Malcolm Smith's

TRAIN  WORKING  NOTES

 

RAILFREIGHT

- Oil trains -

 

Class 33

Class 37

Class 47

Class 60

 
There were a variety of fuel oil trains that ran through Southampton, principally to and from Fawley refinery. However, there was also traffic to and from Hamble and Micheldever. Much of the traffic went out of the region but one within which prospered was that to and from Furzebrook to serve the Wytch Farm oil and gas field.

 
References to these workings can be found in :-

Passenger Timetables:  
Working Timetables:  1992-1993;
Carriage Working Notices: 
Photo album:  
Observations: Class 47  21/1/87;  21/1/87;  20/2/87;  15/5/87;  30/6/87;  29/7/87;  29/7/87;
   12/11/87 t;  21/1/88 t;  22/1/88 t;  9/2/88;  15/6/88;  21/6/88;  21/6/88;
   19/7/88 t;  3/8/88;  27/9/88;  11/10/88;  13/10/88 t;  18/10/88 m;  20/10/88 f;
   21/11/88;  12/12/88 t;  24/1/89;  1/2/89;  6/2/89;  6/2/89 m;  13/2/89 p;  24/2/89;
   6/4/89;  12/4/89 m;  17/4/89 p;  18/4/89;  18/4/89;  20/4/89;  3/5/89;  17/5/89;
   16/1/91;  28/2/91;
  Class 33  20/2/87;  28/5/87 t;  20/10/87 p;  14/11/88;  25/11/88;  17/4/89 t;  3/7/89 t;
   29/12/89;  14/6/90 t;  17/9/90 t;
  Class 37  4/9/89;  5/9/89;
  Class 73  13/10/89 t;
  Class 60  20/9/90;
:  Key : t = tar wagons included;  m = mixed oil & gas;  p = Tiger propane;
Books:  
Websites:  
Unusual workings:  

 
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