Wednesday 4 August 2021

"The Northern Belle" to Winchester, Eastleigh, 31st July 2021

57601 Windsor Castle + 47854 Diamond Jubilee                        E326E + E325E + 3174 + 3273 + 1566 + 3267 + 3247 + 325 + 17167 + 10729 + 10734
1Z49 07:55 Derby - Winchester, 5Z50 13:44 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z51 16:48  Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z51 17:10 Winchester - Derby


57601 enters platform 2 at Eastleigh with 5Z50. 


Mk 1 Pullman Parlour First E325E AMBER (Metro-Cammel, Lot 3281, 1960). This ran as AMETHYST in BR service. Forty years ago it was on the Strathspey Railway, and I remember that BR wanted their Commonwealth bogies back.


Mk1 RKB 1566 CAERDYDD (Cravens, Sheffield. Lot 30624, 1961).


Mk 2E CHATSWORTH 3247 (BREL Derby, Lot 30843, December 1972).


The second '325' in the train, this time in the BR series. BR Mk 1 RF DUART 325 (BR Swindon, Lot 30633,1961). This coach spent much time in Royal Train service, as 2907.


47854 on the rear of the train.

The ecs continues to Winchester.

Pictures from other photgraphers.