Rail Adventure / Hanson & Hall at Eastleigh, 1st December 2021

The Rail Adventure power cars had returned by ferry and road from Cuxhaven.

50008 0Z50 11:00 Eastleigh Works - Eastleigh East Yard
50008 + 43484 + 43480 5Z43 15:00 Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh Works

From another photographer.

Azumas at Aberdour, November 2021

 

800108 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings Cross, at Aberdour,1st November.

800111, embellished with its poppy, at Aberdour on 1st with 1W02 07:08 Leeds - Aberdeen.

800110 at Aberdour with 1W11 10:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen, 4th November.

One scared pigeon, disturbed by 800108 with the same working, 11th November. The light is now failing from around 3 p.m.

Locomotives at Eastleigh, 27th November 2021

 

70813 where the latest Colas transfers, applied about April 2020, are wearing off, revealing the remnants of the previous version.

66066 Geoff Spencer, which was named in 2016 after the then CEO of DB Cargo UK.

37510 collects 360107 from Eastleigh Works, 27th November 2021

37510 + 360107 5Q63 11:15 Eastleigh - Cricklewood.

Departing from the Works.

37510 Orion was delivered from Vulcan Foundry, as D6812, on 13th February 1963. Renumbered 37112 in February 1974. Heavy General Overhaul at Crewe February to June 1986, emerging as 37510 later running in Intercity Swallow colours. Withdrawn in June 1999, and was in France from August 1999 to October 2000. Sold to Harry Needle in May 2003, who overhauled it fror DRS at Barrow Hill, re-entering traffic in 2006. Stored again at Barrow Hill from March 2012, until sold to Europhoenix in 2016, returning to traffic with Rail Operations Group in January 2020.

360107 was originally delivered from Siemens in February 2003 and is part of the Desiro family.

Flickr for the day.

Eastleigh Works and T&RSMD, 27th November 2021

 

142056, 142032 and 142089, the  latter pair rather ominously now in the scrap road.

142003 and Köf 323 539-7 Cheviot.

73212 Fiona and what I think is 73969, but 73966 is also in Eastleigh area.

DMC 65557 of newly refinished 360107, which was being collected by 37510.

07007 and 08567.

Mk 1 TSO 4959 (BR Lot 30690, Wolverton, 1962).

701031, 701023, 701028, 701015 & 701022 in the airport sidings.

Dunbridge, 25th November 2021

The shadows are lengthening, 4 weeks to Solstice.

DR98913 RHTT 06:11 Totton Yard - Totton Yard

66617 7V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley

66020 6Z66 12:30 Eastleigh - Westbury CWR train.

66951 6V62 13:21 Up Yard - Whatley. The KEA wagons were VTG 3178, 3167 and 3173. 

22nd - 27th November 2021

 

158882 passing Dunbridge as 5Y21 12:20 Basingstoke Bartn Ml C.S.D - Salisbury T&R.S.M.D, 25th November.

Monday 22nd November: 153385 2Q11 04:13 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Romsey - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Derby one two (ran over two hours late); 73961 + 73965 1Q51 11:15 Derby - Eastleigh - Weymouth - Eastleigh one two
Tuesday 23rd November: 73961 + 73965 1Q52 10:37 Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour - Littlehampton - Portsmouth Harbour - Totton Yard - Havant - Guildford - Havant - Fareham - Eastleigh - Winchester - Woking - Lymington Pier -Eastleigh one; 66748 + 73969 + 66741 0O01 10:05 Doncaster Up Decoy - Eastleigh one two (73969 for works attention, was dragged from Inverness on 19th)
Wednesday 24th November: 73961 + 73965 1Q53 11:48 Eastleigh - Up Yard - Wimbledon - Up Yard one two, 1Q53 18:04 Up Yard - Wimbledon - Totton - Romsey - Eastleigh
Thursday 25th November: 73961 + 73965 1Q54 12:46 Eastleigh - Tonbridge one two; 73969 was moved to the Works; 69003 0Y69 17:39 Eastleigh - Fareham - Tonbridge
Friday 26th November: 67021 + 67024 T+T VSOE 1Z58 10:07 Victoria - Winchester one, 5Z59 12:59 Winchester - Eastleigh, 5Z60 16:46 Eastleigh - Winchester, 1Z60 17:13 Winchester - Victoria; 769925 10:24 Reading - Eastleigh one, 769928 12:51 Eastleigh - Reading one two
Saturday 27th November: 37510 0O86 03:20 Derby - Eastleigh one two, 37510 + 360107 5Q63 11:15 Eastleigh - Cricklewood one two three four five six seven

Council agrees £1.14m contribution to upgrade Network Rail bridge in Eastleigh
 - three years since I first covered plans to refurbish and strengthen the bridge.

59003 continues to sit it out at Eastleigh - reported to have multiple problems

59204 is now repainted, awaiting return from Toton

Not expecting 67023 + 67027 back again on Colas test trains, currently on RHTT workings, they seem to be going to GBRf, and potentially into sleeper operations in Scotland.

KTA wagons continue to receive works attention at Eastleigh, 97711 was there on 25th.