2nd - 7th September 2024

 

57311 arrives at a misty Romsey with 1Z50, Wednesday 4th September.

The first coach was 3330, in an otherwise Mk 1 set.

D1935 (47805) Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 on the rear. This was the same set of Saphos Tours coaches as seen on Shap 4 days previously.

Monday 2nd September: 66089 (+ 9502) 5Z44 10:43 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh Flick for the day; 800110 5X02 13:46 Acton Main Line - Eastleigh one two Flickr for the day
Tuesday 3rd September: 802002 5X81 09:41 Eastleigh - Reading; 47805 + 57311 5Z50 07:14 Crewe - Westbury - Romsey - Eastleigh (change of route) - Norden one two
Wednesday 4th September: 47805 + 57311 1Z50 05:33 Bournemouth - Eastleigh - Romsey -Salisbury - Shrewsbury one two, 1Z52 15:50 Shrewsbury - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Bournemouth, 5Z54 23:54 Bournemouth  - Southall; 802008 + 802004 5X03 15:18 Reading - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Thursday 5th September: 69008 (+ 701011) 5Q70 11:36 Bicester - Eastleigh - 69008 light engine to Long Marston on Friday
Friday 6th September: 37175 + 37254 T+T 3Q36 00:15 Westbury - Southampton - Bristol Kingsland Road; 67021 + 67024 5Z83 10:59 Chichester - Eastleigh, 5Z84 17:30 Eastleigh - Chichester; [69008 (+701041 ) 5Q87 12:34 Long Marston - Wimbledon Park Flickr for the day]
Saturday 7th September: 67021 + 67024 5Z83 1057 Chichester - Eastleigh, 5Z84 17:30 Eastleigh - Chichester

One DTS of (45)5904 was reported at Hamilton Services on the M74 on Friday 30th, reason unknown.

The Schweerbau grinder, sometimes previously seen at Eastleigh, was returned to mainland Europe in late June.