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.

Wednesday 24 May 2017

Stewart's Lane (Battersea) 1953 - 1963


A line up of five express locomotives on 15th February 1958.  They are  “Schools” class 4-4-0 30919 “Harrow”, two BR class 5MT 4-6-0s (73083 and 73088) and two unrebuilt West Country Pacifics, 34091 “Weymouth” and 34097 “Holsworthy”.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Stewart's Lane, Battersea
Pre Grouping Ownership - London, Chatham and Dover Railwayopened:1881Sep 1935 - Jan 1950BAT
type:A brick-built 16TS dead-ended shed.closed:Sep-63Feb 1950 - May 196273A
location:Between Battersea Park and Wandsworth stations.
Jun 1962 - Sep 196375D
AbbreviationsLBSCR - London, Brighton & South Coast RailwayLSWR - London & South Western Railway
I - IvattSECR - South Eastern & Chatham RailwayBR - British RailwaysSR - Southern Railway
SER - South Eastern RailwayLMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayBRCW - Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Saturday 13 June 195373A2.55pm - 3.30pmtotal:56
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"West Country" 4-6-2
3115873A3111273D3076473A Sir Gawain3404575A Ottery St. Mary
3126373A3157373D3077373A Sir Lavaine3409774B Holsworthy
3126673A3157573A3079473B Sir Ector de Maris"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
3126973A3157673A3080473A Sir Cador of Cornwall3408074B 74 Squadron
3131975E3157873AB1 4-6-0"Britannia" 4-6-2
3132073A3157973D6101550A* Duiker700309A* William Wordsworth
3132173A3158473A6113365A*6133850A*700349A* Thomas Hardy
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3169073C6127351A*6135464A*"Schools" 4-4-0
3210073A3171873A6127451A*cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3091174B Dover
3210373A3171973Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4207074BD1 4-4-0 (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3210473AQ1 0-6-04129173A4208973A3154573A3181373A
3210573A3302274B4129273A4209173AE1 4-4-0 (SECR)3181473A
P 0-6-0T (SECR)W 2-6-4T4129473A4210075F3106773AU1 2-6-0
3155573A3191273A4129573A3189973A
3191473A4129673A3190273A
* On loan to the Southern Region during May and June 1953 whilst Bullied Pacifics were out of use.
shed codes9A Longsight50A York51A Darlington64A St. Margaret's65A Eastfield
73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73D Gillingham74B Ramsgate75A Brighton
75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells W.
Sunday 4 April 195473Atotal:71
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"West Country" 4-6-2
3126573A3122173A3076373A Sir Bors de Ganis3409273A City of Wells
3126673A3146173A3076473A Sir Gawain3410173A Hartland
3132173A3157373A3076673A Sir Geraint3410373A Calstock
3155175B3157573A3076773A Sir Valence"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3157873A3077173A Sur Sagramore3406773A Tangmere
3210073A3157973A3077373A Sir Lavaine3407073A Manston
3210273A3158173A3077473A Sir Gaheris3407774B 603 Squadron
3210473A3158373A3079173A Sir Uwaine3408074B 74 Squadron
3210573A3158473A3079273A Sir Hervis de Revel3408773A 145 Squadron
3210673A3171873A3079373A Sir Ontzlake3408973A 602 Squadron
3210773A3171973A3079573A Sir Dinadan"Merchant Navy" 4-6-2
P 0-6-0T (SECR)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)N 2-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-03502573A Brocklebank Line
3155573A4129073A3141173A3190173A3502673A Lamport & Holt Line
3155773A4129173A3141273A3190273A"Britannia" 4-6-2
E3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)4129273A3141373A3190473A7001473A Iron Duke
3245873B4129473A3141473AL 4-4-0 (SECR)"Schools" 4-4-0
