66510 4M65 13:45 Maritime - Lawley Street. The brake pipe (?) between the headlights may be unique to this locomotive.
66721 Harry Beck 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury.
Wednesday 30 November 2022
Afternoon Freight, Romsey, 22nd November 2022
66510 4M65 13:45 Maritime - Lawley Street. The brake pipe (?) between the headlights may be unique to this locomotive.
66721 Harry Beck 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury.
Monday 28 November 2022
Aggregates watching, week of 21st November 2022
No particular news, but one wagon observed from the most recent group delivered to Merehead earlier in the month.
Romsey, 22nd November
66604 working 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The train was a mix of Marcroft 2000-01 and Greenbrier JNAs, 81.70.5932.482-9 and 487-8 as a blue pair.
66514 passing with 6V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead. An all Greenbrier JNA rake with one exception.
Nearest blue wagon was 81.70.5932.604-8, my first noted from the 581-610 batch. which arrived at Merehead on 4th November.
1998 Marcroft JNA VTG 3408 was riding along at the rear.
Eastleigh, 23rd November
66570 6V62 1321 Up Yard - Whatley. a short all-Greenbrier JNA rake, the same two blue wagons as on the previous day.
66570 6V62 1321 Up Yard - Whatley. a short all-Greenbrier JNA rake, the same two blue wagons as on the previous day.
Romsey, 24th November
66570 7V16 12:07 Fareham - Whatley. Ran as Class 7, but with no O&K JYA wagons.
There were 4 blue JNA wagons in what was mostly a Greenbrier rake, with the addition of this pair of Marcroft 1998 JNAs on the rear, VTG 3404 and (nearer) 3457, these being two of four recently noted as a group on Whatley trains.
66415 You are Never Alone, 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The formation was of both Greenbrier and Marcroft 2000-01 JNAs, 81.70.5932.482-9 and 487-8 being the same blue pair as on the two preceding days.
66570 7V16 12:07 Fareham - Whatley. Ran as Class 7, but with no O&K JYA wagons.
There were 4 blue JNA wagons in what was mostly a Greenbrier rake, with the addition of this pair of Marcroft 1998 JNAs on the rear, VTG 3404 and (nearer) 3457, these being two of four recently noted as a group on Whatley trains.
66415 You are Never Alone, 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The formation was of both Greenbrier and Marcroft 2000-01 JNAs, 81.70.5932.482-9 and 487-8 being the same blue pair as on the two preceding days.
Sunday 27 November 2022
Test trains at Eastleigh, 23rd November 2022
62287 Ultrasonic Test Train coach - UTU2. This was the MBSO in Class 421 4-CIG 1303 (previously 1816, 1237 and 7337 built in 1970).
9808 is on hire from Eastern Rail Services. Reconfigured in 2000 for Caledonian Sleeper usage from Mk2e TSO 5871 of January 1973.
6117 was recently converted at Cardiff from a DRS Mk2f TSO, which saw service on the Fife Circle, and before that was in the Wessex Trains pink set.
A further view of 37421 across the platforms.
73961 and 73965 with the regular monthly train, which was not coming out to play, resuming later in the afternoon.
Saturday 26 November 2022
21st to 26th November 2022
08567 and 323 539-7 remove 450042 from the Works, 23rd November. The emu later worked to Northam, having completed a Siemens overhaul, started on 8th.
The parapets of Campbell Road bridge have received a coat of primer, 23rd November.
08629 at the station at Eastleigh, 23rd November.
701049 5Q51 11:15 Waterloo - Staines Up Loop, 23rd November.
Tuesday 22nd November: 73961 + 73965
Wednesday 23rd November: 73961 + 73965
Thursday 24th November: 73961 + 73965 1Q52 10:45 Eastleigh -Fareham - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Guildford - Portsmouth Harbour - Fareham - Eastleigh - Tonbridge; 37421 3Q04 21:14 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle one
Friday 25th November: 67021 1Z50 10:07 Victoria - Winchester one, 5Z50 12:29 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z51 16:36 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z51 1712 Winchester - Victoria
Saturday 26th November:
Wednesday was not a good day. A Windhoff MPV operating RHTT 3S82 06:11 Totton Yard - Totton Yard struck a tree near East Grimsetad, about 06:42, while working towards Salisbury. There were no trains in the area for several hours, then limited in Salisbury - Romsey direction, including 0O41 Westbury - Eastleigh. A signal fault in the Fareham area interrupted services as well.
Mk 2A BFK 17080 appeared to be in the scrap road at Eastleigh Works, on 23rd.
The Grangemouth - Sinfin aviation fuel tanks last ran in June, being replaced with a GBRf operated flow from the Isle of Grain (said to be Sustainable Aviation Fuel imported from the Netherlands). a rake of 10 tanks was removed by 66562 as 6Z88 from Grangemouth to Basford Hall on 21st, in what appears to be the first leg of a disposal process. There were 10 wagons, 9 of which were those maintained at Eastleigh in early 2021 + 78205. The wagons appear to have moved to Hunslet on 23rd and to Gascoigne Wood on 25th.
