railway news
May 2021
07 July 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
390151
This Pendolino has now been given the name "Unknown Soldier" which was previously on 390119 prior to it's Pride rebranding
Caledonian Sleeper
73969
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD
Chiltern Railways
68012
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70810
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
DB Cargo
325014
Has now transferred from Toton TMD to Crewe Electric TMD where it is currently undergoing exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
60062
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60092
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66030 / 66047 / 66070
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66092 / 66099
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66105 / 66115 / 66198
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66134
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66162
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard
DB Cargo
66167
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Mossend Down Yard and has resumed normal service
DB Cargo
66181
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66192
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67005
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67006
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37419
This loco has now transferred from it's point of failure on the Settle & Carlisle line during the "Summer Syphons" railtour at the weekend and has returned to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to be repaired
Direct Rail Services
37423
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
37716
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66108
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66301
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
66302
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66303
This loco has today received the name "Rail Riders 2020" during a surprise naming ceremony at York station earlier today
Direct Rail Services
66305
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66421 / 66424
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and have returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66431
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001 / 88007
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and have returned to service
Freightliner
59004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66502 / 66532 / 66557 / 66565
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66511 / 66554
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66517
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66520
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
66528
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66548
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66564
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at London Gateway and has resumed duties
Freightliner
66585
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66598
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66619
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70004
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70017
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70020
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
90004 / 90011
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90048
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60002
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60021
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60076 / 60085
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Tyne Dock and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66718 / 66741 / 66784
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66740 / 66749 / 66750 / 66760 / 66789
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66753
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Tonbridge Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66762
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Birch Coppice and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66769
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
73109
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
London North Eastern Railway
91109
This is another of the fleet to return to active passenger service after a period of heavy maintenance at Neville Hill TMD and Doncaster Wabtec Works
Off Lease
43043 / 43064 / 43081 / 43082
These ex EMR power cars have now transferred from Nemesis Rail at Burton to Long Marston for ongoing storage
Rail Operations Group
37884
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Rail Operations Group (Orion)
768001 - 768010
These have now been confirmed as the new TOPS class and number designations for the fleet of Class 319 units that have been, and are to be, converted to bi-mode units for parcel logistics
South Western Railway
701007
Transferred back to Eastleigh Works following maintenance work at Alstom, Widnes
Southeastern Railway
465915
Has now transferred from Slade Green Depot to Wabtec at Doncaster Works for maintenance
Tanat Valley Railway / Transport for Wales
143616
This Pacer unit has now transferred from Landore TMD to Nantmawr on the Tanat Valley Railway for it's new life in preservation having completed it's mainline service with TfW in May
Transport for Wales
197001
This unit has now returned to the Telford Railfreight Terminal at Donnington having left here in April to go to Crewe Arriva Traincare
West Midlands Railway
196006
This unit has now commenced mainline testing in preparation for entry into revenue earning service
West Midlands Railway
196009
This unit has now returned to the Telford Railfreight Terminal at Donnington having previously thought to have gone off from there to Tyseley TMD