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, 22 January 2025

Shed Profiles - Westbury & Taunton in 1961

82DWestburyAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1915prior to Jan 1950WES
type:A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Sep-65Feb 1950 - Oct 6382D
location:On the east side of the line, south of the station.Oct 63 - Sep 6583C
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysWD - War Department
Wednesday 24 May 196182Dtotal:27
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-02251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0Hall 4-6-0
362982D532682B220082D285381D490982B Blakesley Hall
367582DBR 4MT 2-6-0321282D287582D590181D Hazel Hall
373582D7605971A56xx 0-6-2T288382D595082D Wardley Hall
460782D54xx 0-6-0PT662582D381982D598082D Dingley Hall
568982D541082D669988BBR 3MT 2-6-2T695182D Impney Hall
778482D541682D94xx 0-6-0PT8203982E695582D Lydcott Hall
961582D847982B
Shed Codes71A Eastleigh81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Road
88B Cardiff Radyr
Sunday 23 July 196182Dtotal:38
57xx 0-6-0PT43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
361482D635682B494182D Llangedwyn Hall 596382D Wimpole Hall
367582D730282D494883C Northwick Hall597482D Wallsworth Hall
373582D732481E497484F Talgarth Hall598082D Dingley Hall
460782D2251 0-6-0592182D Bingley Hall695182D Impney Hall
463682D220082D594082B Whitbourne Hall695582D Lydcott Hall
879082B220681D595082D Wardley HallModified Hall 4-6-0
961282D226882D596288A Wantage Hall699482D Baggrave Hall
976982D227782B45xx 2-6-2TBR 9F 2-10-0791782D North Aston Hall
54xx 0-6-0PT56xx 0-6-2T552682D9224882EGrange 4-6-0
541082D568982D554282Dcl 8F 2-8-0680982B Burghclere Grange
662582D4845982B684282B Nunhold Grange
Shed Codes81D Reading81E Didcot82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Road
83C Exeter84F Stourbridge85A Worcester88A Cardiff Canton
Sunday 13 August 196182Dtotal:29
57xx 0-6-0PT54xx 0-6-0PTHall 4-6-0Grange 4-6-0
460782D541082D490281E Aldenham Hall686582B Hopton Grange
778382B45xx 2-6-2T4926 *86G Fairleigh Hall2251 0-6-028xx 2-8-0
871182C552682D493382D Himley Hall220082D287582D
871482D554282D595082D Wardley Hall226882D288884B
879082B43xx 2-6-0596781A Bickmarsh Hall321282D381982D
961282D733583D598082D Dingley Hall56xx 0-6-2TBR 9F 2-10-0
961582D690882B Downham Hall662582D9220781C
976982D692781F Lilford Hall* Swindon Wks yard (27 Aug) and withdrawn in Sep.
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81E Didcot81F Oxford82B St. Philip's Marsh
82D Westbury83D Plymouth Laira84B Oxley86G Pontypool Road
Sunday 10 September 196182D4.25pm - 4.40pmtotal:41
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-0Hall 4-6-0
361482D220082D490982B Blakesley Hall695582D Lydcott Hall
373582D226882D491782D Crosswood HallModified Hall 4-6-0
463682D321282D494282B Maindy Hall696681A Witchingham Hall
464782D45xx 2-6-2T592182D Bingley Hall696781C Willesley Hall
778482D456782D593281A Haydon Hall696981E Wraysbury Hall
871182C554282D593582D Norton HallCastle 4-6-0
961282D54xx 0-6-0PT593681D Oakley Hall508781A Tintern Abbey
961582D541082D595082D Wardley Hall56xx 0-6-2T28xx 2-8-0
966882D541682D596382D Wimpole Hall568982D287388J
976982D94xx 0-6-0PT596681F Ashford Hall662582D288283B
946682B597482D Wallsworth HallWD 2-8-0381982D
598082D Dingley Hall9067686A
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C Southall81D Reading81E Didcot81F Oxford
82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury83B Taunton86A Newport Ebbw Jct.88J Aberdare
Monday 18 September 196182Dvisting locomotives
43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0Modified Hall 4-6-028xx 2-8-0
637882B*490982B Blakesley Hall696181A Stedham Hall286586E
* Published records claim it to be allocated to 89C697282B Beningbrough Hall289586E
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh86E Severn Tunnel Jct.89C Machynlleth
Saturday 21 October 196182Dtotal:25
57xx 0-6-0PT2251 0-6-056xx 0-6-2THall 4-6-028xx 2-8-0
778482D220082D568982D592082D Wycliffe Hall284281D
961282D226882D662582D592182D Bingley Hall287582D
961582D45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0595082D Wardley Hall288382D
966882D554282D632782CModified Hall 4-6-0289284E
976982D54xx 0-6-0PTBR 5MT 4-6-0695284C Kimberley Hall
94xx 0-6-0PT541082D73080 *71G695782D Norcliffe Hall
847982B541682D* named: Merlin699482D Baggrave Hall
Shed Codes71G Weymouth81D Reading82B St. Philip's Marsh82C Swindon82D Westbury
84C Banbury84E Tyseley
sub-shed
FromeA wooden-built 1TS dead-ended shed.
Wednesday 24 May 1961
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
361482D4124882E
Shed Codes82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Road
Sunday 10 September 1961
57xx 0-6-0PT
871482D874482D879082B962882D
Shed Codes82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury
Saturday 21 October 1961
57xx 0-6-0PTcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
361482D373582D962882D4120382E
Shed Codes82D Westbury82E Bristol Barrow Road

83BTauntonAllocations 1961
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Western Railwayopened:1896prior to 1950TN
type:A brick-built roundhouseclosed:Oct-641950 - Oct 6483B
location:On the south side of the line, at the western end of the station.
AbbreviationsBPGV - Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley RailwayCar. R - Cardiff RailwayBR - British Railways
WD - War Department
Saturday 24 June 196183Btotal:32
57xx 0-6-0PT45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366983B771383B551683B634083B493283B Hatherton Hall
373683B874482D554282D636684C499183B Cobham Hall
461283B964683B51xx 2-6-2T637882B *592482B Dinton Hall
466383B964783B415783B730583B599584B Wick Hall
577983B973272C519883B2251 0-6-0691483B Langton Hall
578083B975783B61xx 2-6-2T224083BModified Hall 4-6-0
0-6-0 diesel614086E227783B699583B Benthall Hall
D2142615583B699983B Capel Dewi Hall
Shed Codes72C Yeovil Town82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury83B Taunton84B Oxley
84C Banbury86E Severn Tunnel Junction* published records claim 6378 was allocated to 89C Machynlleth.
Tuesday 15 August 196183Bvisting locomotives
57xx 0-6-0PT28xx 2-8-0Grange 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
976982D381784C681583D Frilford Grange499383C Dalton Hall
51xx 2-6-2T47xx 2-8-0684282B Nunhold Grange594886G Siddington Hall
411783C470181ACastle 4-6-0
702481A Powis Castle
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury83C Exeter83D Plymouth Laira
84C Banbury86G Pontypool Road
Sunday 10 September 196183B1.40pm - 2.10pmtotal:44
57xx 0-6-0PTCastle 4-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366983B960883B509683B Bridgwater Castle493283B Hatherton Hall
373683B964683B45xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0495583B Plaspower Hall
459383B964783B551683B W633783B497583A Umberslade Hall
460483B967083B552183B634083B499183B Cobham Hall
464483B971883B555483B637585A499283B Crosby Hall
466383B975783B557183B639083B592082D Wycliffe Hall
577983B74xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T730182B599283B Horton Hall
578083B W743683B412883B61xx 2-6-2TModified Hall 4-6-0
579383B0-6-0 diesels415783B611383B699983B Capel Dewi Hall
579883BD2140D2197519883B W615583B790182B Dodington Hall
771383Bcl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)615783B792483B Thornycroft Hall
4129472EGrange 4-6-0
W - withdrawn681583D Frilford Grange
Shed Codes72E Barnstaple Junction82B St. Philip's Marsh82D Westbury83A Newton Abbot83B Taunton
83D Plymouth Laira85A Worcester88A Cardiff Canton
Saturday 21 October 196183Btotal:26
57xx 0-6-0PT51xx 2-6-2T43xx 2-6-0Hall 4-6-0
366983B871482D412883B633783B493083C Hagley Hall
461283B960883B414383B634083B494882C Northwick Hall
464483B967083B61xx 2-6-2T637585A591383C Rushton Hall
577983B975783B611383B730483B691483B Langton Hall
579383BGrange 4-6-0732683BModified Hall 4-6-0
579883B683182B Bearley Grange28xx 2-8-0699983B Capel Dewi Hall
0-6-0 dieselD2141287183B
Shed Codes82C Swindon82D Westbury83B Taunton83C Exeter85A Worcester



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