railway news
April 2021
27 January 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
56096
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56105
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Boden RLMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70815
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Grangemouth and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70817
Completed it's maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) Depot and has returned to service
Crewe Heritage Centre
87035
This heritage locomotive has now returned back home to the Heritage Centre (by road) having been moved to Basford Hall to donate some of its parts to Locomotive Services for them to be able maintain their own electric fleet
DB Cargo
60074
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66003
Completed it's maintenance work at Millerhill Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66021
Completed it's maintenance work at Carlisle Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66068
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66069 / 66076
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66101
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66106 / 66109 / 66147 / 66164 / 66169
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66137 / 66158
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66144
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67020
Awaiting maintenance at the Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre
Direct Rail Services
37425
Completed it's work on the wheel lathe at Crewe Electric and has now completed the remainder of it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge. This loco is ready for service once again!
Direct Rail Services
57308
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66126
After a recent transfer to Toton TMD, this loco has become the 2nd of the 5 sheds to be loaned from DBC to receive the DRS Blue & White livery having previously been in the EWS Red & Yellow colour scheme
Direct Rail Services
66303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66425
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68018
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88005 / 88008
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88009
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
East Midlands Railway
170530
This is the first of the WMR Class 170 units to be cascaded across to EMR and it has today transferred from Tyseley TMD to Nottingham Eastcroft TMD. It remains in WMR colours, but is now unbranded
East Midlands Railway
360113 / 360121
Both of these units have returned to Ilford TMD from the East Midlands for maintenance work
East Midlands Railway / Greater Anglia
360111
The set is now complete as this unit becomes the last of the ex GA 360's to move to EMR now it has transferred from Ilford TMD to Cricklewood Sidings
Freightliner
59103
Has now transferred from Merehead TMD to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's maintenance work
Freightliner
66413
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66505
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66513
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66534
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66537
Showing as having failed at Southampton Maritime FLT and will now require some attention
Freightliner
66555
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66565
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66591
Awaiting maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66596
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66610
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66951
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds FLT where it now awaits maintenance
Freightliner
70002
Has now transferred from Leeds Midland Road to Southampton Maritime FLT where it is undergoing some exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
70005
Has now transferred from Southampton Maritime FLT to Leeds FLT and is undergoing exam/maintenance
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
70010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70014
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
86639
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90009
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60002
This loco has been out of action for a while now but maybe better times are ahead as it has had the ex Colas livery scrubbed from it's body and is now in an undercoat in readiness for a new livery
GB Railfreight
60056
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66710 / 66760
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66725
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66749 / 66758
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66765
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66783
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66797
The latest of the new arrivals to the GBRf fleet from mainland Europe, this loco has now transferred from Doncaster Roberts Road to Longport EMD where it will undergo maintenance work to bring it to UK specification
GB Railfreight
73107
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92018 / 92023 / 92038
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Greater Anglia
321350 / 321351 / 321356 / 321358 / 321437 / 321438
Each of these units are now officially withdrawn from service with GA and are now in store. Unit 321437 will become part of the 'Breeze' Hydrogen conversion project but the other units are destined for the scrap man (thanks to Murray J of RailUK Forums for this gen)
Greater Anglia
720542
This unit has now returned back to Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Rail Operations Group
37884
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
Rail Operations Group
57312
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
142010 / 142072
Both of these Pacer units have now been transferred from Landore TMD to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrapping :( (thanks to Murray J of RailUK Forums for this gen)
West Coast Railway Company
47812
Has now transferred from Derby RTC to it's home base at Leicester L.I.P where it continues it's exam/maintenance work