{"id":6164,"date":"2023-04-26T20:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=6164"},"modified":"2023-04-26T20:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:11:59","slug":"winfrith-cats-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=6164","title":{"rendered":"Winfrith Cats Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-1536x1196.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-2048x1595.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1284-1568x1221.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoshi watches Steam Dreams afternoon Test Valley rail tour passing through Romsey &#8211; 22\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Weymouth line was visited by a rail tour on Wednesday 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2023 when Statesman Rail\u2019s Dorset Coast Statesman, hauled by double-headed Brush Type 4 Class 47 diesel-electric locomotives No.\u2019s 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; and 47828 ran from Crewe to the Dorset seaside town for an afternoon layover. We saw the train on its outward leg passing over Holes Bay at Poole. If you look very closely in the following video you might be able to work out the train as it crosses the causeway. Thankfully my brother was at Dorchester South and managed to capture a much better clip. On the return journey, I elected to pop up to Hamworthy railway station to see the train passing through, which I only just managed as it was running nine minutes early and I was only just able to grab my phone to video the pass, my stills camera remaining firmly in its bag!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-2048x1131.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8758-1568x866.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No.\u2019s 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; and 47828 working the outward leg of Statesman Rail\u2019s Dorset Coast Statesman 1Z67 0614 Crewe\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Weymouth &#8211; 19\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorset Coast Statesman 19042023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ECMHlgh_OIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Additional video from Dorchester South courtesy of G E Barrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday also saw the regular monthly New Measurement Test Train working to Weymouth. This month it ran with two former High Speed train power cars and arrived 75 minutes late because of incidents on its journey south from Derby. Thinking the train would be capped enroute, I elected not to go and see this working, so I\u2019m very grateful for the great video kindly provided by both my brother, and Scott our North Dorset correspondent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1Z22 19042023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_h0zeY4UV_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video courtesy of G E Barrett and Scott Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/326d9b93-3020-42c2-9de9-76637640d97b.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colas Class 43 HST Power Car No. 43274 at Dorchester West working the late running 1Z22 0804 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail)\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Bristol Kingsland Road having reversed at Weymouth. Image courtesy of Scott Lewis &#8211; 19\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8ee69411-2285-48b2-87be-e1162d1ee7ec.jpg 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colas Class 43 HST Power Car No. 43251 runs through Dorchester West working 1Z22 0804 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail)\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Bristol Kingsland Road. Image courtesy of Scott Lewis &#8211; 19\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following day saw another out of the norm working as Direct Rail Services (DRS) Class 68\u2019s No.\u2019s 68001 &#8216;Evolution&#8217; and 68018 &#8216;Vigilant&#8217; top and tailed ten FNA wagons on their mission to collect low level nuclear waste from Magnox Winfrith. The previous working left empty because of operational difficulties preventing the loading of the train so it was good to see all went smoothly this time around. We were able to have another wander around the perimeter fence at Winfrith to see the train up close. As always, security staff were on hand to politely request that photographs and video refrained from showing buildings or the faces of staff. I was happy to oblige. Although leaving Winfrith more or less right-time, the return working was delayed by some 86 minutes further up the line following an incident at Basingstoke. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8771-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Direct Rail Services Class 68&#8217;s No.&#8217;s 68001 &#8216;Evolution&#8217; and 68018 &#8216;Vigilant&#8217; on the approach to Poole working 6Z62 0100 Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS) to Winfrith Sidings &#8211; 20\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8801-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DRS Class 68 No. 68001 &#8216;Evolution&#8217; is seen prior to marshalling the loaded train together at Winfrith. 68018 &#8216;Vigilant&#8217; is in the background &#8211; 20\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8812-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DRS Class 68 No. 68018 &#8216;Vigilant&#8217; leads out of Dorchester South with the return 6Z95 1551 Winfrith Sdgs\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Crewe Coal Sidings (DRS). No. 68001 &#8216;Evolution&#8217; at the rear &#8211; 20\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winfrith Cats 20th April 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rpI-5UQvsWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, to tie in with a passing steam hauled excursion train, Yoshi, his Mama and I had a walk along the Test Valley nature reserve. Or that was the plan at least. We encountered a fair bit of flood water so our walk was curtailed and instead, while we waited for the Winchester to Salisbury circular tour to pass by we grabbed a take away tea from a burger van outside of B&amp;Q Nursling and sat awhile at a convenient picnic table located on Franconia Drive, named, we assume, after the Cunard ship of the same name. Or perhaps the road name is inspired by English Electric Class 40 Diesel loco No. D220 (40020) \u2018Franconia\u2019 which was of course definitely named after the liner. This is an excuse to share the following two images from 1982:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">EE Class 40 No. 40020 at Crewe, the &#8216;Franconia&#8217; nameplates long gone having been removed but carrying a stencilled name instead \u2013 