Thursday, 7 August 2025

Test Train to Marchwood, Redbridge, 6th August 2025

73964 + 9523 + 1256 + 999550 + 6263 + 73963
1Q14 10:59 Woking Up Yard Sidings - Woking Up Yard Sidings, via Laverstock, Eastleigh, Marchwood, Eastleigh, Salisbury, Andover and Ludgershall.

This test train runs 6 monthly, previously as 1Q99 on 19th February, and before that 1Q99 on 7th August 2024, which failed at Marchwood on that occasion. It runs in the week following a set of 1Q5x test trains based around Eastleigh. In years past the train used to run to Fawley.

The stock was the same as on 1Q53 on 9th April.


73964 (73205, 73124, E6031 new in May 1966) Jeanette leads into Redbridge, on the return from Marchwood.


Brake Force Runner / Support Coach 9523, built at BREL Derby as a BSO to Lot 30861.


Track Recording Coach 999550, built at BREL Derby for this purpose, as the last Mk 2 coach, to Wagon Lot 3830 in 1976.


73963 (73206, 73123, E6030 new in May 1966) Janice on the rear.