15th - 20th August 2022

 

66730 Whitemoor + 66849 Wylam Dilly DIT pass Romsey with 6O41 10:14 Westbury - Eastleigh, 17th August.


153385 (VIU3) arrives at Romsey with 2Q20 10:37 Eastleigh - Salisbury.

It was reversed, and proceeded to Eastleigh

Monday 15th August: 153385 2Q90 13:10 Derby -Eastleigh one
Tuesday 16th August: 153385 2Q40 10:41 Eastleigh - Northam Jcn - Eastleigh - Southampton Down Loop - Southampton - Southampton UGL - Northam Jcn, 2Q41 13:54 Northam Jcn - Maitime - Basingstoke - Winchester Baltic Siding - Basingstoke - Eastleigh 43049 (+ 41162) 5Z43 08:22 Crewe - Eastleigh one  two
Wednesday 17th August: 43059 (+ 41059) + 43049 5Z44 10:21 Eastleigh - Crewe one two Flickr for the day; 153385 2Q20 10:37 Eastleigh - Fareham - Eastleigh - Redbridge - Romsey - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury one two, 2Q21 13:29 Salisbury - Redbridge, 2Q22 14:40 Redbridge - Micheldever, 2Q23 16:42 Micheldever - Eastleigh; 47739 (+ 701050) 5Q10 09:11  Derby - Eastleigh one two, 47739 0M10 17:42 Eastleigh - Leicester
Thursday 18th August: (strike day)
Friday 19th August: 66526 (+ cripple Touax HOA 81.70.6774.058-6) 8Z10 12:10 Botley - Eastleigh East Yard - Eastleigh Works Flickr for the day; 47739 (+ 360106) 5Q80 10:00 Cricklewood - Eastleigh one two three, 47739 (+ 360105) 5Q81 15:10 Eastleigh - Cricklewood one Flickr for the day
Saturday 20th August: (strike day)

Romsey, 15th August 2022

 

66610 7V16 11:55 Fareham - Whatley.

The rake appeared to be the same one as seen on the same working on the 10th, again 81.70.5932.470-4 on the rear.

66560 leading 7V62 13:21 Up Yard - Merehead.


All but 3 of the wagons were O&K JYAs, understood to be at risk. OK 3308 is seen above.

The buffered end wagon was OK 3270.

70017 crept past slowly, against a red, with 4M65 13:45 Maritime - Lawley Street.

Hillend, for the Royal Scotsman, 20th July 2022

 

43179 1B80 12:07 Aberdeen - Edinburgh passes through Dalgety Bay station.

43034 on the rear, heading downhill towards a red signal on the approach to Inverkeithing.

66746 leading 1H79 13:45 Edinburgh - Keith Branch Platform up the Dalgety Bank. 

A closer look at 66746, at which point I earned a toot from the driver.

Morning items at Eastleigh, 11th August 2022

 

360105, going through external refresh for EMR, and 800026, at Eastleigh Works.

815026 of 800026 still has damper attachment arrangements as delivered to the Works, on 28th July.

701509, 701017, 701014, 701048, 701015 and coach 484018 of 701018.

Miscellany at Eastleigh, 8th August 2022

 

66730 + 66847 + 66849 6V40 14:05 Eastleigh -Westbury, running as a CWR train, ready for the 'off'..


'PERCH' Gantry Stabling Wagon DB 979609, coded YEA. Plasser + Theurer Gantry Unit 89115 of 1985 is in the stabled position.

DB 979515 YEA is the 'PORPOISE' Chute Wagon at the far end of the train.

391357 is a MFA type, which is getting rare.

396090 as a COALFISH MPA, from a fast disappearing batch.

81 70 5932 340-9 was the highest numbered new Wascosa MLA observed, delivered from Dollands Moor to Wembley on 9th July.

New nameplate Gail Richardson was revealed on 6th July.

701017's test run was curtailed at Eastleigh, from where it ran into the T&RSMD.

Crampmoor snapshot, 10th August 2022

 

66610 returns with empties 7V16 1155 Fareham- Whatley. There were no O&K wagons, so unsure why restricted to 45 mph.

There were some new VTG JNA wagons in the consist, this is 81.70.5932.462-1


Similar 81.70.5932.470-4.

Next into the single line section was 73963 Janice leading the six-monthly 1Q22 11:01 Woking - Fawley (actually just Marchwood) - Woking.

The generator van was 6260 form BG 81450 then 92116, Lot 30400, Pressed Steel August 1958. 

The next coaches were test coaches 1256 and 999550.

Staff and Generator coach 977969.


73964 Jeanette on the rear.

8th - 13th August 2022

 

47830 BEECHING'S LEGACY 0O45 1235 Exeter - Maritime, passing Romsey, 9th August.

47830 passing 165132.

The Mountfield workings are still not reliable for Class 69. On Wednesday 10th, 66796 The Green Progressor replaced 69005 at Tonbridge Yard., seen at Millbrook. 70017 is seen departing on 4M99 to Basford Hall. Image by Roger Homan. (69005 was failed and then assisted by 66716 on 11th, and was dragged back at the rear of the train on the loaded return to Tonbridge.)

Monday 8th August: 47830 0V45 08:35 Maritime - Exeter - Romsey - Redbridge - Eastleigh - Botley (shunt)  then 0Z45 11:00 Botley - Yeovil, 0O45 12:35 Exeter 14:12 Yeovil Jcn - Maritime; 37424 + 66304 6Z24 0904 Crewe - Eastleigh (4 wagons DRSL 92761 PFA, DRSL 92781 PFA, DRSL 92716 PFA, & DRSL 92766 PFA) one Flickr for the day; 47727  (+ 701049) 5Q10 08:59 Worksop - Eastleigh one two, 47727 (+ 701045) 5Q11 17:42 Eastleigh - Derby one two Flickr for the day
Tuesday 9th August: 47830 0V45 08:35 Maritime - Exeter, 0O45 1235 Exeter-Maritime one; 37424 + 37716 + 66304 0Z25 10:30 Eastleigh - Crewe one two Flickr for the day
Wednesday 10th August: 73963 + 73964 1Q22 1101 Woking -  Laverstock - Eastleigh - Fawley - Eastleigh - Laverstock - Woking Flickr for the day
Thursday 11th August: 68002+ 68007 6Z62 01:03 Crewe - Winfrith one two three, 6Z95 16:00 Winfrith - Crewe one two Flickr for the day; 69006 (56128) 0Z69 10:05 Longport - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day
Friday 12th August: 43046 + 43047 5Z11 10:00 Crewe - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day
Saturday 13th August: 43046 + 43047 1Z12 06:00 Eastleigh - Penzance, 1Z13 16:05 Penzance to Eastleigh Flickr for the day
Sunday 14th August: 43046 + 43047 5Z14 12:57 Eastleigh - Crewe Flickr for the day

08629 has been noted in Eastleigh Yard, its previous assignment was at EMD Longport, and it has arrived via Wishaw. 08511 was removed.to Wishaw.

70802 has entered Eastleigh Works with a reported engine fault. 59003 is still also at the Works.

142003 and 142007 at Eastleigh Works are in Locomotive Services ownership, and are now reported to have been joined by 142014. 142032, 142056 and 142089 have all been broken up.

The Class 769 programme at Eastleigh Works is concluded.

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