Loco fire Winchester (27/02/26)

[33011]

The mainline near Winchester is blocked due to a locomotive fire 0Z56 ?

 

[JimmyH]

I couldn't see much from my house near the mainline north of Eastleigh yards
Aside from a Freightliner 66 dragging a Colas 57(?) from the Shawford direction. (Perhaps 5B35? Unlikely, it's supposed to be ECS)
One of the XCs to Manchester has been released North too

 

[jfollows]

Diversions via Fareham and Guildford seem to be in place quickly. I just happened to be following https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P61392/2026-02-27/detailed (11:03 Weymouth to Waterloo which was diverted pretty sharp-ish at Saint Denys).

 

[43096]

I couldn't see much from my house near the mainline north of Eastleigh yards
Aside from a Freightliner 66 dragging a Colas 57(?) from the Shawford direction. (Perhaps 5B35? Unlikely, it's supposed to be ECS)
One of the XCs to Manchester has been released North too

It was a Colas 66 (albeit one sub-leased from Heavy Haul Rail) that dragged the 56 back to Eastleigh.

 

[444045]

It was 56051 on fire with 66544 having just left Eastleigh Yard.

 

[JimmyH]

It was a Colas 66 (albeit one sub-leased from Heavy Haul Rail) that dragged the 56 back to Eastleigh.

I stand corrected! I swear I saw the Freightliner green and yellow

 

[FGW_DID]

I stand corrected! I swear I saw the Freightliner green and yellow

You did. The 66 is in FL livery.

 

[Kite159]

And a tree falling in the Dean area not helping XC out with their diverts via Laverstock!

 

[31160]

So was it the 56 on fire or the 66? You can read above both ways

 

[33011]

The 56

 

[FGW_DID]

So was it the 56 on fire or the 66? You can read above both ways

The 56.

 

[33011]

I think the fire was in the roof of the 56

 

[Romsey]

The 56 was being worked on by fitters about 0845 this morning and by 1100 was moving around the yard complex with 66544.

 

[Bob figgis]

Will Survival survive ?