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.

Monday 26 April 2021

Days Out No. 91 : 14th March 1954 - Chester & Shrewsbury areas

An RCTS excursion from London to Chester & Shrewsbury areas.
Sunday 14 March 1954
12.02am Euston - CreweJubilee 4-6-0456011B British Guiana 13 coaches arr: 5.08am
via Northampton & Birmingham with numerous stops including Bletchley, Rugby, Coventry, Wolverhampton and Stafford.
Monument Lane 3Ecl 5MT 4-6-0453103A454373A
Wolves (High Level)Jubilee 4-6-0455865A Mysore
CreweRoyal Scot 4-6-04610466A Scottish Borderercl 8F 2-8-0482585B
5.08am - 5.50amcl 3F 0-6-0T473845B
At 6.15am, a Crosville 39-seater coach took the party north to Birkenhead, a 40 mile journey
Birkenhead
Pre-Grouping Ownership - London and North Western Railway & Great Western Railway Jointprior to 19496C & BHD
type:Two 8TS dead-ended sheds built alongside each other.opened:18781949 - Sep 19636C
location:West side of the Chester line, south of Woodside station.closed:Nov-67Sep 1963 - Nov 19678H
Visits to Birkenhead 1938 - 1967
AbbreviationsJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 19546C7.10am - 7.40amtotal:76
2021 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2Tcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 8F 2-8-0Modified Hall 4-6-0
20436C41206C429616C481359F791584B Mere Hall
20826C41236C429646C482496CGrange 4-6-0
20926C41246C429676C483899A68316C Bearley Grange
20996C41256C429696C484486C68596C Yiewsley Grange
21016C41266C429706C484556C68786C Longford Grange
21076C41276C429816C484796CWD 2-8-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
21086C41286Ccl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)485295B901476B448691A
21126C41296C400726C486916C901736C453493D
21346C57xx 0-6-0PT400886C487186C9067825D454218A
1901 0-6-0PT37426C401016C487646C28xx 2-8-043xx 2-6-0
20086C77146C401036Ccl 4F 0-6-0382584B53166C
20116C87256C401326C440699A386384B53936C
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)96516C401446C440736Bcl 0F 0-4-0ST63506C
417346C14xx 0-4-2T402096C445253D470056Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2
417536C14176Ccl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (J)470066C494481E
418536C14576C475076C431895B470096CJ72 0-6-0T
687146C
Shed Codes1A Willesden1E Bletchley3D Aston5B Crewe South6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead9A Longsight9F Heaton Mersey25D Mirfield84B Oxley
Chester Northgate
Pre Grouping Ownership - Cheshire Lines Railwayopened:18741938 - Dec 1949CHR
type:A brick-built 2Ts dead-ended shed.closed:Jan-60Jan 1950 - Jan 19606D
location:In the Goods Yard on the east side of Chester Northgate station.Visits to Chester Northgate 1937 - 1959
AbbreviationsI - IvattGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 14 March 19546D8.10am - 8.15amtotal:16
cl 2P 2-6-2T (I)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)J39 0-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
412166D692746D674366D651406D6474039A6363139A
412346D692816D674496E651436D6368639A
412396D692936D6371339A
693326D
693428E
Shed Codes6D Chester Northgate6E Wrexham8E Brunswick39A Gorton
Chester West (GWR)
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:18561945 - 1949CHR
type:Two brick-built 3TS through sheds.closed to steam:Apr-601949 - 195884K
location:On the east side of the Chester to Birkenhead line, north of Chester General station.1958 - 19606E
Visits to Chester West 1937 - 1959
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 195484K8.30am - 8.45amtotal:50
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2TCounty 4-6-0Castle 4-6-0
363084K416584K100884K County of Cardigan407684K Carmarthen Castle
366584K R510384K102284K County of Northampton501481A Goodrich Castle
378684K517484K102484K County of Pembroke503384K Broughton Castle
460284K517784K102684K County of Salop506184K Earl of Birkenhead
572384K517984KManor 4-6-0507584K Wellington
572584K518684K780084K Torquay ManorHall 4-6-0
574884K43xx 2-6-0782084K Dinmore Manor596884K Cory Hall
972884K531184KGrange 4-6-0690184K Arley Hall
979484K633784K683384K Calcot Grange R694184K Fillongley Hall
WD 2-8-0634484K687186G Bourton GrangeModified Hall 4-6-0
9021484K638084K28xx 2-8-0BR 5MT 4-6-0696384K Throwley Hall
9063086C R639284K280286G7302184K790182A Dodington Hall
56xx 0-6-2T2301 0-6-0 (Dean)289084K7302384K792184K Edstone Hall R
569084K251384K385884K7302484K792284K Salford Hall
