Saturday, 6 April 2019

1st - 6th April 2019


59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER passes Romsey with 6O31 in murky conditions on Wednesday 3rd. GBRf is now the operator of Westbury - Eastleigh CE trains.

Newly re liveried 66142 Maritime Intermodal Three passes Millbrook with 4O21 09:12 Trafford Park - Western Docks on 1st April. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 1st April: 66603 4M11 05:52 Millbrook - Wembley (MWA wagons), and onward to Tunstead one two; 66789 + 66729 4Z48 08:32 Eastleigh - Doncaster one two three four five six; 800202 + 801108 (5X40 08:00 Merchant Park Sidings -) 5X41 14:13 Acton Main Line - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven
Tuesday 2nd April: 66568 4O56 22:23 (Mon) York - Eastleigh, 66524 + 66568 4B56 07:30 Maritime - Eastleigh - Romsey - Maritime one, 66568 4E57 09:31 Maritime - York one two three four; 800202 5X82 08:08 Eastleigh - Acton Main Line one two three four
Wednesday 3rd April: 66007 5Z52 09:58 Eastleigh - Tyseley one two three; 08511 also now at Eastleigh Yard one
Thursday 4th April: 
Friday 5th April: 47815 0O86 10:00 Leicester - Eastleigh one two three, 5J27 16:20 Eastleigh- Wembley one; 08511 in use at Eastleigh one
Saturday 6th April:

Changes in Network Rail train haulage from 1st April:
GBRf now operate 6X01 10:17 from Scunthorpe (66744 on Monday one two and Tuesday one, Cemex colours on 66780 on Thursday one two)
GBRf now operate the Westbury Civil Engineers workings (59003 working on these on Monday one two three four five six, also on Wednesday one two three, Thursday and Friday) but have towed several Colas locomotives in these trains
Colas now operate the Hinksey (70811 appears to have operated on Monday one, 66848 on Tuesday one two, Wednesday and Thursday, 66850 on Friday one two)

New Maritime colours on DB Cargo traction:
66005 Maritime Intermodal One on 4B43 09:28 Didcot - Western Docks one 4E68 15:53 Western Docks -Wakefield one on Wednesday one two three, Thursday one and Friday one two three
66142 Maritime Intermodal Three on 4O21 09:12 Trafford Park - Western Docks on Monday one two three four five six Tuesday one two,Wednesday one two Thursday one

60065 was expected to move back from Acton to Westbury, but move appears to be deferred.