Saturday 22 February 2020

17th - 22nd February 2020


47848 was noted moving in limited usage at the works on Friday 21st. Here it is seen gathering together a Locomotive Services rake of Pullman Car liveried Mk2 ac coaches, led by BSO 9479 (BREL Derby, Lot 30824, 1971). The cut down JSA wagons in the foreground are VTG 4051 and 4044.

Monday 17th February: 73963 + 73965 1Z51 18:29 Derby - Eastleigh (earlier in day: one)
Tuesday 18th February: 37099 3Q01 23:37 Woking Up Yard - Eastleigh one two
Wednesday 19th February: 66778 + 801227 5X98 Eastleigh - Acton one two three; 73962 + 73965 1Q53 12:46 Eastleigh -Wimbledon - Totton - Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh one two; 37099 3Q02 21:26 Eastleigh - Dorchester - Havant - St Denys - Eastleigh
Thursday 20th February: 73962 + 73965 1Q54 12:43 Eastleigh - Tonbridge; 37099 3Q04 21:18½ Eastleigh - Reading Triangle Sidings
Friday 21st February: 66768 + 801224 5X50 02:28 Acton - Eastleigh;
Saturday 22nd February: 

Romsey - Salisbury embankment slip from afternoon of 18th.

Eastleigh derailment: Network Rail are replacing the points at platform 2 this weekend.

Eastleigh Works: 28Jan - 29Jan - 03Feb - 04Feb

4O90 from Leeds was observed with a consist without KTA pocket or FLA low platform flat wagons. It would appear that the Leeds route has now been cleared to W10 gauge, which was in Network Rail plans.  Wentloog trains appear to continue to use these wagons.