railway news
April 2021
04 March 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Avanti West Coast
221103
This is the latest in they Voyager fleet to head in to receive the AWC Green & Silver vinyls
Colas Rail
56113
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60007 / 60040
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66078
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and is now ready for a return to service
DB Cargo
66084
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Hoo Junction Up Yard and is now ready for a return to service
DB Cargo
66085 / 66099
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66090
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66095
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66161
Has now transferred from Bescot Yard to Toton TMD where it will now continue it's exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
66165
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Acton Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90024 / 90028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92015
Has now transferred from Dollands Moor to Crewe Electric TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
92036
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37407
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to the Parcels Sidings at York station
Direct Rail Services
57309
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66302
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66430
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peak Forest and is now ready for a return to work
Direct Rail Services
66431
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to service
Direct Rail Services
66432 / 66433
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68009
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to service
Freightliner
59001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59204
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66531
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66538
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66539 / 66557
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66566
Has now recovered from a recent failure at Ipswich L.I.P and is now ready for a return to action
Freightliner
66567
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66570
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66571
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66601
Completed it's maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tunstead and is now ready for a return to work
Freightliner
66621
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66953
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
70001 / 70014
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70020
After a recent failure at Earles Sidings, this loco has now transferred to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently awaiting maintenance work
Freightliner
90004 / 90005 / 90016
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90009 / 90042
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
90047
This loco has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
GB Railfreight
60047
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60085
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Arpley Sidings and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66713 / 66729
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66717
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Down Decoy
GB Railfreight
66760
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66781
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66789
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard
Greater Anglia
317346 / 317652
Both of these units have today been transferred from Ilford EMUD to Raxstar at Eastleigh Works for scrapping
Off Lease (ex EMR)
43296 / 43308 / 43423 / 43465 / 43467 / 43468 / 43480 / 43484
These ex EMR HST power cars have now been transferred from Ely Papworth Sidings to Eastleigh Works. Rumours were abound that these were to be the first of the off lease HST power cars to meet the scrap man but there appears to be little substance in this. In fact, it seems that Hanson & Hall are involved in some way but no news as of yet as to what the plans are for these power cars. A planned move for some or all of these is in the schedules for next week with Willesden TMD being their onward destination
South Western Railway
701022
This newly produced unit has returned back to Derby Litchurch Lane having spent a bit of time at Worksop Sidings
Transport for Wales
230006 / 230007 / 230008
All of these newly converted tube trains have now completed their mileage accumulation runs. Driver training continues as TfW prepare to bring them into service (thanks to Trainspotter2004 for this gen)
Transport for Wales
230009
After recently coming out of it's period of maintenance at Long Marston & returning as far as Wrexham, this unit has now completed it's return journey to the Birkenhead Depot