Locomotives working on MSWJR route in BR period


Information courtesy of Mike Barnsley

 

a) in photographs or in contemporary records or lists, with number of appearances, and typical workings with dates

 

1336                1          Cheltenham - Andover GRS special                                          9/5/53

2203                1          down freight                                                                             ?

2222                1          Cheltenham - Swindon Town passenger                                    Jul 1956

2250                1          Swindon Town up freight                                                          1959

2253                1          Foss Cross recovery                                                                 28/5/63

2254                1          LE to Cheltenham                                                                     28/9/57

2287                1          Swindon Town                                                             c1962

2805                1          Marlborough freight                                                                  ?

2818                1          Swindon Town                                                            18/9/57

2862                2          Foss Cross recovery                                                                 11/6/63

                                    Foss Cross recovery                                                                 14/6/63

2872                1          Withington demolition                                                   19/7/63

2887                1          Ludgershall freight                                                                     3/6/61

2891                1          Swindon Town                                                             4/1/57

3203                2          down freight                                                                             7/7/58

                                    Foss Cross recovery                                                                 18/3/63

3440                4          Weyhill brake vans                                                                   1952

                                    Fullerton SLS special                                                                1958

                                    Swindon –Eastleigh special (d.h.6313)                          10/4/58

                                    GRS special                                                                             14/5/60

3645                3          Andover Junction                                                                      10/2/58

                                    Savernake - Swindon passenger                                               8/7/61

3666                4          Cheltenham - Swindon Town passenger                                    mid 50s

                                    Andover Junc - Andover Town (relief)                          25/10/56                     

                                    Swindon - Marlborough passenger                                            15/7/61

3682                1          Ogbourne passenger                                                                 ?

3684                2          Swindon Town                                                             4/1/57

                                    Weyhill down freight

3724                1          Marlborough passenger                                                            3/6/60

3739                4          Tidworth                                                                                  ?

                                    Swindon Town                                                             18/9/57

                                    Marlborough local passenger                                                    2/5/59

3746                2          Ogbourne down passenger                                                       2/5/59

                                    Savernake - Marlborough passenger                                         13/6/59

3758                2          Grafton up passenger                                                                ?

                                    South Cerney down freight                                                        2/8/60

3763                2          Swindon - Andoversford freight                                                28/10/60

                                    Marlborough local passenger                                                    26/8/61

3775                1          Dowdeswell freight                                                                   8/9/61

3780                2          Marlborough                                                                            4/1/57

                                    Swindon - Andoversford "freight" (EBV)                                   21/10/60

3810                1          Swindon Town                                                             18/9/57

3824                2          Cirencester Watermoor freight                                      July 1950

                                    Foss Cross recovery                                                                 10/5/63

3830                1          Foss Cross recovery                                                                 24/5/63                       

3866                1          Cheltenham down troop train                                                    20/8/55

4157                1          Marlborough HL                                                                      Sept 1956

4358                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 10/9/55


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4377                2          Southampton Terminus                                                 29/12/54

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 30/12/54

4381                1          Cirencester up passenger                                                          ?

4502                1          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      c1948

4538                2          Tidworth passenger                                                                  19/12/49

                                    Savernake LL passenger                                                           1950s?

4550                3          Swindon Junction - Town                                                         11/4/55

                                    Andover - Eastleigh passenger                                      18/1/56

4551                1          Ludgershall - Tidworth passenger                                              7/8/50

4557                1          Marlborough - Savernake passenger                                         1951

4574                1          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      c1952

4612                1          Swindon Town passenger                                                         c1950

4651                1          Swindon Town freight                                                   c1960 

4697                3          Marlborough - Savernake local passenger + 2 vans                   18/7/59

                                    Swindon - Cheltenham passenger                                              23/5/61

5306                2          Swindon down passenger                                                         3/9/61

                                    RCTS special                                                                           10/9/61

5312                8          Southampton Terminus                                                 31/12/51

                                    failed Foss Cross on Cheltenham - Southampton passenger       15/3/52

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton                                                       23/8/52

5314                2          Southampton Terminus                                                 14/8/56

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 15/8/56

5322                4          Andover Junction shed                                                  14/10/51

Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           Apr 1952

                                    Andover Junction                                                                      28/2/58

5327                8          Southampton Terminus                                                 5/8/52

                                    Chiseldon                                                                                 20/11/55

5336                7          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           6/12/51

                                    down local passenger                                                                1953

5345                10        Cheltenham - Swindon football special (dh 5394)                      2/2/52

                                    Southampton Docks                                                                 2/5/57

5347                18        Cricklade goods                                                                       15/3/52

                                    Swindon Town - Andover Junction freight                                 18/7/59

5350                1          Swindon Junction – Andover                                                    25/3/56

5351                2          Savernake HL up freight                                                           ?