W 2-6-4T4129573A3181673A3176574D3091274B Downside
3191473Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3182973BE1 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3191573A4208173B3101973A3174373A
3192173C3150473A3174973A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green74B Ramsgate
74D Tonbridge75B Redhill
Sunday 1 May 195573Atotal:67
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"West Country" 4-6-2
3100573A3125373A3076373A Sir Bors de Ganis3401773A Ilfracombe
3126173A3146173A3076473A Sir Gawain3410173A Hartland
3126573A3157373A3076673A Sir Geraint3410473A Bere Alston
3126673A3157573A3076973A Sir Balan"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2
3155073A3157673A3077073A Sir Prianius3407173A 601 Squadron
3155273A3157873A3077373A Sir Lavaine3408773A 145 Squadron
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3157973A3077473A Sir Gaheris3408973A 602 Squadron
3210073A3158173A3079273A Sir Hervis de Revel3409073A Sir Eustace Missenden SR
3210173A3158273A3079373A Sir Ontzlake"Britannia" 4-6-2
3210273A3171873AU1 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)7000473A William Shakespeare
3210373A3171973A3189573A4208973A"Schools" 4-4-0
3210473AQ1 0-6-03190473A4209173A3093373B King's Canterbury
3210573A3302474D3190573AW 2-6-4TE1 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3210673Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3190773A3191473A3101973A3174973A
3210773A4129173AN 2-6-0 (SECR)3191573A3106773AL1 4-4-0 (SECR)
P 0-6-0T (SECR)4129673A3140873A3191975C3150473A3175574C
3155773AE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)3141073A3150673A
3155873A3245573A3181273A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms74C Dover74D Tonbridge75C Norwood Junction
Sunday 8 July 195673A3pmtotal:51
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"Merchant Navy" 4-6-2
3126173A3125373A3076673A Sir Geraint3502673A Lamport & Holt Line
3126573A3157573A3076873A Sir Balin"Britannia" 4-6-2
3132173A3157673A"Battle of Britain" 4-6-27000473A William Shakespeare
3155073A3157973A3406673A Spitfire7001473A Iron Duke
3155173A3158173A3407074C Manstoncl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)N 2-6-0 (SECR)
3155273A3158273A3407274C 257 Squadron4208173B3140873A
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3168873C3407474C 46 Squadron4208873A3141273A
3210273AQ1 0-6-03407674B 41 Squadron4209073A3181073A
3210373A3303274D5700 0-6-0PTE1 4-4-0 (SECR)4209173A3181173A
3210473AC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)877281A3106773Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)U1 2-6-0
3210573A3244875BP 0-6-0T (SECR)3150473A4129073A3190273B
3210673A0-6-0 diesel3132575ABR 5MT 4-6-04129173A3190473A
3210773A132263155873A7308573AE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)
3245573A
shed codes73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green74B Ramsgate74C Dover
74D Tonbridge75A Brighton75B Redhill81A Old Oak Common
Saturday 18 May 195773Atotal:57
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"Merchant Navy" 4-6-2
3126173A3157573A3079373A Sir Ontzlake3502873A Clan Line
3155073A3157873A3080673C Sir Galleron"Britannia" 4-6-2
3155173A3157973D"West Country" 4-6-27000473A William Shakespeare
3155273A3158173A3401773A Ilfracombe7001473A Iron Duke
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3158373A3409173A WeymouthN 2-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0
3210073Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3409273A City of Wells3140973A3190573A
3210273A4129073A3410273A Lapford3141073A3190773A
