31st March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| Our first batch of 142s arrive, 142089, 142032 and 142014 313121 is back again, this time under its own power |
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27th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 50026 is in the Paintshop for some patch repairs 313121 and Translators depart again after maintenance 802218, now in full TPE livery, departs and then returns to collect 801201 but a technical glitch prevents the two coupling and talking to each other so 802218 departs alone |
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25th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 313121 returns complete with Translator Set T7 | |
24th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| The second pair of 20s in less than a week! 20314 and 20311 arrive from Ely with 442401 |
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24th March - Eastleigh |
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| Who'd have thought it possible.... while waiting for a pair of 20s to arrive with a 442, a pair of 56s pass through! | |
20th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 20118 and 20132 prepare to depart | |
19th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 20132 and 20118 arrive with 57312, the ex-GLV Translators and 6346 Plain grey 802218 arrives Mk2 TSO 5952 is now blue and grey |
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18th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| The ETH Generator for 50021 has arrived 37069 is outside on test |
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17th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 47812 has been wrapped, exactly the same as 57312 Riviera's Mk2 TSO 5952 is in primer |
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16th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| The first IPA (TDT852) in Groups CAT midnight blue livery | |
15th March - Toddington |
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| A return to see what's changed, and a lot had around the depot, before heading home as the heavy rain set in! I blame the bloke washing the 24...he made it rain lol | |
14th March - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway |
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| Pannier 9466 and the 117 DMU on the service trains 47105 looks to be in the middle of a repaint 47376 looks great in it's triple grey Freightliner livery The new station at Broadway is amazing work is progressing on the footbridge and second platform |
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13th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| 47812 is blue 442412 is the latest to arrive from Ely |
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12th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| A busy day! 47805 and 47810 arrive with some ex-GWR HST Mk3 TF vehicles 08567 shunts the Matisa P95 (TRS2) machine 47812 is now blue and receiving black underframe A pair of match wagons have arrived from Ely |
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10th March - Arlington Eastleigh Works |
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| Our collection of 442s is increasing with 442421 arriving from Ely 442402 still has its motor coach in gatwick Express livery while the rest of the unit is in the new SWR livery Both 442402 and 442422 have been re-tractioned and are awaiting movement to Bournemouth to join the first conversion, 442419 47812 is in primer in the Paintshop 802203 arrives in all over grey |
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8th March - Westbury |
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| Strange seeing 165s and 166s here! | |
8th March - The Mendip Quarries |
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| The A361 was closed at the entrance to Torr Works so couldn't get any views of the quarry but managed the branch on its approach to Merehead Whatley had a small selection of locos including a Freightliner 66 that I couldn't identify |
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7th March - Midsomer Norton |
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| An excellent Diesel Gala at this small site A shame the 26 wasn't able to make it but still had a great time Even managed to get a ride in the restored Wickham |
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