Saturday, 18 October 2025

13th - 18th October 2025

 

66758 The Pavior, passing Romsey with 6M47 12:18 Marchwood -Kineton, 13th October.


The last wagon was FAA 609022 (Thrall Europa, York, 1999).


59004 PAUL A HAMMOND 6V16 11:55 Fareham - Westbury Tarmac, 15th October 2025, at Halterworth Crossing, near Romsey.


70811, 70802 and 56051 Survival, Eastleigh, 17th October.

Monday 13th October: 69013 + 56049 6O31 17:25 Westbury - Eastleigh (or was this a TOPS confusion with 56051 which was at Westbury and was worked onward to Hoo on 14th?)
Tuesday 14th October: (56049 ???? Eastleigh - Westbury, was there to work 0Z11 to St Philips Marsh); 800309 5X80 10:44 Eastleigh - Reading
Wednesday 15th October:
Thursday 16th October: 43013 + 43014 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury (earlier: one two three)
Friday 17th October: 57302 outside at Eastleigh in LNWR black; 66587 failed at Swaythling, understood to be loss of coolant, causing 90 minutes of disruption on the down main line, until rescue by 66555; 56051 at Eastleigh; 68031 5Q86 13:44 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four
Saturday 18th October:

58050, once an Eastleigh regular, is under disposal in Spain.

59002 is on refurbished bogies at Leeds, so may soon return to work from the Mendips.

70009 is expected to return from Colas to Freightliner in November.

The Arlington Class 313 barrier pair 64664 Liwet and 64707 Labezerin are now de-named and running in EPR (Euro Phoenix Rail) colours.

There is a new GBR standard clock.


455718 was planned to be sent to Newport for disposal  on Wednesday 15th, but there is a potential administration (prelude to bankruptcy) to consider. Seen at Millbrook on 14th July 2017.


The other unit planned to be sent that day was 455860, seen at Eastleigh 29th May 2024.