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.

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Shed Profile - Exmouth Junction 1961

72AExmouth JunctionAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - London & South Western Railway opened:1887prior to Jan 1950EXJ
type:A 12TS ferro-concrete shed replaced earlier 11TS in 1927.closed:Jun-65Feb 1950 - Aug 196372A
location:On the north side of the line, east of Queen Street station.Sep 1963 - Jun 196583D
AbbreviationsI - IvattBR - British RailwaysLSWR - London & South Western Railway
Monday 3 April 196172AEaster Mondaytotal:69
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)West Country 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
4130672A3183072A3400272A Salisbury3405172B Winston Churchill
BR 3MT 2-6-2T3183172A3400572B Barnstaple3405371B Sir Keith Park
8201072A3183272A3402472A Tamar Valley3405672A Croydon
8201772A3183572A3403372A Chard3405872A Sir Frederick Pile
8202572A3183772A3403472A Honiton3405972B Sir Archibald Sinclair
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3183972A3404872B Crediton3406072A 25 Squadron
3002572A3184072AS15 4-6-0Z 0-8-0T3406372A 229 Squadron
3004572A3184472A3082372B3095072A3406672A Spitfire
3012572A3184572A3082972B3095172A3407872A 222 Squadron
3066872A3184772A3084172A3095372A3407972A 141 Squadron
3066972A3184972A3084272A3095472A3408172A 92 Squadron
3067072A3187572A3084472A3095772A3411072A 66 Squadron
3067672AT9 4-4-0 (LSWR)3084572A0415 4-4-2TMerchant Navy 4-6-2
O2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3031372A3084672A3058272A3500672B Penninsular & Oriental
3019972A3033872A700 0-6-0 (LSWR)3058372A3501072A Blue Star
3071572A3031772A57xx 0-6-0PT3501970A French Line CGT
3071772A3032772A367972A3502272A Holland-Amercia Line
3069172A373372C
shed codes70A Nine Elms71B Bournemouth72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town
Sunday 13 August 19618.30pmtotal:67
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)Merchant Navy 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
4128472A3002172A3500372A Royal Mail3401172A Tavistock
4129272A3002472A3501970A French Line CGT3401572A Exmouth
4129972A3002572A3502272A Holland-America Line3403170A Torrington
4131872A3004472AU1 2-6-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)3403572A Shaftesbury
BR 3MT 2-6-2T3004572A3190272A3183272A3403672A Westward Ho!
8201072A3066772A3190372A3183372A3409470A Mortehoe
8201772A3066872A3190472A3183572A3409672A Trevone
8201972A3067072AS15 4-6-03183672A3409772A Holsworthy
8202572AO2 0-4-4T (LSWR)3082972B3183972A3410672A Lydford
BR 2MT 2-6-2T3019972A3084272A3184072ABattle of Britain 4-6-2
8402172AZ 0-8-0T3084572A3184172A3405872A Sir Frederick Pile
8402272A3095072ABR 5MT 4-6-03184672A3406272A 17 Squadron
8402372A3095272A73081 *70A3184972A3406672A Spitfire
57xx 0-6-0PT3095572A*named: Excalibur3185572A3407170A 601 Squadron
373372C3095772A3185672A3407272A 257 Squadron
N15 'King Arthur' 4-6-03186072A3408072A 74 Squadron
3045172B Sir Lamorak3187572A3408672A 219 Squadron
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Jct.3410972A Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town3411072A 66 Squadron
Sunday 10 September 196172A11.05am - 11.35amtotal:60
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)Battle of Britain 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
4127072A3183172A3405472B Lord Beaverbrook3400272A Salisbury
4129972A3183272A3405872A Sir Frederick Pile3400372B Plymouth
4130872A3183572A3406272A 17 Squadron3401572A Exmouth
4130972A3183772A3406372A 229 Squadron3403472A Honiton
4131583H3184372A3407272A 257 Squadron3409672A Trevone
