railway news
December 2020
21 December 2020
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Operator
Number
Detail
Avanti West Coast
390001, 390046, 390115, 390118 & 390126
Each of these Pendolino's have now received the partial AWC Green & White liveries. They are partial as only the driving cars have received vinyls instead of every carriage
Chiltern Railways
68010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Chiltern Railways
68013
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to Wembley TMD in readiness for a return to action with Chiltern
Colas Rail
37175
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Colas Rail
56094 & 56096
Both of these have now completed their exam/maintenance and have returned to service
Colas Rail
66848
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70809
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70813
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) Depot and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60015
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60054
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66065
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66113, 66161, 66194 & 66198
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66118 & 66183
Both of these loco's are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66129 & 66158
Both are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66151
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66186
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67007
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67016
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67020
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90026
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90037
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
20301, 20304, 20308, 20309 & 20312
All are currently awaiting maintenance at Barrow Hill
Direct Rail Services
20303
Awaiting maintenance at York Works
Direct Rail Services
37423
Completed it's exam/maintenance at York Works and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57003
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
66429
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68005
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88005
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
43047, 43049, 43073 & 43299
These HST power cars have all now been transferred from Neville Hill TMD to Nemesis Rail at Burton-Upon-Trent for continued storage
East Midlands Railway
43423, 43464, 43467, 43468 43480 & 43484
Now retired from duty with EMR, these HST power cars have transferred to Barrow Hill for storage
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
37674
This preserved loco has now trabsferred from the Wensleydale Railway to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Freightliner
59102
Awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66416
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66509
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66514 & 66529
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66517
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66537
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66553
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66567 & 66570
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
66592
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610 & 66617
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley
Freightliner
66621
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66951
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66953
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70011
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
90004, 90010, 90014 & 90047
All of these have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
47739
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
GB Railfreight
66722, 66733, 66741, 66754, 66776 & 66782
All of these loco's are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66731 & 66736
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66750
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66753
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66794
This recently acquired, ex European, loco has now transferred from Doncaster Roberts Road to Hams Hall, via Peterboroug, on an anticipated journey to Longport EMD for modification work to bring it to UK standards
GB Railfreight
73128
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73213
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73963
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Great Western Railway
143612
This stored unit has now been transferred from St Phillips Marsh to Wishaw where it remains stored pending a possible move into preservation
Greater Anglia
317505 & 317670
Both of these GA units have now been transferred to Ely Papworth Sidings for storage
Northern Trains / Vintage Trains
144014, 144019 & 144023
After their transfer to Tyseley last week, it has now been confirmed that these units have been acquired by Vintage Trains for preservation, with a plan to use them on the mainline very much on the cards
Rail Operations Group
37884
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
Rail Operations Group
57310
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
67017
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Arriva Traincare
Transport for Wales
67025
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD and has returned to active service