Sunday 26 June 2011

The 'Northern Belle' in the South - 25th June 2011

1Z71 1115 Cardiff-Eastleigh/ 1Z72 (as continuation) 1418 Eastleigh-Cardiff

47818 heads past Lee, south of Romsey. The locomotive was only released to DRS traffic from 22nd June.
Passing Redbridge with some clag. Image by Ian Knight.
47818 returning through Romsey - note unusual oval buffers for Class 47
47501 Craftsman on the rear of the train. The DRS multiple working cable has been plated over.

20th - 25th June 2011

A striking image by Andy Worrall of 47810 in the docks last Sunday, 19th June before the Cruise Saver Express

Monday 20th June 2011:
Tuesday 21st June 2011:
Wednesday 22nd June 2011:
Thursday 23rd June 2011: 47501 + 47810 1Z50 05:45 Glasgow Central - Western Docks, 57004 0Z53 14:28 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 57004 + 47501 + 47810 5Z53 15:53 Western Docks - Eastleigh 1 2
Friday 24th June 2011: 47501 + 47810 + 57004 0Z30 09:25 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge, 67005 5Z19 22:20 Eastleigh - Bescot
Saturday 25th June 2011: 67006 5Z67 05:32 Eastleigh - Woking, 5Z68 22:44 Woking - Eastleigh, 1001 1Z98 06:37 Hastings - Swanage, 1Z97 16:10 Swanage - Hastings, 47818 + 47501 T+T 1Z71 11:15 Cardiff - Eastleigh 1 2 3, and as continuation 1Z72 14:18 Eastleigh - Cardiff 1 2 3

Coming shortly:
Monday 27th: 45305 Swanage - Hereford - Crewe
Wednesday 29th: 48151 Southall - Salisbury - Swanage
Thursday 30th: 34067 & 48151 Cathedrals Express Victoria - Swanage & return via Salisbury

Saturday 25 June 2011

1001 with the 'Dorset Diadem' - 25th June 2011

1Z98 06:37 Hastings - Swanage, 1Z97 16:10 Swanage - Hastings
98 on the headcode panel is a train on route Waterloo - Swanage (and matched today as 1Z98)

1001 led by 60118 Tunbridge Wells  passes Ashurst a few minutes early
60116 was on the tail
Earlier passing Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.
Totton. Image by Robin Mussell.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Cruise Saver Express - Millbrook, 19th June 2011

 47810 + 47501 on 1Z52 10:30 Western Docks - Edinburgh, departing about 30 mins late. It was in Edinburgh on time. 
47810 + 47501 creep for the signal at Millbrook - they did not have to wait long
57004 departs light engine 0Z53 11:59 Western Docks - (Crewe) - Gresty Bridge (on time, waited for one hour in the docks). In the event the locomotive went no further than Eastleigh and was in position for the 23rd June working.

Saturday 18 June 2011

ECS for Cruise Saver Express - Eastleigh, 18th June 2011

 57004 does its two-stroke thing over Eastleigh, as it did many times when with Freightliner. It was once 47347.
 57004 comes out of its stabling at the works
 47810 + 47501 edge the ECS out of the sidings, with the 57 on the rear.
Close up of the new nameplate on 47810, previously Porterbrook and Captain Sensible. This locomotive hauled the last 'Bournemouth Belle' on 9th July 1967 when allocated to Eastleigh.

