DB Cargo at Eastleigh, 29th May 2024

 

66019 at Eastleigh Works. 66019 failed at Western Docks about 24th April, and was moved to the Works about 17th May. The problem is thought to be related to wheel flats, preventing a return to Toton.


66244 4O43 04:28 Wakefield - Western Docks, about to pass under the Campbell Road bridge. This was a Euro Cargo Rail loco, which returned to UK mainline usage in May 2023.


66002 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley - Eastern Docks. This loco was  repainted in early April. 60001 and 66002 are not fitted with buckeye couplers 

66003, still marked for EWS, with 4O21 09:20 Trafford Park - Western Docks.

66244 returns with 4E68 15:48 Western Docks - Wakefield.

Two emu drags at Eastleigh, 29th May 2024

 

57303 (+ 458427) 5X64 11:27 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Southampton Central, for onward working to Bournemouth. However, it failed at Poole, with a translator problem, and was still there on the morning of 30th.

458427 was converted from 458527, sent to Widnes on 30th April - 1st May.


Former Class 313 driving end of 64664 Liwet.

47712 Edinburgh Castle / Caisteal Dhùn Èideann (+ 701012)  5Q26 08:53 Derby Litchurch Lane - Eastleigh Trsmd.


The same combination worked north to Derby for modifications to 701012 , on 1st March.


A close-up of the connections between 47727 and 701012.


701012 was originally delivered on 18th September 2020.

Noted at Eastleigh, 25th May 2024

 

At Eastleigh Works, 50021Rodney, 50026 Indomitable and recently arrived 458425.


458424, and, in the shed, 73967, recently arrived from Scotland.


701058, 701057 and 701006. The latter seems to be stuck in this location meantime.


66305 4O19 2151 East Midlands Gateway - Western Docks.

70004 The Coal Industry Society 4O22 00:26 Trafford Park - Maritime .

"The Millbrook Meander", Romsey, 26th May 2024

50008 Thunderer + 4-TC + 66509 Josiah's Wish 1Z79 09:59 Eastleigh - Salisbury - Yeovil Jcn - Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth

Two pictures of 50008 leading into Romsey.

Josiah's Wish nameplate on 66509, applied at Southampton Maritime in September 2022, then fresh from a repaint at Wolverton.

66509 passing through Romsey on the rear pf the train.;

"The Millbrook Meander", Millbrook to Redbridge, 26th May 2024

50008 Thunderer + 4-TC + 66509 Josiah's Wish 1Z79 09:59 Eastleigh - Weymouth

 - with some help from 08785 at Maritime

50008 works down the reversible Up Fast to access Millbrook Freightliner Terminal. I


The train is next seen deep in the now underutilised terminal. Image by Roger Homan.

The train then worked across the main lines to access the loop line alongside Maritime, as seen from the Dock Gate 20 bridge. Image by Ian Knight.


66509 on the rear of the train. 70005, 66590, 70004 and 70016 lie alongside at Maritime. Image by Ian Knight.


08785 coming on to the train adjacent to Redbridge, which it then hauled one way into the yard. Image by Ian Knight.


Finally, 50008 departs from the Redbridge end ...

... with 66509 on the rear. Images by Ian Knight.

"The Hanson Hanse", Eastleigh, 25th May 2024

50008 Thunderer + 4-TC + 20007 1Z55 07:03 Eastleigh - London Kings Cross

I was prepared for a platform 3 shot from the Bishopstoke Road bridge, but the train went into platform 2.

50008 showing the revised Hanson & Hall logo - no longer associated with Rail Adventure.

Idling in the platform. 50008 was new from English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, as D408 om 22nd March 1968, and was withdrawn from Plymouth Laira on 5th June 1992, finding a first preservation home on the East Lancashire Railway.

50008 makes the departure.

20007 was new as pilot scheme D8007, entering traffic at Devons Road (Bow) on 19th September 1957. After working on  the LMR, ScR and ER, the locomotive was withdrawn in July 1993. In preservation was kept at Cheddleton, then later at Butterley and Ruddington. Now, the oldest main line diesel locomotive working on Network Rail, owned by Michael Owen. 

20th - 25th May 2024

 

50008 Thunderer departing Eastleigh for Kings Cross, 25th May. 20007 was on the rear.

Monday 20th May: 802016 5X80 11:43 Paddington - Eastleigh, 69011 0Z66 12:30 Leicester - Eastleigh 
Tuesday 21st May: 69011 (+ 701005) 5Q88 04:30 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two Flickr for the day, 69011 0O88 12:30 Long Marston - Eastleigh
Wednesday 22nd May: 69011 (+ 701002) 04:30 5Q88 Eastleigh - Long Marston Flickr for the day, 69011 0O88 12:28 Long Marston - Eastleigh; 73967 0Z73 09:00 Doncaster - Eastleigh (for Works, last visited June - July 2019) one two Flickr for the day
Thursday 23rd May: 69011 0Z75 06:13 Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park, 69011 (+ 701xxx) 5Q81 0918 Wimbledon Park - Marchwood 0Z81 09:18 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh, 69011 0M82 13:56 Marchwood Eastleigh - Leicester; 59003 0Z70 08:10 Westbury - Eastleigh
Friday 24th May: 66076 (+ Belmond Pullman) 5Z26 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one; 50008 + 20007 0O50 09:40 Kidderminster - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 56094 + 59003 0Z70 14:20 Eastleigh - Westbury
Saturday 25th May: 50008 + 20007 T+T 1Z55 07:03 Eastleigh - Kings Cross one, 1Z57 14:31 Kings Lynn - Eastleigh Flickr for the day

Rail Minister views revolutionary freight wagon during visit to Somerset quarry (and will now resign as a Minister, as not standing in the General Election.

