Carl's Railway Photos

5th May 2012 - Southampton Airport

1Z62 Hampshire Hotchpotch Railtour heads for
Southampton Docks behind 37409
 

5th May 2012 - Eastleigh Works

Pathfinder's 1Z61/1Z62 Hampshire Hotchpotch Railtour arrives behind 37409 and departs behind 20312 and 20308
 

4th May 2012 - Eastleigh Works

'Cheltenham' breaks cover for the first time in almost two years as the final preparations for steaming are made
66744 has arrived for repairs
 

3rd May 2012 - Eastleigh Works

66723 arrived the previous evening with 317709 from Ilford
DBS red 66101 arrives with wagons for overhaul
 

2nd May 2012 - Eastleigh Works

37087 arrives with 47501 and 47839
37423 arrives back with its Test Train
57009 is completed and moved out of the Paintshop
50026 is spruced up ready for its appearance at the
Swanage Diesel Gala
66571 departs with overhauled wagons, including the first
KTA pocket wagon
317723 has arrived from Ilford
 

1st May 2012 - Eastleigh Works

31106 and 37423 are stabled on Test Trains
444020 is the last 444 of the current program
 

27th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

47813 is lifted on to overhauled bogies
57009 is in the Paintshop being prepared for re-painting
444008 has arrived
The first overhauled KTA 97759 is complete and ready to leave
 

26th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

97301 arrives on a Test Train
57309 is now blue and is shunted out of the Paintshop
 

25th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

66416 arrives on the Freightliner trip
57309 is masked out ready for painting blue
 

24th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

The Speno Rail Grinder is undergoing maintenance in Bay 2 (South)
Repairs to 57009 are underway
444035 is on the jacks in the morning and 444045 in the afternoon
'Cheltenham's cab roof is lifted into place
 

21st April 2012 - Derby Roundhouse

Once part of Derby Locomotive Works, closed in the early 1990s, the Roundhouse is now part of Derby College Campus
It has been beautifully restored and is now used for college activities and hired out for private functions - more details can be found here
 

21st April 2012 - Derby

Two pairs of 20s top 'n' tailing a brand new 'S' Stock Underground Train from Litchurch Lane to Old Dalby for testing
 

20th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

'Cheltenham' is coming along nicely
 

19th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

57309 is in primer in the Arlington Paintshop
57304 is being prepared for repainting
47813 is on stands waiting for its overhauled bogies
317708 has arrived from Ilford
The LWRT wagons are ready to leave
'Cheltenham' is progressing well with the cab roof almost ready for refitting
 

17th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

57009 has arrived for bodywork repairs
444044 is on the jacks
 

16th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

66556 arrives with KFAs for overhaul
47853 shunts the KFAs into the workshop
Four 73s arrive for refueling
444042 is on the jacks
 

13th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

31106 arrives to collect 31465 and its Test Train
 

12th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

66724 is back again, having brought in 317732 the previous evening
 

11th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

31465 is stabled on a Test Train
 

10th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

57309 is being prepared for repainting
73138 and 73201 are stabled on a Test Train
66724 prepares to leave, having brought in 317729 the previous evening
444037 is on the jacks
 

5th April 2012 - London

A ride on the Docklands Light Railway and a glimpse of a Class 465 crossing the Thames at Cannon Street
 

5th April 2012 - Havant

A family day trip to London by train from Havant
 

4th April 2012 - Eastleigh Works

DRS 57304, 57302 and 57309 arrive for repainting
66744 is fresh out of the Paintshop and shunts 57309 straight in
Network Rail Class 57s and GLVs are now parked up in Bay 1
317710 has arrived from Ilford for Storage
BFK 17159 has been moved across Bay 1 with the Carriage Traverser
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