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82A Bristol Bath Road84K Chester West86C Cardiff Canton86G Pontypool Road
Chester GeneralBR 4MT 4-6-075014dn passcl 5MT 4-6-045240up gds
Chester Midland
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1870Sep 1935 - Jun 19676A
type:A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-67
location:On the north side of the Chester to Crewe lines, east of Chester Station.
Visits to Chester Midland 1937 - 1967
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysGCR - Great Central Railway
Sunday 14 March 19546A9am - 9.20amtotal:43
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)51xx 2-6-2Tcl 2P 4-4-0 (J/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
424256A51766C404956K450016B730406A482965B
424506Acl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)450335A730426Acl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
424516A401106C406586A450436Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)490938B
424619A401216C406756K451106J429416Ccl 3F 0-6-0T
425406AC13 4-4-2T (GCR)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)451326AJ10 0-6-0 (GCR)473716B
425686A674136D S409256G4518210C652086D473746A
426606A674296E411066A S451985BJ94 0-6-0ST473896A
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)411086A452476A680136F475046A
692888ES - stored411206A453938Acl 4F 0-6-0476726F
4540110C441176B
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction6C Birkenhead
6D Chester Northgate6E Wrexham6F Bidston6G Llandudno Jct.6J Holyhead6K Rhyl
8A Edge Hill8B Warrington8E Northwich9A Longsight10C Patricroft
Mold Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1890Sep 1935 - Apr 19666B
type:A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-66
location:South of the Chester to North Wales line, about 3.5 miles west of Chester.Visits to Mold Junction 1937 - 1966
AbbreviationsF - FowlerSt - StanierWD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 19546B9.35am - 9.50amtotal:36
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
429456B439046B448632A473726B481066B901576B
429716B439086B450415B476006A482476B902126B
429736Ccl 4F 0-6-0451306B476156B483229D902276B
429756B440656B451485A476466B484586B902376B
429766B443666B453942A476506B487208D902576B
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)444936Bcl 7F 0-8-0 G2476566B487409D905666B
411536A493958C906066B
Shed Codes2A Rugby5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6B Mold Junction
6C Birkenhead8C Speke Junction8D Widnes9D Buxton
Wrexham Rhosddu
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1865priot to Jan 1950WRX
type:A brick-built 6TS dead ended shed.closed:Jan-60Feb 1950 - Jan 19586E
location:West of the line, north of Wrexham Exchange Station.Feb 1958 - Jan 196084K
Visits to Wrexham Rhosddu 1946 - 1959
AbbreviationsF - FowlerGCR - Great Central Railway
GER - Great Eastern RailwayNER - North Eastern Railway
Sunday 14 March 19546E10.20am - 10.35amtotal:21
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)C13 4-4-2T (GCR)cl 4F 0-6-0 (F)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)Y3 0-4-0T (Sentinel)
692676E693406E674006D439816E682096E681626E
692906E693496E674126EJ72 0-6-0T (NER)J67 0-6-0T (GER)681646E
693296E693526E674286E686716E685316E
693306E693626E674326E685846E
693396E674426E
Shed Codes6D Chester N'thgate6E Wrexham
Adjacent to Wrexham shed was the industrial complex of Cudworth & Johnson, their private locos consisted of the following:
Hudswell, Clarke0-4-0ST812/1907Andrew Barclay0-4-0ST821/1899
Avonside0-4-0ST1397/1899 'Sir Theodore'Hunslet0-4-0ST411/1886 'Shamrock'
Manning, Wardle0-4-0ST1237/1891 'Walter Scott'
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
Sep 1963 - Jun 19676C
AbbreviationsWD - War DepartmentVisits to Croes Newydd 1938 - 1967
Sunday 14 March 195484J10.45am - 10.55amtotal:33
14xx 0-4-2T57xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T43xx 2-6-028xx 2-8-0
141684J461784J740384J661784J531584J287184J
581184J464584J741484J663284J531984J287884J
2181 0-6-0PT468384J744084J669484J630384JWD 2-8-0
218384J574284J744284J669684J631184J9026184G
218684J577484J16xx 0-6-0PT64xx 0-6-0PT730584J
54xx 0-6-0PT966984J163584J640484J731084J
541684J976884B164684J640584J
Shed Codes84B Oxley84G Shrewsbury84J 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
AbbreviationsCam R - Cambrian RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 14 March 195489A11.40am - 11.50amtotal:28
