Monday, 27 January 2025

Miscellany at Eastleigh, 23rd January 2025


66721 Harry Beck sat static, attached to some wagons.


66107 still not moving, although now without the wheelskate.


66701 drawing forward in the yard, with a CWR train.


Colas operated 66792 Collaboration arrived as 0O24 09:25 Hinksey - Eastleigh.


66143 brought in  6X22 10:43 Marchwood -Eastleigh, loaded with rails.


66103 4O43 04:28 Wakefield - Western Docks.


08511 made a lengthy shunt of some aging MXA wagons.


66090 Maritime Intermodal Six4O39 09:43 Cowley - Eastern Docks.

Sunday, 26 January 2025

Freightliner at Eastleigh, 23rd January 2025

 


66596 4O14 05:08 Garston - Maritime.


70005 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park.


70007 + 70014 DIT 4O90 06:04 Leeds - Maritime.

59001YEOMAN ENDEAVOUR 6V62 13:34 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac.


66520 4M65 13:12 Southampton - Lawley Street.

Saturday, 25 January 2025

Class 50s on a stock move, Eastleigh, 25th January 2025

 50008 Thunderer + SLEP 10616 + 50007 Hercules 5V50 10:18 Eastleigh T&RSMD - Reading.


Running a few minutes early, 50008 runs between the depot and the station.


50008 running through the platform.


SLEP 10616 (Lot 30960, BREL Derby, 1983).


50007 on the rear.


The exhaust is from 50008, seen as 50007 continues through the platform.

56094 at Eastleigh, 23rd January 2025


56094 had arrived within 6Y44 03:44 Hoo Junction Up Yard - Eastleigh East Yard. We have seen a lot of 56094 at Eastleigh since last year, but this may only last a while as Colas are expected to reorganise their fleet, and it may be withdrawn. UPDATE: 56094 had worked its last train for Colas, and was pending final movement for withdrawal at Colwick.

56094 was new on 9th August 1981 from BREL Doncaster. 













20th - 25th January 2025-

1001 / 1013 arrives at Eastleigh, 18th January 2025. Image By Roger Homan.


802108 appeared ready for departure at Eastleigh Works, 21st January. This IET arrived on 23rd December, and a 5X80 to Reading was cancelled earlier for this day.


66550 at Eastleigh with the retimed 6V62 13:34 Up Yard - Laverstock -Basingstoke - Westbury Tarmac, 21st January.


Gatwick Express liveried 387210 arrives at Eastleigh with 387210 1Y30 12:13 Brighton - Southampton, 21st January.

Monday 20th January: 66791 + 70814 + 66792 + 59003 + 56105 0Z50 08:55 Eastleigh - Hinksey (59003 + 56105 worked onward to Bescot)
Tuesday 21st January: 47727 0O47 18:15 Willesden - Eastleigh
Wednesday 22nd January: 47727 (+ 701033) 5Q87 09:20 Eastleigh - Long Marston Flickr for the day
Thursday 23rd January:
Friday 24th January:
Saturday 25th January:
50008 (+ 10616) + 50007 5V50 10:18 Eastleigh - Reading one two three, 50008 (+ 17173)  5O50 13:30 Reading - Eastleigh one

Freightliner Intermodal may be being prepared for a corporate transaction, involving exit from the G&W umbrella.

17 Mendip O&K JHA wagons were moved from Crewe to EMR Attercliffe on 21st January. Flickr for the day.

The Westbury blockade is concluded.

Video: EXCLUSIVE Tour Around Eastleigh Works!

A further planning application for Dunbridge goods yard.

82113 / 19001 sent for scrap in Gogar, near Edinburgh, 22nd January.

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

A 47772 retrospective

It appears that 47772  has been "withdrawn" by West Coast in November, and dispatched to Burton on 13th of that month, with nameplates removed. the locomotive was new as D1657 in February 1965, later 47537.


47772 arriving at Southampton, 9th November 1996, taking a charter to Eastleigh, where it was handed over to S15 828 for onward working to Clapham, outward via the GWML. The return started at Waterloo, in the dark.


At Par, on a tank train, probably fuel for St Blazey depot, 23rd April 2001.


Named Carnforth TMD, passing Lazonby, 14th April 2018, 1Z75 05:34 Scarborough - Appleby (via a reversal at Carlisle), with 47245 on the rear.

Monday, 20 January 2025

Eastleigh, 19th January 2025

 


Hired from GBRf to Colas, 59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER had been released from the Works on Thursday 16th.


66792 has also been hired by Colas, seen with 70813 behind it.


66791, also hired by Colas from GBRf; 66107, no longer on a wheelskate, but no mention of it moving for repair; and 66137.


A closer view of 66791 with Colas diamond.


66137 was repainted in DB Red, for the second time, in November 2024.


153376, with track illumination on.


A rake of eight MXA wagons was in the sidings, which arrived the previous day as 6O24, where this is 950428. Scrapping of some MXA wagons is under way, as while the bodies are only a decade old, it is understood that the aged underframes are suffering corrosion.

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Eastleigh Works and T&RSMD, 19th January 2025

 


47593 Galloway Princess (formerly 47790, earlier D1973, BR Crewe, November 1965) arrived at the Works, on 9th January, with stock from Locomotive Services at Crewe.


3344 BEN CRUACHAN was one of the coaches which arrived on 9th January, part of The Statesman rake, which will be refurbished through until September 2025.


These are believed to be BSK 35333, a locomotive support coach, in the Works for several years; and TS 41059 which arrived on 23rd September.


The FOS at right are 3122 (nearer) and 3100 (farther), both of which arrived on 9th January.


The Works offces, and one-time drawing office, are looking in a sad way, with some recent boarding-up. The gates are now closed during work days, suggesting a lack of tenants. A 1909-10 picture is at this page.


701008 and 701006, now approaching 5 years old, and not used in traffic.

Class 73 daylight moves, Fife, Christmas 2024 & New Year 2025

 


73967 0Z17 09:47 Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D - Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D, passing Aberdour, 24th December. (2 pictures)

73967 was formerly 73006 and before that 'JA' E6006, delivered new from Eastleigh Carriage Works on 17th November 1962. It spent some time in preservation, at both the Dean Forest and Severn Valley Railways, and attended the 2009 Eastleigh Works Open Day.


73968 + 66302 0Z25 11:48 Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D - Inverness approaching Dalgety Bay station, 27th December.


73968 was previously 73117 and 'JB' E6023 delivered from English Electric Vulcan Foundry in March 1966.


66302 was delivered in 2008 and has worked for Fastline, DRS and, since October 2022, GBRf.


73970 W.S. Sellar passing Aberdour, 27th December, as 0Z26 14:22 Craigentinny T.&R.S.M.D  Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D


73970 was formerly 73103 delivered as 'JB' E6009 in October 1965.


73966 worked south before NewYear, but the weather was dark and dismal. On 2nd January, 73967 0Z26 14:22 Craigentinny - Aberdeen Clayhills is seen passing Aberdour at 15:55. after a spell in the loop at Dalmeny.