The Festive Portsmouth Explorer, Eastleigh, 29th November 2014

 1Z36 07:02 Stafford - Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh, 1Z38 15:31 16:31 (retimed) Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Stafford

 37688 Kingmoor TMD leads in from Portsmouth to complete the working of 1Z36.

 37688 was completed at English Electric Vulcan Foundry in November 1963 as D6905 and allocated to Landore. Refurbished at Crewe and reallocated to Tinsley as 37688 in February 1987. Moved into reserve by EWS after Sandite duties in November 2003, and sold to DRS in September 2005, returning to traffic after repairs in August 2007.

37218 waits to move the stock into the TRSMD.

 At 16:26 37688 brings the empty stock back into the station.

37218 is prepared for the return to Portsmouth, and later to Stafford.

Formation: 37218 + 5961 + 6024 + 5955 + 1212 + 3340 + 3386 + 80042 + 3344 + 3345 + 17105 + 37688

Operation was one hour late following non-availability of a platform at Swindon, as another train was timetabled to be in platform for that period, then a medical emergency caused further delay at Swindon on the revised return schedule.

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