'English Riviera Express', 2nd and 3rd May 2025

 

47810 D1924 1Z82 06:34 Poole - Kingswear, passing Crampmoor, 3rd May.

A bit further on, on the other side of the oak tree. D1924 was new to traffic from Brush, Loughborough, in December 1965.

FO 3045 (Lot 30091, Doncaster, 1954). The excursion was fully booked.

57311 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers on the rear of the train. 57311 was new as D1611 on 18th August 1964 from BR Crewe Works.

Empty stock to Eastleigh, Friday 2nd May

57311 approaching Eastleigh with 5Z81 08:15 Crewe - Eastleigh. Image by Roger Homan.

47810 on the rear of the train, going forward into the Works. Image by Roger Homan.

28th April - 3rd May 2025

 

70020 receiving a revision to its recently applied colours, Eastleigh Works, 28th April.

Another view of 69014, Eastleigh, 28th April:

66097 parked at Eastleigh, 28th April.

802018 approaching Eastleigh, 28th April.

Monday 28th April: 802017 5X80 09:41 Eastleigh -Reading; 69016 + 66729 0O69 10:20 Longport - Eastleigh one two three four; 802018 5X81 15:17 Reading - Eastleigh one; 69013 outshopped at Eastleigh Works one two - it does not appear to have moved off the Works through the week; 56090 6Z08 19:09 Oxwellmains - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 29th April: 47739 0Z90 21:52 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh
Wednesday 30th April: 47739 (+ 701519 + 701509) 5Q75 09:21 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two three
Thursday 1st May: 43013 + 43062 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury
Friday 2nd May: 57311 + 47810 5Z81 08:15 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three
Saturday 3rd May: 47810 + 57311 3Z82 04:35 Eastleigh - Poole, 1Z82 06:34 Poole - Kingswear, 1Z84 16:35 Kingswear - Poole, 5Z84 23:15 Poole - Eastleigh Flickr for the day; 50008 (+ 10612) 5V50 10:07 Eastleigh - Reading, 50008 (+ xxxxx) 5O50 14:15 Reading - Eastleigh Flickr for the day

Class 701 yet again delayed: SWR - Rail Advent - Daily Telegraph

Derailment of the gypsum working at Mountfield.