'The Dorset Coast Express', 1st September 2022

LMS 'Jubilee' 45596 Bahamas, passing through Eastleigh with 1Z82 08:45 London Victoria - Weymouth

33025 on the rear.


A throng was present on Campbell Road bridge.


A few minutes later, at Totton. Image by Ian Knight.

33025 leading the return 45596 1Z84 16:35 Weymouth - Clapham Junction (- Victoria), through Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

Following the reversal at Southampton, 45596 leads through Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

45596 passing Romsey with the return working.

The rather smoky contribution from 33025, as the train climbed through the Test and Dun Valleys, may have been a prelude to a reported turbocharger related failure at Basingstoke, which led to the termination of the return train at Clapham Junction.

Redbridge, 31st August 2022

 

47828 + 47614 (47853) with 'The Dorset Coast Statesman' 1Z24 06:11 Wolverhampton - Weymouth. 47830 partly seen on the right.


Running through the station.

Onwards to the causeway. Both of these locomotives were active in the latter months of Virgin Cross-Country loco-hauled, which more or less finished on 19th August 2002.

66706 Nene Valley + 66730 Whitemoor (again ....) pass with 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh.

The consist was of four COALFISH wagons, the last was MHA 394643.

Romsey, mid-.afternoon, 30th August 2022

 

66730 Whitemoor (we can't get rid of it!) 6V41 14 48 Eastleigh - Westbury.


Touax owned, leased to GBRf, RLS 92556 is a Standard Wagon built KFA, of 1985,now configured as a SALMON. Similar to 92640 seen on 13th July 2021, and 92558 on 13th October 2020.


DB 996644, originally built by GR Turner in 1957, running as a YWA SALMON.

59205 7V07 13:41 Chichester - Merehead, formed of various JNA and O&K JYA wagons.

Eastleigh in the morning, 27th August 2022

 

70803.

70004 The Coal Industry Society  4O22 00:47 Trafford Park - Maritime.

At the Works, 73962 Dick Mabbutt appears to have been completed for wheelset repairs. It departed to Tonbridge on 29th, along with 73213.

No obvious sign of change for this coach of 800026.

The trailer coaches of 442412.

Stock move for Transport for Wales, Crampmoor, 27th August 2022

37611 (+ 'GC04' 82230 + 11322 + 10301 + 12316 + 12452 + 12210) 5Q79 17:19 Eastleigh - Landore.

37611 Pegasus.


DVT 82230.

Kitchen Buffet Standard 10301.


Open Standard (End) 12210.

'Midland Pullman' at Eastleigh, 27th August 2022

 

43047 5Z44 06:52 Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) -Eastleigh

A closer view of the recently repainted power car, ready for 1Z44 07:01 Eastleigh - Scarborough.


40802 which was converted to a kitchen car at Eastleigh.

TF 41183, which was repainted in 2021, at Eastleigh, as an additional trailer.

43046 Geoff Drury 1930-1999 on the rear.

Intermodals at Millbrook, 25th August 2022

66082 makes an early start with 4E68 16:15 Soton W Docks Berth 109 - Wakefield Europort.

66539 arriving with 4O35 09:31 Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. - Southampton M.C.T.

70011 powers away with 4M99 16:17 Maritime - Basford Hall.

And onwards to the Midlands.