16.08.02 WITH THE CLASS 66 RULING THE QUIDHAMPTON/EASTLEIGH CIRCUIT AND CLASS 58s GETTING EVER INCREASINGLY RARE I CONSIDER MY SELF FORTUNATE AS 58045 PASSES BY AT SALISBURY RETURNING TO EASTLEIGH,MAKING THIS,SO IT WOULD NOW SEEM, MY LAST EVER SHOT OF THE QUIDHAMPTON TANKS.

28.06.02 A CHANGE IN DESTINATION FOR THE EASTLEIGH ENTERPRISE WOULD BE WEMBLEY ,AS IT IS TOO DATE,WITH MAINLY QUIDHAMPTON LOADED TANKS 58047+58020"DONCASTER WORKS"DIT PASS BASINGSTOKE ,IN A FEW MONTHS THIS CLASS OFF LOCOMOTIVE WOULD CEASE TO RUN ,IN THE UK AT LEAST.IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR NOT THIS WORKING WILL BE AFFECTED

24.04.02 PASSING KENSINGTON OLYMPIA WITH THE EASTLEIGH TO WEMBLEY ENTERPRISE IS 58050 "TOTON TMD" WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON LOADED TANKS IN THE CONSIST.AFTER THIS DAY 58s BECAME RARE ON THIS TURN

24.10.01..OH WELL IF I HAVE TO TAKE A SHED ON THE RETURN QUIDHAMPTON TANKS AT LEAST THE SKY LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AS 66119 PASSES SOUTHAMPTON IN THE LAST OF THE SUNSHNE,BEFORE IT TIPPED DOWN ,ON ITS WAY TO EASTLEIGH

29.09.00.PASSING SILCHESTER WITH THE EASTLEIGH TO MOSSEND ,CONTAINING QUIDHAMPTON TANKS IS 58029

11.08.00..MANOR FARM,CHOLSEY..66243 WITH ONLY THE QUIDHAMPTON TANKS IN TOW ON THE ENTERPRISE FROM EASTLEIGH HEADING FOR CARLISLE

03.09.99..HEADING NORTH.THE QUIDHAMPTON TANKS HITCH A RIDE ON THE DAILY EASTLEIGH TO CARLISLE ENTERPRISE IN THE HANDS OF 58040"COTTAM P.S." AS IT PASSES DUNSOMER HILL ON THE G.W.M.L.

15.03.99 TRACTOR TRACTION WAS RARE ON THE QUIDHAMPTON /EASTLEIGH TURNS AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER LUCK WAS WITH ME AT MILLBROOK BECAUSE 37174 APPEARED ON THE RETURN LOADED TANKS HEADING FOR EASTLEIGH

11.09.98 AFTER GETTING A SHOT OFF A PAIR OFF EDs ON THE QUIDHAMPTON LOADED TANKS OVER A YEAR PREVIOUSLY I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD REPEAT IT,BUT GUESS WHAT CAME AROUND THE CORNER AT MILLBROOK,YEP,73108+73139 HEADING BACK TO EASTLEIGH YARD

22.06.98 ALTHOUGH ITS A BIT BACKLIT WHEN THE EASTLEIGH TO QUIDHAMPTON EMPTY TANKS PASSES UNDER THE BRIDGE AT CAMBELL RD. A RETURN SHOT OF 33116 EX"HERTFORDSHIRE RAILTOURS" WAS EAGERLY AWAITED,HOWEVER IT RETURNED VIA CHANDLERS FORD,I TRIED TO TELL MYSELF THAT IT MUST HAVE RETURNED LIGHT.

13.09.97 MAINLINE DECALED 58010 RETURNS WITH THE LOADED QUIDHAMPTON TANKS AS IT PASSES MILLBROOK HEADING FOR EASTLEIGH YARD

13.09.97.HAVING JUST LEFT THE YARD AT EASTLEIGH, 58010 HEADS TO QUIDHAMPTON WITH THE EMPTY TANKS

06.09.97 ROUNDING THE CURVE AT MILLBROOK IS 37707 WITH THE RETURN LOADED QUIDHAMPTON TANKS HEADING FOR EASTLEIGH

19.07.97..WHILST WAITING FOR A REPUTED PAIR OF CROMPTONS ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO EASTLEIGH TANKS AT MILLBROOK,I WAS WELL ****** OFF WHEN 60077"CANISP" APPEARED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THE LATE RUNNING TRIP TO QUIDHAMPTON.HEADING FOR THE WESTBURY AREA FOR A SHOT OF THE WEYMOUTH,I THOUGHT I MAY AS WELL POKE MY NOSE AS I PASSED THE QUARRY ENTRANCE AT QUIDHAMPTON,ONLY TO FIND THE TUG LEAVING ON THE RETURN LOADED TANKS.DUE TO LATE RUNNING THE SUN MANAGED TO GET ON THE LINE.THE SHOT ,YEARS LATER LOOKS FAR BETTER THAN IT DID AT THE TIME,AS ITS THE ONLY TUG I HAVE MANAGED TO PHOT ON THIS WORKING

06.05.97.PASSING WORTING JNCT. IS DUTCH 33202 HEADING FOR WILLESDEN WITH THE LOADED TANKS FROM QUIDHAMPTON

12.04.97 THE PROBLEM PHOTTING THE RETURN QUIDHAMPTON TANKS FROM WILLESDEN WAS THAT IT NORMALLY RAN ON THE SLOW EAST OF BASINGSTOKE AND PASSED BASINGSTOKE AT 3ish MAKING THE SUN A BIT STRAIGHT,HOWEVER THIS SHOT WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE,AT OAKLEY ALLOWED A DIFFERENT SHOT OFF 33051"SHAKESPEARE CLIFF" AS IT HEADS FOR EASTLEIGH YARD.

