Saturday 27 September 2014

22nd - 27th September 2014


70801 with 0Z31 from Westbury, on 26th September, which operated via Chandlers Ford. Now getting rather dark at 18:30.
70804 at Eastleigh on 27th September. Image by Chris Finch.

Monday 22nd September: 73136 + 73141 5Y08 09:30 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two, 56103 0Z56 11:08 Totton - Willesden one two, 57303 12:38 Eastleigh - Willesden one two, 31452 + 31601 6Y57 23:15 Totton - Weybridge
Tuesday 23rd September: 31452 + 31601 6Y57 05:20 Weybridge - Eastleigh, 23:31 Eastleigh - Weybridge,  68015 seen on the road through Southampton
Wednesday 24th September: 31452 + 31601 6Y57 05:20 Weybridge - Totton, 23;15 Totton - Weybridge
Thursday 25th September; 31452 + 31601 6Y57 05:20 Weybridge - Totton, 22;31 Totton - Ash
Friday 26th September: 31452 + 31601 6Y57 04:50 Ash - Totton
Saturday 27th September:

Sunday 21 September 2014

6Y57 Railvac returns from Chard, 21st September 2014

6Y57 14:00 Chard Jn. S.B to Totton (D&Cr), approaching Romsey.
Detail of 31601.
31601 is closer now.
31452 on the back of the formation.

Saturday 20 September 2014

Further to the 220007 fire

"Totnes Trains" has a picture of a hybrid 220/221 formation, where 60885 from 221135 has been inserted into 220007 to replace damaged 60207. 221135 is running as a 4 car.


The fire was at Eastleigh on 28th June.

Devon & Cornwall Railway shunt at Totton Yard, 20th September 2014

31601 + 31452 0Z31 09:55 Willesden - Totton, then a rather rare shunt. The anticipated 2 @ Class 56 move to Taunton was then cancelled, but a 31's powered 6Y57 has run to Chard at 19:20, running via Eastleigh and Romsey, rather than reverse at Redbridge as scheduled,

56103 was new in December 1981 from Doncaster Works. From July 1997 it was named "Stora". Stored by EWS in July 2003, then worked for Fertis in France from November 2005, returning from there in 2006 for storage at Old Oak Common and later at Crewe.  Acquired by DCR from DBS at the end of 2011, and removed from Crewe in July 2012. Returned to traffic from Washwood Heath in July this year.
31601 and 31452 arrive at Totton.
The locomotives reversed to enter the yard for splitting, to take the Railvac between them. 31452 was new as D5809 in July 1961, first allocated to 41A Sheffield Darnall, later renumbered to 31279 before ETH conversion in October 1984, Was once named "Minotaur".
56103 moves forward with the original formation.
56301 on the rear, and about to be detached and moved into a siding. New as 56045 from Doncaster in June 1978, and once named "British Steel Shelton".
31601 is backed onto the Railvac. 31601 was delivered as D5609 in April 1960, allocated to 34B Hornsey, before the opening of Finsbury Park. Later 31168 and renumbered 31601 in March 1999 when ETH cable was fitted. At various times has carried the names "Bletchley Park 'Station X'", "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "Gauge '0' Guild 1956-2006"
This is Totton, not Toton!

Some more pictures can be found at OneDrive.

15th - 20th September 2014

18th September. Image by Ian Knight.
70809 on 0Z31 passing a more autumnal Romsey, 19th September.

