railway news
April 2021
23 March 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
73968 / 73969 / 73970
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
Caledonian Sleeper
73971
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service
Chiltern Railways
68011
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Chiltern Railways
68014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has now returned to Wembley TMD to resum it's duties with Chiltern
Colas Rail
56078
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
56090
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70817
Having suffered mechanical problems back at the end of January, this loco has now completed it's maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has now returned to work
DB Cargo
60062
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66018 / 66055 / 66063 / 66069 / 66085
All are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66130 / 66136 / 66147 / 66174
All are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66140
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66142 / 66162 / 66177 / 66199
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66160 / 66197
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and have returned to service
DB Cargo
67021
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
92015
Awaiting maintenance at Dollands Moor
DB Cargo
92019 / 92041
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37059
Completed it's maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and is now ready for a return to action
Direct Rail Services
37402
This is the latest of the DRS Class 37 fleet to be deployed as a shunter at the Garston Car Terminal
Direct Rail Services
66430
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66431
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Diesel TMD
Direct Rail Services
88004
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88006
This loco has suffered a failure and is now at Carlisle Kingmoor where it will undergo maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
88007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
360117
Has now completed it's maintenance at Northampton (Siemens) TMD and is back out on test/training runs out of Kettering
Freightliner
59004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59103
Completed it's maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66509 / 66587
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66512 / 66592
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66543 / 66567 / 66585
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66544
Awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66550
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whitemoor Yard and has returned to service
Freightliner
66557
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Stoke Gifford
Freightliner
66561
Awaiting maintenance at Stoke Gifford
Freightliner
66599
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66620
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66952
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66956
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70006 / 70020
Both are awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90013 / 90041 / 90044
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
90045
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
47749
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66707 / 66743 / 66753 / 66786
All have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66745
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66751
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66787
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Down Decoy and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73136
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92010
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and is now ready for a return to action
GB Railfreight
92043
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Greater Anglia
321365 / 321359 / 321408 / 321439
All of these units have now been sighted at Harwich Parkeston Quay Sidings where it is believed they will be in warm store
Greater Anglia
720553 / 720522 / 720562
These newly built units have now entered revenue earning service with GA
London North Eastern Railway
91109
Having undergone maintenance work at Doncaster Wabtec, this loco has now begun test outings - hopefully a sign of the Mk4 sets making a return to the ECML in the summer as planned
Network Rail
97303
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Shrewsbury Coleham TMD and is now ready for a return to work
RMS Locotec
08809
This shunter has transferred from Ketton to Toton TMD where it will spend some time on the wheel lathe
Railway Support Services
08580
Having previously moved from Bounds Green to Wishaw, this shunter has now moved on to Stoke Marcroft
Southeastern Railway
707006
This ex SWT unit has now commenced mainline testing/driver training runs with Southeastern following it's recent transfer
Swanage Railway
Set 413 (Class 432)
Carriage 76322 from this unit has now been repainted into BR Blue & Grey livery
Transport for Wales
67008
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD