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Now belonging to First Great Western, Silverlink liveried 150121 awaits departure from Southampton Central with service to Bristol Temple Meads. 12/2/2009. Looking good in London Midland colours, 153371 arrives at Nuneaton. 5/6/2009.

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]]> Sun Mar 7 2010 Electric Multiple Units. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816886.html Odd shots of 2nd and 3rd generation EMU's. Friday 1 January 2010: Odd shots of 2nd and 3rd generation EMU's.

In heavy rain, Southern Electrostar 377313 waits to leave Eastleigh. 4/1/2008. Refurbished 442407 sits next to stored classmate 442423 in Eastleigh works. 31/7/2008. Southerns' Electrostar 377409 waits to leave Eastleigh with the Southampton - Brighton Slowing for the signal, SWT 458018 passes through Eastleigh working 5B40 Bournemouth T&RSMD - Wimbledon stock move. 27/3/2009. 1497 and 3417 DBS red 59206 Pausing at Nuneaton, 325009 leads 325007 & 325003 while working 1S96 Willesdon - Sheildmuir mail service. 5/6/2009. Southern 377323 sits at Southampton Central having arrived from London Victoria. 15/3/2010. Hauled by 73206 With new bogies, 458003 tails 5B40 Bournemouth T&RSMD to Wimbledon CSD at Southampton Central. 15/3/2010. 458028 works 5B40 Bournemouth T&RSMD - Wimbledon Park CSD past 377323 at Southampton Central. 15/3/2010. 1498 Still at the helm, 1498 455212 passes Brokenford Lane, Totton, heading for Bournemouth for bogie overhauls. 26/2/2010. 377424 awaits to leave Southampton Central for London Victoria while 158958 arrives from Brighton. 15/3/2010.

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 On Track Plant http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816874.html Shots of machinery and equipment that maintain the permanent way. Friday 1 January 2010: Shots of machinery and equipment that maintain the permanent way.

With a Network Rail sticker, DR98981 and an unidentified unit pause at Brockenhurst. 23/3/2006. On leaf busting duties, Network Rails' MPV with units DR98927 and DR98977 head towards Shawford on a warm Autumn day. 24/10/2008. Amey branded Tamper DR73108 Plasser & Theurer Tamper DR77904 trundles through Platform 3 at Didcot. 1/8/2008. With Balfour Beatty branding, a road/rail digger passes by at the back of Eastleigh station with 2 stacked flat wagons. 9/2/2010.

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 AC Electrics. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816858.html A few shots of Skodas and Caravans. Friday 1 January 2010: A few shots of Skodas and Caravans.

In Freightliner Grey, 90045 heads through Nuneaton with a freightliner. 5/6/2009. 90048 in Freightliner Grey powers North with a freightliner. 5/6/2009. In origional Freightliner Grey, 90044 thunders through Nuneaton with 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe freightliner. 5/6/2009. EWS coloured 90029 powers through Nuneaton working 6L48 Garston - Dagenham empty car train. 5/6/2009. With a

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 Class 170 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816848.html Turbostars. Friday 1 January 2010: Turbostars.

Cross Country 170397 departs Nuneaton. 5/6/2009. Cross Country 170116 sits in the High Level platform at Nuneaton while London Midland 350103 departs for London. 5/6/2009.

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 Class 165 and 166 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816843.html Pictures of "Turbos" from the Networker family. Friday 1 January 2010: Pictures of "Turbos" from the Networker family.

Bathed in low Winter sun, 166216 waits to depart Didcot with service bound for London Paddington. 2/1/2008. 165110 rolls to a stop at Cholsey on a London Paddington service. 1/12/2008. Travelling flat out on the Fast lines, 166205 powers past with a Paddington train. 26/6/2009. First Great Westerns' 165109 pauses at Cholsey with an Oxford - Paddington working. 26/6/2009. 166209 departs Cholsey with an Oxford service. 26/6/2009.

