railway news
April 2021
02 May 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Avanti West Coast
221108
Now in at Central Rivers receiving the AWC vinyls
Avanti West Coast
390137
Currently undergoing the 'repaint' into the AWC Green & White livery
Avanti West Coast
390155
This Pendolino has been renamed "Railway Benefit Fund" as part of the Railway Family Week celebrations. The RBF is a charity that offers help to railway employees and their families
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
37403
Following it's return to the Bo'ness in August 2020 after it's hire to DRS came to an end, this loco has undergone maintenance work and has, in the last week, received a new power unit as part of the ongoing maintenance work
Caledonian Sleeper / GB Railfreight
73969
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
Caledonian Sleeper / GB Railfreight
73971
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Works and has returned to service
Chiltern Railways
168329
This unit has undergone a conversion by Gemini Rail to become a hybrid unit capable of both diesel and electric operation. It has now been transferred to Wirksworth on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway where it will undergo test workings
Chiltern Railways
68013
Having begun maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD, this loco has now transferred north to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD where it is currently awaiting further maintenance
Chiltern Railways / West Midlands Railway
172101 / 172103
Both of these units have now transferred to Ilford EMUD for modifications to their couplers to allow for a transfer to West Midlands Railway
Colas Rail
70812
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70813
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Landore TMD and has returned to service
Cross Country
170619 (ex 170519)
This unit has now returned to Tyseley TMD having received an extra carriage (carriage 56631 from ex 170631) and has now been renumbered 170619
DB Cargo
60011
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60015
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60019 / 60062
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
60074 / 60100
Both have now completed their respective bouts of maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66013 / 66030 / 66080
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66014 / 66024 / 66076 / 66082
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66018 / 66039 / 66075
All have completed their maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66023
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66035 / 66056
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66065 / 66077 / 66092
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66068
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tees Yard
DB Cargo
66090
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peak Forest
DB Cargo
66094
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66103 / 66114 / 66147 / 66156 / 66161 / 66165
All are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66111
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66112
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66120
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66124 / 66199
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66127
Having begun maintenance work at Mossend, this loco has now transferred to Toton TMD where it currently awaits further maintenance work
DB Cargo
66139 / 66151
Both have completed their bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
67005
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67021 / 67024
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
90024
Has now been reinstated to an active pool having been in store at Crewe Electric TMD since 09/04/21
DB Cargo
90026
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90034
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92011
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
DB Cargo
92019 / 92036
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and have now returned to Dollands Moor to await it's next duties
DB Cargo
92041 / 92042
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37059
Has taken over the duties of shunter at the Garston Car Terminal from 37069
Direct Rail Services
37069 / 37402
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
57002
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57304
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to Rugby to resume it's "Thunderbird" duties for AWC
Direct Rail Services
66031
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66091
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68002
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68007
Completed it's exam/maintenance work between Crewe Diesel TMD and Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has now returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
47830
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Diesel TMD and has now returned to base at Crewe Basford Hall where it awaits it's next duties
Freightliner
59203
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59206
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66501 / 66570 / 66590
All are undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66503
Currently awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66504 / 66510 / 66534
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66505
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66513 / 66529
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66514
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66537
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66544
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Millerhill Yard and has returned to service
Freightliner
66545 / 66593
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66557
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66560
Completed it's maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66602
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66622
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66952
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Millerhill Yard and has returned to service
Freightliner
70002 / 70003
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70014
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70015
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90003
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90011 / 90012
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60047
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60076
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66717 / 66738
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Peterborough GBRf Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66719
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66720
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66722 / 66731 / 66751 / 66756 / 66767
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66754 / 66760
Having been used to ferry film stars around the NYMR over recent weeks, these loco's have now returned to the more mundane railway life having been transferred by road to York Works and back onto mainline rails
GB Railfreight
66786
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Bescot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66794
Has now returned to Longport EMD from Doncaster Roberts Road having had it's Beacon Rail Blue livery removed. Will remain in it's undercoat until space in a paint shop, presumably at Eastleigh, becomes available
GB Railfreight
73119 / 73128 / 73962
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
73963
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Great Western Railway
769925
This unit has now completed it's conversion from 319425 at Brush Traction at Loughborough and has now transferred to Nemesis Rail in Burton on Trent for storage
Great Western Railway
769927
This unit has now been moved to Loughborough for it to undergo it's conversion from 319427
Greater Anglia
317649 / 317660 / 317668
All of these ex GA units have now been transferred from Ely Papworth Sidings to Sims Metal at Newport Docks where they will be scrapped
Greater Anglia
317669
Has now been transferred from Ely Papworth Sidings to Raxstar at Eastleigh for scrapping
Greater Anglia
321361 / 321362
The latest of the class 321 fleet to face their final journey's, these units have now been transferred from Clacton to Sims Metal at Newport Docks where they will be disposed of
Rail Operations Group
37800
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
Rail Operations Group
57310
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to service
ScotRail
43030
This HST power car has been returned to Haymarket from Glasgow Works following repairs after the Stonehaven derailment
ScotRail
43140
The other power car to be involved in the Stonehaven derailment in August 2020, this one was beyond repair and will be scrapped at Glasgow Works
South Western Railway
701019
This unit is now complete and is currently at Derby Litchurch Lane pending transfer for mainline testing
South Western Railway
701028 / 701029
Both of these units are now complete and have transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Eastleigh Works for store pending the start of testing
South Western Railway
701509
This unit is now complete and has transferred from the production line at Derby Litchurch Lane Works to Worksop Sidings where it will be stored until testing commences
TransPennine Express
68034
Has now completed it's maintenance work on the wheel lathe at Longsight and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
153906 / 153926
Both of these units are now at Landore TMD where they will undergo a modification process including the adding of PRM toilets