Saturday 23 September 2023

New occasional aggregates flow for Up Yard, Eastleigh, 22nd September 2023

The previous operation of this flow was on 8th September, and used different paths. On 22nd, there were 17 MWA wagons, operated by 66605: 

  • 6Z98 06:17 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - timetabled as 2200 tonnes, 60 mph
  • 6Z30 16:43 Southampton Up Yard (Fl)  -Wembley Receptions 1-7 - timetabled as 600 tonnes, 60 mph.

This may have run in combination with 6V51 from Tunstead, which 66605 was recorded as working: 

  • 6V51 22:32 Tunstead Sdgs - Wembley Receptions 1-7 - timetabled as 2400 tonnes, 60 mph

which also appears associated with 6Z52 06:35 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Paddn Yd Marcon Topmix.

66605 was back at Tunstead on the morning of the 23rd, the only path being:

  • 4Z50 2140 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Tunstead Sdgs - - timetabled as 12400 tonnes, 60 mph.


66605 arrives in Eastleigh for a crew change stop.

Departing from Eastleigh.


81.70.5891.047-9 is a MWA wagon built by Greenbrier, Poland in 2016.

    81.70.5891.527-0 is a MWA-B wagon, also built by Greenbrier, Poland, in 2018.