12.04.97 LOOKING SPARKLING AS IT PASSED ME AT OLD BASING IS 33051"SHAKESPEARE CLIFF" ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

09.04.97 UNUASALLY ON THE MAIN AT POTBRIDGE IS DUTCH LIVERIED 33030 WITH THE WILLESDEN TO EASTLEIGH RETURNING EMPTY QUIDHAMPTON TANKS

29.03.97.DUE TO ENGINEERING WORK IN THE WOKING AREA ,THE SATURDAYS WILLESDEN TO EASTLEIGH YARD RETURN EMPTIES WAS DIVERTED VIA READING,AS SHOWN WITH 37379"IPSWICH W.R.D. QUALITY ASSURED" PASSING SILCHESTER AND WILL REJOIN ITS NORMAL ROUTE AT BASINGSTOKE.

29.03.97..STRATFORDS MAINLINE BLUE 37379 "IPSWICH W.RD.QUALITY ASSURED PASS WORTING JNCT.WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS.DUE TO ENGINEERING IN THE WOKING AREA A DIVERSION VIA READING WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN

22.03.97.A PAIR OF EDs ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN TANKS PASS OLD BASING IN THE FORM OFF MAINLINE BLUE 73136"KENT YOUTH MUSIC" LEADING SISTER 73140,BOTH ALLOCATED TO EASTLEIGH AT THE TIME

05.12.96 POWERING THROUGH BASINGSTOKE IN A BIT OF WINTER SUNSHINE IS 37194"BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION" ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

05.11.96 OLDBALL LIVERIED 37174 PASSING BASINGSTOKE ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

01.10.96 A CLEAN 37371 PASSING POTBRIDGE ON THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

17.09.96 A FRESHLY PAINTED 37370 PASSES WORTING JNCT.HEADING FOR WILLESDEN WITH THE LOADED QUIDHAMPTON TANKS.

12.09.96 DUTCH SPLIT BOX 37010 PASSES POTBRIDGE WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO SALISBURY LOADED TANKS

05.09.96..WITH ITS FADED PAINTWORK,37079"MEDITE" PASS UNDER THE RECENTLY ERRECTED FOOTBRIDGE WITH THE WILLESDEN TO EASTLEIGH RETURN QUIDHAMPTON EMPTIES

22.08.96 ABOUT TO PASS UNDER THE REMOTE FOOTBRIDGE AT OLD BASING IS MAINLINE DECALED 37042 WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

25.07.96 HAVING RECENTLY TAKEN OVER FROM CLASS 56 TRACTION THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS PASS BASINGSTOKE IN THE HANDS OFF STEWART LANES 37705

04.05.95..PASSING WATER END,NR HOOK IS A LATE RUNNING QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS WITH DUTCH/TRANSRAIL LIVERIED 56047

02.05.95..PASSING WHITCHURCH IS A DRAB LOOKING 56029 WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS.

24.09.94..COAL SECTOR 56009 POWERS PAST BASINGSTOKE WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

21.07.94 DUTCH LIVERIED 33202"BURMA STAR" PASSES BASINGSTOKE WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

23.06.94 THE QUIDHAMPTON FLOW REDUCED SOMEWHAT DURING THIS PERIOD,HOWEVER DUE TO THE SIGNALMENS STRIKE,SOME LOADED TANKS FROM QUIDHAMPTON MUST HAVE BEEN HELD OVER,AS HERE WHEN A LATE RUNNING 56099"FIDDLERS FERRY P.S." PASSED POTBRIDGE HEADING FOR WILLESDEN

14.06.94..JUST ANOTHER IMAGE SHOWING HOW SPARCE THE QUIDHAMPTON LOAD COULD BE,AS COAL SECTOR DECALED 56125 PASSES THROUGH BASINGSTOKE HEADING FOR WILLESDEN

31.05.94 A DOWNTURN IN WAGONS COINCIDED WITH A CHANGE TO CLASS 56 TRACTION AND I HAVE MANY SHOTS WITH THEM HAULING LIGHT LOADS AS HERE , PASSING DEANE ON THE SALISBURY LINE IS CARDIFFS 56037"RICHARD TREVITHICK" WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

19.05.94.DUTCH 56036 PASSES WORTING JNCT. WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

15.05.93 PASSING BASINGSTOKE,HEADING FOR WILLESDEN IS 47218"UNITED TRANSPORT EUROPE" WITH THE LOADED TANKS FROM QUIDHAMPTON

20.03.93 POWERING THROUGH BASINGSTOKE IS 47234 WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

04.08.92 COMING OF THE SALISBURY LINE AT WORTING JNCT. IS 47234 WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

23.04.92..PASSING UNDER THE FLYOVER AT BATTLEDOWN IS ,47238"BESCOT YARD" WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

16.04.92..POTBRIDGE..47201 PASSING WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

04.04.92..FORMER EASTFIELD ALLOCATED, 47114 STILL WITH ITS CONSTRUCTION SECTOR DECALS,PASS BASINGSTOKE WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS

21.03.92 PASSING WHITCHURCH WITH THE QUIDHAMPTON TO WILLESDEN LOADED TANKS IS TINSLEYS 47219"ARNOLD KUNZIER"