I went on Saturday despite the forecast. Rained for a while when I got there but thankfully didn't last. Was very interesting to see all the vegetation cleared from the scrap lines, wondering if this means they plan to move the locos from the compound to that side? I then decided to walk round from the bank to the nature reserve, took me around 40 minutes. Didn't know there was a perfectly useable path all the way round and ended up taking a walk through the trees, fighting off all manner of wildlife!! I literally got to within 100 metres of the gate when it came into view and 66 952 shunted a line of those yellow engineering wagons and stopped, completely blocking the view!! Much cursing and throwing up of hands in disbelief ensued. Waited for a while but then just as i gave up....it moved!! The only things visible of the stored stuff because of overgrowth was the body side of the Transrail 60 which I assume has to be 061, then partial bits of 018 and 013 which are also visible from the bank side, and another grey one adjacent to the green 081 which had just the cab visible so process of elimination I guess that grey one is 060.
Over three visits this year now that means I have pinpointed all the compound locos listed as stored there with them being shuffled around. Three 60s are also listed as stored on the depot. 079 is clearly up the end nearest the A52 bridge. 099 is obvious at the back of the depot. That line has 67 003, 66 099, an EWS coloured 66, then a walkway across the tracks and an EWS class 60 up against the depot and those four locos appear to have not moved in at least a year. Does anyone know if those extra two I can't identify are 66 145 and 60 038 please?