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railway news

April 2021

27 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

Colas Rail

66848

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

DB Cargo

60010

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

DB Cargo

60011

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66009 / 66010

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66066 / 66068 / 66099

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

DB Cargo

66107

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

DB Cargo

66112

Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66128 / 66155 / 66186

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

DB Cargo

66151

Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66190

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

67024

Awaiting maintenance at Stewarts Lane TMD

DB Cargo

90024

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

DB Cargo

92015

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor

Direct Rail Services

37424

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

Direct Rail Services

66425

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

Direct Rail Services

66432

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

66433

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at the Peak Forest Cemex facility

Direct Rail Services

68003

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

Direct Rail Services

68006 / 68017

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and have returned to service

Direct Rail Services

68018

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

Direct Rail Services

88007

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Freightliner

59103

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD

Freightliner

66414

Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66420

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66505

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66506

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P

Freightliner

66510 / 66561

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

Freightliner

66516

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties

Freightliner

66570

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

Freightliner

66571

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

Freightliner

66605

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66610

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

Freightliner

66620

Currently awaiting maintenance at East Usk Yard

Freightliner

70016

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

90005 / 90046

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall

GB Railfreight

59003

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Works

GB Railfreight

66705

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at March Yard

GB Railfreight

66751 / 66756 / 66772 / 66782

All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road

GB Railfreight

66771 / 66784

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

GB Railfreight

73128

Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

92020

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

GB Railfreight

92038

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD

GB Railfreight

F231 (66775)

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

ZA723 (66723)

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD

Rail Operations Group

57312

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

Southeastern Railway

465241 / 465244

Both of these units have now transferred from Gillingham EMUD to Worksop Sidings for storage

Southeastern Railway

707009 / 707010 / 707011 / 707012

All of these ex SWR units have today commenced revenue earning service with their new TOC, Southeastern

Transport for Wales

67010

Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Arriva Traincare and has now resumed normal status

Transport for Wales

67015

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD and has now returned to service

West Coast Railway Company

47237

Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Carnforth TMD and has resumed normal working status

West Midlands Railway

730001

Having been at Old Dalby to make use of the test track, this unit has today transferred from there to Oxley TMD at Wolverhampton, presumably to be prepped for mainline testing

West Midlands Railway / East Midlands Railway

170502

This unit is currently at Crewe Arriva Traincare where it will undergo a repaint into the EMR Purple livery

West Midlands Railway / East Midlands Railway

170510

Now in the EMR Purple livery after a repaint from the WMR colours at Crewe Arriva Traincare but remains with WMR for now on lease & maintains WMR branding on the livery

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