6K's in Fife, 1st March 2026

4 of them, at roughly hourly intervals, and currently the only daylight loco-hauled workings in Fife. All worked from Hilton Junction through Perth to Dundee for reversal, then crossing the Tay Bridge.

In early light, 66588 passing Aberdour at 07:45 with 6K04 06:00 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

66588 at Kinghorn, with 6K03 06:50 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

KFA wagon TIPH 93323 overhauled at Eastleigh in 2020, and now among the survivors of its type.

66422 Max Joule 1958-1999 at Burntisland with 6K02 07:30 Hilton Jn - Millerhill.

66199 at the site of Donibristle Halt, with the late running 6K01 08:45 Hilton Jn - Millerhill, fomed of a rake of YKA 'Osprey' wagons loaded with used track panels.

66705 Golden Jubilee on the rear of this train.

27th April - 2nd May 2026

 

The convoy of off-lease Class 68s, led by 68010, latterly working for Chiltern, arriving at Eastleigh, 27th April. Image by The Image Team.

A further view of the class 68s, with 68011 on the rear. Are these headed to Transport for Wales? Image by The Image Team.

Monday 27th April: 68010 + 68013 + 68014 + 68015 + 68012 + 68011 66Z68 08:00 Crewe - Eastleigh Trsmd one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
Tuesday 28th April: 47830 + 37521 (+ 12114) 5O47 08:17 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven (47830 for repaint, said to be to remain in two tone green Class 47 livery)
Wednesday 29th April:
Thursday 30th April: 57302 + 37521 (+ 6706) 5K47 09:44 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five six; 43013 + 43014 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - ~Southampton - Salisbury
Friday 1st May: 802104 5X84 14:18 Eastleigh - Reading 
Saturday 2nd May: 

Ex-Colas Class 56s may come through Southampton for export to Ghana - 56094 and 56302 are in preparation at Colwick

57304, which lies within Eastleigh Works, is part of the DRS sale to dispose of the class. Meanwhile, 59003 was denamed there in March.

69004 on Eastleigh - Westbury cycles one two three four, although 69010 was returned from Doncaster to Eastleigh within 0O01 on 1st.

SWR to withdraw Class 458/4 over the next two months, as Class 701/5 enters traffic.

Downturn in work as Alstom pauses modernisation programmes at Widnes site - although now in the past, this was where the 458/4 re-configuration work took place.