5Z52 18:32 Eastleigh - Western Docks (left Eastleigh at 18:20 following reverse in platform 2, earlier than scheduled 18:54)

13th - 18th June 2011

 67022 approaches Ashurst with 1Z70 Poole - Willesden leg of 'The Canterbury Tornado', 18th June
 47813 soon after arrival at Eastleigh, with 57004, 16th June. Image by Ian Knight.
67002 passes St Denys, 17th June. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 13th June:
Tuesday 14th June:
Wednesday 15th June:
Thursday 16th June: 34067 + 37516 1Z92 08:45 Victoria - Swanage, 1Z93 16:00 Swanage - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - London 1 2 3 4 5 6, 57004 + 47813 0Z57 05:00 Crewe - Eastleigh 1 2 (47 for paint shop - but it is understood not to have been started in many months)
Friday 17th June: 67002 + 67019 1Z95 09:40 Victoria - Eastern Docks, 1Z96 17:25 Eastern Docks - Victoria
Saturday 18th June: 67022 5Z69 04:05 Eastleigh - Poole, 1Z70 06:30 Poole - Willesden (for 60163 onwards to Canterbury), 1Z72 20:14 Kensington Olympia - Poole, 47810 + 47501 0Z52 11:48 Crewe - Eastleigh. 57004 + 47810 + 47501 5Z52 18:32 Eastleigh - Western Docks

The Swanage Belle / Royal Wessex - 16th June 2011

Three images from the camera of Ian Knight.
1Z92 08:45 Victoria - Swanage, 1Z93 16:00 Swanage - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - London

 34067 Tangmere passes Redbridge in the morning
 37516 approaches Southampton with the return leg from Swanage
34067 heads through Millbrook with the return to London

West Somerset Railway Mixed Traffic Weekend - 12th June 2011

Three images from the camera of Ian Knight.

 D832 Onslaught in primer at Washford
D1661 (47840) North Star at Watchet
59206 John F. Yeoman Rail Pioneer + 59102 Village of Chantry at Washford. The horns are from Mendip Rail at Merehead.

Sunday 12 June 2011

33207 + 34067 on 5Z83 Poole - Southall, 12th June 2011

33207 Jim Martin with 34067 Tangmere on the rearranged 5Z83 10:40 Poole - Southall ECS, passing Redbridge a few minutes early. It's our first rainy day for a while.

Saturday 11 June 2011

34067 return 1Z83 'The Welshman' - 11th June 2011

On the outbound journey 34067 could not climb Filton Bank in the Bristol area. Consequently it was rescued by 47500 which had earlier brought a train from London to Bristol for handing over to 6024. 47500 assisted to Cardiff. The return departed 134 mins late, and was 132m late at Romsey where it was held after the Sun Arch for the local train to come along the Chandlers Ford line.
Two pictures of the return train passing Romsey in the dusk at 21:50, with effect of firebox glow.

More pictures: 1 (St Denys) 2 (Totton) 3 4 5

34067 on 1Z82 'The Welshman" - 11th June 2011

At speed approaching Ashurst (above and below)

Passing Romsey (above and below)

99348 and 99350 were Pullman Parlour Second 348 and 350 built in 1961 by Metro-Cammell, now Open First (FO).

6th - 11th June 2011

47804 passes Redbridge with the excursion with Poole, 7th June. Image by Ian Knight.
47826 returns past Redbridge with return to Liverpool from Poole, 7th June. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 6th June: 47501 + 47712 0Z47 10:00 Eastleigh - Crewe, 67022 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh
Tuesday 7th June: 47804 + 47826 T+T 1Z15 06:53 Liverpool - Poole 1 2, 1Z16 16:35 Poole - Liverpool 1 2 3 4
Wednesday 8th June:
Thursday 9th June:
Friday 10th June: 31285 + 31106 T+T 3Z01 19:56(Thu) Didcot - Eastleigh, 33207 + 34067 T+T 5Z82 14:31 Southall - Poole 1 2
Saturday 11th June: 34067 1Z82 06:35 Poole - Cardiff, 1Z83 16:16 Cardiff - Poole, 33207 + 34067  5Z83 21:40 Poole - Southall

Southampton spot of the year - missed at the time in February - New Jersey Transit 4663 ALP-46A

Sunday 5 June 2011

Cruise Saver Express passes Eastleigh, 5th June 2011

47712 Pride of Carlisle + 47501 Craftsman at Eastleigh with 1Z96 06:25 Edinburgh - Southampton Eastern Docks
Train more or less on time - 47501 shut down? UPDATE: It was working at Worting.

