One Hour(ish) of Freight at Eastleigh, 28th October 2022.

2 hours of free parking in Campbell Road covered this snapshot.

12:20 - 66709 Sorrento 4M19 11:50 Southampton W Docks (Gbrf) - East Mids Gateway Tml Gbrf, the same locomotive and wagons as one week previously.

12:50 - 66529 4O14 04:29 Garston F.L.T. - Southampton M.C.T., which was late running.

12:55 - 66128 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley M.A.T. - Southampton Eastern Docks.

12:57 - 70010 4M61 12:24 Southampton M.C.T.- Trafford Park F.L.T., an early, but typically so, arrival from Maritime.


13:14 - 66002 4O43 05:47 Wakefield Europort - Soton W Docks Berth 109.

13:27 - 66621 6V62 13:21 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) to Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh (covered separately).

    13:36 66508 4O90 06:04 Leeds F.L.T. to Southampton M.C.T.
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More on the new VTG wagons at Mendip Rail, week of 24th October 2022

Following from the preceding week, no JYA or KEA wagons noted, but the pool 810 VTG 3404 to 3467 series of JNA wagons can still be seen.

Wednesday 26th October

66520 7V16 12:07 Fareham - Whatley, passing Romsey, Wednesday 26th. All of the wagons were of the Greenbrier JNA 60m³ pattern. The first wagon 81.70.5932.519-8 was the highest numbered.

81.70.5932.464-7 on the rear.

An hour later, 66604 followed with 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The leading JNA was VTG 3410, and the highest numbered new wagon was 81.70.5932.510-7.

Thursday 27th October

66952 slowing to a halt at Romsey, with 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead. Some of the wagons were the same as a similar working last week.

This week, a firm sighting of 81.70.5932.572-7.

81.70.5932.574-3 delivered to Merehead on 12th October, was the highest numbered I have seen, the highest delivered in the series is 580..

Friday 28th October:
 

Approaching Eastleigh, 66621 leads  6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley, with what appears to be a shuffle of the rake used on the same train two days earlier.

Highest numbered new wagon in the rake was 81.70.5932.510-7.


Marcroft JNA, VTG 3410, of 1998, using oil tanker running gear.

Eastleigh Works and T&RSMD, 28th October 2022

 

Restarting a partly cleaned 37069 outside of the Works, where it arrived on 28th June, some reports saying for wheelsets. When it arrived it was in a storage pool, then it was temporarily for sale, but since August it has again been in active pool XHSO. Preparing for a return to DRS service, with the RHTT season under way?

701512, delivered 7th February, at the T&RSMD.

701043, arrived 29th March, but back to Derby 28th June and redelivered 5th September,  was involved in a shunt.

Works shunter 08567.

Touax HOA 81.70.6774.058-6 has been cleaned up since its recovery from Botley on 19th August. It may soon be ready for return to Mendip Rail.

24th - 29th October 2022

 

66791 + 66716 pass Romsey with 0V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury, 27th October.

Scaffold around Campbell road bridge, Eastleigh, 28th October.

Monday 24th October: 73961 + 73963 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 25th October: 73961 + 73963 1Q52 10:45 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham- Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh; 47805 (+ 6393 + 41160 + 40804 + 3231) 5Z43 08:22 Crewe - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Wednesday 26th October: 47805 (+ 6393) 5Z44 10:21 Eastleigh - Crewe one two; 73961 + 73963 1Q53 12:13 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one, 1Q53 18:04 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh
Thursday 27th October: 73961 + 73965 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Tonbridge (73965 was worked in from Hoo in 6Y44 behind 66735. and 73963 remains in Eastleigh Yard)
Friday 28th October:
Saturday 29th October:

67027 was observed on Tuesday in a standard GBRf scheme at Eastleigh Works - link for those with access to WRGEN Facebook group

08451 was in the yard at Eastleigh by 27th, awaiting removal by road to Alstom at Polmadie, Glasgow - link again to Facebook. The low loader is on its way, bringing 08887, which previously departed the works in December 2017.

69007 (56037) may be expected at Eastleigh for paintshop, in mid-November.

Romsey, 22nd October 2022

 

3 car 165101, the third example of these 3 car versions which I have noted. No yellow triangle below the windscreen, but noted at other end.


DR98915 leading 3S01 05:33 Totton Yard - Totton Yard.

 A now rare daylight Wentloog working at Romsey. 66531 working 4O51 10:32 Wentloog (Freightliners) - Southampton M.C.T.

