railway news
December 2020
11 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
56094
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
56096
Having come off maintenance at Toton TMD a couple of days ago, it was clearly a shortlived thing as this loco has now arrived at Nottingham Eastcroft where it is now undergoing exam/maintenance
DB Cargo
60001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66024
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Kennett and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66059
Completed it's maintenance work at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66075
Has now transferred from Hoo Junction to Toton TMD where it is awaiting maintenance work
DB Cargo
66079
Completed it's maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66100
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Mossend Down Yard
DB Cargo
66133
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66140
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66147
Has now transferred from Doncaster Belmont Yard to Toton TMD and is now awaiting maintenance
DB Cargo
66150
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67002 & 67005
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67012
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Mossend Down Yard
DB Cargo
90019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57003
Has now transferred from York Parcels Sidings to Doncaster Roberts Road where it is undergoing maintenance work on the wheel lathe
Direct Rail Services
66126
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66301
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
66421, 66422 & 66432
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66423
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66429
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
66430
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
88004
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
East Lancashire Railway
37679
It has been in the offing for a while now but this loco has finally left the ELR and has been transferred to Wishaw. Rumours abound that it was destined for scrap but from what I can tell, it's future is unknown at the present time
East Midlands Railway
180113
This ex Hull Trains unit is now in the EMR Purple, White & Grey livery after a repaint from the Hull Trains Blue livery
East Midlands Railway
360113
This unit has now commenced testing/training runs with EMR
Freightliner
59206
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66514
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66545
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66546
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66548
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66592
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66620
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70003 & 70020
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70008
Completed it's latest bout of maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
86607
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
86608
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90009
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66707, 66780 & 66788
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66747
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73136
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92006
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
GB Railfreight
92023
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92043
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
F231 (66775)
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
Great Western Railway
143612 & 143619
Both of these Pacer units have now gone into store at Bristol St Phillips Marsh TMD
Island Line (SWR)
483007
Having been under maintenance for a lengthy period of time (upwards of 3 years I believe), this unit has returned to active service - bringing rail services back to the Isle of Wight after a recent suspension when both 005 and 008 failed
Locomotive Services Ltd
43046 & 43055
Both of these Midland Pullman liveried power cars have returned from Eastleigh to Crewe in readiness for their big day out tomorrow
Rail Operations Group
37608 & 37800
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and have returned to service
Rail Operations Group
37884
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
ScotRail
43124 & 43164
Both of these power cars have completed their maintenance work at Doncaster Wabtec and have returned to Haymarket TMD to resume work with SR