Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Diesel Gala, 25th July 2025: Toddington

 

37215 ready for the departure of 1C08 08:45 Toddington - Cheltenham, the first train of the day.

Another view of this train, looking towards Winchcombe.


47376 Freightliner 1995, departing with 2C45 15:45 Broadway - Cheltenham.


45149 retires to the shed, its work done for the day.


20137 + 20228 arriving with 2B15 15:40 Cheltenham - Broadway.

D6700 departing with 2C16 16:30 Broadway - Cheltenham.


D6948 (37248) returning to the shed.

47105 + 50021 Rodney 2B16 16:25 Cheltenham - Broadway. 47105 has now spent more time in preservation than British Rail ownership.

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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Diesel Gala, 25th July 2025: Broadway

 

Approaching Broadway from Toddington and Laverton, behind 37215, with GWR planted Scots Pine trees (also still prevalent at Cheltenham Racecourse and Gotherington, and at the location of Bishop's Cleeve). One story is that the GWR wanted distinctive trees to help travellers locate the station.

D6700 was ready for the departure of 2C11 11:15 Broadway - Cheltenham.

A thoroughly 'God's Wonderful Railway' scene in the recreated station.

The signal box, expected to be activated in the next year.

A view of the station, with construction under way on the Stratford direction platform. How it was until 1960.

20137 + 20228 arrive, passing the former goods yard, with 2B10 10:25 Cheltenham - Broadway.

50021 Rodney prepared to depart with 2C12 12:00 Broadway - Cheltenham.

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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Diesel Gala, 25th July 2025: On shed at Toddington

 

A morning line-up at 08:00. D6948 (37248), D6700 (37119, 37350), 45149, 20137 (green) + 20228 (blue), 47376. 50021 and 26043 were hidden behind 45149, and 47105 behind 47376..

D6948 (37248) and D6700 (37119, 37350) with 26043 at right.

37215 shunt move in a morning haze.

'11230'.

'Locoshed Book' cover scene in the afternoon. 37215 and 45149.

37215.

24081 is currently under overhaul.

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21st - 26th July 2025

 

69004 RIDC Melton departing Eastleigh as 0V30 14:05 to Westbury, 21st July.

69004 passing Romsey with 6O39 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 23rd July.

59202 Pride of Ferrybridge passing Romsey with 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley, 24th July.

20137 + 20228 arrive at Broadway from Cheltenham, 25th July. 

Monday 21st July: 802101 5X84 13:23 Reading - Eastleigh one
Tuesday22nd July: 70814 (+ tanks TIPH 78273 + GERS 89014) 6Z20 08:50 Eastleigh - Gascoigne Wood one two three; 50008 (+ cranes) 6Z50 14:00 London Gateway - Eastleigh one two three four; 69009 0O47 12:48½ Leicester - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 23rd July: 45212 + 47812 T+T 1Z91 08:46 Victoria - Weymouth one two three four five six seven, 47812 1Z94 17:36 Weymouth - Clapham Jn one (45212 failed at Weymouth one,  started move to Bristol 26th July but hot box again at Yeovil, eventually onward to Bristol)
Thursday 24th July: 33012 0Z33 05:30 Swanage -  Havant - Strawberry Hill one (eventual destination Derby with 3417 + LT 12 for Railway 200, but LT 12 detached at Leamington); 69009 0F94 09:20 Eastleigh - Long Marston one owo three; 37884 0O86 07:41 Wembley - Eastleigh one two, 37884 + 313201 5Q57 11:26 Eastleigh - Derby (for Railway 200) one two three four five; 43013 + 43062 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury
Friday 25th July: 802101 5X80 1049 Eastleigh - Reading
Saturday 26th July:

08511 has been returned to Eastleigh East Yard, after repairs at Tyseley.

08764 at Eastleigh Works.

59003 continues to reside at Eastleigh Works.

Barrier coaches 6376 and 6377, which were used on Class 458 movements, were sent to EMR Attercliffe, on 19th June. one two These were once in Porterbrook colours.