24\/10\/1982<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 40 No. 40020 at Preston \u2013 13\/08\/1982<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Class 40 locomotives in the number range D210\u2013D235 were mostly named after ships operated by the Cunard Line, Elder Dempster Lines and Canadian Pacific Steamships as the diesel locos hauled express trains to and from Liverpool, the home port of these companies. In the early 1970&#8217;s, with Class 40&#8217;s no longer working these trains, the nameplates were gradually removed, although enthusiasts still remembered the names and as in the images above, replacement versions were often applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suitably refreshed following our cuppa (Yoshi had water and some snacks), we headed back to the footpath which runs alongside the railway line, only to discover the location had suddenly become very popular with other enthusiasts and observers of steam trains. The two locations I had thought about photographing the train from had \u2018been taken\u2019 so I settled for another view which was slightly obscured by lineside vegetation, but turned out to be a reasonable shot after all. Afterwards, we drove the short distance to Romsey to see the train head back to Winchester prior to its onward journey to London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-2048x1311.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8865-1568x1004.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Southern Railway West Country Class No. 34046 &#8216;Braunton&#8217; powers along the Lower Test Valley working Steam Dreams 1Z92 1316 Winchester to Salisbury &#8211; 22\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8863-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Southern Railway West Country Class No. 34046 &#8216;Braunton&#8217; approaches Romsey working Steam Dreams 1Z93 1444 Salisbury to Winchester &#8211; 22\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_1288-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Second viewing for us as Class 47 No. 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; works Steam Dreams 1Z93 1444 Salisbury to Winchester through Romsey &#8211; 22\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Test Valley Scenic Tour 22042023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pFXZVZHLNgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following day, Yoshi and I went in search of a pair of Class 47 locomotive cabs which I have seen photographs of, but never quite managed to work out where they are located. Tipped off by our pal Nick, we headed out to Longham near Bournemouth and were able to get the following snaps. Our North Dorset correspondent, Scott, was able to confirm that the cabs came from Brush Type 4 No. 47236 which was retired from service and put into store in February 1999 lasting until November 2017 when it was cut up by Morecambe Metals at Carnforth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8930-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabs from Class 47 No. 47236 as garden decoration near Bournemouth &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8931-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabs from Class 47 No. 47236 &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8929-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabs from Class 47 No. 47236 &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8932-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cab from Class 47 No. 47236 &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8933-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cab from Class 47 No. 47236 &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No. 47236 was involved in an incident at Dorchester West on Sunday 25th August 1974 when she fell foul of trap points having passed a signal at danger in heavy rain whilst working 1Z61 Weymouth to Hereford excursion train. The main damage to the locomotive was at the trailing end where the leading coach had ridden up over the buffers, tearing them off in the process. The cab-end panelling was torn away from the bottom edge and stove in to just above the head code indicator; the side panelling between the corners and cab doors was torn and buckled. Both bogies suffered damage to their brake equipment. The leading coach, a brake second corridor, had its forward bogie displaced by about 7 feet and suffered minor damage to the end of the coach where it had struck the rear of the locomotive. The second coach, an open second, was also damaged. The track survived intact following the derailment and the only damage to the signalling equipment was the slight displacement of one lineside apparatus case. The accident report, published in 1976, was written by Major P. M. Olver who noted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The train was the 2000 Weymouth to Hereford return passenger excursion train, consisting of 12 coaches and hauled by a Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive. Travelling at about 15 mile\/h, the head of the train passed Dorchester Junction Up Main Starting signal at Danger, the locomotive and first two coaches being diverted into a sand drag by trap points protecting the single line to Maiden Newton. The locomotive and leading coach ran off the end of the sand drag and were derailed before the train came to a stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am glad to report that of the 600 passengers, who were railway staff and their families from the Hereford Staff Association and Social Club, only 6 were required to be taken to hospital for the treatment of their minor injuries and a further 12 were given first aid attention on site. A special train was formed from the rear 10 coaches of the train, after they had been examined and found fit to run, and the passengers finally departed for Hereford via Bournemouth and Southampton at 2346.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-2048x1261.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-7-1568x965.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-6-1568x1041.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West  &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-2048x1381.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-9-1568x1057.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West  &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-2048x1092.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-10-1568x836.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-2048x1265.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-8-1568x969.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West  &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-1536x942.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-2048x1255.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-11-1568x961.