Saturday stone working, Romsey, 19th December 2020

The Chi-stone ran as an exception on a Saturday, likely because of the forthcoming festival of nothingness.

66504 ran as 7V07 12:41 Chichester - Merehead with a mixed rake of various JNA and JYA wagons.

The amber signal is already set for a through train running on the historical main line to Eastleigh.

A few minutes later, 66192 passed as 0O12 11:02 Margam - Eastleigh, running 108 minutes early.

14th - 19th December 2020

 

158951 approaches Dunbridge with  1O98 10:41 Great Malvern - Brighton on 18th December. GWR appears to have resumed some more services with the timetable change, bringing both 150s and 158s back to this line.

Advance notice of disruptive works in February, and this is the URL.

Monday 14th December: 57312 + 442413 5Q86 09:28 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two three four five six seven eight nine (442413 went to Wolverton on 11th July), 57312 5xxx 18:00 Bournemouth - Eastleigh
Tuesday 15th December: 57312 + 442404 5Q70 08:05 Eastleigh - Wolverton one two three four five
Wednesday 16th December: 66739 + 701015 + 66745 6X24 0735 Derby - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven
Thursday 17th December: 67023 + 67027 1X23 15:15 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury Flickr for the day
Friday 18th December: 43055 + 43046 5Z36 08:00 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three four five six
Saturday 19th December:

Eastleigh Works: 25Nov - 26Nov - 27Nov - 30Nov - 01Dec

GWR Class 143 operations were to last run on 12th December, but 143618 was out on the 18th.

SWR staff shortages - West of England trains terminate at Basingstoke. Daily Wail report (this pre-dates the 16:00 conference from 10 Downing street).

Network Rail: "Building back better - Longer trains are delivering for freight customers" - 775m trains

There is still no agreement for Channel Tunnel service after 31st December.

Standard Terminology for British Railways (July 1981) - useful for understanding some of the abbreviations on Real Time Trains.

A Crane and a Test Train, Dunbridge, 17th December 2020

 

59003 passes with 6V40 14:05 Eastleigh - Westbury.


DRK81612, the Colas Kirow 125 tonne crane, built in 2005.

67023 Stella 1X23 15:15 Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Salisbury. The test train was formed 9481 + 72639 + 977974 + 6263. The first three coaches were the formation of one year previously, all four worked to Fawley on 22nd April this year.

67027 Charlotte on the rear.

Dunbridge, on a rainier day, 15th December 2020

 
59202 Alan Meddows Taylor MD Mendip Rail Limited 7V16 11:55 Fareham-Whatley,the same O&K set as on the previous day.

DR98972 leads 06:15 Totton Yard - Totton Yard. Is this the last week for RHTT?

66619 Derek W. Johnson MBE returning with 7V62 1321 Up Yard - Whatley.

Coupling and single pipe air brake arrangement of KEA wagon VTG 3178 in 7V62.

66537 with a moderately loaded 4M65 13:46 Maritime - Lawley Street.

66504 in the rain with 6V09 13:41 Chichester - Merehead.

30 minutes at Romsey, 14th December 2020

 
70808 operated as VSTP 0C01 11:41 Eastleigh East Yard to Doncaster C.H.S., although this was cancelled from Kingsbury, to proceed to Bescot.

66601 The Hope Valley approaches a red signal with 7V16 11:56 Fareham - Whatley.


A closer view of the locomotive, last pictured on these pages in August 2014, since when it has received cab refurbishments.

Orenstein & Koppell constructed JYA wagon OK 3306.

Detail of the coupler and two pipe air brake arrangement.

7th - 12th December 2020

 
66606 was still the regular on 7V16 1156 Fareham - Whatley, Monday 7th, but 66601 took over from Tuesday.

JYA wagon OK 3306.

66726 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY and 66721 Harry Beck with the SITT train at Totton, 12th December. Images by Ian Knight.

Monday 7th December: 47749 on Eastleigh Works one
Tuesday 8th December: 57312 + 319011 5Q86 08:38 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two three four five

Wednesday 9th December: 57312 5M57 08:32 Eastleigh -Derby one two three; 66590 + 66955 + 66620 + 4 FLA wagons 4Z47 11:20 East Usk - Reading - Maritime one two; 43046 + 43055 5Z44 1553 Eastleigh - Crewe (including 40802 as a kitchen car) one two three four five

Thursday 10th December:
Friday 11th December:

Saturday 12th December:

Eastleigh Works: 10Nov - 11Nov - 12Nov - 17Nov - 18Nov - 19Nov - 23Nov - 24Nov

Congestion problems at UK ports stacking up as rising imports drive delays - monitor at DP World

Ports gridlocked and retailers struggling as Brexit deadline looms

South Western Railway scraps its onboard catering

Blue Pullman on Saturday 12th

Dunbridge, 8th December 2020

 
The RHTT turn was still running, this is DR98970 with 06:15 Totton Yard - Totton Yard.

66564 pulling 7V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The consist included the same two KEAs as last week.


70020 workng 4M65 13:46 Maritime - Lawley Street.

KTA wagon GERS 97760 in the consist.

59003 with DIT 66074 running as 0V41 14:48 Eastleigh - Westbury.

Immediately following, and earlier running off-route through Southampton, was 59201 with 7V09 13:41 Chichester-Merehead.