Sunday 28 July 2013

21st - 27th July 2013

5081 (24081) departs Toddington, on Saturday 27th, at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Heritage Diesel Weeekend. 24081 was built at Crewe, entering traffic in March 1960, later classified Class 24/1, and eventually the last in service of the class, withdrawn soon after display at the Liverpool & Manchester 150 event in 1980. Now supported by the 24081 Locomotive Group.
While generally the BRCW Class 26 was a better design than Class 24 to meet the same requirement, newly restored D5343 (26043, new in October 1959) suffered a second traction motor related failure (understood to be a flashover), and could not continue in the event. Restored by the Cotswold Mainline Diesel Group, here seen awaiting removal at Toddington.
45149 arrives at Toddington, from Winchcombe direction, in its novel and temporary colour scheme. Also newly restored by the Cotswold Mainline Diesel Group.

Further coverage of the event on SkyDrive.

Sunday 21st July: 47739 + 47749 0Z48 18:05 Didcot - Eastleigh
Monday 22nd July: 47739 + 47749 6Z56 05:35 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Westbury one two (working to  LongMarston - 47739 bogie fire at Bristol Pkwy), 67022 5O61 Wembley - Eastleigh, 31105 3Q01 23:18 Hither Green - Eastleigh
Tuesday 23rd July:
Wednesday 24th July: 31105 3Q02 01:48 Eastleigh - Southampton - Hither Green, 67019 + 67028 5Z80 06:55 Stewarts Lane - Bournemouth one two, 1Z81 11:38 Bournemouth - Basingstoke , 1Z82 13:13 Basingstoke - Laverstock - Eastleigh - Bournemouth one two three, 5Z82 15:38 Bournemouth - Eastleigh , 1Z83 18:42 Eastleigh - Victoria
Thursday 25th July:
Friday 26th July: 60065 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 6V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury one two three
Saturday 27th July: 31190 6Z31 16:07 Westbury - Eastleigh

Many Class 70s are out of service. Those working in this area are 70008 (most active), 70016, 70017 and 70019. Eastleigh has 70001, 70018 (and 70099) for maintenance.