Eastleigh Works, 10th July 2021

Regrettably, rather a lot of potential interest was obscured by wagons, and of course the dreadful new fence.

A further view of 69002 prior to its departure for Waterloo, and later to Tonbridge.


Mk 2f FO 3325, which is understood to be in the ownership of Riviera.

142056 and the remaining three coaches of 317722.

59003 languished within the works.

69002 departs Eastleigh for naming at Waterloo, 10th July 2021

69002 + 66789 British Rail 1948 - 1997 0Z69 07:53 Eastleigh - Waterloo, where 69002 was named Bob Tiller CM&EE. 

Soon after 7 a.m,, and the pair of Large Logo locomotives were prepared and running at the Works,with nameplates covered on 69002.

Now moving, and proceeding towards platform 2 at the station. 69002 was formerly 56311, originally 56057, completed at Doncaster in March 1979.

A closer view of 69002 as it enters the platform. To me the Class 69 sounds rather like a Class 57.

There followed a short break for a person to board from the platform to take a place in the secondman's seat.


The pair of locomotives ready to proceed.

Away, and heading to Waterloo, where arrival was on time

69002 was operating in multiple with 66789,

A video of the naming ceremony.

There is a rumour that Class 69 may shortly operate on the Mountfield workings.

5th - 10th July 2021

 

66723 Chinook passing Dunbridge as 0O31 17:30 Westbury - Eastleigh, 5th July.

73965 passing Redbridge with the test train, 5th July. Image by Ian Knight.

56081 assists the 73141 and 73201 with 442420, at Redbridge, 5th July. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 5th July: 60163 + 57313 T+T 1Z63 08:45 Victoria - Bournemouth, 5Z64 12:54 Bournemouth - Swanage, 5Z65 16:20 Swanage - Bournemouth 1Z64 17:39 Bournemouth - Millbrook - Laverstock - Victoria Link for the day; 769943 5Q11 11:52 Reading - Eastleigh (for storage) one two three four five six; 56081 (rescue locomotive) + 73141 + 73201 (+ 442420) 5Q85 12:24 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two three four five six seven, 56081 + 73201 (+ 442413 + 442420) + 73141 5Q81 22:00 Bournemouth - Eastleigh (terminated) one; 73961 + 73965 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two three; 66776 + 69002 0O69 11:00 Longport - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven
Tuesday 6th July: 73961 + 73965 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh; 56081 0Z56 1142 Eastleigh - Wembley; 57312 07:15 Wembley - Eastleigh, 57312 + 768001 (319010) 5Q99 12:12 Eastleigh - Wembley one two three four five six seven; 47727 + 701007 5Q10 06:48 Widnes - Eastleigh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven, 47727 0Z47 16:27 Eastleigh - Leicester; 37612 3Q01 23:38 Woking - Eastleigh
Wednesday 7th July: 66713 + 73201 (+ 442413 + 442420) + 73141 5Q81 0529 Eastleigh - Wolverton, 66713 (came off at Eastleigh) + 73141 (+ 442420) + 73201 5Q85 12:24 Wolverton - Bournemouth one two three four five six, 73201 (+ 442414 + 442420) + 73141 5Q81 22:00 Bournemouth - Eastleigh (- Wolverton); 73961 + 73965 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard, 1Q53 18:04 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 37612 3Q03 23:42 Eastleigh - Brighton - Eastleigh
Thursday 8th July: 66776  + 73201 (+ 442414 + 442420) + 73141 5Q81 (22:00 Wed, continued) (Bournemouth -) 05:29½ Eastleigh - Wolverton one two, after which the locos worked to Tonbridge; 73961 + 73965 1Q54 12:46 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one; 37612 3Q40 21:21 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle
Friday 9th July: 57312 + 768001 5Q86 14:13 Daventry - Eastleigh one two three, 57312 0M59 19:30 Eastleigh - Derby; 35015 + 47245 T+T 1Z54 17:40 Weymouth - Waterloo  Flickr for the day; 69002 and 66789 get together at the Works one two three
Saturday 10th July: 69002 + 66789 0Z69 07:53 Eastleigh - Waterloo (for naming of 69002 Bob Tiller CM&EE)  one two Flickr for the day; 73961 + 73965 1Q56 11:04 Tonbridge - Eastleigh (arr Sunday) one   

442413 had returned from Wolverton with ac equipment on 14th December 2020
442414 had returned from Wolverton with ac equipment on 27th November 2020
leaving 442415, 442418 and 442422 for collection from Bournemouth

Freightliner secures government funding for dual-fuel project - hydrogen and biogas capability for a Class 66

Isle of Wight railway £67m extension plans submitted - via the Sandown - Merstone Junction - Blackwater - Newport route, thus not conflicting with the steam railway. Currently a rather good cycle route, part of the Red Squirrel Trail.where most structures are intact, although there is a short deviation at Horringford.

59003 still waylaid, noted on Eastleigh Works, 66723 has worked the Eastleigh - Westbury cycle through the week.

'The End of Southern Steam', Redbridge, 9th July 2021

35018 British India Line + 47245 V.E. Day 75th Anniversary T+T 1Z54 17:40 Weymouth - Victoria. The 54th anniversary of the last day of steam working on BR Southern Region.

Three pictures of 35018 leading on the approach to Redbridge.

47245 on the rear of the train.

Intermodals at Southampton Central, 5th July 2021

An hour or so in the car park at Southampton Central, although attempts for a picture of Tornado were well and truly bowled by the first train pictured below.

66703 Doncaster PSB 1981-2002 4M19 11:50 Western Docks - East Midlands Gateway.

66186 4O44 MO 05:35 Didcot - Western Docks, which has a long layover in Eastleigh East Yard.

70002 passing with 4O18 07:24 Lawley Street - Maritime.

70007 has the power on as it restarts 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park.

Finally, a closer view of the same train.

Snapshots at Up Yard, 5th July 2021

 Whilst wandering from Portswood to Northam.

General view of offloading at Up Yard, the train having arrived as 7O53 04:17 from Whatley.

The motive power was 59001 YEOMAN ENDEAVOUR.

NACO 3951, a JNA wagon built by Marcroft in 2000-01.

OK 3273, a JYA built by Orenstein & Koppel in 1988.

The only KEA wagon visible was VTG 3203, originally built by Procor in 1987-88 for Channel Tunnel construction.

'Tornado' on the Northern Belle, 5th July 2021

60163 Tornado + 57313 Scarborough Castle 
1Z63 08:45 Victoria - Bournemouth (those of us at Southampton Central car park were bowled by a GBRf intermodal)
1Z64 17:39 Bournemouth - Millbrook - Laverstock - Victoria

60163 passing Totton with the down working. Image by Ian Knight.

On the return, approaching Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

Three images of the up train passing Dunbridge.

51A shed code for Darlington.

57313 Scarborough Castle was pushing on the rear of the train.

Images from other photographers.