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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