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May 2021

11 December 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

37099

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

Colas Rail

43277

This is the final of the Kidderminster stored HST power cars to depart the Severn Valley Railway as it was dragged to Derby RTC yesterday to begin it's prep for it's new life with Colas

Colas Rail

56090

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

Colas Rail

56302

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD

DB Cargo

60007

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

60074

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Arpley Sidings and has resumed duties

DB Cargo

66023

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

DB Cargo

66027 / 66098

Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66150

Currently awaiting maintenance at Westbury TMD

DB Cargo

66151

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

DB Cargo

66160

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

DB Cargo

66161 / 66162

Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

66221

Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

DB Cargo

92011

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37069

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Stowmarket Down Goods Loop and has now returned to service

Direct Rail Services

37407

This loco has now transferred from York Works to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to await further maintenance

Direct Rail Services

66302

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD

Direct Rail Services

66304

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

66421

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service

Direct Rail Services

66423

Awaiting maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

68008

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

Direct Rail Services

88005

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Direct Rail Services

88009

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

East Midlands Railway

222003 / 222005

Both of these EMR units are now sporting the EMR Purple, Grey & White livery having previously worn the "beachball" EMT White, Blue, Red & Orange colours

East Midlands Railway

360114

Transferred from Cricklewood to Eastleigh Works to undergo maintenance and to receive a repaint into the EMR livery

Freightliner

59002 / 59102

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Merehead TMD

Freightliner

59104 / 59206

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and have returned to normal duties

Freightliner

59202

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

59204

Currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD

Freightliner

66413

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

Freightliner

66415

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Acton Yard

Freightliner

66508 / 66561

Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and have now resumed normal workings

Freightliner

66509

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties

Freightliner

66518

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

66531 / 66546

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

66534

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

Freightliner

66548

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich Yard

Freightliner

66555

Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

66953

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

70003

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road

Freightliner

70015

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

Freightliner

70016

Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT

Freightliner

90006 / 90046

Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall

Freightliner

90043

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

GB Railfreight

60021

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

GB Railfreight

60095

Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD

GB Railfreight

60096

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Liverpool Biomass Terminal

GB Railfreight

66721

Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road

GB Railfreight

66748

Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD

GB Railfreight

66753

Currently at Doncaster Iport having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention

GB Railfreight

66767

Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed duties

GB Railfreight

73141

Currently at Tonbridge Yard having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention

GB Railfreight

92023

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service

Great Western Railway

769932

This newly converted bi-mode unit has now completed it's period of maintenance at Wolverton Works and has now transferred to Reading Traincare to be readied for mainline testing

Greater Anglia

720531

This unit has now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Wembley Yard, presumably to be readied for mainline testing

Locomotive Services Ltd

47593

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

Locomotive Services Ltd

D1944 (47501)

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Diesel TMD and has returned to service

Off Lease (ex Great Northern)

365541

Another of the Class 365 fleet meets it's maker as this unit has now been transferred from Crewe South Yard to C F Booth at Rotherham

Rail Operations Group

37800

Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC and has returned to service

South Western Railway

701039

Build now complete and transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for storage pending mainline testing

West Midlands Railway

730003

This unit has now returned to Oxley TMD following a period of testing on the test track at Old Dalby

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