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 Class 158 and 159 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1816838.html Shots of Scuds from around the South. Friday 1 January 2010: Shots of Scuds from around the South.

158885 scuttles past Millbrook heading for the next stop at Redbridge with a service for Salisbury. 21/5/2008. In the snow of late February 2009, 158888 rounds the curve into Southampton Central with a Romsey service. 3/2/2009. South West Trains 159105 pauses at Eastleigh during the Evening rush hour. 20/5/2009. Awaiting departure for Southampton Central, 158887 sits at Romsey with a Salisbury to Romsey service. 14/10/2009. Awaiting right away from the Guard, 158890 idles away at Chandlers Ford while working a Romsey to Salisbury service. 6/3/2010. First Great Westerns' 158869 pauses at Romsey before heading to its next stop at Southampton Central with a Cardiff - Portsmouth Harbour working. 14/10/2009.

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]]> Fri Jan 1 2010 Classic Traction http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1791146.html Older loco classes that make occasional appearences. Friday 11 December 2009: Older loco classes that make occasional appearences.

West Coast Railways 33025 waits to depart Waterloo with Spitfire Railtours' 33002 Line up of the old order at Eastleigh. A trio of 20's at Eastleigh 100. Looking surprisingly good in Loadhaul colours, 50135 sits inside Eastleigh works. In imaculate Large Logo Blue, 50026 stands in Eastleigh works. Still in Grey but with D1015 Getting bowled by the 159 slightly, D1015

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]]> Fri Dec 11 2009 Pendolino's and Voyager's. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1791138.html Virgin and Arriva plastic stuff. Friday 11 December 2009: Virgin and Arriva plastic stuff.

After a pretty decent snow flurry for the South, 221141 approaches Southampton Central. AXC 220032 speeds towards Shawford while working a Bournemouth to Manchester service. While waiting for a Railtour to pass, 221128 belts through Beaulieu Road. AXC 221138 comes to a stop at Brockenhurst. Caught at 125mph, an unidentified Pendolino passes Nuneaton. Virgins' 390022 powers towards Nuneaton. For an unknown reason, 390012 stops at Nuneaton. Leaning into Woodfidley curve is AXC 220021 as it heads for Bournemouth. Caught at speed, an unknown Arriva Cross Country Voyager passes a South West Trains 444 at Woodfidley. Adrian Cox runs 220015 and 220028 into Southampton Central with a 1M58 Bournemouth to Manchester Picadilly working. 15/3/2010.

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]]> Fri Dec 11 2009 Class 08 & 09 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1791128.html Gronks and Super Gronks. Friday 11 December 2009: Gronks and Super Gronks.

In tatty Mainline colours is 09019 which is busy shuttleing engineers wagons around Eastleigh Yard. After dropping of a coal wagon to the Didcot Railway Centre, 08567 takes a short break before continuing its duties. With a yellow BR sticker, 08804 rumbles through Eastleigh with 2 fuel tanks from the EWS depot. Still EWS colours but now belonging to DB Schenker, 08482 shuffles past Eastleigh station with a string of ballast laden MLA's. 9/2/2010.

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]]> Fri Dec 11 2009 Class 43 HST http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1791118.html High Speed Trains' at various places. Friday 11 December 2009: High Speed Trains' at various places.

Creeping to a halt at Didcot is 43128. Travelling flat out, an unidentified HST hammers towards Cholsey heading for the Capital. As 66569 waits for the road through Didcot with a container service, a UID HST powers out of the station and on towards the west. The driver of 43158 gives the windscreen a quick wash before leaving for Reading and Paddington. 43091 and 43133 stand beside each other as they wait to depart for the West Country and the Capital. First Great Westerns' 43087 idles away at Didcot as it waits to depart with a Worcester service.

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]]> Fri Dec 11 2009 Class 73. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1781007.html Shots of "Shoeboxes". Sunday 15 November 2009: Shots of "Shoeboxes".

