Lynton & Barnstaple, 30th August 2025

 

762 LYN approaching Woody Bay Station with a train from Killington Lane.

762 running around at Woody Bay. The original 1898 locomotive was overhauled at Eastleigh in 1928-29, only to be scrapped in 1935.

762 in the station at Woody Bay

"Carriage 5, 6 compartment 1st/3rd composite, delivered August 2019"

Hunslet D6652 formerly worked for the MoD at Dean Hill.

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

25th - 30th August 2025

 

47810 (D1924) Crewe Diesel Depot was ticking over at Eastleigh Works on 28th, and is expected to be returning to Crewe on Monday 1st. Work included a bogie lift.

37254 Cardiff Canton and 73964 Jeanette with their test trains in a rain shower, Eastleigh, 28th August.

66601 running through Eastleigh with 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac, 28th August.

Another angle of 69015 (56009) in platform 3 for reversal, Eastleigh, 28th August.

Monday 25th August: 73962 + 73964 1Q51 12:46 Derby - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 26th August: 67005 + 67021 0Z63 09:00 Eastleigh - Wembley; 47805 + 47593 T+T 5Z50 10:42 Southall - Norden one two three; 800104 5X80 13:03 Reading - Eastleigh one; 73962 + 73964 1Q52 18:57 Eastleigh - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh; 69010 (+ 701027) 5Q77 16:18 Bicester - Eastleigh
Wednesday 27th August:  37219 + 37254 3Z01 04:45 Woking - Eastleigh, 3Q02 21:40 Eastleigh -  Weymouth - Fratton - St Denys - Eastleigh; 47593 + 47805 T+T 1Z50 05:33 Bournemouth - Shrewsbury one two three four, 1Z52 15:47 Shrewsbury - Bournemouth one, 5Z54 23:54 Bournemouth - Southall; 69010 0M77 12:00 Eastleigh - Leicester one two; 73962 + 73964 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon Park - Totton - Eastleigh  - Romsey - Eastleigh; 50008 0O50 14:57 West Ruislip - Eastleigh
Thursday 28th August: 69015 0Z69 11:44 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two three four; 73962 + 73964 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 37219 + 37254 3Q04 21:37 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle
Friday 29th August: 66748 + 66744 (+ 9 coaches Britannic Explorer) 5Z65 08:09 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane; 66773 + 56090 T+T 70809 6Y42 14.13 Hoo - Eastleigh; 68030 (+ TP10) + 5Q86 13:56 Longsight - Eastleigh one two three; 37219 + 37254 3Q40 23:53 Reading Triangle - Southampton - Woking
Saturday 30th August: 50008 (+ 10219) 5V50 10:07 Eastleigh - Reading, 50008 (+ 10532) 5O50 14:26 Reading - Eastleigh one

56090 noted at Eastleigh on 30th and 31st.

A 5Q86 & 5Q87 Chiltern Class 68 swap took place between Works and T&RSMD between 10:00 and 12:00 on Tuesday 26th.

69015 was rolled out in a modified Railfreight scheme at Eastleigh Works on 26th one two

Eastleigh Works: 22Jul - 23Jul - 24Jul - 30Jul - 01Aug - 06Aug - 07Aug

69015 departs Eastleigh, 28th August 2025

69015 0Z69 11:44 Eastleigh Works Gbrf - Tonbridge West Yard Gbrf

Finished in a modified Railfreight scheme, with alternate previous number 56009 also affixed. 56009 was a Romanian built Class 56, with rubber side cab window surrounds, new to traffic in May 1977. Withdrawn in 1996, it worked as a Class 56 for 19 years of its total of 48!

Portrait at the Works.

Running into platform 3 to reverse for a run along the Coastway.

At platform 3 during the reversal.

'Welsh Marches Express', Romsey, 27th August 2025

47593 Galloway Princess (+ 17013 + 3045 + 3122 + 80044 + 3100 + 3148 + 3125 + 3107 + 1666 + 3140 + 3330) + 47805 D1935 Roger Hosking MA  1925 - 2013
1Z50 05:33 Bournemouth - Shrewsbury 

The train was led by 47593 (formerly 47790, earlier D1973, BR Crewe, November 1965)

47593 received paint and corrosion repairs at Eastleigh between January and April this year.


