While Class 73/9 are the usual power for these monthly trains, this time it was worked by two Harry Needle Railroad Company locomotives, 37610 & 37612, which were previously owned by DRS.
37612 +
977969 +
1256 +
999550 +
6261 + 37610 (same coaches as in
July)
1Q52 passes Totton with 37612 leading while heading to dwell in the yard, 1st October. Image by Ian Knight.
37610 leads the train on its next leg. Image by Ian Knight.
The first part of the Wednesday 1Q53 is a short leg from Eastleigh - Southampton Up Yard. 37610 was pictured paused at a signal at St Denys.
37610 was delivered new as D6881 from English Electric Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns at Darlington on 21st October 1963, allocated to Cardiff Canton. Renumbered to 37181 in February 1974. Heavy General Repair and renumbered to 37687 in March 1987. In August 1995 transferred to the European Passenger Services sector and renumbered 37610, then to DRS from July 1997. Sold to Locomotive Services in March 2017, then to HNRC in July 2018 for Colas workings - it was said that removal of the Wipac clusters to return to a heritage look was too challenging, but 47853 moved in the opposite direction.
37612 on the rear of the working. It was close to 37610 when built, delivered from RSH as D6879 and entering traffic on 2nd October 1963, also at Cardiff Canton. Renumbered as 37179 in December 1973. Heavy General completed in February 1987 and returned to service as 37691. In December 1995 transferred to the European Passenger Services sector and renumbered 37612, then to DRS from July 1997. Sold to HNRC in the November 2016 auction, delivered in July 2017.
37612 leads from Up Yard.
37610 on the rear of the train.
