railway news
December 2020
23 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
37175
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
56049 & 56078 & 56090
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
DB Cargo
60074
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66089 & 66095
Both are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66134 & 66186
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
92041
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37038 & 37218
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66301
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66422
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68018
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001
This loco has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge to Doncaster Roberts Road where it is now undergoing exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
88005
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
170418
This ex ScotRail unit is now in EMR Purple livery (ex SR Saltire Blue) and has now entered revenue earning service with EMR
East Midlands Railway
360103 & 360104
Both of these units have now commenced testing/training runs with EMR
East Midlands Railway
43296, 43308, 43314 & 43318
These ex LNER HST power cars have all now been transferred to Ely Papworth Sidings for storage
East Midlands Railway
43423, 43465, 43467, 43468, 43480 & 43484
These recently withdrawn power cars have now been transferred from Barrow Hill to Ely Papworth Sidings for continued storage
East Midlands Railway / Greater Anglia
360117 & 360118
These units have now transferred from Ilford TMD to Cricklewood and into the hands of EMR from GA. They are now pending testing/training runs with their new operator
Freightliner
59205
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66416
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66509 & 66538
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66529
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66537
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66548
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66553
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610 & 66617
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings and have returned to service
Freightliner
66951
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66955
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66956
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70003
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70007
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70017
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
86608
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90042
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90046
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
59003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Works
GB Railfreight
60076
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66714
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66731 & 66736
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66733
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66794
Having recently arrived from mainland Europe as a new acquisition for GBRf, this loco has now transferred to Longport EMD where it will undergo maintenance and modifications to bring it in line with UK specifications
GB Railfreight
73963
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92032
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Off Lease
43045
This ex EMR power car has now transferred to Leicester L.I.P. Maybe a future with Colas is on the cards?!?
Transport for Wales
142002, 142073 & 142074
These TfW pacer units have transferred from Cardiff Canton to Landore TMD where they will be stored
Transport for Wales
67008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and is now ready for a return to service
West Midlands Railway
196105
This is the latest unit from the new class 196 fleet to arrive at Tyseley. It has now commenced testing/training/mileage accumulation runs along the WCML