Sunday workings at Romsey, 30th January 2011

 66127 5Z29 13:00 Bristol - Eastleigh

 66115 + 66087 + 66117 + 66098 + 66096 + 66009 0X74 16:30 Eastleigh - Bristol Barton Hill

70003 the first Class 70 to reach Southampton, arrived 27th January 2011

 70003 is the first Class 70 to Southampton,sent as 0Z70 12:15 Leeds Midland Rd - Maritime for training. Seen here at Maritime on 29th  January.

28th January. Image by Ian Knight.

 29th January

24th - 30th January 2011

Diverts

 66575 passes East Grimstead, Wilts. with 4O27 05:29 Garston - Maritime, 29th January

 66568 passes Dean over the border into Hampshire with 4O02 11:11 Lawley St - Maritime, 29th January

66144 with 6N04 Millbrook - Woking - Eastleigh, at East Grimstead, 29th January.

Forthcoming bridge replacement. The New Road bridge where first and third pictures were taken is to have its superstructure replaced as part of W10 loading gauge programme.

Monday 24th January: 67026 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh

Tuesday 25th January:

Wednesday 26th January:

Thursday 27th January: 70003 0Z70 12:15 Leeds Midland Road - Maritime 1 2 3 4

Friday 28th January: 66009 + 66011 + 66096 + 66098 + 66144 0Y69 23:05 Wembley - Eastleigh

Saturday 29th January: 66070 5Z27 03:05 Eastleigh - Bristol, 66047 + 66172 + 66167 + 66188 + 66112 + 66016 + 66177 0X69 07:30 Alexandra Dock (Newport) - Eastleigh
Sunday 30th January: 66127 5Z29 13:00 Bristol - Eastleigh, 66115 + 66087 + 66117 + 66098 + 66096 + 66009 0X74 16:30 Eastleigh - Bristol Barton Hill


09022 has left Eastleigh, 08480 has arrived.

Eastleigh Works 25th January, 26th January
More Diverts pictures

In Memory of Wrexham & Shropshire

19th April 2008: 67015 T&T 67014 at Redbridge on the Hooton to Poole "Dorset Coast Express". Both locomotives then newly repainted for commencement of Wrexham & Shropshire service nine days later. 67012 - 67015 were in the WAWN pool along with stored 67010 at the time of closure of service on 28th January.

67014 (seen here at Banbury on the last day)

Ropley, 27th January 2011

 U Class 31806 (Brighton, 1928) newly overhauled, 27th January. Image by Ian Knight.

12049 the second - aka 12082 (Derby, 1950). 12082 is recorded as having had air brakes installed. Image by Ian Knight.

GoCo Parry People Mover trial is postponed until further notice following technical issues, not having started on 24th as planned. There is a scurrilous photo on Railway Eye.

17th - 22nd January 2011

Diverts

66532 P&O Nedlloyd Atlas with 4O54 05:27 Leeds - Maritime passes 66543 with 4Z76 13:54 Maritime to Basford Hall at Romsey - a very busy event for Romsey!

66535 approaches Romsey with 4O14 07:00 Birch Coppice - Maritime

66114 passing through Romsey with 6N02 12:55 Millbrook - Eastleigh engineering train.

Monday 17th January:

Tuesday 18th January

Wednesday 19th January:

Thursday 20th January:

Friday 21st January:

Saturday 22nd January: 66118 + 66076 + 66131 + 66152 + 66170 0Y68 08:20 Westbury - Eastleigh

Eastleigh Works: Arrival of 306017 in East Yard 1 2 12th January then into Works 13th January

Forthcoming Bridge Works - Redbridge to Dunbridge

Exactly how much structural change this will mean to the arched bridges in unclear, but may be significant change to decking to gain height (one bridge is known to be subject to track flooding, so lowering of track is not a solution). If anyone knows please contact me, also to clarify the locations. One bridge is on A27 at Ashfield, and another busier one is on Old Salisbury Lane (B3084 Duke's Head - Awbridge Road).

From This is Hampshire

From the minutes of the Romsey Forum, 16th June 2010

Network Rail Bridge Improvements: Many containers are too big for some of the existing rail bridges. Also Network Rail need an alternative line from Southampton to London. This would be Southampton, Romsey, Salisbury and Andover and would require bridge improvements. Five bridges are affected, Ashfield, Four Lanes, Lee, Lee Lane and Coldharbour Lane. There will be another in Old Salisbury Lane requiring road closure. 

These are all permitted works and planners can only object on specific grounds. Planners are waiting for more specific plans.  The Romsey to Salisbury line is an early line dating from the 1840s and planners would like to protect the industrial heritage but recognise the national need for improvements to the rail network. If the Forum wished to write to Network Rail expressing concern for the character of the bridges it could be helpful with this. However the Port of Southampton is economically important. 

Road closures will be dealt with by a traffic management team. The dates being considered are November 2011 to spring 2012. 

Four Lanes = Spaniards Lane?      Lee       Lee Lane       Coldharbour Lane

This appears to affect all four arched bridges between Romsey and Lee, and also potentially that at Weston Lane. What may be of concern to us is that the Lee area parapets could be built up to 21st Century 'Health & Safety' heights preventing photography without a ladder.

47Soton will try and get pictures of these bridges before work commences.

Eastleigh - Salisbury was opened in 1847, Redbridge - Romsey in 1865.

Meanwhile it is understood that St Denys footbridge has a temporary replacement while the original is refurbished.

