Saturday 25 May 2013

31190 returns the Railvac to Bristol, 25th May 2013

6Z31 12:31 Eastleigh - Filton.
Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.
Passing Romsey at 13:00 (with the sun in all the wrong places).



20th - 25th May 2013

PowerHaul colours on 66504 at Millbrook with 4O59 10:44 Wentloog - Maritime, 18th May. Image by Ian Knight.
66504 at Southampton with 4O14 07:00 Birch Coppice - Maritime, 21st May Image by Ian Knight.
 60079 at St Denys, 22nd May. Image by Ian Knight.
31190 with the RailVac at Redbridge, 24th May. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 20th May: 56087 0Z87 12:30 Hoo - Eastleigh one two, 08873 removed from Maritime, 31190 0Z31 23:08 Eastleigh - Totton Yard, 6Z31 23:58 Totton Yard - Beaulieu Road
Tuesday 21st May: 31190 6Z32 Beaulieu Road - stabled at Brockenhurst, 60017 6015 (17:30 (Mon) Mossend -) Didcot - Eastleigh , 60017 + 66130 0Z27 08:15 Eastleigh - Wembley  60017 5Z61 12:30 Wembley - Eastleigh one two , 6N65 19:38 Eastleigh - Woking - Rowlands Castle one two, 56087 0Z56 11:20 Eastleigh - Hinksey one two, 55009 + 33108 + 31466 + 37521 + 55019 0Z55 09:21 Swanage - Didcot one two three four five six
Wednesday 22nd May: 60017 6N65 04:15 Havant - Eastleigh, 7V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury one two three, 60079  6O15 (17:30 Tue Mossend-) Didcot - Eastleigh, 6B43 09:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 6X44 12:07 Western Docks - Eastleigh, 6V38 13:50 Eastleigh - Didcot, 66722 + 317709 + 317719 5L17 09:22 Eastleigh - Ilford, 67020 + 67028 5Z82 07:18 Stewarts Lane - Winchester,1Z82 10:42 Winchester - Redbridge - Salisbury - Melksham - Didcot - Basingstoke - Southampton Airport Parkway one two three four, 5Z83 14:11 Southampton Airport Parkway - Stewarts Lane , 31190 0Z31 11:10 Brockenhurst - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three four
Thursday 23rd May:
Friday 24th May: 31190 0Z31 10:30 Eastleigh - Brockenhurst, 6Z31 12:19 Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Saturday 25th May: 31190 6Z31 12:31 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Filton, 60049 + 66120 0O26 10:50 Hinksey - Eastleigh

70018 returned after its year long fire repair at Brush! 23May: 4O09 10:18 Trafford Park - Maritime (from Basford Hall +66563 DIT), 24May 4V51 03:12 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O51 09:58 Wentloog - Maritime, 25May 4V50 05:08 Maritime - Wentloog, 4O59 10:44 Wentloog - Maritime

Eastleigh Works gallery updates 7th May, 8th May, 9th May, 10th May including 47839 in a scrap line. 47841 on 22May.

73133 by road from Barry to Western Docks, 20th May (but arrived too late for 56087, which was assigned tow work it forward to Bournemouth).

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Swanage to Didcot Convoy, 21st May 2013

0Z55 09:21 Swanage - Didcot. D9009 (55009) + 33108 + 31466 + 37521 + 55019

 Passing Cliff Road, Southampton. Image by Ian Knight.
Approaching St Denys passing under Horseshoe Bridge. Image by The Image Team. 
Passing through St Denys. Image by The Image Team.

Saturday 18 May 2013

Swanage Diesel Gala - the Deltics and further coverage, 12th May 2013

My full set from Swanage is available on SkyDrive

D9009 (55009) Alycidon in the siding at Corfe Castle.
55019 Royal Highland Fusilier arrives at Corfe Castle from Norden, carrying a commemorative wreath.
55019 approaches Norden from Swanage.
55019 departs Swanage at 13:00.

13th - 19th May 2013

20227 + 20189 + 20142 +3142 on 14th May at St Denys. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 13th May: 60092 6Z41 08:48 Eastleigh - Hinksey one two, 0Z41 11:30 Hinksey - Eastleigh one two, 6E15 21:06 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe, 56087 0Z87 11:35 Willesden - Eastleigh, 6C61 22:39 Eastleigh - North Camp, 31190 6Z31 22:23 Eastleigh - Wallers Ash Loop
Tuesday 14th May: 56087 6C61 04:16 Blackwater - Eastleigh, 0Z87 07:02 Eastleigh - Redbridge -Westbury, 31190 6Z32 05:10 Wallers Ash Loop - Eastleigh, 6Z31 22:23 Eastleigh - Wallers Ash Loop, 20227 + 20189 + 20142 + 3142 5Z17 09:19 Swanage - Clapham Yard  one two three four five six, 73107 + 73201 1Q23 Woking - Southampton DL - Hither Green one two
Wednesday 15th May:  31190 6Z32 05:10 Wallers Ash Loop - Eastleigh, 47501 + 47813 5Z30 07:34 Crewe - Eastleigh
Thursday 16th May: 47813 + 57311 + 20305 + 47501 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five
Friday 17th May: 31190 6Z31 00:42 Eastleigh - Worting, 6Z32 05:10 Worting - Basingstoke - Totton Yard, 0Zxx Totton Yard - Eastleigh
Saturday 18th May: 31190 at Eastleigh station, 66504 at Maritime after return from Wentloog

Eastleigh Works 15th May.

