Royal Scotsman, Dalgety Bay, 27th May 2022

 

The final move of a Classic 'Royal Scotsman' tour. 66746 passes with 1H84 08:00 Dundee - Edinburgh.


43135 (+ 43130) 1L68 08:04 Perth - Edinburgh stopping train, which goes on to form 1H13 10:32 Edinburgh - Inverness.

30th May - 4th June 2022

 

66553 reversing at Romsey,3rd June, on what appeared to be a diver trainer working 0W45(?) 08:45 Chichester - Romsey - Chichester.

Monday 30th May: 47739 0O69 07:32 Doncaster - Eastleigh one two three, 47739 + 47749 DIT 0O70 14:15 Eastleigh - Leicester one two three four five six seven; 769937 + 769944 5Qxx 13:39 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two
Tuesday 31st May:
Wednesday 1st June: 66734 came out of the Works
Thursday 2nd June: 43290 + 43299 1X23 1513½ Salisbury - Southampton UGL - Eastleigh -Salisbury (Redbridge - Romsey blocked by signalling issue); 66734 0V30 18:12 Eastleigh - Westbury one two (rather than booked 0V34 on Friday)
Friday 3rd June: 
Saturday 4th June:

59003 is back outside again at Eastleigh Works, still apparently pending repair. 59205 remains within the Works.

66720, which ran in the rainbow scheme since 2011, has entered Eastleigh Works for paint.

Steam Dreams and 61306 Mayflower acquired by Crewe based Locomotive Services Group

701014 appears to currently be the only active Class 701 unit.

Colourful MFA wagon 391034, noted at Eastleigh in 2018, was sent to EMR Attercliffe for scrap on Wednesday 1st.

Is there no future for locomotives with numbers?

ScotRail have a tender out to replace Class 156, 318 and 320 units, and to electrify in Fife, where it could be completed by 2025.

Dalgety Bay and Aberdour, 23rd May 2022

 

About to run under the Hillend Road bridge, is the 'Royal Scotsman', on a Classic Tour headed to Keith.

Once again, 66746 is in charge, 1H79 13:45 Edinburgh - Keith Branch Platform Gbrf approaches Dalgety Bay station.

43036 (+ 43149) 1A91 17:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, running a few minutes late at Aberdour.

43129 1L25 1750 Edinburgh - Dundee, stopping at Aberdour.

ScotRail introduced a new timetable on 16th May, but it only lasted a week until replaced with a temporary timetable, because of an ongoing industrial relations situation. This culls most trains out of cities after 20:00, and is causing concern in the entertainment, arts and culture segment.

The temporary timetable has placed a HST onto a stopping train to Dundee, and its return, last week worked by a 158. The new diagram is:

1T18 0738 Aberdeen Glasgow QS
1A41 1141 Glasgow QS Aberdeen
1B88 1442 Aberdeen Edinburgh
1L25 1750 Edinburgh Dundee
1L30 1953 Dundee Edinburgh
5L30 2215 Edinburgh Haymarket

I went out to see what I think was the first booked stop of a Dundee bound HST at Aberdour (I later discovered a Perth - Edinburgh stopper, also worked by a HST).

The set was HA11 40611 + 42267 + 42325 + 42301 + 42023, with 42301 illustrated.

The TGFB was.40611.

Power car 43151 on the rear.

800104 1W20 14:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen.

Aberdour, 20th May 2022

 
43145 (+ 43132) 1A79 09:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen.


800102 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.


220028 1V60 08:20 Aberdeen - Plymouth.


800101 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen.


43026 (+ 43136) 1B74 09:04 Aberdeen - Edinburgh.


43036 (+ 43149) 1A81 11:30 Edinburgh - Aberdeen

800111 1E15 09:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross.

Burntisland, 20th May 2022

 

66746 between Kinghorn and Burntisland, while operating the final leg of a 'Highland' tour of the Royal Scotsman, 1H91 08:00 Dundee - Edinburgh.

Crossing the Links at Burntisland.

43149 (+ 43036) 1B70 04:56 Inverness - Aberdeen - Edinburgh.

66734 'Platinum Jubilee', Eastleigh, 1st June 2022

Rolled out from the paintshop at Arlington, Eastleigh this afternoon. Not just a celebration of the UK Royal event, but also the 100th Class 66 for GBRf.

GBRf on Twitter - From other photographers

Almost ready to move at the Works.

Moving from the Works to the yard areas.

Stabled next to the station.

Various details of the new paintwork.

The sun eventually came out.

20 minutes at Aberdour, 18th May 2022

The new timetable has commenced, and the ScotRail services and train numbers are all changed.

43179 (+ 43131) 1A77 08:30 Edinburgh -Aberdeen.

66746 with the final leg of a Royal Scotsman Classic tour,1H84 08:00 Dundee - Edinburgh.

Observation Car 99965 on the rear.

43012 (+ 43169) 43012 1B70 04:56 Inverness - Aberdeen - Edinburgh.