24th - 29th October 2011

Sunday 23rd October: 47828 + 47802 10:30 1Z65 Eastern Docks - Edinburgh, 47760 5Z74 12:08 Poole - Southall 1 2
Monday 24th October:
Tuesday 25th October:
Wednesday 26th October:
Thursday 27th October:
Friday 28th October:
Saturday 29th October: 67027 + 67030 5Z82 05:33 Eastleigh - Waterloo, 5Z83 22:05 Waterloo -Eastleigh

Eastleigh Works updates and photos

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch, 24th October 2011

A day spent in and around the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch, parking at New Romney. It's a full day, especially if you want to wander around Dungeness.

RHDR website & Wikipedia

RHDR blog (shows daily loco allocations)

Dungeness

4-8-2 No.5 Hercules in Midland Red on the turntable at New Romney at the start of the day

Hercules ready for the off with a 2 coach 09:35 New Romney - Hythe (but loadings grew during the sunny mid-term day).

No. 11 Black Prince is coaled at New Romney for its first train of the day.

Hercules ready for the off from Hythe with the suitably long 10:30 to Dungeness, a 1h5m journey.

Black Prince arrives at Hythe with the 10:35 from New Romney.

Following it's scheduled pause at Dungeness, Black Prince is seen leaving with 13:00 to Hythe.

No. 8 Hurricane approaches its destination with 13:30 Hythe - Dungeness

Entering the station with its loop (for second trains as Dungeness has a run around circle).

Hurricane, finished in Caledonian Blue, during its layover at Dungeness.

Black Prince has completed its day, having made two return trips along the line, and returning to New Romney.

Recommended reading: "Locomotives of the RH&DR", Cowhurst & Scarth, Workshop Press, May 2004.

Kent & East Sussex Railway, 23rd October 2011

A day spent on the Kent & East Sussex Railway, meandering from Tenterden to Bodiam in sunny weather.

Railway website

Stocklist

Terrier Trust

Colonel Stephens Museum (rather good)

32670 (LBSCR 70 Poplar, K&ESR 3 Bodiam) in winterised condition at Rolvenden. A performer on the Hayling Island branch in the 1950s-60s, but has spent most of the past century on K&ESR, being sold to there in 1901, and returning again in 1964.

23 Holman F Stephens brings the 'Wealden Pullman' into Rolvenden from Tenterden.

Class 108 50971 passes over the A-road level crossing at Rolvenden. In the 70s and 80s this was allocated to NH (Newton Heath)

1638 at Wittersham Road, heading towards Rolvenden and Tenterden

No. 23 running around at Bodiam

1638, once on the Dart Valley, running around at Bodiam

33052 in a siding near Rolvenden with the Ford BTH diesel behind.

Routes & Branches III, 22nd October 2011

1Z37 07:09 Paddington - Hamworthy - Winchester Baltic Siding - Eastleigh Works - Eastleigh Depot - Eastleigh East Yard - Fareham - Portsmouth Harbour

37685 Loch Arkaig leads at Totton heading for Hamworthy. Only 20 minutes late.

37706 on the rear

37706 leads into Millbrook, now one hour late.

Unexpected pause at Millbrook, waiting for entry to Up Goods Loop.

The tour train heads on its way again, 1h15m late. On time from Portsmouth though!

17th - 22nd October 2011

47828 leads the 'Cruise Saver' ECS from the Western Docks at Millbrook, 21st October. Image by Ian Knight.

47760 leads 1Z71 through Romsey, in early light. 22nd October.

73201 Broadlands at Millbrook with a test train, 18th October. Image by Ian Knight.

67030 with VSOE ECS at St Denys, 21st October. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 17th October: 67017 5O61 10:26 Wembley - Eastleigh, 73107 + 73201 1Q07 09:42 Selhurst - Fawley - Eastleigh 1 2, 60049 0O01 Scunthorpe - Eastleigh

Tuesday 18th October: 73138 + 73201 1Q08 05:27 Eastleigh - Fareham - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Portsmouth & Southsea - Eastleigh

Wednesday 19th October: 73138 + 73201 1Q11 04:41 Eastleigh - Lymington - Grove Park

Thursday 20th October: 57303 0Z57 08.50 Tonbridge - Eastleigh - Tonbridge

Friday 21st October: 70013 5Z70 09:00 Swanage - Southampton UGL - Redbridge - Bristol, 47760 5Z71 15:26 Southall - Poole, 67030 + 67003 5Z92 07:00 Stewarts Lane - Bournemouth, 1Z92 11:39 Bournemouth - Basingstoke 1 2, 1Z93 13:13 Basingstoke - Laverstock - Eastleigh - Bournemouth, 5Z94 15:38 Bournemouth - Eastleigh, 1Z94 18:53 Eastleigh - Victoria, 47828 + 47802 1Z64 05:45 Glasgow Central - Western Docks, 5Z64 16:36 Western Docks - Eastleigh

Saturday 22nd October: 47760 1Z71 06:09 Poole - Bristol (- Plymouth), 1Z73 16:29 (Plymouth -) 20:15 Bristol - Poole, 37685 + 37706 1Z37 07:09 Paddington - Northam - Hamworthy - Winchester Baltic Sdg - Eastleigh Works - Eastleigh - (depot loop) - East Yard - Portsmouth Harbour 1 2 3 4 5 6 , 47828 + 47802 5Z65 15:24 Eastleigh - Eastern Docks (ran 2 hours early)

Eastleigh Works: multiple updates

10th - 15th October 2011

67003 at Millbrook with VSOE to Westbury, 14th October. Image by Ian Knight.

Monday 10th October: 

Tuesday 11th October:

Wednesday 12th October: 37601 + 37611 6O26 10:19 Hinksey - Eastleigh 1 2 3, 6V27 13:30 Eastleigh - Hinksey 1 2 3, 6Z15 18:52 Hinksey - Eastleigh, 0Z16 21:30 Eastleigh - Didcot

Thursday 13th October:

Friday 14th October: 67003 +67030 5Z91 06:30 Stewarts Lane - Winchester, 1Z91 10:40 Winchester - Westbury - Swindon - Reading - Southampton Airport Parkway 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 5Z92 14:56 Southampton Airport Parkway - Southampton DGL - Eastleigh, 1Z92 18:20 Eastleigh - Victoria, 34067 5Z91 10:30 Southall - Eastleigh 1 2, turn loco, 5Z92 14:30 Eastleigh - Swanage 1 2 

Saturday 15th October: 70013 1Z93 08:32 Euston - Swanage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, 34067 1Z94 16:05 Swanage - Kensington Olympia 1 2 3 4 5 

66412 continues in regular Freightliner service in and out of Southampton, 66413 on some CE duties as last week

The Swanage Belle, 15th October 2011

Fri 5Z91 34067 10:30 Southall - Eastleigh, turn loco, 5Z92 14:30 Eastleigh - Swanage
Sat 1Z93 70013 08:32 Euston - Swanage, 34067 1Z94 16:05 Swanage - Kensington Olympia

34067 Tangmere working through Southampton on Friday. Image by Ian Knight

70013 Oliver Cromwell passing Totton. Image by Ian Knight.

A few minutes later at Ashurst.

34067 running as 'The Royal Wessex' returns through Redbridge as the daylight fades away.