railway news
April 2021
04 August 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Caledonian Sleeper
73966 / 73969
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
Colas Rail
66849
Having started exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard, this loco has now transferred north to Toton TMD where it is now awaiting further maintenance
Colas Rail
66850
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Yard
Colas Rail
70805
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has returned to service
Cross Country
170622
This unit has now received the name "Pride of Leicester" after an unveiling at Leicester L.I.P yesterday
DB Cargo
60007
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60017 / 60066
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66007 / 66015 / 66082
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66012 / 66023
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66053
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66054
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66061
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66102
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66110 / 66113
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66111
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Mossend Down Yard and has resumed normal service
DB Cargo
66112 / 66185
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66118 / 66119 / 66134 / 66155 / 66174
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66160
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66168
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67013
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90028
Has been placed into store (WQAA) at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
57304
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57308
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66122
Currently sat at Sellafield British Nuclear having suffered a failure and now requiring assistance
Direct Rail Services
66301
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68001 / 68004
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88009
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Dagenham Dock and has returned to normal service
Direct Rail Services
88010
After it's recent failure at Crewe Coal Sidings, this loco has now transferred across to Crewe Gresty Bridge where it currently awaits maintenance work
Ed Murray & Sons
08873
It has now been confirmed that this shunter was transferred to Beaver Metals in Water Orton for scrapping at some point during the last month
Eversholt Rail
321334
This newly converted parcels unit has today transferred from Doncaster to Wolverton Works, presumably for further maintenance
Freightliner
47830
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
59001 / 59201
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59002
Currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59202
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
Freightliner
59205
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66413
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66414
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Hunslet Sidings and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66518 / 66529
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66519
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
66522
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66531
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66534
Has now transferred from Ipswich L.I.P to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66543
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66555
Has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66557
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66572
Currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66585
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66598
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66604
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tunstead Sidings and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66620
Awaiting maintenance at Tunstead Sidings
Freightliner
66955 / 66957
Both of these loco's have recently transferred from Leeds Midland Road to Westbury TMD but both remain in the stored pool
Freightliner
66956
This loco has now returned to service having been in the storage pool since May although it does remain in the same pool for now
Freightliner
70003
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently undergoing exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
70020
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90006 / 90045
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90015 / 90046 / 90049
All have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
GB Railfreight
47749
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
GB Railfreight
60056
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60095
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60096
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66711
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66720 / 66745
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66725
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66738 / 66749 / 66763 / 66787
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66751 / 66784
Both of these are currently at Doncaster Roberts Road having suffered recent failures and both now requiring attention
GB Railfreight
66758 / 66794
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Longport EMD
GB Railfreight
66778
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Down Decoy
GB Railfreight
66779
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Bescot Yard and has now returned to service
GB Railfreight
66799
Having recently arrived into the UK, this loco has now transferred from Doncaster Roberts Road to Longport EMD where it will continue it's maintenance work to bring it to UK required specifications
GB Railfreight
69001
Continuing the merry-go-round with the 69's, this loco has now transferred north once again to Longport EMD presumably to undertake any minor maintenance needed that was picked up during testing at Tonbridge
GB Railfreight
73128 / 73141 / 73213 / 73962
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
73963
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Works
GB Railfreight
73965
Completed it's period of maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot and has now returned to service
GB Railfreight
92043
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Great Western Railway
387201
This unit has now entered revenue earning service with GWR
Greater Anglia
720531
This unit has now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for store pending the commencement of mainline testing / fault free running
Greater Anglia
720561
This unit has now entered revenue earning service with Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia
720569
This unit is now complete and remains at Derby Litchurch Lane pending the commencement of testing
Hanson & Hall
50008
Currently awaiting maintenance at Kidderminster TMD
Locomotive Services Ltd
37190
This locomotive has now been transferred, by road, from Kidderminster TMD on the SVR to it's new home at the Locomotive Services Ltd museum at Margate
London North Western Railway
350113
This unit has now returned from Long Marston to Northampton having undergone an internal modification process as well as losing the London Midland style livery and is now in the unbranded plain grey livery
London North Western Railway
350127
Transferred from Northampton EMD to Long Marston to undergo the internal mod work and to lose the London Midland style livery
London North Western Railway
350128
Now sporting the full LNWR Green and Grey livery having previously been in the unbranded Grey
Off Lease (ex Great Northern)
365506 / 365520 / 365522 / 365536
All of these ex Great Northern units have now been transferred from Peterborough to Doncaster Belmont Yard to join their classmates in storage there
Off Lease (ex Great Northern)
365510
This unit has transferred from Hornsey Depot to Doncaster Belmont Yard for further storage
Off Lease (ex Great Northern)
365539
This unit has today transferred from Crewe South Yard to Doncaster Belmont for further storage
Rail Operations Group
57310
This loco has now returned back to ROG after a month sub-leased to GWR to cover a shortage of loco's for their sleeper service
Severn Valley Railway
50031
Currently awaiting maintenance at Kidderminster TMD
Southeastern Railway
465924
Has now transferred from Slade Green Depot to Wabtec at Doncaster Works for maintenance
Transport for Wales
150245
Now completed it's internal refurb work at Pullmans, Cardiff and is now sporting the TfW White, Red & Grey livery
Transport for Wales
67008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD