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.

72B Salisbury, 72C Yeovil Town, 72E Barnstaple Junction & 72F Wadebridge - Allocations 1961

72B Allocation 1961
Jan-61
Feb-61
Mar-61
Apr-61
May-61
Jun-61
Jul-61
Aug-61
Sep-61
Oct-61
Nov-61
Dec-61
Salisbury
462657xx 0-6-0PT73H73H73H73H73H73H73H73H73H72B72B72B
463057xx 0-6-0PT73H73H73H73H73H73H73H73H73H72B72B72B
30021M7 0-4-4T72A72A72A72A72A72A72A72A72B72B72B72B
30025M7 0-4-4T72B72B72B72A
72A72A72A72A72A72A72A72A
30033M7 0-4-4T72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30674M7 0-4-4T72B72B72B72B72B72B72BWWWWW
30309700 0-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30315700 0-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30692700 0-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30331H15 4-6-072BWWWWWWWWWWW
30522H15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72BWWWW
30523H15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72BW
30524H15 4-6-072BWWWWWWWWWWW
30451N15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Sir Lamorak
30453N15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72BWWWWWW
King Arthur
30771N15 4-6-072B72BWWWWWWWWWW
Sir Sagramore
30783N15 4-6-072BWWWWWWWWWWW
Sir Gillemere
30796N15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Sir Dodinas le Savage
30798N15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Sir Hectimere
30799N15 4-6-072BWWWWWWWWWWW
Sir Ironside
30823S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30824S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30825S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30826S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30827S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30828S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30829S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30830S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30831S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
30832S15 4-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
31404N 2-6-0 (SECR)73J73J73J73J72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
31408N 2-6-0 (SECR)73F73F73F73F73F73F73F73F73F72B72B72B
31813N 2-6-0 (SECR)72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
31814N 2-6-0 (SECR)72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
31898U1 2-6-073A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B75C75C75C75C
31899U1 2-6-073A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B75C75C75C75C
31900U1 2-6-073A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B75C75C75C75C
34003WC 4-6-273B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Plymouth
34005WC 4-6-273B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Barnstaple
34026WC 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Yes Tor
34048WC 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Crediton
34049BB 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Anti-Aircraft Command
34051BB 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Winston Churchill
34052BB 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Lord Dowding
34054BB 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Lord Beaverbrook
34059BB 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Sir Archibald Sinclair
34067BB 4-6-273A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Tangmere
34068BB 4-6-273A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Kenley
34091WC 4-6-273A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Weymouth
34092WC 4-6-273A73A73A73A72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
City of Wells
34099WC 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Lynmouth
35004MN 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Cunard White Star
35006MN 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.
35007MN 4-6-272B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Aberdeen Commonwealth
76005BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76007BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76008BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76017BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76018BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76053BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76054BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76055BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76066BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
76067BR 4MT 2-6-072B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B72B
Totals504847475454535249525251
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysSECR - South East Coast Railway
W - withdrawn
Shed Codes72A - Exmouth Junction72B - Salisbury73A - Stewarts Lane
73B - Bricklayers Arms73F - Ashford73H - Dover
73J - Tonbridge75C - Norwood Junction

72C Allocation 1961
Jan-61
Feb-61
Mar-61
Apr-61
May-61
Jun-61
Jul-61
Aug-61
Sep-61
Oct-61
Nov-61
Dec-61
Yeovil Town
367157xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
373357xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
465657xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
874557xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
963257xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C87G87G87G87G87G87G87G87G87G
973257xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
976457xx 0-6-0PT72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
450745xx 2-6-2T72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
554845xx 2-6-2T72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
556345xx 2-6-2T72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
30129M7 0-4-4T72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
30131M7 0-4-4T72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31614U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31632U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31637U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31792U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31798U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31802U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
31805U 2-6-072C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C72C
Totals191919181818181818181818
Shed Codes72C - Yeovil Town87G - Carmarthen

72E Allocation 1961
Jan-61
Feb-61
Mar-61
Apr-61
May-61
Jun-61
Jul-61
Aug-61
Sep-61
Oct-61
Nov-61
Dec-61
Barnstaple Jct.
30023M7 0-4-4T72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72EWWW
30247M7 0-4-4T72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72EWWW
30251M7 0-4-4T72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
30253M7 0-4-4T72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72EWWW
30254M7 0-4-4T72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
30670M7 0-4-4T72A72A72A72A72A72A72A72A72E72E72E72E
41290cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)73A73A73A73A72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41294cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41295cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E83H83H83H83H83H
41297cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41298cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41310cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)83H83H83H83H83H83H83H72E72E72E72E72E
41312cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41313cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
41314cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E72E
Totals121212121313131314111111
AbbreviationsI - IvattW - withdrawn
Shed Codes72A - Exmouth Junction72E - Barnstaple Junction73A - Stewarts Lane
83H - Plymouth (Friary)
72F Allocation 1961
Jan-61
Feb-61
Mar-61
Apr-61
May-61
Jun-61
Jul-61
Aug-61
Sep-61
Oct-61
Nov-61
Dec-61
Wadebridge
466657xx 0-6-0PT72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F
469457xx 0-6-0PT72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F
30200O2 0-4-4T72F72F71A71A71A71A71A71A71A71A71A71A
305850298 2-4-0WT72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F
305860298 2-4-0WT72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F
305870298 2-4-0WT72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F72F
Totals665555555555
Shed Codes71A - Eastleigh72F - Wadebridge

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