railway news
April 2021
09 August 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
Colas Rail
66849
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60007 / 60074
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60019
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Immingham TMD and has returned to active service
DB Cargo
66068
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66075
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66082
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66087
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66097
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Westbury TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66103
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66118 / 66134
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66119 / 66144 / 66183
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66136
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66139
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
67012
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
60028
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has now returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37038
Having commenced maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD, this loco has now been transferred to Eastleigh Works to await further maintenance. Rumours are circulating that this loco may be used as a parts donor to get 37218 back up and running so we shall monitor developments on this in the coming weeks
Direct Rail Services
37218
Having been in store at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD since February 2021, this loco has now transferred south to Eastleigh and although it remains in stored status for now, it appears it is heading to Eastleigh for maintenance with rumours abound that 37038 will be donating parts to get this loco back up and running
Direct Rail Services
37419
Currently awaiting maintenance at Eastleigh Works
Direct Rail Services
57308
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66092
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Hither Green and has now resumed normal duties
Direct Rail Services
66305
Having suffered a failure at the Daventry Tesco terminal, this loco has now transferred north to Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to undergo maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
66425
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
68001
Awaiting maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001 / 88006
Both are currently awaiting maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88010
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59201
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66413
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66420
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66506 / 66570
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66508
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66533
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66534 / 66555
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66545
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66556
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66559
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66563
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66598
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66614
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70002
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70004
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70015
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90007
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90011
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90041
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60002
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal
GB Railfreight
60056
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60095
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66708
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Trafford Park
GB Railfreight
66715
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill
GB Railfreight
66724
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard
GB Railfreight
66754
Currently at Peterborough (GBRF) TMD having suffered a recent failure & needing attention
GB Railfreight
66776
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66778
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed duties
GB Railfreight
66784
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed active service
GB Railfreight
66792
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
73128 / 73141 / 73213
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot and have resumed normal duties
GB Railfreight
92038 / 92043
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and have resumed normal duties
Head of Steam Museum / Network Rail
37198
This loco has now made the trip from Derby RTC to it's new home at the Head of Steam Museum in Darlington where it will become an exhibit
Rail Operations Group
37510
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has now returned to service
Rail Operations Group
37800
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Rail Operations Group
37884
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
South Western Railway
701506
This unit has now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for store pending the commencement of mainline testing / fault free running
Transport for Wales
67015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD
West Coast Railway Company
47848
Having transferred to WCRC from ROG back in March of this year, this loco has now been repainted into the WCRC Maroon colour having previously worn a Rivieria Blue livery