If this did happen could the 313 operate with the preserved 315? Maybe the groups could join together to create a longer mainline preserved train to allow for more to experience any tours they are able to run (and before anyone says it, I know mainline tours are a pipe dream presently, but we can be optimistic now and again
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Realitime Trains website - enter a station located between Brighton and Eastleigh - example, Havant - and then enter "all day" for the booked services. The PED storage moves will be in blue, described as Lovers Walk to Eastleigh and Hove to Eastleigh.
You could just do this, filtering by the destination itself and Southern as the operator.
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Yes, you're right. The reason I use my local area and not filtered by TOC, is so I see the interesting other stuff too . RTT is why I was able to see 69002+69003 (the latter en route for painting), 3 GBRf 73s on a light engine move, the SWR 701 hauls to Eastleigh, plus regular turns like Merehead to Chichester stoneYou could just do this, filtering by the destination itself and Southern as the operator.
Realtime Trains | Departures from Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) all day on 07/06/2023
Train information at Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) all day on 07/06/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Yes, quite so, and are they even electronically compatible with locomotives - i.e. to keep the lights on and stuff? There's only so far you can go on the working third rail.
When 4EPB 5001 was painted green and a DC tour favourite (I enjoyed riding it on "The Emerald Water Witch", including off-the-DC trip to the very end of Folkestone Harbour, thanks to 2 MLVs up front!) - many assumed its preservation was a certainty. Instead, it was scrapped.
I think its stored out of use.
Still intact, for now. Though component recovery by Southern has begun. Raxstar are currently chopping their way through various long stored TDA tankers and JNA wagons on site.
Component recovery? What sort of components are they getting? Are these for spares/repairs (in which case, destined for use in what?), or just grabbing stuff to sell to enthusiasts to claw back some money, etc?
Theres been a bunch of Eastleigh scrapped stuff sold on ebay the last few years… 142, 442, 315 etc…
Presumably removing TOC fitted equipment, radio, OTMR etc. Anyone know if the lease has ended? Until it has, will any scrapping take place? If they are still on lease, they'll stay haulable until hand back. Scrapping could therefore could be done anywhere.
This week's consist to Eastleigh ran on Tuesday 13th (posts #1334, #1335). It had PEPs 216 + 207.
Thanks so much for the informative response
As an aside, do you know why 69003 needs painting already?
Hello - not a repaint; 69003 was "as new" and still in its works undercoat, with lots of body filler! The top coats of paint had yet to be applied. What an incongruous sight coupled next to 69002's gleaming large logo livery!
Ah, I see - this was a while back. I only wondered because this was 69003 in May, resplendent in a new paint scheme.
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