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Alcohol induced no doubt

Ah, you got Eastleigh's 13/9 in. Excellent.

Is that the 69 that's 'blacked' by a rail union?

It will be, they are currently both in Eastleigh Works stabled just off the stock.

What, like this one?

From experience, ASLEF are little better.

M&S right outside the station.

I know, I'm quite familiar with it! It's run by a private concern, but still 100% MOD traffic into the port itself. How far into complex the charter goes remains to be seen, but 2hrs + going up and down the reception roads might get a tad 'old' for all but the most desperate! Given the choice...

Depends how full the yard is with MOD traffic and Freightliner sets. Won't be using Mulberry Halt either as its now unsafe.

Depends how desperate you are to red pen the line - Marchwood often features on tours. I'd be off like a shot at Southampton for a breather.

Not really sure why they are using 2x 40 on a trip utilising Mk3 stock. Just as well use ETH 47s really. Just a mind boggling combination in my opinion. Now a pair of 40s on Mk1's would get my money for sure.

Superb piece that, thanks. I used to frequently work those trains in and out of Southampton Eastern Docks.

Considering it spends its life being dragged around by a coal fired steam loco its hardly surprising is it?

On the other hand you could take the view that whilst the work comes and goes between individual FOCs, so do the drivers following it. Looking in station car parks these days leads me to believe that FOC employment is most likely a longer term bet for job security going forward than TOC...

Indeed, I go in there regularly and still don't have a clue what's in there or what's happening!

2411 is/was at Wolverton.

If you've ever travelled on MK1 stock on the main line at speed and heard the brakes go in then you'll have an idea what it sounds like in the cab of a 47. The sound is very noticeable/loud.

Sounds to me like that's not the whole story. Have you 'history' elsewhere in the industry or did you tell fibs to get as far as you did in the interview process? I find it difficult to believe ANY company would be so unprofessional as to behave in the manner described.

56081 just about to take 69002 into Eastleigh Works.

I did hundreds if not thousands of hours on 70s on T3s. Only loco I ever got to drop stone at .5mph was a 70 - absolutely awesome bits of kit.