Saturday 1 July 2017

26th June - 1st July 2017


37601 at Eastleigh Works, 26th June, as are the following pictures. There is a new recessed receptacle, with red cover, at the front. New from English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Newton le Willows, as D6705 on 12th January 1961, later 37005, 37501 and 37601.

The revived 08879 (D4047 built at BR Darlington, to service 22nd December 1960).

73119 Borough of Eastleigh

Monday 26th June: 66426 + 37059 5Z37 09:20 Worcester - Eastleigh Works one two
Tuesday 27th June: 37059 +66426 0Z38 08:25 Eastleigh - Worcester one
Wednesday 28th June: 66776 + 66777 5Z58 06:17 Eastleigh - Kings Cross one, 5Z59 16:27 Kings Cross - Eastleigh (for train to Peterborough and return for naming)
Thursday 29th June: 67023 + 67027 1Q23 15:07 Salisbury - Redbridge - Southampton UGL - Redbridge - Salisbury one two three
Friday 30th June: 37516 0Z37 08:23 Crewe - Eastleigh, 37518 + London Transport 4TC 5Z38 14:35 Eastleigh - Swanage one two three four five, 37518 + WCRC coaches 5Z43 17:20 Swanage - Southall one two (more on this to follow)
Saturday 1st July:

Stored Freightliner Class 66s 66595 and 66597 were moved from Wentloog to Southampton Maritime on 27th - they formally returned to service on 29th, 66597 appears to have been in traffic on 28th, although still in storage pool DHLT.