3210373A4129173A3410374C Calstock3141173AD1 4-4-0 (SECR)
3210673A4129273A"Battle of Britain" 4-6-23141273A3154573A
P 0-6-0T (SECR)4130073B3406673A Spitfire3141373A3174373B
3155773ABR 5MT 4-6-03406873A Kenley3141473A3174973A
3155873A7308273A3407274C 257 Squadron3181073AE1 4-4-0 (SECR)
class 4F 0-6-07308473Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)W 2-6-4T3186475B3106773A
4425914A7308673A4209173A3191473AE3 0-6-2T (LBSCR)T9 4-4-0 (LSWR)
7308973A4210673A3191573A3245573A3033870A
shed codes14A Cricklewood70A Nine Elms73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green
73D Gillingham74C Dover75B Redhill
Sunday 20 April 195873Atotal:58
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"Britannia" 4-6-2
3126574B3127274D3076673A Sir Geraint7001473A Iron Duke
3155173A3131773A3076773A Sir Valence"Schools" 4-4-0
3155273A3157573A3076973A Sir Balan3090873A Westminster
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3157873A3079373A Sir Ontzlake3091174B Dover
3210073A3158173A3079473A Sir Ector de Maris3091573A Brighton
3210273A3171973A"West Country" 4-6-2N 2-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0
3210373A3172173C3409273A City of Wells3140873A3189473A
3210673AC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)3410173A Hartland3140973A3190573A
P 0-6-0T (SECR)3244775C"Battle of Britain" 4-6-23141073A3190673A
3117873AO1 0-6-0 (SER)3406673A Spitfire3141173AU 2-6-0
3155873A3104873A3407773A 603 Squadron3141273A3162170A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)3106473A3408573A 501 Squadron3181173ABR 5MT 4-6-0
4129173AW 2-6-4T3408973A 602 SquadronD1 4-4-0 (SECR)7308073A
4129273A3191573A"Merchant Navy" 4-6-23154573A7308273A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)3192173A3500271B Union Castle3174373B7308973A
4208773A0-6-0 dieselE1 4-4-0 (SECR)3174973A
D32243150673A
shed codes70A Nine Elms71B Bournemouth73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green
74B Ramsgate74D Tonbridge75C Norwood Junction
Saturday 14th March 195973Atotal:56
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)N15 "King Arthur" 4-6-0"Schools" 4-4-0
3126173A3157873A3076973A Sir Balan3090873A Westminster
3155073A3169173C3079373A Sir Ontzlake3091573A Brighton
3155173A3171973A3080373A Sir Harry le Fiske Lake3091973G Harrow
3155273AC2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)"West Country" 4-6-23093973A Leatherhead
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3254775C3409173A WeymouthN 2-6-0 (SECR)BR 5MT 4-6-0
3210073AO1 0-6-0 (SER)"Battle of Britain" 4-6-23140973A7304173A
3210273A3104873A3406673A Spitfire3141273A7308073A
3210673A3137073A3408473H 253 Squadron3141373A7308273A
P 0-6-0T (SECR)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)"Merchant Navy" 4-6-23141473A7308473A
3155873A4207075E3500173A Channel Packet3181173A7308673A
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4208873A3502873A Clan Line3181273ABR 4MT 4-6-0
4129073A4208973AE1 4-4-0 (SECR)D1 4-4-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-07507473A
4129273AW 2-6-4T3101973A3174373B3189473ABo-Bo electric locos
BR 4MT 2-6-4T3191473Acl. 8F 2-8-03174973A3189773AE5000E5002
8015275A3192173A4811716A3190673AE5001
shed codes16A Nottingham73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73C Hither Green73G Ramsgate
73H Dover75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Allocation May 1959 (96)H 0-4-4TSECR5O1 0-6-0SER2
C 0-6-0SECR8C2 0-6-0LBSCR2E2 0-6-0TLBSCR4
P 0-6-0TSECR1N 2-6-0SR10U1 2-6-0SR8
cl 2MT 2-6-2 (I)LMS3W 2-6-4TSR3BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR5
D1 4-4-0SECR4E1 4-4-0SECR2"Schools" 4-4-0SR6
