8th - 13th June 2026

 

Recently repainted for Locomotive Services, 47830 (D1645) was sitting outside Eastleigh Works, 9th June. Perhaps surprisingly, it has reatained its Serck shutters, one of which is defective.

Monday 8th June: 
Tuesday 9th June:
Wednesday 10th June: 37667 (+ 6393 + 44081 + 6394) 5O47 08:17 Crewe - Eastleigh one two
Thursday 11th June: 37667 + 47830 (+ 6393 + 41176 + 6394) 5K47 09:42 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three
Friday 12th June:
Saturday 13th June: 

56094 + 56302 are on board the RMS FRATERNITY, which arrived at Las Palmas on the 9th, departing on 10th, and expected to dock at Tema, Ghana on 17th, which is one end of the 97km Tema-Mpakadan line. Some pictures of the loading at Marchwood.

09024 has been moved into Eastleigh T&RSMD, and 08871 has been moved back to the East Yard for departure.

Eastleigh Works: 14Apr - 20Apr - 05May - 06May

Europhoenix Rail (EPR), the operating company, haa ceased trading. The parent company, Europhoenix, which owns the fleet, continues to trade.

Eastleigh, 9th June 2026

 

66501, now named Spirit of '65 - Celebrating 60 years of Freightliner, 4M61 12:54 Maritime - Trafford Park





As 66501 proceeds northwards, 66068 PRIDE IN MOTION ran southward with a late running 4O39 09:35 Morris Cowley - Eastern Docks.


59005 KENNETH J PAINTER 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac.


66511 4E65 13:13 Maritime - Doncaster Europort.

Traction at Lokomotion, Kufstein, Austria, 3rd and 7th June 2026

Looking rather interesting, a workshop for the Lokomotion company, notable for its 'zebra' livery scheme, which focuses upon working freight across the Alps, in association with Rail Traction Company of Italy. The workshop was opened in 2020. Notable among the locomotives outside were a number of 1950s generation Class 139 electric locomotives. Sorry that these are only mobile phone pictures.

189 822-0 (Siemens 21617 model ES 64 F4 of 2011, full number 91 80 6189 822-0 D-LM), in a DB red from previous operation, seen on 3rd June. This started life as a hire locomotive, was then sold to DB Cargo in 2017, and then to Lokomotion in 2025.

139 213-3 (Krauss-Maffei, 18478, full number 91 80 6139 213-3 D-LM), at right, was built in 1958.

139 133 -3 (Krauss-Maffei, 18544, full number 91 80 6139 133-3 D-LM) was built in 1959.

Next to it is 185 515-4 (Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC1 33523, full number 91 80 6185 515-4 D-ATLD) of 2002. "They have never found a long term home and 185515 is currently on hire to Lokomotion - the latest in a long line of operators."

The next loco was similar 185 525-3 (Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC1 33592, full number 91 80 6185 525-3 D-ATLU) of 2003.

And then Vectron MS 193 772-1 (Siemens 22187 of 2016, full number 91 80 6193 772-1 D-LM).

Under the Kufstein Fortress and the Festungsarena, lay this further view, starting with 139 555-7 (Henschel, 91 80 6139 555-7 D-LM, built 1964).

Vectron MS 193 773-9 (Siemens 22197 of 2017, full number 91 80 6193 773-9 D-LM).

Vectron MS X4 E-647 (Siemens 22171 of 2016, full number 91 80 6193 647-5 D-DISPO).

Vectron MS 193 282-1 (Siemens 22276 of 2017, full number 91 80 6193 282-1 D-ELOC) in special 'Ellorean' scheme of ELL (European Locomotive Leasing)

139 555-7 again, on 7th, with 139 260-4 (Krauss-Maffei 18967 full number 91 80 6139 260-4 D-LM) of 1963.

474 201 on accommodation boiges, identified using this picture. Like the Class 189, this is a Siemens ES 64 F4 (Siemens 21233, full number 91 83 2474 201-7 I-LM, of 2005). Originally intended for SBB Cargo, it went to work for Nordcargo, which eventually became DB Cargo Italia. It was sold to Lokomotion in early 2026, as a spare parts donor.

139 133 -3 as also seen un the first picture.

Vectrons at Bahnhof München Ost, 3rd June 2026

The Siemens Vectron is a highly succesful locomotive, with options adaptable for both freight and passenger applications, and in multi-system variants to work with a selection of 25kV 50Hz, 15kV 16⅔ Hz, 3000V dc and 1500V dc. So many, that I have yet to understand the number system, based around a Class of '193' in Germany.

