railway news
February 2021
19 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
Avanti West Coast
221110
This is the latest Voyager to be receiving the AWC Green/Silver livery at Central Rivers TMD
Colas Rail
56113
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
70806
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Slateford Yard
DB Cargo
60007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Kingsbury Yard
DB Cargo
60010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60011
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bescot Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60019
Awaiting maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66012
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66044
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66086
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66149
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66161
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bescot Yard
DB Cargo
66174
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bescot Yard
DB Cargo
92015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37402
This loco has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and is undergoing exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
37716
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
57002
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
East Midlands Railway
43102 (ex 43302)
THIS HST POWER CAR HAS BEEN RE-LIVERIED INTO THE CLASSIC INTERCITY SWALLOW LIVERY IT WORE WHEN IT REACHED 148.5 MPH TO BECOME THE WORLD'S FASTEST DIESEL TRAIN. IT NOW ALSO WEARS THE NAME "THE JOURNEY SHRINKER" IN HONOUR OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND HAS BEEN RENUMBERED TO 43102 WHICH IS THE NUMBER IT HAD WHEN REACHING THAT INCREDIBLE SPEED!
Freightliner
59101
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66513
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66515
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66534
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66537
Awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66550
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66620
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70020
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and is now ready for a return to action
Freightliner
90010
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
56312
After completing a lengthy period of maintenance work at Leicester L.I.P, this loco is now out on mainline test workings to ready for a return to service
GB Railfreight
66701
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill
GB Railfreight
66705
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66719 / 66779
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and are now ready for a return to action
GB Railfreight
66753
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66776
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Millerhill Yard
GB Railfreight
73964
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
Greater Anglia
321356 / 321438
Another one bites the dust - well two actually, as these become the latest 321 units to be transferred from Clacton to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for disposal
Island Line (SWR)
484002
Unit number 2 for the Isle of Wight is now complete and is currently at Derby Litchurch Lane undergoing testing
Off Lease (ex London Overground)
317890
This unit has today been transferred from Wembley to Raxstar at Eastleigh Arlington for scrapping
Rail Operations Group
37608
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.i.P and has returned to service
Rail Operations Group
57305
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to service