                                    Marlborough - Swindon                                                            c1955

5355                1          Southampton Freemantle                                                          22/12/54

5367                3          Red Post freight                                                                        ?

                                    Swindon - Andover passenger                                      7/8/50

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 4/10/52

5394                9          Cheltenham - Swindon football special (dh 5345)                      2/2/52

                                    Southampton                                                                            20/12/54         

5396                7          Southampton Terminus                                                 6/9/52

                                    Tidworth passenger                                                                  7/9/55

                                    Rushey Platt down passenger                                                    18/9/55

5398                17        Northam                                                                                   22/3/52

                                    Southampton - Cheltenham freight                                             22/8/58

5509                7          Marlborough - Savernake passenger                                         1951

                                    Ogbourne down freight                                                 12/6/59

5510                2          Marlborough passenger                                                            1/9/52

                                    Swindon - Andover passenger                                      July 1956


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5526                1          Marlborough freight                                                                  1962?

5536                2          Andover shed                                                                           14/10/51

                                    Swindon – Andover mixed                                                        26/6/60

5540                1          Andover                                                                                   18/9/57

5547                3          Swindon Town down passenger                                                28/6/59

                                    Swindon - Andoversford "freight" (EBV)                                   8/9/61

5555                3          Collingbourne Kingston down passenger                                   ?

                                    Collingbourne Kingston down freight                             17/4/61

                                    Foss Cross up freight                                                                14/6/61

5563                1          Andover Junction shed                                                  14/10/51

5566                1          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           18/7/52

5570*              1          Marlborough passenger                                                            9/9/61

5751                1          Marlborough                                                                            20/11/55

5772                1          Swindon Junction - Town passenger                                         9/6/51

6309                5          Northam                                                                                   4/1/52

                                    Grafton down passenger                                                           pre 1958

6312                1          Marlborough - Colchester troop (d.h. 6319)                             19/7/62

6313                2          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      c1956

                                    Swindon _ Eastleigh excursion (d.h.3440)                                 10/4/58

6314                8          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           15/6/53

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 28/11/53

6319                2          Marlborough - Colchester troop (d.h. 6312)                             19/7/62

                                    Foss Cross recovery                                                                 21/6/63                       

6320                10        Andover Junction shed                                                  14/10/51

                                    Tidworth passenger                                                                  1/9/52

                                    Marlborough freight                                                                  1/9/52

                                    Cheltenham - Portsmouth excursion (dh 6384)              10/6/56

6322                2          Swindon -Andover passenger                                                   3/6/51

6326                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 1/11/55

6327                8          Swindon - Andoversford freight                                                31/5/61

                                    Southampton - Andover passenger                                           15/7/61

                                    Marlborough down pigeon special from Chester                        26/8/61

                                    Andover Junction- Swindon passenger                          9/9/61

6330                15        Southampton Terminus                                                 6/8/52

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 4/4/57

6334                1          Chiseldon down freight                                                 15/3/58

6336                1          Swindon Town down passenger                                                3/5/59

6340                1          Southampton terminus                                                   15/1/55

6341                8          Southampton Terminus                                                 12/3/55

                                    Ludgershall freight                                                                     14/5/55

                                    passenger                                                                                 26/10/57

6344                1          Foss Cross demolition                                                              28/6/63

6348                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 28/3/53

6349                6          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      8/6/54

                                    Weyhill down freight                                                                 Jul 58

6353                1          Cheltenham - Southampton & return                                         13/5/58

6354                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 26/3/55

6355                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 2/1/53

6356                1          Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              Aug 55                        

6357                2          Southampton Terminus                                                 25/10/52

                                    Cheltenham passenger                                                  1/8/53


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6358                1          Cheltenham - Southampton                                                       23/8/52

6360                4          Cheltenham - Portsmouth                                                          1/7/51

                                    Ludgershall - Tidworth passenger                                              28/6/52

                                    Northam                                                                                   15/8/52

6365                5          Southampton Terminus                                                 27/6/53

                                    Southampton Docks                                                                 15/11/57

                                    Withington track recovery                                                         1/8/63

