Saturday 30 November 2019

25th - 30th November 2019


That 1970's Traction feeling at Eastleigh Works on 29th, with 47848 and 87002 Royal Sovereign. Work proceeds in the cab of 47848.

66713 Forest City leads the unusual working to Brockenhurst on 25th, seen passing Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 24th November: 57301 0M59 Eastleigh - Leicester one two
Monday 25th November: 66750 + 801211 5X50 07:43 Eastleigh - Acton one two three four; 66713 +  DR79601 + 66769 6X69 23:17 (Sun) Doncaster - Brockenhurst one two three four; 73963 + 73965 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh
Tuesday 26th November: 66750 + 801213 5X50 07:09 Eastleigh - Acton one two three; 73963 + 73965 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh
Wednesday 27th November: 66725 + 802303 + 802302 6X80 04:51½ Dollands Moor  - Eastleigh one two three four five six47805 + 47810 0Z48 10:49 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four;73963 + 73965 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh  - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Southampton Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh one two three
Thursday 28th November: 73963 + 73965 1Q54 12:48 Eastleigh Works to Tonbridge
Friday 29th November: 61306 + 47802 1Z16 06:42 West Brompton - Bath one two three four five six seven eight, 1Z18 16:56 Bath - West Brompton; 67024 + 67004 1Z41 09:45 Victoria - Winchester one two, 5Z42(?) 12:42 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z43(?) 16:25 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z44 17:08 Winchester - Victoria
Saturday 30th November:  73963 + 73965 1Q57 11:18 Dollands Moor - Eastleigh

66503 The Railway Magazine has been released from the paint shop one two three four five

86101 has been rubbed down at Eastleigh Works.

450036 is now in a SWR scheme, emerging from Eastleigh Works, and then into the station. one two Also the 450xx units are being renumbered back to 4500xx as their first class is reinstated.

Some limited Class 442 testing is happening. 442413 + 442417 were out on the 27th.

59003 worked some stone trains last week, but is now back at Doncaster, probably for an inspection.

SWR - RMT Industrial Action: timetables (no Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford - Romsey service, nor calls at Mottisfont or Dean stations effectively for a month). Change of managing director at SWR.

The first ECML HST expected to go fo scrap is set NL65, along with power car 43061, all of which I travelled with on 6th September. It was expected to proceed to the Swansea area, but no movement reported yet.

A fire of some kind occurred at Motherwell affecting DRS coach 6001, which has seen service on the Fife circle. This coach has a retention toilet, so is more valuable for future usage. Seen above in service on 21st October.