FO 3107 (Lot 30697, BR Swindon, 1962).

FO 3330 (Lot 30845, BREL Derby 1973).


47805 (D1935, new from Brush, Loughborough, on 18th March 1966, then 47257 and 47650) was repainted at Eastleigh in October 2024 - February 2025.

ScotRail Inter7City, February - March 2025

 

43131 (+ set HA12 + 43028) 1B82 13:11 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 24th February.

43021 (+ set HA21 + 43134) 1B80 12:07 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 25th February. 43021 was involved in a fire while crossing the Tay Bridge, three days later, on 28th February, recovered to Haymarket under its own power on 5th March.

43142 (+ HA03 + 43127) 1B82 13:11 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, at Aberdour, 1st March.

43033 (+ HA20 + 43163) 1A79 09:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, at Dalgety Bay, 5th March.

43032 (+HA13 + 43149) 1B82 13:11 Aberdeen - Edinburgh, Aberdour, 11th March.

Eastleigh, 22nd August 2025

 

66770 Darius Cheskin 4M46 14:19 Western Docks - Trafford Park.


70004 The Coal Industry Society opens up with 4S59 14:57 Maritime - Coatbridge.

66613 4Y19 12:22 Mountfield - Western Docks.

81.70.5500.527-3 was the last JNA wagon in the train.

18th - 23rd August 2025

 

69004 RIDC Melton in platform 3 at Eastleigh with 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury, 22nd August

68028 approaches as 0O86 11:00 Loughborough Brush - Eastleigh. It made a previous visit with the Northern Belle on 23rd July 2017.

Monday 18th August: 66722 + 66748 (+ 8 coach Britannic Explorer) 5Z65 08:09 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one two three; 68032 5Q69 09:43 Eastleigh - Banbury one two, 5Q86 16:08 Banbury - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 19th August: 68032 5Q69 09:43 Eastleigh - Banbury one two, 5Q86 16:08 Banbury - Eastleigh one two three; 69010 0Z76 21:51 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh
Wednesday 20th August: 68032 5Q69 09:43 Eastleigh - Banbury one two; 50008 0R08 10:09 Eastleigh - West Ruislip; 800311 5X80 10:49 Eastleigh - Reading one; 69010 (+ 701508) 5Q90 12:53 Eastleigh - Derby one two three four
Thursday 21st August: 800108 5X82 10:18 Eastleigh - Reading one two; 66748 + 66702 (+ Britannic Explorer) 5Z96 10:30 Victoria - Eastleigh one two; 43013 + 43274 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury (earlier at Westbury one two)

Friday 22nd August: 68028 0O86 11:00 Loughborough Brush - Eastleigh one two three four
Saturday 23rd August: 67005 + 67021 5Z97 22:32 Victoria - Eastleigh (Belmond Pullman coaches after a return from York.)

59003 continues to sit it out in Eastleigh East Yard.

66791 came out of the paintshop at Eastleigh Works on 20th in a Heidelberg Materials scheme, later removed to the East Yard and worked 0E15 21:17 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe Trent. On 21st it was at Horton in Ribblesdale for naming as Settle & Carlisle 150 at the Heidelberg operated quarry (video), recently reconnected to rail, returning as 0D81 15:20 Horton-in-Ribblesdales Quarry - Doncaster one two. Returned to Eastleigh on 22nd working 6X01 10:18 Scunthorpe Trent - Eastleigh one two three

The Settle & Carlisle opened for goods traffic in August 1875, with the first passenger trains starting in April 1876. The 100th anniversary article in Railway Magazine May 1976 was of note as a key introduction for me, the first copy of that magazine which I purchased, also covering the centenary of passenger service at Ravenglass.

69015 is expected out from the paintshop in the middle of next week.

Another Trans Pennine Nova 3 train for Chiltern, Eastleigh, 15th August 2025

68020 + TP13 (to be CH13) 5Q86 11:31 Longsight T.M.D. (D) - Eastleigh Trsmd

Approaching Eastleigh. Image by The Image Team.


Slightly further along, as seen from platform 2. 

