Totton class 60's
 

Good day all
I've recently got back from two week's holiday in North Yorkshire. Driving up there from Eastleigh, is a 'Bit of a haul', so we always have a break at 'Totton Yard (as you do)'.. So to the chase..
From the top of the bank, you look down on two lines of stored 60's.. Which are lined up behind a row of Wagons!! (Is that just bloody mindedness or what??) I managed to make only 2 of them as the rest of the loco numbers were obscured! I made it 28 locos dumped there. (On September 25th)
Can anyone oblige with a list of Numbers at all??

PS: 60071 Has recently been observed twice in Easleigh North Yard.. First one down here in ages!

Many thanks
Ian Temple
Eastleigh
70D

This is the current listing from WNXX:-

Toton
08389 08466 08482 08605 08632 08653 08742 08752 08783 08798 08799 08804 08909 08918 08921 08951
09005 09009 09013 09017
37402 37405 37419 37425
60003 60012 60017 60020 60021 60022 60024 60026 60030 60033 60034 60035 60041 60051 60052 60058 60061 60062 60064 60065 60066 60068 60070 60075 60077 60080 60085 60500
66048
67001 67010

Toton Compound
08393 08561 08593 08630 08701 08904 08954
09019
37422 37669
56046 56073
58012 58023
60001 60008 60036 60057 60069 60072 60090 60094 60098

Toton Yard
60004 60005 60006 60014 60018 60023 60025 60027 60031 60032 60037 60042 60044 60050 60053 60060 60067 60078 60081 60083 60086 60087 60088 60089 60093 60097 60100

Incidentally, 60048 & 60074 have also recently visited Eastleigh (my local haunt also), I've missed ALL of them - and I've never ever seen 60071! :mad:

Hi Ian. I did have a list of the now three rows at the bottom of the bank, current up to about a month ago but i cant find it at the minute... however i often go on a photographic pictorial website called "toton rail" by paul robertson (great site), and the last list i can find of pauls is from 10-07-2009 .

Back row (nearest the depot) 60006 (silver with blue inner paint), 60081, 60005, 60053, 60078, 60023. Front row (nearest them bloody wagons) 60097, 60044 & 60014. But that was then.... i will keep digging for you, because i know from the number of trips there that the back row now starts with 60004 and also has the green 60081 in this line. and the front row now starts with either 60032 or 60037 from memory. I will come back too you and confirm these later. Cheers, Tim

Havent been up there for ages!! sounds like i need trip out,and pritty soon.....

Always worth a visit if you're nearby (or better still, have a mate in Wrexham with a car who suggests going there!) - here's what it was like in summer 2008:-

http://daverowland.fotopic.net/c1519335.html

It'll be better now, as the yard (as opposed to/as well as the TMD sidings) is full of 60s.
By the way, 60071 returned to Eastleigh again last night with a freight from Scunthorpe...

Morning All

Dave - Many thanks, thats most helpful!!

On a Good note!! "60009" came into Eastleigh North Yard.
She moved off earlier this morning.. The engine start up was 'Classic'!!!
Clouds and I mean Clouds of smoke!! 8-))

What working would the loco have been on.. It appeared here about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon!!

Cheers

Ian
70D

It arrived as part of a convoy - 66051, 66154, 66145 & 60009, the working was 6O26 10.48 Hinksey Yard - Eastleigh Yard. Incidentally, the 'North Yard' has always been referred to as 'East Yard', something to do with LSWR or SR policy, all signalboxes, yards, junctions were referred to as either 'east' or 'west', which pertained to their location in regard to Waterloo station, so Eastleigh North Yard is East Yard, as if a straight line was drawn between Weymouth and Waterloo, the yard is east ON THAT (imaginary) line. If you see what I mean...
By the way, 60009 appeared at Eastleigh AGAIN yesterday (Monday 25th), hauling 6O41 10.14 Westbury Yard - Eastleigh East Yard, with 59203 as part of the load; 60009 worked back to Westbury yard with 6V41, the afternoon return working. I'll be putting the pics on my Fotopic site later today at:-
http://daverowland.fotopic.net/
I might even put a couple in the Gallery! :)

Wandering Class 60's
 

Hi Dave

Thanks mate! Most informative... "East Yard" it is!! I stand correctly - corrected!! :)

I'm in the advantageous posistion of living in the new build apartments on Twyford road, and I can see across part of the "East Yard", when movements come in and out.. I did see 59203 and 60009 yesterday afternoon as well.

(I hope the attachment's worked. It's 60009 starting up Sunday morning! Cough-Splutter)

Cheers
Ian

70D

Thanks Dave for the info. I saw the train in Westbury Yard on Monday morning, caught the 60 but couldn't get the shed; it was a cop! The 08.28 from Newton Abbot to Paddington is normally full to bursting so it depends on the seat reservation as to whether you can see the yard. I prefer forward facing/nearside window seat as you can see the stone trains between Reading and Acton. (last Monday there were none!).

I drove to Derby on Tuesday on the A52, looked over the bridge & I too saw a row of EWS 'Tugs'...