Saturday 2 June 2018

28th May - 2nd June 2018


66526  Driver Steve Dunn (George) 4M99 17:00 Maritime - Trafford Park, Eastleigh 31st May. Although I have seen before at Maritime, in April 2006, this locomotive generally has eluded me, probably while working on coal traffic.

66951 4O57 13:29 Wentloog - Southampton. Eastleigh, 31st May. This was the first Class 66/9 with lower emissions.

Monday 28th May: 313121 5Z31 11:06 Ferme Park - Havant - Eastleigh (for storage) one two three four five
Tuesday 29th May: 
Wednesday 30th May: 37405 + DB975025 2Z02 07:12 Bristol Temple Meads - Reading (route changed, went from Reading to Southampton and reversed, rather than to Bedwyn) one
Thursday 31st May: 37405 + DB975025 2Z02 09:01 Reading - Redbridge - Westbury - Reading (route changed,was to Weymouth and Yeovil) one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven47804 + 47832 1Z86 05:30 Doncaster - Swanage one two three four five six seven, 1Z87 16:23 Swanage - Doncaster one two three four five; 43013 + 43062 NMT 1X23 15:13 Salisbury- Southampton UGL - Salisbury (seen same day)
Friday 1st June:
Saturday 2nd June: 47746 + 45212 1Z84 13:40 Portsmouth & Southsea - Southampton - Salisbury one two three four five six, steam then leads 1Z86 16:36 Salisbury- Southampton - Eastleigh where diesel leads - Fareham - Portsmouth & Southsea; 66133 5Z25 15:22 Eastleigh - Bristol one

Eastleigh Works: 08 May - 09May

57003 at Eastleigh Works has been reinstated to pool XHCK (DRS Class 57). It may have been inside the works about a month ago, but as of Thursday 31st it was outside in the usual area, parked with 57011. Arrival at Eastleigh on 13th September 2017, and was stored shortly afterwards.

70006 has been stored at Leeds, leaving only 8 Freightliner class members in traffic, many working to and from Maritime each week. I first noted this loco on Shap in July 2011, then most recently at St Denys two weeks ago.

56303, which has been an occasional visitor to Eastleigh, has suffered collision damage at Wembley, reported to have been moved at least its own length in the impact, the other party involved has not yet been identified to the public. Its last working appears to have been on 22nd: one two three four five

The Salisbury - Weymouth - Wareham - Corfe Castle summer Saturday service.