railway news
May 2021
01 November 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
68014
Currently awaiting maintenance at Wembley TMD
Colas Rail
66850
Currently at Westbury TMD having suffered a failure
DB Cargo
60001
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60044
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60066 / 60092
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66007
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66015
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66019
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66060
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66117
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66121 / 66149
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66174
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66197
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Mossend Down Yard and has resumed normal service
DB Cargo
92041
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37069
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
57002 / 57309
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66122
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
66422
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at the Peak Forest Cemex facility
Direct Rail Services
66429
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66434
Currently at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD having suffered a recent failure
Direct Rail Services
68003
Currently at Sellafield British Nuclear having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention
Direct Rail Services
88003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88005
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59205
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66508 / 66541
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66511
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66512
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66520
Completed it's maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66558
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66561
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
66572
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66596
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66602
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Tunstead Sidings and has now resumed duties
Freightliner
66613 / 66618 / 66621
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66614
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Tunstead Sidings
Freightliner
66956
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70002
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70015
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90005
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66737
Undergoing exam/maintenance at North Blyth Alcan GBRF
GB Railfreight
66756 / 66764 / 66779
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66763 / 66776
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66765
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
92020
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Polmadie TMD
GB Railfreight
92038
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Great Western Railway
800317
Bit of backdated news from September - this unit was named "Freya Bevan" on 22nd September in honour of a young girl from Neath in Wales
Island Line (SWR)
484001 / 484004
These newly converted ex London Underground tube trains have now commenced service on their new home patch on the Island Line in the Isle of Wight
TransPennine Express
68032
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
67014
Currently awaiting maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD