Saturday 3 February 2024

29th January - 3rd February 2024


59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER working as 0O41 10:14 Westbury Down T.C. - Eastleigh East Yard, passing Redbridge, 29th January.


66168 approaching St Denys on 30th January, with 4M71 09:48Western Docks - Birch Coppice. 59204 shunting in the distance. Image by Roger Homan.


With the cutting closure at Fareham through the week, 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley has operated over the Netley line. On 2nd, 59104 Village of Great Elm was seen running through Southampton. Image by Roger Homan. Flickr for the Week.

Monday 29th January: 67024 (+ 99531 302 Phoenix) 5Z44 05:00 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh, 67024 (+ 99534 245 Ibis) 5Z25 09:04 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one Flickr for the day; 57305 + 47749 5O58 05:11 Leicester - Bournemouth one two, 47749 (+ 458424) + 57305 5Q58 17:11 Bournemouth (90 minutes early departure) - Eastleigh - Widnes Flickr for the day
Tuesday 30th January: 69009 0Z69 1810 Doncaster - Eastleigh East Yard (to Works for paint shop)
Wednesday 31st January: 69008 0Z20 10:08 Leicester - Eastleigh one two
Thursday 1st February: 69008 (+701526) 5Q75 09:25 Eastleigh - Bicester Flickr for the day
Friday 2nd February: 69008 (+701002) 5Q20 0912 Derby - Eastleigh one two, 0M20 17:00 Eastleigh - Leicester Flickr for the day; 800018 5X81 15:18 Westbury - Eastleigh Works (next in for crack repairs) Flickr for the day
Saturday 3rd February:

4-VEP 3417 was in Waterloo on 27th for Gordon Pettitt's 90th birthday.

70009 has been working Hinksey - Eastleigh for Colas one. The locomotive was reinstated in December 2023, after 6 years in storage, and was hired to Colas from January. Seen above at Eastleigh on 2nd February.

There are rumours that 59003 may go on hire to Colas.