Saturday 19 September 2020

14th - 19th September 2020


47593 Galloway Princess + 47805 Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 pass Redbridge on the return from Weymouth, 16th September. Image by Ian Knight.

66779 Evening Star joined the Westbury - Eastleigh circuit from Thursday, seen passing Redbridge with 6O41 on Friday 18th. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 13th September: 156485 5Q86 12:09 Heaton - Eastleigh one two three
Monday 14th September: 156465 5Q12 11:10 Eastleigh - Shawford and returned to Eastleigh - later  to Heaton one two three
Tuesday 15th September:
Wednesday 16th September: 47593 + 47805 1Z30 06:15 Crewe - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Weymouth, 1Z32 16:20 Weymouth - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Crewe Flickr for the day; 73952 0Z73 10:14 Derby - Eastleigh one two
Thursday 17th September: 73952 at Eastleigh Works one
Friday 18th September: 73952 0Z73 08:08 Eastleigh - Derby one two three; 60055 6Z94 05:30 Willesden - Eastleigh one two, 6Z93 13:28 Eastleigh - Willesden one; 66721 + (701012) + 66737 6X24 07:37 Derby - Eastleigh ontwo three four
Saturday 19th September: 

59003 entered Eastleigh Works on Tuesday 15th.

66792 seen outside in GBRf scheme at Eastleigh Works on Wednesday 16th.

Recent oil train derailment at Llangennech. Touax and VTG wagons were among the nine which were damaged, including some Touax examples which had been overhauled at Eastleigh - red GERS 89005 was seen on fire and was marked '1'. TIPH 78202 was also involved.

Network Rail Decarbonisation Strategy - executive summary

Reports of security guard(s) near Eastleigh Works trying to stop photographers taking pictures from the public highway at Campbell Road. It is legal to take photographs from a public place - per this example of advice from Avon & Somerset Police, and an advice card here.