7th - 12th October 2024

 

66758 The Pavior 6V41 14:50 Westbury - Eastleigh, passing Romsey, 11th October.

70007 4O57 1329 Wentloog - Maritime, also passing Romsey, on the same day.

Monday 7th October: [57305 (+ 458503) 5Q95 19:01 Woking - Widnes]
Tuesday 8th October:
Wednesday 9th October:
Thursday 10th October:
Friday 11th October: 70811 + 56094 0Z69 12:13 Westbury - Eastleigh, 70811 + 56094 + 56049 0Z01 14:32 Eastleigh - Hoo one two
Saturday 12th October: 20007 + 20205 0V20 10:18 Eastleigh - Reading one, 20007 (+ GWR Mk3 12142 ) + 20205 5O20 14:08 Reading - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day; 47805 + 47810 1Z93 0542 Crewe - Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour one two three, 1Z94 16:19 Portsmouth Harbour - Eastleigh - Crewe

70008 is the next to be sent for orange repaint at Loughborough.

"GB Railfreight’s Intermodal Team moved a record number of containers in July 2024, which was broken again in August AND AGAIN in September!"

"Knorr-Bremse, under the Merak-HVAC brand, has secured a contract to overhaul the HVAC systems for Great Western Railway (GWR)’s Class 165/1 fleet."

Around Eastleigh, 4th October 2024

 

701035 at the T&RSMD.

70002 4O14 06:39 Basford Hall Yard (Fl) - Southampton M.C.T.

66750 + 70814 DIT 0O41 10:14 Westbury Down T.C. - Eastleigh East Yard.

66117 4O43 04:28 Wakefield Europort - Soton W Docks Berth 109.

66148 Maritime Intermodal Seven 4O39 09:43 Morris Cowley M.A.T. - Southampton Eastern Docks.

701504 + 701504 were delivered 4 days previously, working 5Q51 11:14 London Waterloo - Staines Up Loop.

59203 6V62 13:21 Southampton Up Yard (Fl) - Westbury Tarmac.

70005 4O90 06:04 Leeds F.L.T. - Southampton M.C.T.

Millbrook, 3rd October 2024

A selection of freight workings, beyond the first movement of gypsum by Freightliner.

66720 Wascosa 4M46 14:21 Western Docks - Trafford Park.


70002 4M99 14:57 Maritime - Basford Hall.


66750 + 70814 DIT 6V41 14:50 Eastleigh - Westbury. Both returned in 0O41 the next day.

66117 4E68 15:48 Western Docks - Wakefield.

70010 4O49 09:32 Basford Hall - Maritime.

30th September - 5th October 2024

 

DR 98972 on leaf fall duty 3S80 08:00 Totton Yard - Effingham Jn, passing Romsey, 30th September.


66548 0O69 11:10 Westbury - Maritime - Eastleigh, passing Romsey 30th September 2024.


802107 running through platform 3 at Eastleigh, 4th October.

Monday 30th September: 69008 (+ 701504 + 701503) 5Q39 09:08 Derby Litchurch Lane - Eastleigh one two three four five, 69008 0M30 17:09 Eastleigh - Leicester Flickr for the day; 800108 5X02 13:46 Acton - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 1st October: 57310 +458406) 5X64 12:18 Wembley - Southampton one two, 5Q64 16:03 Southampton - Bournemouth, 57310 (+ 458503) 5Z66 20:08 Bournemouth - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Wednesday 2nd October: 57310 (+ 458503) 5Q95 17:48 Eastleigh - Woking - Widnes one two three four (failed at Woking with brake issues, 57310 onward to Wembley, 57305 attended on 3rd at Woking, but still there on 5th)
Thursday 3rd October: 802008 5X81 10:19 Eastleigh - Reading one; 20007 + 20205 0O20 17:07 Bristol Barton Hill - Eastleigh T&RSMD (for exams, are inside the shed)
Friday 4th October: 802107 5X83 12:12 Reading - Eastleigh; 56078 0Z43 12:42 Westbury - Eastleigh
Saturday 5th October: 56078 0Z98 12:30 Eastleigh - Westbury - was back at Westbury on Saturday

70020 is in Freightliner orange and black, outshopped at Loughborough: one two three four five six "Keep your eyes peeled for further updates as this is not quite the finished product..."

