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.

Wales - Locomotive Sheds


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updated: 12th January 2020



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Central WalesAberystwyth1939 - 1964201-Aug-16
Central WalesBala Junction1946 - 1963121-Aug-16
Central WalesBrecon1938 - 1962148-Aug-16
Central WalesBuilth Road1946 - 196294-Aug-16
Central WalesBuilth Wells1946 - 195794-Aug-16
Central WalesLlanfyllin1946 - 195124-Aug-16
Central WalesLlanidloes1939 - 1962124-Aug-16
Central WalesMachynlleth1939 - 19652525-Jul-16
Central WalesMaesporth (Corris Railway)193911-Aug-16
Central WalesMoat Lane Junction1939 - 1962184-Aug-16
Central WalesPenmaenpool1952 - 196361-Aug-16
Central WalesTrawsfynfdd1950 - 196151-Aug-16
Central WalesWelshpool1939 - 195024-Aug-16
Central WalesWelshpool W&L1939 - 195224-Aug-16
MonmouthAberbeeg1938 - 19641419-Aug-16
MonmouthAbergavenny1938 - 195798-Aug-16
MonmouthBranches Fork1948119-Aug-16
MonmouthNewport Ebbw Junction1938 - 1954103-Sep-16
MonmouthNewport Ebbw Junction1955 - 19651110-Sep-16
MonmouthNewport Pill1938 - 19631813-Sep-16
MonmouthPontypool Road1938 - 19651816-Aug-16
MonmouthSevern Tunnel Junction1948 - 19651926-Aug-16
MonmouthTredegar1938 - 1960148-Aug-16
North WalesBangor1939 - 19641417-Jul-16
North WalesCroes Newydd1938 - 19672218-Aug-14
North WalesDenbigh1939 - 195587-Jul-16
North WalesHolyhead1949 - 19651521-Jul-16
North WalesLlandudno Junction1939 - 19661812-Jul-16
North WalesMold Junction1937 - 1966183-Jun-13
North WalesPortmadoc1939 - 1962141-Aug-16
North WalesPwllheli1949 - 1963141-Aug-16
North WalesRhyl1939 - 1962167-Jul-16
North WalesWrexham Rhosddu1946 - 19591317-Jun-13
South WalesAberdare1938 - 1964154-Jun-18
South WalesAbercynon1938 - 19641718-Jun-18
South WalesBarry1938 - 19641814-Mar-18
South WalesBridgend1938128-Jun-18
South WalesBurry Port1938 - 19611320-Nov-17
South WalesCardiff Cathays1938 - 19581326-Mar-18
South WalesCardiff Canton1938 - 19551017-Apr-18
South WalesCardiff Canton1956 - 19621027-Apr-18
South WalesCardiff East Dock1938 - 1965229-May-18
South WalesCardiff Radyr1938 - 1965212-Apr-18
South WalesCardigan1953 - 196165-Dec-17
South WalesCarmarthen1938 - 19632027-Nov-17
South WalesDanygraig1938 - 1963246-Nov-17
South WalesDowlais Cae Harris1938 - 19641511-Jun-18
South WalesDowlais Central1941 - 1959911-Jun-18
South WalesDuffyrn Yard1938 - 1964173-Mar-18
South WalesFerndale1938 - 19641624-May-18
South WalesGlyn Neath1939 - 19641127-Feb-18
South WalesGoodwick, Fishguard1938 - 1963155-Dec-17
South WalesGurnos1947 - 19611226-Oct-17
South WalesLandore1938 - 19611317-Oct-17
South WalesLlandovery1938 - 19641426-Oct-17
South WalesLlanelly1938 - 19652315-Nov-17
South WalesLlantrisant1938 - 19641628-Jun-18
South WalesMerthyr1938 - 19641911-Jun-18
South WalesMilford Haven1938 - 1962115-Dec-17
South WalesNeath Court Sart1938 - 19652020-Feb-18
South WalesNeath N&B1938 - 19631627-Feb-18
South WalesNewcastle Emlyn1947127-Nov-17
South WalesNeyland1938 - 1963142-Dec-17
South WalesPantyfynnon1938 - 19641320-Nov-17
South WalesPembroke Dock1943 - 196365-Dec-17
South WalesRhymney1938 - 19651711-Jun-18
South WalesSwansea East Dock1938 - 19641930-Oct-17
South WalesSwansea Upper Bank1938 - 19621626-Oct-17
South WalesSwansea Victoria1938 - 19591926-Oct-17
South WalesTondu1938 - 19641728-Jun-18
South WalesTreherbert1938 - 19642024-May-18
South WalesWhitland1938 - 1963192-Dec-17