N15 4-6-0SR7BR 5MT 4-6-0BR9BR 4MT 4-6-0BR1
BB 4-6-2SR9WC 4-6-2SR4MN 4-6-2SR3
Sunday 24 April 196073Atotal:51
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)"Battle of Britain" 4-6-2U1 2-6-0W 2-6-4T
3126173A3131773A3406673A Spitfire3189473A3191473A
3126573A3157873A3406773A Tangmere3189573A3191573A
3155073A3158373A3407773A 603 Squadron3189673ABR 4MT 2-6-4T
3155173A3158473A3408573A 501 Squadron3189773A8014575A
3155273A3171473A3408873A 213 Squadron3189973A8015475A
M7 0-4-4T (LSWR)3171573A3408973A 602 Squadron3190073Acl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)
3032871A3171973A"West Country" 4-6-2BR 4MT 4-6-04129073A
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)Q1 0-6-03410073A Appledore7506973A4129173A
3210073A3302973J"Schools" 4-4-0N 2-6-0 (SECR)Bo-Bo electric locos
3210273A0-6-0 diesels3092173A Shrewsbury3141173AE5002E5007
3210673AD2083D32223092373A BradfieldCo-Co electric locosE5003E5010
D3046D1 4-4-0 (SECR)E1 4-4-0 (SECR)2000120003
3150970A3101973A
shed codes70A Nine Elms71A Eastleigh73A Stewart's Lane73J Tonbridge75A Brighton
Sunday 23 April 196173Atotal:52
H 0-4-4T (SECR)C 0-6-0 (SECR)"West Country" 4-6-2"Schools" 4-4-0
3126173A3131773A3400173A Exeter3092173A Shrewsbury
3132670A3157573B3400473A Yeovil3092273A Marlborough
3154273A3157873A3409173A Weymouth3092373A Bradfield
E2 0-6-0T (LBSCR)3157973A3410073A Appledore3092573A Cheltenham
3210073A3158373A"Battle of Britain" 4-6-23092673A Repton
3210273A3158473A3406173H 73 SquadronN 2-6-0 (SECR)U1 2-6-0
3210373A3171473A3406773A Tangmere3141173A3189473A
3210673A3171573A3406873A Kenley3141273A3189873A
BR 2MT 2-6-2T3171973A3407773A 603 Squadron3182373A3189973A
8402273BBR 4MT 2-6-4T3408973A 602 SquadronBR 4MT 4-6-0Bo-Bo electric locos
C2X 0-6-0 (LBSCR)8001675FE1 4-4-0 (SECR)0-6-0 diesels7507473AE5009E5012
3253975C8006873A3106773AD3047D3464W 2-6-4TE5010E5023
8014975ABRCW T3D65233192075CE5011
shed codes70A Nine Elms73A Stewart's Lane73B Bricklayer's Arms73H Dover75A Brighton
75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Sunday 29 April 196273Atotal:31
H 0-4-4T (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)"West Country" 4-6-2BR 4MT 2-6-4TBo-Bo electric locos
3154273A3141173A3410073A Appledore8001275EE5003E5016
5700 0-6-0PT3141273A"Battle of Britain" 4-6-28003473FE5004E5018
463173A3181071A3408973A 602 Squadron8003573FE5008
C 0-6-0 (SECR)3185473ABRCW T3 dieselsBR 4MT 4-6-08008173ABo-Bo electro/diesels
3158873FU1 2-6-0D6526D65757506973A8014675AE6001E6002
0-6-0 diesels3191075C7507473A8015275A
D2287D3224BR 4MT 2-6-0shed codes71A Eastleigh73A Stewart's Lane73F Ashford
D23987606871A75A Brighton75C Norwood Junction75E Three Bridges
Saturday 8 June 196375Dtotal:47
H 0-4-4T (SECR)N 2-6-0 (SECR)K 2-6-0 (LBSCR)"West Country" 4-6-2BR 4MT 2-6-4T
3130575D W3141075D3233775A W3401475A Budleigh Salterton8006875D
3154275D W3182375D3234075A W"Battle of Britain" 4-6-28008975D
Q 0-6-0 (SER)3182475D3234375A W3408875A 213 Squadron8009475D
3053475D W3182575D3234775E W"Schools" 4-4-08014175F
3053775D W3185475DBR 4MT 4-6-03092875A Stowe WBo-Bo electric locos
U1 2-6-03187775D W7506775DBR 5MT 4-6-0E5002E5015
3189375E W3187875D W7506875D7308170A ExcaliburE5005E5023
3189475E W3187975D W7506975D7308770A LinetteBo-Bo electro/diesels
3189675A W3188075D W7507075DBRCW T3 diesels0-6-0 dieselsE6001E6003
N1 2-6-07507475DD6502D6582D2277D3461Co-Co electro/diesel
W - withdrawn3182275D WD656020001
shed codes70A Nine Elms75A Brighton75D Stewart's Lane75E Three Bridges75F Tunbridge Wells West
Stewart's Lane shed closed to steam in September 1963.
Updated and revised - October 2021.
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