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47 No. 47236 in the aftermath of the 25th August 1974 derailment at Dorchester West  &#8211; Image by John Chappell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a family story that my brother spent much of one night following the derailment watching recovery operations, much to the consternation of our mum who wondered where he&#8217;d got to! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For The Record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An informal event took place on 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0April 2023 to mark the opening of the new look forecourt at Weymouth railway station. Work began on the \u00a31 million redevelopment in November 2021 with most of the work having been completed by September 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Network Rail has started a two-year project to refurbish London Waterloo\u2019s roof, which was built in 1922. Around 10,000 new glazed panels will be installed across 12,000 square metres of roof \u2013 an area nearly twice the size of the pitch at Wembley Stadium. The panels will be made from a polycarbonate material which is around 50% lighter than the existing panels in order to reduce stress on the structure. Other changes to the station will include the addition of more seating and improved toilet and baby changing facilities.&nbsp;London Waterloo, which celebrates its 175<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Anniversary in 2023, was originally opened in 1848 and is now Britain\u2019s busiest train station with 99.4 million journeys a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Western Railway (SWR) severely reduced services in the Romsey area and west of Salisbury following reports biofuel was clogging the engine fuel filters of Class 158 and Class 159 diesel multiple units (DMU\u2019s)\u00a0which reduced their power and performance. The fault was discovered in much of the diesel fleet at depots in Exeter and Salisbury on Wednesday 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2023.\u00a0The fuel tanks will have to be flushed clean and the filters replaced which is not an insignificant task. \u00a0SWR will run one train every two hours on routes connecting Salisbury to Exeter and Southampton. One train an hour will operate between Salisbury and Basingstoke, while services to Westbury and Yeovil Pen Mill will not run.\u00a0Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 28\/04\/23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8848-1568x1053.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 158 DMU No.&#8217;s 158887 and 158884 working 2R50 1356 Salisbury\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Romsey service &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-2048x1293.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8935-1568x990.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timetable changes meant Class 158 DMU No. 158884 reversed at Romsey to form the 2S43 1507 Romsey\u00a0<small>to<\/small>\u00a0Salisbury service. No. 158887 was the lead unit &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial Class 444 Desiro Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) No. 444001 has been the latest vehicle to receive the corporate South Western Railway (SWR) livery having been repainted at Bournemouth T&amp;RSMD and released back into traffic on 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0April 2023. Formerly still carrying South West Trains livery, No. 444001 was the last unit in SWR\u2019s fleet to carry a proper nameplate which it carried since being named \u2018Naomi House\u2019 at London Waterloo on 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2007 to mark the 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Winchester charity of the same name. The unit emerged without the nameplate or a replacement SWR style sticker name. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-1024x634.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215-1568x970.png 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/342CEAA8-75B6-44B7-BEF1-F72AF5A0C215.png 1844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Western Railway Class 444 No. 444001 &#8216;Naomi House&#8217; at Weymouth &#8211; 26\/04\/2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/P1040670-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South West Trains Class 444 No. 444001 at Bournemouth while &#8220;slim gauge&#8221; Hastings Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) No. 1001 passes with the &#8220;Dorset Diadem&#8217; Rail tour &#8211; 25\/06\/2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-2048x1253.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8928-1568x959.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newly re-liveried SWR Class 444 No. 444001 departs Poole working 5B19 1137 Poole to Poole Storage Sidings &#8211; 23\/04\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class 444\u2019s were built by Siemens in Austria between 2002 and 2004, initially on Portsmouth services. They began replacing Class 442 \u201cWessex Electrics\u201d on the Weymouth line from November 2006. They have five carriages and can operate in multiple, meaning two Class 444\u2019s can run together as a ten-car service or they can work with a four car Class 450 to make a nine-car train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all we have time for this week. Thank you for reading and for your corrections and comments &#8211; all very much appreciated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End Shot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FullSizeRender-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 47\/4 No. 47555 &#8216;The Commonwealth Spirit&#8217; heads up a rake of MK2 Inter-City coaches approaching Dorchester West on 5th September 1981. The locomotive entered traffic on 28th February 1964 as No. D1717. It carried the number 47126 for a short while, before being fitted with Electric Train Heating (ETH) in 1974. She was withdrawn in January 1999 and cut up at EWS Wigan Springs Branch CRDC by January of the following year. This was one of my favourite Class 47 locos. It&#8217;s a bit strange to have favourites I suppose, but I liked the name and I saw her many times. Unlike sister loco, No. 47595 &#8216;Confederation of British Industry&#8217; which I always found a bit toxic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weymouth line was visited by a rail tour on Wednesday 19th\u00a0April 2023 when Statesman Rail\u2019s Dorset Coast Statesman, hauled by double-headed Brush Type 4 Class 47 diesel-electric locomotives No.\u2019s 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; and 47828 ran from Crewe to the Dorset seaside town for an afternoon layover. 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