Monday 15th September: 57305 0Z57 08:57 Old Oak Common - Eastleigh one two three (off-lease from FGW, expected repaint into Northern Belle colours) , 56103 + 56301 6Y57 22:15 Totton - Ash
Tuesday 16th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:40 Ash - Eastleigh, 22:27 Eastleigh - Ash, 66722 + 317708 + 317729 5O17 13:40 Hornsey - Eastleigh one two three four five, 60091 6M48 10:34 Eastern Docks - Halewood one two three, 6O46 21:31 (Tue) Halewood - Eastern Docks
Wednesday 17th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:40 Ash - Totton, 22:15 Totton - Wanborough, 60091 0B46 05:47 Eastern Docks - Eastleigh, 67016 5M61 19:02 Eastleigh - Wembley
Thursday 18th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:40 Wanborough - Totton, 22:15 Totton - Wanborough, 60091 6B43 09:38 Eastleigh Western Docks, 6X44 12:07 Western Docks - Eastleigh one two three four, 33012 5Z12 10:13 Swanage - Eastleigh (Cl 117 + Cl 121 dmus) one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen, 0Z12 15:46 Eastleigh - Swanage, 158887 1Z61 10:02 Waterloo - Swanage, 1Z62 15:46 Swanage - Fareham, 5Z62 17:58 Fareham - Salisbury, 67020 + 67030 1Q23 04:47 Old Oak Common - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter - Salisbury, 1X23 13:10 Salisbury - Redbridge - Southampton - Redbridge - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Old Oak Common one two three four five six seven, 67017 5Z68 21:51 Euston - Eastleigh
Friday 19th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:40 Wanborough - Totton
Saturday 20th September: 66152 1Z47 06:08 Eastleign - Par one two three, 1Z48 17:20 Par - Eastleigh, 31452 + 31601 0Z31 09:55 Willesden - Totton one two (0Z56 14:13 Totton - Taunton cancelled), 6Y57 19:30 Totton - Redbridge - Chard
Sunday 21st September: 31452 + 31601 6Y57 14:00 Chard - Romsey - Eastleigh - Totton one two three four five six

Sunday 14 September 2014

The Solent and Sarum, 13th September 2014


34046 Braunton leads the train into Salisbury about 3 minutes early after some spirited running between Andover and Grateley.
34046 was built at Brighton. and went into traffic on 14th November 1946, rebuilt in its current form in February 1959 at Eastleigh, and reallocated the following month to 71B Bournemouth, Withdrawn from there on 10th October 1965, after which it went to Barry scrapyard.
A side profile of Braunton, which returned to main line use in 2013.
Into the west bay at Salisbury for watering and maintenance.
Back through the station to return to the train, which was in the East Carriage Sidings.
The return route was via Havant and Petersfield. Here seen approaching Romsey against a red signal.
Still waiting at that red signal, caused by 158880 which was running late in the Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh single line section working, following an earlier 20 minute delay by a First Great Western working.


Full set of pictures on OneDrive.

Formation was 34046 + 35465 (support coach) + 5341 + 1832 + 21269 + 3068 + 3069 + 3123 + 1651 + 3066 + 3097 - operating on air brake

The Cathedrals Express at Salisbury, 13th September 2014

1Z30 07:09 Clapham Junction - Bristol, to change to 70013 Oliver Cromwell and work onward to Shrewsbury.

Arriving at Salisbury. Note the signs of autumn colours, which seems early this year.
47237 was new as D1914 to 86A Cardiff Canton in November 1965, and has operated for both DRS and Cotswold Rail. Grafitti removed since Monday.
9104 is a Mk 2 BSO, later BSO(T) with micro-buffet, completed to lot 30757 at Derby in 1966. Vacuum brake only.
13440 is a Mk 2a FK completed at Derby to Lot 30774 in 1968. Originally air braked, but converted to vacuum brake only in BR days.
99371 was originally 3128 completed to Lot 30697 at Swindon in 1963. Dual braked.

Formation was 47237 + 5171 + 9104 + 13440 + 5237 + 5249 + 5236 + 1666 + 99350 + 99371 (3128) + 99121 (3105) - operating using vacuum brake

Saturday 13 September 2014

Watercress Line Diesel Gala - Video, Sunday 7th September

8th - 13th September 2014

 47237 leads through Redbridge with 1Z69 17:36 Weymouth - Waterloo
34067 Tangmere now on the front leading towards Romsey, Laverstock and Andover
47237 on the tail.
The morning run at Totton. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 8th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 03:45 Chiswick - Totton, 22:33 Totton - Twickenham
Tuesday 9th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 05:30 Twickenham - Eastleigh one two, 22:28 Eastleigh - Twickenham, 57002 + 57007 6Z70 01:27 Crewe Coal Sidings - Eastleigh one two, 57002 + 57310 6Z68 10:46 Eastleigh - Willeseden Brent one two three four
Wednesday 10th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:30 Twickenham - Totton, 22:33 Totton - Whitton, 34067 + 47237 T+T 1Z67 09:44 Victoria - Weymouth one two three four five six seven, 1Z69 17:36 Weymouth - Southampton - Laverstock - Waterloo one
Thursday 11th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:31 Whitton- Totton, 22:33 Totton - Whitton
Friday 12th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 04:31 Whitton- Totton
Saturday 13th September: 47237 1Z30 07:09 Clapham Jct - Bristol (- Shrewsbury with 70013), 1Z31 16:55 Shrewsbury - Bristol - Clapham Jct, 34046 1Z92 09:55 Waterloo - Salisbury one two three four five six, 1Z94 15:41 Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Havant - Petersfield - Waterloo one two three four five six seven, 67016 + 67017 5Z83 11:00 Chichester - Eastleigh, 5Z84 17:05 Eastleigh - Chichester, 56103 + 56301 22:35 Totton - Farnborough
Sunday 14th September:56103 + 56301 6Y57 16:53 Farnborough- Totton (ran early) one two three

