Freightliner at Redbridge, 16th April 2024

 

70011 pulls forward with recently arrived 4O14 06:41 Basford Hall - Maritime.


59204 in the loop with 6V09 13:41 Chichester-Merehead

59204 departs for Merehead following 6V41, and after the down passage of 1Q51.

66568 pulls forward with recently arrived 4O49 09:23 Basford Hall - Maritime.

Class 458 delivery, Redbridge, 16th April 2024

57303 brought 458421 from Widnes to Wembley on 15th
5X64 11:35 Wembley - Southampton, 5Q64 15:34 Southampton - Bournemouth

57303 approaching Redbridge, with 66568 at right with a Freightliner arrival from Basford Hall.


57303, once 47705, running through Redbridge station.


458421 coupled behind 64707 Labezerin, a former Class 508 driving coach.

DRS workings on Shap, 13th April 2024

 

The Tesco Liner 4S43 06:40 Daventry - Mossend remains a much followed working, seen here approaching Scout Green ...


... powered by 88005 Minerva.

Following the Grange-over-Sands washout and derailment, DRS nuclear trains are operating by Workington and Carlisle. This is 6K74 09:09 Sellafield B.N.F. - Crewe Coal Sidings (Drs).

68017 Hornet was the leading locomotive.


68002 Intrepid was following.

Steam on Shap, 13th April 2024 3: 45212 in the empty stock for 'The Jacobite'

47245 V.E. Day 75th Anniversary + 45212 5Z12 10:50 Carnforth Steamtown - Crianlarich (for an onward working to Fort William).

35486 6000 6022 6103 1860 3360 - the passenger carrying coaches in this rake are fitted with Central Door Locking, per West Coast Railways news announcement (which should be read with care, as there is much controversy). While the coaches and 45212 are air-braked, there is no obvious ETH source for the air-conditioning, with some rumours of a Class 37/4 hire-in.

47245 approaches Scout Green. The weather was poorer than an hour earlier when the earlier steam trains passed, and many had driven away.. However 3 steam trains in one hour seems remarkable.

47245 + 45212 on their northbound journey.

45212 (Armstrong Whitworth, 1935) operates under the management of Riley & Sons (E) Ltd.

3360 (BREL Derby, Lot 30859, 1974) has recently been repainted back into West Coast maroon, after a period in Pullman colours. While this is a FO, it carries no marking for this, and West Coast are reported not to be selling first class seats.

From other photographers

Steam on Shap, 13th April 2024 2: 34067 'Tangmere' on 'The Northern Belle'

34067 Tangmere + 57313 Scarborough Castle 1Z86 09:03 Liverpool Lime Street - Carlisle
80217 3375 3273 1953 3267 3313 3174 3247 325 17167 10734 10729 (passenger coaches fitted with Central Door Locking)

Only eight minutes after Britannia passed, 34067 is on the next train, passing Low Moor Cottages

Working hard, closer to Scout green.

There was a blustery wind from the west, and this made photography of Tangmere rather sub-optimal.

Mk 2F FO 3313 has replaced Mk 2D 3182, which was fire damaged, as WARWICK in 2024.

57313 on the rear.

From other photographers - Video

Steam on Shap, 13th April 2024 1: 70000 'Britannia' with 'The Lakelander'

70000 Britannia + 47805 Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013 T+T ''The Lakelander' 1Z15 06:26 Leicester - Carlisle
35451 17013 3045 3122 80044 3100 3148 3125 1863 3107 3140 3330

70000 was failed at Carlisle, reported as a big end problem, so did not work the return.

70000 has worked past Low Moor Cottages as it climbs towards Shap.

Hard at work approaching Scout Green.

Passing the crowd near Scout Green, with sanders on.




3140 was rebuilt last year at Eastleigh Works, where Commonwealth bogies were changed to B4 type, and Central Door Locking was fitted, along with door bars.


47805 (D1935) on the rear.

From other photographers - Video

8th - 13th April 2024

 


Recently repainted 59102 Village of Chantry approaching Eastleigh with 6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley, 11th April. Image by Roger Homan.


37116 in the East Yard at Eastleigh, between nocturnal test runs, 11th April. Image by Roger Homan.


47749 City of Truro approaching Eastleigh, 11th April. Image by The Image Team.

701058 is the 3rd last of the full length Class 701s. Image by The Image Team.

Monday 8th April: 69008 5O26 10:13 Leicester - Eastleigh one Flickr for the day
Tuesday 9th April: 69009 0Z75 1037 Eastleigh - Marchwood, 69009 (+ 701022) 5Q78 12:17 Marchwood - Eastleigh; 66791 + 37612 0Z66 14:20 Woking -  Eastleigh (37610 for repair in Works) one two;  37116 3Q01 23:38 Woking -Eastleigh

Wednesday 10th April: 69008 5O26 09:10 Eastleigh - Leicester one Flickr for the day; 802001 5X81 12:48 Eastleigh - Bramley (unit not visibly repaired) one two; 800024 + 802010 5X80 16:10 Bramley - Eastleigh one two; 66742 + 69011 6E15 21:17 Eastleigh - Doncaster one (69011 was for Peak Rail gala, but has been replaced by 69008); 37116 3Q03 22:36 Eastleigh - Redbridge - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh - Brighton - Eastleigh

Thursday 11th April: 37612 0Z37 11:50 Eastleigh - Derby Flickr for the day; 47749 (+ 701058) 5Q20 08:58 Derby - Eastleigh one two, 47749 0M22 17:22 Eastleigh - Leicester  Flickr for the day; 37116 3Q04 21:39 Eastleigh - Totton - Reading Triangle

Friday 12th April: 37116 3Q40 23:53 Reading Triangle - Paddington - Basingstoke - Southampton - Woking
Saturday 13th April:

802001 outside of the Works, with no visible crack repairs, 8th April

69009 in the yard at Eastleigh 10th - 11th April.

66501 currently in major check at UKRL Loughborough. Delivered in June 1999, it is at the 25 year point.

50007 and 50049 to be repainted back into BR Large Logo at Eastleigh Works.

59003 remains in Eastleigh Works.