Saturday 28 November 2015

23rd - 28th November 2015


37602 leads "The Jolly Marketeer", arranged as top and tail from Salisbury to Portsmouth, Chichester and return. Only 37602 was working the train.
The location is Crampmoor.
37602 was new as D6782 from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Darlington on 29th November 1962, and was allocated to Hull Dairycoates. Renumbered to 37082 in February 1974, then heavy general overhaul  and dual braked between August 1985 and March 1986 at Crewe, renumbered 37502. In February 1985 renumbered 37602 upon selection for European Passenger Services traffic which never materialised. To DRS from May 2002.
BSK with generator 35469 and 37605.
37605 was new from Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows as D6736 in April 1962, allocated to Hull Dairycoates. Renumbered 37036 in March 1974, then heavy general overhaul  and dual braked between Decemeber 1985 and April 1986 at Crewe, emerging as 37507. In October 1985 renumbered 37605 upon selection for European Passenger Services traffic which never materialised. To DRS from May 2002, after some work for Freightliner in 2001, although it was in storage from 2009-12, for some of that time at Eastleigh Works.

Formation: 37602 + 4991 + 4959 + 1813 + 3147 + 3121 + 1671 + 3098 + 35469 + 37605

Monday 23rd November:
Tuesday 24th November:
Wednesday 25th November: 47832 5Z85 09:35 Southall - Swanage one two three
Thursday 26th November: 37602 + 37605 0Z37 10:20 Crewe - Eastleigh; 47832 1Z87 Poole - Bristol one two three four, 45407 + 47832 T+T 1Z88 Bristol - Poole one two three four; 37175 3Z01 19:43 Bristol - Swindon - Cardiff -Reading Basingstoke - Eastleigh
Friday 27th November: 37602 + 37605 5Z37 10:11 Eastleigh - Derby one two three four five six seven; 47832 + 45407 T+T 5Z90 12:45 Motala - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Bristol ; 37175 3Z08 21:57 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Salisbury - Bath - Salisbury - Redbridge Southampton - Fareham - Southampton - Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Woking - Derby
Saturday 28th November: 37602 + 37605 1Z47 06:18 Derby - Leamington Spa - Reading - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbor - Chichester one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen, 1Z48 16:00 Chichester - Derby one two three
Sunday 29th November: 37602 + 37605 5Z85 15:10 Derby - Eastleigh one

Eastleigh Works: 26Oct - 29Oct - 02Nov - 03Nov

Hendy Review - proposals for Wessex

58008 at Eastleigh T&RSMD has been sold to Raxstar for disposal. Raxstar are at Eastleigh Works, so this may only be a local transfer, if not cut up on site. 58008 worked for 16 years, and has been withdrawn for a further 16!