68020 working into platform 3. Believed to be a first visit to Eastleigh, but was in Southampton on a test train on 30th June 2016.


The leading Mk5a coach was 11513.

Driving Open Brake Standard 12813 on the rear.

11th - 16th August 2025

 

66847 Terry Baker, Eastleigh, 11th August.

66613 working 6Y83 at Eastleigh, 12th August. 66615 has also been present, on intermodal workings. Image by Ian Knight.

800108 was receiving cosmetic attention at Eastleigh Works with completed visible full crack repair modifications and reassembled yaw damper, 15th August.

66030 at Eastleigh, 15th August.

Monday 11th August: 37401 0Z57 08:17 Crewe -Eastleigh one two three; 69009 (+701060) 5Q77 12:34 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three; 66067 6O25 15:45 Acton T.C. - Eastleigh (Ermewa JNA wagons)
Tuesday 12th August: 37401 (+ 3312 + 80043) 5Z57 09:42 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six seven eight; 69009 0V76 12:55 Eastleigh - Bicester; 68029 + 68032 T+T (+ TP05 + TP02) 5Q86 12:34 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight

Wednesday 13th August: 56051 0Z56 11:50 Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Eastleigh one two three; 68029 (+ TP02) 5Q86 14:30 Eastleigh Trsmd - Eastleigh Arlington link; 67006 + 67007 1Z92 16:34 Pulborough - Eastleigh - Victoria one two
Thursday 14th August:
Friday 15th August: 68020 (+ TP13) 5Q86 11:31 Longsight - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight nine
Saturday 16th August: 50008 (+ 10563) 5V50 10:07 Eastleigh - Reading one, 50008 (+ 10219) 5O50 14:26 Reading - Eastleigh

Trans-Pennine / Chiltern workings scheduled for Mon - Tue 18 - 19 Aug:
5Q69 09:43 Eastleigh Trsmd - Banbury
5Q86 16:08 Banbury - Eastleigh Trsmd

More HST power cars in the bin

Sent to EMR Kingsbury  on 14th for scrap, 43174 (BREL Crewe, August 1981), seen at Westbury, 8th February 2019.

43191 (BREL Crewe, May 1982) was sent to Kingsbury on 13th, seen at Newport, 25th January 2018.

56051 at Eastleigh, 13th August 2025

 

56051 Survival was returning from a  0Z56 11:50 Eastleigh East Yard - Basingstoke - Eastleigh East Yard.


56051 was built at BREL Doncaster, and entered traffic on 24th August 1980.


"This locomotive runs on Green Fuel for a Greener Future. ACT now for a sustainable future."


MXA wagon 950151 is marked GRID 😊 .

Trans Pennine Nova 3 trains for Chiltern, Eastleigh, 12th & 13th August 2025

The Nova 3 trains, supplied by CAF as Mk5a coaches, built in 2017-18, with Class 68 push-pull power, were underutilised at Trans Pennine, and entered storage after completing service in December 2023. After extended negotiation with DfT and lessor Beacon, they are now being prepared for work with Chiltern, to replace Mk3 stock, which would otherwise be in need of extensive corrosion repairs. Work on the trains is based at Arriva in Eastleigh T&RSMD, but fresh vinyls are to be applied at Arlington Fleet Services in Eastleigh Works.

After news was released on 5th August, the trains have started to arrive at Eastleigh.

A third set may arrive on Friday 15th, 5Q86 11:31 Longsight T.M.D. (D) - Eastleigh Trsmd.

Tuesday 12th August

68032 + TP05 + TP02 + 68029
5Q86 12:34 Long Marston - Eastleigh Trsmd

68032 arriving at Eastleigh. Image by Ian Knight.


68029 at the rear. Image by Ian Knight.

Wednesday 13th August

Initially expected to be a transfer of the whole formation to the Works, it came as 68029 + TP02.
68029 5Q86 14:30 Eastleigh Trsmd - Eastleigh Arlington (Zg).

68029 approaching platform 2.


Driving Open Brake Standard 12814, built as spare, but in TP02 since March 2021.

Detail of the connections between Mk5a coach and Class 68 locomotive.

Moving onwards into the Works.