30th July - 4th August 2018

2420 leads 2406 through Redbridge on 31st wth 5Q44 10:12 Bournemouth T&RSMD - Eastleigh Works. Image by Ian Knight.

2420 on the rear was reported to have wheel flats. Image by Ian Knight.

Also on 31st 73962 Dick Mabbutt leads 1Q52 through Redbridge, Image by Ian Knight.

73961 Alison on the return. Image by Ian Knight.

47832 leads the return 'Seaside Flyer' excursion to Sheffield, passing Millbrook on 2nd August. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 29th July: 47804 + 47580 T+T 1Z60 09:03  Paddington - Laverstock - Southampton - Swanage one two three, 1Z62 17:00 Swanage - Paddington one two
Monday 30th July: 73961 + 73962 1Q51 11:31 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 31st July: 73961 + 73962 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight
Wednesday 1st August: 73961 + 73962 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh  - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Southampton Up Yard- Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh one two; 47501 + 47805 5Z22 07:30 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four; 47805 0Z22 13:09 Eastleigh - Didcot one two three
Thursday 2nd August: 73961 + 73962 1Q54 12:27 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one; 47826 + 47832 T+T 1Z16 05:18 Sheffield - Poole one two three, 1Z17 16:33 Poole - Sheffield one two
Friday 3rd August: 47749 0Z47 13:51 Leicester - Eastleigh one
Saturday 4th August: 47727 + 47749 5Zxx 02:15 Eastleigh - Crewe one two; 1001 1Z74 07:55 Hastings - Weymouth one two, 1Z75 17:37 Weymouth - Hastings

Eight Class 47 locomotives working here in one week (+ 47818 = 9)! It isn't yet known why 47501 and FO coach 3330 have been deposited at Eastleigh Works. 47727 was removed from "store" ahead of the tour operations.

66413 is out to play in its new Freightliner (G&W) colours: one two three four five six seven

Eastleigh Works: 02Jul - 03Jul - 04Jul - 06Jul - 10Jul - 11Jul - 12Jul

As of Friday, 66008 was observed at Eastleigh Works, alongside the Fareham line, and pending its repaint. The second attempt to deliver to the works, on the first on Tuesday it was pulled back into traffic: one two three four five six (covering for 59003 ?).

Geismar MPV GP-TRAMM DR98305 + DR98306 moved within the works - could have been sold byRaxstar?

Alliance Rail application for LSWR main line services turned down by ORR
          - all Class 442 apparently now spoken for by SWR
          - Alliance Rail - ORR Letter