17th - 22nd February 2025

66314 (EMD 20078920-003 / 2008) shunting at Eastleigh, 18th February.

701007 at Eastleigh Works, 18th February. Over 4 years since first delivery and yet to run in traffic.

Monday 17th February: 800110 5X81 16:25 Acton - Eastleigh
Tuesday 18th February: 57303 + 69001 0Y68 09:39 Tonbridge - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day (57303 moved 73964 from Loughborough to Tonbridge on 17th)
Wednesday 19th February: 73961 + 73962 1Q99 12:56 Woking - Laverstock - Romsey - Eastleigh - Marchwood - Eastleigh - Romsey - Laverstock - Woking
Thursday 20th February: 68014 0Z08 06:41 Willesden Brent - Eastleigh one two, 68014 + 57309 0Z09 12:31 Eastleigh - Willesden Brent one two Flickr for the day; 66315 + 69014 6Y42 14:13 Hoo Jn Yard - Eastleigh one two three four
Friday 21st February: 37219 3Q36 00:15 Westbury - Southampton - Bristol Kingsland Road Flickr for the day; 69014 moved into Eastleigh works (for paint?); 802012 5X81 08:49 Eastleigh - Reading one two; 57303 + 801205 5X80 10:40 Eastleigh - Acton Mainline one two
Saturday 22nd February: 50008 0V50 10:07 Eastleigh - Reading, 50008 (+ 10596) 5O50 12:35 Reading - Eastleigh Flickr for the day

34 Mendip hoppers moved for scrap from Whatley - Basford Hall on 21st. 33 JHA and the prototype JFA 17901. This was the final clear out from Whatley of the Amey Roadstone LTF wagons built by Standard Wagon and Procor in 1988 - 1991. Flickr for the day. Some O&K JHAs remain to leave from Merehead, continuing to be recorded in traffic in February.

Colas and GBRF at Eastleigh, 14th February 2025

 

66792 Collaboration, on hire to Colas.

66791, on hire to, and marked for Colas.

66775 HMS Argyll + 66001 0O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh.

While 66791 moves through the yard, 66720 wascosa runs in with the SITT 3Y88 10:25 Totton - Totton


A closer pose from 66720.


66776 Joanne on the rear of the SITT.


70817 parked in the yard, having arrived earlier with 66791 on an empty CWR train, probably 6O24 from Hinksey.

Freightliner at Eastleigh, 14th February 2025

 

66509 Josiah's Wish 4O14 05:08 Garston - Maritime.


70001 PowerHaul 4M61 12:56 Maritime - Trafford Park.


70017 makes a typical restart with 4O90 06:04 Leeds - Maritime.

66525 4M65 13:12 Maritime - Lawley Street.

DB Cargo at Eastleigh, 14th February 2025

 

66775 + 66001, the lowest number Class 66, arriving as 0O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh.

Trains that were using the Down Fast were running very slowly, and others were routed via the Down Slow. 66244, until recently the highest numbered DB Class 66 in the UK, runs through platform 3 with 4O39 09:43 Cowley - Eastern Docks.

66094 with 4O43 05:55 Wakefield Europort - Western Docks. This train operated for one week on a later VAR timing, running just ahead of 4O90 from Leeds.

10th - 15th February 2025

 

66565 4O90 06:04 Leeds - Maritime, departing Eastleigh, 11th February.


66107, stuck since 28th November 2024, and 66710 Phil Packer BRIT, Eastleigh 14th February.

387216 1Y30 12:13 Brighton - Southampton, Eastleigh 14th February.

Monday 10th February: 73961 + 73962 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh (ran 2 hours late)
Tuesday 11th February: 73961 + 73962 1Q52 10:47 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Barnham- Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard  - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Lymington Pier - Eastleigh
Wednesday 12th February: 73961 + 73962 1Q53 12:00 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two three four five, 1Q53 18:05 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh; 47739 (+ 701059) 5Q89 12:34 Long Marston - Eastleigh one two, 5Q90 18:33 Eastleigh - Wimbledon Park, 47739 0O88 21:19 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Thursday 13th February:47739 (+ 701008) 5Q75 09:20 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two Flickr for the day; 73961 + 73962 1Q54 12:55 Eastleigh - Reading (departed 393 minutes late)
Friday 14th February:
Saturday 15th February:

The new orange FEA wagon pairs have entered service in GBRf intermodal workings, although this may be an interim running-in stage.

The 1Q51 test runs had issues on every run this week, all involving late starts.

Grand Union / Alliance Rail Marchwood proposal website.

Southampton Maritime, 9th February 2025

70008 was reported as working southward on Saturday morning, but there were 5 different 70s visible at Maritime on the Sunday.

70014

70001 PowerHaul and 70010.

70001 PoiwerHaul.

70005.

70007 over the exam pit.


08530 in G&W Orange.- new as D3692 from BR Darlington in March 1959, allocated to 34B Hornsey. Air brakes fitted in October 1971 and renumbered 08530 in July 1974.

47805 stock move from Eastleigh Works, 7th February 2025

47805 D1935 Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 (+ 17056 + 3384 + 3229 + 3231 + 41059) 5Z55 09:48 Eastleigh - Crewe.

47805 was repainted while on Eastleigh Works, having arrived on 22nd October. 47593 remains on the Works, and is understood to be next for a repaint. The first  4 coaches were repainted as part of the 2025 refurbishment of 'The Statesman', and appear to also have received attention to the bogies. The Mk3 TF came onto the Works on 23rd September, and has been outside the Works for the past two months.

Ex-works style 47805 running into platform 3. D1935 was new from Brush, Loughborough, on 18th March 1966, allocated to 82A Bristol Bath Road.


Mk2a 17056 was built at BR Derby to Lot 30775 in 1967.

Mk2e FO 3229 SNOWDON was new from BREL Derby to Lot 30843 in 1972.

HST Mk3 TF 41059 BREL Derby,  Lot 30896, 1977.

Onward to Crewe, arriving mid-afternoon.