railway news
March 2021
30 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
Chiltern Railways
68010
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Chiltern Railways
68011
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has now returned to Wembley TMD to resume it's duties on the Chilterns
Colas Rail
67023 / 67027
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Colas Rail
70801
Currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Oxwellmains
Colas Rail
70806
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
Colas Rail
70810
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Westbury TMD
Colas Rail
70814
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tootn TMD
DB Cargo
66005
Completed it's bout of maintenance work and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66006 / 66069
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66027 / 66051 / 66085
All are currently waiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66089
Completed it's maintenance work at Dollands Moor and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66156
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66162 / 66170
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66164
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66221
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90029 / 90039
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Mossend and are now ready for a return to action
DB Cargo
90034
Has been reinstated to an active pool having been in store at Crewe Electric TMD since 16/03/21
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
20118 / 20132
These Harry Needle loco's have moved to DCR on a loan basis
Direct Rail Services
37059
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
37069
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37407
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37424 / 37425
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66421 / 66431
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66425
Has now completed a lengthy period of maintenance at Longport EMD and is back in active service
Direct Rail Services
66428
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66429
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Has transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Doncaster Roberts Road to continue it's maintenance work - presumably for a go on the wheel lathe
Direct Rail Services
66434
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
68017
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88009
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
43274
Currently in the depot at Neville Hill TMD undergoing a repaint into an, as yet, unknown livery
Freightliner
59001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66506
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66509 / 66558
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66511
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66533
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66537
Awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66538
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66543 / 66567
Both have completed their bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and have returned to service
Freightliner
66561 / 66562
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Stoke Gifford
Freightliner
66566 / 66593 / 66596
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
66570
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66572
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66594
Awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66602
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66613
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings in the Hope Valley
Freightliner
66614
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings and has returned to service
Freightliner
66617
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66956
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70016
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
70020
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
90004
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90048
This loco has transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Wolverton Works where it will undergo a repaint (believed to be) into the FLR G&W Orange & Black livery. This is a notable change for the loco as it will be the first time it will have different colours to the 2 tone grey it appeared in after it's build
GB Railfreight
59003
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Works and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60095
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60096
Currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66721 / 66740
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66728 / 66737
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66735
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bescot TMD
GB Railfreight
66743
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Belmont Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66756
Suffered a failure and is now in need of some attention at Whitemoor Yard
GB Railfreight
66770
Suffered a failure and is now in need of attention at Doncaster Down Decoy
GB Railfreight
66772
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66777
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66793
Having received it's new Railfreight Construction livery, this newly imported loco has now commenced active service with GBRf
GB Railfreight
66795
The latest of the imported Class 66's to receive new colours, this one has now been outshopped in the standard GBRf Blue & Yellow livery at Toton TMD. Now transferred to Longport EMD to continue it's maintenance work
GB Railfreight
66797
Has now transferred from Longport EMD to Doncaster Roberts Road to continue it's prep work to UK specifications
GB Railfreight
92033
Awaiting maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92038
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Greater Anglia
720563
Another completed unit to roll of the Derby Litchurch Lane production line and has now been transferred to Wembley for store pending testing
LH Group Services / Wabtec Rail
08669
This shunter has moved from Wabtec at Doncaster to LH Group Services at Barton Under Needwood where it is now undergoing maintenance work
North Norfolk Railway / Midland Railway
20227
This loco has now transferred from the North Norfolk Railway to the Midland Railway at Butterley
Northern Trains
142004 / 142058 / 142065 / 142068 / 142070 / 142071 / 142095
All of these have now been officially taken off lease by Northern, meaning they have no pacers on their books. Most of these will become parts donors for other preserved units with the Wensleydale Railway having already taken some seating out of 1 or 2 of these units
South Western Railway
701023
This unit has been completed at Derby Litchurch Lane and has now transferred south to Eastleigh where it will remain until testing commences
South Western Railway
701505
Our records indicate that this is the first of the 701/5 fleet to come off the production line at Derby Litchurch Lane. Has now been transferred to Worksop for store, pending testing
Transport for Wales
150253
Newly painted into the TfW Red, White & Grey colour scheme, this unit is now back out in service
Transport for Wales
158818
Has today transferred to Doncaster Wabtec where it will undergo exam/maintenance work
West Coast Railway Company
37710
Having been stripped of all parts, the cutting down of this loco has now commenced at Carnforth
West Coast Railway Company / Rail Operations Group
47812 / 47813 / 47815 / 47848
All of these loco's have now officially transferred from ROG operations to WCRC pool codes. They remain at Worksop for now but will undoubtedly transfer to Carnforth at some point to begin their new life
West Midlands Railway
196010
This is the latest of this fleet to arrive into the West Midlands - this one transferring direct to it's new home at Tyseley TMD