Margum to Eastleigh on a sat

[Nigeglos]

Hi, can I ask, the movement of multiple light engines on a sat just after lunch, what does this happen?
Why move them to Eastleigh? As opposed to somewhere else?

Cheers

[the green mile]

Which company's locos are they and how many? Presumably all in one raft and not individually. Do they go through the Severn Tunnel or via Gloucester? Any idea of a headcode and how do you know they are en route to Eastleigh?

Roy

[Nigeglos]

It's this one. Runs every sat, often runs far earlier than scheduled

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/ ... 6/detailed

Believe its had numerous locos attached together in the past. Think there is a you tube video with perhaps 8 or more.

[the green mile]

Speculation - not sure if fuelling/servicing facilities still exist at Margam. If not, I wonder if they are gathered up to be attended to at Eastleigh depot. Failing that I wonder if they are diagrammed for weekend engineering work on the Southern region. In my latter years most engineering trains appeared to have been contracted to Freightliner.