69007 expected Longport - Eastleigh Tuesday 29th - move within 4O46 03:10 Trafford Pk Euro Tml Gbrf - Southampton W Docks (Gbrf) on morning of Wednesday 30th (could be extracted in 20 minutes at Eastleigh East Yard?)
GWR Castle HSTs to be withdrawn in 2023
Jaguar Land Rover reducing its production at UK factories until spring
Jaguar Land Rover reducing its production at UK factories until spring
Thursday 24 November 2022
158890 sports track illumination lights
A consultation on wnxxxforum.com returned the explanation "One SWR 158 and 159 fitted with high definition cameras at one end which record the condition of the railhead during the leaf fall season and can be viewed in real-time at the Basingstoke ROC".
Sunday 20 November 2022
Aggregates watching at Romsey, week of 14th November 2022
25 of the O&K JYA wagons were moved away from Westbury by 66952 as 7M36 to Basford Hall on Monday 14th, with 66957 powering onward 7E53 movement to Gascoigne Wood on Tuesday 15th. Steven Clements, a Flickr contributor, captured the entire train at departure (use left arrow), and the train was later seen passing Pontypool.
OK3268 outer - my last sighting was in 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead on 18th October
3314 - my last sighting was in 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead on 18th October
3313
3311
3285
3280
3274
3309
3321
3295
3319
3286
3292
3290
3276 outer - my last sighting was in 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead on 3rd November
3269 outer
3301
3323
3304
3305
3291
3281
3322 - my last sighting was in 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead on 3rd November
3308 - my last sighting was in 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead on 3rd November
3273 outer
This leaves 10 wagons, although 3 are in storage at Exeter. Most recently seen here only on Merehead workings to Chichester, and it seems unlikely that we will see boxes in Class 7 45 mph trains in future, although the nocturnal hopper workings to Eastleigh and Botley continue as such. For boxes, the focus moves on to the 1998 Marcroft JNAs.
Monday 14th November
66604 6V16 12:07 Fareham - Whatley, passing Crampmoor.
The all Greenbrier JNA set was the same as that recorded on the preceding Friday, where this is highest numbered 81.70.5932.520-6.
Tuesday 15th November - workings to Fareham, Chichester and Up Yard
66602 6V16 12:07 Fareham - Whatley, passing Romsey.
66621 6V62 1321 Up Yard - Whatley, which was an all Greenbrier JNA set, the same on as worked to Fareham on the day before, but turned around by running around Southampton.
In fading light, 66512 6V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead.
The single older wagon was JNA VTG 3444., otherwise the rake was of Greenbrier JNAs.
The last wagon was 81.70.5932.541-2, and the highest numbered was 81.70.5932.569-3, reflecting the July and October deliveries.
Wednesday 16th November
59203 passing Romsey with 6V62 13:21 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh.
The set was all Greenbrier JNA. but no blue wagons, plus 4 older JNAs VTG 3404 (above), 3437, 3447 and 3457, a group previously noted several times.
Saturday 19 November 2022
Class 20s to Crewe, Shawford, 18th November
D8096 (20096) + D8107 (20107) 5Z58 1027 Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) -Crewe H.S.
Running through the station.
Running through the station.
RK 80043 was converted by LSL from RBR 1680 "By 05/12 stored OOU at Eastleigh TMD. 12/14: seen at back of Eastleigh TMD, heavily stripped for spares. To Crewe LNWR Heritage Company 08/15" (Pressed Steel, Lot 30628, 1961). It had only spent 9 days at Eastleigh Works.
Onwards and northwards.
14th - 19th November 2022
70801 passing Romsey as 0Y69 11:25 Westbury Down T.C. - Eastleigh East Yard, 15th November.
70011 works into Romsey with 4M61 12:25 Southampton M.C.T.- Trafford Park F.L.T., 15th November.
66783 The Flying Dustman with a light load as 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh East Yard - Westbury Down T.C., 15th November.
Tuesday 15th November:
Wednesday 16th November:
Thursday 17th November: 43290 + 43299 1X23 1513 Salisbury - Salisbury; 20096 + 20107 0Z43 10:30 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four
Friday 18th November: 20096 + 20107 (+ 80043, which was only 9 days in the Works) 5Z58 1027 Eastleigh - Crewe one Flickr for the day
Saturday 19th November:
Thursday 17 November 2022
Romsey, 17th November 2022
66775 HMS Argyll leading 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh East Yard - Westbury Down T.C.
43290 approaching Romsey with 1X23 1513 Salisbury - Salisbury.
975814 is a Conference Coach, originally a prototype HST TF coach 11000, later 41000, built to Lot 30848 at Derby in 1972. Converted to Test Car 10 in 1981.
Formation was 43290 + 975984 + 977994 + 977993 + 975814 + 977984 + 43299.
Tuesday 15 November 2022
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