railway news
April 2021
15 October 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
Colas Rail
56113
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66028 / 66095
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66039
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66094
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Didcot Yard and has now resumed normal duties
DB Cargo
66104
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
90019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92042
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has resumed active duties
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
60046
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has now returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37407
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Stowmarket Down Goods Loop and has now returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Stowmarket Down Goods Loop
Direct Rail Services
66122
This loco has now transferred from Inverness Yard to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
66305
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66428
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
68002 / 68003
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68007
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88007
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Fife Heritage Railway / Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
52029 (Class 107)
It has been confirmed by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway that this unit has now been sold to the Fife Heritage Railway in Scotland. It remains at the GWSR for now whilst it awaits transfer
Freightliner
59201
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66506
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66518 / 66532 / 66596
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66523
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66526
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66540
Has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66540
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66561
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Hoo Junction Up Yard and has returned to service
Freightliner
66572
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66587
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66623
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66956
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
70017
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
GB Railfreight
47727
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
GB Railfreight
66729 / 66741
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66798
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73962
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92018
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Great Western Railway
769937
This newly converted unit has made it's first trip to it's new home at Reading Traincare today having transferred from Wolverton Works on completion of maintenance work. It will no doubt now be prepped for mainline test runs in the near future
Great Western Railway
769943
After a period of storage at Eastleigh, this newly converted unit is now back out on mainline testing in the GWR area
Great Western Railway
800313
This unit has received added decals to it's GWR livery with messages regarding how 'green' the railway is as part of the railways "We Mean Green" campaign
Off Lease (ex Greater Anglia)
317722
Having been reported to be sent to scrap at Raxstar, Eastleigh in May of this year, it appears that carriage 62682 has thus far survived scrapping whilst the other 3 carriages have been dismantled. It's future remains unknown so if anyone has any info on this, get in touch via Gen Submit
Transport for Wales
158837
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Arriva Traincare and has now resumed normal status
Transport for Wales
67010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Vintage Trains / Barry Tourist Railway
08503
It had been reported that 2 Class 08 shunters had arrived at Tyseley Locomotive Works earlier this week and after days of digging, we have found that one of them is this shunter. Our hunt for what the other is will go on.....