Saturday, 27 September 2025

22nd - 27th September 2025

 

69004 RIDC Melton has recently been a solid regular performer on the Eastleigh - Westbury cycles. Seen approaching Romsey with 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh on 22nd.


70004 The Coal Industry Society 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park, at Eastleigh, 23rd September.

66594 4O90 04:55 Doncaster Europort - Maritime, at Eastleigh, 23rd September.


66568 4E65 13:13 Maritime - Doncaster Europort, at Eastleigh, 23rd September.

66749 Christopher Hopwood MBE 60 Years Railway Service 0B44 12:18 Marchwood - Eastleigh, approaching Redbridge, 24th September.

37884 passing Romsey on 24th September.


37884 dragging 68031 at Eastleigh, 25th September. Image by The Image Team.

Monday 22nd September: 57305 + 57303 + 57310 4Z58 0916 Eastleigh - Taunton one two three four five six seven eight; 37409 + 90026 (+ 6394 + 6393) 5Z90 07:41 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three; 37510 + 68031 T+T 5Q86 10:47 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four; 73963 + 73964 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one
Tuesday 23rd September: 47593 + 57311 3Z45 03:06 Southall - Poole, 1Z46 06:05 Poole - Canterbury West one two, 1Z47 15:59 Canterbury West - Poole; 37510 0H71 09:41 Eastleigh  - Wembley one two; 73963 + 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; 69009 0O15 14:51 Milton Keynes - Eastleigh
Wednesday 24th September: 47593 + 57311 1Z50 00:13 Poole - Crewe; 69009 0Z82 07:57 Eastleigh - Marchwood one, 0Z84 10:19 Marchwood -Eastleigh (after failure to collect a Class 701); 47810 + 47805 1Z16 05:35 Nottingham - Weymouth one two three four, 1Z17 15:37 Weymouth - Nottingham one two; 73963 + 73964  1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 37884 0Z86 17:20 Newport (Unimetals) - Eastleigh
Thursday 25th September: 69009 0Z82 07:57 Eastleigh - Marchwood one, 69009 (+ 701026) 5Q84 10:19 Marchwood - Wimbledon Park one two three; 68020 (in new Chiltern vinyls) 5Q69 09:43 Eastleigh - Banbury one two three four;73963 + 73964 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 37884 0Z86 14:03 Eastleigh -Marchwood, 0Z87 14:59 Marchwood - Totton, 0Z88 15:13 Totton - Marchwood, 0Z89 15:30 Marchwood - Eastleigh one (training for Alliance Rail?), 37884 + 68031 0H72 17:45 Eastleigh - Wembley one two  three four five (for attention at Loughborough)
Friday 26th September: 68026 0O86 12:50 Loughborough - Westbury - Romsey - Eastleigh one
Saturday 27th September: 

CMA CGM announces the acquisition of Freightliner UK Intermodal Logistics, a leading rail freight operator in the United Kingdom. The Class 70 locomotives may be allcoated to the Heavy Haul operation which will have a new brand.

Pathfinder Railtours will close in December 2025


08764 was moved out from Eastleigh Works to the East Yard on Thursday 18th.

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