Yeoman JHA hopper wagons for scrap: 32 of the JHA wagons, about one third of the fleet. were sent away from Merehead on Monday 30th, initially to Basford Hall. Some in the list were still in service in the preceding fortnight. There were 4 outer wagons, a fifth of the fleet. The 30 recently stored new HOA wagons are now in traffic. Flickr for the day.

In the scrap working: OK 19316 (outer wagon) Westbury, 16th February 2018.

In the scrap working: OK 19356 Romsey, 4th May 2018.

In the scrap working: OK 19375,  seen here in traffic at Westbury as recently as 19th September. 19355 and 19381 were both also in this train, and the scrap working.

Engineering Work at Southampton this weekend, but a shortage of replacement buses.

DP World doubles rail links with new London Gateway-Southampton service 
Tue: 4L30 16:31 Southampton M.C.T. - London Gateway Frghtliner
Wed: 4O25 03:05 London Gateway Frghtliner - Southampton M.C.T.

Eastleigh Railway Institute has been sold to Junction Church, and will remain available for community use. A centenary history. 

Freightliner Take Over the Gypsum Traffic, Millbrook, 3rd October 2024

66508 brought 19 JNA-T wagons down overnight, starting on 2nd October: 4O88 19:50 York Holgate Siding (Flhh) - Millbrook Hants..F.L.T.

The wagons are leased from Ermewa, and all have painted out 'GBRf' markings. I believe that they were working in East West Rail infrastructure trains..

On the afternoon of 3rd October, 66508 worked 17 wagons from Millbrook to Western Docks. The train worked as 4Z88 14:33 Millbrook Hants..F.L.T. - Southampton W.Docks Flhh, but changed route, away from Maritime, to run through Southampton Central to then run-round at Up Yard  and then back to enter Western Docks.

66508  subsequently reported working 6Y83 18:19 Southampton W.Docks Flhh - Tonbridge West Yard.

19 JNA-T wagons, leased from Ermewa, in Millbrook Yard. The train was formed from the 17 closer wagons.

66508 City of Doncaster arrived from Maritime.


66508 draws forward with 4Z88.


Then waits for a signal to leave Millbrook Yard.

Onto the main line, and a long pause alongside Up Loop before working to Up Yard.

JNA-T wagon 81.70.5500.574-5 marked for Ermewa, but with fresh paint on 4 panels where 'GBRf' has been painted over.


After 90 minutes, and the run-round, 66508 brings the rake back, to enter Western Docks.

81.70.5500.525-7 was then the rear JNA wagon, again showing the fresh paint on four panels.

Usual and Unusual at Redbridge, 1st October 2024

 

70814 0Z30 12:37 Marchwood - Eastleigh, after working YEA CWR wagons as 6Z30 10:11 Eastleigh - Marchwood, it would seem for storage. First Colas 70 on the Marchwood line? [70814 returned to collect another set of wagons on Thur 3rd.]

The first time I have seen the Redbridge crossover in use, apart from engineering workings. DR 98920 3S82 06:07 Totton - Totton arrived from the Test Valley line, and proceeded to Totton after this change of direction.

70004 had worked in with 4O49 09:32 Basford Hall - Maritime, and shunted forward towards Redbridge.

66750 on 6V41 14:50 Eastleigh East Yard - Westbury Down T.C., with two Osprey YKA wagons leading.

57310 delivers 458406 to Bournemouth, Redbridge, 1st October 2024

57310 + 64707 + 458406 + 64664

5X64 12:18 Wembley Receptions 1-7 - Southampton Central
5Q64 16:03 Southampton Central - Bournemouth T&RSMD

Running into Redbridge platforms.

57310 was rebuilt from 47831, which was new as D1618 on 5th September 1964.

This was the fiirst visit of 57310 to this area for GBRf, and the first in the current livery.

458406 was converted from 458506, sent to Widnes on 13th - 14th August.