                                    Withington track recovery                                                         15/8/63

6368                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 27/4/55

6372                1          Savernake - Andover railtour                                                    8/7/56 

6373                5          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           20/9/52

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           22/4/58

6374                1          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           c1948

6378                1          Southampton Terminus                                                 13/9/52

6379                1          Swindon - Ludgershall troop train (dh 6391)                             11/3/61

6381                6          Southampton Docks - Cheltenham freight                                  16/7/49

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           6/9/52

                                    Southampton Docks                                                                 23/5/57

                                    Andoversford - Foss Cross demolition                          7/5/63

6384                4          Rushey Platt up passenger                                                         14/4/49

                                    Cheltenham - Portsmouth excursion (dh 6320)              10/6/56

6385                2          Southampton Terminus                                                 24/12/52

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 23/10/53

6387                4          Andover Junction shed                                                  14/10/51

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           7/9/55

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 19/3/57

6391                2          Andover - Southampton football special                                    5/12/59

                                    Swindon - Ludgershall troop train (dh 6379)                             11/3/61

6394                2          track recovery                                                                          31/5/63

                                                                                                                                    7/6/63

6395                2          Swindon Town - Andover passenger                                        9/9/61

6396                1          Millbrook                                                                                 13/10/56

7300                1          Ludgershall                                                                               18/9/57

7302                1          Grafton down freight                                                                 c1958

7303                2          Southampton Terminus                                                 25/10/52

                                    Chiseldon down passenger                                                        1/5/60

7312                3          Southampton Terminus                                                 7/10/52

                                    Romsey freight                                                              May 1955

                                    Andover - Swindon & return passenger                                    6/4/57

7317                2          Marlborough freight                                                                  6/1/57?

                                    Rushey Platt - Andover railtour                                     11/9/60

7321                3          Andover Junction                                                                      16/7/49

                                    passenger                                                                                 12/8/55

                                    southbound passenger, Mottisfont                                             17/8/55

7323                1          Andover - Swindon goods                                                        28/9/57

7337                1          Marlborough - Savernake goods                                               c1960

7340                1          Swindon - Andover passenger                                      c1960

7341                1          Chesterfield - Andover pigeon special                           20/5/61

7421                2          Swindon Town                                                             18/9/57

                                    Savernake - Swindon passenger                                               8/7/61

7741                1          Swindon Town                                                             6/12/52


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7801                1          Swindon - Portsmouth excursion                                               4/7/59

7808                8          Southampton Terminus                                                 30/1/54

                                    Southampton - MSWJR line freight                                           2/7/54

                                    Southampton Central passenger                                                15/9/56

                                    passenger                                                                                 Aug 1961

                                    SLS special                                                                              10/9/61

7810                5          Southampton Terminus                                                 23/1/54

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           19/10/57

7815                4          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           8/10/48

                                    Southampton Docks - Cheltenham freight                                  8/10/48

                                    Southampton – Cheltenham passenger                          23/2/52

7818                3          Cirencester down passenger                                                     Aug 1950

                                    Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              7/8/50

                                    Southampton Terminus                                                 14/6/52

7820                1          Swindon - Portsmouth excursion                                               9/7/58

7824                3          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           9/6/51

                                    Northam                                                                                   23/4/52

7826                1          Swindon - Portsmouth excursion                                               8/7/53

8409                1          Dowdeswell freight                                                                   28/10/60

8703                1          Red Post passenger                                                                  ?

8743                1          Foss Cross down freight                                                           ?

8779                3          Marlborough                                                                            18/9/57

                                    Andover - Swindon passenger                                      3/10/60

8783                2          Savernake - Marlborough local passenger                                 18/7/59

                                    Swindon Town brake van                                                         ?

8793                1          Foss Cross down freight                                                           c1960

9000                1          Cheltenham - Andover SLS railtour                                          14/6/53

9317                1          Southampton - Cheltenham freight                                             16/9/53

9453                1          Dowdeswell freight                                                                   26/1/62

9600                2          Swindon Town - Junction milk                                      9/6/51

                                    Andover - Swindon passenger                                      7/6/60

9604                1          Savernake - Swindon                                                               15/7/61

9605                2          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      16/9/56

                                    Swindon Town light engine                                                        24/9/56

9643                1          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      c1952

9672                2          Marlborough down passenger                                                   15/3/58

                                    Andover Junction passenger                                                      24/8/59

9720                3          Swindon Junction - Town                                                         4/1/57

                                    Andover - Swindon Town passenger                                        13/7/61

9721                3          Savernake – Swidon passenger                                     Apr 1959

Swindon Town local passenger                                     27/6/59

                                    Marlborough up passenger                                                        20/5/61

9727                1          Dowdeswell freight                                                                   21/10/60

9734                1          Swindon _ Andover passenger                                      ?

