Saturday 30 October 2010

24th October 2010 - a handful from the Great Western Society at Didcot

ROD 5322 (built Swindon, 1917) hauling vintage coaches on the demonstration line
3738 (1937), 6106 (1931) and 3822 (1940) outside the shed
4866 (1936) inside the shed, with 6106 behind
6998 Burton Agnes Hall (1949)
A King shall shortly arise - 6023 King Edward II (1930)
The rolling frames of Saint 2999 Lady of Legend in rebuild from 4942 Maindy Hall (1929).

25th - 30th October 2010

60009 passes Millbrook with 6V41, 25th October. Image by Ian Knight.
 ECR 66073 on Sandite duties at Didcot (with 66026 at other end), 24th October.
08604 shunting containers at Didcot, 24th October.
 43172, new in August 1981, at Didcot with an up service, 24th October
43056 The Royal British Legion, new from Crewe in July 1977, arrives at Didcot from the Oxford direction, 24th October

Sunday 24th October:  67002 + 67016 T+T 5Z76 23:31(Sat) Shenfield - Eastleigh, 60009 + 66051 0N04 09:54 Eastleigh - Westbury, 67016 + 67017 0Z67 18:00 Eastleigh - Bristol, 67022 + 67024 0Y69 20:58 Bristol - Eastleigh
Monday 25th October: 44932 5Z94 09:30 Eastleigh - Southall 1 2, 47500 5Z93 11:40 Eastleigh - Carnforth 1 2 3, 60009 + 59203 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh 1 2 3, 60009 6V41 15:55 Eastleigh - Westbury 1 2 367002 + 67022 + 67024 0M61 14:12 Eastleigh - Wembley
Tuesday 26th October: 
Wednesday 27th October: 66199 + 60009 DIT 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 66172 + 60009 DIT 6V27 13:50 Eastleigh - Hinksey (60009 assigned to Toton (N/184) 'Coolant Pipework, valves & joints' - was repaired by Sat 30th)
Thursday 28th October:
Friday 29th October:
Saturday 30th October: 60019 + 37516 T+T 1Z82 08:10 Waterloo - Westbury - Exeter 1 2 3, 1Z83 16:37 Exeter - Bristol - Salisbury - Paddington


66578 - 581 in storage at Eastleigh Works (now moved inside the works)

60019 passes Andover - 30th October 2010

 60019 Bittern passes Andover running late with The Cathedrals Express 1Z82 08:10 Waterloo - Exeter (via Westbury)


37516 was giving the late running train a push

Saturday 23 October 2010

47500 - now and then

47500 on the rear of 1Z92 at Ashurst, 23rd October 2010
47500 Great Western at Haymarket, Edinburgh, 2nd April 1983. The 47 on the left appears to be one of the Gateshead allocated "generators" 47401-420. 47500 was a relative surprise in Edinburgh as it was then allocated to Old Oak Common.

18th - 23rd October 2010

44932 approaches Ashurst, 23rd October
A closer picture of 44932 in the dull morning light.
 73107 at Totton on 18th October. Image by Ian Knight.
73138 on the rear of the train. Image by Ian Knight.


Monday 18th October:  73107 + 73138 1Q07 10:02 Selhurst - Fawley - Eastleigh (but returned from Totton as driver did not have route knowledge to Fawley) 
Tuesday 19th Octob,er: 73107 + 73138 1Q08 06:35 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Portsmouth & Southsea - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4 5 6   67017 1Z18 05:42 Edinburgh- Western Docks , 31106 3Q01 23.31 (mon) Selhurst - Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 20:45 3Q01 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Selhurst, 08933 moved by road Merehead - Eastleigh
Wednesday 20th October: 73107 + 73138 1Q11 04:50 Eastleigh - Lymington - Selhurst, 
Thursday 21st October: 66579 (stored!) 4M99 17:04 Millbrook - Trafford Park, 60071 6X01 10:17 Scunthorpe - Eastleigh6E15 21:06 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe, 08826 by truck into Eastleigh Works (Yeoman spares loco, moved from Mid-Hants)
Friday 22nd October: 66579 4O22 01:20 Trafford Park - Maritime, 44932 5Z92 09:45 Southall - Eastleigh, 47500 5Z91 08:00 Carnforth - Eastleigh, 67016 + 67019 T+T 5Z88 07:10 Stewarts Lane - Bournemouth, 1Z88 11:38 Bournemouth - Basingstoke, 1Z89 13:13 Basingstoke - Laverstock - Bournemouth, 5Z90 15:38 Bournemouth - Eastleigh - Southampton Parkway, 1Z90 18:30 Southampton Parkway - Victoria, 5Z66 66196 11:40 Eastleigh - Barrow Hill, 66579 + 66578 + 66580 + 66581 0Z90 14:30 Maritime - Eastleigh Works (for warm storage) 
Saturday 23rd October: 44932 + 47500 T+T 1Z92 07:52 Eastleigh - Minehead 1 2, 1Z93 Minehead - Eastleigh, 66051 + 66154 + 66145 + 60009 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh

Tug 60009 DIT in 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 23rd October 2010

 66051 + 66154 + 66145 + 60009 approach Shawford with 6O26
 60009 in closer detail
Continuing onwards to Eastleigh

Sunday 17 October 2010

11th - 16th October 2010

66110 with a diverted 4O16 08:43 Ditton - Eastleigh heading through Romsey for Chandlers Ford, 16th October
 
66578 and 66579 have been in storage since December 2009 at Leeds, but have been moved to Southampton arriving on Friday 15th (579) and Saturday 16th (578)


Monday 11th October: 60048 6V41 15:55 Eastleigh - Westbury 1 2 3, 66166 + 66119 + 66005 + 60071 6V27 13:50 Eastleigh - Hinksey , 60074 0N09 Eastleigh - Acton
Tuesday 12th October: 67005 + 67016 08:45 1Z59 Victoria - Eastleigh, 1Z60 15:56 Eastleigh - Havant - Victoria, 5Z60 19:15 Victoria - Eastleigh
Wednesday 13th October: 60048 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 6V27 13:50 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Thursday 14th October:
Friday 15th October: 67002 1Y91 14:15 Hove - Winchester - Victoria, 66536 + 66579(S) DIT 4O07 20:20 (Thu) Leeds - Maritime
Saturday 16th October: 66517 + 66578(S) DIT 4O07 20:20 (Fri) Leeds - Maritime

Eastleigh Works: 12th October

Sunday 10 October 2010

4th - 9th October 2010 - Tug-tastic!

60071 Eastleigh, 3rd October
 60071 Eastleigh, 3rd October
60071 Redbridge, 5th October. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 3rd Ocatober: 60071 6N05 14:50 Worting - Reading - Havant - Eastleigh
Monday 4th October: 60071 6B41 06:56 Eastleigh - Fawley, 0B41 08:10 Fawley - Eastleigh
Tuesday 5th October: 60071 6B45 08:34 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 6V38 11:00 Marchwood - Didcot 1 2, D1015 11:12 Eastleigh - Tyseley 1 2
Wednesday 6th October: 925 Cheltenham delivered into Eastleigh Yard
Thursday 7th October: 60071 + 66196 + 59203 6O15 16:57 (Wed) Mossend - Eastleigh, 60071 6B45 08:34 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 6V38 11:00 Marchwood - Didcot (to Eastleigh) 1 2, 925 moved to Works by 60071 1 2, 60019 + 37516 T+T 1Z94 08:45 Victioria - Havant - Bristol 1 2 3 4 5, 1Z95 17:35 Bristol - Havant - Waterloo 34070 at M27 Rownhams westbound services en route from NYMR to Swanage
Friday 8th October: 60048 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 60048 + 66014 DIT 6V38 13:28 Eastleigh - Didcot, 60048 0Z68 19:09 Didcot - Eastleigh, 6E70 21:50 Eastleigh Yd - Didcot
Saturday 9th October: 60048 6O53 12:08 Wakefield - Eastleigh
Sunday 10th October: 60074 7N01 WokingEastleigh

Saturday 2 October 2010

27th September - 2nd October 2010


60163 Tornado at St Denys with "The Purbeck Tornado" on 29th September. Image by Ian Knight.
66705 with 1497 on its move from Bournemouth - Dereham, 28th September. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 27th September: 67028 0Z12 07:13 Eastleigh - Bristol, 67028 + 47815 5Z13 11:00 Bristol - Eastleigh, 60074 5Z78 09:15 Toton - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4 
Tuesday 28th September: 66705 + 1497 5L05 10:19 Bournemouth - Dereham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 67028 5Z96 19:21 Eastleigh - Hither Green
Wednesday 29th September: 60074 0Z60 03:41 Eastleigh - Westbury, 66058 + 60074 DIT 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh 1 2 3, 60074 6V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury 1 2, 60163 + 67028 T+T 1Z97 08:45 Victoria - Swanage 1 2 3 4 5 6, 1Z98 16:40 Swanage - Southampton - Laverstock - Waterloo , 67006 + 67003 1Y93 09:44 Victoria - Southampton Parkway, 67006 + 66151 (67003 AWS fault) 5Z93 12:57 Southampton Parkway - Eastleigh, 5Z94 15:20 Eastleigh - Brockenhurst, 1Z94 16:48 Brockenhurst - Victoria, 60071 shunting at Eastleigh 
Thursday 30th September: 67006 + 67028 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh, 67016 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley
Friday 1st October: 67006 + 67028 5Z21 08:04 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 1Z21 11:02 Western Docks - Glasgow Central
Saturday 2nd October: 67029 0Z67 08:10 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane


1497 at Dereham, its new home - what for 1498?
Eastleigh Works, 24th September