GBRf at Eastleigh, 12th July 2021

 

66713 Forest City arriving with 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh.

OCA wagon 112260 (BREL Shildon 1981-82) on the rear.
    

66766 passing through platform 1 with 4M19 11:50 Western Docks - East Midlands Gateway.

66703 Doncaster PSB 1981-2002 passing with MoD train 6M47 12:18 Marchwood - Kineton, which ran via Chandlers Ford.

Miscellany at Eastleigh, 12th July 2021

 

RSS 08511, which left Eastleigh on 5th March, for repairs, resumed shunting following a return about 14th April.

Class 455/7 5731 was running empty stock from Wimbledon - Bournemouth. Three of the coaches were delivered in October 1984.

TS Coach 71555 was originally delivered in May 1980 in 508030, the remainder of which became 508130 in September 1984, soon coming to its end of service on Merseyside.

Test Train at Eastleigh, 12th July 2021

The monthly test train worked back from Tonbridge on Saturday - Sunday, and was stabled in the yard through Monday daytime.

73965 and 73961 Alison at each end of the test train formation.

73965.


977969 Staff and Generator coach

999550 High Speed Track Recording Train coach.

1256 Plain Line Pattern Recognition vehicle "PLPR3"


6261 Generator van

Freightliner at Eastleigh, 12th July 2021

 

66551 departs with 4O14 05:34 Basford Hall - Maritime.

59201 approaches with 7V16 1155 Fareham - Whatley. The third wagon was VTG 3213, a KEA.


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

66513 approaching  with 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park.

Eastleigh Works, 12th July 2021

 

57303 Pride of Carlisle was moved to outside the Works, and was later pushed inside by 08507. It is expected to acquire the bogies from 57311.

By the afternoon, 317722 had been shunted, with TS 71598 in the scrapping area, and DTC 77069 closer to the camera.

MS 62682, from 317722,with its ac traction package, had been extracted, and was away from the scrap line.

769943 in storage at the Works.    

701031 ran into the Works in the morning.

Debut of the Staycation Express, Eastleigh, 12th July 2021

The repainted 'Staycation Express' formation left Eastleigh Works on Monday afternoon, heading for Crewe, running as 5Z64 13:37 Eastleigh Arlington to Crewe HS, which departed to time. Rail Charter Services released some pictures taken just beforehand. There will be a preview on the Settle & Carlisle on Thursday, then the summer service will start on Monday 19th.

43058 leads the 5 coach formation out of the Works.

Detail of 43058, which was delivered from BREL Crewe in July 1977, and originally ran in East Coast set 254002, along with 43059, which is once again its pair. I saw the set when new, with these same power cars, at the Edinburgh Rail Festival on 24th September 1977.

TGS (now TGF?) 44081 was built at BREL Derby to Lot 30949, about 1982. Originally configured into Cross-Country set 253048. Latterly in GWR set LA63.

TF 41166 was built to Lot 30947 in 1980. Originally in Cross-Country set 253050, but this was disbanded quite early, and the coach then ran in 253052. Latterly in GWR set LA64.

TF 41160 was also built in Lot 30947, and ran in Cross-Country 253044. Latterly in GWR set LA61.

TFKB 40804 was originally delivered as TBS 40032 to Lot 30899 at Derby in 1977, and ran in ECML set 254015. Later TRSB 40432 from 1984-8 running in Cross-Country set 253053 and also TRB 40232 in the early 1990s. Finally 40804 from 2003-04, latterly running in GWR set OC31.

TF 41187 was built as TS 42311 to Lot 30969 in 1982, for Cross-Country set 253053. Converted to TF in 2003. Latterly ran in GWR set OC45. 


43059, which was delivered from BREL Crewe in August 1977.

The set proceeded to Crewe, where arrival was a few minutes early.

From other photographers.

Freight at Eastleigh, 10th July 2021

 

66047 Maritime Intermodal Two leaves with 6N05 05:00 Clapham Junction -Westbury Down, following a pause in East Yard.

66006 was on the rear.


66766 passing with 4O46 02:50 Trafford Park - Western Docks.

66703 brought flat wagons up to the East Yard from Western Docks, as a very early 4B46. The locomotive had worked in on 4O19 from East Midlands Gateway.

66513 had arrived from Stoke Gifford on Friday.