Saturday 30 June 2012

The Royal Wessex, 30th June 2012

1Z86 07:52 Brighton - Weymouth, 34067 from Southall 10:54
1Z87 16:35 Weymouth - Brighton, 70013 to Souithall, arr 19:51
70013 5Z88 08:40 Swanage - Weymouth
34067 banked 1Z87 to Wareham, then to Jersey Sidings (Weymouth) and on to Yeovil - to operate Bristol - Weymouth - Bristol on 1st July.
 34067 Tangmere leading down train watered in the Down Goods Loop, and is seen here departing through Millbrook
 A bit closer.
The signals were against the train which proceeded to stop
 Two trains passed the train before it left again for Weymouth, seen here by Ian Knight.
70013 Oliver Cromwell with the return train at Millbrook, just after 6pm.

25th - 30th June 2012

67026 Diamond Jubilee approaches Western Docks at Millbrook with the boat train from Glasgow, 30th June
Later 67016 was on rear of the empty stock to Eastleigh
59205 worked light engine from Westbury to Eastleigh for CE duties, 30th June
70009 + 70008 Wentloog to Maritime at Eastleigh, 26th June. Image by Ian Knight.
66118 with the ECS of the 'Torbay Express', Redbridge, 30th June

Monday 25th June: 67024 + 60163 5Z69 20:25 Southall - Eastleigh, 31465 3Q01 23:13 Hither Green - Eastleigh
Tuesday 26th June: 67006 5Z75 00:33 Didcot - Eastleigh, 60163 5Z69 05:45 Eastleigh - Romsey - Westbury
Wednesday 27th June: 31465 3Q02 01:42 Eastleigh - Hither Green, 67006 01:00 Westbury to Eastleigh (60163 remained at Westbury), 37038 + 47832 0Z37 12:00 Willesden - Eastleigh, 37603 + 37608 1Q13 16:03 Leigh-on-Sea - Eastleigh
Thursday 28th June: 67006 06:55 5Z57 Eastleigh - Salisbury, 5Z60 21:43 Salisbury - Eastleigh, 47812 + 47847  0Z47 10:30  Eastleigh - Willesden  (47847 reported for hire to DCR - the pair worked onwards Willesden - Crewe one two three), 37603 + 37608 T+T 1Q13 18:03 Eastleigh - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Weymouth - Southampton - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh, 31465 3Q14 21:15 Hither Green - Eastleigh
Friday 29th June: 70013 0Z83 10:20 Swanage - Eastleigh - Swanage, 37603 + 37608 10:29 Eastleigh - Derby, 37038 0Z37 15:45 Eastleigh - Willesden, 47580 + 47760 T+T 1Z40 08:10 Saltburn - Portsmouth Harbour one two three5Z41 17:04 Portsmouth Harbour - Southall, 31465 3Q06 22:00 Eastleigh - Tisbury - Exeter - Eastleigh (via Southampton)
Saturday 30th June: 67026 1Z20 Gasgow Central - Western Docks, 66177 + 67026 5Z21 15:32 Western Docks - Eastleigh, 66118 5Z56 15:00 Eastleigh - Southampton DGL - Eastleigh (ran late, 47815 was not DIT in the train), 67005 + 67024 5Z40 17:05 Eastleigh - Chichester, 67024 5Z40 22:30 Victoria - Eastleigh

70's in use
70009, 70019 at start of the week. 70008 + 70009 on Maritime - Wentloog - Maritime on Tuesday 26th. 70008 appears to have been under trial following problems in the previous week, however there were complications and 70009 led as illustrated above. 70008 further worked the Wentloog on Thursday and Friday.

70099 is coming to the UK from Turkey, but is not expected to be entering into the Freightliner fleet. GBRf may have interest, which may have increased after 66734 was derailed on Thursday at Loch Treig. 66734 is the former 66402, and it looks like that it may take some time and effort to recover.

