26th - 31st October 2020

 

66789 passes Redbridge with 6Z44 13:15 Marchwood - Eastleigh, 28th October. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 26th October: 73962 + 73964 1Q51 10:13 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 27th October:  73962 + 73964 1Q52 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Fareham - Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh; 60046 6Z92 22:55 Wembley - Eastleigh (via Fareham) one two
Wednesday 28th October: 60046 6Z95 21:30 Eastleigh - Boston one two three four; 73962 + 73964 1Q53 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two three four, 1Q53 18:04 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh
Thursday 29th October: 73962 + 73964 1Q54 12:45 Eastleigh - Tonbridge "cancelled due to a problem with the traction equipment", train still in Eastleigh Works
Friday 30th October: 60046 6Z93 06:30 Willesden - Eastleigh one two three, 6Z94 22:14 Eastleigh - Boston one; 43055 + 43046 5Z44 15:55 Eastleigh - Crewe
Saturday 31st October: 73962 + 73964 5Qxx 09:05 Eastleigh- Northam, 1Q73 16:00 Northam - Tonbridge

‘UNHOLY SPAT’ BETWEEN TREASURY AND DFT OVER SOARING COST OF RAIL AS PASSENGER NUMBERS FALL

Network Rail signs ‘landmark’ wagon leasing contract - "transport of track panels, sleepers, switches, rails and loose materials". This may replace the YKA/YMA/YSA/YWA fleet?

Evening live coverage at Crewe - something rather live and different.