Saturday 17 August 2019

12th - 17th August 2019


59104 passing Romsey with 7O40 13:35 Merehead - Eastleigh, 16th August.

47245 passed Shawford with 5Z25 to Bristol, 17th August.

D6515 (33012) with 4TC 8028 and 73107 1Z84 17:04 Warminster - Waterloo, returning from Imberbus, passing Dunbridge.

73107 on the rear.

Sunday 11th August: 73962 + 73964 1Q56 11:02½ (Sat) Tonbridge - Eastleigh one73107 + 4TC 8028 + 73201 5Z73 07:43 Eastleigh - Waterloo one two, 1Z73 09:44 Waterloo - Swanage one two three four, 1Z74 16:26 Swanage - Waterloo one, 5Z74 21:18 Waterloo - Eastleigh - Flickr for the day 73201 73107; 57601 + 57314 1Z80 10:05 Victoria - Weymouth one, 1Z82 17:01 Weymouth - Victoria one - Flickr for the day 57601 57314
Monday 12th August: 60024 7O35 05:00 Westbury - Fareham one two three, 7V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley one two three four; 73962 + 73964 1Q64 19:08½ Eastleigh - Windsor - various London area - Eastleigh
Tuesday 13th August: 60024 7O35 05:00 Westbury - Fareham one, 7V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley one two three four
Wednesday 14th August: 802208 5X82 08:10 Eastleigh - Acton one
Thursday 15th August: 61306 + 47802 T+T 1Z61 08:04 West Brompton - Havant - Weymouth one two three four, 1Z64 17:43 Weymouth - Havant - West Brompton one two; 73962 + 73964 1Q67 16:14 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two
Friday 16th August: 33012 0Z82 1025 Swanage - Eastleigh one
Saturday 17th August: 33012 + 73201 5Z82 06:15 Eastleigh - Waterloo one two three four five, 1Z84 17:04 Warminster - Romsey - Southampton - Waterloo one two, 5Z85 20:28 Waterloo - Eastleigh; 47245 0Z25 10:31 Southall - Eastleigh one, 5Z25 15:45 Eastleigh - Didcot - Bristol one; 57305 5O86 07:48 Leicester - Eastleigh one, 0M87 (?) 13:10 Eastleigh - Leicester

60024 and 60039 arrived at Westbury on the 10th, lead engine 66087 carried on to Eastleigh. The 60s are active on Class 59/2 diagrams. 59202 and 59204 were out of traffic, although 59204 was returned mid-week. On Saturday 17th all of Class 59/2 were in Westbury Down yard, believed to be for inspection by potential buyers.

158960 was disbanded and refurbished 158769 is in traffic formed of two coaches from the unit. 158050 - 158955 expected to revert to two coach formations in Oct - Nov this year, 150001 and 150002 are expected to leave GWR by May. Portsmouth - Cardiff will see increased usage of 165 + 166 combinations.

Man stabbed at Millbrook railway station

Eastleigh Works: 28Jun - 03Jul - 04Jul - 05Jul - 09Jul - 10Jul - 17Jul - 18Jul - 19Jul

Elsewhere, 47524 has arrived at CF Booth, Rotherham, for disposal.