railway news
January 2021
21 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
Colas Rail
37418
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
56090
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
70801
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Slateford Yard and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70807
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD
DB Cargo
60010
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60074
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Scunthorpe Trent Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66002
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66114, 66131 & 66160
All have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66133
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
37407
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
57308
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
66303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66422
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66428
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
Direct Rail Services
68001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
68006
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88005 & 88007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway / Greater Anglia
360109, 360112, 360115 & 360119
All of these ex GA units have now transferred from Ilford TMD to Cricklewood Sidings and into the hands of EMR. They will now be pending a period of testing/training runs
Freightliner
66414
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whitemoor and has returned to service
Freightliner
66507
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Roa and has returned to service
Freightliner
66516
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66526
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66534 & 66569
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66538
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66541
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66549
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66550
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66555 & 66560
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66596
Completed it's maintenance work at Stoke Gifford and has returned to service
Freightliner
70001
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70003
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70019
Showing as having suffered a failure and is at Freightliner's Guide Bridge depot in need of some assistance
Freightliner
86609
Has now been placed into store (DHLT) at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90003 & 90008
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90049
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
56081
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66701
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to serice
GB Railfreight
66720 & 66768
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66735, 66771, 66785 & 66791
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66767
Has now recovered from it's recent failure at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66797
The latest of the new batch of sheds to arrive into the UK for GBRf has now transferred from Immingham Docks to Doncaster Roberts Road. It will now undergo maintenance and modification work to bring it to UK standards
GB Railfreight
73119
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92023
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92044
Currently undergoing maintenance work at Loughborough Works
London North Western Railway
350108
This unit has received Anti-Trespass Blue / Black vinyls on its driving cars
Rail Operations Group
37611
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
Southeastern Railway / South Western Railway
707005 & 707006
These units have become the second pairing to be transferred from Wimbledon to Ashford and into the hands of Southeastern having previously worked with SWR
Transport for Wales
142073 & 142074
Both of these pacer units have now been transferred from Landore TMD to Sims Metals at Newport Docks where their luck will run out and they will face the scrappers torch