Thursday, 23 October 2025

Test Train at Eastleigh, 22nd October 2025


Swietelsky / HNRC 37607 (English Electric Vulcan Foundry, to traffic 9th January 1963).


Brake Force Runner 96609, a former Motorail van, rebodied on a GUV chassis, originally 86237 built in 1959.


6001 (BR Derby Lot 30860, 1973-74) last saw passenger use on the Fife Circle, and is now a Support Coach / Brake Force Runner.


Support Coach 9808 is on hire from Eastern Rail Services. Reconfigured in 2000 for Caledonian Sleeper usage from Mk2e TSO 5871 of January 1973.



Ultrasonic Test Coach UTU-2 62287 built at York to Lot 30808 in June 1970 as a MBS in 4-CIG 7337/

977997 Radio Survey Train Test coach RSC-3. Built as TSO W6126 to Lot 30860 at BR Derby in 1974

37057 Barbara Arbon (English Electric Vulcan Foundry, to traffic 5th October 1962).