railway news
May 2021
14 July 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Caledonian Sleeper
73968
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD and has returned to service
Caledonian Sleeper
73971
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD
Colas Rail
66846
Has now transferred from Rugby (Colas) TMD to Toton TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Colas Rail
70801
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at the Grangemouth Oil Terminal
Colas Rail
70808
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
Colas Rail
70810
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
73962
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
Colas Rail / Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
56105
After a short lease to Devon & Cornwall Railfreight, this loco has now returned back to Colas
DB Cargo
60007
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60044
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66007
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tees Yard and has resumed duties
DB Cargo
66018 / 66053
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66023
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Westbury TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66060 / 66075
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66066
Awaiting maintenance at Arpley Sidings, Warrington
DB Cargo
66107 / 66154
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66134
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90020 / 90037
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
90026 / 90029
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Devon & Cornwall Railfreight
60028
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P and has now returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37402
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37422
Has now transferred from Crewe Gresty Bridge to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
57003
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66108
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66126
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
66303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66423
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Longport EMD
Direct Rail Services
66425
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services (DRS)
66091
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
East Midlands Railway
153302
This ex EMR unit has now been transferred from Worksop Sidings to EMR at Kingsbury where it will be scrapped
Freightliner
59001
Completed it's maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66413
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66505
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66506 / 66590
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66512 / 66516
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and have now resumed normal workings
Freightliner
66513
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
66517
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66546 / 66565
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66556
Completed it's maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66570
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66585
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66951
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70006 / 70015
Both have now completed their bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and have now resumed normal duties
Freightliner
70007
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70017 / 70019
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
90016
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90042
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
59003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60002
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66719 / 66787
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66720
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66738
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD
GB Railfreight
66744 / 66784
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66796
This loco has now completed it's journey to Longport EMD, having had a brief layover at Hams Hall, where it will now continue it's maintenance work to bring it into line with UK specification following it's recent arrival from mainland Europe
GB Railfreight
92043
After it's recent failure in the Polmadie region, this loco has now transferred south to Crewe Electric TMD to undergo maintenance work
Great Northern / Off Lease
365502 / 365504
These units have today transferred from Hertford North Carriage Sidings to Doncaster Belmont Yard for continued storage having been taken off lease by Great Northern
Locomotive Services Ltd
D1944 (47501)
This loco has now completed it's maintenance work at Eastleigh Works and is heading back to base at Crewe Diesel TMD
Off Lease
43061 / 43071 / 43079
These HST power cars have all now transferred from Nemesis Rail at Burton to Long Marston for continued storage
Transport for Wales
153910
Transferred from Cardiff Canton to Landore TMD where it will undergo modification work and receive the TfW livery
Transport for Wales
153921
Mod work complete at Landore TMD and has now received the new TfW Red & White livery and is ready for a return to service
Transport for Wales
158826
Now transferred to Crewe Arriva Traincare where it will undergo an internal refresh
West Coast Railway Company
57314
Currently at Carnforth TMD having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention