Monday 31 December 2012

Scotland before New Year: SRPS Diesel Gala, 29th December 2012

A full set of 21 pictures appears HERE.

47643 arrives at Bo'ness from Manuel, with 66850 on the rear.
37175 W.S. Sellar departs from Bo'ness
 26038 shunts at Bo'ness
At the end of the daylight, 20020 + 37175 depart from Bo'ness


WNXX coverage of what is going on within the shed at Bo'ness.
                     - 37025
                     - 37403

Some gallery coverage: one two three four five six seven

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Saturday 29 December 2012

23rd - 29th December 2012

Two pictures of 'The Solent Witness' on Friday 28th, at Eastern Docks, with 66007 and 66201. Images by Ian Knight.

Sunday 23rd December: 67017 5Z89 18:17 Tonbridge - Eastleigh
Monday 24th December:
Tuesday 25th December:
Wednesday 26th December:
Thursday 27th December:
Friday 28th December: 66007 + 66201 5Z62 04:54 Eastleigh - Victoria, 1Z62 07:48 Victoria - Eastern Docks, 1Z63 11:23 Eastern Docks - Northam Depot - Fawley, 1Z64 13:35 Fawley - Totton - Hamworthy - Victoria, 5Z64 20:17 Victoria - Eastleigh
Saturday 29th December:

Monday 24 December 2012

17th - 22nd December 2012

Monday 17th December: 70000 1Z70 08:45 Victoria - Basingstoke - Southampton - Yeovil one two three four five, 1Z71 16:43 Yeovil - Southampton - Basingstoke - Victoria one two, 67017 5Z70 22:00 Victoria - Eastleigh, 31106 3Q08 19:28 Eastleigh - Bournemouth - Hither Green
Tuesday 18th December: 60045 6O26 10:19 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 6V27 13:28 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Wednesday 19th December: 67017 5Z50 05:35 Eastleigh - Victoria, 5Z53 22:30 Victoria - Eastleigh, 73107 + 73138 1Q85 06:08 Woking - Waterloo - Southampton DGL - Woking, 66742 5O65 10:23 Peterborough - Eastleigh
Thursday 20th December: 67006 + 67026 1Q23 13:44 Salisbury - Southampton - Didcot (this train on other days this week: one two three four)
Friday 21st December: 67017 5Z83 07:00 Eastleigh - Guildford (later), 66096 5Z55 09:40 Eastleigh - Crewe (related tour pictures one two three, 20301 + 20302 + 20303 + 20304 0Z36 10:10 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh (for storage) one two three four
Saturday 22nd December:

Eastleigh Works Blog updated 19th December.

Saturday 15 December 2012

Cruise Saver Express - the last run, 15th December 2012

47810 Peter Bath MBE 1927 - 2006 + 47501 Craftsman 1Z92 10:33 Southampton Western Docks - Edinburgh

A rather smoky 47810 leads the train past Millbrook at 10:54, a few minutes late
Extra attention from the baggage car for this final run
9537 was the vinyl covered Mk 2F BSO baggage car, part of the DBS Riviera Trains fleet, acccompanied by Mk 2A BFK 17056.
47501 on the rear
...... and gone forever

Thanks to all who ran the Cruise Saver, it provided plenty of lineside variety.


Update 16th December - more pictures: Bevois Park (Up Yard) - Burton - DerbyWakefield Westgate - LeedsNewcastleEdinburgh - ECS on Sunday at Carlisle (where it is noted that as D1924, 47810 was the locomotive which hauled the last "Bournemouth Belle" in 1967)

Gallery at wnxx.com.

10th - 15th December 2012

60163 Tornado arrives at Winchester to terminate the 'Cathedrals Express', 10th December. Images by Ian Knight.

66414 4B08 10:31 Maritime - Southampton Up Yard flats for weekend storage

Monday 10th December: 66724 + 12 Sarah Siddons 0V12 09:15 Eastleigh - West Ruislip one two three four five six, 60163 1Z61 08:22 Peterborough - Winchester one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve, 5Z62 14:01 Winchester - Eastleigh one two three, 5Z63 16:46 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z63 17:11 Winchester - Peterborough, 66744 5O65 14:25 Ferme Park - Eastleigh (barriers 6376 + 6377), 31106 23:18 Hither Green - Eastleigh
Tuesday 11th December: 73119 + 73141 1Q14 09:00 Tonbridge - Eastleigh, 31106 3Q02 20:49 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Hither Green
Wednesday 12th December: 158880 5Z61 08:00 Salisbury - Swanage one two, 11:30 Swanage - Norden, 12:00 Norden - Swanage, 5Z62 13:50 Swanage - Salisbury, 73119 + 73141 1Q14 10:24 Eastleigh - Tonbridge60049 6V38 11:00 Marchwood - Didcot
Thursday 13th December: 60049 6O15 (17:30 Wed) Mossend - Eastleigh
Friday 14th December: 67017 + 67024 1Z82 09:43 Victoria - Salisbury, 5Z83 12:05 Salisbury - Eastleigh, 5Z84 15:27 Eastleigh - Salisbury, 1Z84 17:00 Salisbury - Victoria, 47810 + 47501 0Z92 10:10 Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh one two three, 5Z92 15:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks
Saturday 15th December: 67022 5Z85 01:45 Eastleigh - Ashford, 47810 + 47501 T+T 1Z92 10:33 Western Docks - Edinburgh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen, 67xxx 5Z74 18:00 Victoria - Eastleigh

