Saturday, 6 March 2021

1st - 6th March 2021



66789 British Rail 1948 - 1997 + 66716 Locomotive and Carriage Institution Centenary 1911-2011 runs through Redbridge with 6O41 from Westbury, 1st November. Image by Ian Knight.

On the same day, 66623 passes Crampmoor with 7V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley. The leading KEA was VTG 3172.

59101 Village of Whatley leading 7V09 13:41 Chichester - Merehead, at Romsey, 2nd March with  VTG 3430 as the leading JNA.


Late running 37611 with 442404, passing Redbridge, 5th March. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 1st March: 20007 + 484003 + 20142 5Q20 15:00 Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh Trsmd one
Tuesday 2nd March:
Wednesday 3rd March: 60046 6Q42 08:36 Ely - Eastleigh (see below); 20007 + 484004 + 20142 5Q20 15:00 Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh Trsmd one two; 60028 6Q43 11:51 Ely - Eastleigh (see below); 60028 0Z61 21:53 Eastleigh - Willesden
Thursday 4th March: 57312 (+ 317346 + 317652 for scrap) 5Q86 12:03 Ilford to Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight, 57312 1548 0Zxx Eastleigh - Wembley
Friday 5th March: 60046 0Z43 09:36 Eastleigh - Willesden (see below); 37611 (+ 442404, which delayed the working with a brake fault) 5Q86 09:42 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two three four, 37611 (+  442423) 5Q71 18:00 Bournemouth - Wolverton one two three; 08511 left Eastleigh by road, was moved to Wishaw.
Saturday 6th March:

HST power car moves

Wednesday
 
60046 + 43423 + 43468 + 43308 + 43467 6Q42 08:36 Ely - Eastleigh one two three four five - Flickr for the day
60028 + 43465 + 43296 + 43484 + 43480 6Q43 11:51 Ely - Eastleigh one two three four five six - Flickr for the day

Hanson & Hall coverage on Facebook: one two three four

Friday
 
60046 + 43467 + 43308 + 43296 + 43423 0Z43 09:36 Eastleigh - Willesden one two - Flickr for the day - and from Hanson & Hall

Reportedly this working was in the plan, since there was not enough room for them at Eastleigh, so are being stored further at Willesden, leaving 43465, 43468 , 43480 and 43484, all buffered examples, for attention at the works.

Eastleigh Works: 03Feb - 04Feb - 08Feb - 09Feb - 16Feb - 19Feb

Eastleigh derailment, 28th January 2020, RAIB report now published: press release - report