railway news
April 2021
09 February 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
Avanti West Coast
221109
This is the latest of the AWC Voyager fleet to head into depot to have some Avanti vinyls applied
Avanti West Coast
390049
This is the the latest Pendolino to go from the 'partial' AWC livery to a full body AWC livery
Chiltern Railways
68013
Has transferred from Wembley TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge where it is now undergoing exam/maintenance work
Colas Rail
37418
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56049
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56094
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70802
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Rugby and has now returned to service
Colas Rail
70815
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) Depot and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60001 / 60092
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60007 / 60066
Both have completed their maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
60044
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66009 / 66013 / 66085
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66015
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66020
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tees Yard
DB Cargo
66027
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Tidal
DB Cargo
66066
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66074
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66104 / 66147
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66120
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66143
Completed it's maintenance work at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66152 / 66171
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66155
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66221
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
67016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67021
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
37402
Completed it's maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37407 / 37716
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57307
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
57309
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to Rugby to resume it's Thunderbird duties
Direct Rail Services
66302
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66426
Has suffered a failure in the Mossend area and is now in need of some attention
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88005
Has suffered a failure at Mossend and now awaits attention
Direct Rail Services
88009
Has now completed it's maintenance work on the wheel lathe at Doncaster Roberts Road and is now ready for a return to service
Direct Rail Services
88010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
59101
Completed it's exam/maintenance Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66507 / 66548
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
66513 / 66539
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and have returned to service
Freightliner
66520 / 66599
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66550
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66561 / 66590 / 66594
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT and have returned to service
Freightliner
66601
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66602
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66604
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66951
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70002
Completed it's maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70020
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90004 / 90049
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
90008 / 90009
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60021
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60056
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66701 / 66706 / 66788
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66705
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66755
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66769
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66792
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66793
At some point recently this loco has transferred from Longport EMD to Doncaster Roberts Road having been at Longport for conversion work to UK specifications
GB Railfreight
73128 / 73962 / 73963
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
73213
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Works and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73965
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
GB Railfreight
92020
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
321334 / 321344 / 321345 / 321348 / 321349 / 321352 / 321363 / 321364 / 321366 / 321422 / 321425 / 321435 / 321442
Each of these units has now been taken off lease by Greater Anglia and they are now in stored status pending decisions on their future (thanks to Murray J of RailUK Forums for this gen)
Merseyrail
777004 / 777006
Not sure on when this actually occurred but both of these units have recently completed maintenance work at Crewe Arriva Traincare and are now in store at Walton Old Junction Sidings in Warrington
Northern Trains
156447
This unit has now returned to Heaton TMD from Eastleigh Works having had a repaint into the Northern White & Blue colour scheme. It had previously been in the First ScotRail Blue, Pink & White livery
Off Lease (ex First Capital Connect)
319451 / 319453 / 319455
Having been in store at Long Marston for a lengthy period of time, these ex FCC units have been transferred by road to Sims Metals, Newport for scrapping ((thanks to Murray J of RailUK Forums for this gen)
TransPennine Express
68034
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to action
West Midlands Railway
196006
Another of the new WMR fleet to arrive into the UK and this one has transferred to the Telford International Railfreight Terminal for storage pending test/training runs
West Midlands Railway
323222
Completed it's maintenance work at Doncaster Works and has now returned to Soho TMD for a return to service in the West Midlands