Saturday 6 December 2014

1st - 6th December 2014


34067 Tangmere leads 1Z84 07:54 Three Bridges - Bristol "The Bath Christmas Market" past Crampmoor, with frost on the ground.

37668 (a first time spot for me) was completed as D6957 from English Electric Vulcan Foundry in January 1965, allocated to Cardiff Canton. Later 37257, it was refurbished to 37668 at Crewe, completed in May 1988, and allocated to Thornaby. After some seasons on Sandite duties, it was stored by EWS in December 2004, and placed into storage at Healey Mills until purchase by West Coast Railway Company in December 2007. Returned to traffic in July 2014.


Monday 1st December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 04;00 Box Hill & Westhumble - Totton, 22:30 Totton - Pirbright Jct; 37218 + 57306 6Z70 05:44 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh (57306 for repaint into DRS colours), 37218 0Z68 09:38 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent
Tuesday 2nd December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Pirbright Jct - Totton, 22:30 Totton - Pirbright Jct
Wednesday 3rd December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Pirbright Jct - Totton, 22:32 Totton - Hook
Thursday 4th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Hook - Totton, 22:40 Totton - Hook
Friday 5th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Hook - Totton, 56312 0Z56 12:00 Totton - Southampton DGL - Redbridge - Bristol , 56312 + 50026 0Z26 15:46 Bristol - Eastleigh one two three
Saturday 6th December: 34092 + 37668 T+T 1Z84 07:54 Three Bridges - Bristol one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteeen fourteen fifteen, 1Z85 17:33 Bristol - Three Bridges