Classic Power Tuesday at Eastleigh, 29th March 2022: 69003 on the Mounfield

I know that some will question if this is really 'Classic Power', but parts of it are certainly of a certain age.

69003 leading 4Y19 12:30 Mountfield - Western Docks

Closer to the bridge.

Down Fast through Eastleigh station.

Further photo coverage: one - Flickr for the day

Classic Power Tuesday at Eastleigh, 29th March 2022: 37521

 
37521 (D6817) 5Z43 08:58 Crewe H.S. - Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) approaches Eastleigh.

A closer view.

At platform 3 waiting for the signal to proceed into the works.

Dual braked BSK 35465 (Lot 30721, Wolverton 1963) appeared to be in usage as a barrier coach (seen as a support coach in 2011, 2014, and 2015).


TF 41169 (Lot 30963, Derby 1982) may be entering works for toilet retention tank work.

Further photo coverage: one - Flickr for the day

Classic Power Tuesday at Eastleigh, 29th March 2022: 47830

I almost didn't go, and it ended up a memorable afternoon - Classes 37, 47, 56 and 69. I was on the M27, returning rather earlier than expected from something else. The actual weather seemed better than the forecast, so to Eastleigh I went. I was still getting my bearings when 47830 turned up.

47830 Beeching's Legacy on training turn 0W47 11:32 Effingham Jn Signal Gd1322 - Maritime.

Entering platform 2, with a Xelabus vehicle crossing the bridge.

Nameplate, as applied at the NRM in 2015.

Rolling through the platform, while a Class 444 bowls out the view from platform 1.

Awaiting the road.

Further photo coverage: one - Flickr for the day 
Archive of 47830

Kinghorn, 16th March 2022

 

43150 1A49 08:31 Edinburgh - Aberdeen. On this day, the following Inverness train was a Class 170.

43126 on the rear of 1A49 is passed by 43034 (+43141) 1B14 04:56 Inverness - Aberdeen - Edinburgh.

158702 + 158725 with 2K65 09:11 Edinburgh - Glenrothes with Thornton, a service soon to cease, is passed by 800103 with 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.

43124 (+ 43021) 1A55 09:28 Edinburgh - Aberdeen.

220010 with 1V60 08:20 Aberdeen - Plymouth.

800107 passes with 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen.

800109 with 1E15 09:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.

43026 (+ 43163) passing with 1A71 11:32 Edinburgh - Aberdeen.

Fife, 13th - 15th March 2022

66302 Endeavour at Inverkeithing, near to dusk on Sunday 13th, with 6K03(?) 1725 Thornton North Jn - Millerhill, following civil engineering works between Ladybank and Markinch. A former Fast Line locomotive.

An hour at Aberdour on 15th. 800106 1W11 10:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen.

43179 (+ 43148) 1B32 13:13 Aberdeen - Edinburgh.

43138 (+ 43183) 1A78 15:30 Edinburgh to Aberdeen.

43163 (+ 43026) 1B35 13:56 Aberdeen - Edinburgh.

Followed 9 minutes later by 43149 (+ 43036) 1B31 12:49 Inverness -Edinburgh.

Scotland in the week to 12th March 2022

On the Fife rails, there will be significant changes coming from May. Services seem to be expected to be reduced, not a surprise since weekday ridership remains low, reflected in any survey of the station parking, and the numbers on the daytime trains.

The Inverness trains will be rerouted via Stirling, which will reduce the number of HSTs through Fife. I remember when some Inverness trains started to reroute via Ladybank and Newburgh from October 1975 (I saw 25083 on one of the first workings), replaced by trains terminating at Perth. The faster trains to Arbroath seem to be expected to be curtailed to become slows from Dundee. 

Fast trains to and from Aberdeen mostly no longer stop at Inverkeithing and Kirkcaldy.

The Fife Circle will no longer see effective full circular service - the linkage from Glenrothes to Kirkcaldy goes from half-hourly to one per day, almost back to the 1970 period when no passenger services ran beyond Cardenden.

The net seems to be a focus upon the services to and from Edinburgh at the expense of the Fife Circle, and other directions beyond Fife. From an enthusiast perspective, less variety, a lot of interest already lost since Covid stopped the revitalisation of the Class 68 loco hauled trains.

