47s and other Classic Power
at Southampton - 25th February - 8th March 2008
information and pictures of motive
power and rolling stock produced in the British Railways era

47802 leads the Stobart
train to Weymouth, 1st March. Image by Ian Knight.

47712 on the rear of the
Stobart train to Weymouth. Image by Ian Knight.

A few moments later the
train passes Ashurst. Image by Robin Musell.
Interlude in California, 2nd March

Amtrak 118 leads the Coast
Starlight from Seattle - Los Angeles while on its scheduled
stop at San Jose. GE P42DC of 4250hp built in 1997.

Amtrak California 2007
shortly to push a train to Stockton. GM EMD F59PHI built in 1995.

Caltrain F40PH-2CAT 917 Gilroy
arrived from San Francisco.

Caltrain CEMOF opened in
2007. Of most interest is GP9E 501 formerly Southern Pacific 3842,
originally built in 1959.

4000hp SD70M UP 4948 built
in 2002, working in a freight train.
Monday 25th February:
Tuesday 26th February:
Wednesday 27th February: 2405 + 2411 5Z42 Eastleigh - Basingstoke
- Eastleigh, 2403 + 2419 5Z43
Thursday 28th February: 73204 + 2410 5A42 12:45 Eastleigh -
Brighton
Friday 29th February: 2419 + 732045A42 Eastleigh - Brighton
Saturday 1st March: 47802 + 47712 1Z86 06:35 Northampton -
Weymouth 1 2 3 , 35028 1Z93 13:43 Haslemere - Eastleigh - Victoria,
57003 + 57004 at Maritime
Monday 3rd March:
Tuesday 4th March:
Wednesday 5th March:
Thursday 6th March: 60077 6M57 14:00 Wool - Watford
Friday 7th March:
Saturday 8th March:
FGW to return to 3 car units.
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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