Saturday 26 January 2013

21st - 26th January 2013

Very little Freightliner action on this Saturday morning, 26th January. 66532 P&O Nedlloyd Atlas comes off Millbrook terminal.
70001 PowerHaul arrives at Maritime, with 4O27 05:26 from Garston.
70001 has come off the train, pictured with 66571 and 08785

Sunday 20th January: 57312 + GLV 68504 + 73204 SITT 8Y87 15:40 Eastleigh - Winchester Baltic Siding - Eastleigh - Havant - Epsom - Aldershot - Ascot - Aldershot - Alton - Aldershot - Havant - Eastleigh
Monday 21st January: 57303 + 57312 8Y86 SITT 17:40 Eastleigh - Dorchester (57303 removed for dragging brakes, did not continue to Weymouth) - Eastleigh, 57301 +73205 + GLV 68501 6Y19 12:45 Tonbridge - Eastleigh, 57306 + 73206 + GLV 68504 + 73205 6Y64 17:40 Eastleigh - Tonbridge
Tuesday 22nd January: 57306 + 57312 SITT 8Y86 14:45 Eastleigh Fareham - St Denys - Wareham - Eastleigh http://71b-railpics.weebly.com/jan-feb-mar-apr-2013.html
Wednesday 23rd January: 57306 + 57312 8Y85 SITT 20:32 Eastleigh - Brockenhurst (brake fault, did not run Weymouth - Eastleigh), 31190 5Z31 18:38 Crewe - Eastleigh
Thursday 24th January: 31190 0Z71 09:08 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh, 31190 + 71000 5Z71 15:35 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four, 57306 + 57312 8Y85  SITT 6Y86 21:07 Brockenhurst - Winchester Baltic Siding - Eastleigh
Friday 25th January: 57306 + 57312 8Y86 17:40 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh
Saturday 26th January:

Dudman, the operators of Chichester Stone Terminal, are in administration. Meanwhile Fareham Stone Terminal is now being run by Kendall Group.

Electric Traction Limited are withdrawing from main line activities, and there will be locomotive disposals. The press release.

Wednesday 23 January 2013

47500 fire in Manchester, 23rd January 2013

Video footage here. 47500 was on the rear of an ECS working through Manchester, the leading bogie appears to have derailed, and the fire appears to have started in this area, appearing extensive.

24th January:  Gallery at wnxx.com .

25th January:  Crane lift and parked on bridge over Trinity Way near MOSI at wnxx.com. Another picture.

26th January: Now moved into Museum of Science and Industry (Liverpool Road) one two three four

23rd October 2010: 47500 Now and Then

History of 47500

Sunday 20 January 2013

14th - 19th January 2013

`158880 approaches Crampmoor heading into Romsey, 19th January

Monday 14th January: 73107 + 73201 1Q40 09:40 Hither Green - Redbridge - Eastleigh, 57303 1Z13 15:12 Derby - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 15th January: 73107 + 73201 1Q41 08:02 Eastleigh - Southampton DGL - Portsmouth & Southsea - Southampton DGL - Southampton - Redbridge - Andover - Ludgershall - Redbridge - Eastleigh one two three four five six  , 57303 + 57312 1Q13 12:45 Eastleigh - Southampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Redbridge - Gillingham - Basingstoke - Romsey - Eastleigh one two three four five
Wednesday 16th January: 73107 + 73201 1Q43 06:31 Eastleigh - Hamworthy - Poole - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two, 73119 + 73206 1Q13 09:18 Eastleigh - Havant - Petersfield - Tonbridge
Thursday 17th January: 73107 + 73201 1Q44 02:28 Eastleigh - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh - Havant - Eastleigh - Hither Green
Friday 18th January: 57303 + 57312 8Y87 SITT 14:50 Eastleigh - Fratton - Eastleigh, 0Z86 21:05 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh ???
Saturday 19th January: 57303 + 57312 8Y87 SITT 14:48 Eastleigh - Southampton - Wimbledon - Eastleigh one two three

SITT = Snow & Ice Treatment Train

Mark Jamieson has a new website The Sulzer Pictorial.

Test Trains, 15th January 2013

 Images by Ian Knight.

73201 Broadlands leads 1Q41 through St Denys on its leg from Portsmouth to Southampton.
Having reversed at the DGL, the train paused for some time before working to Ludgershall. 73107 was on the other end.
57303 leads 1Q13 through St Denys, as it starts is day moving from Eastleigh to Southampton.
57312 Peter Henderson then leads through Bitterne.
Later, 57303 leads through Redbridge.

Saturday 19 January 2013

33034 soon to be broken up

Three pictures taken by Ian Knight while passing Norden on 17th January. 33034 is to be broken up shortly at Norden, having been stripped of all usable parts.
33034 was new as D6552 in April 1961 and was withdrawn from service in February 1988. It never worked in preservation.




Update from 71A Locomotives and photos
Arrival at Swanage from Ludgershall in 2001
Preserved Diesels record

Saturday 12 January 2013

7th - 12th January 2013

60007 The Spirit of Tom Kendell with the late running Eastleigh - Marchwood, 8th January. Image by Ian Knight.
60019 Port of Grimsby & Immingham arrives at Eastleigh as 0V38, 10th January. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 6th January: 31465 3Z01 10:15 Eastleigh - Derby
Monday 7th January: 67024 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh
Tuesday 8th January: 37423 3Q01 00:57 Woking - Exeter, 60007 6O15 (17:30 Mossend -) 06:54 Didcot - Eastleigh, 6B54 09:14 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 6V38 11:00 Marchwood - Eastleigh, 0V27 15:30 Eastleigh - Hinksey, 60063 0O26 10:16 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 6V41 15:55 Eastleigh - Westbury
Wednesday 9th January: 66719 5E44 09:22 Eastleigh - Peterborough
Thursday 10th January: 60019 6O15  (17:30 Mossend -) 06:54 Didcot - Eastleigh, 6B54 09:14 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 0V38 11:00 Marchwood - Eastleigh, 6V38 13:50 Eastleigh - Didcot
Friday 11th January: 60049 6B43 09:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 6B44 12:07 Western Docks - Eastleigh
Saturday 12th January:

Friday 4 January 2013

31st December 2012 - 5th January 2013

 
47818 leads convoy at Eastleigh, 4th January. Image by Ian Knight.
57307 on rear of convoy at Eastleigh, 4th January. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 31st December: 67026 1Z93 19:30 Victoria - Southampton - Whitchurch
Tuesday 1st January: 67026 1Z94 00:22 Whitchurch - Victoria
Wednesday 2nd January: 59002 + 59101 + 59102 0F59 11:17 Eastleigh - Westbury (these had worked to Eastleigh on 21Dec)
Thursday 3rd January: 31465 3Q60 21:55 East Ham - Eastleigh
Friday 4th January: 47818 0Z37 10:10 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh, 47818 + 57010 + 57307 0Z38 14:30 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent one two, 31465 3Q02 20:49 Eastleigh - Weymouth Eastleigh (- Derby did not run), 67016 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley
Saturday 5th January:

Tuesday 1 January 2013

FoKAB Winchester Running Day, 1st January 2013

So this is a train blog, but today's event in Winchester represents similar vintage and regional interest. Here is one picture, there are 40 in the gallery HERE.
Bristol Lodekkas built in 1959 - LD6G SDL268 of Southern Vectis and LD6B 969EHW of Bristol Omnibus (Bath Services)