ScotRail confirms end of temporary train timetable and other changes ahead
ScotRail: East of Scotland

The Scottish Government takes over ScotRail from Abellio on 1st April.

Further, following the Carmont report, "ASLEF demands ORR begins the immediate process of withdrawal of HST’s from service across the entire rail network by 12th of August 2023." and "A Public Inquiry into the events at Carmont and the awarding of the franchise to Abellio with regards bringing HSTs to Scotland"

So it's time to enjoy the frequent, even back to back, HSTs whilst one can.

At Aberdour on 9th March, 43136 (+ 43012) 1A49 08:31 Edinburgh -Aberdeen.

Followed 5 minutes later by 43003 (+ 43181) 1H07 08:35 Edinburgh -Inverness.

43035 (+ 43152) 1B14 0456 Inverness - Aberdeen - Edinburgh, a service which appears to continue.

43142 (+43135) 1A55 09:28 Edinburgh - Aberdeen.

800110 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.

221126 1V60 08:20 Aberdeen - Plymouth. This single daily Cross Country service seems expected to continue after May.

800101 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen. The first time I have seen this one in service.

On the next day, 10th March, 800103 crossing over South Queensferry with 1E11 0752 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.

21st - 26th March 2022

 

60103 Flying Scotsman passing Redbridge, 24th March. Image by Ian Knight.

47830 Beeching's Legacy at Maritime, 24th March. Image by Ian Knight.

47593 Galloway Princess arrives at Eastleigh with ECS from Portsmouth, 23rd March. Image by Roger Homan.

D1924 47810 Crewe Diesel Depot on the other end of the train. Image by Roger Homan.

Monday 21st March: 769940 5Q11 09:23 Oxford - Eastleigh one two, 769935 5Q12 11:46 Eastleigh - Oxford ; 73963 + 73964 1Z64 13:10 Woking -Eastleigh - Woking
Tuesday 22nd March: 73963 + 73964 1Z65 13:03 Woking -Eastleigh - Woking one two ; 47830 0Z47 Crewe Basford Hall-Southampton Maritime one two three
Wednesday 23rd March: 47593 + 47810 T+T 1Z31 05:04 Doncaster - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour, 5Z32 13:15 Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh, 5Z33 16:02 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour, 1Z33 17:29 Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh - Doncaster Flickr for the day
Thursday 24th March: 68016 + 68017 T+T 6Z62 01:03 Crewe - Winfrith one two three Flickr for the day, 6Z95 15:50 Winfrith - Crewe one two; 60103 + 47804 T+T 1Z81 15:03 Salisbury - Redbridge - Eastleigh, 1Z82 16:04 Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury Flickr for the day; 37175 3Q39 22:48 Westbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Fawley - Totton - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh - Romsey - Westbury
Friday 25th March: 769959 + 769938 5Q11 09:33 Long Marston - Eastleigh, 769927 5Q12 (?) 12:54 Eastleigh - Long Marston ; 69003 on the Mountfield one Flickr for the day
Saturday 26th March:

47830 remains at Maritime, and should proceed to Wembley early next week.

59003, 59203 and 59205 are all now within Eastleigh Works

More on the Winfrith move. "Eleven consignments, each transporting 10 cabriolet containers of 10 drums, will arrive on site by rail transfer provided by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), approximately every 13 weeks, depending on the retrievals process at Winfrith."

Eastleigh Works: 22Feb - 24Feb - 01Mar - 02Mar - 08Mar - 09Mar - 10Mar

14th - 19th March 2022

 
A busy moment at Eastleigh, 16th March. 47749 + 701042 Image by Roger Homan.

69002 + 69004 with 4Y19 empties from Mounfield, where 69002 was not to be trusted after failing on Tuesday. Image by Roger Homan.

The gypsum empties are seen passing 47749. Image by Roger Homan.

