Saturday 3 June 2023

29th May - 2nd June 2023


68034 and 68017 with the nuclear waste from Winfrith passing Redbridge, 1st June. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 29th May:
Tuesday 30th May: 69003 + 69004 T+T 3Q00 11:58 Woking Up Yard - Easstleigh (reverse) - Romsey - Exeter one two Flickr for the day
Wednesday 31st May: 68017 + 68034 6Z62 01:00 Crewe - Winfrith one two three Flickr for the day; 61306 + 47614 (47853) 5Z50 1503 Fratton - Havant - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour one; 47749 0Z10 11:03 Derby - Eastleigh
Thursday 1st June: 68017 + 68034 6Z95 15:51 Winfrith - Crewe one two  Flickr for the day47749 ( + 701033) 5Q64 07:10 Eastleigh - Willesden, for onward working to Long Marston, 47749 0O66 17:08 Long Marston - Eastleigh; 43272 + 43274 1X23 15:25 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury (earlier at Axminster one two)
Friday 2nd June: 47749 (+ 701041) 5Q64 07:10 Eastleigh - Willesden, for onward working to Long Marston; 70002 + 47830 4M58 Southampton - Garston one; RMT strike day, no GWR service or Romsey circles
Saturday 3rd June: 47593 + 47805 1Z40 06:17 Peterborough - Weymouth Flickr for the dayASLEF strike day, no GWR service

Monorail units noted at Maritime on 26th, for export 

A crane is being installed at the inspection road at Maritime.

West Coast Railway Co rolling stock may only have a derogation to run without central door locking until 30th June (mainstream media managed to throw Flying Scotsman into the story). Note that the LSL implementation using reuitilised Mk 3 components only appears to be suitable for air-braked coaches.

ScotRail and other HSTs may be boycotted by ASLEF from 12th August.

69008 anticipated arrival at Eastleigh Works on 8th June, now 6th. Various Q paths also in for Class 313 moves, all arriving at Eastleigh at 11:27..