There were 28 KTA wagons in the consist.

Miscellany at Eastleigh, 21st October 2022

 

66704 + 70806 + 70813 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh.


The train load was the Colas Kirow 125 tonne crane DRK 81612.

Leaf fall season is here. DR 98976 reversing as 3S80 0616 Effingham Jn. C.H.S. - Effingham Jn. C.H.S.

70006 4O90 06:04 Leeds - Maritime.

Wascosa big box JNA 8170.5932.170-0 JNA.

Class 360 stock move, Eastleigh, 21st October 2022

47749 CITY OF TRURO + 360110 5Q98 14:20 Eastleigh Works Gbrf - Cricklewood South Sidings. For this refurbishment programme, only 360112 remains in the Works, and should leave around 4th November.

47749 and 360110 depart from the Works.

The lighting assembly at one end of 360110 was taped over.

Classic Eastleigh.

360110 on the way back to Cricklewood.

Mendip Rail workings and wagons, week of 17th October 2022

A snapshot based upon last week, with a focus upon '5932' JNA wagons being introduced and JYA being retired.

No KEA wagons observed, but no information for these. Two JYA's were in the rake for Tuesday's 'Chi stone'.

The new blue VTG JNA wagons appear to have been delivered in four batches, to date.

• 25 in range 81.70.5932.461-490 to Tonbridge 4th May, then Westbury on 2nd June (+ later, it appears the other 5, as I have seen 4 of them.)
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.491-520 to Eastleigh on 11th June, later to Whatley.
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.521-550 to Tonbridge on 23rd July, then Wembley, and 26 to Stoke Gifford on 19th August (still there 22nd September), with remainder to Merehead on19th August.
• 30 in range 81.70.5932.551-580 to Wembley on 5th October, then to Westbury area 12th October

So, 120 wagons so far.

In June, the Mendip Pools contained:

• JNA 3160-3168 (pool 718 = 1, pool 728 = 1) = 2
• KEA 3170-3246 (pool 718 = 15, pool 728 = 9) = 24
• JYA 3268-3328 (pool 525 = 11 outers, pool 527 = 46 inners ) = 57 of which 22 since sent for disposal (4 outers,18 inners)
• JNA 3401-3519 (pool 810 = 33) = 33
• JNA 3901-3954 (pool 636 = 10, pool 638 = 45) = 55
• JNA 3955-3989 (pool 829 = 8, pool 831 = 27 ) = 35

Total non Greenbrier boxes = 206.

Tuesday 18th October - Romsey

66450 Ruby 7O52 05:49 Westbury Tarmac -Chichester Recp. (Flhh). 81.70.5932.572-7 appears to be the closest VTG blue JNA wagon, adjacent to 571-9 (see below). Mobile phone picture as battery gave up on camera..

66413 Lest We Forget 6O53 05:58 Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh - Southampton Up Yard (Fl). The first two wagons were 81.70.5932.496-9 and 81.70.5932.515-6.

66450 Ruby 7V07 13:41 Chichester Recp. (Flhh) - Merehead Quarry (Fhh)

OK 3314, a surviving JYA. This limits the train to 45mph as Class 7.

The second example was OK 3268, the first example of its type.

Higher numbered JNA was 81.70.5932.571-9.

Friday 21st October - Eastleigh

66570 6V62 1321 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh. The first wagon was 81.70.5932.495-1.

The highest numbered wagon was 81.70.5932.509-9.

66621 was leading 7V16 14:18 Fareham Hanson Aggs (Flhh) - Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh

The second wagon was highest numbered: 81.70.5932.515-6, indeed this seemed to have been the same rake as served Up Yard on 18th.

Full list and check digits for the VTG order of 236 wagons, but how many for lease to Mendip Rail?

NMT workings, North and South, October 2022

11th October: 43290 + 977995 + 977994 + 977993 +  975814 + 977984 + 43299 1Q26 1345 Edinburgh - Carnoustie - Perth - Aberdeen - Slateford Depot.

Running slowly on ambers behind a preceding local, the train is led by 43290, once a familiar sight here at Aberdour.


977984 Staff Coach (HST catering vehicle 40501, as a TRUK once part of 253001 from November 1976).


43299 on the rear.

20th October: 43299 + 977984 + 975814 + 977993 + 977994 +  977995 + 43274 1X23 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury.

43299 approaches Romsey.

977993 is an Overhead Line Equipment Test Coach, originally TGS 44053 built to Lot 30949 at Derby in 1982.


43274 on the rear.