Saturday 10 August 2019

Type 3 to the Sea, Eastleigh, 10th August 2019


1Z74 05:30 Crewe to Portsmouth Harbour, then "Cosham Completer" 1Z75 13:05 Portsmouth Harbour to Eastleigh

Formation: 37706 37518 - A TSO 5032 - B TSO 4940 - C RMB 1860 - D TSO 99327 - X BSO 9392 - Y RK 99316 - E FO 99351 - F FO 3058 - G FO 5249 - 37669

Approaching Eastleigh which was passed through Platform 3 (not the booked Down Carriage Sidings).

On the approach some smoke was emanating from the front wheel area of 37706, but no apparent issue, it was 37518 which was not powering the train between Woking and Basingstoke.

37669 arrives back from Portsmouth, now running as the 'Cosham Completer'.

37706+ 37518 lead the ECS into the works where it was shunted into a revised formation.