Saturday 4 June 2011

23rd May - 4th June 2011

47712 + 47501 head north at Mt Pleasant with 'Cruise Saver Express' on 23rd May. Image by Ian Knight.
66737 Lesia (formerly 66405) at Eastleigh, 27th May. Lesia is the wife of the GBRf CEO and she is believed to be 37 years old. Naming was at Kettering on 7th May. Loco came for photo shoot with Arlington translator coaches 975974 / 975978 at Eastleigh Works. Image by Ian Knight.
66739, the locomotive formerly known as 66579, St Denys, 2nd June. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 23rd May: 66303 0B07 04:00 Maritime - Eastleigh, 4B07 04:58 Eastleigh - Maritime, 4M55 08:55 Maritime - Lawley St, 47712 + 47501 10:35 1Z51 Eastern Docks - Glasgow (terminated at Penrith because of winds)
Tuesday 24th May:
Wednesday 25th May: 67018 + 67022 5Z92 06:29 Stewarts Lane - Bournemouth, 1Z92 11:37 Bournemouth - Basingstoke 1 2, 1Z93 13:12 Basingstoke - Laverstock - Bournemouth 1 2 3 4  , 5Z93 15:38 Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 1Z85 18:37 Eastleigh - Victoria 1 2 
Thursday 26th May: 31602 3Q22 21.02 Selhurst T+RSMD - Eastleigh 
Friday 27th May: 66135 5Z57 23:10 Eastleigh - Bescot
Saturday 28th May: 67019 + 67008 5Z95 13:20 Eastleigh - Waterloo, 5Z96 16:50 Wembley Stadium - Fenny Compton - Eastleigh
Sunday 29th May: 66135 5Z59 15:30 Bescot - Eastleigh


Monday 30th May: 31602 3Q01 23:34 Eastleigh - Woking - Bournemouth -Eastleigh
Tuesday 31st May: 31602 3Q02 20:45 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Selhurst
Wednesday 1st June:
Thursday 2nd June: 66429  4O07 20.20 (Wed) Leeds - Millbrook, 4M28 09:32 Maritime - Ditton
Friday 3rd June: 31602 3Q08 03.36 Basingstoke - Eastleigh, 66126 + 47815 T+T 5Z30 17:30 Eastleigh - Bristol (47815 was planned to work to Bristol on the ECS of 'Pompey Pacific' which was postponed), 67022 + 66183 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley, 31602 3Q06 22:.00 Eastleigh - Derby
Saturday 4th June: 66126 + 66174 T+T 5Z64 04:33 Eastleigh - Salisbury, 5Z66 23:56 Salisbury - Eastleigh (tour to Buxton)

GWS Didcot Railcar Weekend - 29th May 2011

Four images from the camera of Ian Knight.

 Newly restored GWR steam railcar 93 of 1908
 GWR railcar No. 22 of 1941
 6023 King Edward II - soon to be run in at the Mid Norfolk, moved there on 2nd June.
Class 121 55034 (121034) of Chiltern Railways (formerly preserved)

Churnet Valley Railway - 29th May 2011

5199, built at Swindon in 1934 and loaned from Llangollen, awaits departure from Froghall
5199 approaches Consall, with Caldon Canal to the right
5199 departs from Consall, passing the Black Lion
5199 passing Cheddleton (the stop is only made southbound after running around at Leekbrook Jct)
33102 was receiving attention at Cheddleton. 33021 was also in the yard.
37424, 37407 and 25322 Tamworth Castle at Cheddleton. Both Class 37s were withdrawn in March 2000.
977391 (51433) is now being stripped for disposal. This was part of an ultrasonic test train until 2007.

Churnet Valley Railway website & Wikipedia