7193 214 of Railpool (91 80 7193 214-2 D-Rpool) heading away from the city. This is a Vectron AC variant, delivered in 2025 (Siemens 24011), and is recorded as hired to Box Express of Hamburg.

193 249 (Siemens 22025) is another Vectron AC, built in 2016, and leased sinced then to RTB Cargo. The full number is 91 80 6193 249-0 D-ELOC.

ÖBB 1293 051 is a multi-system Vectron MS, seen working a 'Railjet' passenger train to Bologna, through Austria into Italy, wherre the switch to dc would take place at Brenner station. Siemens 22665 of 2020, full number 91 81 1293 051-9 A-ÖBB. 

The Railjet coaching sets feature Taurus or Vectron cabs at the push-pull control end, as seen with 80-91.903.

Vectron MS 6193 170 (Siemens 23470 of 2024, full number 91 80 6193 170-8 D-Rpool), which is sub-leased by Railpool to ecco rail, originally from Poland.


X4 E-706 is a Vectron MS (Siemens 22392 of 2018, full number 91 80 6193 706-9 D-DISPO), and is leased to Mercitalia Rail by Beacon.

192 047 (Siemens 22906 of 2020, full number 91 80 6192 047-9 D-NRAIL) is a Smartron leased to LEG (Leipziger Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft). The Smartron is intended as a lower cost entry variant - single electrical system, reduced power and maximum speed. Only available in 'Capri Blue'.

193 404 (Siemens 23209 of 2022, full number 91 80 6193 404-1 D-ATLU) is a Vectron MS, leased to Alpha Trains, but hired to Lokomotion.

I recommend the Google Translate plug-in for reading content in German.

Classic Traction at Bahnhof München Ost, 3rd June 2026

 A planned longer layover at Bahnhof München Ost, before catching an ÖBB Railjet service.

111 223-4 and 111 057-6 of 'smart rail'. DB Class 111 was built between 1974 and 1984.

'Rabbit Ears' on diesel hydraulic 215 082-9, built as a V 160 in 1971, and rented to smart rail since January this year.

294 712-5, a diesel hydraulic V 90, also bult by MaK in 1971.

1st - 6th June 2026

 

975025 Caroline + 37418 2Z33 08:49 Bournemouth - Swansea, at Redbridge, 3rd June. Image by Ian Knight.

47805 leading to Weymouth, at Totton, 4th June. Image by Ian Knight.

D1924 (47810) Crewe Diesel Depot leads with the return 'Dorset Coast Express', 4th June. Image by Roger Homan.

D1935 (47805) Roger Hosking MA  1925 - 2013, on the rear. Image by Roger Homan.

Monday 1st June: 73961 + 73964 1Q51 11:50 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one
Tuesday 2nd June: 37418 (+ 975025 Caroline) 2Z33 08:49 Bournemouth - Swansea one two; 73961 + 73964 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; 37057 3Q01 23:34 Woking - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 3rd June: 73961 + 73964 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 37057 3Q03 22:47 Eastleigh - Brockenhurst - Salisbury -  Eastleigh - Brighton - Eastleigh one
Thursday 4th June: 47805 + 47810 1Z47 06:40 Peterborough - Weymouth one two three four, 1Z48 15:36 Weymouth - Peterborough; 73961 + 73964 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 37057 3Q04 2136 Eastleigh - Totton -Reading
Friday 5th June: 37057 3Q40 23:58 Reading Triangle - Southampton - Woking
Saturday 6th June:

47830 was turned out from paintshop at Eastleigh Works in a reapplication of two tone green.

Diesel Miscellany at the Severn Valley Railway, 10th May 2026

 

Class 17 D8568, Class 46 46045, Class 50 50033 Glorious, Class 42 D821 Greyhound, and Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger lined up outside Kidderminster Diesel Depot. Part of the D+EPG's Class 35 Hymek D7018 is just visible between the Warship and the Western.

The Diesel Traction Group's D7029, under a protracted overhaul, with an unidentified Western on the left.

D3586 (08471) at Bridgnorth.

A closer view of D821 and D1013 outside the Diesel Depot.

33108 at Highley, where it resides to be mid-line.

20048 and 13201 (08133) outside the east side of the Diesel Depot.

Ruston & Hornsby 319290, at Bewdley. This locomotive has been on the railway since March 1972.

Class 08 Society
Severn Valley Railway