The Dorset Coast Express, 23rd July 2025

45212 (+ 35508 + 3340 + 3336 + 99712 + 3278 + 3314 + 3390 + 6724 + 6176 + 9526) + 47812

1Z91 08:46 Victoria - Weymouth, where it arrived 31 minutes late.

Return 1Z94 17:36 Weymouth - Waterloo was revised to a Class 47 schedule with 47812, terminating at Clapham Junction. 45212 is reported as having been failed at Weymouth, with a hot box on the tender.

 

45212 is seen approaching Romsey.


A closer image.


The locomotive seems to have been running short of water, and an extra filling was made at Test Lane.


6176 is a Mk2f TSO built at BREL Derby to Lot 30874 in early 1975. Operated on the ScotRail Fife Circle under lease from Riviera.


47812 on the rear.

Eastleigh, 21st July 2025

 

66744 Heart of Wales prepared to depart as 0M47 12:45 Eastleigh - Kineton.


66134 - first appearance on 47Soton.

69004 RIDC Melton fetched 69016 British Transport Police out from the Works to the East Yard.


69016 is soon to head to Derby for Railway 200 'Greatest Gathering'.


802101 was at Hitachi within Eastleigh Works from 3rd to 25th June, but has made a return.

66772 Maria departing with 4M46 1419 Western Docks - Trafford Park.

14th - 19th July 2025

 

66792 Collaboration in the Colas sidings at Eastleigh, 16th July. The locomotive was brought from Westbury in 6O39 on Monday 14th, and is expected to soon be handed back to GBRf, but was still listed in the COLO pool on 18th.

70017 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park, approaching Eastleigh, 15th July.

59001 YEOMAN ENDEAVOUR 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac, 15th July.

66589 4M65 13:13 Maritime - Lawley Street, 15th July.

69016 British Transport Police has been at Eastleigh Works for a couple of weeks, 18th July. Now added to lists for 'The Greatest Gathering'.

Sunday 13th July: 66593 + 70002 0W48 18:33 Alton - Havant - Maritime
Monday 14th July: 57604 Eastleigh Works - Eastleigh T&RSMD (after attention to wheelsets, at about 15:30)
Tuesday 15th July:
Wednesday 16th July:
Thursday 17th July:
Friday 18th July: 802112 5X80 10:49 Eastleigh -Reading
Saturday 19th July: 

59003 has been handed back to GBRf, also 66791, now reflected in their pool codes. 66792 and 66793 are likely to follow. The Lindsey oil refinery bankruptcy appears to have reduced traffic for the core Colas fleet, until the RHTT season.

08696 has departed Eastleigh Works, and was noted northbound on the M6, in the Tebay area, on 15th, probably going to Alstom Polmadie. 08764, from Polmadie, was unloaded in East Yard on 18th.

The 'Britannic Explorer' was noted formed with the full 10 coaches at Eastleigh Works on Friday 18th. Two additional coaches are reported to have been acquired for the train, 10211 and 11039, although some reports imply that these are for spares. 10211 has arrived at Eastleigh Works on 18th, with 11039 at Stewarts Lane, having arrived on 9th July.

70007 was in the one time Foundry area of Eastleigh Works on 18th, in what may have been a rubbed down condition.

Freightliner to launch Maritime to Doncaster route.

Shawford, 18th July 2025

 

66717 Good Old Boy 4O46 03:10 Trafford Park - Western Docks.


66560 4M15 08:57 Maritime - Trafford Park.


66017 4M60 09:27 Maritime - Northampton Gateway (via East -West Rail).


66053 4M71 09:48 Western Docks - Birch Coppice.


802112 5X80 10:49 Eastleigh - Reading.

Lunchtime at Eastleigh, 16th July 2025

 

66090 Maritime Intermodal Six leading 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley - Eastern Docks.

59206 John F Yeoman Rail Pioneer coming off the Chandlers Ford line with 6O70 11:00 Westbury Tarmac - Eastleigh.

The final hopper was 81.70.6957.088-2, a HOA built by Astra Rail, Romania, in 2016. 

DR 73949 6Q03 10:08 Woking Up Yard Sidings - Brockenhurst -Woking Up Yard Sidings.


70017 does its departure thing with 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park.

  

66951 4M65 13:13 Maritime - Lawley Street.