Eastleigh and Southampton, 27th February 2011

08032 seems to have emerged from Eastleigh Works following repairs. This venerable shunter was built at Derby as 13044 in March 1954. Later D3044 from March 1958 and then 08032, the locomotive was allocated to 75C (Norwood Jct) when new, then at 73C (Hither Green) in 1955, 73F Ashford) in 1959, and 73C again by 1966. Withdrawn in August 1974 and sold to Foster Yeoman. It arrived at Eastleigh from the Mid-Hants, where it had been on loan, on 20th October. Seen here receiving engine repairs in the works on 2nd February. While the locomotive has been dual braked, it currently only appears to have a vacuum hose. Next location is not yet known.

No sign of 47749 outside at Eastleigh.

37417 slumbers at Eastleigh awaiting its future fate (DRS?). New as D6969 in March 1965 allocated to 86A (Cardiff Canton), later 37269 and converted to 37417 between May and November 1985. Stored since December 2008 and status changed on 31st January 2011 to "WNSO locomotives sold, awaiting collection".

70003 at Maritime in the rain.

Eastleigh, 2nd February 1997

47356 The Ghurkha at the diesel depot. In August 1996 the locomotive had been reallocated from Tinsley, where it had been unofficially named from 3rd June 1995, to Crewe Diesel, transferring at that time from Railfreight Distribution to Freightliner. In April 1998 moved into the Class 57 programme and emerged from Brush as 57001 in August that year. Now understood to have been sold on to West Coast (to be confirmed). To the left is 33021, now preserved, and to the right 33109 with its removed Captain Bill Smith RNR nameplate, now preserved at the East Lancs Railway.

73139 works on diesel power at Eastleigh station. Now preserved at the Weardale Railway.

37194 British International Freight Association is shunted at Eastleigh. This locomotive is now working for DRS. It was stored unserviceable in January 1999 and moved to Barrow Hill in August 2000. In October 2002 it joined the Harry Needle leasing fleet, and transferred to DRS in February 2005. In March 2010 it was the first locomotive over the new level crossing at Sheringham.

21st - 26th February 2011

Monday 21st February: 
Tuesday 22nd February: 31285 3Z90 05:09 Euston - Eastleigh, 3Q03 23:20 Eastleigh - Hove - Romsey - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Derby
Wednesday 23rd February:
Thursday 24th February:
Friday 25th February: 47749 4Z47 04:50 Rugby - Romsey - Eastleigh 1 2, (0Z47 12:25 Eastleigh - Romsey - Rugby did not run)
Saturday 26th February:


66422 worked 4O17 15:14 Lawley St - Maritime on 23rd February, 4E01 01:52 Maritime - Leeds on 24th


70003 worked 4V50 03:59 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook on 24th February

Romsey Station Developments - 20th February 2011

 New car park extension in what was the station master's garden. The charge is £3.20 per day managed by Apcoa

Access ramp for down platform under construction.

Related recent article in the Daily Echo.

A Couple of 37s in 1996

 37334 heads a bulk freight train through Aberdour in September 1996. Originally 37304 later 37272, this locomotive was allocted to Sandite duties later that month, then withdrawn in March 1997, later owned by Harry Needle, broken up at Booth's Rotherham in August 2005

37401 Mary Queen of Scots at Thornton, September 1996. Currently awaiting news of its disposal by DBS, potentially to DRS.

14th - 19th February 2011

Monday 14th February: 31465 + 31233 3Q34 21:15 Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Old Oak Common
Tuesday 15th February:
Wednesday 16th February:
Thursday 17th February:
Friday 18th February:
Saturday 19th February:


70003 worked 4V50 03:59 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook on 15th 1 2, 17th


Eastleigh Works 15th 16th 17th 

7th - 12th February 2011

 73208 + 3417 + 73213 pass through Redbridge, 8th February. Image by Ian Knight.

 DRS 66422 departs through Redbridge with 4M58 Maritime - Basford Hall, 8th February. Images by Ian Knight.