Parry People Mover at Medstead, 21st January

GOCO 12, a Parry People Mover, is seen at Medstead & Four Marks, on the Mid-Hants Railway - Watercress Line on 21st January. The vehicle was unloaded on the 17th at Alresford. A GOCO service trial starts on 24th. Two images by Ian Knight.

80150 delivered to the Mid-Hants, 20th January

 BR Standard Class 4 Tank 80150 (Brighton, 1956) seen being unloaded at Alresford, having arrived from Barry. Two images by Ian Knight.

More information

Seen at Eastleigh, 16th January 2011

 37417 Richard Trevithick at Eastleigh awaiting outcome of recent DBS disposal list

Mk2F 6037 (Derby 1973-74) in storage at Eastleigh Works

10th - 15th January 2011

Some pictures from the archive, not over much doing at this time of year.

55019 Royal Highland Fusilier at Dunbridge with a railtour to Salisbury, 2nd July 2005

57004 Freightliner Quality approaches Micheldever, 8th January 2005. Now with DRS.

Two Class 90s on the latest DBS disposal list: 90037 Spirit of Dagenham, at Edinburgh 23rd August 2004 on a North Berwick working. Stored February 2006.

90030 Crewe Locomotive Works at Edinburgh, 29th December 2004 on a North Berwick working. Named at the Crewe Works Open Day 20th May 2000. Stored January 2006.

Monday 10th January: 66422 (+ Mk2D FO 3182) 5Z57 10:20 Crewe - Eastleigh, 73138 + 73107 1Q40 09:08 Hither Green - Redbridge - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4, 67021 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh, Class 306 (LNER design) 017 cars arriving by road in East Yard Mon - Wed

Tuesday 11th January: 73138 + 73107 1Q41 08:00 Eastleigh - Southampton - Portsmouth - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - Andover - Laverstock - Romsey - Eastleigh 1 2

Wednesday 12th January: 73138 + 73107 1Q43 05:50 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh - Fareham - Eastleigh, 950001 2Q02 07:50 Woking - Weymouth - Westbury - Romsey - Redbridge - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4

Thursday 13th January: 950001 2Q08 06:58 Eastleigh - Southampton DGL - Fareham - Southampton - Waterloo - Woking 1 2, 73138 + 73107 1Q44 05:45 Eastleigh - Waterloo - Selhurst, 66066 + 306017 East Yard - Eastleigh Works

Friday 14th January: 66206 6Z50 08:14 Eastleigh - Motala (for Swanage Railway), 6Z51 12:51 Motala - Eastleigh

Saturday 15th January:

Parry People Mover service Medstead - Alton from 24th January

2nd January 2011 - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway Scottish Class 37 Golden Jubilee Gala

5 4 3 2 1 .... Tractors are Go!

 37025 Inverness TMD lays over at Bo'ness

 37175 departs with its first passenger working since top end overhaul - only started up on 30th December

 37423 Spirit of the Lakes worked in from Grangemouth for the event - essential for ETH to keep the train warm

 37685 makes its first return to Bo'ness

At dusk, 37906 makes its first run to Manuel, clagging nicely.

More pictures on FOTOPIC

3rd - 8th January 2011

Monday 3rd January: 
Tuesday 4th January:
Wednesday 5th January: 59005 + 59102 + 59103 0V98 03:28 Eastleigh - Merehead, 66845 6Z56 03:30 Eastleigh - Boston, 67027 5Z51 04:10 Eastleigh - Eastern Docks, 1Z51 10:38 Eastern Docks - Glasgow
Thursday 6th Janaury: 67030 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh
Friday 7th January:
Saturday 8th January:


Class 70 for Freightliner. 70008 and 70009 have been allocated to Freightliner Intermodal DFGI pool, joining 70001 and 70007; 70010 and 70011 to Freightliner HeavyHaul DFGH pool. Will we see DFGI pool members at Southampton?


70012 was dropped into the Beluga Endurance while being unloaded at Newport. We are all awaiting advice, but it seems possible that this locomotive will be written off. 


Some pictures of the loading of the locomotives at Erie. The ship was loaded and unloaded using the on-board cranes.


UPDATE 2: Pictures of banana like bent locomotive at Newport.


Eastleigh Works 31st December 1 2

Fife to Edinburgh - 30th December 2010

170415 passes Dalgety Bay on the climb of the bank from Inverkeithing. The 170s had a terrible time in the freezing temperatures of early December.

 334013 at Edinburgh Waverley represents the new operation from Edinburgh to Helensburgh via reopened Airdrie to Bathgate (A2B)

90020 Collingwood lays over at Edinburgh between sleeper duties

27th December 2010 - 1st January 2011

Monday 27th December:
Tuesday 28th December:
Wednesday 29th December:
Thursday 30th December: 66728 5Z92 05:20 Eastleigh - Woking, 5Z94 21:42 Woking - Eastleigh
Friday 31st December: 60019 in Eastleigh East Yard, 67027 1Z10 19:46 Victoria - Havant - Eastleigh - Romsey - Whitchurch
Saturday 1st January: 67006 + 67027 1Z11 00:30 Whitchurch - Victoria

Eastleigh Works: 27th December also 66845 on 30th December

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Class 70s for Freightliner Intermodal - 70008 - 70012.
These are currently in shipment on the Beluga Endurance, reported to be the second last salt water ship out of Lake Erie this season, and ETA in Newport is 03Jan. Southampton drivers are understood to be in training on services out of Felixstowe, and maintenance staff similarly at Ipswich and Leeds Midland Road.