Sunday 13th March: 66183 (+ GERS 89028 TEA + GERS 89025 TEA + TIPH 78259 TDA + GERS 89012 TEA +  TIPH 78221 TDA) 6V14 14:28 Eastleigh - Fareham - Guildford - Margam Flickr for the day
Monday 14th March: 47739 0M10 08:08 Eastleigh - Leicester one two; 57002 0Z57 08:09 Norwich - Weymouth - Southampton Flickr for the day; 69002 4Y19 12:30 Mountfield - Western Docks one two Flickr for the day, 6Y83 18:22 Western Docks - Tonbridge; 73963 + 73964 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh East Yard one
Tuesday 15th March: 66531 derailed at Eastleigh blocking the Fareham lines, while preparing 7V98 05:00 Eastleigh - Merehead (the same wagons as were involved in the 59205 derailment) - moved to Maritime later in the day; 57002 0Z58 08:06 Southampton - Norwich one two; 73963 + 73964 1Q52 10:48 Eastleigh East Yard - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton Barnham- Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh East Yard one two three; 69002 failed with a motor - alternator fault near Basingstoke with 4Y19, rescued to Eastleigh by 66792 and returned empties to Mountfield Flickr for the day
Wednesday 16th March:  67008 0Z69 03:42 Wembley - Eastleigh; 73963 + 73964 1Q53 12:14 Eastleigh East Yard - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:04 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh East Yard; 47749 (+ 701042) 5Q10 07:56 Derby - Eastleigh one, 47749 (+ 701031) 5Q15 17:28 Eastleigh - Derby terminated at Woking, still present on Saturday Flickr for the day; 69002 + 69004 4Y19 13:05 Tonbridge - Western Docks one two Flickr for the day, 6Y83 18:22 Western Docks - Tonbridge
Thursday 17th March: 73963 + 73964 1Q54 12:39 Eastleigh East Yard - Tonbridge
Friday 18th March: 769947 5Q1011:35 Reading - Eastleigh, 769930 5Q11 13:50 Eastleigh - Reading one
Saturday 19th March: 

The monthly test trains were operated from the GBRf managed East Yard, this ay have started last month.

57008 / 57011 / 57012 were resold from Ron Hull to West Coast Railway Company, and moved to Carnforth on 17th, as were 57009 and 57010 one two three

59003 still resides in the works

59203 arived at Botley on 4th March, where it encountered a traction motor issue. It was recovered from Botley as 8Z88 on Thursday, and has entered Eastleigh Works for attention.

59205 is still shown to be at Eastleigh. the rerailing continued into Monday 14th. On Wednesday, 59205 was supporting the track repairs.

Arizona, March 1993

 

Arizona & California GP20 locomotives ARCZ 2005 and 2004, Williams, AZ, about 3rd March 1993.

2004 builder number 26046 completed July 1960 for Union Pacific as number 701, later 471, retired in October 1977. After rebuild to 'GP21' to SECCo 2004 in April 1979, then to National Railway Equipment in March 1991, who leased it to ARZC. Returned and sold to Columbia & Cowlitz Ry, as CLC 700, and finally to Larry's Truck & Electric, LTEX 700 seen being delivered for disposal in January 2012.

2005 builder number 26072 completed August 1960 for Union Pacific as number 727, later 497, retired in October 1977. After rebuild to 'GP21' to SECCo 2005 in May 1979, then to National Railway Equipment in March 1991, who leased it to ARZC. Returned and sold to Columbia & Cowlitz Ry, as CLC 701 then to Larry's Truck & Electric, LTEX 701. Now working for Raritan Central Railroad as RCRY 701.

ATSF GP60M 132 and GP60B 334, with an eastbound at Flagstaff, AZ, about 4th March 1993.

132 is part of an order of 63 GP60M locomotives for ATSF with North American Safety Cabs, for operation of east-west hotshot trains. Delivered from EMD in June 1990, builder number 886063-33. It remained in traffic in 2021, rebuilt to GP60M-3 specification.

334 is part of a order of 23 GP60B locomotives for ATSF. Delivered from EMD in July 1991, builder number 906143-8. It remained in traffic in 2021, but reported as now stored in dead line.

Amtrak AMTK 513 & 515 approach with the 'Southwest Chief'.

These GE B32-8WH / P32-8BWH locomotives were the first delivered to Amtrak to supplement the F40 fleet, delivered as seen here in 'Pepsi Can' colours. Now seen on more minor duties.

513 builder number 46849, delivered December 1991.

