NMT Test Train, Dunbridge, 23rd September 2021

43299 + 43062 1X23 1513 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury. It seems to have been the same formation as seen at Kirkby Stephen on 5th.

Virgin / LNER base colours on 43299.

43062 John Armit on the return.

20th - 25th September

60103 Flying Scotsman passes Crampmoor on Tuesday 21st.

Sunday 19th September: 61306 + 33025 T+T 1Z10 08:18 Paddington - Eastleigh - Chichester, 1Z13 14:26 Littlehampton - Southampton, 1Z14 15:50 Southampton - Chichester, 1Z17 18:39 Fratton - Paddington - Flickr for the day: 61306 33025; 37057 3Z01 11:30 Woking - Eastleigh - Woking one two three
Monday 20th September: 66798 5Z54 04:35 Dorridge - Eastleigh; 66302 + 57303 + 57002 0Z22 10:18 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh one two, 66302 0Z23 14:20 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent one; 20007 + 20205 0Z20 16:10 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four
Tuesday 21st September: 60103 1Z82 15:03 Salisbury - Redbridge - Eastleigh, 1Z83 16:04 Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Flickr for the day
Wednesday 22nd September:
Thursday 23rd September: 59003 failed on 6O41 blocking line at Warminster, rescued and recovered as 6Z41 by 66749, now assigned for attention at the Works. 66798 introduced to the Westbury circuit; 43299 + 43062 1X23 1513 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury (earlier in day one two three)
Friday 24th September:
Saturday 25th September: 66749 1Z52 05:58 Eastleigh -  Gloucester (change to Class 50s) - Kingswear one two three four, 1Z53 1640 Kingswear - Gloucester - Eastleigh

Andover Yard on 19th: one two three

59204 is now at Toton for repainting.

Rail Adventure / Hanson+Hall 43480 + 43484 have been moved by road from Eastleigh to Immingham, then shipped to Cuxhaven, for an expected display in Germany. They were due to be hauled by a Class 111 from Stade to the destination. I have looked, but no pictures so far from Germany.

At the same time, the Blue Pullman now has yellow warning panels at each end.

The new FFA-G wagons were kept in Millbrook, but 22 were forwarded 4E46 02:08 Maritime - Hunslet Yard (Flhh) on Saturday morning 25th. This leaves 18, expected to enter service in the next few days.

Freight at Dunbridge, 23rd September 2021

 

66524 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley.

66529 4M65 13:45 Maritime - Lawley Street - 100% "fresh air express".

59103 Village of Mells 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead.

66749 Christopher Hopwood MBE 60 Years Railway Service tows failed 59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER as  6Z41 14:24 Westbury - Eastleigh. 59003 had been a bad engine, and failed blocking the main line just short of Warminster station. The Fat Controller was unhappy with Highlander, and told the driver to secure the train, then sent him back to Westbury on a passenger train to pick up a shiny 1Z99 locomotive to rescue a gloomy Highlander - who is wondering if he is going to be sent inside the big Arlington Works again soon.

Meanwhile, 66798 made its debut on the circuit with a late running 6V40 14:05 Eastleigh-Westbury. Until recently this was 561-03 of Rail Feeding.

66585, with cab still in original condition, 4O57 13:29 Wentloog - Maritime.

The first KTA wagon was GERS 97751, already identified as part of what I consider as the second 'KTA Liner' set.

Eastleigh Works and T&RSMD, 19th September 2021

 
08567, TF 41106, and TEA wagon GERS 89012.


68504, 142032, then barrier vehicles 975978 Perpetiel and 975974 Paschar


This appears to be TC 46006, with some interesting cuts made in the roofline, which could suggest a catering conversion?


73133 with two remaining coaches of 442405, which appear to be 77410 + 71846. 442424 seems to have been scrapped in the past week.


07007 and 769559.


Some amount of space being cleared by Class 442 disposal, with what is likely to be four coaches of 442412 behind the TEA wagon GERS 89025. 319380 lies in the far right.


55785 of 142089, and KFA wagon 83.70.4574.014-4 which has been loaded with a pair of Class 37 cast pattern bogies (or Class 50 ?) for over a year.

701031, 701023, 701019, 701015 & 701022.

New FFA-G wagons for Freightliner, Romsey, 20th September 2021

66540 Ruby had the honour of taking delivery of the new FFA-G wagons for Freightliner, moving them as 66540 4Z13 06:44 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Southampton M.C.T.

40 wagons, in 20 pairs. The numbers were all led by an odd number as seen, otherwise the pairs are rather random.

