railway news
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.
Date
Operator
Number
Detail
07/12/20
Avanti West Coast
390002, 390039, 390050 & 390114
These Pendolino's are the latest to receive the partial Avanti livery on each of the driving cars
07/12/20
Avanti West Coast
390042 & 390122
These units have now lost the mask vinyls at either end and are both now in the partial Avanti livery with the driving cars only receiving the livery makeover
07/12/20
Chiltern Railways
68013
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
07/12/20
Chiltern Railways
68014
Has now returned to Crewe Gresty Bridge having spent a bit of time having wheel flats fixed on the wheel lathe at Longsight Depot
07/12/20
Chiltern Railways
68015
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has now returned back to Wembley to resume duties on the Chilterns
07/12/20
Colas Rail
56096
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
07/12/20
Colas Rail
70808
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66070
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66074
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Eastern Docks
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66078
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tees Yard
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66085
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66113 & 66131
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66125
Completed it's latest bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66137
Completed it's maintenance work at Millerhill Yard and is ready to return to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66167
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66181
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
DB Cargo
66187
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
07/12/20
DB Cargo
67005 & 67006
Both of these loco's have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service working the Royal Train
07/12/20
DB Cargo
67016
This loco has been reinstated to an active pool having been in store since 26/11/20. It is currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric
07/12/20
DB Cargo
92015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
07/12/20
DB Cargo
92041 & 92042
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to Wembley in readiness to resume their duties
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
37407
Undergoing exam/maintenance at York Works
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
37419 & 37716
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
37424
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
57307
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
66091
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
66122
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
66425
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
66427
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
66431
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
68001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
68017
After a recent failure, this loco has transferred from Toton TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge where it is now undergoing maintenance
07/12/20
Direct Rail Services
88010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
07/12/20
East Midlands Railway
43073
Another of the EMR VP185 power cars is withdrawn from service and is now in store at Neville Hill TMD
07/12/20
Freightliner
59206
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66414
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
07/12/20
Freightliner
66420
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66501
Awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
07/12/20
Freightliner
66509
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66513
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
07/12/20
Freightliner
66514
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
07/12/20
Freightliner
66518, 66548 & 66552
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66526
Awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
07/12/20
Freightliner
66540
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66542
Completed it's maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66543
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
66551
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
07/12/20
Freightliner
66621
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
07/12/20
Freightliner
66956
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
07/12/20
Freightliner
70001 & 70016
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
86607 & 86639
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
07/12/20
Freightliner
90005 & 90016
Both currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
07/12/20
Freightliner
90008, 90041 & 90044
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
07/12/20
Freightliner
90012 & 90015
Both are awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
47749
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh (Arlington) Works
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
60096
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66702
Has now transferred from the Peterborough GBRf Depot to Longport EMD to continue it's maintenance work
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66714
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Down Decoy
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66717
Completed it's batch of maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66718 & 66719
Both completed their exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and have returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66721
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66747 & 66789
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66758
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
66780 & 66790
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
73107
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
73212
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
73213
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
92006 & 92018
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and have returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
92023
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
GB Railfreight
92043
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
07/12/20
GB Railfreight / Caledonian Sleeper
73968
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service
07/12/20
Greater Anglia
317503 & 317666
Both of these units have now been transferred from the Ilford Depot to Raxstar at Eastleigh Works for scrapping
07/12/20
Greater Anglia
317709 & 317710
Both of these ex London Overground units are now operating with Greater Anglia
07/12/20
Hanson & Hall
31106
Hanson & Hall have purchased this loco from Howard Johnson (who saved it from scrap) and have now transferred it from the Weardale Railway to the East Lancashire Railway where it will now undergo a heavy overhaul to bring it back to mainline service
07/12/20
Northern Trains
142065, 142068, 142078 & 142087
These 4 pacers are the latest of the remaning Northern fleet in store to transfer from Newton Heath TMD to Heaton TMD
07/12/20
Off Lease (Ex GWR & EMR)
43045, 43061 & 43079
These off lease power cars are the latest to be transferred from Long Marston to Nemesis Rail at Burton -Upon-Trent for continued storage
07/12/20
Rail Operations Group
57305
After it's recent repaint into the ROG Blue livery from the Northern Belle livery, this loco has now moved from Eastleigh and back to base in the midlands in readiness for a return to action
07/12/20
Transport for Wales
67010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric and has returned to service
07/12/20
Transport for Wales
67017
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Carriage Sidings/Arriva Traincare and has returned to service
07/12/20
Transport for Wales
67025
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD and has returned to service