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.

81F Oxford and 81E Didcot - Allocations 1961

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
Oxford
143514xx 0-4-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
144214xx 0-4-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
144414xx 0-4-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
145014xx 0-4-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
365357xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
464957xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
776057xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81FLTE
965357xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
965457xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
381428xx 2-8-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
382328xx 2-8-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
410351xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F83B
412551xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F84D84D84D84E84E84E84E84E
414751xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F84G84G84G84G84G84G84G84G84G
414851xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
4092Castle 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81FWW
Dunraven Castle
5012Castle 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Berry Pomeroy Castle
5025Castle 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Chirk Castle
5033Castle 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Broughton Castle
4908Hall 4-6-081D81D81D81D81D81D81D81D81D81F81F81F
Broome Hall
4979Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Woottoon Hall
5918Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81F81F81F81F
Walton Hall
5922Hall 4-6-082C82C82C82C82C82C82C82C82C81F81F81F
Caxton Hall
5923Hall 4-6-081A81A81A81A81A81A81A81A81A81F81F81F
Colston Hall
5933Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Kingsway Hall
5955Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Garth Hall
5957Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Hutton Hall
5960Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Saint Edmund Hall
5966Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Ashford Hall
5989Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F87A87A87A87A87A87A
Cransley Hall
6927Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Lilford Hall
6956Hall 4-6-089A81F81F81F81F84F84F84F85B85B85B85B
Mottram Hall
610661xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
612361xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
612961xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
613861xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
614961xx 2-6-2T81C81C81C81C81C81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
615061xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
615461xx 2-6-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
615661xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81F81F81F81F81F81F
616861xx 2-6-2T81A81A81A81A81F81F81F81F81A81A81A81A
6970Mod Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Whaddon Hall
7900Mod Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Saint Peter's Hall
7911Mod Hall 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
Lady Margaret Hall
720972xx 2-8-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
723972xx 2-8-2T81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
740474xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
741274xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
744574xx 0-6-0PT81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
945594xx 0-6-0PT85A81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75000BR 4MT 4-6-084E81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75001BR 4MT 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75007BR 4MT 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75008BR 4MT 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75021BR 4MT 4-6-081F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F81F
75022BR 4MT 4-6-082E82E82E82E82E82E82E82E82E81F81F81F
Totals454848474747474747515048
AbbreviationsBR - British RailwaysW - withdrawn
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81C - Southall81D - Reading
81E - Didcot81F - Oxford82C - Swindon
82E - Bristol Barrow Road83B - Taunton84D - Leamington Spa
84E - Tyseley84F - Stourbridge Junction84G - Kidderminster
85A - Worcester85B - Gloucester GWR87A - Neath
89A - ShrewsburyLTE - London Transport Executive

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
Didcot
1002County 4-6-083G81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
County of Berks
1007County 4-6-083C83C81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
County of Brecknock
1015County 4-6-082C82C82C82C82C82C82C82C81E81E81E81E
County of Gloucester
1018County 4-6-083G83G83G83G81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
County of Leicester
22012251 0-6-081E84A84A84A84A89B89B89B84D84D84D84D
22212251 0-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
22302251 0-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
22402251 0-6-081E81E82B82B82B83B83B83B86A81E81E81E
366557xx 0-6-0PT82B82B82B82B82B82B82B81E81E81E81E81E
375157xx 0-6-0PT81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
574657xx 0-6-0PT81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
872057xx 0-6-0PT81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
978157xx 0-6-0PT81B81E81E81EWWWWWWWW
283628xx 2-8-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
284228xx 2-8-081D81D81D81D81D81D81D81D81D81D81E81E
284928xx 2-8-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
289328xx 2-8-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
289828xx 2-8-086A86A86A86A81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
381928xx 2-8-082D82D82D82D82D82D82D82D81E81E81E81E
382028xx 2-8-082B81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
384028xx 2-8-082D82D82D82D82D81D81D81D81E81E81E81E
4902Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Aldenham Hall
4910Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Blaisdon Hall
4915Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Condover Hall
4939Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Littleton Hall
4950Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Patshull Hall
4959Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Purley Hall
4965Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Rood Ashton Hall
4969Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81C81C
Shrugborough Hall
4976Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Warfield Hall
4994Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Downton Hall
5918Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81F81F81F81F
Walton Hall
5943Hall 4-6-081E82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82C82C82C82C
Elmdon Hall
5953Hall 4-6-081E82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82B
Dunley Hall
5987Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Brocket Hall
6910Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Gossington Hall
6915Hall 4-6-081E89A89A89A89A89A89A89A89A89A89A89A
Mursley Hall
6937Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Conyngham Hall
6957Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E82D82D82D82D82D88A88A88A
Norcliffe Hall
6969Mod Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Wraysbury Hall
6983Mod Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Otterington Hall
6996Mod Hall 4-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
Blackwell Hall
610961xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
611361xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E83B83B83B83B83B
612061xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
612461xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
613061xx 2-6-2T81D81D81D81D81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
613661xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
613961xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
614561xx 2-6-2T81A81A81A81A81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
615261xx 2-6-2T81B81B81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
615361xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
615661xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81F81F81F81F81F81F
615961xx 2-6-2T81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
535143xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81EWWWWWWW
538043xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
630243xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
631343xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81EWWW
635043xx 2-6-082E82E82E82E82E82E82E81E81E81E81E81E
636343xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
637943xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81D81D81D81D81D81D81D
732443xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
732743xx 2-6-081E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
849494xx 0-6-0PT81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
945094xx 0-6-0PT81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
90201WD 2-8-088A88A81E81E81E81E86A86A86A86A86A86A
90312WD 2-8-081C81C81E81E86A86A86A86A86A87F87F87F
90565WD 2-8-081C81C81E84C84C84C84C84C84C81C81C81C
Totals504953525351495052525252
AbbreviationsWD - War DepartmentW - withdrawn
Shed Codes81A Old Oak Common81B - Slough81C - Southall
81D - Reading81E - Didcot81F - Oxford
82B - St. Philips Marsh82C - Swindon82D - Westbury
82E - Bristol Barrow Road83B - Taunton83C - Exeter
83G - Penzance84A - Stafford Road84C - Banbury
84D - Leamington Spa86A - Newport Ebbw Jct.87F - Llanelly
88A - Cardiff Canton89A - Shrewsbury89B - Croes Newydd

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