railway news
April 2021
09 April 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Chiltern Railways
68009
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has resumed duties with Chiltern
Colas Rail
56087
Completed it's maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56090
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Barnetby Sidings
DB Cargo
60024
Currently at Goole Docks where it is awaiting maintenance
DB Cargo
66012
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66017 / 66037 / 66057
All of these loco's have been placed into store at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66076
Has transferred from Crewe Electric TMD to Toton TMD where it awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
66078 / 66083 / 66085
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66095
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Dollands Moor
DB Cargo
66100
Has been placed into store at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66104 / 66130
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66155
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66162
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66167
Has now transferred across from Doncaster Belmont Yard to Toton TMD where it awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
66176
Having been under maintenance codes since January, this loco is now showing as being available for service
DB Cargo
66194
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66207
Having been under maintenance since January of this year, this loco has now been placed into stored status at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67016
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Belmont Yard
DB Cargo
90020 / 90024
Both of these loco's have now been stored at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90037
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66031
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66305
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66428
After a recent failure, this loco is now undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66429
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Has now transferred back to Carlisle Kingmoor from Doncaster Roberts Road - presumably having spent time on the wheel lathe there - to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
68001 / 68004
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88004
This loco has now transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
88006
This loco has now transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Crewe Basford Hall to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Eastern Rail Services / Dartmoor Railway
31452
This loco has now transferred from the Dartmoor Railway to Eastern Rail Services at the Vauxhall Sidings at Great Yarmouth
Freightliner
59102
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59104
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66505
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66506 / 66567
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and have returned to service
Freightliner
66508
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66522 / 66545
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
66538
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66571
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66607
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley
Freightliner
66955
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
70004 / 70017
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and have returned to service
Freightliner
90011
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90044
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
47749
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
GB Railfreight
66715
Suffered a failure & is now at Doncaster Roberts Road in need of some attention
GB Railfreight
66724
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66726 / 66739 / 66789
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66728
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Doncaster Down Decoy and is ready to resume duties
GB Railfreight
73201
Awaiting maintenance at Easleigh Works
GB Railfreight
73969
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
GB Railfreight
73971
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Works
GB Railfreight
92018
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight / North Yorkshire Moors Railway
66754 / 66760
Both of these loco's have transferred, via road due to accessibility issues at their destination, to the NYMR at Grosmont to be used for filming purposes
Greater Anglia
321346 / 321353
The latest of this class to face their fate, these 2 units have today been transferred from Clacton to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrapping
Greater Anglia
720504
This unit is now fully built and has been transferred from the production line at Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for storage
Locomotive Services Ltd
D213 (40013)
After a very lengthy period undergoing maintenance work, this loco has today run under it's own power from Barrow Hill, where it has been undergoing work, back home to LSL's Crewe Diesel Depot
London North Western Railway
730101
Having spent time at the Velim test track in the Czech Republic, this new unit has now moved to the UK. Arriving at Dollands Moor, it was then transferred across to Wembley before making the move north to Derby Litchurch Lane
Plym Valley Railway / Weardale Railway
31190
This loco has now completed it's transfer from the Weardale Railway to the Plym Valley Railway
Rail Operations Group
57305
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Derby RTC
South Western Railway
701025
This is the latest of this new fleet of units for SWR to have commenced mainline testing
South Western Railway
701506
The build of this unit is now complete and it has transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for storage pending future testing