Saturday 9 December 2023

4th - 9th December 2023

 


44871 passing a foggy Lee with 1Z88 07:35 Three Bridges - Bristol, 2nd December. Image by Ian Knight.


66711 Sence leading 70803, 66738, Railvac RA-UK4 and rail wagons on a late running 6X41 10:19 Westbury - Eastleigh at Romsey, 4th December.

33207 Jim Martin + 33029 about to stop at Romsey with 1Z33 to Chester, 9th December.

Monday 4th December: 59201 0Z59 (Whatley) Westbury Tarmac - Eastleigh (for repaint) Flickr for the day; 59101 0Z60 11:58 Eastleigh - Whatley (new Heidelberg scheme) Flickr for the day
Tuesday 5th December:
Wednesday 6th December: 37409 + 37521  (+ ex-EWS Mk2 coaches 5922 +  6036 + 5924 + 6152 + 5959)  3Z42 10:09 Crewe - Eastleigh (37521 failed at Stafford and was rescued by 37409) Flickr for the day
Thursday 7th December: 57311 + 37521 0Z43 10:12 Eastleigh - Crewe one two Flickr for the day
Friday 8th December: 45231 + 47593 1Z75 08:34 Southend - Winchester, 5Z76 13:14 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z78 16:46 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z77 17:08 Winchester - Shoeburyness Flickr for the day; 47712 (+ 10411 + 3438 + 13227 + 5366 + 1203 + 5991 + 5912 + 9513) 5Z42 10:09 Crewe - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day
Saturday 9th December: (33207 + 33029) + 47826 T+T 3Z33 04:55 Southall - Eastleigh, 1Z33 07:00 Eastleigh - Chester, 1Z35 16:10 Chester - Eastleigh, 5Z36 22:37 Eastleigh - Southall Flickr for the day

Mendip aggregates timetables are recast from11th December. Most workings to this area appear unchanged, although the Chichester empties will default to 6V09, which has been previously used.

37409 is understood to be remaining at Eastleigh Works for cosmetic attention.

59003 remains within Eastleigh Works.

Pedestrian bridge issue between Brookwood and Woking, not far from the landslip.

Landslip at Crewkerne closes railway between Salisbury and Exeter until Monday


60040 was to be turned off at Doncaster, after workings on 8th December. Seen at Tamworth, 23rd January 2020.