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A mystery class '73'

Hallo Peeps..
On Monday or Tuesday afternoon of this week.. An EWS class 66. went down through Eastleigh North yard. Towing an extremely knackered looking Class 73 'Electro' and behind that 3 x 20 (?) ton tank wagons.. Anybody know what that 73 was??? Was it off to the Cutters torch, or maybe going down to somewhere like the Swanage Railway????
PS: 'Electros' on Eastleigh station/stabling point today 73028 and 73141

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Originally Posted by TIMEPLANE (Post 46586)

Hallo Peeps..
On Monday or Tuesday afternoon of this week.. An EWS class 66. went down through Eastleigh North yard. Towing an extremely knackered looking Class 73 'Electro' and behind that 3 x 20 (?) ton tank wagons.. Anybody know what that 73 was??? Was it off to the Cutters torch, or maybe going down to somewhere like the Swanage Railway????
PS: 'Electros' on Eastleigh station/stabling point today 73028 and 73141

Misidentified I think, 73208 and 141 worked down to Swanage this afternoon with 37264, 73119 and the VEP in tow. No other 73s have gone down as far as I'm aware, the other locos (47580, 31271, 56101, 45133 and 50135) went down yesterday. Videos of both convoys at http://www.youtube.com/user/Eccles71B

very interesting.......