Saturday 6 April 2024

1st - 6th April 2024


59202 passing Redbridge 6V09 13:41 Chichester - Merehead, 3rd April. Image by Ian Knight.


57311 stayed on at Eastleigh after the Canterbury tour, and returned to Crewe with Mk 2f 5991 on 4th April. Image by Roger Homan.


Newly released from the paintshop at Eastleigh Works on 4th April were 59101 and 69011. Two images by Roger Homan.




Sunday 31st March: 47810 5Z40 1547 Eastleigh - Crewe Flickr for the day
Monday 1st April: 69009 0O75 10:51 Leicester - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 67005 (from Tyne) 1Z74 08:51 Aviemore - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Tuesday 2nd April: 67005 5Z74 0105 Eastleigh - Burton-on-Trent Wetmore Sidings;  69009 0Z75 06:14 Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park, 69009 (+ 701014) 5Q85 09:18 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh Marchwood one Flickr for the day
Wednesday 3rd April: 
Thursday 4th April: 69009 (+ 701014) 5Q78 09:45 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 69009 (+ 701019) 5Q85 12:30 Marchwood - Eastleigh Flickr for the day; 57311 (+ 5991) 5Z58 09:55 Eastleigh - Crewe one two Flickr for the day; 43274 (+ 6263 + 72631 +  975091 + 72612) + 43257 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury (later in day one two); 37254 3Q45 21:03 Woking - Weymouth - Reading Triangle
Friday 5th April: 59102 0Z59 09:00 Eastleigh - Merehead; 33012 0Z33 11:30 Swanage - Eastleigh, 33012 + 50026 0Z50 1430 Eastleigh - Swanage Flickr for the day (50026 expected to return with mainline certification, in a month or so)
Saturday 6th April:

701004 received a 'tagged' graffiti attack while in Eastleigh East Yard over the Easter weekend, and was removed to the depot on the 3rd.

59003 remains at Eastleigh Works./

Changes in Freightliner ownership structure. Freightliner will run all of the UK and Europe operations, and will report directly into owners Brookfield and GIC, rather than operate as a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming.