16th - 21st November 2020

158880 approaching Dunbridge from Dean, 18th November.

Monday 16th November: 59003 6E59 08:50 Eastleigh - Doncaster one two three four five (66719 went onto the Westbury - Eastleigh circuit); 66720 + 66791 0O01 10:40 Doncaster - Eastleigh one two three four
Tuesday 17th November: 57312 + 319373 5Q71 09:11 Eastleigh - Wembley one two three four five six seven eight nine, 66791 0M20 Eastleigh - Kineton one two
Wednesday 18th November: 60029 6Z60 06:30 Willesden - Eastleigh one, 6Z91 13:52 Eastleigh - Up Yard one; 57312 + 319373 5Q86.15:30 Wembley - Eastleigh
Thursday 19th November: 60029 6Z90 07:49 Up Yard - Eastleigh, 6Z91 13:52 Eastleigh - Up Yard one; 57312 0H91 09:12 Eastleigh - Northampton one two, 57312 + 319380 5Q89 14:25 Northampton - Eastleigh one two three four; 66791 0O45 07:33 Kineton - Eastleigh one two; 37099 + 37254 1X23 15:13 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury Flickr for the day
Friday 20th November: 60029 6Z90 07:49 Up Yard - Eastleigh, 6Z90 10:50 Eastleigh - Willesden one two; 37884 + 442422 5Q86 07:13 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two Flickr for the day, 37884 5O86 14:56 Bournemouth - Wembley; 66791 0F95 16:30 Eastleigh one - Leicester
Saturday 21st November:

Isle of Wight receives first 'new' train for Island Line

Dunbridge, 17th November 2020

 
66606 returning with 7V16 11:56 Fareham - Whatley. This locomotive had worked multiple Fareham trains in recent days.

KEA wagon VTG 3202, was the oldest wagon in the consist.

66619 Derek W. Johnson MBE returning with 7V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. 

158886 approached the station and was passed by 66570 on 4M65 13:46 Maritime - Lawley Street.

59003 is away on holiday in Yorkshire. 66719 METRO-LAND ran as 0V40 14:05 Eastleigh - Westbury.

66540 Ruby was running 55 minutes early with 7V09 1341 Chichester - Merehead, having snuck an early path on the Botley line and then from Eastleigh to Romsey.

Redbridge, 12th November 2020

66505 brings the formation of what had arrived as 4O14 04:59 Garston - Maritime well forward through the headshunt.

57303 (which once ran as 47705, as seen in my student period) drags 442415 as 5Q86 10:29 Wolverton - Bournemouth. 

442415 first coach was DTC 77396.

The new power package can be seen under MBS 62951, which can be compared with its condition in 2016.

66507 was in use on a Maritime - Eastleigh - Maritime - Romsey - Maritime (and more) run which appeared to be for training or test purposes. It had arrived from Leeds on 4O31 on Wednesday, and was at Stoke Gifford by Friday morning.

Locomotives at Eastleigh, 11th November 2020

 
66848 comes off the works,it later worked 6C17 to New Cross Gate.

66789 British Rail 1948 - 1997 heading north with 4M19 11:50 Western Docks - East Midlands Gateway.

66561 on the last leg of 4O14 04:59 Garston - Maritime.


66003 leading 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley - Eastern Docks.

66206 followed shortly after on a retimed 4O43 06:10 Wakefield Europort  - Western Docks Berth 109.


70805 enters into the works, having arrived from Hinksey. It later joined 66848 in working 6C17.

70015 has returned, after a trip to Leeds on Friday 6th, to again spend time working 4M61 1300 Maritime - Trafford Park and 4O22 return.

9th - 14th November 2020

DR98964 approaching Dunbridge with 06:15 Totton Yard - Totton Yard, 10th November.

Monday 9th November: 60029 6Z90 07:24 Up Yard - Willesden one two three
Tuesday 10th November: 66778 + 701002 + 66717 6X23 07:57 Eastleigh - Worksop one two three & Flickr for the day
Wednesday 11th November: 43046 + 43055 5Z36 06:32 Crewe - Eastleigh one two & Flickr for the day; 47614 (47853) 5Z37 15:55 Crewe - Eastleigh one; 60055 + 50008 0Z60 09:30 Toton - Eastleigh (60055 failed at Milton Keynes)
Thursday 12th November: 57303 + 442415 5Q86 10:29 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two Flickr for the day, 57303 + 442403 5Qxx 18:00 Bournemouth - Eastleigh East Yard; 60029 + 50008 0Z60 12:20 Willesden - Eastleigh one two Flickr for the day, 60029 0Z67 14:55 Eastleigh - Willesden
Friday 13th November: 57303 + 442403 5Q70 08:00 Eastleigh East Yard - Wolverton one two; 60029 6Z60 06:30 Willesden - Eastleigh one two, 6Z91 14:15 Eastleigh - Willesden one; 66709 + 317656 + 317661 5Q17 13:59 Ilford - Eastleigh (for scrap) one; 57312 + 319377 5Q86 12:45 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four
Saturday 14th November:

Covid set back attitudes to public transport by two decades, says RAC

Google's mobility report for Hampshire to 08Nov

At Patchway, the new bridge, which is the heaviest attempted move by this method in UK, is still not yet in position. "This is a highly complex engineering project. Weighing 4,260-tonnes, the new bridge was the heaviest lift of its kind ever undertaken in the UK and was not without risk. Our focus is on completing the work as quickly and as safely as possible. This is an ongoing situation and we anticipate it will take until at least Monday 23 November to resolve."

Under the current "lockdown", trainspotting at Eastleigh Station is being discouraged by the station staff.

Eastleigh Works and T&RSMD, 11th November 2020

Preparations for 5Z37 15:55 Eastleigh - Crewe, reported as formed 47614 (47853) + 10416 + 10411 + 11068.

08511 shunts the yards, as finishing touches are applied to 10416. Completed at BREL Derby as FO M11035 as part of Lot 30875 in 1975-76. Converted to Restaurant Buffet First 10228 in the 1984-87 period, then to Buffet Standard 10416 in 2015-16. It arrived at Eastleigh on 15th July.

47614 (47853) had arrived in the works on 30th October 2019, assigned for a heavy repair. It sports an Eastfield ED sticker and West Highland Terrier, reflecting its allocation with this number from May 1987 to December 1989.

47614 was later moved and attached to the coaches.

701006, which arrived 31st July, and recent 5th November arrival 701013 were in the airport sidings.

Blue Pullman at Eastleigh, 11th November 2020

 A return to Eastleigh Works, understood to be for rectification and further work. The first tour is now set for 12th December.

43046 + 44078 + 41169 + 41182 + 40801 + 41059 + 41162 + 41108 + 41176 + 43055
5Z36 06:32 Crewe - Eastleigh - timing was set at 110 mph.

The train ran through platform 3 at the station.

43046 was completed by BREL Crewe in March 1977. No safety stripe over the cab window.

44078 (Lot 30949, BREL Derby 1980-82) was a TGS, which formerly ran in set OC45, but is now a TGF. Red stripe still to be applied at cantrail level. 


TF 41182 (built as TS 42278 to Lot 30939 at BREL Derby 1979-80), which formerly ran in set OC41. Again no cantrail stripe.


TFKB 40801 (TRSB 40027 which ran in ECML 254010, later 40427 built at Derby to Lot 30883 in 1976-77) has its cantrail stripe. Previously arrived at the works on 11th June.

41108 (Lot 30896, BREL Derby 1977-78) previously ran in set OC47. This coach has its cantrail stripe.

43055 was completed by BREL Crewe in June 1977. Safety stripe is present over the cab windows.