Eastleigh Works, 23rd January 2016

 58008 remains fenced off and appears to be under CCTV monitoring, breaking up still pending.

GERS4414 JNA Bogie Scrap Open (converted by WH Davis in 2002) arrived on 15th January for repairs.

"Diverts" at Romsey, 16th January 2016

A selection of diverted trains, including three of the current six Powerhaul liveried Class 66s in UK traffic.

12:34 - Not strictly a divert, 66561 is 0Y20 (?) 10:33 Stoke Gifford - Eastleigh, via Chandler's Ford.

12:49 - For the second week running 66420 is heading 4O27 05:21 Garston-Maritime.

Detail of the new logo on the recently repainted 66420.

13:28 - 66952 6O26 10:50 Hinksey-Eastleigh.

The  last vehicle in 6O26 was YWA 'Salmon' 50t bogie rail flat DB996220, with builders plate "Head Wrightson 1954 Lot No. 2534. On Head Wrightson: one two three & Lot 2534 four five.

13:45 - 66418 4O54 05:27 Leeds-Maritime.

The Leeds route is not yet W10 gauge permitted, so 4O54 uses KTA pocket wagons and FLA low platform flats. KTA GERS (General Electric Capital Rail Services) 97706 is an example of one of these, built by Arbel Fauvet in 1988.

Fading light at 14:44 - 66504 66504 4O29 0815 BasfordHall-Maritime.

150232 returns the GWR to the South, Romsey, 16th January 2016

The first visit of a GWR green liveried DMU to the South. Flickr only shows pictures on St Philips March depot from November when it was returned from repaint, and I am wondering how much work it has had between then and now - even in November the bogies are not attended to. (Update: this does appear to have been first day in traffic.)

2O05 11:11 Westbury - Southampton Central
2M98 12:27 Southampton Central - Great Malvern (on which it later failed at Bristol and was replaced by 150249)

Dave Mant also saw it: one two .

11th - 16th January 2016

 73141 passes Redbridge with 1Q40 on 11th January. Image by Ian Knight.

 73138 returns 1Q41 from Ludgershall, passing Nursling on 12th January. Image by Ian Knight.

A short time later at St Denys. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 11th January: 73138 + 73141 1Q40 08:48 Tonbridge - Fawley - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 12th January: 73138 + 73141 1Q41 07:42 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Laverstock - Andover - Ludgershall - Andover - Ludgershall - Redbridge - Fareham - Portsmouth & Southsea - Southampton DL  - Eastleigh one two three four; 57306 (+99546) 5Z71 11:30 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh one two three
Wednesday 13th January: 57309 + 66422 (+17096 MNLPS 35028 Support Coach) 5Z70 01:27 Crewe - Eastleigh one two; 73138 + 73141 1Q43 08:42 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight; 57306 (+9488 + 92724 + 92766) 6Z68 12:54 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent one two; 08611 delivered to Eastleigh Works from Alstom Longsight one
Thursday 14th January; 73138 + 73141 1Q44 05:49 Eastleigh - Romsey - Eastleigh - Fareham - Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two; 66184 6Z11 10:00 (Wed) Dowlow Briggs - Basingstoke - Laverstock - Redbridge - Southampton Up Yard one, 6Z14 14:48 Southampton Up Yard - Wembley
Friday 15th January:
Saturday 16th January:

37025 to go on 3 month hire to Colas

Moving to Cardiff Washwood Heath 0V25 on Monday 16th January.Will be fitted with strengthened windows for usage on Colas test trains, intially for three months.

Bo'ness 27th December 2014.

Do'ness 29th December 2007.

BG at Bo'ness, 2nd January

94544 was delivered to Bo'ness on 17th April 2014, for recovery of parts and bogies, to support the running of the SRPS Railtours train. Originally delivered as M81083 in August 1957 from Metro-Cammell to Lot 30228 riding on BR2 bogies. In July 1983 became M84083 and then in December 1985 M92345 when fitted at Derby with Commonwealth Bogies for 100 mph operation, dual brake and ETH cable rated 1X (600 Amps). It ran this way until September 1996. Following conversion to 'Super BG' it ran from November 2001 as 94544 until February 2004 and was formally withdrawn in Janaury 2005. My notes show that I did see this in the 1979 - 1985 period.

Freightliner Heavy-Haul Fairwater Yard - Allbrook, 14th January 2016

6Y19 17:50 Fairwater Yard - Allbrook (for work on the section to Basingstoke).

Passing  through Romsey, 66563 at front and 66553 at rear. 9 minutes late here, but 62 late by Eastleigh and 76 by Allbrook. MOBC (Medium Output Ballast Cleaner) and the BDT (Plasser NFS-D Ballast Distribution System Train) as on 2nd December.