Saturday 18 August 2018

12th - 18th August 2018


66428 Madge Elliot MBE Borders Railway Opening 2015 leads 4M98 17:24 Maritime - Garston past Romsey, 15th August.

Some 40 minutes later, 70805 leads two JNA wagons as 6O31 17:30 Westbury - Eastleigh, Romsey, 15th August.

Sunday 12th August: 67002 5Z64 13:05 Bristol - Eastleigh one two three
Monday 13th August: 66135 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh one
Tuesday 14th August: (60009 + 47760) + 47580 T+T 1Y50 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth, 1Y52 16:40 Weymouth - Southampton - Laverstock - Victoria 60009 for the day
Wednesday 15th August: 
Thursday 16th August: 47580 + 47804 T+T 1Z62 07:21 Alton - Paignton one two three, 1Z63 17:14 Paignton - Alton one
Friday 17th August:
Saturday 18th August: 66007 5Z25 15:22 Eastleigh - Bristol one two three

The Freightliner warm storage of Class 70 is dynamic. 70003 & 70005 have been working from Trafford Park and 70005 was at Southampton, at least on Wednesday 15th, By Friday 17th, most had been seen back in traffic, 70003 & 70014 had reached Southampton, and 70007 was expected to run south on Saturday 18th.

47804 is the next WCRC Class 47 for a planned overhaul, and 47854 has been on a successful test run this week, after a fire at Northampton in May 2017, now moved to Crewe with 47746 for tour duties.