Best day trainspotting at Eastleigh for 40 years!! Loco classes 08/33/37/47/50/66/69 & 70 :-)

I’ve been trainspotting at Eastleigh for many years and it’s a great place to view a wide range of freight trains close up.
This trip was the best day ever with a constant parade of colourful locos from the different freight operators.
Best for me was the recently restored Class 33 which I would’ve seen here over 40 years ago!
Also see the before and after transformation of the 360 with the a rare DRS 57 at the sharp end - look out for the fluttering masking tape on the repainted unit which the depot staff had forgotten to remove!
Hope you enjoy the video - great to see so many other enthusiasts out that day- can you spot yourself??

[@Wikkus]

Great footage of a grand day out!

[@MontyCantsin5]

D6515 looks glorious.

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Monty, Yes it was its first run since overhaul- you could smell the Humbrol paint as it went past:-))

[@timbervalleyproductions]

She does! I saw when she was at Severn Valley Railway.

[@barbararoberto1258]

Great videos enjoyed every train you have the best spots to catch videos, thank you and send more😊

[@JimyRon666]

Great job, heavy, heavy...

[@geoffhunter7704]

Superb! I did my Crompton Diesel Loco Training on D6515 later 33 012 in 1965 when i passed my Drivers Exam though SR MPD Policy was to train you up on the EMU,s (Juicers) first at Eastleigh. Ah Memories😇😄😁

[@NedPooleD818]

Pleased to hear the video brought back some great memories. As a ‘Southern Spotter’ we loved the cromptons and they were always kept in great nick by Eastleigh. Always amazed me when I went to Reading and cabbed locos from other regions- the 31s and 50s from Bristol Bath Rd in particular were total oil stained wrecks, I used to wonder why they didn’t always break down! I hope you’re still keeping an interest in the current scene - there seems to be more freight than ever but I do miss proper slam door trains!

[@geoffhunter7704]

@@NedPooleD818 Yes Ned i get the occasional cab ride from my former young un's now themselves nearing retirement and Eastleigh was a superior MT Depot to Stewarts Lane now i am in my eighties but still sprightly,so there!

[@chestertonroad4565]

Fantastic video. Anyone that says the modern railway is dull or boring needs to watch this.

[@rpm412]

I lived right by the North Kent line in the late 60s and early 70s and loved the sound of the 33. proper growler.

[@NedPooleD818]

I remember visiting the area in the late 70s to try and see the narrow bodied 33/2s - they worked a lot of coal trains in those days. Copped 3 of them and was delighted- not many coal trains these days!!

[@kennethhume8628]

GB Railfreight’s locomotives generally seem to be the cleanest with Colas Rail’s most often the filthiest .

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Kenneth, I think you are right- it reminds me of BR days with the big difference between depots - Eastleigh & Stratford always kept their locos in good external condition whilst Bristol Bath Road and Gateshead never cleaned their locos!

[@matttann5590]

Amazing captures, some days you just end up being there at the right time and when everything runs it’s epic.. I’m very lucky to have it just down the road 👌🏻

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Matt, it’s an excellent day out as you never know what’s going to appear next from the Works…plus GBRF have some great liveries. Certainly different from the blue 33s, 47s and 73s of 40 years ago!

[@spotterbob8977]

My stepson and I just pulled into the car park when the 33/50 pulled out you can imagine our disappointment considering we travelled from Eastbourne to see them.

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Spotter Bob, bad luck - I think it was running about 10 mins early too!

[@micky4921]

What a cracking day you had. Many thanks for sharing.

[@NedPooleD818]

Thanks Mick, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ll be going there again next week so fingers crossed!

[@richardhooper7297]

Great day out!

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Richard, Yes it was a cracking day out- rounded off with a meal in the Wetherspoon opposite the Station! I may have to move to Eastleigh!

[@neilbolger2679]

Great footage . Especially the old loco's. And the 33 must have felt at home at Eastleigh as some were maintained there . Or possible otherwise . Grand stuff there

[@NedPooleD818]

Pleased you enjoyed the video - the crompton was just like the old days - although I always remember them in BR blue:-))

[@neilbolger2679]

@@NedPooleD818 as a kid in Portsmouth until the 90s I remember them here in BR blue . And I thought they were amaz then . Now , any old school are great to see. Yes BR are best colour for them . Thanks for sharing your good vid , keep up the good work

[@MarkInLA]

I'm in the States and I'm jealous that British rail does not or can not, due to low bridges and tunnels, run 'double stack' freight. I never liked the look of our double stacks here, the loads towering over the locomotives.. Brit trains still look like trains, and not rolling dumpsters...Some beautiful stuff in this video !

[@NedPooleD818]

Thanks Mark, pleased to hear that a viewer from across the Atlantic has enjoyed the video - most of our modern locos come from there these days! We certainly couldn’t do double stack here - the larger single containers only just get under our bridges! Network Rail has recently completed a scheme to lengthen sidings and loops to allow 775m long container trains- how does this compare to trains in the States?? We all love watching the Railcams - Sante Fe junction, Horsehoe, La Grange etc but the freight isn’t as frequent as here:-)

[@mrmrst9020]

Brilliant footage 👍👍

[@NedPooleD818]

Glad you enjoyed it! Some great variety on that day and great to see so many other enthusiasts around. Would definitely recommend a visit!

[@mrmrst9020]

@@NedPooleD818 yes definitely my favourite railway 👍

[@TwmUkLive]

Looked very busy down there in Eastleigh, is it always like this? Last time I visited it was very quiet except 2x 73's

[@paulypyro]

that was like xmas lol

[@NedPooleD818]

It was - doesn’t always work out though - I went to Eastleigh last week and was so quiet! Plus the cafe had closed:-((

[@lollol6812]

Good job 9:29 lol

[@NedPooleD818]

They’ve just completed painting all the 360s this week- until they change the branding again!!

[@lollol6812]

@@NedPooleD818 Fresh vinal already falling off, good job!

[@stephenclarke8864]

Bet the green parry like that

[@dieseldave3879]

🚂👍

[@NedPooleD818]

Cheers Dave👍👍

[@colinwilbur3883]

Musta quickie - how long were you there?

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Colin, I got there for 0930 and stayed until 1715- however I did have an hour off the Station whilst I walked to the depot and also visited the excellent model shop!

[@jazyandme]

To many class 66 for my liking.

[@NedPooleD818]

Hi Lloyd, 40 years ago we would have been saying there were too many 47s in the video!! I guess at least there’s variety in the 66’s liveries these days…

[@joelwatkins]

@@NedPooleD818I reckon with the number doing the rounds, just about every heritage railway will have at least one or two 66s years down the line. As you said though, certainly a good range of liveries - think my favourite that I've seen on one is probably the Belmont Royal Scotsman burgundy, or the classic BR green with late crest on 'Evening Star'

[@NedPooleD818]

@@joelwatkins Evening Star is definitely my fave and I’ve bought a model of it even though I’ve no track to run it on! I’ve seen the purple pink Jubilee one a couple of times now (must upload the video) but wish it had proper cast numberplates….it’s being repainted soon I think. Hopefully some will be preserved but they will never be as exciting as a 33 or 50:-))