Saturday 27 February 2021

22nd - 27th February 2021

 
Understood to have been repainted at Maritime during the week of the blockade, 08785 shows off its new G&W scheme, 21st February. Image by Ian Knight. Another view.

Almost at the end of a single daily walk, 66623 returns with the empties from Fareham, 23rd February. The KEA wagon, third last in the rake, was VTG 3202.

66415 in the reconstructed yard lines at Redbridge with 7V07 12:41 Chichester - Merehead, 23rd February. Image by Ian Knight.

66728 + 66710 out for an 11C spin with the SITT train 3Y88 0942 Totton-Totton passing Redbridge, 25th February. Images by Ian Knight.


Monday 22nd February: 57305 0O86 11:55 Derby - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 23rd February: 57305 0xxx Eastleigh - Wembley one (a 5Q26 drag to Worksop was cancelled) ; 57312 (+ 442403) 5Q86 09:42 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven, 57312 (+ 442417) 5Qxx 18:00 Bournemouth - Wolverton one two
Wednesday 24th February: 313202 + 313121 5Z31 09:10 Three Bridges - Eastleigh one two, 313202 5Z32 11:38 Eastleigh - Lovers Walk one two; 56090 0Z56 09:41 Westbury - Eastleigh, 6Z56 12:19 Eastleigh - Gloucester New Yard; 66705 + 66793 + 66750 6X01 10:18 Scunthorpe - Eastleigh one two three four five (66793, a low geared recently imported Class 66, for paintshop)
Thursday 25th February: 47813 5Q26 06:53 Eastleigh - Worksop one two three four; 47812 0O86 10:15 Derby - Salisbury - Redbridge - Eastleigh one two 
Friday 26th February: 47812 5Q26 06:44 Eastleigh - Worksop one two three four five six seven (failed, reported loss of coolant,at Rotherham Masborough and was rescued by 47813); 20007 + 20142 Eastleigh - Fareham training one two three
Saturday 27th February:

HST power cars for reconfig  at Eastleigh for reuse - 8 expected in two moves from Ely for Hanson & Hall, who advise moves departing Ely on Wed 3rd, 6Q42 depart 08:36 and 6Q43 depart 11:51 with traction DC Rail Class 60. Expected to be 6 buffer fitted 43423/465/467/468/480/484 plus 43296 & 43308. The actual future use is not known, and there are rumours of being exported.

484002 at Eastleigh: one two (subsequently tripped at night to the T&RSMD three)

Grand Central  Mk 4 sets were debranded, and prepared for return to lessor, at Eastleigh T&RSMD. They are now understood to be in cold store at Worksop, and it is up to Eversholt to determine their future placement, if any.

Thur:
WB02   12224 + 12477 + 12326 + 10321 + 11320 + 82220
WB03   12222 + 12461 + 12323 + 10330 + 11321 + 82227
Fri:
WB01   12211 + 12434 + 12310 + 10318  + 11319 + 82201
WB04   12210 + 12452 + 12316 + 10301 + 12322 + 82230

Eastleigh Works: 11Jan - 12Jan - 18Jan - 21Jan - 22Jan - 28Jan