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railway news

April 2021

24 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

Battlefield Line

33019

This loco has now been transferred from the Battlefield Line to Nemesis Rail at Burton

Chiltern Railways

68013

Has now transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge to continue it's exam/maintenance work

Chiltern Railways

68015

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service

Colas Rail

56094

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

60007

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

60015

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66015 / 66085 / 66092

All have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

66063

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66068 / 66099

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66111 / 66183 / 66188

All have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

66160

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Immingham TMD and has now resumed normal service

DB Cargo

67001 / 67013

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

67002

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

92019

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has resumed active duties

Direct Rail Services

37069

Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37401

Having been under maintenance status since February this year, this loco has now been returned to normal status to signify completion of it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and hopefully a return to the mainline soon

Direct Rail Services

37424

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

37716

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

57307

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66122

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66304

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66305

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

66425

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66429

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66434

Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

68003

Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

68005

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

68006

Has now transferred from Motherwell (DRS) TMD to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work

Direct Rail Services

88001

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Mossend Euroterminal and has returned to service

Freightliner

66505

Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66516

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

66518

Currently sat at Crewe Basford Hall having suffered a failure and needing attention

Freightliner

66536

Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

66537 / 66558

Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service

Freightliner

66540

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66550

This loco is currently sat at Southampton Maritime FLT having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some assistance

Freightliner

66554

After it's recent derailment in the Sidcup area, this loco is now back in normal status following maintenance at Southampton Maritime and Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66561

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66563

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD

Freightliner

66598

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service

Freightliner

70004

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

90004

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

90005 / 90047

Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service

Freightliner

90012

Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service

Freightliner

90049

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Ipswich Yard and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

60085

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

GB Railfreight

66707

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD

GB Railfreight

66736 / 66757 / 66787

All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service

GB Railfreight

66746

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

66784

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road

GB Railfreight

66785

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

73128 / 73212

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot

GB Railfreight

F231 (66775)

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill

Greater Anglia

720514

Transferred from Worksop Sidings to Derby Litchurch Lane

Rail Operations Group

37800

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P

Rail Operations Group

57310

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service

Rail Operations Group

57312

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC

Southeastern Railway

707011 / 707012

Having transferred to Southeastern earlier this month, these 2 units are now sporting the Southeastern Blue livery with the Light Blue doors and yellow ends after a repaint from their previous SWR Red, Orange & Blue livery

Transport for Wales

197101

This is the latest of this new TfW fleet to be completed and has today transferred to Crewe Arriva Traincare after a brief stint at the Telford International Railfreight Terminal at Donnington

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