Sunday 28 December 2014

22nd - 27th December 2014

Monday 22nd December: 37668 + 37706 0Z50 08:00 Southall - Eastleigh, 6Z00 11:32 Eastleigh - Hornsey (crane move) one two
Tuesday 23rd December: 59101 + 59102 + 59103 0O40 13:35 Merehead - Eastleigh; 56078 + 56087 0T61 13:30 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh, 6C17 20:19 Eastleigh - Woking one two
Wednesday 24th December: 56078 + 56087 6C17 05:00 Woking - Eastleigh one two three
Thursday 25th December:
Friday 26th December:
Saturday 27th December: 56078 + 56087 remain at Eastleigh

GBRf now have the Railvac activities in this area.

Around Eastleigh Works, 14th December 2014


73109 (formerly Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary) and 73213, both for bogie overhauls.
De-icer coaches 68505 and 68501. Originally constructed as 61299 and 61281, 2-HAP (Class 414/3) DMBSOs, to Lot 30452 at Ashford (underframes) and Eastleigh (body) in September and July 1959 for sets 6101 and 6093. Converted to Class 489 DMLV for the Gatwick Express in March and January 1984(all respectively).
Speno SRR 16M-1 is a rail grinder, which has been used for tram systems in Brussels one two. Has been in UK since at least September.
08790 Steve Purser, which has been at Oxley until moved to Eastleigh in June. New as D3958 in May 1960, allocated to 84E Tyseley.

Saturday 20 December 2014

GBRf at Eastleigh, 14th December 2014

6 GBRf 66's parked at Eastleigh on Sunday 14th December.

Dirty 66719 METRO-LAND and clean 66701, the latter was repainted at Eastleigh in November - December one two three four
Original livery on 66706 Nene Valley, I am not sure why the silver surroundings are present at the windows, but they were also seen on 66701 while in paintshop.

15th - 20th December 2014

Monday 15th December: 37688 0Z70 00:54 Crewe - Eastleigh, 57301 + 37688 6Z68 12:38 Eastleigh - Willesden one two three; 66127 6X38 11:00 Marchwood - Eastleigh (included two MoD ex-GatEx coaches 72509 (ex 3398) & 72635 (ex 6128)); 56301 0Z56 11:00 Eastleigh Romsey - Bristol Barton Hill
Tuesday 16th December: MoD coaches then moved into Works by 66109; 56312 6Z34 11:06 Totton - Chaddesden one two three
Wednesday 17th December: 66755 + 317708 + 317729 5L17 04:50 Eastleigh - Ilford
Thursday 18th December: 73119 + 73136 1Q85 10:28 Woking - Southampton - Hither Green one two
Friday 19th December:
Saturday 20th December: 67028 5Z79 05:46 Eastleigh - Basingstoke, 5Z82 23:21 Basingstoke - Eastleigh

Railvac workings: DCR may have completed their workings of this train from Totton. The Railvac is currently parked at Eastleigh. 56301 made an exit to Barton Hill on Monday, and 56312 removed the wagons to Chaddesden on Tuesday.

Sunday 14 December 2014

8th - 13th December 2014


57312 Solway Princess at Eastleigh, 14th December. Originally 47330, new in February 1965, released from Eastleigh in these colours on 20th October. The name was previously carried by 47832, now with West Coast Railway Company.

66765 at Eastleigh - the newest locomotive to visit here. The highest numbered member of the batch delivered at Newport Docks in early September, which entered traffic in late October.

Monday 8th December: 57312 5Z71 05:46 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh
Tuesday 9th December: 31233 3Z02 09:00 Derby - Eastleigh one two three four, 3Q02 20:07 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Hither Green
Wednesday 10th December: 67020 1Y93 09:43 Victoria - Eastern Docks, 1Y94 17:25 Eastern Docks - Victoria;  LNWR 08810 moved to Eastleigh by road one two; 56301 + 56312 6Y57 23:16 Totton - Aldershot (cancelled at Woking - loco defect)
Thursday 11th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:32 Aldershot - Totton (ran from Woking) one two, 23:02 Totton - Aldershot
Friday 12th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:35 Farnham - Totton; 47727 4Z47 10:01 Wimbledon - Eastleigh, 13:11 Eastleigh - Wimbledon
Saturday 13th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 22:31 Totton - Isleworth
Sunday 14th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 10:09 Isleworth - Totton, 56301 + Railvac 6Y57 14:30 Totton - Eastleigh

Regular Colas Westbury - Eastleigh, ceases to run as 6Z30, and will now be 6O31 17:34 Westbury - Redbridge - Eastleigh

56094 reportedly with a broken camshaft:

Saturday 6 December 2014

34067 returns through Romsey, 6th December 2014


34067 Tangmere "The Bath Christmas Market" 1Z85 17:33 Bristol - Three Bridges.

1st - 6th December 2014


34067 Tangmere leads 1Z84 07:54 Three Bridges - Bristol "The Bath Christmas Market" past Crampmoor, with frost on the ground.

37668 (a first time spot for me) was completed as D6957 from English Electric Vulcan Foundry in January 1965, allocated to Cardiff Canton. Later 37257, it was refurbished to 37668 at Crewe, completed in May 1988, and allocated to Thornaby. After some seasons on Sandite duties, it was stored by EWS in December 2004, and placed into storage at Healey Mills until purchase by West Coast Railway Company in December 2007. Returned to traffic in July 2014.


Monday 1st December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 04;00 Box Hill & Westhumble - Totton, 22:30 Totton - Pirbright Jct; 37218 + 57306 6Z70 05:44 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh (57306 for repaint into DRS colours), 37218 0Z68 09:38 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent
Tuesday 2nd December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Pirbright Jct - Totton, 22:30 Totton - Pirbright Jct
Wednesday 3rd December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Pirbright Jct - Totton, 22:32 Totton - Hook
Thursday 4th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Hook - Totton, 22:40 Totton - Hook
Friday 5th December: 56301 + 56312 6Y57 05:20 Hook - Totton, 56312 0Z56 12:00 Totton - Southampton DGL - Redbridge - Bristol , 56312 + 50026 0Z26 15:46 Bristol - Eastleigh one two three
Saturday 6th December: 34092 + 37668 T+T 1Z84 07:54 Three Bridges - Bristol one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteeen fourteen fifteen, 1Z85 17:33 Bristol - Three Bridges