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railway news

March 2021

04 March 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

221103

This is the latest in they Voyager fleet to head in to receive the AWC Green & Silver vinyls

Colas Rail

56113

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

60007 / 60040

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

60019

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.

DB Cargo

66019

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Margam T.C. and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66078

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and is now ready for a return to service

DB Cargo

66084

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Hoo Junction Up Yard and is now ready for a return to service

DB Cargo

66085 / 66099

Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service

DB Cargo

66090

Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66095

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

DB Cargo

66161

Has now transferred from Bescot Yard to Toton TMD where it will now continue it's exam/maintenance work

DB Cargo

66165

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Acton Yard and has returned to service

DB Cargo

90024 / 90028

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD

DB Cargo

92015

Has now transferred from Dollands Moor to Crewe Electric TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work

DB Cargo

92036

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37407

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to the Parcels Sidings at York station

Direct Rail Services

57309

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66302

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66430

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peak Forest and is now ready for a return to work

Direct Rail Services

66431

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to service

Direct Rail Services

66432 / 66433

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

68009

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge and is now ready for a return to service

Freightliner

59001

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD

Freightliner

59204

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service

Freightliner

66531

Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66538

Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service

Freightliner

66539 / 66557

Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service

Freightliner

66566

Has now recovered from a recent failure at Ipswich L.I.P and is now ready for a return to action

Freightliner

66567

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service

Freightliner

66570

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66571

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66601

Completed it's maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service

Freightliner

66610

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tunstead and is now ready for a return to work

Freightliner

66621

Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service

Freightliner

66953

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service

Freightliner

70001 / 70014

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

70019

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service

Freightliner

70020

After a recent failure at Earles Sidings, this loco has now transferred to Leeds Midland Road where it is currently awaiting maintenance work

Freightliner

90004 / 90005 / 90016

All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

90009 / 90042

Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service

Freightliner

90047

This loco has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work

GB Railfreight

60047

Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

60085

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Arpley Sidings and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

66713 / 66729

Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service

GB Railfreight

66717

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Down Decoy

GB Railfreight

66760

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill and has returned to service

GB Railfreight

66781

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road

GB Railfreight

66789

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard

Greater Anglia

317346 / 317652

Both of these units have today been transferred from Ilford EMUD to Raxstar at Eastleigh Works for scrapping

Off Lease (ex EMR)

43296 / 43308 / 43423 / 43465 / 43467 / 43468 / 43480 / 43484

These ex EMR HST power cars have now been transferred from Ely Papworth Sidings to Eastleigh Works. Rumours were abound that these were to be the first of the off lease HST power cars to meet the scrap man but there appears to be little substance in this. In fact, it seems that Hanson & Hall are involved in some way but no news as of yet as to what the plans are for these power cars. A planned move for some or all of these is in the schedules for next week with Willesden TMD being their onward destination

South Western Railway

701022

This newly produced unit has returned back to Derby Litchurch Lane having spent a bit of time at Worksop Sidings

Transport for Wales

230006 / 230007 / 230008

All of these newly converted tube trainshave now completed their mileage accumulation runs. Driver training continues as TfW prepare to bring them into service (thanks to Trainspotter2004 for this gen)

Transport for Wales

230009

After recently coming out of it's period of maintenance at Long Marston & returning as far as Wrexham, this unit has now completed it's return journey to the Birkenhead Depot

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