Friday 12 June 2020

Test trains at Eastleigh, 10th & 11th June 2020


Rather amazingly, 37025 + 37116 are now (Friday 12th) in Scotland, having worked Tonbridge to Oxwellmains, there seems to be an engineering job for them as far as Taynuilt this weekend.

37025 leads 1Q53 on 10th, 11:48 Eastleigh - Eastleigh, passing at 18:11 following reversal at Up Yard.

37116 on the rear.

37099 with its nocturnal test train 96608 + 6262 + 999606 + 9806 (recent addition from Caledonian Sleeper, for retention toilet) + 9702, at rest at Eastleigh 10th.

37025 prepares to depart 1Q54 12:4 Eastleigh - Tonbridge, 11th.

37116 on the rear of the departing train.

37099 English Electric Vulcan Foundry - Works Number EE/VF3228/D753 to traffic as D6799 on 14th December 1962. For a period in  BR days was 37324, and ran similarly at the Watercress Line in 2014-15, immediately before acquisition for Colas. Seen on 11th.

Ultrasonic Test Coach UTU-4 999606,  once MBSO 62356 from 4-CIG 1850, stored in June 2003.