railway news
February 2021
05 February 2021
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
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Colas Rail
56096
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
66849
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Landore TMD and is now ready for a return to action
Colas Rail
70802
Suffered a failure and is now at Rugby (Colas) Depot where it requires attention
Colas Rail
70805
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Landore TMD and is now ready for a return to service
Colas Rail
70815
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby TMD
Colas Rail
70817
After a recent failure, this loco is now undergoing maintenance work at Rugby TMD
DB Cargo
60019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60066
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66009
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66040
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66074
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66079
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Arpley Sidings in Warrington and is now ready to return to action
DB Cargo
66104
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66109 / 66164 / 66169
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66143
Awaiting maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66144
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Down Decoy and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66152 / 66155
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66206
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67016
Has now transferred from Tyne Yard to Toton TMD where it awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
90036
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Serviceas
88009
Has now transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Doncaster Roberts Road for use of the wheel lathe
Direct Rail Services
37401
Completed it's maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66091
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster West Yard and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66108
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66122
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66126
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66302
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66304
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66423
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Peak Forest and is now ready for a return to service
Direct Rail Services
66425
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Longport EMD
Direct Rail Services
66427
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
68002
Awaiting 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
88003 / 88007
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
59205
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66413
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66420
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66501
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66504 / 66507 / 66548
All are undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66511 / 66597
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66513 / 66539
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66529
Has now transferred from Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley to Leeds Midland Road where it will continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66532
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66556
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66561 / 66590
Both are now undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66563
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66564
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66594
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66601
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
70002
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70006 / 70008 / 70015
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
70014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90013
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90049
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66702 / 66758 / 66761
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66705
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill
GB Railfreight
66740
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Iport and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66765
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whitemoor and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66788
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
73107
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73964
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Loughborough Works and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73965
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92018
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92020
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
317651 / 317654
Both of these units have now transferred from Ilford TMD to Ely Papworth Sidings and into storage
Greater Anglia
720545 / 720564
Both of these units have now commenced testing/training runs along the WCML
Greater Anglia / Off Lease
321350 / 321351
These off-lease, ex GA, units have today been transferred from Clacton to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrapping
Heathrow Express
332006 / 332013
These are the latest 2 of the class 332 units to be transferred from Old Oak Common to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrapping
Transport for Wales
142081 / 142085
Both of these units have made the journey, by road, from Landore TMD to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrapping. Only 142006 is a survivor from the TfW 142 fleet with this one earmarked for preservation