37602 + 37259 + 47810 T+T 1Z77 10:43 Eastleigh - Romsey branch - Eastleigh - Fareham - Havant - Edinburgh
The run encountered problems with 37259 around the Wakefield area, and was running 50 minutes late by Newcastle, however time was recovered to 36 minutes late at Dunbar and arrival has been made in Edinburgh.
47810 Peter Bath MBE clags nicely, having worked the ECS around the 'depot loop' and through platform 3 at Eastleigh before working onto the Romsey branch. 73141 and 73208 on the left.
A closer view of 47810.
37602 + 37259 work the ECS into platform 1. 37602 was new as D6782 in November 1962, later 37082 and rebuilt as 37502 in March 1986 then 37602 in February 1995. DRS took it over in May 2002. It spent 2010 in storage, returning to use in 2011.
47810 in platform 5, where it waited to lead out the train into the Romsey branch before reversing. ETH was being supplied from this locomotive.
37602 + 37259 are backed under the view of the William Tite designed Eastleigh station building of 1840.
37602 + 37259 depart through platform 2. 37259 was new in January 1965, and was taken on by DRS in September 2002. The locomotive was given an F-exam at Barrow Hill between March 2011 and February 2012.