73128 reported as currently being repainted into a Network South-East livery at Eastleigh Works.

59104 is also in the paintshop, following a working omitted last week::

Monday 13th May: 59104 0Z59 08:59 Westbury - Eastleigh Works (for paintshop) one two 

 

Swanage Railway Diesel Gala, 10th May 2024 Part 2: 69002 'Bob Tiller CM&EE'

69002 stood in for 69007, which failed on Wednesday 8th, on a working to Eastleigh, leading towards the gala. 69002 was formerly 56311, originally 56057, completed at BREL Doncaster on 27th March 1979. Following rebuild at Longport, it was outshopped from Eastleigh Works paintshop on 4th May 2021. In recent weeks it has been working between Eastleigh and Hoo.

Approaching Swanage with 2C05 11:39 Corfe Castle - Swanage.

As an air-brake only loco, 69002 was restricted to working with the 4-TC set, which reduced later opportunities when several of the Swanage - Corfe stopping trains were cancelled in the afternoon.

69002 in the platform at Swanage.

View of the cab interior.

Nameplate Bob Tiller CM&EE, which was unveiled on 10th July 2021.

Two further views in the platform at Swanage.

Flickr for the gala.

13th- 18th May 2024

 

69007 sitting out the gala, at Eastleigh, 12th May. It was moved to Doncaster on 16th, likely overnight in 0E15.

At Redbridge on 13th, 458512 ran as 5B39 10:01 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D, for preparation for the trip to Widnes for the modification programme.

Sunday 12th May: (33012 + 73109) 4-TC 69002 1Z35 14:20 Swanage - Waterloo one two, 69007 4-TC 73109 1Z36 18:05 Waterloo -Eastleigh one two, 33012 0Z35 18:40 Waterloo - Eastleigh one two Flickr for the day
Monday 13th May: 59104 0Z59 08:59 Westbury - Eastleigh Works (for paintshop) one two; 33012 0Z36 11:05 Eastleigh - Swanage one; 37219 0F75 10:30 Swanage - Redbridge - Westbury Flickr for the day
Tuesday 14th May: D1015 + 20311 + 20302 + 50021 + 50026 0Z50 1032 Swanage to Eastleigh, D1015 + 20311 + 20302  0Z20 13:49 Eastleigh - Barrow Hill one two (D1015 then to Burton for SVR gala) Flickr for the day; 69008 (+ 458413) 5X64 11:35 Wembley - Southampton one two, 5Q64 15:34 Southampton- Bournemouth, 69008 (+ 458512) 5Z66 20:18 Bournemouth - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Wednesday 15th May: 73962 + 73964 1Z01 10:17 Derby - Eastleigh one two; 69011 0O27 10:33 Leicester - Eastleigh Flickr for the day; 69008 (+ 458512) 5Q95 18:32 Eastleigh - Widnes one two
Thursday 16th May: 69011 (+ 701022) 5Q82 10:21 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 69011 (+ 701038) 5Q84 13:15 Marchwood -Wimbledon Park (loco onwards to Leicester) one; 73962 + 73964 1Q54 12:50 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one
Friday 17th May: 802019 5X81 12:48 Eastleigh - Paddington
Saturday 18th May:

56094 was moved to Hoo on 13th, and started working from there. On Friday it returned to Eastleigh, and is booked for CE workings over the weekend.

69010 finally has a paintshop appointment.

There is a rumour that some automotive traffic may be transferred from Eastern Docks to Marchwood.

Eastleigh Works: 27Mar - 28Mar - 02Apr - 03Apr - 04Apr -13Apr (313 running) - 16Apr - 17Apr - 18Apr - 23Apr - 25Apr - 30Apr - 01May - 02May - 07May - 08May

Return Convoy from Swanage, St Denys, 14th May 2024

D1015 WESTERN CHAMPION + 20311 + 20302 + 50021 Rodney + 50026 Indomitable
0Z50 10:32 Swanage - Eastleigh

Three pictures from The Image Team, taken at St Denys.

37219 returns from Swanage, Redbridge, 13th May 2024

37219 Jonty Jarvis 8-12-1998 to 18-3-2005 0F75 10:30 Swanage - Redbridge (reverse) -Westbury.. 56096 was then attached at Westbury, and the pair proceeded to the Colwick maintenance depot.

37219 was switched to the down line at Totton, this being bi-directional for access across the causeway to the Redbridge yards. This was used when wagons were stored at Marchwood through weekends. 

Entering the loop at Redbridge.

Now waiting in the siding.

Departure for Westbury.

37219 has now crossed the main line, and starting up the Test Valley towards Romsey and Salisbury.