railway news
April 2021
14 May 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
221106
This Voyager is now in the AWC Green & Silver vinyls having previously sported the ex VTWC Red & Silver livery
Caledonian Sleeper / GB Railfreight
73967
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56049
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
56105
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
66849
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
Colas Rail
70816
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD
DB Cargo
66014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66050
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66060
Has transferred from Toton TMD to Crewe Electric TMD where it is now undergoing exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
66085
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66094
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66101
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has resumed normal duties
DB Cargo
66102
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66103 / 66165
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66111
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66154
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has resumed duties
DB Cargo
67016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90034
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
60046
Currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
37425
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66301
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66302
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66421
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has resumed it's normal duties
Direct Rail Services
66426
Having begun it's current exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge, this loco has transferred across to Longport EMD where it is currently continuing it's maintenance
Direct Rail Services
66428
This loco has transferred from Mossend Yard to Motherwell (DRS) TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
66430
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Longport EMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway / West Midlands Railway
170503 / 170534
Having previously been repainted into the EMR Purple colours before being loaned back to WMR, both of these units have now left the West Midlands to begin their new life in the East Midlands
Freightliner
59001
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has resumed duties
Freightliner
66415
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66501 / 66563
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66504
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66506
Completed it's exam/maintenance work between Ipswich L.I.P and Leeds FLT and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66514 / 66557
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66542
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66558 / 66589
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and have returned to service
Freightliner
66571
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66585
Having started exam/maintenance work at London Gateway, this loco has now transferred to Southampton Maritime FLT where it is currently awaiting maintenance
Freightliner
66617
Awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66956
This loco is now officially stored (DHLT) at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70003
This loco has transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds Midland Road where it currently awaits maintenance
Freightliner
70014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70015
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90012
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90041
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66715 / 66736 / 66752 / 66768 / 66779 / 66784
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have resumed duties
GB Railfreight
66732
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66743 / 66746
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66762
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73119
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Works
GB Railfreight
92006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
317662
This has become the final 317/6 to head off to scrap, this one making the move from Ely Papworth Sidings to Raxstar at Eastleigh yesterday
Greater Anglia
321439 / 321443
Both of these GA units have made the journey from Clacton to Gascoigne Wood Sidings for a period of storage
Harry Needle Railroad Company
08924
Has now transferred to Barrow Hill for what we presume to be a period of maintenance work
London North Eastern Railway
91119
This loco has made a return to the mainline today, undertaking a run via Newcastle to turn the set around
Private Owner
60050
This loco has now made the move from Leeming Bar on the Wensleydale Railway to Shires Removals & Storage at Kinsley in Yorkshire where it will remain in storage
RMS Locotec / Eastern Rail Services
08870
This shunter is now sporting the Intercity livery having previously been in a plain white livery and has now been transferred to Vauxhall Sidings at Great Yarmouth for use with Eastern Rail Services
Rail Operations Group
37608
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group
57305
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group
57310
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Railway Support Servies
08703
This shunter is now sporting the GB Blue & Yellow livery having previously been in the EWS Red & Yellow colour scheme
South Western Railway
701007
This unit has been transferred from Eastleigh to the Alstom facility at Widnes, presumably for maintenance work
Transport for Wales
67008 / 67010
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD