Test Train at Romsey, 17th October 2024

43251 + 43272 1X23 15:28:Salisbury - Redbridge Southampton - Salisbury
977995 + 975984 + 977993 + 975814 + 977984 (same as in September)

43272 leading into Romsey

43272 was new as 43072 in December 1977.

975984 Lecture Coach (formerly  Laboratory 15 "Argus" and later "Test Car 4", 10000 & 40000, originally prototype HST catering vehicle).


43251, on the rear, was new as 43051 in April 1977.

14th - 19th October 2024

 

70811 at Eastleigh, 14th October.


Volker Rail Kirow 125t crane DRK 81613.

701008 5Q59 10:11½ Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - Eastleigh Trsmd, Eastleigh, 14th October.

59005 KENNETH J PAINTER 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley F.Y.(Flhh), Romsey, 18th October.

Monday 14th October: 57306 + 801202 5X82 13:04 Reading - Eastleigh, 57306 0M83 15:42 Eastleigh - Nuneaton Flickr for the day
Tuesday 15th October:
Wednesday 16th October:
Thursday 17th October: 37407 5Z69 09:25 Kidderminster - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 43251 + 43272 1X23 15:28:Salisbury - Redbridge Southampton - Salisbury (1Q23 afterwards one two three)
Friday 18th October: 37407 (+ 700106) 7Q70 07:02 Eastleigh - Three Bridges one two three Flickr for the day; 66533 + orange repaint 70020 4O90 06:04 Leeds -  Maritime (70020 failed on first time out, lost two hours at Appleford, then 90 more minutes in sidings at Didcot for a shunt) one two three Flickr for the day
Saturday 19th October: 43423 + 43467 6Z72 10:50 Wembley - Eastleigh one, 5Z73 15:46 Eastleigh - Kidderminster Flickr for the day; 70007 failed near East Grimstead with 4O22 00:26 Trafford Park - Maritime, was rescued  by 66413, with a 4 hour line blockage.

Freight at Eastleigh, 14th October 2024

 

66750 Bristol Panel Signal Box has been liberated from the Westbury cycles, and is now on the MoD circuit, 0M47 12:42 Eastleigh - Kineton.

70014 4M61 12:56 Maritime -Trafford Park.

66518 4M65 13:12 Maritime - Lawley Street.

No transition to class 18s for a while, 08511 soldiers on.

57306 brings 801202 to Eastleigh. 14th October 2024

801202 started at Doncaster Carr, then was dragged by 57306 from Ferme Park to Reading and then Eastleigh, where the final leg was 5X82 13:04 Reading - Eastleigh Works.

57306 was 47814, originally D1919 delivered on 22nd November 1965.

Further pictures: one two three Flickr for the day

Eastleigh, 12th October 2024

 

47810 Crewe Diesel Depot approaches with 1Z93 05:42 Crewe - Portsmouth Harbour, with The Statesmen set, which will be under refurbishment from November until Autumn 2025.


47805 Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 on the rear.


700106 at the Works has been put together again after repairs, and could be ready for departure? 458405 has arrived for storage, seen along with preserved 313201.

700806 working with 6C03 11:17 Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh, running through platform 2, and proceeding into the weekend civil engineering section through Southampton.

A closer view of 70806.

20007 + 20205, Eastleigh, 12th October 2024

20007 + 20205 0V20 10:18 Eastleigh Trsmd - Reading Traincare Depot.

20007 is now 67 years old, and is marked off in my 1981-82 book, when allocated to Haymarket.

20205 was allocated to Eastfield for some time, and I have it marked off in my 1978 book.

Class 20189 Ltd

7th - 12th October 2024

 

66758 The Pavior 6V41 14:50 Westbury - Eastleigh, passing Romsey, 11th October.

70007 4O57 1329 Wentloog - Maritime, also passing Romsey, on the same day.

Monday 7th October: [57305 (+ 458503) 5Q95 19:01 Woking - Widnes]
Tuesday 8th October:
Wednesday 9th October:
Thursday 10th October:
Friday 11th October: 70811 + 56094 0Z69 12:13 Westbury - Eastleigh, 70811 + 56094 + 56049 0Z01 14:32 Eastleigh - Hoo one two
Saturday 12th October: 20007 + 20205 0V20 10:18 Eastleigh - Reading one, 20007 (+ GWR Mk3 12142 ) + 20205 5O20 14:08 Reading - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 47805 + 47810 1Z93 0542 Crewe - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour one two three, 1Z94 16:19 Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh - Crewe

70008 is the next to be sent for orange repaint at Loughborough.

