Saturday 22 June 2019

17th - 22nd June 2019



66849 was off-route with a reversal at Romsey, running as STP 0Z30 11:00 Marchwood - Eastleigh  on 20th June. This was a consequence of the Up Yard derailment (see below). The outward working was of long welded rail wagons, for a consignment of rail incoming from Spain.

 59003 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, passing Romsey, on the same date.

NR 12961 is a JJA auto-ballaster built by RFS at Doncaster in 2000-01.

No workings of the Class 56 diagram, after 56103 returned to Leicester on Monday. However 56091 + 56103 have worked Chaddesden - Willesden on 22nd, and are booked to Westbury on the morning of Monday 24th. 6Z91 has been retimed as15:24 Westbury Down T.C. to Southampton Up Yard

Monday 17th June: 56103 0Z56 10:00 Eastleigh - Willesden (for Leicester) one two three four; 800203 800204 5X41 14:20 Acton -Eastleigh one two three four
Tuesday 18th June: 66131 5Z59 10:06 Tyseley - Eastleigh one two
Wednesday 19th June:
Thursday 20th June: Derailment at Southampton Up Yard, 66144 was train loco with 6Z51, and returned tge good wagons as  6Z52 14:51 to Whatley, with the others following on a later STP working one two three four five six; 802205 5X82 08:12 Eastleigh - Acton one two three four five; 37521 3Q39 21:55 Westbury - Eastleigh - Eastern Docks - Northam - Fawley - Totton - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh - Salisbury - Bristol High Level Siding one
Friday 21st June:
Saturday 22nd June:

Class 59/2 now offered for sale, available at Westbury
DB Cargo notice
In discussion forums it was noted that 4 of the 6 locomotives have low remaining wheelset life.

Rail extension works at Southampton port completed