4132272A3184472A3407572A 264 Squadron3409872A Templecombe
BR 3MT 2-6-2T3184572A3407972A 141 Squadron3410672A Lydford
8201072A3185372A3408072A 74 Squadron3410772A Blandford Forum
8201872A3185572A3410972A Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory3410872A Wincanton
8202572A3185672AM7 0-4-4T (LSWR)Z 0-8-0TMerchant Navy 4-6-2
BR 2MT 2-6-2T3187472A3002472A3095172A3500672B Penninsular & Oriental
8402172A3187572A3002572A3095272A3502572A Brocklebank Line
8402272AU1 2-6-03004572A3095372A3502672A Lamport & Hort Line
8402372A3190172A3012572A3095472AH15 4-6-0 (LSWR)S15 4-6-0
3066772A3095572A3052372B3084272A
3067072A3084472A
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury83H Plymouth Friary
Saturday 23 September 196172Atotal:51
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)West Country 4-6-2Battle of Britain 4-6-2
4127072A3183172A3400272A Salisbury3405672A Croydon
4128472A3183672A3401572A Exmouth3406072A 25 Squadron
4129972A3184072A3401870A Axminster3406572A Hurricane
4130872A3184172A3403472A Honiton3406972A Hawkinge
BR 3MT 2-6-2T3184672A3409172B Weymouth3407572A 264 Squadron
8201172A3184972A3410772A Blandford Forum3407672A 41 Squadron
8201372A3185372AM7 0-4-4T (LSWR)Z 0-8-0T3407972A 141 Squadron
8202472A3185672A3002472A3095272A3408672A 219 Squadron
8202572A3187572A3002572A3095372A3409070A Sir Eustace Missenden..
BR 2MT 2-6-2TS15 4-6-03004872A3095472A3411072A 66 Squadron
8402072A3084172A3012572A3095772AMerchant Navy 4-6-2
57xx 0-6-0PT3084272A3066772AU1 2-6-03501072A Blue Star
973272C3084372A3067072A3190372A3502870A Clan Line
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town
Sunday 22 October 196172Atotal:70
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)Merchant Navy 4-6-2West Country 4-6-2
4127072A3183072A3500170A Channel Packet3403272A Camelford
4127272A3183172A3500372A Royal Mail3403372A Chard
4128472A3183372A3500472B Cunard White Star3403672A Westward Ho!
4129972A3183472A3500972A Shaw Savill3410772A Blandford Forum
4130672A3183672A3502272A Holland-America Line3410872A Wincanton
4130772A3184172A3502672A Lamport & Hort LineBattle of Britain 4-6-2
4132372A3184572A3502870A Clan Line3405472B Lord Beaverbrook
BR 3MT 2-6-2T3185372A3503070A Elder Dempster Lines3405672A Croydon
8201172A3185572AZ 0-8-0TS15 4-6-03405872A Sir Frederick Pile
8201772A3185672A3095072A3082372B3406072A 25 Squadron
8201872A3185772A3095172A3082872B3406272A 17 Squadron
8201972A3187572A3095272A3084272A3406472A Fighter Command
8202272AM7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3095372AU1 2-6-03407272A 257 Squadron
8202472A3002472A3095472A3190372A3407972A 141 Squadron
BR 2MT 2-6-2T3004572A3095572A3190472A3408072A 74 Squadron
8402072A3012972C3095772A700 0-6-0 (LSWR)3408172A 92 Squadron
8402372A3066772A3068972A3408472A 253 Squadron
3070072A3408672A 219 Squadron
shed codes70A Nine Elms72A Exmouth Junction72B Salisbury72C Yeovil Town
Sub-sheds
Lyme RegisA one track dead ended wooden shed.
Saturday 11 March 1961cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
4129272A
Sunday 10 September 1961cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
4130672A
OkehamptonA one track dead ended concrete block built shed.
Monday 14 August 1961N 2-6-0 (SECR)3183572A3184272A
U1 2-6-03190172A
Sunday 23 September 1961N 2-6-0 (SECR)3183372A3185672A
Saturday 21 October 1961N 2-6-0 (SECR)3184072A3184472A
N 2-6-0 (SECR)3184672A3184972A
U1 2-6-03190172A
SeatonA one track dead ended concrete block built shed.
Sunday 10 September 1961M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3004872A
Other sub-shedsBudeLaunceston (SR)Exmouth