"GB Railfreight’s Intermodal Team moved a record number of containers in July 2024, which was broken again in August AND AGAIN in September!"

"Knorr-Bremse, under the Merak-HVAC brand, has secured a contract to overhaul the HVAC systems for Great Western Railway (GWR)’s Class 165/1 fleet."

Around Eastleigh, 4th October 2024

 

701035 at the T&RSMD.

70002 4O14 06:39 Basford Hall Yard (Fl) - Southampton M.C.T.

66750 + 70814 DIT 0O41 10:14 Westbury Down T.C. - Eastleigh East Yard.

66117 4O43 04:28 Wakefield Europort - Soton W Docks Berth 109.

66148 Maritime Intermodal Seven 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley M.A.T. - Southampton Eastern Docks.

701504 + 701504 were delivered 4 days previously, working 5Q51 11:14 London Waterloo - Staines Up Loop.

59203 6V62 13:21 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - Westbury Tarmac.

70005 4O90 06:04 Leeds F.L.T. - Southampton M.C.T.

Millbrook, 3rd October 2024

A selection of freight workings, beyond the first movement of gypsum by Freightliner.

66720 Wascosa 4M46 14:21 Western Docks - Trafford Park.


70002 4M99 14:57 Maritime - Basford Hall.


66750 + 70814 DIT 6V41 14:50 Eastleigh - Westbury. Both returned in 0O41 the next day.

66117 4E68 15:48 Western Docks - Wakefield.

70010 4O49 09:32 Basford Hall - Maritime.

30th September - 5th October 2024

 

DR 98972 on leaf fall duty 3S80 08:00 Totton Yard - Effingham Jn, passing Romsey, 30th September.


66548 0O69 11:10 Westbury - Maritime - Eastleigh, passing Romsey 30th September 2024.


802107 running through platform 3 at Eastleigh, 4th October.

Monday 30th September: 69008 (+ 701504 + 701503) 5Q39 09:08 Derby Litchurch Lane - Eastleigh one two three four five, 69008 0M30 17:09 Eastleigh - Leicester Flickr for the day; 800108 5X02 13:46 Acton - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 1st October: 57310 +458406) 5X64 12:18 Wembley - Southampton one two, 5Q64 16:03 Southampton - Bournemouth, 57310 (+ 458503) 5Z66 20:08 Bournemouth - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Wednesday 2nd October: 57310 (+ 458503) 5Q95 17:48 Eastleigh - Woking - Widnes one two three four (failed at Woking with brake issues, 57310 onward to Wembley, 57305 attended on 3rd at Woking, but still there on 5th)
Thursday 3rd October: 802008 5X81 10:19 Eastleigh - Reading one; 20007 + 20205 0O20 17:07 Bristol Barton Hill - Eastleigh T&RSMD (for exams, are inside the shed)
Friday 4th October: 802107 5X83 12:12 Reading - Eastleigh; 56078 0Z43 12:42 Westbury - Eastleigh
Saturday 5th October: 56078 0Z98 12:30 Eastleigh - Westbury - was back at Westbury on Saturday

70020 is in Freightliner orange and black, outshopped at Loughborough: one two three four five six "Keep your eyes peeled for further updates as this is not quite the finished product..."

Yeoman JHA hopper wagons for scrap: 32 of the JHA wagons, about one third of the fleet. were sent away from Merehead on Monday 30th, initially to Basford Hall. Some in the list were still in service in the preceding fortnight. There were 4 outer wagons, a fifth of the fleet. The 30 recently stored new HOA wagons are now in traffic. Flickr for the day.

In the scrap working: OK 19316 (outer wagon) Westbury, 16th February 2018.

In the scrap working: OK 19356 Romsey, 4th May 2018.

In the scrap working: OK 19375,  seen here in traffic at Westbury as recently as 19th September. 19355 and 19381 were both also in this train, and the scrap working.

Engineering Work at Southampton this weekend, but a shortage of replacement buses.

DP World doubles rail links with new London Gateway-Southampton service 
Tue: 4L30 16:31 Southampton M.C.T. - London Gateway Frghtliner
Wed: 4O25 03:05 London Gateway Frghtliner - Southampton M.C.T.

Eastleigh Railway Institute has been sold to Junction Church, and will remain available for community use. A centenary history.