Saturday, 11 July 2026

6th - 11th July 2026

 

69010 NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY 1975 - 2025 THE POPPY LINE at Eastleigh, 7th July, waiting to work 6V30 to Westbury.


66162 4O21 08:20 Trafford Park- Western Docks, approaching Eastleigh, 9th July.


A 4-VEP '7717' looking perfectly normal at Eastleigh, 9th July, although it is now 21 years on.


220006 1O20 13:25 Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth passing 66514 working 4O38 09:27 Lawley Street - Maritime.


A closer view of 220006 in the new colours for Cross-Country.


66068 PRIDE IN MOTION 4V39 17:33 Eastern Docks- Morris Cowley, Eastleigh, 9th July.

Monday 6th July: 66744 (+ 4-TC) (+ 66751 locally from Works) 5Z38 19:28 Eastleigh - West Ruislip one two
Tuesday 7th July: 37423 + 37901 (+ Mk 3 generator 6371 / 96371) 5Z86 10:30 Great Yarmouth - Eastleigh Trsmd one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen, 37423 + 37901 0Z57 17:30 Eastleigh Trsmd - Chaddesden Sdgs (Derby) one two three
Wednesday 8th July: 
Thursday 9th July: 66613 0W66 08:12 Maritime - Alton; 47810 + 47830 1Z82 06:38 Stafford - Weymouth one two three four five six, 1Z84 15:37 Weymouth - Stafford; 31128 + 31210 (+ 4-VEP 3417) 5Z31 12:50 Strawberry Hill C.S.D. - Eastleigh - Fareham - Havant - Alton one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven (31210 failed at Strawberry Hill with a potential axle related problem); 35028 + 47802 1Z96 17:38 Weymouth - Waterloo one
Friday 10th July: 800017 5X82 0920 Eastleigh - Reading
Saturday 11th July:

57304, in storage at Eastleigh Works, and noted outside on 4th, appears to have been sold to West Coast.

69008 has taken overe from 69010 on the Eastleigh - Westbury cycles. 66314 + 69010 worked 0E15 21:17 Eastleigh East Yard - Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf on 8th, so 69010 is now likely at Roberts Road for servicing.

395008, under repair at Eastleigh since 12th December 2025, was noted outside in a shunt on 8th July, with a revised colour scheme.