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, 8 January 2025

Shed Profiles - Plaistow, Tilbury & Shoeburyness in 1961

33APlaistowNo Allocation
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Tilbury & Southend Railwayopened:1911prior to Jan 195013A
type:A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shedclosed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196233A
location:On the south side of the line west of Plaistow station.Plaistow lost its allocation on 7th November 1959
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnJ - JohnsonGNR - Great Northern Railway
Wh - WhiteleggGER - Great Eastern RailwayWD - War DepartmentBR - British Railways
Sunday 26 March 196133Atotal: 19
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4250133C8007033B8009833B4732833B9010633B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4252433C8007233B8009933B4735133B9065333B
4225533B4253133C8007633B8010233B473551Ccl 4F 0-6-0
S - stored8009633B8013233B4452914A
Shed Codes1C Watford14A Cricklewood33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 16 April 196133Atotal: 24
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4250033C8006933B8009933B4732833B9024433B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4251733C8007233B8010233B4755533B9044233B
4207633C4252133C8007933B8010333B9049433B
4222633C4252933C8009733B8013433B9065333B
4225533B4253033C8009833BS - stored
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C ShoeburynessS - stored
Thursday 20 April 196133Atotal: 22
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4222133C4250633C8007133B8013333C4732833B9004233B
4222333C4251733C8007433B8013433B4755533B9024433B
4222733C4252133C8007633Bcl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)9049433B
4268733C4252833C8009833B4198133B S
4252933C8010433BS - stored
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Sunday 14 May 196133Atotal: 22
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4250133C8007633B8010333B4732833B9002333B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4250233C8007833B8013233B4755533B9019633B
4207533C4250933C8008033B8013333C9024433B
S - stored4252133C8009933B9050133B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness9051433B
Sunday 25 June 196133Atotal: 14
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4253033C8006933B8010433B9003433B9049433B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0T8007433B8013633B9009333B9051433B
4268733C4755533B8009833B9024433B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 9 September 196133Atotal: 24
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4251133C8006933B8009633B4732833B9009333B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4253333C8007233B8010133B4735133B9049433B
4222033C S4253433C S8007433B8010233B4755533B9065333B
4222633C8007733B8010433Bcl 4F 0-6-0
4225433B8008033B8013233B4453214B
S - stored8013633B
Shed Codes14B Kentish Town33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Wednesday 20 September 196133Atotal: 33
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4198133B S4250333C4253233C8006933B8009833B8013433B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4250433C4253433C S8007233B8010233B8013533B
4222033C S4251133Ccl 3F 0-6-0T8007333B8010333BWD 2-8-0
4225433B4251433C4732833B8007633B8010433B9009333B
4225733B4251933C4735133B8007733B8013233B9025633B
4268733C4252533C4755533B8007933B8013333C9029833B
S - stored4252733C
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Saturday 16 December 196133Atotal: 25
cl 3F 0-6-2T (Wh)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWD 2-8-0
4198133B S4225433B8007333B8009833B8013433B9009333B
cl 3F 0-6-0T4225733B8007433B8010333B8013533B9019633B
4732833B4228233C8007733B8010533Bcl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)9025633B
4735133B4268133C8007933B8013133B4251133C9065333B
4755533B8009633B8013333C4251833C
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Plaistow closed on 18th June 1962.
Withdrawn locomotives remained at the shed. The Railway Observer reported the situation on 30 July 1962 was as follows:
Monday 30 July 1962total: 20
cl 3F 0-6-2T (LTS)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0TWD 2-8-0
4198133B W4221833C4250533C W4732833B W9002333B W9025633B W
4221933C W4251333C W4735133B W9009333B W9029833B W
4222333C WBR 4MT 2-6-4T4755533B W9019633B W9065333B W
4225433B W8007033B9024433B W
4225733B W8010333B W
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness

33BTilburyAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Tilbury & Southend Railwayopened:1912prior to Jan 195013C
type:A 4TS corrugated iron through road shed.closed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196233B
location:In the triangle of lines, north of the station.
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnJ - JohnsonH - Hughes
BR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Thursday 20 April 196133Btotal: 21
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4225733B8006933B8008033B9002333B9044233B9214840B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)8007333B8009633B9003433B9051433Bcl 3F 0-6-0T
4251633C8007733B8009933B9009333B9052230A4735133B
4252633C8007933B8010533B9029833B9065333B
Shed Codes30A Stratford33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness40B Immingham
Wednesday 20 September 196133B12:10pmtotal: 14
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4Tcl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
4207533C4252833C8007033B8009633B4841081A9024433B
4222633C8007433B8009733B9051433B
4267933C8007533B8010033B
8007833B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness81A Old Oak Common
Saturday 16 December 196133Btotal: 13
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWD 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
4221933C4250533C8009933B8010433B9002333B9220136A
4250833C8010133B8013233B9024433B
4253633C8010233B9029833B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness36A Doncaster
Tilbury shed closed on 18th June 1962.
The Railway Oberserver reported that three withdrawn locomotives were still present on 13th August 1962.
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)WD 2-8-0
4225533B W4252733C W9003433B W

33CShoeburynessAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Tilbury & Southend Railwayopened:prior to Jan 195013D
type:closed:Jun-62Feb 1950 - Jun 196233C
location:
AbbreviationsFb - FairburnBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Thursday 20 April 196133Ctotal: 16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4TWD 2-8-0
4221833C4267833C4250533C4251533C80075*33B9019633B
4221933C4268433C4250833C4252333C8010033B
4222033C4251033C4253133C8010233B*involved in 
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness8013233BPitsea derailment
Wednesday 20 September 196133C2:15pmtotal: 21
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)
4221933C4222733C4250033C4250933C4252033C4253633C
4222133C4267833C4250133C4251533C4252233CBR 4MT 2-6-4T
4222433C4268433C4250233C4251733C4252933C8009933B
4250833C4251833C4253033C8010133B
Shed Codes33B Tilbury33C Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness closed on 18th June 1962.
Withdrawn locomotives remained at the shed. The Railway Observer reported the situation on 12 August 1962 was as follows:
Sunday 12 August 196233Ctotal: 24
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cyl)BR 4MT 2-6-4T
4250133C W4250933C W4252333C W4253033C W4253533C W8010433C
4250233C W4251633C W4252533C W4253233C W4253633C W8013333C
4250333C W4251733C W4252633C W4253333C Wcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)N1 0-6-2T (GNR)
4250433C W4251833C W4252933C W4267933C Wstationary boiler
4250833C W4252233C W4268733C W69461SB
2-6-4Ts 80104 and 80133 were shortly after transferred to the Western Region. 
80104 was stored at 81A Old Oak Common before it was allocated to 89B Croes Newydd.
80133 was sent to work from Swansea East Dock (87D).

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