Saturday 17 June 2023

12th - 17th June 2023

 


D345 / 40145 runs past Totton Yard with 1Z40 to Weymouth, Saturday 10th June. Image by Ian Knight.


47815 Great Western on the rear. The chocolate and cream coaches are former Riviera stock, now in the West Coast fleet. Image by Ian Knight.

Sunday 11th June: 69003 + 69004 3Q00 23:47 Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Southampton - Basingstoke - Fawley (?) -  Eastleigh (weedkiller)
Monday 12th June:  
Tuesday 13th June: 313207 + 313216 5Z03 09:46 Hove Yard -Eastleigh one two; 37884 0V94 16:46 Wimbledon -Worcester (replacing a drag from Wimbledon - Bournemouth) one Flickr for the day; 69003 + 69004 3Q00 2246 Eastleigh - Havant - Eastleigh - Lymington Pier -  Portsmouth Harbour -Southampton - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 14th June: 47727 (+ 701510) 5Q12 11:25 Wembley - Eastleigh one two three four; 69003 + 69004 3Q00 22:11 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Salisbury - Yeovil Jcn - Salisbury-  Redbridge - Eastleigh
Thursday 15th June: 47727 0Z64 07:01 Eastleigh - Wembley one two; 47727 (+ 701508) 5Q12 11:25 Wembley - Eastleigh one two three four five; 66734 + 69007 6O01 10:18 Scunthorpe Trent - Eastleigh one two Flickr for the day; 66734 + 69003  6E15 21:17 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe (69003 to Doncaster ) 69004 + 69007 3Q00 22:39 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Romsey - Westbury - Salisbury - Laverstock North Jcn - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Southampton - Eastleigh 
Friday 16th June: 69004 + 69007 3Q00 21:45 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Laverstock - Andover - Laverstock Redbridge - Eastleigh
Saturday 17th June: 69004 + 69007 3Q00 07:05 Eastleigh - Tonbridge Flickr for the day; 60103 + 47802 T+T 1Z72 08:45 Victoria - Eastleigh - Portsmouth, 1Z73 16:06 Portsmouth Harbour - Havant - Redbridge - Laverstock - Victoria Flickr for the day; (73962 + 73964) + 66768 1Z62 15:33 Exeter St Davids - Salisbury - Southampton - London Waterloo Flickr for the day

Southampton Western Docks was closed for track maintenance work through the week

70015 was reinstated on 12th, but is yet to return to traffic.

08567 has been turned out in Arlington Green at Eastleigh Works.

Eastleigh Works: 02May - 03May - 04May - 09May - 10May

69008 - there is talk of a path from Eastleigh to Tonbridge on Friday 23rd, not confirmed, seems ambitious.

The first 313 has been scrapped at Eastleigh (header picture on closed Facebook group), believed to be 313214. There is a mention in a forum of a disposal contract signed with Raxstar..

Network Rail 153311 and 153376 have both worked at Eastleigh in the past week.