50019 on ECS to Eastleigh, 14th June 1988

50019 Ramillies passes a private location between Romsey and Crampmoor, Tuesday 14th June 1988 at dusk. Withdrawn in September 1990 and now preserved at the Mid Norfolk Railway. This was a regular working of Waterloo - Exeter Mk2 ECS from Salisbury to Eastleigh, usually after dark.

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Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala, 27th March 2011

 3717 City of Truro leads 31806 out of Ropley

 4953 Pitchford Hall leaving Ropley

9017 and 3717 later in the afternoon at Medstead

21st - 26th March 2011

43013 leads the NMT at Redbridge, 24th March. Image by Ian Knight.

43014 returns with the NMT at Redbridge, 24th March. Image by Ian Knight.

66566, 66534 and 70003 at Maritime, 26th March

Monday 21st March: 67017 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh

Tuesday 22nd March: 

Wednesday 23rd March:

Thursday 24th March: 43013 + 43014 1Q16 14:06 Salisbury - Redbridge - Southampton - Redbridge - Westbury  - Salisbury - Old Oak Common 

Friday 25th March: 66250 5Z94 21:10 Eastleigh - Wembley, 67017 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley, 

Saturday 26th March:

66429 4029 15:18 Trafford Park-Southampton Mon 21st, 4M13 00:27 Maritime - Daventry, 4O13 19:07 Daventry - Maritime Tue 22nd, 0M95 03:48 Maritime - Trafford Park Wed 23rd

70003 4V50 04:23 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook Fri 25th

The Bath and Bristol, 19th March 2011

 Running with no name, Bulleid BB 4-6-2 34067 is passing Lockerley.

47804 on the rear

14th -19th March 2011

66006 leads 1Z90 05:52 Eastleigh - Llandrindod Wells into Romsey, 19th March

Monday 14th March:

Tuesday 15th March:

Wednesday 16th March: 73138 + 73107 1Q66 06.08 Woking Yd - Hither Green

Thursday 17th March: 66006 + 67017 6O15 17.30 Mossend - Eastleigh Yd includings + 6 Mk1 + 2 Mk2=

Friday 18th March: 47749 6Z47 09:24 Rugby - Bristol - Romsey - Eastleigh, 47749 + 66842 T+T 5Z47 18:00 Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Rugby

Saturday 19th March: 66006 1Z90 05:52 Eastleigh - Llandrindod Wells, 1Z92 14:30 Llandrindod Wells - Eastleigh, 34067 + 47804 T+T 07:52 1Z84 Three Bridges - Bristol, 16:35 1Z85 Bristol - Three Bridges

66422 4M55 08:55 Maritime - Lawley St Mon 14th

70003 4V50 04:23 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook Tue 15th, Thu 17th

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7th - 12th March 2011

66422 at Millbrook with 4O29 from Basford Hall, 12th March

66200 passes Millbrook with 4O53 04:33 Wakefield - Western Docks

Monday 7th March:
Tuesday 8th March: 37409 + 37682 5Z47 07:45 Crewe - Eastleigh
Wednesday 9th March: 60013 7O35 06:05 Westbury - Fareham, 7V16 12:47 Fareham -Whatley, 37409 0Z37 14:00 Eastleigh - Totton - Eastleigh
Thursday 10th March: 37409 + 37682 5Z47 09:35 Eastleigh - Crewe
Friday 11th March:
Saturday 12th March:


70003 4V50 04:23 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook Tue 8th, Thu 10th

66422 4O35 09:23 Basford Hall - Maritime, 4M79 22:55 Maritime - Lawley St Thu 10th, 4O18 04.40 Lawley St - Millbrook, 4M61 12:55 Maritime to Trafford Park Fri 11th, 4O29 08:14 Basford Hall - Maritime, Sat 12th

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28th February - 5th March 2011

70003 passes Shawford on 4O51 12:44 Wentloog - Southampton

66563 on the preceding working 4O02 11:11 Lawley St - Maritime

Monday 28th February: 47749 0Z47 10:20 Eastleigh - Ripple Lane
 Tuesday 1st March:
Wednesday 2nd March:
Thursday 3rd March:
Friday 4th March:
Saturday 5th March: 59004 + 60013 + 66116 + 66169 0Y69 13:10 Acton - Eastleigh, 60013 + 59202 01:31 6N15 Eastleigh - Romsey - Totton


70003 4V50 04:23 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Millbrook on 1st March 1 2, 3rd March; 4V50 05:08 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 12:44 Wentloog - Millbrook on 5th March

Big Boxes for Southampton Port

In the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 23rd February 2011, Freightliner ran the very first service to the port of Southampton conveying 9'6" containers on standard wagons.