Woodham & Sons was founded in 1892 by Albert Woodham, based at Thompson Street, Barry.

The company started as a dock porterage business, and in the late 1930s moved into road transport and scrap.

A modernisation program by British Railways began in 1957.
650,000 wagons and 16,000 steam locomotives were to be scrapped.

In 1957 Woodham’s began taking wagons and locomotives for scrap, and stored increasing numbers of wagons and locomotives on low-level sidings beside the oil terminal and on new sidings built on reclaimed land where the West Pond had been filled in.

Woodham’s concentrated on scrapping the wagons, since locomotives were harder to cut up, and expected to start on the locomotives when the supply of wagons dried up.

By August 1968 Woodham’s had bought 297 locomotives, of which 217 were still held at the scrapyard.

Starting in 1968, preservationists began buying the locomotives, which Dai Woodham sold at their scrap metal value.

More than 200 steam locomotives were bought between 1968 and 1989 for preservation.
Woodham & Sons was founded in 1892 by Albert Woodham, based at Thompson Street, Barry.
The company started as a dock porterage business, and in the late 1930s moved into road transport and scrap.
A modernisation program by British Railways began in 1957. 650,000 wagons and 16,000 steam locomotives were to be scrapped. 
In 1957 Woodham’s began taking wagons and locomotives for scrap, and stored increasing numbers of wagons and locomotives on low-level sidings beside the oil terminal and on new sidings built on reclaimed land where the West Pond had been filled in.
Woodham’s concentrated on scrapping the wagons, since locomotives were harder to cut up, and expected to start on the locomotives when the supply of wagons dried up.
By August 1968 Woodham’s had bought 297 locomotives, of which 217 were still held at the scrapyard.
Starting in 1968, preservationists began buying the locomotives, which Dai Woodham sold at their scrap metal value.
More than 200 steam locomotives were bought between 1968 and 1989 for preservation.
Barry Docks