Saturday, 15 October 2016

10th - 15th October 2016


Monday 10th October: 67012 + 67006 5O61 09:53 Wembley - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 11th October:
Wednesday 12th October: 37884 + 442424 5L46 10:30 Eastleigh - Ely one two three four five ; 37254 23:32 Woking - Wimbledon - Basingstoke - Reading West - Basingstoke - Wimbledon - Eastleigh
Thursday 13th October: 60091 7O35 06:05 Westbury - Fareham one, 7V16 13:03 Fareham - Whatley one two; 37884 0O86 11:50 Ely - Eastleigh; 73951 + 37901 0M57 17:36 Weymouth - Derby; 37254 23:00 Eastleigh - Lewes - Southampton DL - Winchester Baltic Siding - Eastleigh one two
Friday 14th October: 37884 + 442424 5L46 03:36 Eastleigh - Ely one two three; 37254 3Q78 10:46 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two three; 60091 7O40 13:35 Merehead - Eastleigh one two three four, 7V33 20:00 Eastleigh - Merehead one two three
Saturday 15th October:

73951 received attention from a fitter at Weymouth, and is understood to have run some 3rd rail trials: one two

Eastleigh Works: 25Aug - 26Aug

Sunday, 9 October 2016

Eastleigh, 8th October 2016


66742 ABP Port of Immingham Centenary 1912-2012 passes with 4Y19 12:02 Mountfield - Western Docks.

FEA 640676 (Wagony Swidnica, Poland, 2004).

Former Class 508 trailer TSO 71556 now in Class 455 5726 at Eastleigh Works. Completed to Lot 30944 in May 1980, in 508031, removed in June 1984 (508131 then sent to Birkenhead) and reformed into 5726 in September 1984.

442405, which arrived at the Works under its own power from Lovers Walk on the 4th.

Saturday, 8 October 2016

60091 with stone empties from Fareham, 5th October 2016


7V16 13:03 Fareham - Whatley

60091 Barry Needham leads the train at Crampmoor.

JYA 3301, built by Orenstein & Koppel in Germany in 1988, running on O&K type 25-100 bogies.

JNA 3942 built by Marcroft in 2000, runninng on TF25 low track force bogies.

3rd - 8th October 2016


73951 Malcolm Brinded (73104) on diesel power + 97301 (37100) pass Redbridge, 3rd October. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 3rd October: 73951 + 97301 0O86 11:30 Derby - Bournemouth one two three four five
Tuesday 4th October: 47812 + 37884 + 442423 07:52 5O86 Ely - Eastleigh one two; 60091 7O35 06:05 Westbury - Fareham, 7V16 13:03 Fareham - Whatley one two three four; 442405 5O87 11:00 Lovers Walk - Eastleigh one two; 73951 + 97301 0W73 2230 Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D to Weymouth (it appears that 73951 failed in the 3rd rail trial and cannot be moved meantime - plan is to move on Thursday 13th - update 09Oct: the 73 may need to be removed by road).
Wednesday 5th October: 60091 7O35 06:05 Westbury - Fareham, 7V16 13:03 Fareham - Whatley one two three four five six; 57301 (+ Mk2d BFK 17159 earlier moved from Burton) 5Z70 01:10 Crewe - Eastleigh; 37601 + 37612 5Z61 09:00 Exeter - Eastleigh one two three four five; 37601 + 37612 + 57301 0Z62 Eastleigh - Crewe one two three four five
Thursday 6th October: 47812 0K88 09:30 Eastleigh - Stewarts Lane one, (47812 failed - brake issue - left behind) 442414 + 442424 5O86 12:20 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh one two three four five
Friday 7th October: 47812 0O02 09:30 Stewarts Lane - Eastleigh, 47812 + 442409 5L46 12:51 Eastleigh - Ely one two three
Saturday 8th October.

70019 is back in traffic one two

47853 at Carlisle on 7th and 8th for pickup by GBRf, expected Monday 10th: one two

Saturday, 1 October 2016

Resumption of Hamworthy Stone ?


Nothing seems yet to be confirmed, but seems to be at the point where paths are anticipated in the system.

There were multiple "Last Hamworthy Stone" workings in 2012.

DCR Class 56 power ?

6201 "Princess Elizabeth" makes new ground in The South, 28th September 2016


The first visit of a LMS Princess Royal Class locomotive.

1Z67 08:43 Victoria - Swanage
1Z69 17:20 Swanage - Southampton - Redbridge - Romsey - Laverstock - Waterloo

6201 Princess Elizabeth Locomotive Society
Daily Mail

The down run passes Totton. Two images by Ian Knight.

47580 County of Essex on the rear.

The return train is seen passing Romsey a minute or so early.





47580 again on the rear.

26th September - 1st October 2016


Monday 26th September: 37175 + 37219 T+T 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 27th September: 47812 0O42(?) 13:05 Ely - Eastleigh one two; 66044 + 60091 6X01 10:17 Scunthorpe Trent - Eastleigh one two three four (60091 moved to Westbury at some point thereafter)
Wednesday 28th September: 47812 + 442418 5E42 04:15 Eastleigh - Ely one two; 66302 + 37601 + 37612 0Z70 Crewe - Eastleigh; 73107 + 73109 5Y63 09:30 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one; 66305 0Z68 10:21 Eastleigh - Willesden one; 6201 + 47580 T+T 1Z67 08:43 Victoria - Swanage one two three four five six seven, 1Z69 17:20 Swanage - Southampton - Redbridge - Laverstock - Waterloo one two three four; 37175 + 37219 T+T 1Q53 11:58 Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park - Totton Yard - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Thursday 29th September: 37601 + 37612 1Z49 10:21 Eastleigh - Paignton one two three; 37175 + 37219 T+T 1Q54 12:27 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one
Friday 30th September: 60091 7O40 13:35 Merehead - Eastleigh one, 7V33 20:00 Eastleigh - Merehead
Saturday 1st October: 

Eastleigh Works

On Monday 08454 arrived from Edge Hill (Liverpool) one, and 08617 two departed to Oxley (Wolverhampton).

Previously listed Freightliner Class 70s remain out of traffic at Leeds.