CHESTER & SHREWSBURY
WOLVERHAMPTON WORKS YARD – passing
GWR: County Class 4‑6‑0 No. 1024 County of Pembroke (82B St. Philip’s Marsh). 94xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 9475 (87B Duffryn Yard). 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 9612 (82D Westbury).
84B OXLEY – passing
GWR: Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 4943 Marrington Hall (86G Pontypool Road). Grange Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6803 Bucklebury Grange, 6808 Beenham Grange (88L Cardiff East Dock).
LMS: Class 5 4‑6‑0 No. 45379 (5A Crewe – North).
OSWESTRY WORKS
LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑0 No. 46514 (89D Oswestry).
BR: Class 5 4‑6‑0 No. 73025 (89A Shrewsbury). Class 4 4‑6‑0 No. 75029 (89C Machynlleth). Class 2 2‑6‑0 No. 78002 (89C Machynlleth).
GWR 14XX Class 0‑4‑2T No. 1458 GWR 14XX Class 0‑4‑2T No. 1458 poses for the camera in a siding at 89D Oswestry. It was bitterly cold on that particular day and despite it being towards midday there was still frost on the sleepers. Despite having an ‘air of the scrapyard’ about it, No. 1458 was destined to remain in service until November 1964. Photograph by Peter Hands
89D OSWESTRY
GWR: 14xx Class 0‑4‑2T’s Nos. 1432, 1458. 1600 Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 1638, 1663, 1666, 1668. 22xx Class 0‑6‑0 No. 3208. Manor Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 7800 Torquay Manor, 7810 Draycott Manor, 7819 Hinton Manor, 7822 Foxcote Manor, 7827 Lydham Manor.
LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 46401, 46503, 46504, 46516, 46519, 46521, 46522, 36525 (89A Shrewsbury).
BR: Class 4 4‑6‑0 No. 75021. Class 4 2‑6‑4T’s Nos. 80079 (89B Croes Newydd), 80131 (89A Shrewsbury).
Locomotive in temporary storage:
GWR: 22xx Class 0‑6‑0 No. 3200.
In Store:
GWR: 14xx Class 0‑4‑2T No. 1438. 54xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 5421. 74xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 7428, 7434.
GWR 57XX Class 4683 and BR Class 4 2‑6‑4T No. 80104 A busy scene in the yard at 89B Croes Newydd. Back to back under the primitive coaling stage are two of its residents: GWR 57XX Class 4683 and BR Class 4 2‑6‑4T No. 80104. The latter was drafted to the Western Region from the Eastern Region (33B Tilbury) in August 1962. Also present is GWR 56XX Class 0‑6‑2T No. 6694 (89B). Photograph by Peter Hands
89B CROES NEWYDD
GWR: 16xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 1619 (84F Stourbridge), 1628, 1632, 1660. 22xx Class 0‑6‑0 No. 3209. 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 3749, 3789. 28xx Class 2‑8‑0 No. 3865 (84E Tyseley). 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 4645, 4683. 56xx Class 0‑6‑2T’s Nos. 5679. 6604, 6610, 6611, 6625, 6632, 6674, 6694. 43xx Class 2‑6‑0 No. 7310. 74xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 7418, 7431. Manor Class 4‑6‑0 No. 7828 Odney Manor. 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 9669, 9793.
LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑0 No. 46527 (89D Oswestry).
BR: Class 4 2‑6‑4T No. 80104.
In Store:
GWR: 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 3630. 43xx Class 2‑6‑0 No. 5399. 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 5774. Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 5994 Roydon Hall. 43xx Class 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 6301, 6339. 56xx Class 0‑6‑2T’s Nos. 6617, 6698. Castle Class 4‑6‑0 No. 7033 Hartlebury Castle (81A Old Oak Common) – failure!
