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.

St. Blazey, Truro & Penzance (83E to 83G) - Allocations in 1961

83E 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
St. Blazey
141914xx 0-4-2T83E83E83EWWWWWWWWW
146814xx 0-4-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83C83C83C83C83C
162416xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
162616xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E85B85B
166416xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E82C
363557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
370557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E86B86B86B86B86B86B86B
373157xx 0-6-0PT82B82B82B82B82B82B82B82B83E83E83E83E
379057xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
466557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
771557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
870257xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
871957xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
873357xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
873757xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
965557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
968057xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
971657xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
975557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
744674xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
427342xx 2-8-0T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
520142xx 2-8-0T86A86A86A86A86A86A86A86A86A83E87F87F
455245xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83EWWWW
456545xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83EWWWW
456945xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E87H87H87H87H87H87H
551845xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
553145xx 2-6-2T83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83E83E83E83E
553945xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E
555345xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83EWWW
557045xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E82C82C82C82C
557245xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D
416751xx 2-6-2T83E83E83E83E84E84E84E84E84E84E84E84E
6812Grange 4-6-083B83B83B83B83B83E83E83E83G83G83G83G
Chesford Grange
6825Grange 4-6-083E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83G83G83G
Llanvair Grange
6875Grange 4-6-083E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83G83G83G
Hindford Grange
Totals313130282727262523211918
AbbreviationsW - withdrawn
Shed Codes82B - St. Philips Marsh82C - Swindon83B - Taunton
83C - Exeter St. Davids83D - Plymouth Laira83E - St. Blazey
83G - Penzance84E - Tyseley85B - Gloucester GWR
86A - Newport Ebbw Jct.86B - Newport Pill87F - Llanelly
87H - Neyland
83F 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
Truro
370257xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F82B
370957xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
462257xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
467357xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
574457xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
677057xx 0-6-0PT83F87D87D87D87D87D87D87D87D87D87D87D
963557xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
848694xx 0-6-0PT83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
454945xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83G83G83G83G83GWW
457445xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83A83A83A83A
459345xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83B83B83B83B
550945xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83FWW
553745xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
553845xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F89C89A89AWWWW
554445xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83D83D83D83D83D83D
556245xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F
6823Grange 4-6-083F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F84B84B84B84B
Oakley Grange
6828Grange 4-6-083F83F83F83F83F83F83F83F84B84B84B84B
Trellech Grange
6854Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83F83F83F83F83F84B84B84B84B
Roundhill Grange
Totals1817171818161515101098
AbbreviationsW - withdrawn
Shed Codes82B - St. Philips Marsh83A - Newton Abbot83B - Taunton
83F - Truro83G - Penzance84B - Oxley
87D - Swansea East Dock89A - Shrewsbury89C - Machynlleth
83G 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
Penzance
363557xx 0-6-0PT83E83E83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
974857xx 0-6-0PT83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
943394xx 0-6-0PT83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
947594xx 0-6-0PT83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
454945xx 2-6-2T83F83F83F83F83F83G83G83G83G83GWW
456345xx 2-6-2T83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83GWWWW
456445xx 2-6-2T83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
456645xx 2-6-2T83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83D83D83D83D
457045xx 2-6-2T83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
457145xx 2-6-2T83G83GWWWWWWWWWW
458845xx 2-6-2T83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83B83B83D83D
550845xx 2-6-2T83C83C83C83C83C83C83C83C83C83C83G83G
551545xx 2-6-2T83B83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83BWWW
554545xx 2-6-2T89C89C89C83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
1001County 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
County of Bucks
1002County 4-6-083G81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
County of Berks
1004County 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
County of Somerset
1008County 4-6-083D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83D83G
County of Cardigan
1018County 4-6-083G83G83G81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E81E
County of Leicester
6800Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Arlington Grange
6808Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Beenham Grange
6812Grange 4-6-083B83B83B83B83B83E83E83E83G83G83G83G
Chesford Grange
6814Grange 4-6-083C83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Enborne Grange
6824Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Ashley Grange
6825Grange 4-6-083E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83E83G83G83G
Llanvair Grange
6826Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Nannerth Grange
6854Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83F83F83F83F83F84B84B84B84B
Roundhill Grange
6868Grange 4-6-083C83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Penrhos Grange
6869Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G
Resolven Grange
6870Grange 4-6-083G83G83G83G83G83G83G83G84B84B84B84B
Bodicote Grange
Totals202222212122222218191920
AbbreviationsW - withdrawn
Shed Codes81E - Didcot83B - Taunton83C - Exeter
83D - Plymouth Laira83E - St. Blazey83F - Truro
83G - Penzance84B - Oxley89C - Machynlleth

1 comment:

  1. Phill olds2 July 2025 at 19:45

    Best shed visits for a few weeks 11 new locos, 3 sheds concluded

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