Sunday 26 February 2012

20th - 25th February 2012

66743 passing Millbrook with the incoming gypsum empties, 21st February. After this working it moved into Eastleigh paintshop having been replaced on diagram by newly repainted 66742. Image by Ian Knight.
66742 in GB Railfreight Europorte colours, into traffic from Eastleigh Works 21st February. Formerly DRS 66406 then Advenza / Colas 66841. Seen at Eastleigh, 26th February.
66725 SUNDERLAND at Eastleigh, 26th February.
57310 (minus Dellner coupler) at Eastleigh Works, 26th February

Monday 20th February: 67026 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh, 47749 0Z47 09:11 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh 1 2, 66847 0Z45 13:59 Ashford - Eastleigh
Tuesday 21st February: 47749 0Z33 09:26 Eastleigh - Redhill 1 2, 0Z36 14:23 Redhill - Eastleigh, 57312 + 57303 T+T (snow train) 5Z69 13:55 Tonbridge - Eastleigh
Wednesday 22nd February: 57312 + 73208 T+T (snow train) 5Z66 11:15 Eastleigh - Reading - Bristol 1 2 3, 66847 + 47749 T+T 6C75 22:42 Eastleigh - Dorchester South, x
Thursday 23rd February: 66847 + 47749 6C76 04:52 Dorchester South - Eastleigh, 22:42 6C75 Eastleigh - Dorchester South, 57312 + 73208 T+T 5D66 11:44 Bristol - Reading - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4
Friday 24th February: 47749 + 66847 T+T 6C76 14:45 Dorchester South - Eastleigh (started from Weymouth) 1 2 3 4 5, 47749 15:58 0Z34 Eastleigh - Washwood Heath, 73205 + 68504 5Z74 18:52 Tonbridge - Eastleigh (seen earlier at Folkestone)
Saturday 25th February: 68504 + 73205 5Z74 Eastleigh - Tonbridge

Saturday 18 February 2012

13th - 18th February 2012

66414 sets off from Maritime with 0Z52 Maritime - Reading West - Swindon - Melksham - Westbury - Maritime, 18th February. Route learner.
66023 departs past Millbrook with 4M15 Western Docks - Bescot, 18th February. In the background on the right demolition has started on the former BAT factory, closed in 2007
66534 approaches Millbrook with 4B08 10:31 Maritime - Bevois Valley Sidings, 18th February.
66182 almost at destination with 4O63 20.16 (Fri) Birch Coppice - Western Docks, 18th February.
DR79261 + DR79271 Harsco Rail Grinder running as 6U01 10:25 Poole  - East Croydon, 18th February.
Recently transferred in to FGW, 150108 with the Southampton - Great Malvern service, 18th February
70018 makes its first arrival at Maritime, 17th February. Unloaded at Liverpool by roro 20th January, to traffic about one week ago. Seen here in NY state in December.  Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 13th February:
Tuesday 14th February:
Wednesday 15th February: 66101 + 60039 + 66200 6O26 Hinksey - Eastleigh (60 for EH)
Thursday 16th February: 73205 + 68504 5Z74 17:20 Eastleigh - Tonbridge
Friday 17th February: 70018 first arrival in Southampton 4O22 01:47 Trafford Park - Maritime, 57312 0Z57 09:27 Eastleigh - Tonbridge
Saturday 18th February: 66101+66102+66003+66213+66078+66067+66106+66192+66170 12:44 Newport - Eastleigh 1 2 3 4 5
 

Saturday 11 February 2012

A Day in Birmingham and Stourbridge, 6th February 2012

Images by Ian Knight, who writes "Had a day in Brum on Monday seeking out the new 172 unts on the old GW suburban lines. A day Centro from Bescot cost £5.80 and with free parking was a bargain. Also took in the Stourbridge line with its Parry People Mover shuttle." He also advises that he saw all but two of the 172s, which you, dear reader, may take as a challenge!
67012 A Shropshire Lad at Moor Street with 1H32 10:55 to Marylebone.
GWR 2-8-0 as cosmetically restored at Moor Street. 2885 is for sale.
172331 at Moor Street with a Stratford train
Parry People Mover 139002 at Stourbridge Town
The same unit at Stourbridge Junction, the shed beyond contains 139001.
67018 Keith Heller at Moor Street with 1H53 15:55 to Marylebone.

