Allocation
Up to the 1960s Laira had an allocation that consisted of a wide variety of Great Western Railway motive power, including "Castle" Class and "King" Class express passenger locomotives. The following lists give summaries for various years.
| Type | 1929 | 1934 | 1950 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8-0 | 1 x 2800 Class 5 x 3000 'R.O.D.' Class |
4 x 2800 Class 1 x 3000 'R.O.D.' Class 1 x 4700 Class |
1 x 2800 Class 2 x 2884 Class 1 x 4700 Class 1 x WD 2-8-0 Class |
2 x 2800 Class 2 x 2884 Class 1 x 4700 Class |
| 4-6-0 | 10 x 4000 'Star' Class | 10 x 4073 'Castle' Class 8 x 4900 'Hall' Class 8 x 6000 'King' Class |
3 x 1000 'County' Class 1 x 4000 'Star' Class 18 x 4073 'Castle' Class 9 x 4900 'Hall' Class 10 x 6000 'King' Class 2 x 6800 'Grange' Class 2 x 6959 'Hall' Class 4 x 7800 'Manor' Class |
3 x 1000 'County' Class 11 x 4073 'Castle' Class 5 x 4900 'Hall' Class 9 x 6000 'King' Class 5 x 6800 'Grange' Class 2 x 6959 'Hall' Class 3 x 7800 'Manor' Class |
| 2-6-0 | 3 x 2600 'Aberdare' Class 5 x 4300 Class |
3 x 2600 'Aberdare' Class 4 x 4300 Class |
3 x 4300 Class | 4 x 4300 Class |
| 2-6-2T | 1 x 3100 Class 3 x 4500 Class |
3 x 3150 Class 2 x 4400 Class 3 x 4500 Class 2 x 4575 Class |
3 x 3150 Class 2 x 4400 Class 5 x 4500 Class 5 x 4575 Class 1 x 5100 Class |
1 x 4500 Class 7 x 4575 Class 3 x 5100 Class |
| 0-6-0 | none | none | 1 x 2251 Class | none |
| 0-6-0T | 5 x 850 Class 6 x 1076 Class 2 x 1813 Class |
6 x 850 Class 2 x 1076 Class 1 x 1361 Class 2 x 1854 Class 1 x 2021 Class 2 x 6400 Class 1 x 5700 Class |
4 x 1361 Class 1 x 2021 Class 21 x 5700 Class 7 x 6400 Class 1 x 9400 Class |
3 x 1361 Class 1 x 1600 Class 8 x 5700 Class 6 x 6400 Class 3 x 9400 Class |
| 4-4-0 | none | 5 x 3300 'Bulldog' Class | none | none |
| 0-4-2T | none | none | none | 2 x 1400 Class |
| Diesel | none | none | none | See below |
During the 1960s and 1970s it was well known for its fleet of "Western" Class diesel-hydraulics. The last of these were withdrawn in 1977, by which time British Rail Class 50 diesel-electric locomotives had taken over many of their duties. These were later given Warship names in the same manner as the first diesel hydraulics. A fleet of DMUs was also stationed here for operating the branch lines in Devon and Cornwall.
In recent years the allocation has solely consisted of Class 43 power cars for High Speed Trains along with some British Rail Class 08 shunting locomotives. The DMUs in Devon and Cornwall were based at Cardiff Canton TMD for several years, but in December 2007 Laira had an allocation of two-car Class 150 and single-car Class 153 DMUs. After a while these were transferred to a reopened Exeter Traction Maintenance Depot.
| Type | 1959 | 1974 | 1988 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main line | 3 x Class 22 5 x Class 41 'Warship' 4 x Class 42 'Warship' |
12 x Class 25 11 x Class 46 10 x Class 50 54 x Class 52 'Western' |
6 x Class 37 26 x Class 43 30 x Class 50 'Warship' |
30 x Class 43 |
| Shunting | 2 x Class 03 6 x Class 08 |
2 x Class 03 7 x Class 08 |
13 x Class 08 | 3 x Class 08 |
| DMU | 5 x Class 101 3-car 3 x Class 116 3-car 2 x Class 118 3-car 6 x Class 119 3-car 1 x Class 119 2-car 1 x Class 120 2-car 2 x Class 122 1-car + 1 trailer |
9 x Class 101 2-car 4 x Class 108 2-car 2 x Class 118 3-car 3 x Class 118 2-car 1 x Class 121 1-car + 2 trailers 3 x Class 122 1-car |
none |
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