railway news
April 2021
20 September 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
Chiltern Railways
68013
Has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Chiltern Railways
68015
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60039
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66013
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66040 / 66080
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66079
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66090
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Belmont Yard and has now returned to service
DB Cargo
66112
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66115
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Knottingley TMD and has now returned to normal working status
DB Cargo
66119
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66136
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66149
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66221
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66424
Has now made the short journey from Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to Crewe Electric TMD to continue it's maintenance work - presumably to make use of the wheel lathe
Direct Rail Services
68017
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
47830
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
59103
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66416
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66420
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66510
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66534
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66558
Has now made the short hop from Leeds FLT to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66567
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66571 / 66598
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66615
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70010
This loco has now transferred from Leeds Midland Road to Doncaster Wabtec Works where it is currently awaiting maintenance
Freightliner
70015
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently awaiting maintenance
Freightliner
70020
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
90045
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90049
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
GB Railfreight
60076
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66715
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66728
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed duties
GB Railfreight
66748
On 15/09/21 we reported that this loco had arrived at Toton TMD for maintenance work. It has now been noted as being in a 'rubbed down' state indicating that the maintenance work is to be a repaint from it's GB Blue & Yellow livery into something new - and considering GBRf's love for a good livery, who knows what it will come out of the paint shop looking like!
GB Railfreight
66762
Undergoing exam/maintenance at the Bletchley Cemex facility
GB Railfreight
66780 / 66790
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66786
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
73109 / 73136 / 73141
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot and have resumed normal duties
Northern Trains
142071
We reported last week that this unit had gone for scrap but we were unsure where. It is believed to have travelled by road to Sims Metal at Newport Docks for disposal
Rail Operations Group
37510
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Rail Operations Group
37884
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group
57303
This loco has today transferred back from Crewe Gresty Bridge to Eastleigh Works. Having returned north earlier this month in the undercoat for it's new livery, presumably it has returned back to Eastleigh to complete it's livery transformation