Eastleigh and Romsey, 28th April 2018

66147 comes onto the T&RSMD at 11:15.

Newly overhauled DMUs for Swanage, at the works.

70015 4B06 11:10 Maritime - Eastleigh East Yard

70003 4O27 05:21 Garston-Maritime.

66167 4O40 10:44 Morris Cowley - Eastern Docks

70011 4O29 08:55 Basford Hall - Maritime

66020 0O12 12:42 Alexandra Dock Jct, passing Romsey.

The Great Britain XI, Friday 27th April

45212 + 37668 T+T 1Z27 08:40 Swanage - Southampton - Cosham - Havant - Victoria

At Millbrook at 10:33. Images by Ian Knight.

At Bedhampton at 12:41.

22nd - 28th April 2018

D6515 (33012) passing Millbrook, 22nd April. Image by Ian Knight.

313212 passes Bedhampton with 2N20 12:29 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton

Sunday 22nd April: 33012 0Z33 17:00 Swanage - Eastleigh East Yard one two; 66778 + 47749 one 5Z47 22:59 Pengham - Eastleigh
Monday 23rd April: 33012 0Z35 07:47 Eastleigh East Yard -West Ruislip Lul Dept Gbrf one two three
Tuesday 24th April: 66786 + 66777 + 66723 + 47749 + 66778 0E08 Eastleigh - Peterborough one two three four
Wednesday 25th April:
Thursday 26th April: 37668 0Z25 11:11 Bristol - Salisbury - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton - Swanage one two three
Friday 27th April: 45212 + 37668 T+T 1Z27 08:40 Swanage - Southampton - Cosham - Havant - Victoria one two three four five six seven
Saturday 28th April: 

66595: now at Leeds in preparation for movement to Poland, may move to Immingham on Saturday 28th (seen here at Eastleigh on 19th)

70007: returned to traffic, with some initial hiccups. Failed on Monday, but repaired again by Thursday.

Eastleigh Works: further Swanage dmu outshopped

SWR Performance Review: ITV News - Daily Echo

Flickr sold to Smugmug: Reuters - Business Insider - Fast Company - CNet - Smugmug

365523 to Scotland: - was noted passing in opposite direction while on M74 southbound 22nd April one

West Coast Railway Company Class 47s in Fife, 21st April 2018

47760 on the rear and giving a shove on 'The Great Britain XI' at Aberdour - 5MT steam power versus a planned 8P.

47237 at Inverkeithing to pick up the ECS of 'The Forth Circle'

Steam workings in Fife, 21st April 2018

45699              5Z58 04:42 Joppa Straight to Perth (few saw this one!)
61264 + 47760      1Z60 07:50 Edinburgh to Inverness
45690              1Z29 09:56 Linlithgow to Linlithgow
45690              1Z30 14:23 Linlithgow to Inverkeithing (ran twice across Forth Bridge)
47237 + 45690      5Z30 19:30 Inverkeithing to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg

Probably the busiest day for steam across the Forth Bridge and in Fife since 1966, and similarly the first visit of a B1 since then.

23rd April: 61264 + 47237 5Z71 14:38 Perth to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg (for road transport to NYMR)

B1 1264 passing Aberdour (2 pictures)

45690 Leander at Hawkcraig Road, Aberdour with the morning 'Forth Circle'

A closer view of the locomotive.

45690 with the afternoon train at Little Couston.

Crossing the main road to Kirkcaldy.

Journey's end for the day at Inverkeithing (2 pictures)

ScotRail InterCity Short HST at Aberdour, 21st April 2018

43143+42574+42325+42267+42269+43146 on a staff training run. These runs are understood to be affected by the availability of instructor resource.

2W22 07:30 Dundee to Haymarket (platform 0)

2W23 0938 Haymarket to Dundee

A closer view of 43143. The trailers are still examples in First Dynamic Lines scheme.

B1 at Bo'ness, 20th April 2018

LNER Thompson B1 1264 was brought to Bo'ness by road and was being prepared for railtour duties as far as Kyle of Lochalsh from 21st.

47237 with SRPS Railtours stock being prepared for 'The Forth Circle' of 21st April. Wemyss Private Railway No. 20 on the right.

Fife evening traffic at Aberdour, 17th April 2018

68006 Daring leads 2K14 18:15 Glenrothes - Edinburgh. In a year these loco-hauled services may be concluded.

 A rarer performer on these workings, 68016 Fearless with 5L70 18:24 Cardenden - Motherwell.

43315 + 43317 1S20 14:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen 'The Aberdonian'. In a year this may no longer be a HST.

60076 Dunbar 6B32 16:52 Aberdeen Craiginches - Oxwellmains.

 BCC 10881 (Procor 1981-82) was the solitary PCA on the rear.

The Royal Scotsman, 16th April 2018

66743, which spent part of the winter at Eastleigh, passing Inverkeithing South Junction with 1H79 13:45 Edinburgh - Keith. The branch line is that to Rosyth Dockyard, which is currently dormant. Compare with this 1959 view.

Diesel workings on the Settle & Carlisle, 14th April 2018

One freight train, and two special trains on the S&C.

50049 Defiance + D407 (50007) Hercules with 1Z50 06:01 Birmingham International - Carlisle, at Kirkby Stephen.

66133 leads 6E95 10:44 Newbiggin - Milford Sidings gypsum empties. This runs rarely on Saturdays, but often departs early, as it did on 14th. 

Recently overhauled 47772 Carnforth TMD + 47245 1Z75 05:34 Scarborough - Appleby (via a reversal at Carlisle).

16th - 21st April 2018

66786 (formerly 66141) outside Eastleigh Works, 16th April. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 16th April: 66786 at Eastleigh Works one two three four

Tuesday 17th April: 37116 3Q01 23:38 Woking - Eastleigh

Wednesday 18th April: 73961 + 73965 1Q66 08:42 Woking - Laverstock - Romsey - Eastleigh - Fawley - Redbridge - Romsey - Laverstock - Andover - Ludgershall - Andover -Woking one two three four five six seven eight nine; 66140 + 47810 4Z47 12:48 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six seven eight; 37116 3Q02 21:36 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Southampton - Fratton - Southampton Up Yard - Eastleigh

Thursday 19th April: 47749 0Z48 14:03 Leicester - Eastleigh one two; 37116 3Q04 21:17 Eastleigh - Totton Yard - Reading

Friday 20th April: 47749 at Eastleigh Works one

Saturday 21st April: 47749 5Z47 01:12 Eastleigh - Newport one (loco failed at Old Hill on the tour)

Eastleigh, 11th April 2018

47810 (right) is expected to be delivered to Locomotive Services at Crewe in this primer finish.

66172 PAUL MELLENEY 4O21 09:15 Trafford Park - Western Docks.

70002 4M99 17:00 Southampton - Trafford Park.

66185 4V39 17:36 Eastern Docks - Cowley

66597 4O57 13:29 Wentloog - Southampton

Test train at Eastleigh, 11th April 2018

37116 + 6261 + 999550 + 1256 + 9481 + 37099 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh  - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Southampton Up Yard- Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh

 37099 leads the down working. English Electric Vulcan Foundry - Works Number EE/VF3228/D753 to traffic as D6799 on 14th December 1962.

37116 leads the up working have waited in Southampton Up Yard.

New from English Electric Vulcan Foundry - Works Number EE/VF3245/D770 1962 as D6816 on 1st March 1963.

6261

999550

1256

9481

37099 now on the rear.