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April 2021

08 September 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

73966 / 73967

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

Chiltern Railways

68014

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

Colas Rail

66850

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Hoo Junction Up Yard and has returned to service

Colas Rail

70813

Currently sat at Crewe Basford Hall having suffered a failure and needing attention

DB Cargo

60074

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

DB Cargo

66027

Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66066 / 66085

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66105

Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66111 / 66186 / 66194

All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66171

Currently awaiting maintenance at Mossend Down Yard

DB Cargo

66172

Currently awaiting maintenance at Hither Green

DB Cargo

66198

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD

DB Cargo

67001

Awaiting maintenance at Stewarts Lane TMD

DB Cargo

67021

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

DB Cargo

90019 / 90026

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD

DB Cargo

90037

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

DB Cargo

92015

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

Direct Rail Services

37424

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

Direct Rail Services

57002

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

57307

Currently sat at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD having suffered a recent failure and now needing maintenance

Direct Rail Services

66126

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at the Cemex facility in the Peak Forest and has resumed active duties

Direct Rail Services

66421

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Longport EMD

Direct Rail Services

66422

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

Direct Rail Services

66424

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Daventry Tesco (DRS) Terminal

Direct Rail Services

68001

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

Direct Rail Services

68006

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD

Direct Rail Services

88004

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

Freightliner

59203

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

Freightliner

66413

Recovered from it's recent failure at East Usk Yard and has now returned to service

Freightliner

66516 / 66564

Both have now completed their bout of maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service

Freightliner

66518

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

66557

Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

66563

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

Freightliner

66569

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Yard and has returned to service

Freightliner

66572

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service

Freightliner

66593

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at London Gateway

Freightliner

66598

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P

Freightliner

66606

Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

66614

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service

Freightliner

66616

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry

Freightliner

66623

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

70003 / 70006

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

Freightliner

70008

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties

Freightliner

70019 / 70020

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

90011

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

GB Railfreight

47727

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

GB Railfreight

60076

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

GB Railfreight

66701

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD

GB Railfreight

66709 / 66721 / 66742

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

GB Railfreight

66713 / 66730

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

GB Railfreight

66722

Currently at Peterborough (GBRF) TMD having suffered a recent failure & needing attention

GB Railfreight

66731

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Whitemoor Yard

GB Railfreight

66773

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

73107 / 73961

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot

Locomotive Services Ltd

37667

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

Locomotive Services Ltd

47853

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

Transport for Wales

197001

This unit has now transferred from Crewe Arriva Traincare to the Telford International Railfreight Park at Donnington. It is expected that it will be transferred from here to the CAF depot in South Wales via road transport for maintenance work

Transport for Wales

67008

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD and has now returned to service

Transport for Wales

67017

Currently awaiting maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD

West Coast Railway Company

57313

This loco has now recovered from it's recent failure at Pengam Sidings and is now ready for a return to service

West Midlands Railway

196010 / 196104

Both of these WMR units have now transferred south from Tyseley TMD to Bletchley TMD for storage

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