14xx 0-4-2T57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Manor 4-6-0
141289A570089A540189A223389A782289A
143289A572689A540589A225589Acl 2MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-0
145989A16xx 0-6-0PT74xx 0-6-0PT320089A4650389A7500589A
45xx 2-6-2T160389A740589A320889A4650789A7502089A
454689A160489A741089ACam R. 0-6-04650989A7502489A
90xx 4-4-02301 0-6-0 (Dean)743489A87389A4652489A
900189A253889A
lunch at Derwen College, Gobowen
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
AbbreviationsD - DeeleyF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Sunday 14 March 195484G2.15pm - 2.55pmtotal:98
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)2251 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0County 4-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0
4000584G220585A4483584G101684G County of Hants482515B
4000884G223184G451895B102584G County of Radnor482555B
4004884G223284G4519084GCastle 4-6-04830784G
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)224484G4519311A506482A Bishop's Castle4830884G
4238887K57xx 0-6-0PT4520524B507384G Blenheim4833087K
4239487K370284G4528384G509784G Sarum Castle4834484G
51xx 2-6-2T378284G4529811AHall 4-6-04835484G
410584G378884G4542284G492484B Eydon Hall4866084G
411884G462384GBR 5MT 4-6-0596284G Wantage Hall4873587K
515484G467284G7301284G598184G Gresham Hallcl 7F 0-8-0
516884G779784G7301484G694686C Heatherden Hall4889384G
43xx 2-6-0965684G7301584GModified Hall 4-6-04894584G
531284G965784G7301884G698084G Llanrumney Hall4915784G
532684K967284G7302684GManor 4-6-04926084G
532884G974084G7303384G781184G Dunley Manor4927684G
534484Kcl 3F 0-6-0 (J/D)7303484G782884G Odney Manor494075B
631784G4324717B7303584GRoyal Scot 4-6-04944084G
633984G4339484G7303684G461195A Lancashire FusilierWD 2-8-0
636184G4349184G7303784G56xx 0-6-2Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (J)9001084G
cl 1F 0-6-0T (J)4357084Gcl 5MT 2-6-0 (St)660684G5819484G9006984G
4172584G4360084G429835B663384G5820384GBR 9F 2-10-0
72xx 2-8-2T4362184Gcl 4F 0-6-028xx 2-8-05820717B9200686A
520786C4375784G4416617B283986E5821384G
Shed Codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South11A Carnforth24B Rose Grove82A Bristol Bath Road
84B Oxley84G Shrewsbury84K Chester West85A Worcester86A Newport Ebbw J.86C Cardiff Canton
86E Severn Tunnel J.87K Swansea Victoria
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 (Salop) 1939 - 1963
Sunday 14 March 195484H3.25pm - 3.30pmtotal:17
2021 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T57xx 0-6-0PT
206184H417884H373284H571284H963084H974284H
510984H374484H574584H963984H977484H
517884H376084H775484H971484B
460584H962484H
Shed Codes84B Oxley84H Wellington
Stafford
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1852Sep 1935 - Jul 19655C
type:A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jul-65
location:West of the line, at the north end of the station.Visits to Stafford 1936 - 1965
AbbreviationsF - FowlerJ - JohnsonSt - Stanier
Sunday 14 March 19545C4.25pm - 4.35pmtotal:28
cl 2P 4-4-0 (J)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
404435C411605A424315D450502A475885C489073C
404615Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (F)425385C4507211A475905Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4233115C425523D453792A476065C491585C
405675A423455C425863Ccl 8F 2-8-0476535Ccl 7F 0-8-0 G2
405835C423475C486001A476655C494105C
406465C423569C4876026B
406785C
Shed Codes1A Willesden2A Rugby3C Walsall3D Aston5A Crewe North
5C Stafford5D Stoke-on-Trent11A Carnforth15C Leicester Midland26B Agecroft
It was also noted that in the nearby Castle Engine Works of W. G. Bagnall Ltd., newly built 94xx 0-6-0PT 8442 was in the yard.
Inside the Erecting Shop, 8443, 8444 and 8445 were in various stages of construction.
Other Days Out:Days Out No. 14 : 29th July 1956 - Shrewsbury, Chester & North Wales
Days Out No. 18 : 28th September 1958 - Chester, Crewe Works and sheds
Days Out No. 31 : 10th July 1960 - Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury 
Days Out No. 76 : 3rd December 1961 - Crewe Works and sheds in Cheshire
Days Out No. 41 : 11th February 1962 - North Wales & Cheshire 
Days Out No. 61 : 11th November 1962 - Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton & Birmingham

 

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