Saturday, 14 April 2012

Bridge Works at Easter Weekend 6th - 9th April 2012



Ashfield bridge replacement pictures


Councillor slams quality of A27 road closure signs

East Grimstead bridge pictures by David Mant

The Ainscough crane used was the same one as used at Ashfield

5th April: one two

6th April: one two three 


9th April: one 

12th April: one

Friday, 6 April 2012

2nd -7th April 2012

59203 Vale of Pickering passes Maritime with 7V52 12:55 Hamworthy - Whatley, 4th April. Image by Ian Knight.
67011 with 350120 from Northampton to Northam, 6th April. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 2nd April: 67029 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh
Tuesday 3rd April: 66704 + 317710 5O17 19:15 Ilford - Eastleigh
Wednesday 4th April: 57304 + 57302 + 57309 0Z30 08:43 Longsight - Eastleigh (for DRS), 66704 5L56 10:52 Eastleigh - Ilford
Thursday 5th April: 70018 on fire (reported fuel leak on engine block) at Micheldever Tunnel / Wallers Ash with 4O27 05:40 Garston - Maritime, recovered to Millbrook by 66556 sent 1Z99 from Maritime - Wallers Ash (seen earlier in day one two), 66704 + 317729 5O17 19:15 Ilford - Eastleigh
Friday 6th April:  67011 6M01 03:21 Eastleigh - Northampton, 67011 + 350120 7Z01 10:14 Northampton - Northam, 67011 6B01 16:30 Northam - Eastleigh. Recent delivery Class 70s reported out of traffic for exams.
Saturday 7th April:
Sunday 8th April: 67011 6B02 14:57 Eastleigh - Northam, 67011 + 350120 7Z02 18:36 Northam - Northampton

Saturday, 31 March 2012

26th - 31st March 2012

47853 Rail Express appears to be close to finished at Eastleigh at 15:00 on 30th March. It is pleasant to see the nameplate has been retained. Image by Chris Finch.

66414 at Maritime, 31st March, following release on 30th from a repair at Eastleigh (70019 in background).
66418 in background, while 66420 is under check at Maritime, 31st March. Both of these locomotives have seen usage in the past week.

Sunday 25th March: 47500 0Z47 Southall - Salisbury, 47500 + 44932 5Z47 Salisbury - Southall one two
Monday 26th March:
Tuesday 27th March:
Wednesday 28th March:
Thursday 29th March: 57312 + 57305 TNT 6Z57 13:45 Tonbridge - Eastleigh (snow train), 57303 + 57310 + 68504 + 73205 6Z73 Tonbridge - Eastleigh
Friday 30th March: 57305 + 57312 0Z57 Tonbridge - Eastleigh, 67005 5M61 Eastleigh - Wembley
Saturday 31st March: 47813 reported outside at Eastleigh Works,  66232 + 66114 + 66158 + 66009 + 66091 0X12 11:06 Margam - Worting - Eastleigh

60039 shunting at Eastleigh 26th March

East Grimstead bridge update, 23rd & 28th March 2012

There are four images on David Mant's Flickr site:

23rd March- the bridge

23rd March - the compound

28th March - the bridge

28th March - the compound

Also, there is a yard at Dunbridge, the re-activated and cleared goods yard, for the overall project.

Ashfield Bridge update, 31st March 2012

 Preparations under way with equipment from Gregory Demolition being prepared in a field adjacent to the Ashfield Bridge - notice that this is a skew bridge. While the railway was closed today, the road remained open this morning, and it is understood that actual demolition will likely take place on Good Friday, 6th April.
Leaflet in distribution in Romsey.

BRCW Class 33 caught in time

 33053 (HG) shunting in a rural goods yard in Hampshire ~1974 ?

Monday, 26 March 2012

Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala, 25th March 2012 (part 2)

53 awaits arrival of 92212  before departure as 14:45 from Alresford to Alton 
850 Lord Nelson with 12:05 freight from Alton, arriving at Ropley
92212 departs Ropley with the 13:00 from Alresford
73096 in repose awaiting plans for its overhaul
34007 Wadebridge spent its day evading me - here seen running around at Alresford