railway news
April 2021
01 April 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Avanti West Coast
221113
This is the latest Voyager to head into Central Rivers to receive the AWC vinyls
Colas Rail
56096
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56302
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
67023 / 67027
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Colas Rail
70801
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Oxwellmains and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70811
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD
DB Cargo
66004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66012 / 66077
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66140
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66174
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67024
Has now transferred from Crewe Electric TMD to Toton TMD where it awaits maintenance work
DB Cargo
90020 / 90037
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92041
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Dollands Moor and has returned to service
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
56091
Completed a lengthy period of maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and now awaits a return to service
Direct Rail Services
37069
After recent maintenance work, this loco has now returned to Garston Car Terminal to resume it's duties as a shunter there
Direct Rail Services
37425
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to duty when called upon
Direct Rail Services
57311
Having been under maintenance work for a lengthy period of time, this loco has now been stored at Carlisle Kingmoor
Direct Rail Services
66421
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66426 / 66431
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work between Crewe Gresty Bridge and Crewe Electric TMD and are now ready for a return to service
Direct Rail Services
66430
This loco has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to Longport EMD where it will now continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
68006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68017
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88005
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88006
After it's recent failure, this loco is now undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
170515
After it's recent transfer across to EMR, this unit is now sporting the EMR Purple livery
East Midlands Railway / West Midlands Railway
170503
This unit has now made the move across from WMR to EMR and is currently at Crewe Arriva Traincare undergoing a repaint
Freightliner
47830
Completed a lengthy period of maintenance, which began back in October last year, at Crewe Basford Hall and is now available for service
Freightliner
59001 / 59004
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and have returned to service
Freightliner
66415
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66420
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66501
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66508
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66520
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66537
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66541
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66561 / 66562
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Stoke Gifford and have returned to service
Freightliner
66589
Has now been reinstated to an active pool having been in store at Leeds Midland Road since 28/04/20. The loco now awaits maintenance work!
Freightliner
66613
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley and has returned to service
Freightliner
70003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70004
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70007
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90004 / 90045
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
90012 / 90042
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
56098
There has been no change to the stored unserviceable status of this loco but it has now transferred from Leicester L.I.P to Longport EMD
GB Railfreight
66721 / 66740
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66726 / 66778
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66728 / 66737
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66735
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bescot TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66760 / 66792
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66770
After it's recent failure, this loco is now undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Up Decoy
GB Railfreight
66790
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Up Decoy
GB Railfreight
73212
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92043
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Greater Anglia
720529
This unit is now complete and stored at Litchurch Lane pending test workings
Island Line (SWR)
483002
This unit has now been lifted from the Island Line and has begun the journey from Ryde to C F Booth's at Rotherham for scrapping
Network Rail / Peak Rail
08417
This shunter has now transferred from Derby RTC to Rowsley at Peak Rail
Plym Valley Railway
31190
This loco is currently at Allely's Yard in Studley pending the final leg of it's journey from the Weardale Railway to the Plym Valley Railway and into it's new life in preservation
RMS Locotec
08588
This shunter has now transferred from Derby RTC to Vauxhall Carriage Sidings at Great Yarmouth
South Western Railway
All Class 442's
SWR have announced that they are withdrawing all of the Class 442's in their fleet with immediate effect due to declines in usage caused by Covid-19
Transport for Wales
67025
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD and is now ready for a return to work
West Coast Railway Company
47812 / 47813 / 47815 / 47848
Each of these newly acquired loco's for WCRC have today transferred from Worksop Sidings to Derby RTC
West Midlands Railway
196107
Having arrived into the UK back in February, this unit has now made the transfer from Portbury Dock to Tyseley TMD