Saturday, 22 November 2025

17th - 22nd November 2025

 

35028 Clan Line running through Eastleigh, 15th November. Image by Roger Homan.


66531 6Y85 11:31 Romsey - Eastleigh, approaching Eastleigh, 16th November.


66547 arriving at the Redbridge end of Maritime, having arrived with 4O15 06:40 Lawley Street - Maritime, 19th November.


57303 (+701047) at Redbridge, 19th November. Image by Ian Knight.

57303 later worked light engine from Wimbledon to Fairwater Yard (Taunton), via Eastleigh for a crew change. Seen passing Romsey.

Monday 17th November: 73961 + 73962 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 18th November: 68026 (+ CH11) 5Q94 07:25 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two three; 73961 + 73962 1Q52 10:46 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham Chichester - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard  - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh; 37401 0Z37 08:33 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four; 57303 (+ Britannic Explorer) 5O77 13:31 Wellingborough - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 19th November: 57303 0Z77 09:12 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 57303 (+ 701047) 5Q84 11:19 Marchwood - Wimbledon Park one two three (ran over 2 hours late after brake problems at Marchwood), 57303 0V57 1512 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh - Redbridge - Salisbury - Westbury - Fairwater Yard; 73961 + 73962 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh
Thursday 20th November: 70812 + 56051 0Z56 09:24 Eastleigh -Westbury; 73961 + 73962 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading one
Friday 21st November:
Saturday 22nd November:


59001 is receiving a heavy exam at Merehead, expected to be out of traffic until April period. Some suggestion that it will return in the Yeoman colours of 1986. It has been moved to the DDII pool (Heavy Haul Class 59).

Active Freightliner Class 70 locomotives have been allocated to the DDHH pool (Heavy Haul Class 70).

66701 - 66722, leased from Eversholt are expected to be released by GBRf once the Class 99 fleet is into traffic. The expected destination for them is Colas, to displace the Class 56 fleet.


Ten 2019 built Mendip Rail HOA hoppers have been moved for storage at Fiddler's Ferry, on 19th ,- 20th via Alexandra Dock.

One of these stored, 81.70.6774.027-1 at Eastleigh, 28th August 2025.

Britannic Explorer set expected to be returned 6S20 07:30 Eastleigh Works Gbrf - Hamilton Gbrf (Assenta Rail) on Tuesday 25th.