Saturday, August 9, 2025

4th - 9th August 2025

 

(33025 + 33029) + 47812 T+T 1Z22 16:01 Barrow Hill - Eastleigh, passing Redbridge, 2nd August. Video clip by Ian Knight.


66015 repainted at Toton in late April, at Eastleigh, 7th August.


There are less 70s working this way, as some more are working on Peak stone trains. 70002 passes Eastleigh with 4O14 05:08 Garston - Maritime, 7th August.

Monday 4th August: 69011 + 56051 7Y48 09:01 Eastleigh - Hoo one two; 66744 + 66748 T+T (Britannic Explorer) 5J03 09:00 Wellingborough - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 5th August: 69009 0Z76 21:52 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh
Wednesday 5th August: 69009 (+ 701520 + 701522) 5Q75 09:20 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two three four five six seven eight nine; 73963 + 73964 1Q14 10:59 Woking - Laverstock - Eastleigh - Marchwood - Eastleigh - Salisbury - Ludgershall - Woking one; 50008 0Z50 16:30 West Ruislip - Eastleigh; 33012 0Z34 19:23 Strawberry Hill - Swanage one two
Thursday 6th August: 37057 + 37116 3Q36 23:33 Westbury - Southampton - Bristol Kingsland Road (earlier in day)
Friday 7th August: 66748 + 66708 (8 coaches Britannic Explorer) 5Z65 08:09 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one two three; 57602 0V74 12:52 Eastleigh - Reading one two
Saturday 8th August: 66748 + 66708 (8 coaches Britannic Explorer) 5Z65 14:43 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh one two

Network Rail has said it does not support Alliance Rail’s plans to run open access services to Marchwood.

Former Trans-Pennine Mk5a stock is going to Chiltern, entering traffic in 2026, and it has been reported that initial maintenance will be at Arriva, Eastleigh T&RSMD under contract with CAF (coaches) and UK Rail (68019 - 68032), an agreement agreed by Beacon Rail, but the long term arrangement from late 2026 may be elsewhere, with Central Rivers a leading candidate.

56051 was back at Eastleigh by Friday 8th.

455868 may have entered a deal for preservation, following display at Derby.

Elsewhere power cars 43311 and 43315 have arrived at EMR Kingsbury for disposal.


43311 at Doncaster with 1E13 07:55 Inverness - Kings Cross, 7th February 2014.


43315 at Aberdour with 1S20 14:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen 'The Aberdonian', 17th April 2018.