Saturday 8 December 2012

3rd - 8th December 2012

 34067 Tangmere at Lockerley, steam appeared to be leaking around the left hand cylinder area ....
.... and 47500 was pushing moderately in the rear, similarly on the return journey

Monday 3rd December: 67016 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh, 47828 + 47853 1Z91 10:46 Edinburgh - Southampton Central, 5Z91 21:11 Southampton Central - Eastleigh
Tuesday 4th December: 67016 5Z70 03:50 Eastleigh - Slough, 5Z73 20:51 Slough - Eastleigh, 47853 + 47828 T+T 5Z91 12:45 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge one two, 60091 6O41 10:20 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 6V27 13:28 Eastleigh - Hinksey, 60049 6W56 16:49 Eastleigh - Westbury - Didcot - Reading
Wednesday 5th December: 60049 6W56 03:06 Reading - Eastleigh, 6Y32 (08:24 Fawley -) Eastleigh - Holybourne one two, 6Y34 20:03 Holybourne - Eastleigh, 73212 + 73213 1Q14 09:49 Tonbridge - Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh one two, 60091 6O26 10:19 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 6V27 13:28 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Thursday 6th December: 73212 + 73213 1Q14 09:21 Eastleigh - Havant - Tonbridge one two, 57307 + 57002 0Z34 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh one two, 60049 + 66083 T+T Eastleigh - Queenstown Road (?)
Friday 7th December: 60049 + 66083 T+T 6N18 05:00 Queenstown Road - Eastleigh
Saturday 8th December: 34067 + 47500 T+T 1Z84 07:55 Three Bridges - Bristol one two, 1Z85 16:35 Bristol - Three Bridges

Picture of the 8F in the docks last weekend.

Monday 3 December 2012

Cruise Saver cancelled after 15th December train

Reports are circulating saying that the Cruise Saver will cease operation after the 15th December northbound working to Edinburgh - expected to be 10:33 from Eastern Western Docks. This will much reduce the opportunity to see class 47 workings in this area.

47828 and 47853 worked an Edinburgh - Southampton working today, 3rd December.

Update 4th December: confirmed

Update 12th December: last train now 10:33 from Western Docks.


Sunday 2 December 2012

26th November - 1st December 2012


 47853 Rail Express + 47828 with the Cruise Saver at Eastleigh, 2nd December
 47853 was new as D1733 from Brush in June 1964
47828 was new as D1966 from Crewe in October 1965 - while linked in multi, the Serck shutters suggest that it was not working

Sunday 25th November: 67016 5Z30 13:40 Southall - Eastleigh
Monday 26th November: 60019 + 66092 6N01 03:30 Brockenhurst - Eastleigh, 60019 0V38 11:00 (Marchwood) Eastleigh - Didcot, 66013 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh, 70005 derailed in Southampton Up Yard (recovered by 66505), 57306 + 57310 0Z49 10:00 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh (completion of RHTT duties) one two
Tuesday 27th November:
Wednesday 28th November: 57310 + MPV DR989xx / 989xx + 67016 T+T 6Z31 12:45 Eastleigh - Havant - Effingham Jct, 67016 + 57310 0Z31 15:20 Effingham Jct - Havant - Eastleigh, 73141 + 68501 + 68504 6Z66 15:55 Eastleigh - Tonbridge
Thursday 29th November: 67016 5Z92 04:30 Eastleigh - Southall, 60091 + 66051 6O15 (17:30 Wed) Mossend - Eastleigh, 60091 6B93 09:38 Eastleigh - Fawley, 6B94 12:00 Fawley - Eastleigh one two three four, 6V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury
Friday 30th November:
Saturday 1st December: 47828 + 47853 0Z90 10:35 Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh one two three, 5Z90 16:22 Eastleigh - Eastern Docks
Sunday 2nd December: 47828 + 47853 1Z90 11:08 Eastern Docks - Glasgow Central

New timetable - starts 9th December 2012 - working timetables - this area region WK

Former Turkish 8F 45166 has been in Southampton Docks for export - believed to be for Ashdod, Israel.