4Y19 69003 69004 at Mount Pleasant, Southampton
The 4Y19 Mountfield to Southampton Western docks and loaded return has settled down to semi regular class 69 haulage, albeit punctuated with class 66’s when a 69 is not available. At the time of writing, 69001 – 69004 are in traffic, with 69005 at Eastleigh Arlington for top coat paint application.
The 4Y19 run of empty boxes which will be loaded with imported Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate) in Southampton Western Docks and railed back to Mountfield for the plaster board and dry lining products factory. This flow was formally in the hands of EWS before being taken over by GBRf in the early 2000’s
Half the active class in the shape of 69003 and 69004 are seen almost of journeys end with the 4Y19 on Wednesday 20 April 2020, seen passing Southampton up yard, which receives block trains of limestone from the Mendips and occasionally spend ballast hauled by DCR from Westbury and Eastleigh Network Rail recycling depots.
69003 had a defective speedometer, hence the late addition of 69004 which ran light from Tonbridge to Mountfield as the 0Y19 service to lead the 4Y19 service illustrated here
4Y19 69003 69004 at Mount Pleasant, Southampton
The 4Y19 Mountfield to Southampton Western docks and loaded return has settled down to semi regular class 69 haulage, albeit punctuated with class 66’s when a 69 is not available. At the time of writing, 69001 – 69004 are in traffic, with 69005 at Eastleigh Arlington for top coat paint application.
The 4Y19 run of empty boxes which will be loaded with imported Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate) in Southampton Western Docks and railed back to Mountfield for the plaster board and dry lining products factory. This flow was formally in the hands of EWS before being taken over by GBRf in the early 2000’s
Half the active class in the shape of 69003 and 69004 are seen almost of journeys end with the 4Y19 on Wednesday 20 April 2020, seen passing Southampton up yard, which receives block trains of limestone from the Mendips and occasionally spend ballast hauled by DCR from Westbury and Eastleigh Network Rail recycling depots.
69003 had a defective speedometer, hence the late addition of 69004 which ran light from Tonbridge to Mountfield as the 0Y19 service to lead the 4Y19 service illustrated here