FULL DAY of Phenomenal Trains at Eastleigh (SWML) 08/04/2026

UK Railway FULL DAY of trains at Eastleigh (ESL) station, South Western Mainline, including Express and Regional Passenger, Freight and Test trains in April 2026! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A Weekday Midday of South Western services at Eastleigh, South West England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Colas Rail Class 66s (EMD JT42CWR)
- 66/5 - Built in 1999/2000 - Leased from Freightliner
- 66/8 - Built in 2003
- GB Railfreight Class 73s
- 73/9 - Built in 1965/1967 (Re-engined in 2013) - Leased to Colas Rail
- Network Rail (Plain Line Pattern Recognition) Mk1/2 Coaches
- Mk1/Mk2 - Built in 1951/64
- DB Cargo UK Class 66s (EMD JT42CWR)
- 66/0 - Built in 1998/2001
- Freightliner Class 66s (EMD JT42CWR)
- 66/5 - Built in 1999/2000
- GB Railfreight Class 66s (EMD JT42CWR)
- 66/7 - Built in 1998/2016 - Ex-Various
- GB Railfreight Class 69s
- 69/0 - Built in 1976/84 - Converted from 56s in 2020/25
- Great Western Railway Class 166s (BREL Networker Turbo)
- 166/2 - Built in 1992/93 - Three Car Units
- Heavy Haul Rail Class 59s (EMD JT26CW-SS)
- 59/2 - Built in 1995 - National Power Batch
- Locomotive Services Limited Class 37s
- 37/5 - Built in 1960/1965 - Refurbished
- Locomotive Services Limited Class 57s
- 57/3 - Built in 1964/67 - Converted from 47s in 2002/03 for Virgin Trains
- Chiltern Railways Class 68s (Stadler UKLight)
- 68/0 - Built in 2013/17 - Diesel Only
- Chiltern Railways Loco Hauled Coaches
- Mk5a Coaches - Built in 2017/18 - Transferred from TPE
- Southern Railway Class 377s (Bombardier Electrostar)
- 377/1 - Built in 2002/03 - DC Only - Four Car Units
- Southern Railway Class 387s (Bombardier Electrostar)
- 387/2 - Built in 2015/16 - AC & DC - On Lease from Gatwick Express
- South Western Railway Class 158s (BREL Express Sprinter)
- 158/0 - Built in 1989/92
- South Western Railway Class 444s (Siemens Desiro)
- 444/0 - Built in 2002/04
- South Western Railway Class 450s (Siemens Desiro)
- 450/0 - Built in 2002/06
- South Western Railway Arterio Class 701s (Alstom Aventra)
- 701/0 - Built in 2019/24 - DC Only - Ten Car Units
- CrossCountry Class 220s (Bombardier Voyager)
- 220/0 - Built in 2000/01 - Four Car Units
- CrossCountry Class 221s (Bombardier Super Voyager)
- 221/1 - Built in 2001/02 - Five Car Units
- SR West Country Class 4-6-2 Light Pacific
- 34028 'Eddystone' - Built in 1946 - Rebuilt in 1958

Filmed on 8th April 2026, Between 09.45 and 15.50.

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Train Numbers – e.g. 43032 or 800110 – These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
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Headcodes – e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 – These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
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Set Number – e.g. WB64 or NL04 – These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.

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