Saturday 9 November 2019

4th - 9th November 2019


Monday 4th November: 37116 3Z71 12:55 Eastleigh - Hither Green one two three four; 73962 + 73964 1Q64 18:38 Eastleigh - London area - Eastleigh
Tuesday 5th November: 800209 5Q53 07:40 Eastleigh - Doncaster one; 73962 + 73964 parked at Eastleigh one then 1Q65 19:26 Eastleigh - London area - Eastleigh
Wednesday 6th November: 802301 6X80 04:47½ Dollands Moor - Eastleigh (first of 5 Hull Trains IEP 'Paragon' trains) one two three; 73962 + 73964 1Q66 14:38 Eastleigh - Didcot - Petersfield - Woking - Eastleigh one two; 802208 5X99 13:55 Reading - Eastleigh one two three four; 66154 + 82216 + 11325 + 10312 + 12446 + 12217 5Z44 09:39 Doncaster - Eastleigh (Mk 4 rake for TfW) one two three
Thursday 7th November:  73962 + 73964 1Q67 14:37 Eastleigh - Cannon Street
Friday 8th November:
Saturday 9th November:

Eastleigh Works: 25Oct - 28Oct - 30Oct - 31Oct

Class 59/2 have been noted operating de-branded: one two three (partial) four (partial) five. All Freightliner Class 59/0, 59/1 and 59/2 are now in a DFHG pool. 59206 was stored some weeks ago requiring a new camshaft. GBRf 59003 is also at Merehead.

Now that Freightliner are operating the Mendip contract, it has been observed that fewer of the trains are running via Westbury station for crew changes in either direction.

'ONE' magenta 66587 was turned out on the Fareham stone on the 4th: one

A MkIV DVT has been noted in Transport for Wales colours at Eastleigh T&RSMD.

Raxstar have bought 60050.

68018 returned a rake of former Fife Circle coaches, which were hired from Riviera, back to Burton on Trent. DRS are now using many more of their own coaches on the service, as covered here earlier in the year, and it is now expected that the trains will continue until December 2020.