9740                2          Marlborough - Savernake passenger                                         ?

                                    Andoversford - Swindon freight                                                7/7/61

9754                1          Swindon Town - Andover passenger                                        17/4/61

9770                1          Savernake - Marlborough passenger                                         c1958

9773                4          Swindon - Marlborough passenger                                            11/3/61

                                    Cirencester down passenger                                                     18/8/61

                                    Cirencester freight                                                                     16/9/61

                                    Chiseldon passenger                                                                 ?


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9790                2          Andover Junction – Swindon Town passenger               6/7/59

Andover - Marlborough passenger                                            16/7/60

9795                1          Andover Junction - Tidworth passenger                                    pre 1956

 

30030              1          Chiseldon special                                                                      9/9/53

30120              1          Southampton - Swindon special                                                3/1/60

30536              1          Andover - Swindon freight                                                        4/12/59

30707              1          Andover - Swindon Town passenger                                        6/8/56

30719              1          Andover - Rushey Platt Ian Allan sp'l                            20/4/55

31413              1          Swindon - Andover ECS                                                          8/7/61

31612              1          ?                                                                                              1953

31613              7          Southampton Terminus                                                 12/9/53

                                    Marlborough passenger                                                            4/8/58

                                    Swindon - Poole passenger                                                       1/7/61

                                    Ludgershall - Andover freight                                        12/5/62

31615              1          Swindon Town, LE on turntable                                                c1960

31618              8          ?                                                                                              1954

                                    Southampton - Cheltenham                                                       24/9/55

                                    Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              1/9/61

31619              5          Andover Junction - Swindon passenger                         28/9/57

                                    Cheltenham - Andover passenger                                              5/1/61 

31620              8          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           14/5/55

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           14/6/61

31621              1          Cheltenham - Southampton                                                       7/4/52

31624              1          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger?                         23/1/54?

31626              4          Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              21/10/60

                                    Andover - Cheltenham & return passenger                                9/9/61

31629              6          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           9/7/54

                                    Andover - Swindon passenger                                      18/7/59

                                    up passenger                                                                            9/9/61

31631              3          Southampton – Cheltenham passenger                          7/4/52

                                    Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           19/4/52

31632              1          ?                                                                                              11/7/59

31635              1          Ludgershall passenger                                                               15/3/58

31636              1          Andover Junction                                                                      20/11/55

31638              2          Southampton - Cheltenham                                                       April 1952

                                    Cheltenham Alstone                                                                  Sept 1952

31639              7          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           25/7/55

                                    Swindon Town freight                                                   Oct 1958

                                    Andover - Cheltenham                                                  28/3/61           

31791              6          Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              16/11/60

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           9/9/61

31792              2          Andover Junction - Cheltenham                                                24/4/59

31793              5          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           Feb 1959

                                    Andover - Swindon Town passenger                                        15/7/61

                                    Southampton - Ludgershall troop(d.h. 34020)               19/10/61

31794              5          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           15/8/59

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           26/8/61

31795              9          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           3/10/53

                                    Cheltenham - Andover passenger                                              2/3/61

31800              1          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           29/12/53


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31801              11        Cheltenham passenger                                                  19/9/53

                                    Cheltenham - Andover passenger                                              5/8/61

31802              2          Swindon – Southampton passenger                                           Aug 1953

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           7/9/57

31803              3          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           1959

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           20/8/61

31804              6          Portsmouth Harbour - Swindon Town special passenger           18/7/59

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton                                                       31/5/61

31805              2          Andover northbound freight                                                      Jan 1952

                                    Southampton - Cheltenham passenger & return freight   15/4/52

31806              1          Ludgershall light engine                                                 ?