Dunbridge: Unmanned crossing could be closed - location - Network Rail record

Also Chandlers Ford: Safety fears prompt bid to close railway crossing  - Councillor wants a bridge

Friday 12 September 2014

Watercress Line Diesel Gala (part 2), Sunday 7th September

The full set is on OneDrive.

24081 completed at BR Crewe in March 1960 as D5081 to 31B March.
There are new plans and hopes for 27007, new from BRCW in September 1961 as D5353 to 65A Eastfield.
31271 was new in June 1961 as D5801 to 30A Stratford.
31466 was new in June 1959 as D5533 to 32A Norwich, later 31115.
37324 (aka 37099) was new from English Electric Vulcan Foundry as D6799 in December 1962 to 41A Sheffield Darnall.
50027 was new from English Electric Vulcan Foundry in June 1968.to D05 (Stoke Division).

Sunday 7 September 2014

Watercress Line Diesel Gala, 7th September

More in due course, likely next weekend.

08377 + 08032 depart Ropley with 09:25 to Alresford.
24081 at Medstead in the afternoon.

Eastleigh on a misty morning, 7th September 2014

 Forner Network Rail 57310, repainted in DRS colours in late July and named Pride of Cumbria.
66752 The Hoosier State, the first built at Progress Rail in Muncie, IN, introduced into service 29th July

60091 Barry Needham

Saturday 6 September 2014

1st- 6th September 2014

34067 leads through Romsey with 1Z69 16:35 Weymouth - Waterloo, 3rd September

37706 on the rear

Monday 1st September: 56312 0Z56 10:30 Totton - Southampton DGL - Redbridge - Bristol Barton Hill one two, 56103 + 56303 6Y57 23:30 Totton - New Milton
Tuesday 2nd September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 05:05 Brockenhurst - Eastleigh, 23:01 Eastleigh -New Milton
Wednesday 3rd September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 05:04 Sway - Totton, 23:30 Totton - Hinton Admiral, 34067 + 37706 1Z67 08:44 Victoria - Weymouth one two three four five six, 1Z69 16:35 Weymouth- Southampton - Laverstock - Waterloo one two three four five six seven, 60010 6O42 11:31 Halewood - Eastern Docks one two three four five, 6M38 23:38 Eastern Docks - Halewood
Thursday 4th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 05:00 Hinton Admiral - Totton, 23:11 Totton - New Milton
Friday 5th September: 56103 + 56301 6Y57 05:00 Hinton Admiral - Totton, 73109 + 73207 5Z46 07:11 Eastleigh - Acton Lane one two three, 60010 6O42 11:31 Halewood - Eastern Docks one two three four five
Saturday 6th September: 60010 6M38 23:38 Eastern Docks - Halewood, 56103 + 56301 6Y57 22:16 Totton - Chiswick
Sunday 7th September: 73109 + 73207 5Z52 17:39 Basingstoke - Eastleigh

57312 in Northern Belle colours one two

0Z30 17:26 Westbury - Eastleigh, 3rd & 5th September 2014

66850 David Maidment OBE and 70804, Romsey,3rd September
This working was showing as cancelled on Realtime Trains, but ran anyway! Signal feather not set, so route via Chandlers Ford.
70809 on 5th September, again routed via Chandlers Ford.

Friday 5 September 2014

Scout Green on Shap, 30th August

Location
350404 1S56 12:00 Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
390039 1M13 12:40 Glasgow Central - Euston
390138 1S58 11:30 Euston - Glasgow Central
390119  9S60 10:43 Euston - Edinburgh - Class 9 means via Birmingham on the WCML