Meon Valley Railway Preservation Society

6th - 11th May 2013

 20142 + 20189 + 20227 passing Millbrook, heading for Swanage, 7th May. Images by Ian Knight.

67006 with the VSOE at St Denys, 8th May. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 6th May: 31190 6Z31 11:56 Eastleigh - Chaddesden one two 
Tuesday 7th May:  67026 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh, 20142 + 20189 + 20227 0Z20 14:20 Clapham Yard - Swanage one two three four five six seven
Wednesday 8th May:  60071 6N65 04:20 Pirbright Jn - Eastleigh, 67006 + 67023 1Y93 09:43 Victoria - Eastern Docks, 1Y94 17:25 Eastern Docks - Victoria, 73213 + 3417 5Z20 14:20 Clapham Yard - Swanage one two three four, 73213 0Y68 20:20 Swanage - Eastleigh, 66746 + 317708 + 317709 did not run
Thursday 9th May: 60071 6B43 09:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 6X44 12:07 Western Docks - Eastleigh, 66746 + 317708 + 317709 5E66 12:40 Eastleigh - Doncaster, 67026 5M61 21:26 Eastleigh - Wembley (seen on 11th)
Friday 10th May: 66111 + 60092 + 66059 0Y69 20:15 Westbury - Eastleigh (60092 then to Guildford, returned Sunday 12th)
Saturday 11th May:
Sunday 12th May: 31190 6Z31 18:45 Keyham (Plymouth) - Westbury - Salisbury - Redbridge - Eastleigh

Eastleigh Works Gallery Updates: one two three four five

'Rail Express' advises further upon the recent move of coaches into Southampton Western Docks:
3131 FO to West Somerset, for restoration for Quantock Belle usage
3132 FO to Epping & Ongar
4986 TSO to Gloucester Warwickshire Railway
5023 TSO to Gloucester Warwickshire Railway

Swanage Diesel Gala - a first collection, 12th May 2013

37521 English China Clays at Swanage. 37521 is owned by Harry Needle Railroad Company, at Barrow Hill, and this trip to Swanage saw its first usage under this ownership. The locomotive was new from Vulcan Foundry as D6817 to 41A Sheffield Tinsley in March 1963, later became 37117 and was rebuilt to 37521 in April 1988.
20189, seen at Swanage, was new as D8189 from Vulcan Foundry in January 1967, allocated to D16 Nottingham Division. Withdrawn by BR in September 1990, and became the selected shunter at MC Metals scrapyard in Glasgow, later working at the construction of the Channel Tunnel.
33111 departing Norden. This locomotive was new to 73C Hither Green from BRCW in October 1960 as D6528 to, and was withdrawn by BR in June 1991.
31466 was new from Brush as D5533 in June 1959, allocated to 32A Norwich. Later renumbered 31115, and rebuilt with ETH to 31466. The only Class 31 repainted into EWS colours, it was withdrawn in 2001.
20227 was new at D8327 in February 1968, as the last of the class, and allocated to 66A Polmadie. Later seen on merry-go-round coal trains in central Scotland when allocated to HA. Withdrawn by BR in October 1990.

Monday 6 May 2013

31190 with repaired wagons, 6th May 2013

  BARS / Devon & Cornwall Railways 31190 on 6Z31 11:52 Eastleigh - Chaddesden, passing Shawford.
As D5613 the locomotive was new in May 1960 to 34G Finsbury Park, arriving there alongside the Deltics.

Saturday 4 May 2013

29th April - 4th May 2013

60059 Swinden Dalesman makes its approach to Redbridge with 6O41, 30th April. Image by Ian Knight.
57305 at Redbridge with 6Z30 on 30th April. Image by Ian Knight.
The Lydney - Swanage convoy, at St Denys, 3rd May. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 29th April: 66074 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh, 56087 0Z56 11:52 Hinksey - Eastleigh one two, 0Z57 14:50 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Tuesday 30th April: 60059 6O41 10:14 Westhbury - Eastleigh , 6V41 15:55 Eastleigh - Westbury, 57305 0W58 13:55 Eastleigh - Westbury, 6Z30 17:23 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 6Z31 20:47 Eastleigh - Westbury
Wednesday 1st May: 60059 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 6V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury , 67023 5M61 Eastleigh - Wembley
Thursday 2nd May: 60059 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 6X38 13:50 Eastleigh - Didcot
Friday 3rd May: 55009 (D9009) + 33108 + 31466 + 37521 + 55019 0Z75 09:45 Lydney - Swanage one two three four five six seven, 31190 6Z32 10:42 Chaddesden - Eastleigh one two three four (and did not return)
Saturday 4th May:

Powerhaul colours 66504: one two three

56087 makes a brief visit to Eastleigh, 29th April 2013

Images by Ian Knight.

0Z56 11:52 Hinksey - Eastleigh, upon arrival
0Z57 14:50 Eastleigh - Hinksey upon departure