66540 Ruby passing through Romsey, where it had to slow to take the line to Redbridge, and immediately into Maritime.

Selected wagons are shown in the order of passing.

81 70 4846 107-0 (3rd wagon)

Two images of 81 70 4846 082-5 (4th wagon)

Pair of 81 70 4846 091-6 + 81 70 4846 096-5 (7th and 8th wagon)

81 70 4846 101-3 (13th, and 27 to go)

81 70 4846 037-9 (15th)

81 70 4846 075-9 (above) and its twin 81 70 4846 076-7 (below), which were actually an adjacent pair (35th and 36th)

81 70 4846 078-3 (40th)

When will these enter into traffic? They cannot be planned to be around at Maritime for long. Update: they have been placed in the sidings at Millbrook.

South Coast Cream Tea From Chichester, 19th September 2021

61306 Mayflower + 33025 T+T
1Z13 14:26 Littlehampton - Southampton
1Z14 15:50 Southampton - Chichester

My view of 33025 was almost bowled by 450045, while running through St Denys with 1Z14, reflected on the headcode panel.


A somewhat closer view of the 33025.

61306 on the rear of the train, heading under Horseshoe Bridge.

Now on the return, Mayflower passes over the crossovers to take the Fareham line.

A closer view.

Running into St Denys station.

33025 on the rear.

Dunbridge, 16th September 2021

 
59003 leading 6V40 14:05 Easleigh - Westbury. This was the same CWR wagon set as seen on Monday 13th, now reloaded with rail ahead of weekend activity.


59201 with 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead empties.

The  KEA wagons were VTG 3181, 3238, 3167 and 3230, the last being seen here.

66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto returning as 0V44 15:32 Eastleigh - Stoke Gifford, following arrival on Monday from Westbury. It appears to have been working driver trainers, 0A33 07:32 Eastleigh East Yard - Brockenhurst, 0A71 10:51 Brockenhurst - Weymouth - Eastleigh East Yard (Tue and Wed) then 0A33 07:48 Maritime - Brockenhurst. 0A71 10:48 Brockenhurst - Eastleigh East Yard (Thu).

66557 at the front of 4O57 1329 Wentloog - Maritime, with what appeared to be the 2nd 'KTA Liner' as noted on 7th.

The rake this time included a clean GERS 97743.

13th - 18th September 2021

 

66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto passing Romsey with 0O84 10:30 Westbury - Eastleigh, 13th September.

Monday 13th September: 66725 5Z54 04:35 Dorridge - Eastleigh
Tuesday 14th September: 
Wednesday 15th September: 67005 5Z81 00:12 Eastleigh - Reading - Newport, 70006 failed Maritime - Trafford Park between Winchester and Wallers Ash, limping to the latter, and 66508 sent as 0Z99 to assist - 70006 later parked at Basford Hall
Thursday 16th September: 67005 5Z85(?) 00:04 Newport - Reading - Eastleigh
Friday 17th September: 66798 5Z67 22:28 Eastleigh - Birmingham
Saturday 18th September: 20007 + 20205 moved two Hanson+Hall HST power cars to Eastleigh East Yard

66796 repainting at Eastleigh - departed as 0Z96 20:32 Eastleigh East Yard to Willesden Eurotermnal Gbrf on 13th,then named on 14th.

New FFA-G wagons (115 pairs with two numbers) Sggrrss are arriving at Wembley from Poland, for Freightliner, numbered 81.70.4846.000-7 to -229-2. Pictures from Germany.

Southampton Metro could link city to towns such as Eastleigh and Fareham every 30 minutes - Hampshire News - Daily Echo

Staycation Express workings (see Kirkby Stephen, 18th August) last ran on 9th September, running as a 4 car rake for the final week.

Fareham Stone Empties, Crampmoor, 15th September 2021

66601 The Hope Valley leads 6V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley.

A closer view over newly cut hedges, the tractor being still at work nearby.

VTG 3462, a JNA, converted by Marcroft in 1998, running on former tanker wagon bogies.

Of similar background, this is VTG 3411.

Touax owned JNA 81 70 5500 837-6, built by Astra Rail, Romania, in 2020.

59003 with 6O41, 13th September 2021

 

59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER rolls slowly into Romsey, with an empty CWR train.

JZA NLU 93334 converted from KFA (near) NLU 979508 a YEA 'Porpoise' CWR wagon (far).

NLU 93612, classified JZA, a CWR clamping bank module.

NLU 93768 also JZA, fitted with roller banks.

MLA ballast wagon 503576.