Sunday 24 June 2012

The Kernow Explorer, 23rd June 2012

Ian Knight has been allowed out to Cornwall for Mazey Day, travelling from Bristol Parkway on the Spitfire Railtours 'Kernow Explorer'. The planned tour from Eastleigh was cancelled for lack of rolling stock. Here are some of his pictures.
37516 + 37676 Loch Rannoch in an interlude at Plymouth.
The terminus at Penzance, with the Spitfire Tour in the platform on right.
Deltic 22 (55022) Royal Scots Grey arrives with Pathfinder's 'Mazey Day Cornishman' from Birmingham.
With 37676 leading, the Spitfire tour is ready to make its return. The wreath is for local enthusiast Ian Burgess of Fair Oak, who died in Austria last week, and was due to be on the tour.

Tidbits - 24th June 2012


Saturday 23 June 2012

18th - 23rd June 2012

34067 Tangmere passing Eastleigh with the returning "Swanage Belle" to Victoria, 21st June.

Sunday 17th June: 37259 + 37038 1Q14 Derby - Eastleigh
Monday 18th June: 37038 + 37259 1Q14 08:20 Eastleigh - Battersea Loop, 66081 + 66161 T+T 5O61 Wembley - Eastleigh 1 2, 73207 + 73119 0O73 11:18 Minehead - Eastleigh
Tuesday 19th June: 47812 + 56303 0Z47 11:15 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh 1 2, 37259 + 37038 1Q14 Old Oak Common - Eastleigh
Wednesday 20th June: 59005 ran a Hamworthy stone! 7O51 00:05 Whatley - Hamworthy, 7V52 12:55 Hamworthy - Whatley, 34067 5Z76 11:30 Southall - Eastleigh, 5Z77 14:40 Eastleigh - Swanage, 37259 + 37038 1Q14 09:47 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Westbury - Swindon - Derby failed at Poole (37259 TPWS fault), 37038 + 37259 5Z14 11:14 Poole - Didcot - Derby , 60011 shunting, 57002 0Z34 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh, 57002 + 57304 + 57302 0Z35 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent 1 2
Thursday 21st June: 67019 5Z79 02:50 Eastleigh - Southall, 70013 1Z86 08:44 Victoria - Swanage 1 2 3, 34067 1Z87 17:15 Swanage - Victoria 1 2, 67024 + 67005 5Z91 06:30 Stewarts Lane - Winchester, 1Z91 10:40 Winchester - Southampton - Salisbury - Westbury - Swindon - Eastleigh - Southampton Airport Parkway 1 2 3, 5Z92 14:56 Southampton Airport Parkway - Eastleigh, 1Z92 18:30 Eastleigh - Victoria, 73205 + 66744 5Z65 07:30 Eastleigh - Victoria (for Ascot?), 66744 + 73206 5Z66 15:59 Victoria - Eastleigh, 37038 + 37603 T+T 5Z14 Derby - Salisbury - Romsey - Didcot - Eastleigh, 97302 + 97301 1Q88 13:45 Salisbury - Westbury - Salisbury - Eastleigh(?) - Salisbury - Old Oak Common 1 2
Friday 22nd June: 2Z02 08:50 Kensington Olympia - Wimbledon - Havant - Weymouth - Eastleigh - Romsey - Laverstock - Andover - Kensington Olympia 1 2 3, 60065 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 66035 + 59205 + 60065 0V27 Eastleigh - Hinksey, 73207 + 73141 + LT 4TC 5V38 09:29 Eastleigh - West Ruislip, 37603 + 37038 1Q14 06:19 Eastleigh - Poole - Weymouth - Westbury - Swindon - Derby
Saturday 23rd June:

Limited Class 70 revival
70008 failed Tue 19th on 4O27, rescued to Maritime by 66954
70009 continues at Work
70019 resumed on 4O06 22nd

11th - 16th June 2012

60011 leads 66182 on the Westbury - Eastleigh through Redbridge, 12th June. Image by Ian Knight.
Two days later and 60091 is out on the 6B94 Fawley - Eastleigh, seen at St Denys. Image by Ian Knight.
Further afield, 47828 is seen on a drag at Great Yarmouth on 9th June. Image by Ian Knight.


