221D4613926A The Welch Regiment W4651589DWD 2-8-0
494399D W4548112ACoronation 4-6-24651889D9065055D
W - withdrawn462535A City of St. Albans W4652289C
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby2E Northampton5A Crewe North5B Crewe South
6J Holyhead8A Edge Hill8B Warrington8F Springs Branch9D Buxton9F Heaton Mersey
12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby15A Wellingborough18B Westhouses21A Saltley21B Bescot
21D Aston24E Blackpool24J Lancaster26A Newton Heath27C Southport27D Wigan L&Y
34E New England36A Doncaster40B Immingham50F Malton55A Leeds Holbeck55D Royston
71A Eastleigh75A Brighton81C Southall82E Bristol Barrow Rd.83B Taunton84F Stourbridge
87F Llanelly89A Shrewsbury89C Machynlleth89D Oswestry
Swindon
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1871prior to Jan 1950SDN
location:North of the Gloucester line, west of the station.closed:Oct-64Feb 1950 - Oct 196482C
type:A brick-built double RH, a 10TS dead-ended shed, plus a Stock Shed.Visits to Swindon 1934 - 1953
Visits to Swindon 1954 - 1964
Sunday 21 April 196382Ctotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
378082C W552583A W490982C Blakesley Hall W407982C Pendennis Castle
469782C556482C492482C Eydon Hall501785B The Gloucestershire
771587B W556982C493082C Hagley HallRegiment 28th, 61st W
960482C xw557082C494882C Northwick Hall W702585A Sudeley Castle
968082C xw43xx 2-6-0594382C Elmdon Hall703485B Ince Castle
16xx 0-6-0PT535787H WModified Hall 4-6-0King 4-6-0
165882C538587F W696181A Stedham Hall xw600081A King George V W
166482C730882DGrange 4-6-0Western T4 diesel
94xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0680981C Burghclere GrangeD1041*Western Prince
943788L xw289082C681086G Blakemere Grange0-6-0 dieselsHymek T3 diesels
14xx 0-4-2T384282C686184E Crynant GrangeD2086D2192D7074D7075
581582C W386486ECounty 4-6-0D2087D2193Warship T4 diesel
BR 5MT 4-6-02251 0-6-0100082B County of MiddlesexD2143D2194D829*Magpie
7301282C224482C100682C County of CornwallD2144D2196diesel railcar
225082C W101082C County of CaernarvonD2146D4000*W21W*
229182C102182B County of NorthamptonD2182D4123
xw - ex works102982C County of Worcester WD2189* inside Stock Shed.
Swindon Works
Sunday 21 April 1963total:105
A Shop
57xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-028xx 2-8-0Warship T4 dieselsnew Western T4
368787A692481D Grantley Hall381088LD604 CossackD1019D1023
373582D693384B Birtles Hall61xx 2-6-2T
D800 Sir Brian Robertson
D1020D1024
377585B695886G Oxburgh Hall611281ED1021D1025
461287AModified Hall 4-6-0613681ED805 BenbowD1022D1026
462386C696489A Thornbridge Hall616781BD847 StrongbowHymek T3 diesels
463986G697282B Beningbrough Hall0-6-0 dieselsD849 SuperbD7032D7050
465387A791284C Little Linford Hall15100D3427D852 TenaciousNBL T2 diesel
466288GGrange 4-6-015101D3516D866 ZebraD6311
565986G681587F Frilford Grange15105D3520D870 ZuluPeak T4 diesel
577586GWestern T4 dieselD3422D3522D155
963188DD1047Western LordD3423D3601
966687JD3426
works yard
57xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2TCastle 4-6-0King 4-6-0
373683B W611981D W408281A Windsor Castle601181A King James I W
376989A W51xx 2-6-2THall 4-6-0602581A King Henry III W
467383C xw415686E495182C Pendeford Hall602681A King John W
871088H W28xx 2-8-0591284C Queen's Hall WCounty 4-6-0
873887H W382184C595681F Horsley Hall W102389A County of Oxford W
879187A W0-6-0 diesel599584B Wick Hall WGrange 4-6-0
972581A WD2126693881D Corndean Hall684788L Tidmarsh Grange
94xx 0-6-0PTModified Hall 4-6-0685584B Saighton Grange
845981A xw697984C Helperley HallManor 4-6-0
847281A Wxw - ex works791388L Little Wyrley Hall780989A Childrey Manor W
941287A W781587G Fritwell Manor
works dump
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-043xx 2-6-0Castle 4-6-0
873787A W974788D W288382D W634289A W502382C Brecon Castle W
877081C W975988E W14xx 0-4-2T634886C WModified Hall 4-6-0
877381A W977588C W143581F W636986E W696281A Soughton Hall W
877688C W64xx 0-6-0PT61xx 2-6-2T731489A WHall 4-6-0
965287F W642284A W610184E W733487G W593181A Hatherley Hall W
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81B Slough81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot
81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton
83C Exeter84A Stafford Road84B Oxley84C Banbury84E Tyseley85A Worcester
85B Gloucester GWR86C Hereford86E Severn Tunnel J.86G Pontypool Road87A Neath87B Duffryn Yard
87F Llanelly87G Carmarthen87H Neyland87J Goodwick88C Barry88D Merthyr
88E Abercynon88H Tondu88L Cardiff East Dock89A Shrewsbury

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