| Eastleigh Works in Hampshire opened its doors to the public this Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate 100 years of the Works at Campbell Road. After an uncertain future a couple of years ago, Knights Rail services secured the site and are going from strength to strength with all manner of work being undertaken by the owners and contractors. The largest gathering of Locomotives and units for quite some time were present at the huge site and the weather played its part to make this an enjoyable weekend. I Volunteered to Steward for the day and my thanks go to Bruce Knights, 'Fuzz' Jordan, Chris Milner and the many others that made this event possible |
A Swanage to Eastleigh convoy ran on Friday 22nd May with 37706 hauling 34070 Manston, 34028 Eddystone, 30053 and a Brake van to the Works. The convoy passes Holes Bay Buy Print |
33103 'Swordfish' glistens in the morning sun and contrasts nicely with the clear blue sky Buy Print |
DBS owned 37411 stands beside DRS' 37059 Buy Print |
A superb ED line up from left to right are 73006,109 and 119 Buy Print |
WCRC 37706 was used to move stock and exhibits to the Open weekend and is seen taking a well earned breather Buy Print |
47712 'Pride of Carlisle' and its DRS livery provide a contrast with the clear blue sky Buy Print |
A classic traction line up from right to left, 47580,55022,45060 and D1015 Buy Print |
Ex Southampton Docks Shunter 07007 sees regular use to shunt stock around the vast Eastleigh Works site Buy Print |
33002 'Sea King' sparkles in its immaculate 'Dutch' livery Buy Print |
A Fly Be plane continues its steep decent into Southampton Airport and virtually skims the roof of the Works Buy Print |
Site owner Bruce Knights addresses the massed crowds just before the official openeing at 11am on Saturday Buy Print |
Celebrity 'Spotter' Pete Waterman officially opened the event at 11am on the Saturday Buy Print |
Inside one of the maintanence sheds were 37422 'Cardiff Canton', 73136 'Perseverance' and 37308. 37308 is seen in a blue undercoat before recieving a coat of BR Blue Buy Print |
A Fly BE jet turns all heads skywards at the Open day Buy Print |
50135 is seen in LoadHaul livery soon after it was re-dedicated Ark Royal after the Aircraft carrier of the same name Buy Print |
Britannia 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' eases away from Eastleigh on the last leg of a Norwich-Poole Railtour. Buy Print |
Long term restoration project 1881. Hopefully this will be seen again on the main line Buy Print |
20309 awaits attention inside the Works Buy Print |
20301 is seen inside the works displaying adverts for Arlington repair services Buy Print |
D6512 Stan Symes recieving an overhaul inside the Works Buy Print |
Tank engine 'Normandy' Buy Print |
41312 displays a very apt 'Eastleigh Works Centenary' headboard Buy Print |
31108 in Railfreight Grey livery Buy Print |
47580 'County of Essex' is seen alongside 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' Buy Print |
