Swanage Railway Diesel Gala, 9th May 2025 (part 1)

Images from the camera of Ian Knight.

37706 approaching Norden.

20066 at Swanage, now on the railway for the summer season.


50008 Thunderer in repose at Swanage.

33012 Lt Jenny Lewis RN arriving at Swanage.

69007 Richard Trevithick finally made it to the ball! Seen departing Swanage.

57314 and coach movements, Salisbury, 26th April 2025

57314 Conwy Castle 5Z92 12:50 Salisbury - East Yard - Salisbury

57314 in platform 4, while 35028 and support coach were being uncoupled. Formerly 47372, delivered as D1891 from Brush, Loughborough in August 1965.

57314 hauls the empty stock to the East Yard.


Mk2f FO 3352 (BREL Derby, Lot 30859 1973) was once part of the FM Rail Blue Pullman rake.


Mk2d 6724 (BREL Derby, Lot 30822, 1971) is a  Restaurant Miniature Buffet First, converted from TSO 5721, TSOT later 6665 and further converted for First GWR.

Mk2f BSO 9539 (BREL Derby, Lot 30861, 1974) was in the Riviera fleet until 2024, and spent a period on lease for the ScotRail Fife Circle workings until 2019.

57314 later propelled the rake back into platform 4.

5th - 10th May 2025

 

69005 Eastleigh received recent attention to window surrounds at Eastleigh Works, all now having black borders. Running through Lee with 6O41 from Westbury, 5th May, a turn which it worked through the week. Image by Roger Homan.

 

50008 Thunderer + 3417 Gordon Pettit run through St Denys, on the way to Swanage, 6th May. Image by Ian Knight.

37706 + 20066 + 45108 pass Redbridge, bound for Swanage, 6th May. Short clip by Ian Knight.


50008 returning to Princes Risborough to collect 47715, Totton, 7th May. Image by Ian Knight.


73128 Kent & East Sussex Railway + 69007 Richard Trevithick make their way to Swaange, passing Totton, 7th May. Two images by Ian Knight.

Sunday 4th May: 56090 6C01 0105 Eastleigh - Basingstoke, 6C01 16:30 Farnborough - Havant -  Eastleigh one two
Monday 5th May:
Tuesday 6th May: 50008 + 3417 5W50 14:10 Strawberry Hill - Swanage (47715 was failed before departure from Chinnor) one two three four five six seven eight; 37706 + 20066 + 45108 0Z20 14:49 Barrow Hill - Swanage one two three four five; 66718 + 69013 + 66783 6E15 21:11 Eastleigh - Scunthorpe Trent one two;  69008 0Z90 21:52 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh; 37099 + 37254 3Q01 23:34 Woking - Eastleigh
Wednesday 7th May: 69008 (+ 701052) 5Q75 0921 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two; 73128 + 69007 0Z69 14:43 Eastleigh -Swanage one two three four five six seven eight; 50008 0P50 1310 Swanage - Princes R'boro one, 50008 + 47715 0W50 19:05 Princes R'boro - Swanage one two three four; 37099 + 37254 3Q02 21:40 Eastleigh - Weymouth - St Denys - Fratton - St Denys - Eastleigh one (earlier at Eastleigh one two)
Thursday 8th May: 56090 0Z56 12:00 Eastleigh - Swanage one two; 69008 0O45 10:30 Long Marston -Eastleigh; 37099 + 37254 3Q04 21:37 Eastleigh - Southampton - Totton - Reading
Friday 9th May: 69008 (+ 701060) 5Q75 09:21 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two three
Saturday 10th May:

Eastleigh Works: 15Apr - 16Apr - 17Apr - 23Apr - 24Apr - 25Apr

LNER Azumas in Fife, December 2024

Murky skies or long shadows as the Solstice passed. 

800107 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen, passing Aberdour, 19th December.

Decorated with poppies and THANK YOU, 800111 1E15 09:50 Aberdeen - Kings Cross, Aberdour, 19th December 2024.

First of class, and effectively 10 years old, 800101 with  1W11 10:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen, Dalgety, 20th December.

800110 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen, at Dalgety, 23rd December.

800108 1E15 0952 Aberdeen - Kings Cross, Aberdour, 24th December.

800102 1E15 09:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross, passing through Dalgety Bay, 27th December.

A wave from the driver of 800102 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross, running slowly behind a late stopping train, Aberdour 30th December. The LNER drivers on these turns are based in Newcastle.

NMT at Romsey, 1st May 2025

43013 (+ 977994 +  975984 + 977993 + 975814 + 977984) + 43062
1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury

43013 Mark Carne CBE leads in from Dunbridge.


Running through the platform.



975984 Lecture Coach (formerly  Laboratory 15 "Argus" and later "Test Car 4", 10000 & 40000, originally prototype HST catering vehicle).

43062 John Armitt on the rear.

'English Riviera Express', 2nd and 3rd May 2025

 

47810 D1924 1Z82 06:34 Poole - Kingswear, passing Crampmoor, 3rd May.

A bit further on, on the other side of the oak tree. D1924 was new to traffic from Brush, Loughborough, in December 1965.

FO 3045 (Lot 30091, Doncaster, 1954). The excursion was fully booked.

57311 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers on the rear of the train. 57311 was new as D1611 on 18th August 1964 from BR Crewe Works.

Empty stock to Eastleigh, Friday 2nd May

57311 approaching Eastleigh with 5Z81 08:15 Crewe - Eastleigh. Image by Roger Homan.

47810 on the rear of the train, going forward into the Works. Image by Roger Homan.

28th April - 3rd May 2025

 

70020 receiving a revision to its recently applied colours, Eastleigh Works, 28th April.

Another view of 69014, Eastleigh, 28th April:

66097 parked at Eastleigh, 28th April.

802018 approaching Eastleigh, 28th April.

Monday 28th April: 802017 5X80 09:41 Eastleigh -Reading; 69016 + 66729 0O69 10:20 Longport - Eastleigh one two three four; 802018 5X81 15:17 Reading - Eastleigh one; 69013 outshopped at Eastleigh Works one two - it does not appear to have moved off the Works through the week; 56090 6Z08 19:09 Oxwellmains - Eastleigh one two three
Tuesday 29th April: 47739 0Z90 21:52 Wimbledon Park - Eastleigh
Wednesday 30th April: 47739 (+ 701519 + 701509) 5Q75 09:21 Eastleigh - Long Marston one two three
Thursday 1st May: 43013 + 43062 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Southampton - Salisbury
Friday 2nd May: 57311 + 47810 5Z81 08:15 Crewe - Eastleigh one two three
Saturday 3rd May: 47810 + 57311 3Z82 04:35 Eastleigh - Poole, 1Z82 06:34 Poole - Kingswear, 1Z84 16:35 Kingswear - Poole, 5Z84 23:15 Poole - Eastleigh Flickr for the day; 50008 (+ 10612) 5V50 10:07 Eastleigh - Reading, 50008 (+ 10594) 5O50 14:15 Reading - Eastleigh Flickr for the day

Class 701 yet again delayed: SWR - Rail Advent - Daily Telegraph

Derailment of the gypsum working at Mountfield.