Eastleigh Works, 4th December 2020

 

08507 coupled to 701007, which was 'Not to be Moved'. EMR painted power car 43083 was hidden behind, and smoking slightly.

Northern Rail painted 319380 arrived on 19th November from Northampton. An unidentified Class 317 lies beyond, and 57302 is in the further distance. The Class 442 is believed to be 442407, from which MBC 62943 has been removed, and was scrapped in November.

A corner of 57305 can be seen while being finished for return to Rail Operations Group.

Barrier coach 6344 came out of the paint shop, as part of preparation for delivery to Rail Operations Group. Completed as BG W81263 by Pressed Steel to Lot 30163 in August 1957. In February 1984 became 92080 as a 100 mph BG fitted with PA equipment. It then ran until March 1990 when it became HST Barrier 6344.

Workings at Eastleigh, 4th December 2020

66566 starts away from the station with 4O14 04:59 Garston - Maritime.

66074 passes with 4O39 09:43 Cowley - Eastern Docks, 450069  in platform 2, 59003 and 56103 in the yards.

56103 departing as 0Z29 12:58 Eastleigh - Twyford, which appears to have been a driver trainer.

66848 made a short visit into the works for fuel.

DR98972 heads for Totton. The RHTT workings may be at the point of conclusion for this season.

70020 arrives with 4M61 13:00 Maritime - Trafford Park. 70020 was returned to service from storage in September, but was mostly on Heavy Haul workings, returning to intermodal workings on 4M61 and 4O22, having arrived from Leeds on 27th November.

G-NLSE, the Network Rail helicopter, hovered over various points of infrstructure, working up from Southampton.

Class 317s for scrap, Eastleigh, 4th December 2020

57303 + 317666 + 317503 (reformed with DTS 77063 of 317512 for disposal) 5Q87 10:59 Ilford - Eastleigh.

317666 has been formed DTS 77217 + MS 62863 + TS 71752 + DTC 77237. This unit was delivered in April 1986 as a Class 317/2 317366 to Hornsey for Great Northern duties. Overhauled and upgraded to Class 365 standard at Wolverton in March 1999 as 317666. Latterly stored at Parkeston.

317503 arrived formed DTS(A) 77002 + MS 62663 + TC 71579 + DTS(B) 77063. The first three coaches were delivered in early Class 317/1 unit 317303 in October 1981 to Cricklewood for 'Bedpan' services. Renumber 317503 in December 2005.

317503 and 317512 were sent to Brodie's at Kilmarnock Bonnyton on 28th September and it appears that 77050 was swapped into 317512, being replaced with 77063 (new in March 1982). Corrosion may have been the reason for making this exchange. The units returned to Ilford on 1st December, after it appears that 317512 received some refurbishment.

The final yards. 57303 Pride of Carlisle between the station and the works.

DTC 77237 in 317666.


MS 62863, again 317666.

DTS(A) 77002 in 317503.


57303 passes 73133 in the works area.

DTS 77063 marked for 317503 but was in 317512 until its recent trip to Kilmarnock. Recently delivered 319380 in Northern Rail colours, is for the Orion High Speed Logistics project. Beyond lies another redundant Class 317.

MS 62663 of 317503.

Three coaches of 317656 in the scrap road. It appears that DTS 77207 has already been cut-up.

30th November - 5th December 2020

166218 at Dunbridge, 1st December. 166216 is the missing example for 2020, it seems it was used as a Christmas Tree.

Monday 30th November: 66001 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh one (then 6X43 15:54 Eastleigh -  Westbury)

Tuesday 1st December:
Wednesday 2nd December:

Thursday 3rd December: 156485 5Q12 10:46 Eastleigh - Heaton one two three; 56103 0Z28 09:28 Wembley - Eastleigh, 0Z29 12:58 Eastleigh - Twyford one, 0Z30 14:50 Twyford - Eastleigh, 0Z31 16:58 Eastleigh - Wembley; 47749 0Z47 15:40 Old Oak Common - Eastleigh (why? - it seems to go to Old Oak Common for a move of Class 332s to Newport for scrap.) one two

Friday 4th December: 56103 0Z28 09:28 Wembley - Eastleigh one, 0Z29 12:58 Eastleigh - Twyford one two three four five, 0Z30 14:50 Twyford - Eastleigh one, Eastleigh - Wembley; 57303 + 317666 + 317503 (reformed with part of 317512 for disposal) 5Q87 10:59 Ilford - Eastleigh one two three four five six; 57312 + 319010 5Q86 13:41 Loughborough - Eastleigh (319010 seen on Saturday morning)

Saturday 5th December: 43083 attached to Blue Pullman (one week until the first tour, the set is expected to move north on Wednesday 9th); 57303 + 57305 + barrier 6344 + 57312 5M57 10:58 Eastleigh - Derby one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve

Eastleigh Works: 19Oct - 23Oct - 29Oct - 30Oct - 03Nov

Class 69 locomotives will be tested on the Severn Valley Railway, then expected to be painted at Eastleigh.

The Southampton - Doncaster iPort flow 4E34 is mostly understood to be traffic for Amazon.

Afternoon time at Dunbridge, 1st December 2020

A reasonable afternoon with low sun, as the winter solstice approaches. Three Class 59s.

66606 continues to "own" 7V16 11:56 Fareham - Whatley. Its current run appears to have started about 9th November. The rake here was fully formed from O&K JYA wagons, built in 1988.

DR98924 passes with 06:15 Totton Yard - Totton Yard.

59002 ALAN J DAY with return empties, 7V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley.

The first KEA wagon was VTG 3178, built 1987-88 for Channel Tunnel construction. The second was VTG 3243, which was seen a week preceding.

66516 was leading with 4M65 13:46 Maritime - Lawley Street.

59104 Village of Great Elm with further empties 7V09 13:41 Chichester - Merehead, running 64 minutes early!

59003 YEOMAN HIGHLANDER has returned from Doncaster, and is back on its usual 'pet' turn, 6V41 14:48 Eastleigh-Westbury, which included 66160 in the formation.

Redbridge, 30th November 2020

I went to see 6B69 14:29 Eastleigh East Yard - Totton Yard, which was expected to be the SITT train, but the working was cancelled

444003 in an ECS movement 5Z53 12:59 Poole - Northam.

66526 Driver Steve Dunn (George) 4M65 1346 Maritime-LawleyStreet

KFA wagon TIPH 93315 in the formation of 4M65.

08585 shunts an intermodal formation within Maritime, with at least two KTA pocket wagons.

Redbridge, including a Pig Drag, 27th November 2020

 
66525 crawls through the west end of Maritime, for a rolling departure as 4M65 13:46 to Lawley Street.

66570 had earlier arived with 4O14 04:59 Garston - Maritime, and shunted this west.

701006 running on test as 5Q51 11:25 Staines Up Loop - Staines Up Loop, which makes a stop at Redbridge for an ASDO excercise.

47813 Jack Frost + 442414 + 57312 ran as 5Q86 09:28 Wolverton - Bournemouth. 442414 was moved from Bournemouth to Wolverton on 5th June..

A closer view of the locomotive.


442414.

57312 on the rear of the formation.