57012 brings the LT 4-TC to Eastleigh, 9th March 2026

57012 + 4-TC (76297 + 70823 + 71163 + 76324) 5Z33 10:31 Southall - Eastleigh Arlington, believed to be the first visit of 57012 to Eastleigh following  sale to West Coast. The 4-TC coaches had been reformed at Southall, following wheelset damage in the autumn.

57012 approaching Eastleigh, passing restricted 69016 (farther) and 69014 (nearer) in the East Yard.

57012, which was sold to West Coast in 2022, via Ron Hull's scrap buisness, now has a modernised cooler group, applied under DRS management.

57012 delivered as D1854 in July 1965, later 47204.


DTSO LT 76297.

TBSK LT 70823.

DTSO 76324 as the rear most coach.