25th - 30th July 2011

4492 Dominion of New Zealand (60019) passing Redbridge with the down 'Dorset Coast Express', 26th July. Image by Andy Worrall.

Monday 25th July: 73212 + 3417 5Y66 12:36 Tonbridge - Bournemouth, 31465 3Q01 23:.21 Selhurst  - Eastleigh - Bournemouth - Eastleigh
Tuesday 26th July: 4492 (60019) + 37516 T+T 1Z92 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth 1 2, 1Z95 16:35 Weymouth - Southampton - Laverstock - Waterloo 1 2 3 4, 31465 3Q02 22:56 Eastleigh - Brockenhurst - Selhurst, 73138 + 73107 T+T 1Q40 13:00 Grove Park - Eastleigh
Wednesday 27th July: 73138 + 73107 T+T 07:48 Eastleigh - Weymouth - Hamworthy - Eastleigh
Thursday 28th July: 31465 3Q08 03:34 Basingstoke - Wimbledon - Eastleigh, 3Q15 22:31 Eastleigh - Eastbourne - Eastleigh, 73138 + 73107 T+T 1Q44 04:15 Eastleigh - St Denys - Romsey - Fareham - Eastleigh - Southampton UGL - Selhurst, 57009 0Z80 09:00 Norwich - Eastleigh, 57009 + 47712 0Z81 15:55 Eastleigh - Gresty Bridge, 70000 5Z98 23:10 Salisbury - Eastleigh (loco + support coach)
Friday 29th July: 67020 + 67029 T+T 5Z88 12:00 Chichester - Eastleigh, 5Z89 17:05 Eastleigh - Chichester
Saturday 30th July: 67020 + 67028 5Z41 04:16 Eastleigh - Victoria, 5Z44 23:10 Victoria - Eastleigh


66303 seen on several Freightliner workings, 66305 only northbound on 25th. Both reported for return to DRS shortly.

Dorset Coast Express - 19th and 26th July 2011

Images by Ian Knight

 70000 Britannia passes Redbridge with the down working, 19th July

 34067 Tangmere returns past Redbridge, 19th July. Interesting umber and cream Pullman in formation.

 4492 Dominion of New Zealand (60019 Bittern) passes St Denys, 26th July

4492 returns past Test Lane - again can see that umber and cream Pullman Second.

18th - 23rd July 2011

 66849 (formerly 66576) outside Eastleigh Works, 18th July. Image by Ian Knight.

67020 passing Redbridge with VSOE ECS, 22nd July. Image by Ian Knight.

Saturday 16th July: 47832 + 47712 returned with 1Z35 16:15 Carlisle - Eastleigh, although 47712 is reported to have failed in the Oxford area. 47832 reported into Eastleigh Works for Northern Belle scheme repaint, and 47712 in works yard.

Sunday 17th July: 67019 + 67028 5Z52 22:55 Victoria - Eastleigh
Monday 18th July: 66544 reinstated to Freightliner usage following repair at Eastleigh depot (ran as 0Z66  from Eastleigh - Maritime on 16th July)
Tuesday 19th July: 70000 1Z94 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 , 34067 1Z95 16:35 Weymouth - Waterloo (banked to Wareham by 70000) 1 2 3, 47501 + 47818 0Z19 09:50 Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh, T+T 5Z56 16:14 Eastleigh - Western Docks

Wednesday 20th July: 47818 + 47501 T+T 1Z56 10:45 Western Docks - Glasgow 1 2

Thursday 21st July: 37423 + 975025 2Z02 09:30 Waterloo - Southampton - Salisbury - Exeter, 66731 + 508211 + 508208 5O08 10:00 Donnington - Eastleigh

Friday 22nd July: 67020 + 67011 T+T 5Z92 07:00 Stewarts Lane - Bournemouth, 1Z92 11:32 Bournemouth - Basingstoke, 1Z93  13:13 Basingstoke - Laverstock - Bournemouth, 5Z94 15:38 Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 1Z94 18:55 Eastleigh - Victoria, 66731 5Z44 07:26 Eastleigh - Acton, 67028 + 67019 5Z45 05:16 Eastleigh - Victoria, 1Z45 08:45 Victoria - Eastleigh, 1Z46 15:56 Eastleigh - Fareham - Victoria, 5Z46 19:16 Victoria - Eastleigh

Saturday 23rd July:

66303 and 66305 seen on various Freightliner workings

"4492 Dominion of New Zealand" due on Dorset Coast Express on Tuesday.

35028 with the "Blackmore Vale Express" - 16th July 2011

 35028 Clan Line eases into Romsey with 1Z97 16:44 Yeovil Jct to Waterloo

 Enthusiasts have gathered to photograph its passing

12 minutes later passing Redbridge. Image by Ian Knight.

 One hour and 26 minutes later, now running late, approaching Shawford

Shawford

4th - 16th July 2011

66304 at Maritime, 3rd July. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 4th July: 66304 4M55 Maritime - Lawley St

Tuesday 5th July: 34067 + 37516 T+T 1Z94 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth, 1Z95 16:35 Weymouth - Southampton - Redbridge - Salisbury - Waterloo, 66137 + (DIT) 56059 + 56095 6V27 Eastleigh -Hinksey 1 2 3 4 (and onward to Bescot,  from where 56059 was moved to Stockton 13Jul for breaking up)

Wednesday 6th July: 47818 + 47790 5Z53 08:15 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh, 5Z54 16:14 Eastleigh - Western Docks

Thursday 7th July: 47790 + 47818 1Z54 10:45 Western Docks - Glasgow Central 1 2 3

Friday 8th July: 47790 + 37608 1Z55 05:45 Glasgow Central - Western Docks 1 2, 5Z55 15:53 Western Docks - Eastleigh

Saturday 9th July: 34067 1Z67 07:55 Waterloo - Weymouth, 37608 + 47790 0Z30 09:25 Eastleigh - Crewe 1 2

Monday 11th July:

Tuesday 12th July: 34067 1Z94 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth, 70000 16:35 Weymouth - Waterloo

Wednesday 13th July:

Thursday 14th July:

Friday 15th July: 67029 + 67011 T+T 5Z87 00:54 Eastleigh - Wolverhampton, 47832 + 47712 0Z47 10:50 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh, 37516 + 37685 1Z73 20:07 Paddington - Lymington Pier, 1Z74 23:45 Lymington Pier - Euston

Saturday 16th July: 47712 + 47832 1Z33 05:54 Eastleigh - Carlisle, 1Z35 16:15 Carlisle - Eastleigh, 67029 5Z95 05:00 Eastleigh - Waterloo, 35028 16:44 Yeovil - Salisbury - Southampton - Waterloo

DRS 66305 has made several workings for Freightliner during the period under review 1 2 3

"Cruise Saver Express" - 7th July 2011

Images by Ian Knight

 47790 Galloway Princess between Millbrook and Southampton Central with 1Z54 10:45 Western Docks - Glasgow Central

 More detail of 47790 in 'Northern Belle' scheme

 47818 on the rear of the formation

47790 opens up going past Mount Pleasant sidings - recently seen to be in use by Freightliner for weekend storage of flats

The Travels of 'Tangmere' - 5th - 12th July 2011

Images by Ian Knight

 Passing Test Lane, 'Dorset Coast Express' 1Z95 16:35 Weymouth - Waterloo, 5th July

 Soon after Totton Station, 'Cathedrals Express', 1Z67 07:55 Waterloo - Weymouth, 9th July (44th anniversary of end of SR steam)

Leaving Southampton Central, 'Dorset Coast Express', 1Z94 08:45 Victoria - Weymouth, 12th July