Friday 13 March 2015

20 minutes at Romsey, 12th March 2015

One amazing sequence of three consecutive freights at Romsey, and also the New Measurement Train.

14:22 - 43014 The Railway Observer passing through Romsey, some 23 minutes late. 43014 was new from Crewe Works in May 1976.

43014 + 977984 + 975814 (once prototype Mk III FO/TF 11000 / 41000, Derby 1972, and also Test Car 10) + 977993 + 977994 + 975984 (once prototype Mk III RSB/TRSB 10000 / 40000, Derby 1972, formerly Test Car 4) + 43013

43013 at the other end of the train, also delivered in May 1976.
14:29 - 66568 with 4M62 13:56 Maritime - Hams Hall
14:35 - 66075 slows to a stop at the red signal with 7V07 12:41 Chichester - Merehead, waiting for 4M62 to clear section ahead,
14:39 - 59002 ALAN J DAY was waiting at the Sun Arch for 66075 to move on, with late running 12:47 7V16 Fareham - Merehead, and in turn arrived at the next red signal. This locomotive has now been in traffic for 29 years.
JNA-A open box wagon NACO 3900 on the rear of 7V07. The first of its type, designed and built by Marcroft Engineering in 2000.