railway news
April 2021
01 December 2021
Please note that the dates specified are the dates the detail was changed on this website and are not specifically when the event happened. The actual event stated in the detail section would have occurred between the date stated below and the previous site update date.
Operator
Number
Detail
Caledonian Sleeper
73970
Currently in the Dumbarton area having suffered a recent failure and now requiring attention
Colas Rail
37607 / 37610
Both of these loco's are undergoing exam/maintenance work at Barrow Hill
Colas Rail
56302
Having suffered a failure at Crewe Basford Hall recently, this loco has now transferred to Nottingham Eastcroft to undergo exam/maintenance work
Colas Rail
70806
This loco has now transferred from Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidings to Doncaster Roberts Road to await further maintenance
Colas Rail
70815
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD
DB Cargo
66039 / 66063 / 66077
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66053
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Bescot Yard
DB Cargo
66088 / 66090 / 66097
All have now completed their period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and have now returned to service
DB Cargo
66101
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66129
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66164 / 66199
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66185
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Arpley Sidings and has resumed duties
Direct Rail Services
37424
Undergoing maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66122
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
66426
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed duties
Direct Rail Services
66428
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
59204
Currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66504
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tyne Yard and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66526 / 66561
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66534 / 66567
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66568
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66590
Currently awaiting maintenance work at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66592
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66601
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70007
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70016
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70020
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90008
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90015 / 90041
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
GB Railfreight
60026
Has now completed it's exam/maintenance work at Edge Lane Junction and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60076
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal
GB Railfreight
66706
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66719 / 66724 / 66729
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66730 / 66749
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Wellingborough Sidings and have now returned to service
GB Railfreight
66732
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66767
Currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Iport
GB Railfreight
66783
Currently sat at Colnbrook Lafarge terminal having suffered a recent failure and now requiring attention
GB Railfreight
66790
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
69003
This is the latest of the fleet to head out onto the mainline for some test runs - unfortunately, it's first outing didn't go too well and it was returned to base at Tonbridge
GB Railfreight
92020
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Northern Trains / East Midlands Railway
156401 / 156402
Both of these units have now departed Etches Park and transferred to Newton Heath having moved across from East Midlands Railway to Northern Trains
Rail Adventure / Hanson Hall
43480 / 43484
Both of these HST power cars have now returned back to the UK from their recent tour of Germany to showcase the latest additions to the Rail Adventure fleet
Rail Operations Group
360201
This unit has left it's long term storage location at MOD Bicester to head to Lydney on the Dean Forest Railway where it will be used for filming purposes
Rail Operations Group
37611
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group
57312
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Southeastern Railway
707027
This is the latest of this fleet to receive the Southeastern Railway Blue livery with "City Beam" branding following it's transfer from South Western Railway
Transport for Wales
67010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD