by Dave Sallery
The lower yard looking
east in October 1968.
Please note: The area has now been completely cleared and no locomotives or trace of the scrapyard remains. The former Barry Railway works and its chimney, in the left distance, is nowadays the only link with the past.
This selection of photographs were taken by myself at this famous site in May 1966 (black and white) and October 1968 (colour). A history of the scrapyard and the company who ran it can be read here. Many of the locomotives pictured went on to be preserved and restored to use after years of dereliction, on this site is a list of the locos which have been preserved. The Great Western Archive site also has a comprehensive history recounting the 'Barry Story'.
When I first visited there were over 170 locos present. As well as the lower yard, where the cutting up was undertaken, the old Barry Railway works sidings next to the mainline and some of the sidings leading to the coal tipplers were also in use for loco storage. The photos above and below show some of the locos stored in the lower yard. Most of the locos present were from the Western Region although Southern, B.R. standard and Midland types were also well represented.
Visit Phil Trotters 'Fotopic' site and the Barry (Woodhams) Railway Scrapyard site on Flickr for many more Barry photos.
You may also wish to visit my B.R. 1960's steam website.
My homepage: www.penmorfa.com