73208 With 73206 Waiting to depart Weymouth with Spitfire Railtours On a wet summers day, newly painted 73141 73212 73204 GBRf 73206

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]]> Sun Nov 15 2009 Class 31. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1780998.html Ped pics. Sunday 15 November 2009: Ped pics.

Basking in the sun, 31108 sits in Eastleigh works a few days before Eastleigh 100. 19/5/2009. Looking good in it's coat of BR Blue, 31106 waits to leave Eastleigh with 4Q10 Eastleigh to Eastleigh via Yeovil Jnc test train. 31/7/2009. Slowing for the signal at Millbrook, 31233 with 31465 top and tail the 5Z06 Bristol Temple Meads to Eastleigh Structial Gauging Train. 12/8/2009.

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]]> Sun Nov 15 2009 Class 59. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1780994.html The origional Class 66's. Saturday 14 November 2009: The origional Class 66's.

Hanson liveried 59101 comes of the Romsey line and into Eastleigh yard with 7O40. 19/8/2008. 59004 59001 sits on display at the Eastleigh 100 event. 25/5/2009. In DB Schenker colours, 59206 sits in the rain at the Eastleigh 100 event. 25/5/2009.

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]]> Sat Nov 14 2009 Class 67 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1780993.html A selection of "Skip" photos. Saturday 14 November 2009: A selection of "Skip" photos.

Heading to the depot in the company of a Class 66, 67021 is seen easing through Eastleigh Platform 3. 31/7/2008. 67001 trundles through Shawford with ECS railtour stock bound for Eastleigh. 19/5/2009. 67006 powers up on Woodfidley curve with 1Z84 Chichester to Bournemouth VSOE. 22/8/2009. The first Skip 67003 hammers towards Shawford with 1Z83 Hove to Victoria via Eastleigh VSOE. 12/9/2009. DBS 67002 thunders towards Shawford working 5O61 Wembley - Eastleigh railtour ECS. 20/2/2010.

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]]> Sat Nov 14 2009 Class 47 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1778278.html Pictures of Duffs that I have seen. Sunday 8 November 2009: Pictures of Duffs that I have seen.

47843 powers up the hill with a Railtour at Beaulieu Road. 23/2/2008. At the head of the Stobart railtour stock is DRS 47802 seen here thundering through Beaulieu Road. 1/3/2008. Taken on my old, inferior camera. 47712 is seen on the rear of the Stobart railtour stock at Beaulieu Road. 1/3/2008. Waiting the road at Eastleigh so it can head to Marchwood to pick up a damaged MerseyRail Class 508 is Colas' 47727. 31/7/2008. West Coast Railway Company's 47760 waits for the main at Eastleigh while working a railtour ECS to Worcester. 27/3/2009. Following shortly behind 70013 47712 is seen coupled up to an Under gloomy sky, 47580 waits for visitors at the Eastleigh 100 event. 25/5/2009.

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]]> Sun Nov 8 2009 Class 37 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1778265.html Shots of various Tractors at various places. Sunday 8 November 2009: Shots of various Tractors at various places.

Making slow progress, 37706 takes the 1Z97 Swanage to Victoria Coasting through Brockenhurst, 37602 leads 37069 on 1Z44 tour from Crewe to Weymouth. 23/5/2009. Storming round the bend at Woodfidley near Beaulieu Road station is DRS 37069 & 37602 with 1Z44 from Weymouth to Crewe. 23/5/2009. Sat in the rain at Eastleigh is 37411. 25/5/2009. A grubby looking DRS 37059 sits in the depot at the Eastleigh 100 open day. 25/5/2009. Visiting the Eastleigh 100 event are WCRC 37706 and 37516. 25/5/2009. Waiting attention inside Eastleigh shed is EWS 37422. 25/5/2009. Hammering round the bend at Woodfidley is 37706 leading 37516 on 1Z49 Crewe to Swanage railtour. 26/9/2009. 37038 leads 37610

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]]> Sun Nov 8 2009 Kettles. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1778216.html Pictures of various steamers from around my local area. Sunday 8 November 2009: Pictures of various steamers from around my local area.

