66542 passing Shawford with 4M55 08:32 Maritime - LawleyStreet, 14th January.
59103 Village of Mells, the last in the Hanson scheme, at Crampmoor, 14th January, with 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Westbury Tarmac.
New arrangements at Crampmoor Lane foot crossing, until the 1970s a manned gated level crossing (shown from the other side)
Monday 12th January: 73961 + 73963 1Q51 1150 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one
Tuesday 13th January: 73961 + 73963 1Q52 10:46 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour -
Wednesday 14th January: 20096 + 20107 + 90002 5Z59 09:20 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six seven eight; 73961 + 73963 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 68021 0O86 10:08 Loughborough -Eastleigh one two
Thursday 15th January: 73961 + 73963 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading
Friday 16th January:
Saturday 17th January:
59003 has been placed into 'store' status, in the same set of changes which saw GBRf apparently cease their own company usage of class 60s. However, 59003 has been seem moving within the yard, noted on 13th, although it may have entered the Works by 14th, according to TOPS.
59003 operating as a shunter at Eastleigh, 29th December. Image by Roger Homan.
59104 is reported to have had a serious engine failure while working 6A15 04:24 Whatley - Appleford on 14th, a piston having departed the engine block, with attendance from the fire brigade. [GBRf have a suitable candidate available for hire 😊 ]
59206 failed on 13th, while working 6O68 to Crawley, blocking the junction at Havant. and was rescued by 66518, which appears to have recovered the train to Eastleigh. A continuing working ran on 15th, starting from Eastleigh, powered by 59203, which arrived 0O68 07:45 from Merehead. 59206 is reported as returned to Merehead, having been dragged 0Z59 20:39 Eastleigh East Yard - Merehead, later on 13th.
66544, 66549, 66551, & 66553 are now for a long-term hire arrangement into Colas. All have already been at Eastleigh this year.
801210 was worked to Ferme Park on Monday 12th, but 66740 didn't couple up, and returned to Eastleigh, recorded as entering the Works and then returning to the yard. 66751 completed the working on Tuesday 13th.
Eastleigh Works: 23Dec - 06Jan - 07Jan
CF Booth of Rotherham, well known as a scrapping location, are understood to have entered into bankruptcy procedures.
43017 and 43020 have been moved from Nemesis, Burton to EMR Kingsbury for disposal.
43017 at Westbury, 16th February 2018.
43020 at Newport, 25th January 2018.
59206 failed on 13th, while working 6O68 to Crawley, blocking the junction at Havant. and was rescued by 66518, which appears to have recovered the train to Eastleigh. A continuing working ran on 15th, starting from Eastleigh, powered by 59203, which arrived 0O68 07:45 from Merehead. 59206 is reported as returned to Merehead, having been dragged 0Z59 20:39 Eastleigh East Yard - Merehead, later on 13th.
66544, 66549, 66551, & 66553 are now for a long-term hire arrangement into Colas. All have already been at Eastleigh this year.
801210 was worked to Ferme Park on Monday 12th, but 66740 didn't couple up, and returned to Eastleigh, recorded as entering the Works and then returning to the yard. 66751 completed the working on Tuesday 13th.
Eastleigh Works: 23Dec - 06Jan - 07Jan
CF Booth of Rotherham, well known as a scrapping location, are understood to have entered into bankruptcy procedures.
43017 and 43020 have been moved from Nemesis, Burton to EMR Kingsbury for disposal.
43017 at Westbury, 16th February 2018.
43020 at Newport, 25th January 2018.
