Archive for February, 2008
Eastleigh lunchtime
by admin on Feb.21, 2008, under Photo News

The Network Rail Plasser & Theurer ‘Eurail Scout’ 999700 approaches Eastleigh with the 1Q98 Thursday only 12:09 Totton-Waterloo test train.

66575 winds the 4O54 06:13 Leeds to Southampton Maritime Freightliner service through Eastleigh Station.
‘Western Champion’ to Holyhead
by admin on Feb.16, 2008, under Photo News

A moody into the light shot of D1015 ‘Western Champion’ passing Marston Green with the 06:00 1Z15 Ealing Broadway to Holyhead Pathfinder Tours ‘The Irish Mail’. Photo credit – Andrew Haill.
‘Pride of Carlisle’ on Stobart Pullman
by admin on Feb.14, 2008, under Photo News

DRS Brush Type 4 47712 ‘Pride of Carlisle’ (the ex 47505, D1948, Artemis, Dick Whittington, Lady Diana Spencer and also Sir Jimmy Saville and Prince Charles Edward although the latter 2 names were never carried) passes Streetly with the 1Z44 09:50 ‘A Chocolate Paradise on St Valentines Day’ Finsbury Park to Bournville. 47802 ‘Pride of Cumbria’ (ex D1950, 47259, 47552) was on the rear of the Stobart Rail Tours train. Photo credit – Andrew Haill
Steel empties under the Semaphores
by admin on Feb.08, 2008, under Photo News

66196 is seen at Norton Junction with the 6V05 09:39 Round Oak to Margam empty steel train. Photo credit – Andrew Haill
Wessex Electric finale with South West Trains, one year ago today….
by admin on Feb.03, 2008, under Photo Archive

3rd February 2007 and the final class 442 ‘Wessex Electrics’ runs took place with South West Trains. Here we see unit No. 2405 passing Lymington Junction near Brockenhurst with the 1B34 10:01 Poole to Waterloo service.