Saturday 22 July 2023

17th - 22nd July 2023

 


Recently arrived 802011 at Eastleigh Works, 16th July.


73201 Broadlands and 142003 inside Eastleigh Works, 16th July. Both came off works during the week.


701054 and 701027, Eastleigh, 16th July.

Monday 17th July: 47739 0O47 16:16 Wembley - Eastleigh
Tuesday 18th July: 47739 (+701024) 5Q64 07:01 Eastleigh - Willesden (onward to Bicester) Flickr for the day; 142003 5Z42 09:47 Eastleigh - Crewe one Flickr for the day (over 3 years after arrival during the pandemic rules period); 56081 (+ 458417) + 68009 5Q65 1435 Wembley - Bournemouth (was stopped at Southampton for 4 hours, said to be clearance related for route ahead) one two three tour Flickr for the day
Wednesday 19th July: 68009 + 56081 5M50 09:00 Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 5M52 11:44 Eastleigh - Wembley (onward to Widnes) Flickr for the day
Thursday 20th July: 47749 (+ 701056) 5Q10 08:53 Derby - Eastleigh, 47749 0M10 15:12 Eastleigh - Acton Canal Wharf Flickr for the day
Friday 21st July: 56081 (+ 458407) + 68009 5Q65 09:03 Wembley - Bournemouth (but stopped at Woking for reported clearance paperwork issues at Farnborough and Branksome) / 5X65 14:05 Woking - Bournemouth one two ; 68008 (+ 4 coaches from 458523) + 56081 5Q66 17:50½ Bournemouth - Widnes / 5F66 19:55 Bournemouth - Leicester (effective from about Worting Jcn.) one two Flickr for the day - rumour is that this programme is over cost, and may be concluded after the first three; 66309 turned out at Eastleigh Works
Saturday 22nd July: 57313 + 57601 1Z20 07:04 Hull - Winchester, 5Z21 13:14 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z22 16:44 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z22 17:10 Winchester - Hull Flickr for the day

08567 was named at Arlington, Eastleigh Works, on Monday 17th.

John Arlington Stephens
20th May 1925 - 19th July 1984

GBRf start a Southampton - Ditton service. "We’ve exciting news - from tomorrow, we’ll be running a new intermodal service from Southampton to Widnes. Running three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), the train will increase connectivity between the south coast and the north west.". On these days there will be no East Midlands Gateway working.
  • 4M59 1150 Southampton W Docks (Gbrf) to Ditton (O'connor) Gbrf
  • 4O59 2336 Ditton (O'connor) Gbrf to Southampton W Docks (Gbrf)