515 builder number 46851, delivered December 1991.

ATSF 5203 SD40-2 + 5827 SD45-2u with a westbound.

5203 builder number 786153-4 delivered October 1978. Later BNSF 6948 and 1764. Still about in 2020.

5827 is a rarer beast, originally delivered as an SD45-2 in May 1973, builder number 72642-11, sharing a frame design with the SD40-2, but carrying a 20 cylinder 645E3 engine set at 3600hp. One of 90 delivered to ATSF, this locomotive was then numbered 5697. Rebuilt and renumbered 7227 in July 1986, in the SPSF Kodachrome scheme, then renumbered 5827 when later repainted into ATSF colours. Renumbered as BNSF 6477 in March 1998. Renumbered GN 6477 by late 2014 when being prepared for disposal, last noted in Galveston, TX in 2020.

followed by ATSF 5073 SD40-2 + 5383 SD45u + 5184 SD40-2.

5073 was built in September 1979, builder number 786219-3. Later BNSF 6732 and 1613, noted in a dead line in June 2019, but still listed in roster.

5383 is from the era of flares! A SD45u, running on Flexicoil rather than HT-C trucks. Built in April 1969 as a SD45, builder number 34998. Rebuilt as SD45u in May 1985, renumbered 5383. Laid up good order in June 1992 - it must have returned to service, as seen, then retired August 1994. To Wisconsin Central 6616 in April 1995. Last noted in 2007, with one unexpected image reported as 2011 in Columbus, OH.

5184 was built in December 1981, builder number 816016-15. Later BNSF 6936 and 1752, still in operation in 2020, and still in the roster.

ATSF 500 B40-8W + 4017 GP60 + 7418 B40-8 + 156 GP60M + a further GP60.

500 a B40-8W was delivered by GE, as first of class of 83 locomotives, in October 1990, builder number 46404. Rebuilt in 2019 and seen in December 2021.

4017 a GP60 was delivered in June 1988, builder number 876031-18. Later BNSF 8717 and 176, still on roster.

7418 a B40-8, was delivered in June 1988, builder number 45664. Later BNSF 8608 and 568, noted in dead line in 2019, now returned to lessor.

156 is a further GP60M, delivered in August 1990, builder number 886063-57. Now running as a GP60M-3.

7th - 12th March 2022

66040 brings tanks as 6O12 10.52 Margam - Eastleigh from the 'Murco' (now Puma Energy) Robeston operations for repairs, passing Romsey, 5th March. Image by Scott Paddington.

78261+78230+78258, all TDA and 33.70.7899.042-7 TIA. Image by Scott Paddington.

Sunday 6th March: 59205 derailed in the former carriage sidings at Eastleigh, with 7O43 21:07 Westbury Tarmac -Eastleigh . It was still there almost a week later, while being moved by jacks across to the adjacent siding. Flickr for the week - Video from 7th.

Monday 7th March: 37418 0Z37 08:01 Reading Triangle - Eastleigh one two, 6Z37 11:55 Eastleigh - Sinfin one two three (return of two aviation fuel tanks TIPH 78269 and TIPH 78275). Flickr for the day.
Tuesday 8th March: 47749 (+ 360102) 5Q80 10:28 Cricklewood - Eastleigh one two Flickr for the day, 47749 (+ 360103) 5Q81 16:30 Eastleigh - Cricklewood ; 57310 (+ 317723 + 317714) 5Q87 09:51 Ely Papworth - Eastleigh one two three Flickr for the day, 0M57 15:45 Eastleigh - Derby one two
Wednesday 9th March:
Thursday 10th March: 37884 (+ 317729 + 317732) 5Q87 09:51 Ely Papworth - Eastleigh one two three Flickr for the day, 0H72 (?) 15:45 Eastleigh - Wembley; 43257 + 43290 1X23 15:13 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury one two
Friday 11th March: 47739 (+ 701041) 5Q10 08:53 Derby - Eastleigh one two three four, 0M10 17:29 Eastleigh - Eastleigh (- Leicester); 313121 5Z13 Eastleigh - Fareham - Hornsey one
Saturday 12th March:

59003 still in Eastleigh Works

BMW (Mini) at Cowley is stopped through component shortages.