Eastleigh Works Open Weekend 2009

21st May 2009

Mr B, Marshy, Dek and Myself joined by Sophia made the long haul journey south to support yet another rail event leaving Teesside around midnight friday, arriving into London around 0620 meeting John and Daniel Glover for breakfast at Mcdonalds in Victoria we headed for Eastleigh via Clapham Junction Woking and arrived in Eastleigh at 0845, Myself and Sophia had passes and entered the site by 0900 a full hour before the crowds

A massive Thanks to all involved in making this event a success it was a brill line up and very well positioned.
Thanks to Walkers Models for the passes and for the safe keeping of the bags Cheers

The lads finally returned home 0700 Sunday morning some 38 hours after departing

Big Thanks to John, Daniel, Marshy, Mr B, Dek,Gareth, Fish, Chris, Sophia and Howard for making the weekend a truely awesome event.

WCRC new toy 37516 on display alongside 66730 23-05-2009.jpg	various Southern Region steam locos on display at Eastleigh Works 23-05-2009.jpg	Various nose ends of Choppers on display at Eastleigh 100 23-05-2009.jpg	The night before while displays are set up at Eastleigh Works 22-05-2009.jpg
The night before 37516 - 37706 on display at Eastleigh Works 22-05-2009.jpg	The Clansman departs for Weymouth 23-05-2009.jpg	The Clansman arrives at Eastleigh station with a Charter to London Victoria via Weymouth 23-05-2009.jpg	Teesside Anth - Dek - Marshy with 47540 at 0230 Woodall services on M1 southbound 47 on route to Birmingham the lads on route to London 23-05-2009.jpg
Teesside Anth - Dek - Marshy on yet another jolly this time Eastleigh Works 100 23-05-2009.jpg	Southern Region Tpots on display at Eastleigh 100 23-05-2009.jpg	Fertis Grids 56117 - 56115 at Eastleigh Depot 23-05-2009.jpg	D7612 on display from South Devon Railway 23-05-2009.jpg
ARK ROYAL the second loco to be reunited with its nameplates at Eastleigh 23-05-2009.jpg	A Voyager races towards Bournmouth passing through Eastleigh station 23-05-2009.jpg	850 LORD NELSON on displat from NRM York 23-05-2009.jpg	73201 on display at Eastleigh waits the renaming of its BROADLANDS nameplates 23-05-2009.jpg
73201 - 50026 on display at Eastleigh 100.jpg	73136 from GBRf alongside 37422 inside the repair shops 23-05-2009.jpg	73119 on display from Keith and Dufftown Railway 23-05-2009.jpg	73109 on display from South West Trains 23-05-2009.jpg
73109 from South West Trains.jpg	73006 from Severn Valley Railway 23-05-2009.jpg	73006 - 73109 - 73119 on display at eastleigh 100 23-05-2009.jpg	73006 - 73109 - 73119 at Eastleigh 100 23-05-2009.jpg