Saturday 8 August 2015

3rd - 8th August 2015


47739 Robin of Templecombe at Eastleigh Works, 7th August.

Monday 3rd August: 57305 6Z70 00:54 Crewe - Eastleigh one, 0Z68 12:38 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent; 66155 09:53 5O61 Wembley - Eastleigh; 56087 + 56105 0Z56 10:00 Tyne Yard - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Tuesday 4th August: 60095 6O31 17:34 Westbury - Eastleigh one; 47739 had a minor derailment within Eastleigh Works one two three; 56087 + 56105 T+T 6C15 20:40 Eastleigh - Southampton UGL - Hampden Park one two three four five six
Wednesday 5th August: 56087 + 56105 T+T 6C15 04:35 Southerham Jct - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight , 6C17 20:55 Eastleigh -Southampton UGL -Lewes; 61306 + 37707 1Z67 08:44 Victoria - Weymouth one two three four, 1Z69 16:35 Weymouth - Southampton - Waterloo one two three four; 60095 7V30 10:39 Eastleigh - Westbury one two three four five, 0V31 17:25 Westbury - Eastleigh one
Thursday 6th August: 56087 + 56105 T+T 6C17 04:35 Southerham Jct - Eastleigh one two; 6C19 21:50 Eastleigh- Southampton UGL - Ilfield; 60095 6V32 22:26 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Friday 7th August: 56087 + 56105 T+T 6C19 04:40 Billingshurst - Eastleigh one two, 0C52 11:52 Eastleigh - Tyne Yard one two three four five; 60095 + 66847 + 60056 6O33 05:16 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 60095 7V30 10:39 Eastleigh - Westbury one two three, Eastleigh - Westbury, 6O31 17:34 Westbury - Eastleigh one two three; 67008 1Y91 11:42 Victoria - Eastleigh - Hove one two
Saturday 8th August: 47739 + 60056 6C05 23:58 Eastleigh - Romsey one two three four five six

Colas Class 70/8 seems to be currently focused towards the Bath blockade one two, in turn giving us the opportunity to experience some summer fun with Classes 56 and 60, with some extra 66/8's. Some 70/8's continued to work on diagrams involving Eastleigh.

60095 (re)poses at Eastleigh: one two

60056 (re)poses at Eastleigh: one two three four five six

On the Bath blockade: Network Rail - First Great Western - Bath & NE Somerset Council.

Changed workings include new Colas
6O33 05:16 Hinksey Sdgs to Eastleigh East Yard
6V32 22:26 Eastleigh East Yard to Hinksey Sdgs

Also Eastleigh - Westbury has been changed, so 6O31 is running as before, but as a return of an earlier running 6V30 10:39 Eastleigh - Westbury operated by Colas (SSuX between 03/08/2015 to 28/08/2015).

In Scotland 66305 returned to work on Sunday afternoon. Road for 1000 tonne crane being built, no changes until crane erected to re-rail damaged 66428.

At Eastleigh Works it is understood that De-Icer GLVs 68501 / 04 / 05 are withdrawn and that Network Rail has them for sale. As a reminder.