Keighley & Worth Valley - 28th May 2011

80002 approaches Ingrow West from Keighley

Seen at Oxenhope 56311 stayed over from the recent diesel gala and is booked to leave for GCR(N) on 31st May

Prototype EE 500hp D0226 at Haworth

79964 receives maintenance at Ingrow, with Bulleid S1469 at the completion of overhaul on the left.

Hudswell Clarke D2511 at Haworth

Class 108 M50928 is prepared for the first working of the day from Oxenhope.

80002 approaches Oakworth

80002 is seen at Oakworth after the last passenger arrival from Keighley

47s at Crewe and Cheddleton - 29th May 2011

47747, 47848, 47769, 47853, 47843, 67022 at Crewe on the morning of 29th May. The row on the left appears to be unmoved for a month or more. 

47524 in restoration at Cheddleton, Churnet Valley Railway

West Yorkshire Class 333s

The first of a sequence of pictures from a road trip. Sixteen West Yorkshire Class 333 were built in 2001by CAF with Siemens equipment, with additional cars added in 2002-3. These operate on lines from Leeds to Bradford Forster Square, Ilkley and Skipton.

 333005 arrives at Shipley with a Leeds - Bradford train, 26th May

333005 is seen again, this time at Ilkley on 27th May. The lines on the left were always terminal platforms, the car park on the right were the through platforms to the Yorkshire Dales. Compare with this 1956 picture from the collection of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway.

Class 333

DRS stock moves, Eastleigh, 22nd May 2011

 47712 Pride of Carlisle + 47501 Craftsman arrive with 5Z20 09:30 Crewe - Eastleigh. Newly overhauled stock for DBS (Riviera) charter operations.

 47501 leads out of the carriage sidings with the Cruise Saver stock as 5Z51 Eastleigh - Eastern Docks

 47501 waits for the off from the depot and carriage sidings area. The driver has already made the signalpost phone call. 47501 was new 29th June 1966 as D1944.

 47712 is under power leaving Eastleigh

A closer view of 47712, new 1st August 1966 as D1948 and later named Lady Diana Spencer. Both locomotives were likely in build together at Brush.

Update on the Ashfield bridge on the A27

Romsey Advertiser:

Bridge work will close off main route into town

- link

- the councillor's comments are inappropriate, the planning stage was gone through earlier in the year, and was covered in the press at that time.

- "It is important that the food, clothing, electronics and other consumer goods which arrive in Southampton in containers can make their onward journeys by rail at all times to stock shops around the country,” 

- yes, but these goods are imported, and while a good idea for Freightliner and the Port of Southampton, not such a good one for the economy, although some outbound containers will contain exports.

- and no coverage of what is to happen for the ordinary commuter - extra coaches on  the Romsey - Southampton routes, free parking at Romsey station for the duration?

Eastleigh, 22nd May 2011

 Former Freightliner 66575 + 66576 (de-named Hamburg Sud Advantage) + 66577 in store at Eastleigh Works

 67025 returns to Eastleigh with 5Z98 Wembley - Eastleigh, mainly former Anglia stock

67029 Royal Diamond on the rear

16th - 21st May 2011

 37516 leads the return Swanage convoy at Millbrook, 17th May. 37503 + D9009 (55009) + 56301 + D1062. Image by Ian Knight.

 GBRf hire-in DRS 66432 Millbrook 17th May. Image by Ian Knight.

 Hire-in to Freightliner DRS (former Fastline) 66301 Millbrook 21st May. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 16th May: 66429 4O09 10:17 Trafford Park - Maritime 

Tuesday 17th May: 67005 5Z28 00:53 Eastleigh - Sheffield, 66429 4M19 00:58 Maritime - Daventry, 66429 4O50 20:15 Daventry - Maritime, 37516 0Z56 05:00 Southall - Swanage, 37516 + 37503 + D9009 (55009) + 56301 + D1062 0Z57 09:15 Swanage - Kidderminster 1 2 3 4, 66432 4Y19 12:15 Mountfield - Western.Docks, 4Y81 Western Docks  - Tonbridge 1 2

Wednesday 18th May: 66429 4M95 03:48 Maritime - Trafford Park, 67005 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh

Thursday 19th May:

Friday 20th May: 73212 / 66578 / 73213 0Y68 09:30 Eastleigh - Tonbridge (66578 first move for GBRf), 67029 + 67025 5Z96 11:24 Eastleigh - Paddington

Saturday 21st May: 59002 + 59004 + 59005 + 59206 0N21- 09:10 Westbury - Eastleigh, 66303 4O02 11:11 Lawley St - Maritime 1 2

The excellent Carl Watson Eastleigh Works coverage has resumed. There is also an interesting Eastleigh Works Blog.