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railway news

April 2021

06 November 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

125 Group

43073

This is the 2nd power car to be transferred into the ownership of the 125 Group and has now been transported by road from Long Marston to Castle Hedingham on the Colne Valley Railway

Caledonian Sleeper

73967

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD

Caledonian Sleeper

73970

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service

Chiltern Railways

68014

Completed it's maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service

Cholsey & Wallingford Railway

08507

This shunter has now transferred from Eastleigh Works to the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway

Colas Rail

43251 / 43257

Both of these ex EMR / LNER HST power cars have now received the Colas decals on top of their ex LNER Red & White livery and have commenced workings on the test trains for Colas

Colas Rail

56096

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service

Colas Rail

66850

Recovered from it's recent failure at Westbury TMD and has resumed duties

Colas Rail

70817

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD

DB Cargo

60007 / 60044

Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

60062

Currently awaiting maintenance at Immingham TMD

DB Cargo

66003

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Knottingley TMD

DB Cargo

66039 / 66099

Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66053

Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD

DB Cargo

66100 / 66185

Both have completed their bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

66136 / 66147 / 66176

All are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66167

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66199

Awaiting maintenance work at Dollands Moor

DB Cargo

90034 / 90039

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37059

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37402

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37419 / 37423

Both of these loco's have now transferred from Stowmarket Down Goods to Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to continue their exam/maintenance work

Direct Rail Services

66108

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66122

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66305

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Longport EMD

Direct Rail Services

66421

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66425

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66429

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66434

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

88005

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Freightliner

47830

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

59201 / 59206

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD and have returned to active service

Freightliner

66508

Has now transferred from Ipswich L.I.P to Leeds Midland Road to await further maintenance work

Freightliner

66536

Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service

Freightliner

66545

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has now returned to service

Freightliner

66546

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66549

Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66555

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66560

Completed it's period of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has now resumed service

Freightliner

66566

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service

Freightliner

66567

Has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work

Freightliner

66572

Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently awaiting maintenance

Freightliner

66590

Currently awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P

Freightliner

70002

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

70006 / 70010 / 70016

All are currently awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

70020

Completed it's period of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has now resumed service

Freightliner

90010 / 90011

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

90014

Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall 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

66719 / 66749 / 66778

All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road

GB Railfreight

66737 / 66767

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service

GB Railfreight

66738

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD

Greater Anglia

720524 / 720528

These units have now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for store pending the commencement of mainline testing / fault free running

Greater Anglia

720575

Transferred from Worksop Sidings to Derby Litchurch Lane

Rail Operations Group

37608

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC

Rail Operations Group

37611

This loco has now returned to work with Rail Operations Group after a short term lease to Colas Rail came to an end

Rail Operations Group

91128

It is believed that this loco, previously used as part of the DATS formation for OHLE testing, has been transferred to Brush Traction at Loughborough

Railway Support Services

08703

This shunter has now transferred from the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, where it had been undergoing maintenance work, to Tyseley TMD

South Western Railway

701503

This unit is now complete and remains at Derby Litchurch Lane pending the commencement of testing

Transport for Wales

67015

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service

Transport for Wales

67025

Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

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