12th - 17th August 2013

 60065 passes Millbrook with 6O41 Westbury - Eastleigh, 13th August. Image by Ian Knight.

60049 operates the return journey as 6V41 Westbury - Eastleigh, seen at Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

66001 at Redbridge with 6V41 Westbury - Eastleigh, 14th August.

Monday 12th August: 

Tuesday 13th August: 60065 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one two, 60049 6V41 14:45 Eastleigh - Westbury one two

Wednesday 14th August: 60065 Eastleigh 0Z66 00:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 0Z63 04:30 Western Docks - Eastleigh, 73107 + 73201 1Q85 06:08 Woking - Southampton DGL - Woking one two, 34046 + 33029 1Z67 08:44 Victoria - Weymouth one two three four five six seven eight, 1Z69 16:35 Weymouth - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - Waterloo one two three four

Thursday 15th August: 60065 Eastleigh 0Z66 00:38 Eastleigh - Western Docks, 0Z63 04:30 Western Docks - Eastleigh
Friday 16th August: 60054 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 67006 + 67028 1Z83 11:00 Chichester - Westbury, 1Z84 13:44 Westbury - Chichester, 60054 + 60001 6V27 13:28 Eastleigh - Hinksey
Saturday 17th August:

Braunton returns on the Dorset Coast Express, 14th August 2013

34046 Braunton makes its return to main line passenger operations, for the first time since 1965, when it was withdrawn from Bournemouth.

1Z67 08:44 Victoria - Weymouth
1Z69 16:35 Weymouth - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - Waterloo

34046 leads into the curve at Redbridge, on its first return to Bournemouth and Weymouth since 1965.

A closer image of Braunton.

33029 Glen Loy on the rear of the train.

A 3 minute delay at Redbridge became a 10 minute one before arrival at Beaulieu Road. Image by Ian Knight.

Detail of Braunton. Image by Ian Knight.

A reflection upon the state of Braunton before restoration and overhaul started. Bishops Lydeard, summer 1996.

A video of the train passing Redbridge in all directions.

A brief history for Braunton

At Waterloo in 1963

47839 cut up at Eastleigh by 8th August 2013

Understood to have been broken up last week at Eastleigh  between Tuesday 6th and Thursday 8th.

A retrospective gallery was shared here in March.

"The Great Eastern Freighter", Eastleigh, 10th August 2013

5Z38 22:00 Crewe - Eastleigh (with a long hold at or near Millbrook), 1Z37 05:58 Eastleigh - Dereham

37605 + 37611 arrive at Eastleigh at 05:48, just a few minutes after sunrise.

Lead locomotive 37605 was new as D6736 allocated to Hull Dairycoats on 25th April 1962, later 37036 and 37507.

37611 was new as D6871 on 17th September 1963, allocated to Cardiff Canton, later 37171 and 37690.

37605 in closer detail

All ready for the departure at 05:58

5th - 10th August 2013

 37901 in service on the Watercress Line at Ropley on 7th August - an assisted steam service started the next day. Image by Ian Knight.

 The recently repaired 57312 Peter Henderson at Eastleigh, early on 10th August.

508205 at Eastleigh, 10th August, which will likely be for scrap.

Monday 5th August: 47727 0Z47 05:58 Cardiff - Eastleigh one two, 47727 + 70099 0Z66 10:57 Eastleigh - Romsey - Cardiff one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen, 57308 0Z57 11:23 Eastleigh - Willesden one two three
Tuesday 6th August: 31190 6Z31 10:39 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Westbury one two
Wednesday 7th August:
Thursday 8th August: 31190 6Z31 09:30 Washwood Heath - Eastleigh, 0Zxx Eastleigh - Westbury
Friday 9th August:
Saturday 10th August: 73141 + 73205+ 66738 5Z72 05:02 Eastleigh - Victoria, 66738 5Z75 21:31 Victoria- Eastleigh, 37605 + 37611 5Z38 22:00 (Fri) Crewe - Basingstoke - Laverstock - Redbridge - Eastleigh, 1Z37 05:58 Eastleigh - Dereham, 1Z43 18:48 Felixstowe - Eastleigh
Sunday 11th August: 37605 + 37611 5Z40 13:48 Eastleigh - Crewe

1Z37 formed 5921 + 5961 + 5937 + 6176 + 6177 + 6158 + 1212 + 3386 + 3333 + 3325 + 3344 + 5945 + 35469

70001 & 70018 remain in Eastleigh LNWR.

London Termini, 3rd August 2013

Images by Ian Knight.

57602 Restormel Castle prepares to remove sleeper stock at Paddington. Formerly 47337.

57605 Totnes Castle had brought the sleeper in from Penzance. Formerly 47206.

86259 (E3137) Less Ross has arrived at Kings Cross from Edinburgh with 1Z86 private charter which had departed at 07:18.

33029 Glen Loy is about to remove the ECS from Kings Cross.

Locomotives at the Bluebell Railway, 29th July 2013

Scenes at Sheffield Park. Images by Ian Knight

BR 9F 2-10-0 92212 currently on loan from the Mid-Hants Watercress Line

GWR 4575 2-6-2T 'L150' (5521)