railway news
December 2020
03 December 2020
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
70802
Has now recovered from it's recent failure and has returned to action
DB Cargo
66007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66106, 66111 & 66140
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66125
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66137
Undergoing maintenance work at Millerhill Yard
DB Cargo
66147
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66168
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66122
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
66126
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66425
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68017
Has failed and is now at Toton TMD where it awaits some tender loving care
Freightliner
66413
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66420
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66538
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66548 & 66552
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66603
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
86638
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90041 & 90044
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66702
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66719
Has now transferred from Bescot Yard to Peterborough GBRf Depot to complete it's maintenance
GB Railfreight
66733 & 66758
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66771
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73212
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
Northern Trains
142004, 142018, 142070 & 142090
After the recent finale of Pacers in revenue earning service for Northern, these 4 units have today trannsferred from Newton Heath TMD to Heaton TMD for storage. We await news on their fate going forward....
Off Lease (Ex GWR)
43159
This ex GWR power car has now been transferred from Long Marston to Nemesis Rail at Burton-Upon-Trent for continued storage
West Midlands Railway
170632 (170532)
Has now had centre car 56632 removed to become a 2-car unit and has been renumbered to 170532
West Midlands Railway
170633 (170533)
Has now had centre car 56633 removed to become a 2-car unit and has been renumbered to 170533
West Midlands Railway
170635 (170535)
Has now had centre car 56635 removed to become a 2-car unit and has been renumbered to 170535