railway news
April 2021
16 June 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
73971
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Fort William
Colas Rail
43045 / 43060
Having only spent a short period of time with Colas Rail, these ex EMR HST power cars have been transferred from Leicester L.I.P to Nemesis Rail at Burton for storage
Colas Rail
70801
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard
DB Cargo
60011
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60017
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at the Peak Forest Cemex facility
DB Cargo
60044
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66014 / 66063 / 66084
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66040
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66147
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66181
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Mossend Down Yard
DB Cargo
66188
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
90026
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90029
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90034
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
DB Cargo
92036
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has resumed active duties
DB Cargo
92041
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
37402
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57304
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
57311
Having been in store at MOD Longtown and then Carlisle Kingmoor TMD, this loco has now transferred from Kingmoor to Eastleigh Works where it is expected to become a parts donor. Current rumour is that it will be supplying it's bogies to 57302 which would enable this loco to come out of it's own hibernation period
Direct Rail Services
66422
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66425 / 66430
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66428
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at the Cemex facility in the Peak Forest and has resumed active duties
Direct Rail Services
66434
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59202
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66509 / 66518 / 66525
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66524
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66546
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
66560
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66570
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66615
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Tunstead Sidings
Freightliner
66623
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at East Usk Yard
Freightliner
70019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90014 / 90045
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90043
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60021
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66718
Currently at the Peak Forest Cemex terminal having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention
GB Railfreight
66727
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road but has now transferred to Longport EMD where it may undergo further maintenance work
GB Railfreight
66732
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill
GB Railfreight
66733 / 66740 / 66785
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and have returned to active duties
GB Railfreight
66739 / 66760 / 66764 / 66771
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66764
Renamed "Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwayman" to honour the life of "the last Royal Engineer officer to be appointed a HM Railway Inspector"
GB Railfreight
66776
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Tonbridge Yard
GB Railfreight
66779
Recovered from it's recent failure at Bardon Hill and has returned to normal duties
GB Railfreight
73136
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
Greater Anglia
317708
Transferred from Ilford EMUD to Ely Papworth Sidings for storage having been taken off lease by Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia
720512
This unit is now built and is currently residing at Derby Litchurch Lane for potentially additional work to be carried out prior to testing commencing
Greater Anglia
720546
Having commenced mainline testing last year, this unit has now transferred to Worksop Sidings for storage pending further testing or introduction to revenue earning service with GA
Off Lease (East Midlands Railway)
43303 / 43317
These ex EMR power cars have now transferred from Barrow Hill to Neville Hill for what is believed to be de-commissioning work
Rail Operations Group
37800 / 37884
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group
57312
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service
TransPennine Express
68033
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
143604 / 143608 / 143610 / 143614 / 143624
Each of these pacer units have now made their final journey from Landore TMD to Sims Metal at Newport Docks where they will be scrapped having ceased operating for TfW in May
Transport for Wales
153909
Transferred from Cardiff Canton to Landore TMD where it will undergo modification work and receive the TfW livery
Transport for Wales
153926
Mod work complete at Landore TMD and has now received the new TfW Red & White livery and is ready for a return to service
Transport for Wales
67010
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Transport for Wales
67017
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service