70003 arrives at Millbrook from Wentloog, 8th February. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 7th February: 73208 + 3417 + 73213 5Z73 20:10 East Grinstead - Eastleigh, 31233 + 31465 22:58 Hither Green - Eastleigh - Fareham - Eastleigh - Bournemouth - Eastleigh

Tuesday 8th February: 73208 + 3417 + 73213 5Z73 10:37 Eastleigh - Bournemouth (for further safe keeping of 3417 - Swanage Gala??) 1 2 3 , 73208 + 73213 0Z73 12:25 Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 47727 5Z47 13:00 Long Marston - Salisbury - Eastleigh 1 2 3, 0Z47 19:00 Eastleigh-Bristol TM, 31233 + 31465 20:45 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Selhurst, Mk1 TSO 4999 Eastleigh - Derby Rampart by road

Wednesday 9th February: 73107 + 73138 1Q76 06:08 Woking - Southampton - Hither Green, 67030 5Z58 08:46 Eastleigh - Trowbridge, 5Z59 17:16 Trowbridge - Eastleigh

Thursday 10th February: 31233 + 31465 3Q86 23:50 Reading - Eastleigh

Friday 11th February: 67021 5Z55 02:15 Eastleigh - Swansea, 31233 + 31465 3Q23 21:00 Eastleigh - Brighton -Victoria - Hove - Eastleigh

Saturday 12th February:

66422 worked 8th Feb: 4O11 00:23 Basford Hall - Maritime, 4M58 09:50 Maritime - Laverstock - Basford Hall 1 2
70003 worked 8th Feb: 4V50 04:28 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook 1 2 3 4

Eastleigh Works 3rd February 5th February 

31st January - 5th February 2011

Last weekend of Diverts

 66167 enters the goods loops at Redbridge with 4O53 04:33 Wakefield – Western Docks, 5th February.

 66956 enters the loop for Maritime with 4O14 07:00 Birch Coppice – Southampton, 5th February.

66569 at Lee Drove with 4O02 11:11 Lawley St – Maritime. Spaniards Lane bridge in background.

Monday 31st January:

Tuesday 1st February:

Wednesday 2nd February: 47712 0Z20 09:30 Crewe - Southampton 1 2, 67026 5Z67 Barton Hill - Eastleigh (Anglia coaching stock)

Thursday 3rd February: 47712 0Z20 09:20 Southampton - Eastleigh, 5Z20 11:50 Eastleigh - Crewe 1 2 (coach 3182 from Eastleigh Works repairs), 66070 0Z50 09:15 Eastleigh - Motala, 6Z50 13:15 Motala - Eastleigh 1 2

Friday 4th February: 70003 4V50 04:23 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook 1 2 3 4 5 6, 31602 3Q64 19:56 (Thu) Didcot - Eastleigh, 3Q04 22:30 Eastleigh - Exeter - Basingstoke - Derby, 67021 + 67026 5Z96 11:23 Eastleigh - Paddington

Saturday 5th February: 67021 + 67026 5Z97 02:02 Paddington - Eastleigh

Eastleigh Works 27th January 2nd February

Forthcoming Bridge Works - Lee Drove

The bridge above is that at Lee Drove, completed in 1865, as seen on 5th February 2011, and scheduled for superstructure replacement between September 2011 and June 2013 to meet the W10 loading gauge for larger container traffic. The Test Valley Planning website can now be queried to see the project documents for all bridges and planned changes between Basingstoke - Laverstock - Redbridge, unfortunately its not possible to link directly to the documents at TVBC, but here is one at Network Rail showing some changes in plan for each bridge on the route. Between Romsey and Redbridge only the bridges at Ashfield, Lee Drove and Belvers (traffic lights bridge between Redbridge and Nursling) will now have superstructure replacment. Parapets will be 1.5m high, potentially impeding photography for shorter people, but the Coldharbour Lane bridge at Lee and the Spaniards Lane (Four Lanes) bridge will not be changed.

Station canopies at Dean and Romsey are also to be altered.

The new concrete arches will look like this - projection for Ashfield looking towards Romsey (taken in public interest from Network Rail planning application)

Update: The Wiltshire Council Planning website allows linking - here is the file for the New Road Bridge at East Grimstead, which was used for 29th January photographs below.

Eastleigh, 5th February 2011

 

66732 GBRf The First Decade 1999-2009 John Smith MD. Arrived on 0Y68 01:00 Tonbridge - Eastleigh (via Havant).

59204 Vale of Glamorgan prepares to leave with 7Z55 09:15 Eastleigh - Acton (via Westbury)

Refurbishment work under way to the station footbridge.