On her first ever visit to the south, 60163 Working 1Z98 To make sure 34067 34067 34067 70013 35005 gets a bit of attention at the Eastleigh 100 open day. 25/5/2009. Seen at the Eastleigh 100 open day, 34070 Storming round the banked curve at Woodfidley, 34067 70013 Heading for Alresford, 30075 passes a foot crossing between Ropley and Alresford. 7/3/2010. Running tender first towards Alresford, 60019 Heading for Ropley, 60019 9F 92212 heads for Alresford at a foot crossing between Ropley and Alresford. 7/3/2010.

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]]> Sun Nov 8 2009 Desiro http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1778206.html Pictures of Class 444, 450 and 350. Sunday 8 November 2009: Pictures of Class 444, 450 and 350.

444001 and 444002 sit beside each other at Eastleigh. 001 is on a semi-fast service to Waterloo while 002 is on the rear of a Portsmouth Harbour train. 31/7/2008. South west Trains pioneer 450001, stops breifly at Shawford with a Waterloo - Poole stopping service. 24/10/2008. 444035 leads 4440 on a Weymouth train out of a snowy Southampton. 3/2/2009. Unusually running through Shawford Platform 3, 444008 heads for its next stop at Eastleigh with a service for Portsmouth Harbour. 12/2/2009. One of the high capacity Desiros, 450553, speeds through a wet Eastleigh. 27/3/2009. London Midland's 350239 slows for the stop at Nuneaton with a service for London Euston. 5/6/2009. In heavy rain, 444036 speeds through Beaulieu Road station. 1/8/2009. 444033 rumbles past the small servicing facility at Maritime FLT. 12/8/2009. 444045 sits next to 377323 with a fast service to Waterloo. 15/3/2010. 444025 rounds the curve at Brokenford Lane, Totton, with a Waterloo train. 26/2/2010. 444001 SWT 444022 runs into Southampton Central with a Waterloo to Weymouth service. 15/3/2010. 444022 stands next to 450121 at Southampton Central. 15/3/2010.

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]]> Sun Nov 8 2009 Class 66 http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1777549.html Photos of Sheds in varying colours and locations. Saturday 7 November 2009: Photos of Sheds in varying colours and locations.

On loan to Freightliner, GBRf's 66721 wearing Metronet branding yings into Didcot Parkway. 2/1/2008. The old driver of 66590 grabs his bag as the loco departs North light engine. 25/3/2008. EWS liveried 66127 pauses at Eastleigh with a Bitumen and Oil working from Fawley. 25/3/2008. 66574 and 66578 slowley exit Millbrook FLT on the short hop to the small depot at the Maritime FLT. 21/5/2009. First GBRf 66707 Freightliner 66601 at Didcot Parkway. 1/8/2008. EWS 66143 crawls through Didcot yard with some empty Warwells from Eastleigh. 1/8/2008. With parts of its number missing, 66540 rolls into Platform 2 at Eastleigh with a 'liner bound for Southampton. 19/8/2008. Working 4O51, 66587 runs flat out at 75mph through Shawford. 24/10/2008 GBRf runs light through Shawford on it's way to Eastleigh. 24/10/2008. On a clear December day, 66185 powers through Cholsey working an Intermodal for Southampton. 1/12/2008. EWS (now DB Schenker) 66059 and 66156 rest in Didcot yard between duties. 22/12/2008 With a certain Mr Claus at the controls, 66181 thunders through Cholsey. 22/12/2008. Rolling into Eastleigh, heading for the Yard is 66187 with an Oil working from Fawley. 12/2/2009. Heading for Wembley where a Class 92 will take over is 66058 seen here at Shawford. 12/2/2009 EWS 66237 cruises through Shawford with a short MOD for Didcot. 12/2/2009. Fastline freights' 66303 rumbles towards Nuneaton with a coal train. 5/6/2009. Running light, 66434 storms through Nuneaton. 5/6/2009. First Group Purple liveried 66724 Now wearing Colas livery, Advenza Freights 66841 rumbles through Water Orton. 6/6/2009. 66517 thunders towards Cholsey working a lightly loaded 'liner for Southampton. 26/6/2009. 66184 passes Cholsey on a loaded MOD train from Marchwood. 26/6/2009. 66009 powers through Cholsey on 6E55 Theale - Lindsey tanks. 26/6/2009. Freightliners' 66535 drags an UID sister through Cholsey. 26/6/2009. 66543 eases its train around the slight curve at Millbrook station. 12/8/2009. The last EWS shed delivered, 66250 opens up big style on the Didcot avoiding line with a CWR train from Hinksey to Eastleigh. 29/9/2009. DBS 66014 waits the road at Totton loop with 6V38 Marchwood - Didcot Yard MOD. 26/2/2010. Freightliner 66504 coasts into Eastleigh Platform 1 for a crew change. 31/7/2008. Slowing for a crew change is 66517 at Eastleigh. 12/2/2009. Freightliner 66533 Freightliner 66538 squels into Eastleigh for a crew change. 31/7/2008.

