Mallard 75, at 'The Great Gathering', 4th July 2013

4464 Bittern

Six A4's and a crowd. 60007 60008 60009 4464 4468 4489

4489 Dominion of Canada

60008 Dwight D Eisenhower

There is going to be a crowd around these locomotives at most times during the public openings, the photo opportunies can be challenging in these circumstances. Attendance on Saturday 6th was over 12000.

There is a further selection of pictures on SkyDrive.

The Bath & Bristol returns through Romsey, 29th June 2013

The return through Romsey was fast, as there is no low speed restriction on the 'main line' to Eastleigh

Bulleid BB 34067 Tangmere romps through Romsey station

34067 approaching Romsey

At the end of the platform

Running through the station, with a handful of photographers.

Recently registered car 99712 is now a Kitchen Car. Originally SK SC25893 built in 1962 at Derby to Lot 30685. In various private ownerships from 1986, and re-registered in this current guise from April this year.

37401 restoration gallery

Just saw this detailed gallery of work under way at Bo'ness. All the rust holes and dents of the recent years appear to still have been on the loco, just covered in filler.

Preservation debut due in one month.

The Bath & Bristol at Crampmoor, 29th June 2013

Bulleid BB 34067 Tangmere (Brighton, September 1947)

A few yards on.

99127 CHRISTINA built as M3117 as part of Lot 30697 at Swindon in  January 1963. Withdrawn November 1984 and into private use with Pullman Rail.

99122 ALEXANDRA built as 3106 as part the same lot in  January 1963 and into private use since 1984, also initially with Pullman Rail, later running on the Severn Valley and North Norfolk Railways before returning to the main line in 2009.

99350, delivered from Metro Cammell in 1960 as a Pullman Parlour Second 350, later changed to an Open First (FO) E350E  by 1972. To SLOA/Pullman Rail ownership in 1981.

99348 also built bu Metro-Cammell in 1960, and running with its original table lights. Changed to FO E348E also by 1972, and similar subsequent ownership to 99350.

24th - 29th June 2013

60059 Swinden Dalesman 6B45 09:14 Eastleigh - Marchwood at Redbridge, 24th June. Image by Ian Knight.

60059 returns at Millbrook as 0V38. Image by Ian Knight.

60059 6O41 on Friday 28th. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 24th June: 60049 6M56 08:50 Eastleigh - Stud Farm, 6O27 19:10 Stud Farm - Eastleigh, 31190 0Z31 09:38 Taunton - Westbury - Eastleigh, 6Z33 13:44 Eastleigh - Willesden

Tuesday 25th June: 60059 6O15 (17:30 (Mon) Mossend -) Didcot - Eastleigh, 6B45 09:14 Eastleigh - Marchwood one two, 0V38 11:00 Marchwood - Eastleigh, 60049 6V41 16:13 Eastleigh - Westbury , 31190 6Z31 09:30 Willesden - Eastleigh one two,0Z31 13:50 Eastleigh - Washwood Heath

Wednesday 26th June: 60049 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one two  60059 6V41 Eastleigh - Westbury, 73109 + 73201 1Q16 10:41 Hither Green - Hove - Botley - Eastleigh 

Thursday 27th June: 73109 + 73201 09:20 1Q16 Eastleigh - Botley - Hove - Hither Green one two three, 60059 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 6V41 16:13 Eastleigh - Westbury

Friday 28th June: 60059 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 6E15 21:06 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe

Saturday 29th June: 34067 1Z84 07:77 Three Bridges - Bristol one two, 1Z85 16:35 Bristol - Three Bridges, 159006 + 159009 1Z21 08:56 Waterloo - Swanage, 1Z22 16:26 Swanage - Waterloo

No further reports of broken 70018, may still be at Wentloog?

70007 reported to have put a leg out of bed now at Midland Road. Updated: concrete block dropped by vandals through radiator fan assembly.

Tornado at Salisbury

I heard Bittern mentioned on Radio 4 news (along with sound track of locomotive at work)! one two three four. The 90mph train from Kings Cross arrived in York 9 minutes early.

Eastleigh Works, 22nd June 2013

 

Network Rail 57303 (previously D1957, Brush, January 1967 then 47554 and 47705) with 47841 within the works.

47841 (D1726 from Brush in March 1964, later 47134, 47622) seen within the works following recent repaint, and with a new cooler group fitted. 

LT C stock awaiting scrapping. The first car 5708 is newer C77 stock, which was built to indirectly replace CO/CP stock operating on the Wimbledon - Edgeware Road section of the District Line. Eleven six car trains were ordered from Metro-Cammell, with first deliveries in July 1977, entering service on 12th December that year on the Hammersmith & City. Seen here after delivery earlier this month, and here in service last winter. This was the third C77 withdrawal. The second coach is C69 stock 5589, seen here being delivered on 6th June. Current status for these withdrawals at District Dave's Forum (page set at start of withdrawal update for these coaches) also this link.

Network Rail 57310 (previously D1618, Crewe, September 1964. later 47037, 47563 and 47831) and DBSO 9710.

VSOE and other workings at St Denys, 22nd June 2013

67028 leads 1Z58 08:32 Victoria - Southampton Central VSOE.

 66238 running with 4Z53 11:33 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Laverstock - Didcot for holding, following arrival at  Eastleigh with 4O53 04:53 Wakefield - Eastleigh. This train may be expected to forward on Monday to Western Docks.

67020 heads 5Z60 11:50 Southampton Central - Stewarts Lane VSOE empty stock.

66590 with 4O27 05:26 Garston - Maritime.