Sunday 8 December 2019

DB Cargo workings at Eastleigh, 5th December 2019


66142 Maritime Intermodal Three leading 6M48 1034 Eastern Docks - Halewood.

66188 leads 4O43 03:59 Wakefield - Western Docks.

66093 was on a yellow signal leading 4O39 09:43 Cowley - Eastern Docks. Note the approaching jet airliner ...

... which was EI-GHJ, an Embraer E190 of Stobart Air (a separate entity, only connected by name to the trucking business) operating FlyBe BE765 from Edinburgh to Southampton. The arrangement to use this plane from 1st December takes place while the FlyBe E-jets are progressively withdrawn. Flybe will be rebranded to Virgin Connect at some time shortly.