6B MOLD JUNCTION
GWR: 28xx Class 2‑8‑0 No. 2882 (83B Taunton). Grange Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6823 Oakley Grange (84B Oxley), 6872 Crawley Grange (86G Pontypool Road). Modified Hall Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 6979 Helperly Hall (84C Banbury). 7916 Mobberley Hall (82B St. Philip’s Marsh).
LMS: Class 6P5F (Hughes) 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 42854 (6C Birkenhead), 42923 (6C Birkenhead). Class 4F 0‑6‑0 No. 44595. Class 5 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 44917, 45027, 45092 (12B Carlisle – Upperby), 45325, 45404 (8C Speke Junction). Jubilee Class 4‑6‑0 No. 45567 South Australia (6C Birkenhead). Class 3F 0‑6‑0T’s Nos. 47410, 47646, 47673. Class 8F 2‑8‑0’s Nos. 48175, 48253, 48288 (9E Trafford Park), 48340 (8E Northwich), 48344 (9E Trafford Park), 48348, 48455, 48711 (8C Speke Junction), 48771 (6G Llandudno Junction).
BR: Class 5 4‑6‑0 No. 73133 (26F Patricroft).
WD: Class 8F 2‑8‑0 No. 90649 (55G Huddersfield).
In Store:
LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑2T’s Nos. 41235, 41278.
89A SHREWSBURY
GWR: County Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 1016 County of Hants, 1019 County of Merioneth, 1023 County of Oxford. 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 3709. 28xx Class 2‑8‑0’s Nos. 3826 (86E Severn Tunnel Junction), 3841 (86G Pontypool Road). 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 4617, 4623. Hall Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 4905 Barton Hall (82B St. Philip’s Marsh), 4946 Moseley Hall, 4954 Plaish Hall (84E Tyseley), 4964 Rodwell Hall (86G Pontypool Road). Castle Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (88L Cardiff East Dock), 5073 Blenheim (88L Cardiff East Dock). 51xx Class 2‑6‑2T No. 5153 (84G Kidderminster). Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 5974 Wallsworth Hall (82D Westbury). 43xx Class 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 6320 (86E Severn Tunnel Junction), 6357 (87F Llanelly), 6380. Grange Class 4‑6‑0 6833 Calcot Grange (84B Oxley), 6864 Dymock Grange (84B Oxley), 6866 Morfa Grange (84E Tyseley). Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6916 Misterton Hall, 6918 Sandon Hall (88L Cardiff East Dock), 6931 Aldborough Hall (88L Cardiff East Dock), 6934 Beachamwell Hall, 6958 Oxburgh Hall (86G Pontypool Road). Modified Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 6961 Stedham Hall (81A Old Oak Common), 6964 Thornbridge Hall. 43xx Class 2‑6‑0’s Nos. 7314, 7329. Manor Class 4‑6‑0 No. 7809 Childrey Manor (89D Oswestry). 94xx Class 0‑6‑0PT’s Nos. 9463, 9498. 57xx Class 0‑6‑0PT No. 9657.
LMS: Class 2 2‑6‑2T’s Nos. 41202, 41203. Class 4F 0‑6‑0 No. 44354 (5D Stoke). Class 5 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 45145, 45422. Jubilee Class 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 45577 Bengal, 45660 Rooke, 45699 Galatea. Class 2 2‑6‑0 No. 46512 (89D Oswestry). Class 8F 2‑8‑0’s Nos. 48172 (87F Llanelly), 48404, 48418, 48525 (87F Llanelly), 48706 (87F Llanelly), 48738, 48761 (87F Llanelly).
BR: Class 5 4‑6‑0’s Nos. 73026, 73034, 73090, 73095, 73097. Class 4 2‑6‑4T’s Nos. 80069 (87D Swansea East Dock), 80078, 80096 (89B Croes Newydd), 80097 (87D Swansea East Dock), 80099 (87D Swansea East Dock), 80100, 80101 (89C Machynlleth), 80135.
In Store:
GWR: Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 4967 Shirenewton Hall.