6th - 11th February 2012

Monday 6th February: 73141 + 68505 5Z73 13:45 Tonbridge - Eastleigh
Tuesday 7th February: 73141 + 68505 8Y86 00:40 Eastleigh - Wool - Eastleigh, 73208 + 68501 5Z73 13:45 Tonbridge - Eastleigh, 73141 + 68505 5Z74 19:20 Eastleigh - Tonbridge
Wednesday 8th February: 73107 + 73138 1Q85 06:08 Woking - Southampton DGL - Southampton Central - Southampton UGL - Wimbledon - Woking, 60079 6O26 10:19 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 6V38 13:50 Eastleigh - Didcot 1 2, 08032 moved by road Eastleigh - Alresford
Thursday 9th February: 67025 5Z29 05:35 Eastleigh - Kensington Olympia
Friday 10th February: 57312 0Y68 09:20 Tonbridge - Eastleigh, 57301 0Z57 Eastleigh - Tonbridge (failed and into Baltic Siding, Winchester), 67025 5Z30 13:53 Kensington Olympia - Eastleigh
Saturday 11th February: 73208 + 68501 8Y68 00:40 Eastleigh - Lymington - Dorchester South - Eastleigh, 67025 5Z78 04:16 Eastleigh - Paddington, 5Z79 19:50 Paddington - Eastleigh

Wednesday 8 February 2012

58017 + 58037 for sale by dismantling at Eastleigh

It looks the crane plan may have been ditched, but 58002 not listed - it has been reported as sold to Booth's, but cannot be sure what their plan is.

http://www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk/disposals/locomotives.html

These locomotives will be sold as seen and as and where lying. As these Locomotives cannot be removed by either rail or road, the successful bidder(s) will be required to dismantle the Locomotives from their present site at their own expense and without any assistance from DBSR.

Sunday 5 February 2012

66416 at Southampton Maritime, 5th February

66416 (EMD 2006) may be making its first visit to Southampton (?) having worked south on 4O02 11:11 Lawley St -  Maritime on 4th February. Like 66414 seen last weekend, this was placed into Intermodal service from late January. Caught in the later light of a dull day.

Eastleigh, 5th February 2012

57301 (D1653 new Jan 1965 from BR Crewe to 86A Cardiff Canton / 47069 / 47638 / 47845).
Class 438 4-TC DTSO 76297 (converted at York 1966-67 from TSO 3938 lot 30086 Eastleigh 1954-55)
Class 438 4-TC TFK 71163 (converted at York in 1974 from FK 13097 lot 30089 Swindon 1954)
58008 (Doncaster, 1983, withdrawn November 1999) at Eastleigh Shed with an 08 behind.

Saturday 4 February 2012

30th January - 4th February 2012

975025 Caroline + 37409 Lord Hinton pass Redbridge with 2Z02, 31st January. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 30th January:
Tuesday 31st January: 975025 + 37409 2Z02 07:18 Cardiff - London area - Laverstock - Southampton - Basingstoke - Swindon - Bath - Bristol 1 2 3 4
Wednesday 1st February:
Thursday 2nd February: (47847 heard running in Eastleigh Depot)
Friday 3rd February:
Saturday 4th February:

The 3 @ Class 58 lift has yet to take place at Eastleigh. There was a NOTAM issued on Thursday for air traffic, although this has passed. There is some barricading in the long term car park now in the potential lift area. Follow discussion on WNXX Forum.

59206 was stored over last weekend but has been quickly reinstated to WDAK (DBS Class 59 Construction), and has been seen through Eastleigh with 6O41 / 7V41 Westbury working.

Initial details for the 2012 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala.