railway news
April 2021
12 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
73968
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD
DB Cargo
60020
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66080
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66160
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90020 / 90039
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
66092
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
66304
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66305
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66429
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
88009
Currently at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD having suffered a recent failure
East Midlands Railway
360106
Transferred to Northampton EMD for maintenance work to be carried out
Freightliner
59103 / 59206
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66413
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66503
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66506
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66509
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66512 / 66516
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66518
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66549
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66572
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66585
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has now resumed service
Freightliner
66602
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70004
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
70016
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
90016 / 90048
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
GB Railfreight
66720
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66731 / 66743 / F231 (66775)
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66761
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66769
After a repaint at Eastleigh Works, this loco is now sporting "Prostate Cancer UK" decals on it's GBRf Blue & Yellow livery and has also been named "League Managers Association" as well as having "Paul Taylor Our Inspiration" on the cabsides
GB Railfreight
69001
Completed it's maintenance work at Longport EMD and has now returned to active service
GB Railfreight
92010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92018
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Great Western Railway
769922
Transferred from Nemesis Rail at Burton to Wolverton Works to undergo further maintenance following conversion from a Class 319
Locomotive Services Ltd
43055
This HST power car has now completed it's maintenance work at Neville Hill following a depot mishap and has returned back to Crewe Diesel TMD
Rail Operations Group
319441
Having transferred from Crewe South Yard to Castle Donington earlier this week, it is now confirmed that this unit has transferred from being off lease to being part of the Rail Operations Group fleet
South Western Railway
450067
This unit has been repainted into the SWR Grey & Blue livery but with a special Blue, Grey & Yellow livery on each driving car with "Thank You All Key Workers" decals
South Western Railway
701019
This unit has now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Eastleigh Works for store pending the commencement of mainline testing / fault free running
Southeastern Railway
707009 / 707010
These recently repainted units have now commenced mainline driver training runs for Southeastern following their transfer across from South Western Railway
TransPennine Express
68025
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Transport for Wales
67017
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD and has returned to duties