34028 passing Redbridge, 8th April. Image by Ian Knight.
70811 shunting some auto-ballasters at Eastleigh. This worked forward as 6V27 13:49 Eastleigh - Hinksey.
69010 NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY 1975 - 2025 THE POPPY LINE + 70806 + 66544 + 66553 0O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh. 66551 had been detached from this working in platform 1 at Salisbury to assist ailing 59001, which was following as 0Z59.
Monday 6th April: 73961 + 73964 11:50 Derby - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Southampton - Weymoiuth - Salisbury - Woking one two three four five
Tuesday 7th April: 73961 + 73964 1Q52 09:58 Woking - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham - Chichester Havant - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh one; 37254 3Q01 23:34 Woking - Eastleigh one
Wednesday 8th April: 37521 + 57311 (+ 3091) 5K47 09:44 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six; 73961 + 73964 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two three, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 34028 (+ 35011 + 80217) 5Z30 10:25 Swanage - Eastleigh - Redbridge - Laverstock - Southall one two three four five six
Thursday 9th April: 73961 + 73964 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading; 37254 3Q04 21:37 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle
Friday 10th April: 59001 0Z59 11:00 Westbury Tarmac - Eastleigh one two three (dragged by 66551 from Salisbury); 37254 3Q40 23:58 Reading - Eastleigh - Woking
Saturday 11th April:
08511 was removed from Eastleigh by road on Thursday 9th, taken to the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway. 08683 removed on Friday 10th.
37254 in Eastleigh Yard, 9th April: one two three
37521 and 57311 outside at Eastleigh Works on 7th: one two
56051, recently in storage at Eastleigh, back in use one two
69014 and 69016 at work in East Yard: one two three
CAT UK and DB Cargo sign new 7-year contract for Jaguar Land Rover car train service
SNCF and CMA CGM CEOs meet to discuss Rail Logistics Europe sale - to add to their acquisition of Freightliner Intermodal.