Monday 11th June: 37667 + 37688 +57007 5Z27 22:12 Kings Cross - Eastleigh
Tuesday 12th June:  57007 + 37688 + 37667 02:11 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge, 60011 + 66182 DIT 6O41 Westbury - Eastleigh (60011 to Eastleigh for tests), 66097 + 60039 6V38 Marchwood - Didcot from Eastleigh 
Wednesday 13th June:
Thursday 14th June: 70000 1Z96 08:44 Victoria - Laverstock - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton UGL (run around) - Swanage, 1Z97 17:15 Swanage - Victoria, 60091 6O15 Mossend - Eastleigh, 6B94 12:05 Fawley - Eastleigh, 6V27 Eastleigh - Hinksey, 57310 0Z57 Loughborough - Eastleigh, 60039 0N87 16:33 Didcot - Westbury, 50027 arrived by road at Alresford from NYMR
Friday 15th June: 60011 0B41 06:56 Eastleigh - Fawley, 6Y32 08:24 Fawley - Holybourne 1 2 3, 6Y33 20:03 Holybourne - Eastleigh, 67005 + 67024 1Z91 08:44 Victoria - Swanage, 1Z92 16:15 Swanage - Victoria, 67019 5Z98 10:25 Southall - Eastleigh, 60049 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh (very late) 1 2, 0M27 18:03 Eastleigh - Bescot, 66081 + 71000 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley
Saturday 16th June: 47802 + 47805 5Z80 08:57 Crewe - Eastleigh, 14:56 Eastleigh - Eastern Docks
Sunday 17th June: 47805 + 47802 1Z80 10:30 Eastern Docks - Glasgow, 67019 5Z45 12:07 Southall - Eastleigh

Class 70s
Monday 70020 shown at Eastleigh T&RSMD as N/100.
Tuesday 66565 + 70020 0Z71 12:15 Eastleigh - Maritime, 66502 + 70020 0M40 Maritime - Trafford Park (drop 70020 at Crewe)
70009 on multiple workings on multiple days

Sunday 17 June 2012

Cruise Saver Express, 17th June 2012

Cruise Saver from Eastern Docks to Glasgow, 17th June, led by 47805 with 47802 on the rear, still avoiding withdrawal. Image by Ian Knight.

Friday 8 June 2012

4th - 9th June 2012

 47804 at Redbridge heading to Weymouth, 8th June. Image by Ian Knight.
47826 at Redbridge returning to Holyhead, 8th June. Image by Ian Knight.
  71000 Duke of Gloucester passes St Denys, 6th June. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 3rd June: 47802 + 47805 0Z79 12:33 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge one two
Monday 4th June:
Tuesday 5th June:
Wednesday 6th June: 71000 5Z93 05:10 Eastleigh - Poole, 1Z94 08:05 Poole - Windsor & Eton Riverside one two three four five, 71000 + 67005 T+T 1Z95 17:15 Windsor & Eton Riverside - Poole, 5Z96 21:48 Poole - Eastleigh
Thursday 7th June: 67005 + 67026 5Z8x Eastleigh - Southall - Wembley, 47810+47818 + 57007 0Z47 23:23 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh T&RSMD,
Friday 8th June: 67026 5Z85 04:00 Southall - Eastleigh, 47810 + 47818 + 57007 T+T 5Z20 05:09 Eastleigh - Kings Cross, 47804 + 47826 T+T 1Z51 06:05 Holyhead - Weymouth one two three, 1Z52 15:53 Weymouth - Holyhead one two three four, 67019 1Y91 11:42 Victoria - Hove
Saturday 9th June:

Saturday 2 June 2012

Cruise Saver Express, 2nd June 2012

47805 + 47802 T+T 1Z79 10:40 Glasgow Central - Southampton Central, arriving at and passing through Eastleigh 2 minutes early (was reported late at Southampton).

