Scout Green, 9th May 2026

 

88008 Ariadne 4S43 06:40 Daventry Drs (Tesco) - Coatbridge (Drs).


There is a rumour that some of the Class 88s will be returned from lease by DRS - the 10 year point is in 2027.

397009 1S40 09:04 Manchester Airport - Carlisle.

390118 1M10 09:19 Glasgow Central - London Euston.

SRPS / LSL Class 37s in Fife, April - May 2026

 

On 29th April, there was a test run to shake down a set of 7 SRPS Mk 1 coaches following fitment of CDL (Central Door Locking), seen to the east of Dalgety Bay station,


37403 Isle of Mull was leading 5Z25 11:14 Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg - Lochgelly, which then proceeded as 5Z26 via Dunfermline, Longannet, Alloa, Stirling and Falkirk back to Bo'ness. While 37025 had been expected in earlier planning, it was under repair at Bo'ness with parts awaited.

37401 Mary Queen of Scots + 37403 passing Aberdour with 'The Garrison Growlers' 1Z37 06:01 Glenrothes with Thornton - Fort William, 1st May.


37401 had worked north from Carlisle Upperby to Bo'ness on the previous day. Delivered as D6968 on 17th February 1965, later 37268.


Passing the signal box, now used as an artist's studio.


37403 was delivered as D6607 on 22nd October 1965, later 37307.

FO 3150 was the last coach in a rake of 8, all with visible CDL lighting except for exempt RB 1730, seen coupled adjacent.

4th - 9th May 2026

 
Monday 4th May: 73961 + 73962 1Q51 11:50 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Tuesday 5th May: 73961 + 73962 1Q52 10:46 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham - Chichester Havant - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard  - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh
Wednesday 6th May:  73961 + 73962 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 37607 + 58023 + 20066 + 26007 0Z40 14:00½ Peterborough - Swanage one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven
Thursday 7th May:  73961 + 73962 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 99004 0Z47 07:24 Leicester - Eastleigh one two three four, 99004 + 73141 (+ 4TC) 5Z73 15:44 Eastleigh - Swanage one two three four five six seven; 33025 0Z33 20:10 Southall - Swanage
Friday 8th May:  
Saturday 9th May:  

69010 has resumed on the Westbury - Eastleigh cycles one two

GSM-R failure, 7th May: Trains cancelled and delayed after radio system fault causes major disruption

HSTs in Fife, February - March 2026

It is now announced that Class 222s are coming to Scotland, with changeover starting in later 2027, and full introduction in 2028, some eight years after introduction of the Inter7City HST service.

43181 1A79 09:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, Aberdour, 13th February.


43177 on the rear of this working.


43127 leading 1B74 09:05 Aberdeen - Edinburgh at Aberdour on 13th.


43139 on the rear.


43134 Gordon Aikman at Aberdour with 1A79 09:30 Edinburgh - Dundee, 16th February. There was an engineering possession for trackwork at Aberdeen, running through this Monday.

43143 on the rear of this working.

43169 at Dalgety Bay with 1B80 12:07 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, 25th February.

43148 coming downhill from Dalgety Summit, 1B74 09:05 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, 26th February.

43125 on the rear.

43132 passing near Dalgety with 1B82 13:11 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, 28th February.

6K's in Fife, 1st March 2026

4 of them, at roughly hourly intervals, and currently the only daylight loco-hauled workings in Fife. All worked from Hilton Junction through Perth to Dundee for reversal, then crossing the Tay Bridge.

In early light, 66588 passing Aberdour at 07:45 with 6K04 06:00 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

66588 at Kinghorn, with 6K03 06:50 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

KFA wagon TIPH 93323 overhauled at Eastleigh in 2020, and now among the survivors of its type.

66422 Max Joule 1958-1999 at Burntisland with 6K02 07:30 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

66199 at the site of Donibristle Halt, with the late running 6K01 08:45 Hilton Jn - Millerhill, fomed of a rake of YKA 'Osprey' wagons loaded with used track panels.

66705 Golden Jubilee on the rear of this train.

27th April - 2nd May 2026

 

The convoy of off-lease Class 68s, led by 68010, latterly working for Chiltern, arriving at Eastleigh, 27th April. Image by The Image Team.

A further view of the class 68s, with 68011 on the rear. Are these headed to Transport for Wales? Image by The Image Team.

Monday 27th April: 68010 + 68013 + 68014 + 68015 + 68012 + 68011 66Z68 08:00 Crewe - Eastleigh Trsmd one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
Tuesday 28th April: 47830 + 37521 (+ 12114) 5O47 08:17 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven (47830 for repaint, said to be to remain in two tone green Class 47 livery)
Wednesday 29th April:
Thursday 30th April: 57302 + 37521 (+ 6706) 5K47 09:44 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six; 43013 + 43014 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - ~Southampton - Salisbury
Friday 1st May: 802104 5X84 14:18 Eastleigh - Reading 
Saturday 2nd May: 

Ex-Colas Class 56s may come through Southampton for export to Ghana - 56094 and 56302 are in preparation at Colwick

57304, which lies within Eastleigh Works, is part of the DRS sale to dispose of the class. Meanwhile, 59003 was denamed there in March.

69004 on Eastleigh - Westbury cycles one two three four, although 69010 was returned from Doncaster to Eastleigh within 0O01 on 1st.

SWR to withdraw Class 458/4 over the next two months, as Class 701/5 enters traffic.

Downturn in work as Alstom pauses modernisation programmes at Widnes site - although now in the past, this was where the 458/4 re-configuration work took place.

Statfold 'Spectacle of Steam' 8th March 2026 5: Workshops, Static and Storage

 

3'6" gauge Setesdalsbanen 5 from Norway (Thunes 4 / 1902) , based upon a Dübs design. Overhaul activity at Stafold is close to completion and return to Norway.

Bord na Mona 3' gauge LM334 (Hunslet 8941/1980). The Irish Peat company has now ceased peat extraction and has refocused towards renewables.


'The Eclipse', as converted from steam to electric by GEC in 1927, for use at Llechwedd Quarry.

Eastern Railway of India 2'6" AK16 (Bagnall 2029 / 1916), originally ordered for Egypt. Seen working in February 1979.

Glenfield No. 1 crane tank (Barclay 880 / 1902).