22nd - 27th January 2024

 

59203 running late past Romsey with 6O68 09:11 Westbury - Crawley, 22nd January.

Followed immediately by 59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER on regular working 6O41 10:14 Westbury-Eastleigh.

Consecutive trains at Redbridge, 23rd January. 68002 + 68016 6Z95  15:51 Winfrith Sdgs - Crewe Coal Sidings (Drs), followed by 573505 (+ 458520) + 57306 5Q58 17:11 Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D - Widnes Transport Tech. Video clips by Ian Knight.

59103 passing Romsey with 6O68 09:11 Westbury - Crawley, 24th January.

66305 6Z77 00:58 Western Docks - Marchwood, Eastleigh, 25th November. Image by Roger Homan.


66789 British Rail 1948 - 1997 4M19 11:47 Western Docks - East Midlands Gateway, Eastleigh, 25th November. Image by Roger Homan.

Monday 22nd January: 
Tuesday 23rd January: 68002 + 68016 6Z62 0100 Crewe - Winfrith, 6Z95 15:51 Winfrith - Crewe Flickr for the day; 57306 (+ 458404) + 57305 5X73 07:28 Wembley - Bournemouth one two three, 57305 (+ 458520) + 57306 5Q58 17:11 Bournemouth - Widnes Flickr for the day

Wednesday 24th January:
Thursday 25th January: 37116 3Q39 22:42 Westbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Lymington Pier - Totton Marchwood(?) -  Eastleigh - Romsey - Bristol
Friday 26th January: 47749 (+ 701528) 5Q20 09:12 Derby - Eastleigh one two, 4M20 17:30 Eastleigh - Bescot (MOD flats) Flickr for the day, 

Saturday 27th January:

66850 has been in Eastleigh Works for engine repairs since ~8th January. When there, it provided its better bogies to 66849.

DB Cargo Class 60 now permanently removed from traffic. 56081 sent to Longport for disposal or rebuild.

Emergency work to stabilise a cutting near Fareham in south east Hampshire will mean buses replace trains between Eastleigh and Fareham next week

25th January:Broken rail blocks disrupts trains between Southampton and Bournemouth