47805 leads the train into the station, in light rain - causing poor light.
A closer view of 47805.
47802 on the rear - surviving a withdrawal threat meantime.

The train continues onward to Southampton.

28th May - 2nd June 2012

60015 arrives at Eastleigh, ex-works from Toton, 28th May. Image by Ian Knight.
66097 works a northbound 'cars' at Eastleigh on the evening of 2nd June.

Monday 28th May: 60015 0Z60 08:09 Toton - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 29th May: 59001 7O35 06:5 Westbury - Fareham, 7V16 12:47 Fareham - Whatley (the penultimate Fareham Stone), 57303 0V57 09:20 Eastleigh - Brush Loughborough, 60015 6Z60 Eastleigh - Wembley one two three (wagons are barriers for 395 move to Railfest)
Wednesday 30th May: 59102 7O35 06:5 Westbury - Fareham, 7V16 12:47 Fareham - Whatley (the last Fareham Stone),57002 0Z35 09:20 Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh
Thursday 31st May: 67026 5Z60 03:18 Eastleigh - Euston, 57002 + 57309 0Z36 11:25 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge one two three four, 59101 7O51 00:05 Whatley - Hamworthy, 7V52 12:55 Hamworthy - Whatley (the penultimate Hamworthy Stone)
Friday 1st June: 59102 7O51 00:05 Whatley - Hamworthy, 7V52 12:55 Hamworthy - Whatley (the last Hamworthy Stone) one two three four, 67026 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh, 71000 5Z71 12:55 Castleton Hopwood - Crewe - Eastleigh one two three (to work Poole - Windsor - Poole on 6th June)
Saturday 2nd June: 47805 (lead) + 47802 T+T 1Z79 Glasgow Central - Southampton Central one two three four, 5Z79 20:34 Southampton Central - Southampton DGL - Eastleigh
Sunday 3rd June: 47802 + 47805 0Z79 12:33 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge

Hanson is believed to have pulled out of their stone operations at Fareham and Hamworthy. They have an application in at Hamworthy for a recycling facility at the rail sidings.

Class 70

On Monday 28th 70009 made its departure on 4M55 08:54 Millbrook - Lawley St., and has been on Felixstowe / Ipswich diagrams since then.

70020 + 70008 were seen at Eastleigh Yard, then 70008 at Southampton Central on Wednesday 30th, returned to Maritime from Eastleigh, 70020 is now in Eastleigh T&RSMD.

66563 + 70008 DIT 4M28 09:32 Maritime - Ditton, Thursday 31st.

Bridges

East Grimstead bridge is re-opened one two three four

So farewell then, 37197

Some years ago 37197 was active on diesel gala, railtour and charter usage, firstly for Riley & Sons (Bury) and then in 2004-5 for West Coast Railway Company. After usage on the Royal Scotsman in 2005, when it ran as Loch Laidon, the locomotive was aligned with DRS and prepared in their basic blue paint at Barrow Hill, with time also spent in 2009 at Brush, Loughbourough. However with focus from DRS moving to Class 37/4, the power unit was removed to a 37/4 and the shell of the locomotive was moved on 30th May from Barrow Hill to EMR Kingsbury where it has already been broken up.

The locomotive was new to 87E (Landore) as D6897 from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Darlington in April 1964.
37197 on the rear of 1Z47 06.30 Wakefield Kirkgate – Salisbury, arriving at Salisbury in the rain, 23rd October 2004. 

57601 was the train locomotive, 37197 being used to reverse and turn the train at Salisbury.
37197 leads the stock back into the station.
In 2005 West Coast Railway company repainted the locomotive to match the Royal Scotsman, seen here leaving Edinburgh on 30th August with 31190 (reportedly DIT).
The locomotive last worked from Carlisle to Oban and return on 8th October 2005, some six weeks after this image.