railway news
April 2021
12 May 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
DB Cargo
66077
This loco is the latest of the DBC fleet to be converted to run on 'Hydro-Treated Vegetable Oil' and has now been repainted into DBS Red livery with HVO branding
East Midlands Railway
156902
This unit has today transferred from Derby Etches Park to Wolverton Works - presumably for maintenance
East Midlands Railway
360112
This is the 2nd of the 360 fleet to receive the EMR "Connect" branded Purple & Silver livery in readiness for it's commencement of service with EMR
Great Western Railway
769932
This unit has now been converted from 319432 and is now sporting the GWR Green livery. Currently residing at Loughborough Works awaiting transfer to storage pending the commencement of testing (thanks to "507021" via the Gen Submit screen for this gen)
Great Western Railway / c2c
387301 / 387302 / 387306
These units have transferred across from c2c to GWR to help boost the GWR fleet whilst they are without the vast majority of their IET fleet due to the cracking faults
Greater Anglia
720513
Newly built, this unit has spent some time at the Old Dalby test tracking undergoing test workings and has today transferred to Worksop Sidings where it will sit pending mainline testing
London North Eastern Railway
91111
With their return to work beginning to commence, this loco has commenced mainline test/driver refresher workings in prep for it's return to duties
South Western Railway
701028
This newly built unit has now commenced mainline testing/fault free running