31807              1          Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              4/4/59

31808              4          Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              17/3/52

                                    Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           8/9/61

31809              4          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           27/12/60

                                    Swindon - Andover passenger                                      26/8/61

31810              1                                                                                                          31/7/61

31812              1                                                                                                          25/7/60

31813              2          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                          31/12/53

                                                "           "           "           "                                               3/2/61

31814              1                                                                                                          4/3/61

31816              1          Andover - Swindon Town passenger & return               9/9/61

31818              2          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           15/7/61

                                    Southampton – Cheltenham passenger                          7/8/61

31835              1          Andover Junction                                                                      10/9/61

31844              1          Grafton down passenger                                                           18/7/61

31847              1                                                                                                          6/2/61

31896              1          Swindon Town                                                             22/7/61

31898              1          Portsmouth - Swindon passenger                                              15/7/61

31909              1          Ogbourne troop special                                                            26/5/54

33039              1          S.C.T.S. "Hampshire Venturer" railtour, Andover to Ludgershall 10/3/63

34020              1          Southampton - Ludgershall troop (d.h. 31793)              19/10/61

34040              1          Andover - Swindon FA cup excursion                          8/12/56

34106              1          Weymouth-Andover-Grafton-Paddington

                                     "Docks Special"                                                                       16/9/56

35023              1          S.C.T.S. "Four Counties" railtour, Andover to Ludgershall         9/10/66

 

40454)             1          RCTS special                                                                           6/5/56

40489)

41293              3          Tidworth - Andover down passenger                                        20/9/52

41304              1          Andover - Swindon                                                                  23/2/53

41305              2          Tidworth passenger                                                                  14/5/55

                                                                                                                                    11/5/57

46506              1          Swindon Town – Swindon Junction                                           26/11/52

46519              1          Andover - Southampton                                                           19/3/60

46520              1          Savernake - Swindon brake van                                               ?

48172              1          Foss Cross - Andoversford demolition                          18/6/63


 

70020              1          S.C.T.S. "South Western Rambler" railtour,

                                     Andover to Ludgershall                                                            8/3/64

73040              1          Marlborough branch demolition                                     Jul 1965

75000              1          Ludgershall - Tidworth passenger                                              3/8/54

75002              1          Cheltenham - Andover

75003              1          Ludgershall freight                                                                     19/9/62

75023              2          Savernake HL E & brake van                                                   6/4/57

                                    Swindon - Andover goods                                                        28/9/57

75025              1          Southampton Terminus passenger                                             10/8/57

75029              1          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           15/11/54

75035              1          unidentified MSWJR train to Cheltenham                                  30/8/53

76007              1          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           12/11/53

76008              1          ?                                                                                              21/3/61

76010              1          Cheltenham - Southampton passenger                           2/11/57

76013              2          Southampton - Cheltenham passenger                           15/11/54

                                    Andover - Cheltenham passenger                                              28/9/57

76018              1          Marlborough down passenger                                                   8/4/58

76019              1                                                                                                          7/3/61                         

76027              1          Andover - Cheltenham                                                  2/2/54

76028              1          Collingbourne Kingston down passenger                                   17/4/61

76029              2          Andover - Cheltenham                                                  1/2/54

                                    Southampton - Cheltenham                                                       29/9/56

76063              1          Swindon Town up passenger                                                    ?

76065              1          South Cerney down freight                                                        24/4/58

76066              2          Southampton - Cheltenham freight                                             11/8/56

                                    Southampton – Cheltenham passenger                          28/6/58

77015              2          Swindon - Ludgershall goods                                                    29/7/54

                                    Ludgershall - Tidworth passenger                                              29/7/54

78000              1          Swindon - Andover Junction passenger                         10/4/61

78004              1          freight workings to Andoversford & Savernake             1954

78007              1          Andover Junction                                                                      28/5/60

80065              1          Ludgershall freight                                                                     June 65

80096              1          Ludgershall freight                                                                     1965?

82005              1          Swindon - Andover passenger                                      8/6/58

82020              1          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      23/7/61

82029              1          L.C.G.B. "Arton & Test Valley" railtour, Andover –

 Ludgershall                                                                              6/9/64

82030              1          Marlborough - Savernake passenger                                         ?

82039              1          Andover - Swindon passenger                                      3/11/57

90486              1          Foss Cross recovery                                                                 22/5/63

90685              1          Chedworth light engine                                                  5/7/58

 

D4122             1          Cirencester Watermoor                                                            19/7/62

 

* - clerical error for 5510?

 

b) claimed to have worked, but original source of the information, the location and the dates are not known:-

 

2255, 2846, 3721, 4566, 5371, 5379, 5548, 6383, 9620, 48446, 75024, 76026

 

 

c) 2821 worked Washwood Heath - Eastleigh goods, 6 or 7/5/59.  Route uncertain.

 

 

d) loco of the Marlborough College special, September 1961, was ?320, probably 6320.