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Best day trainspotting at Eastleigh for 40 years!! Loco classes 08/33/37/47/50/66/69 & 70 :-)

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I’ve been trainspotting at Eastleigh for many years and it’s a great place to view a wide range of freight trains close up.
This trip was the best day ever with a constant parade of colourful locos from the different freight operators.
Best for me was the recently restored Class 33 which I would’ve seen here over 40 years ago!
Also see the before and after transformation of the 360 with the a rare DRS 57 at the sharp end - look out for the fluttering masking tape on the repainted unit which the depot staff had forgotten to remove!
Hope you enjoy the video - great to see so many other enthusiasts out that day- can you spot yourself??

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29 апр 2022

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@Wikkus Год назад

Great footage of a grand day out!

@barbararoberto1258 Год назад

Great videos enjoyed every train you have the best spots to catch videos, thank you and send more😊

@JimyRon666 10 месяцев назад

Great job, heavy, heavy...

@chestertonroad4565 Год назад

Fantastic video. Anyone that says the modern railway is dull or boring needs to watch this.

@MontyCantsin5 Год назад

D6515 looks glorious.

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Monty, Yes it was its first run since overhaul- you could smell the Humbrol paint as it went past:-))

@timbervalleyproductions Год назад

She does! I saw when she was at Severn Valley Railway.

@geoffhunter7704 Год назад

Superb! I did my Crompton Diesel Loco Training on D6515 later 33 012 in 1965 when i passed my Drivers Exam though SR MPD Policy was to train you up on the EMU,s (Juicers) first at Eastleigh. Ah Memories😇😄😁

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Pleased to hear the video brought back some great memories. As a ‘Southern Spotter’ we loved the cromptons and they were always kept in great nick by Eastleigh. Always amazed me when I went to Reading and cabbed locos from other regions- the 31s and 50s from Bristol Bath Rd in particular were total oil stained wrecks, I used to wonder why they didn’t always break down! I hope you’re still keeping an interest in the current scene - there seems to be more freight than ever but I do miss proper slam door trains!

@geoffhunter7704 Год назад

@@NedPooleD818 Yes Ned i get the occasional cab ride from my former young un's now themselves nearing retirement and Eastleigh was a superior MT Depot to Stewarts Lane now i am in my eighties but still sprightly,so there!

@rpm412 Год назад

I lived right by the North Kent line in the late 60s and early 70s and loved the sound of the 33. proper growler.

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

I remember visiting the area in the late 70s to try and see the narrow bodied 33/2s - they worked a lot of coal trains in those days. Copped 3 of them and was delighted- not many coal trains these days!!

@matttann5590 2 года назад

Amazing captures, some days you just end up being there at the right time and when everything runs it’s epic.. I’m very lucky to have it just down the road 👌🏻

@NedPooleD818 2 года назад

Hi Matt, it’s an excellent day out as you never know what’s going to appear next from the Works…plus GBRF have some great liveries. Certainly different from the blue 33s, 47s and 73s of 40 years ago!

@micky4921 Год назад

What a cracking day you had. Many thanks for sharing.

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Thanks Mick, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ll be going there again next week so fingers crossed!

@neilbolger2679 Год назад

Great footage . Especially the old loco's. And the 33 must have felt at home at Eastleigh as some were maintained there . Or possible otherwise . Grand stuff there

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Pleased you enjoyed the video - the crompton was just like the old days - although I always remember them in BR blue:-))

@neilbolger2679 Год назад

@@NedPooleD818 as a kid in Portsmouth until the 90s I remember them here in BR blue . And I thought they were amaz then . Now , any old school are great to see. Yes BR are best colour for them . Thanks for sharing your good vid , keep up the good work

@spotterbob8977 Год назад

My stepson and I just pulled into the car park when the 33/50 pulled out you can imagine our disappointment considering we travelled from Eastbourne to see them.

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Spotter Bob, bad luck - I think it was running about 10 mins early too!

@kennethhume8628 Год назад

GB Railfreight’s locomotives generally seem to be the cleanest with Colas Rail’s most often the filthiest .

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Kenneth, I think you are right- it reminds me of BR days with the big difference between depots - Eastleigh & Stratford always kept their locos in good external condition whilst Bristol Bath Road and Gateshead never cleaned their locos!

@richardhooper7297 Год назад

Great day out!

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Richard, Yes it was a cracking day out- rounded off with a meal in the Wetherspoon opposite the Station! I may have to move to Eastleigh!

@mrmrst9020 2 года назад

Brilliant footage 👍👍

@NedPooleD818 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Some great variety on that day and great to see so many other enthusiasts around. Would definitely recommend a visit!

@mrmrst9020 2 года назад

@@NedPooleD818 yes definitely my favourite railway 👍

@MarkInLA Год назад

I'm in the States and I'm jealous that British rail does not or can not, due to low bridges and tunnels, run 'double stack' freight. I never liked the look of our double stacks here, the loads towering over the locomotives.. Brit trains still look like trains, and not rolling dumpsters...Some beautiful stuff in this video !

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Thanks Mark, pleased to hear that a viewer from across the Atlantic has enjoyed the video - most of our modern locos come from there these days! We certainly couldn’t do double stack here - the larger single containers only just get under our bridges! Network Rail has recently completed a scheme to lengthen sidings and loops to allow 775m long container trains- how does this compare to trains in the States?? We all love watching the Railcams - Sante Fe junction, Horsehoe, La Grange etc but the freight isn’t as frequent as here:-)

@TwmUkLive Год назад

Looked very busy down there in Eastleigh, is it always like this? Last time I visited it was very quiet except 2x 73's

@lollol6812 Год назад

Good job 9:29 lol

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

They’ve just completed painting all the 360s this week- until they change the branding again!!

@lollol6812 Год назад

@@NedPooleD818 Fresh vinal already falling off, good job!

@paulypyro Год назад

that was like xmas lol

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

It was - doesn’t always work out though - I went to Eastleigh last week and was so quiet! Plus the cafe had closed:-((

@stephenclarke8864 Год назад

Bet the green parry like that

@colinwilbur3883 Год назад

Musta quickie - how long were you there?

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Colin, I got there for 0930 and stayed until 1715- however I did have an hour off the Station whilst I walked to the depot and also visited the excellent model shop!

@dieseldave3879 Год назад

🚂👍

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Cheers Dave👍👍

@jazyandme Год назад

To many class 66 for my liking.

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

Hi Lloyd, 40 years ago we would have been saying there were too many 47s in the video!! I guess at least there’s variety in the 66’s liveries these days…

@joelwatkins Год назад

@@NedPooleD818I reckon with the number doing the rounds, just about every heritage railway will have at least one or two 66s years down the line. As you said though, certainly a good range of liveries - think my favourite that I've seen on one is probably the Belmont Royal Scotsman burgundy, or the classic BR green with late crest on 'Evening Star'

@NedPooleD818 Год назад

@@joelwatkins Evening Star is definitely my fave and I’ve bought a model of it even though I’ve no track to run it on! I’ve seen the purple pink Jubilee one a couple of times now (must upload the video) but wish it had proper cast numberplates….it’s being repainted soon I think. Hopefully some will be preserved but they will never be as exciting as a 33 or 50:-))