Saturday, 22 December 2018

17th - 22nd December 2018


Monday 17th December: 44871 + 47746 1Z06 08:xx Alresford - Havant - Southampton - Salisbury - Yeovil Jct one two three four five,  1Z07 17:39 Yeovil Jct - Salisbury (44871 removed, 47746 forward) - Southampton - Havant - Alresford one two; 73961 + 73964 T+T 1Q51 Derby - Eastleigh -Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three; 60062 7O44 21:12 Westbury - Botley
Tuesday 18th December: 60062 7V97 02:59 Botley - Merehead, 7O43 21:12 Westbury - Eastleigh; 73961 + 73964 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh
Wednesday 19th December: 60062 7V98 03:28 Eastleigh - Merehead, 7O44 21:12 Westbury - Botley one; 73961 + 73964 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh  - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Southampton Up Yard- Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh - Romsey - Hamworthy Poole - Eastleigh one two
Thursday 20th December: 60062 7V97 02:59 Botley - Merehead, 7O43 21:12 Westbury - Eastleigh; 73961 + 73964 1Q54 12:27 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two
Friday 21st December: 60062 7V98 03:28 Eastleigh - Merehead
Saturday 22nd December: 800102 (first UK assembled IEP for LNER) 5X41 03:11 Acton Main Line - Eastleigh; 66139 + 60062 + 66135 Westbury (one two) - Eastleigh as part of 0O12 10:55 Margam - Eastleigh; 66077 1Z25 06:07 Eastleigh - Wolverhampton Steel Terminal one two, 66075 1Z27 16:40 Chester - Eastleigh one

The least used stations in Hampshire

Eastleigh Works: 27Nov - 30Nov - 05Dec - 07Dec

70001 back in traffic - seen on 16th at Leeds - entered traffic and ran to Southampton on 17th but then back at Leeds for some more days.

Mendip Stone workings to Freightliner from Autumn 2019 - Press Release -another versionWNXX Forum
- the Mendip Rail Yeoman and Hanson 59/0 and 59/1 locos are being sold to Freightliner, to move with the contract
- DBC Class 60s will not now move into the territory
- may require Freightliner Class 70s and 66/6s as 59/2's expected to stay with DBC

Colas have sold their UK and French fleet to Beacon Rail
(the chosen picture is misleading as 60087 was sold earlier to GBRf, who in turn sold it to Beacon and leased back).