47s and other Classic Power at Southampton - 18th - 23rd February 2008
information and pictures of motive power and rolling stock produced in the British Railways era



66412 at Millbrook, 19th February. Image by Ian Knight.


60054 Charles Babbage at Eastleigh, 22nd February. Image by Simon Howard.


Friday 15th February: 47727 worked DR76401 6Z47 11:20 Woking to Eastleigh via Laverstock 1 2
Saturday 16th February: 47826 + 47804 Valentine Express Doncaster - Portsmouth
1 2 3
Sunday 17th February: 47727 at Eastleigh works, 57003 (under bridge) and 57004 at Maritime
Monday 18th February: 66008 + 60010 6Y42 Hoo - Eastleigh
Tuesday 19th February: 66412
4S59 15:00 Millbrook - Crewe (-Coatbridge) , 37519 removed from Eastleigh by road (to Booth, Rotherham)
Wednesday 20th February: 47749 0Z47 Eastleigh - Salisbury - Hinksey
1 2, 47727 at Eastleigh Works
Thursday 21st February: 47727 0Z47 09:30 Eastleigh - Swindon (47749 failed there), 1497 Bournemouth - Fareham - Eastleigh
Friday 22nd February: 60054 6Z20 02.30 Grain - Eastleigh, 7Z28 13:28 Eastleigh - Whatley, 2407 + 2401 Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Eastleigh then 2405 + 2411
Saturday 23rd February:

33057 has been
started for the first time in preservation.


Freightliner Fleet 2008

Loco Pool  Colours Status Picture on this site
57001 DFTZ Green Crewe OOU (moved from Stoke 22nd Aug) - at Crewe LNWR for engine
change may be for Cotswold Rail
10th December 2005
57002 DFTZ Green Barry - returned to Porterbrook, worked to Barry for
storage, 10th January 2008
8th April 2005
2nd June 2007
17th June 2007
57003 DFTZ Green Crewe Basford Hall - expected to join 57002 at Barry - now returned to
Maritime (under the bridge)
17th September 2005
2nd January 2008
57004 DFTZ Green Fire at Basingstoke 27/9/07, returned to Maritime and made serviceable.
Nameplates removed by 16th December. Now OOU. For Cotswold
Rail
8th October 2005
6th June 2007
14th July 2007
22nd July 2007
28th July 2007
5th August 2007
29th August 2007
30th September 2007
16th December 2007
2nd January 2008
57005 DFTZ Green Gloucester - Cotswold Rail, and now working, to Kilmarnock for repaint 16th April 2005
23rd June 2007
6th July 2007
10th November 2007
57006 DFTZ Green Gloucester - Cotswold Rail. to Kilmarnock for repaint - now completed
and
working
8th October 2005
30th August 2007
4th October 2007
19th October 2007
26th October 2007
27th October 2007
2nd November 2007

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