I was told on the platform at Eastleigh, that 70007 was outside at the Works, so I walked around. I didn't know that it was about to depart.
70007 lying outside at Eastleigh Works. Significantly, there is no branding on the locomotive, which is expected to be assigned to the 'Heavy Haul' entity after the acquisition of Freightliner Intermodal by CMA-CGM.
Closer detail of 70007, which had been in the Works since late June, and the 15 year old locomotive is understood to have received significant corrosion repairs.
70007 moves off the Works, running as an ad hoc 0Z70 to Maritime.
Not the only 0Z70 on the Eastleigh Signaller's Diagram, 70811 was in the Dean area working Westbury - Eastleigh at the same time.
Having reversed in platform 3, 70007 then proceeded to Maritime.
A closer view from the Campbell Road bridge.