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]]> Sat Nov 7 2009 Water Orton. http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1601078.html Various trains at Water Orton including a new Fastline 66. Taken 17/7/2008. Thursday 17 July 2008: Various trains at Water Orton including a new Fastline 66. Taken 17/7/2008.

66304 passes under the road bridge. Brand new 66304 passes 170523. 66181 heads towrds the station with a rake of self discharge PGAs. An unidentified 221 rounds the curve at speed. 66230 coasts by with a steel working. 66149 passes on a Network Rail ballast working. 66043 heads 60074 60074 behind 66043. 66504 passes light engine. 170519 slows for the station. A filthy 66603 rolls through the station. On loan to Fastline, Metronet 66720 passes on a coal working. 66587 coasts under the road bridge. 66115 take sthe Tamworth line with an Intermodal. 66720 returns.

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]]> Thu Jul 17 2008 Long Marston http://andypicton.photos.us.com/c1541371.html Photos from the Long Marston open day on 7/6/2008. Monday 7 July 2008: Photos from the Long Marston open day on 7/6/2008.

Two of the dozen or so stored First Motorail vans. 82125 heads a line up of ex-Virgin DVT's. A pair of Freightliners HIA(?)'s wait attention. A sleeper in Inter-City livery heads a rake of ex-Virgin MK3's, with VTG Ferrywagons in the centre and more MK3's next to them. The 117 that shuttles visitors half way round the site. 87027 is dumped near the entrance of Long Marston. A Fragonset and RES 47 rest outside the sheds. 87028 and 87022 in the sheds pending modification for use in Bulgaria. The line of 14 87's. My favorite of the day was the AC Loco Groups 87002 Pantograph end of 87002, showing the ACLG board 86401 The front of SWT's 73. A rather unusual colour for an 08. 08447 in purple. A pair of Chevrolettes' and a Vauxhall Astra sit inside a pair of Motorail vans. Metronets 66722 Dumped and rusting Anglia 86's 223 and 215. 86223 and 87018 next to each other. 20902 rots away. A graffitti covered NSE 108, L231. The kettle that ferried visitors around the other half of the site. Transrail 37838 EWS 56011 in a bad way. 56021 in Loadhaul in the same condition as 011. One of the many TEA's awaiting their fate. A surprisingly clean Methanol TTA. The excursion from Euston arrives with 66182 on the front... ..and 66082 on the rear. Another view of SWT's 73. 86401 in front of 87002. John Dedman is pleased to be at the controls of 87028. The inards of 87028. The line of Virgin and Anglia 86's. Still in Inter-City is 86228 A pattern of 86's. Another view of part of the 86 line up. Head on shot 86250. RFS Class 20. 37683 at the head of another line up. Quite! A pair of RFS 20's with a DRS 20. The robbed cab of one of the RFS 20's. 66081 gets ready to depart back to Euston. 66182 tails the excursion.

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