Saturday, 2 August 2025

28th July - 2nd August 2025

 


08764 about to push 69015 (formerly 56009, May 1977) into the paintshop at Eastleigh Works, 30th July 2025. How will it emerge? LoadHaul (most unlikely), like a Hymek? Image by Ian Knight.


69005 Eastleigh passing Romsey, 28th July, with 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury.


56051 Survival at Eastleigh, 1st August.

Sunday 27th July: 66305 + 66762 T+T (Britannic Explorer) 3Z10 11:06 Eastleigh - Victoria, delayed at Shawford with dragging brake one two three four five
Monday 28th July: 66305 + 66762 T+T (Britannic Explorer) 5Z27 10:22 Victoria - Eastleigh; 73962 + 73964 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh; 66748 + 69015 (on rear) 6O01 10:05 Doncaster - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Tuesday 29th July: 73962 + 73964 1Q52 10:47 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham Chichester - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard  - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh
Wednesday 30th July: 66501 + 90018 + 70008 + 57604 + 59201 0M90 1141 Eastleigh - Derby one two three four five six; 73962 + 73964 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 66849 + 56051 DIT 0O24 09:25 Hinksey - Eastleigh; 57002 (+ 1863) 5Z20 08:49 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three
Thursday 31st July: 57002 0Z21 09:42 Eastleigh - Crewe one; 73962 + 73964 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 47815 + 57313 1Z84 18:49 Littlehampton - Eastleigh - Victoria (earlier one two); 37116 3Q18 22:01 Reading Triangle -Eastleigh - Brighton - Eastleigh
Friday 1st August: 66748 + 66744 T+T 5Z65 08:09 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one two (delayed once again at Shawford then Wallers Ash loop with dragging brakes, tour started late from Victoria but terminated at Bedford St Johns with door interlock issue, then 5Z20 stock to Wellingborough Neilson Siding, returned to Eastleigh on Monday morning 4th August); 37116 3Z18 09:20 Eastleigh - Derby one two
Saturday 2nd August: (33029 + 33025) + 47812 3Z20 03:15 Southall - Eastleigh, 1Z20 05:23 Eastleigh - Barrow Hill one two three, 1Z22 16:01 Barrow Hill - Eastleigh one two, 5Z22 22:39 Eastleigh - Southall; 50008 (+ 10590) 5V50 08:07 Eastleigh - Reading one, 50008 (+ xxxxx) 5O50 11:29 Reading - Eastleigh one, 50008 0E50 15:50 Eastleigh - Knottingley

SWR reduced schedule for August - outer suburban.

Railway 200 Greatest Gathering locos gather at Eastleigh one two three

59003 came out of Eastleigh Works about Monday 28th. It may be in the East Yard, no recorded activity.

69015 awaiting entry to the paintshop, 30th July.

90018 came out of paintshop at Eastleigh on 30th.

150231 prepared for the Greatest Gathering, then to preservation on the Mid-Hants.

Class 769 clearance trial proposed for Marchwood.

Eastleigh Works: 27May - 28May - 29May - 03Jun - 04Jun - 05Jun - 10Jun - 11Jun - 17Jun - 26Jun - 27Jun - 30Jun - 01Jul - 02Jul - 08Jul - 09Jul - 10Jul

60163 Tornado no longer being operated by West Coast.