| 85B Allocation 1962 | Jan-62 | Feb-62 | Mar-62 | Apr-62 | May-62 | Jun-62 | Jul-62 | Aug-62 | Sep-62 | Oct-62 | Nov-62 | Dec-62 | |
| Gloucester Horton Road | |||||||||||||
| 1409 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1424 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1426 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 1453 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 84C | 84C | 84C | 84C | 84C | 84C | 84C | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1472 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1473 | 14xx 0-4-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W |
| 1605 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1608 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 83B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1623 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1626 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W |
| 1627 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81F | 81F | 81F | 81F | 81F |
| 1630 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 82C | 82C | 82C | 82C | 82C | 82C | 82C | 81F | 81F | 81F |
| 1631 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 1632 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 89A | 89A | 89B | 89B | 89B | 89B | 89B | 89B |
| 1650 | 16xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 3721 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 3745 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 3775 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4614 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4680 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 8701 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 8729 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W |
| 8743 | 57xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 5420 | 54xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6437 | 64xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 7435 | 74xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F |
| 8487 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81A | 81A | 81A | 81A |
| 8489 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 8491 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 9453 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 9471 | 94xx 0-6-0PT | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6669 | 56xx 0-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 88B | 88B | 88B | W |
| 47539 | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85C | 85B | 85B | 82F | 82F | 82F |
| 2232 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 2245 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 2253 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 2273 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 82D | 82D | 82D | 82D |
| 2289 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 84C | 84C | 84C | 84C |
| 3203 | 2251 0-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4100 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4101 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4106 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| 4109 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4116 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| 4141 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4142 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4161 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 84F | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 4163 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| 5154 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 86E | 86E | 86E | 86E | 86E | 86E | 86E | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 5173 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W |
| 5182 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 5184 | 51xx 2-6-2T | 84D | 84D | 84D | 84D | 84D | 84D | 84D | 84D | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6126 | 61xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E |
| 6137 | 61xx 2-6-2T | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6304 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6330 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| 6344 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 71G | 85B |
| 6365 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6381 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 6394 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 7335 | 43xx 2-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| 5000 | Castle 4-6-0 | 82C | 82C | 82C | 82C | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Launceston Castle | |||||||||||||
| 5007 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| Rougemont Castle | |||||||||||||
| 5017 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th, 61st | |||||||||||||
| 5058 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Earl of Clancarty | |||||||||||||
| 5064 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| Bishop's Castle | |||||||||||||
| 5071 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Spitfire | |||||||||||||
| 7000 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Viscount Portal | |||||||||||||
| 7003 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Elmley Castle | |||||||||||||
| 7009 | Castle 4-6-0 | 81A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 81A |
| Athelney Castle | |||||||||||||
| 7026 | Castle 4-6-0 | 84A | 84A | 84A | 84A | 84A | 84A | 84A | 84A | 85B | 85B | 84A | 84A |
| Tenby Castle | |||||||||||||
| 7034 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Ince Castle | |||||||||||||
| 7035 | Castle 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81F | 81F |
| Ogmore Castle | |||||||||||||
| 4903 | Hall 4-6-0 | 84B | 84B | 84B | 84B | 84B | 84B | 84B | 84B | 85B | 81A | 81A | 81A |
| Astley Hall | |||||||||||||
| 4929 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Goytrey Hall | |||||||||||||
| 4935 | Hall 4-6-0 | 88A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E | 81E |
| Ketley Hall | |||||||||||||
| 4956 | Hall 4-6-0 | 88A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 81C | 81C | 82D | 82D | 82D | 82D |
| Plowden Hall | |||||||||||||
| 4974 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Talgarth Hall | |||||||||||||
| 5944 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Ickenham Hall | |||||||||||||
| 5951 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Clyffe Hall | |||||||||||||
| 5968 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| Cory Hall | |||||||||||||
| 5980 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | W | W | W | W |
| Dingley Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6940 | Hall 4-6-0 | 83A | 83A | 83A | 83A | 83A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 82C | 82C |
| Didlington Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6943 | Hall 4-6-0 | 88A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Farnley Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6947 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Helmingham Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6948 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Holbrooke Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6956 | Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Mottram Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6985 | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Parwick Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6989 | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Wightwick Hall | |||||||||||||
| 6993 | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B |
| Arthog Hall | |||||||||||||
| 7926 | Modified Hall 4-6-0 | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85B | 85A | 85A | 85A | 85A |
| Willey Hall | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 56 | |
| Abbreviations | W - withdrawn | T - Tank | PT - Pannier Tank | ||||||||||
| Shed Codes | 71G - Weymouth | 81A - Old Oak Common | 81E - Didcot | ||||||||||
| 81F - Oxford | 82C - Swindon | 82D - Westbury | |||||||||||
| 82F - Bath Green Park | 83A - Newton Abbot | 83B - Exeter | |||||||||||
| 84A - Stafford Road | 84B - Oxley | 84C - Banbury | |||||||||||
| 84D - Leamington Spa | 84F - Stourbridge Junction | 85A - Worcester | |||||||||||
| 85B - Gloucester Horton Rd | 85C - Gloucester Barnwood | 86E - Severn Tunnel Jct. | |||||||||||
| 88A - Cardiff Canton | 88B - Cardiff Radyr | 89A - Shrewsbury | |||||||||||
| 89B - Croes Newydd | |||||||||||||
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.
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