26th - 31st December 2022

 

15 years ago, their Freightliner lease at an end. 57004 (47347) went to DRS, and was recently being stripped for spares for GWR, at Crewe DMD.

57003 (47317) also went to DRS, but was recently sold to Locomotive Services, and was hired to GBRf in November to bank services in Liverpool through the leaf fall season.

Monday 26th December:
Tuesday 27th December:
Wednesday 28th December:
Thursday 29th December:
Friday 30th December:
Saturday 31st December:

'Royal Scotsman' workings in October 2022

 

66746 with 1H79 1541 Edinburgh - Keith Branch Platform Gbrf, passing Aberdour, 3rd October. The later departure allowed for arrival of the Tour of Great Britain.

Four days later, 7th, the return was in pouring rain, as 1H84 08:00 Dundee - Edinburgh, passing Dalgety Bay. The set then worked to Hamilton for some TLC.


Climbing Dalgety Bank on 9th, once again 66746, working 1H79 15:04 Edinburgh - Keith Branch Platform Gbrf

A closer view.

19th - 24th December 2022

 

67016 at Lee, 18th December. Image by Roger Homan.

Sunday 18th December: 67016 1Z61 08:50 Peterborough - Winchester - Southampton - Salisbury,1Z63 16:00 Salisbury - Southampton - Winchester - East Midlands Parkway Flickr for the day
Monday 19th December: 
Tuesday 20th December:
Wednesday 21st December: 73961 + 73962 1Z53 13:00 Derby - Eastleigh one two three, 1Q53 19:04 Eastleigh - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh
Thursday 22nd December: 73961 + 73962 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two
Friday 23rd December:

47830 said to going to Eastleigh Works in 2023 for a G&W orange and black scheme.

Inter7City, October 2022

 

43148 (+ 43149) 1B84 13:56 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 3rd October.

43137 (+ 43150) 1A87 15:30 Edinburgh to Aberdeen, Aberdour, 3rd October.

43033 (+ 43141) 1A77 08:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, Dalgety Bay, 7th October.

43135 (+ 43130) 1B80 12:07 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 11th October.

43136 (+ 43026 )1B82 13:13 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 11th October.

43130 (+ 43135) 1A87 15:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, Aberdour, 11th October.

43142 (+43131) 1B84 13:56 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 11th October.

12th - 17th December 2022

 

66094 4O39 09:43 Cowley - Eastern Docks, at Eastleigh, 23rd November.

Monday 12th December:
Tuesday 13th December: Strike day
Wednesday 14th December: Strike day
Thursday 15th December:
Friday 16th December: Strike day
Saturday 17th December: Strike day
Sunday 18th December:  67016 1Z61 0850 Peterborough - Winchester - Southampton - Salisbury,1Z63 1600 Salisbury - Southampton - Winchester - East Midlands Parkway 

Eastleigh Works: 23Aug -  24Aug (includes 59003) - 26Aug - 31Aug

Class 701: First of £1bn trains to run in 2023, South Western Railway says

GWR Class 769/9  in the bin: "DfT have cancelled the lease for the 19 class 769/9 units as of April 23. The units will return to Porterbrook."

'Royal Scotsman' workings in September 2022

 

66743 1H84 06:10 Perth Dundee Loop - Edinburgh, at Aberdour, 16th September.

66743 1H84 08:00 Dundee to Edinburgh. at Aberdour, 23rd September.

66746 with first leg of the Tour of Great Britain, passing Aberdour with 1H89 1345 Edinburgh - Boat Of Garten, on 26th.

66746 now returning through Kinghorn on 28th, as 1Z75 08:00 Dundee - Chester. having collected 66743 at Edinburgh, two days later, the train ran through Hampshire.

5th - 10th December 2022

 

45231 + 47805 working Locomotive Services 1Z45 at Eastleigh, 9th December. Three images by Roger Homan.

Monday 5th December:
Tuesday 6th December: 20096 + 20107 (+ 6394 + 41108 + 6393) 5Z43 10:07 Crewe - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 37219 3Q36 22:40 Westbury - Southampton - Westbury
Wednesday 7th December: 20096 + 20107 (+ 6393 + 41149 + 41187 + 41166 + 6394) 5Z44 09:47 Eastleigh - Crewe one Flickr for the day; 47830 0W45 12:27 Maritime - Yeovil Jn one, 0W46 14:33 Yeovil Jn - Maritime
Thursday 8th December: ; 70011 on 4M65 13:45 Maritime - Lawley Street failed over the crossover at Redbridge, blocking it for over an hour. The train was eventually cancelled.
Friday 9th December: 45231 + 1Z45 0649 Shoeburyness - Basingstoke - Eastleigh - Fareham - Chichester, 1Z48 1650 Chichester - Fratton - Fareham - Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Shoeburyness Flickr for the day; 47830 0W45 12:27 Maritime - Yeovil Jn one, 0W46 14:44 Yeovil Jn - Maritime
Saturday 10th December: 

The path for Hamworthy stone trains is re-established from 12th, while work on the branch is understood to be close to completion.
 - 7O51 0454 Westbury Tarmac to Hamworthy B.C.I - SSuX - 12/12/2022 to 19/05/2023 - but timed for Class 7, where the JYA wagons have recently been displaced
 - no return 7V52 path yet in system

Freightliner have placed 66552, 66599 and 70015 into storage pool DHLT. 66552 does not seem to have worked since February 2021, but 66599 and 70015 were active into November.

28th November - 3rd December 2022

 

69007 (formerly 56037) runs from Eastleigh East Yard to the Works, 30th November. LMS Black ??? Image by Roger Homan

Monday 28th November:
Tuesday 29th November: [69002 was moved from Longport to Trafford Park]
Wednesday 30th November: 66761 + 69007 DIT 4O46 03:10 Trafford Park -Western Docks one two three four - 69007 detached at Eastleigh East Yard, and later tripped to the Works
Thursday 1st December:
Friday 2nd December:
Saturday 3rd December:

DP WORLD LAUNCHES NEW TRAIN CONNECTING LONDON GATEWAY AND SOUTHAMPTON LOGISTICS HUBS TO STRENGTHEN UK SUPPLY CHAIN

 - 4L80 00:23 Southampton M.C.T. - London Gateway Frghtliner on Saturdays
 - 4O50 10:47 London Gateway Frghtliner - Southampton M.C.T.

Riviera's Mk 1 coaches, formerly of Eastleigh Works, are reported to only have the Class 56 tour next year remaining, for main line usage.

'Northern Belle' ECS to Eastleigh, 23rd November 2022

 

57313 Scarborough Castle leading late running 5Z12 13:12 Winchester - Eastleigh.

The first coach was E325E AMBER.


47832 on the rear.


The train worked around the depot loop, with 57313 working it in both directions.