John Oram's photos with the keyword: Class 313

One never really knows what a visit to Eastleigh will bring and it is by no means always possible to take even a half decent photograph. The intrusion of the unwelcome 2020 fence makes this picture no more than half decent. There is an enormous amount of stock there and in great variety but it can look very jumbled with the one thing one really wanted to see, in this case Class 484, well hidden away or even absent. Nevertheless, much though I dislike the Network Rail yellow on anything, I really do like Class 313. That Class 08 shunter 08567, still in EWS colour is next to it, pretty much sums up the Eastleigh of today. 200_4_P1010525C

Network Rail Class 313 test train 313121 at Eastleigh. Class 313 has always been one of my favourites and I was pleased to see this unit in particular. The pile of rubble in the foreground is significant. The recent demolition of the training school has created a new sight line and, with the gate house gone, one can, for the time being, approach gate 2 more closely. TZ70_P1010964CE

Services from Chichester were disrupted on this Friday morning following a failure at Fishbourne. This Southern Class 313/2 unit 313213 was reportedly the train which failed and is seen later (at about 1057) forming the delayed 1037 to Littlehampton. The earlier fault had been rectified and it is unclear where the train was turned. Westbound services faced further disruption from a signal failure at Fareham. TZ30_P1010038

Great Northern Class 313 emu 313042 (with 313045) approaching Finsbury Park with the 1441 to Moorgate. 200_2_P1020563