"English Riviera Express", Romsey, 15th August 2026

D1924 / 47810 Crewe Diesel Depot  + 57003 Inter City Railway Society 50th Anniversary 1973 - 2023 1Z07 05:45 Three Bridges - Eastleigh - Romsey - Kingswear

47810 leading through Romsey.

A closer view of the 60 year old locomotive, which hauled the last 'Bournemouth Belle' on 9th July 1967.


57003 on the rear.


A further view of 57003, new from Brush, Loughborough, as D1798 on 29th January 1965, later 47317 from March 1974. Converted to 57003 in January 1999.

10th - 15th August 2026

 

69004 RIDC Melton passing Redbridge with 6O41, 14th August. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 10th August:
Tuesday11th August:

Wednesday 12th August:

Thursday 13th August: 47848 + 57313 1Z94 08:46 Victoria - Eastleigh - Fareham - Weymouth, 1Z95 17:38 Weymouth - Waterloo one; 37405 + 37422 T+T 3Q14 22:26 Westbury - Southampton - Salisbury - Ludgershall - Salisbury - Bristol (seen on 12th)

Friday 14th August:

Saturday 15th August: 47810 + 57003 1Z07 05:45 Three Bridges - Eastleigh - Romsey - Kingswear,  1Z08 16:35 Kingswear - Romsey - Eastleigh - Three Bridges; 1001/1013 1Z81 17:00 Warminster - Southampton - Basinjgstoke - Tonbridge

Changes coming at 47soton.  As some of you know, I am leaving the area and will shortly be permanently resident in Scotland. This means that after this month, following 25 years of coverage, the weekly coverage of movements of classic power in this area will no longer be recorded. I will keep the site online, but it will no longer be bound by weekly cycles, and content will be driven by where I am, and what I find in my archive. There will likely be more forthcoming focus towards the ScotRail Inter7City HST run-down. Submissions of interesting content will remain welcome: camerar47 at gmail dot com .

HSTs in Fife, April - May 2026

A selection, mostly ScotRail Inter7City sets which may start to be replaced later 2027. Could the replacement Class 222's  be delayed by the Class 810 problems?

43032 (+ 43152) Set HA24 1B82 13:11 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, passing Aberdour, 21st April.

43301 and the PLPR1 test train, 1Q18 13:51 Slateford - Slateford, Aberdour 21st April.

43321 on the rear of this train.

43144 (+ 43175) Set HA07 1A81 11:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, passing Aberdour, 24th April.

43129 (+ 43033) Set HA08 1A81 11:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, Dalgety, 29th April.

The same set, this time led by 43033, 1B80 12:07 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Dalgety 4th May.

3rd - 8th August 2026

 

73965 Des O'Brien with the 1Q14 test train at Romsey, 5th August. A revised routing for this six-monthly cycle.


Track Recording Coach 999550 + PLPR3 1256 + Staff and Generator coach 977969.

73961 Alison on the rear of the formation.

Monday 3rd August:
Tuesday 4th August:
Wednesday 5th August: 66743 (+ 'Royal Scotsman' 99961 State Car No.2 + 99964 State Car No.4) 5S70 08:48 Eastleigh - Assenta Hamilton one two three four five (another forward working on 6th to Craigentinny); 73961 + 73965 1Q14 0831 Woking - Redbridge - Laverstock - Andover - Ludgershall - Andover - Laverstock - Romsey - Eastleigh - Havant - Guildford - Woking one two three four five six; 73109 + 73212 + 73966 + 73141 0Z71 14:42 Eastleigh - Leicester one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve
Thursday 6th August: 
Friday 7th August: 57012 + 57009 0Z57 06:32 Carnforth - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven, 57012 + 57304 (unbraked) + 57009 0Z58 20:30 Eastleigh - Carnforth one two three
Saturday 8th August:

Eastleigh, 5th August 2026

 Three images from Roger Homan.

66306 SCS Logistics leading 4M46 14:19 Western Docks - Trafford Park.

69005 Eastleigh  6V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury.

66549 (+ 66553) 6F22 17:21 Eastleigh - Ewer Street Junction.

Locomotives around Innsbruck, 3rd and 6th June 2026

 Here, I am avoiding the Taurus and Vectron types which were, of course, very visible.

Arriving at Innsbruck on 3rd found 2070 027 in a yard. The Class 2070 diesel-hydraulic was built by Vossloh at the Kiel MaK facility as their model G 800 BB "Hector".

Similar 2070 073 at the southern end of the station.

Leaving Innsbruck, I noted this pair of Class 1144. 

On Saturday 6th, I returned to find them in the same place. This is 1144 050, built in January 1980, and the older number 1044 050 can still be seen at the frame level. heavy maintenance on this class is finally completing in summer 2026.

The other example is 1144 069, new in December 1980. Both locomotives appear to have sat here for a while, as they can be seen on Google Maps, with the same marks and weathering on the roofs.

Class 2067 are diesel hydraulic shunters of 600 hp, built between 1959 and 1977. 2067 094 was new in September 1975.

Similar 2067 095 was also new in September 1975.

27th July - 1st August 2026

47769 Resolve passing Eastleigh. This may be 1O21 13:07 Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth on 27th February 2000.

Monday 27th July: 66767 + 801201 5X83 16:20 Reading - Eastleigh one two three four; 73961 + 73965 1Q51 11:50 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one
Tuesday 28th July: 73961 + 73965 1Q52 10:46 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham - Chichester - Havant - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard  - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh; 37553 + 56051 0V27 13:50 Eastleigh  Hinksey (later to Bescot and Doncaster one); 37057 + 37422 3Q01 23:34 Woking - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 29th July: 73961 + 73965 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh one; 37057 + 37422 3Z01 1100 Eastleigh - Totton - Basingstoke - Eastleigh one two three, 3Q02 21:36 Eastleigh -  Weymouth - Fratton - St Denys - Eastleigh
Thursday 30th July: 73961 + 73965 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 3Q04 21:36 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle one two three four five six seven eight nine; 57313 + 57601 1Z31 19:56 Chichester - Eastleigh - Victoria (earlier one two)
Friday 31st July: 'Stored' 68011 noted shunting Chiltern stock at Eastleigh; 37057 + 37422 3Q40 23:58 Reading Triangle - Southampton -  Woking one two
Saturday 1st August:

A new use for Redbridge Sleeper Works

Alliance Rail resubmits modified Marchwood plan

South Western Railway admits performance challenges after delay minutes rise

Class 458/4 expected to be stood down after 31st July.

Romic have acquired 57307 (47225) and 57309 (47254, 47651, 47806).