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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