Outside at Barrow Hill, 7th June 2025

 

37419 was in a stored status, in the ownership of Swietelsky. It arrived at Barrow Hill on 28th May 2024. Now out and about in Swietelsky colours.


66798 Justine was coupled to a weedkiller train, with 66739 Bluebell Railway at the far end. 03066 lay alongside.

46010 + 45060 (D100) SHERWOOD FORESTER.

08956 in pool CDJD (Network Rail Class 08); 37402 Oor Wullie of Sheaf Engineering; and 50164 from the NYMR, who are understood to want their Class 101 twin to be serviceable again.

BR 62321 Class 423 4-VEP EMU Motor Brake Second Open Built 1969, being used as office space for Rampart.

20 or more of these new JNA-Z wagons, built by WH Davis at Mansfield in 2024, and intended for HS2 construction usage, were in storage. this is 81.70.5932.857.2.

'The Bath Christmas Market Express', Eastleigh, 12th December 2025

61306 MAYFLOWER + 47593 Galloway Princess T+T 1Z71 08:00 Three Bridges - Bath Spa.

61306 approaching platform 2.

Running through the platform.

FO 3122 (BR Swindon, Lot 30697, 1962).


47593 on the rear.

47593, built as D1973, new from BR Crewe in November 1965, allocated to 64B Haymarket, later 47272.


Shortly later, at Romsey. Video clip by Ian Knight.

8th - 13th December 2025

 

66536 prepares the stock for 4E65 13:13 Maritime - Doncaster Europort, 11th December.

66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto 4O14 05:08 Garston - Maritime, arriving at Maritime, 11th December.

59202 Pride of Ferrybridge at Eastleigh with 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley, 12th December.


20205 + 395008 + 20007 passing St Denys, 12th December. Video clip by Ian Knight.

Monday 8th December: 47727 0O47 12:50 Leicester- Eastleigh one
Tuesday 9th December: 47739 (+ 701038) 5Q84 11:00 Marchwood - Wimbledon Park; 47739 0Z85 15:17 Wimbledon - Eastleigh; 71000 + 57311 + 1Z71 0729 London Victoria - Havant - Eastleigh - Salisbury - Bath Spa one two three four five six, 57311 + 47593 (one two)1Z72 17:56 Bath Spa - Salisbury - Eastleigh - Havant Victoria
Wednesday 10th December: 47727 0F94 09:47 Eastleigh - Leicester
Thursday 11th December: 20007 + 20205 T+T 5O27 06:20 Wembley - Eastern Docks one; 47739 0Z84 09:12 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 47739 (+ 701032) 5Q84 11:00 Marchwood - Wimbledon Park ("This service was cancelled due to a problem with the traction equipment (MC)."); 67027 + 66544 0Z27 09:05 Westbury - Didcot - Eastleigh Arlington one two
Friday 12th December: 20205  (+ 395008) + 20007 7Q28 10:30 Eastern Docks - Eastleigh Arlington one two three four, 20205 + 20007  5M29 14:00 Eastleigh - Wembley; 61306 + 47593 T+T 1Z71 08:00 Three Bridges - Bath Spa one two, 61306 + 71000 + 47593 1Z72 15:55 Bath Spa - Three Bridges one two three four five
Saturday 13th December: 34028 + 47802 1Z87 07:18 Three Bridges - Bristol one two, 1Z88 17:17 Bristol - Three Bridges (34028 5Z89 19:28 Salisbury - Swanage)

Freightliner Agree Deal with Porterbrook for 150 Intermodal Wagons - "a new design based on 40ft platforms" - so not quite an extension of the FFA-G type.

Engine problems hit GWR IET fleet with root cause not yet identified - fuel pumps are failing.

70009 has been returned from Colas to Freightliner pool DFHH, currently at Midland Road, Leeds.

20007 + 20205 move 395008, Eastleigh, 12th December 2025

20205 + 96605 + 395008 (39082 + 39081) + 20007 7Q28 103:0 Southampton Eastern Docks - Eastleigh Arlington (Zg), a specialised move operated by Rail Adventure.

20205 bringing the train along the Up Fast.

20007 leads back to the station .

While timetable for platform 2, the train ran through platform 3, as typically used for Works approaches.

Damaged 39081 of 395008 Ben Ainslie.

Universal Barrier Vehicle 96605 Ernest.


The train entering the Works. The 20s and barriers later worked back to Wembley.

1st - 6th December 2025

 

66620 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley, 3rd December.

66750 Bristol Panel Signal Box + 66710 Karen Harrison + 66130 0O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, passing Redbridge, 4th December.

Monday 1st December: 37401 (+ 3091) 5Z90 09:44 Eastleigh - Crewe (ran 4 hrs late) one two
Tuesday 2nd December:
Wednesday 3rd December: 47739 0O77 12:31 Leicester - Eastleigh
Thursday 4th December: 47739 0Z84 09:12 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 47739 (+701038) 5Q84 11:19 Marchwood - Wimbledon Park ("This service was cancelled due to a problem with the brakes", loco appears to have quickly sneaked back to Eastleigh quite soon after arrival at Marchwood.)
Friday 5th December:
Saturday 6th December:

313201 has been relocated to Llanelli, further info from the owning group.

In the forums: "DB Cargo has won a 5 year contract to move electric cars for Jaguar from Halewood to the port of Southampton."

395008 - the two coaches at Eastern Docks are expected to move to Eastleigh Works next week.

Eastleigh Works: 19Nov - 20Nov - 25Nov - 26Nov (departure of scrapped 57007) - 27Nov

Ten minutes at Eastleigh, 2nd December 2025

 

59104 Village of Great Elm 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac.

66533 4O90 04:55 Doncaster Europort - Maritime.


66419 Lionesses' Roar 4E65 13:13 Maritime - Doncaster Europort.