railway news
January 2021
13 January 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
Caledonian Sleeper / GB Railfreight
73970 & 73971
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
Chiltern Railways
68010
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to Wembley TMD to recommence duties on the Chilterns
Chiltern Railways
68011
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Colas Rail
43045
This ex EMR HST power car has now completed it's transfer to Colas Rail and is now in active service with it's new operator
Colas Rail
66846
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Shrewsbury Coleham TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
66847
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Shrewsbury Coleham TMD
Colas Rail
70803
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) Depot and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70807
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Shrewsbury Coleham TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70813
Suffered a failure at Grangemouth and is now in need of some loving care
DB Cargo
60011 & 60059
Both are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60015
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60054
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66034
Has now transferred from Arpley Sidings to Toton TMD to conduct it's exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
66047 & 66053
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66069 & 66092
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66114
Transferred from Arpley Sidings to Toton TMD where it now awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
66115
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66117
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66175
Completed it's maintenance at Acton Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66176
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66207
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66221
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Hoo Junction Up Yard and is now ready for a return to service
DB Cargo
67012 & 67020
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
90019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66303
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66423
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66429
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Daventry Tesco (DRS) and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68009
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88003 & 88010
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
East Midlands Railway
360107 & 360116
Both of these newly acquired units have been returned to Ilford TMD, presumably for maintenance
Freightliner
59104
Awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66511
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66514 & 66547
Both have now completed their maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66516 & 66550
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66522
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66546
Has now transferred from Leeds Midland Road to Crewe Basford Hall where it awaits maintenance
Freightliner
66553
Awaiting maintenance at Parkeston S.S
Freightliner
66555
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66591
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66597
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66601
Awaiting maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66604
After it's recent reactivation from stored status, this loco has now completed it's exam/maintenance and is ready to return to action
Freightliner
66607
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66610
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66617
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Stoke Gifford and has returned to service
Freightliner
66619
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66951
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66957
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Stoke Gifford
Freightliner
70002
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70008
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70016
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
86607 & 86608
Both of these loco's have completed their work on the wheel lathe at Wembley TMD and have returned back to base from where they continue to work despite the apparent end of operations of the 86 fleet
Freightliner
86639
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90009, 90010 & 90045
All of these loco's are undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90014
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90042 & 90048
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
60076
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66711, 66727, 66735 & 66785
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66719
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Longport EMD
GB Railfreight
66768 & 66777
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66779
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66797
The latest of the ex German Class 66 loco's to arrive into the UK for GBRf is now at Immingham with the expectation that this one will become 66797. The loco is pending transfer to depot for UK modification work
GB Railfreight
73962
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73964
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Loughborough Works
GB Railfreight
92018 & 92020
Both of these have completed their exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
92038
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Heathrow Express
332007 & 332010
Both of these units have now transferred to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for disposal :(
Off Lease
153311, 153376, 153381, 153383 & 153385
All of these ex EMR units have now transferred from Derby Etches Park to Nemesis Rail at Burton-Upon-Trent for continued storage
Rail Operations Group
37510
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
Rail Operations Group
57303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Derby RTC and has returned to servicwe
Rail Operations Group
57312
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Derby RTC
South Western Railway
701018
This is the latest of the new fleet to be delivered to Eastleigh Works from the production line at Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The unit will be stored until it ventures out for testing/mileage accumulation runs
Transport for Wales
230007
This ex tube unit has reappeared back out of Birkenhead North on test workings between Merseyside and Wrexham
Transport for Wales
67008
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
67015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD