railway news
April 2021
11 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
Caledonian Sleeper
73966 / 73971
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD and have now returned to service
Chiltern Railways
68012
Has now transferred from Wembley TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD where it continues to await maintenance
Colas Rail
66850
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70802
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
Colas Rail
70807
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD
DB Cargo
60017
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66007 / 66075
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66012
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66076 / 66080
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66103
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66115
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66119
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66140
Has now transferred from Hoo Junction to Toton TMD where it is currently awaiting further maintenance
DB Cargo
66160
Has now transferred from Crewe Electric TMD to Toton TMD where it is currently continuing it's exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
67012
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90019 / 90026
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
90020 / 90037
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has resumed active duties
Direct Rail Services
57003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66304
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
66427
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66429
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66430 / 66433
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68001
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68002
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
68006
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88001 / 88006
Both have now completed their bout of maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
East Midlands Railway
360107
This is the latest of this fleet to enter revenue earning service with EMR following it's transfer across from Greater Anglia
Freightliner
59002
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66413
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently awaiting maintenance
Freightliner
66504
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at East Usk Yard
Freightliner
66506
Has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road where it now awaits further maintenance
Freightliner
66507 / 66509
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66508
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66533
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Crewe Basford Hall where it is currently undergoing exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66549 / 66550
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66563
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66565 / 66570
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66569
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66585
Currently awaiting maintenance work at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66617
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66951
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
70001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70004 / 70010
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70015
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70016
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
90011 / 90041
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
Freightliner
90016 / 90048
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60002
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66701 / 66706 / 66731 / 66743 / 66766 / F231 (66775)
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66708
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Trafford Park and has now returned to service
GB Railfreight
66712
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66715
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66720 / 66776
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66724
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66725 / 66792
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66754
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Peterborough (GBRf) Depot and has now returned to service
GB Railfreight
66796
This recently acquired loco has transferred from Longport EMD to Eastleigh Works today - possibly for a repaint?!?
GB Railfreight
73965
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92018 / 92028
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92023
Has now transferred from Wembley TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD where it awaits further maintenance
GB Railfreight
92033
Currently at Polmadie TMD having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention
Great Central Railway
37714
Having undergone maintenance work at Derby RTC, this loco has now returned back to base at Loughborough on the Great Central Railway
Greater Anglia
720549 / 720551
Both of these units have now entered revenue earning service with Greater Anglia
London North Western Railway
350108
Now sporting the full LNWR Green and Grey livery having previously been in the unbranded Grey with BTP Blue/Black livery on each driving car
London North Western Railway
350126
Currently at Bletchley TMD receiving the LNWR vinyls
Mid-Hants Railway / Midland Railway Butterley
D8188 (20188)
This loco has now transferred from the Midland Railway to the Mid-Hants Railway at Ropley (thanks to Murray J of Rail Forums UK for this gen)
Off Lease (ex West Midlands Railway)
319441
This stored ex WMT unit has now transferred from Crewe South Yard to the rail terminal at Castle Donington
Off Lease / (ex Great Northern)
365512 / 365528 / 365530 / 365538
These units have now transferred from Ely Papworth Sidings to Doncaster Belmont Yard for further storage
Rail Operations Group
57312
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Transport for Wales
67017
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD
West Midlands Railway
170504
Now in the EMR Purple livery after a repaint from the WMR colours at Crewe Arriva Traincare but remains with WMR for now on lease
West Midlands Railway
196003 / 196012
Having both arrived into the UK at various points of this year, these units have transferred from the docks to Telford International Railfreight Terminal at Donnington for storage pending a transfer to Tyseley to commence mainline testing