Test Train at Romsey, 17th October 2024

43251 + 43272 1X23 15:28:Salisbury - Redbridge Southampton - Salisbury
977995 + 975984 + 977993 + 975814 + 977984 (same as in September)

43272 leading into Romsey

43272 was new as 43072 in December 1977.

975984 Lecture Coach (formerly  Laboratory 15 "Argus" and later "Test Car 4", 10000 & 40000, originally prototype HST catering vehicle).


43251, on the rear, was new as 43051 in April 1977.

14th - 19th October 2024

 

70811 at Eastleigh, 14th October.


Volker Rail Kirow 125t crane DRK 81613.

701008 5Q59 10:11½ Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - Eastleigh Trsmd, Eastleigh, 14th October.

59005 KENNETH J PAINTER 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley F.Y.(Flhh), Romsey, 18th October.

Monday 14th October: 57306 + 801202 5X82 13:04 Reading - Eastleigh, 57306 0M83 15:42 Eastleigh - Nuneaton Flickr for the day
Tuesday 15th October:
Wednesday 16th October:
Thursday 17th October: 37407 5Z69 09:25 Kidderminster - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 43251 + 43272 1X23 15:28:Salisbury - Redbridge Southampton - Salisbury (1Q23 afterwards one two three)
Friday 18th October: 37407 (+ 700106) 7Q70 07:02 Eastleigh - Three Bridges one two three Flickr for the day; 66533 + orange repaint 70020 4O90 06:04 Leeds -  Maritime (70020 failed on first time out, lost two hours at Appleford, then 90 more minutes in sidings at Didcot for a shunt) one two three Flickr for the day
Saturday 19th October: 43423 + 43467 6Z72 10:50 Wembley - Eastleigh one, 5Z73 15:46 Eastleigh - Kidderminster Flickr for the day; 70007 failed near East Grimstead with 4O22 00:26 Trafford Park - Maritime, was rescued  by 66413, with a 4 hour line blockage.

Freight at Eastleigh, 14th October 2024

 

66750 Bristol Panel Signal Box has been liberated from the Westbury cycles, and is now on the MoD circuit, 0M47 12:42 Eastleigh - Kineton.

70014 4M61 12:56 Maritime -Trafford Park.

66518 4M65 13:12 Maritime - Lawley Street.

No transition to class 18s for a while, 08511 soldiers on.

57306 brings 801202 to Eastleigh. 14th October 2024

801202 started at Doncaster Carr, then was dragged by 57306 from Ferme Park to Reading and then Eastleigh, where the final leg was 5X82 13:04 Reading - Eastleigh Works.

57306 was 47814, originally D1919 delivered on 22nd November 1965.

Further pictures: one two three Flickr for the day

Eastleigh, 12th October 2024

 

47810 Crewe Diesel Depot approaches with 1Z93 05:42 Crewe - Portsmouth Harbour, with The Statesmen set, which will be under refurbishment from November until Autumn 2025.


47805 Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 on the rear.


700106 at the Works has been put together again after repairs, and could be ready for departure? 458405 has arrived for storage, seen along with preserved 313201.

700806 working with 6C03 11:17 Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh, running through platform 2, and proceeding into the weekend civil engineering section through Southampton.

A closer view of 70806.

20007 + 20205, Eastleigh, 12th October 2024

20007 + 20205 0V20 10:18 Eastleigh Trsmd - Reading Traincare Depot.

20007 is now 67 years old, and is marked off in my 1981-82 book, when allocated to Haymarket.

20205 was allocated to Eastfield for some time, and I have it marked off in my 1978 book.

Class 20189 Ltd

7th - 12th October 2024

 

66758 The Pavior 6V41 14:50 Westbury - Eastleigh, passing Romsey, 11th October.

70007 4O57 1329 Wentloog - Maritime, also passing Romsey, on the same day.

Monday 7th October: [57305 (+ 458503) 5Q95 19:01 Woking - Widnes]
Tuesday 8th October:
Wednesday 9th October:
Thursday 10th October:
Friday 11th October: 70811 + 56094 0Z69 12:13 Westbury - Eastleigh, 70811 + 56094 + 56049 0Z01 14:32 Eastleigh - Hoo one two
Saturday 12th October: 20007 + 20205 0V20 10:18 Eastleigh - Reading one, 20007 (+ GWR Mk3 12142 ) + 20205 5O20 14:08 Reading - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 47805 + 47810 1Z93 0542 Crewe - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour one two three, 1Z94 16:19 Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh - Crewe

70008 is the next to be sent for orange repaint at Loughborough.

"GB Railfreight’s Intermodal Team moved a record number of containers in July 2024, which was broken again in August AND AGAIN in September!"

"Knorr-Bremse, under the Merak-HVAC brand, has secured a contract to overhaul the HVAC systems for Great Western Railway (GWR)’s Class 165/1 fleet."