railway news
May 2021
15 September 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Chiltern Railways
68013
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Colas Rail
56302
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
70813
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60065
This loco has been placed into store at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66011
Completed it's maintenance work at Wembley Yard and has now returned to service
DB Cargo
66061
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Mossend Down Yard
DB Cargo
66090
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66148
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66171
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Mossend and has now resumed service
DB Cargo
66221
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
67001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67016
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90039
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
37038
Having donated it's bogies to 37218, this loco is now officially in stored status (XHHP) at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
37218
This loco is now officially out of stored status, having been in store since February 2021, and is continuing it's maintenance work at Gresty Bridge having recieved a bogie donation from 37038
Direct Rail Services
37407
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
57308
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66122
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88010
Currently sat at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD having suffered a recent failure and now needing maintenance
Freightliner
59102
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66413
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66416
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66505
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66508 / 66567
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66518 / 66592 / 66597
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66520
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66536
Completed it's maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66537
Currently awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66571
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66603
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66616
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66622
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at East Usk Yard
Freightliner
70015
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70020
Has now made the short hop from Leeds FLT to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
90006
Now transferred to Wolverton Works where it will undergo a repaint into FLR colours
Freightliner
90009
This loco is now sporting the G&W FLR Orange & Black livery having had a repaint at Wolverton Works, replacing it's former Greater Anglia White livery
Freightliner
90010 / 90043 / 90047
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60002
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tuebrook Sidings and has resumed normal duties
GB Railfreight
60021
This loco has now transferred from Tuebrook Sidings to Arpley Sidings at Warrington to continue it's exam/maintenance work
GB Railfreight
60085
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Tyne Dock
GB Railfreight
66718 / 66743 / 66795
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66729
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66730 / 66783
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66748
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66782
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Arcow Quarry
GB Railfreight
66794
Currently at Doncaster Roberts Road having suffered a recent failure and requiring attention
GB Railfreight
66796
This loco is now wearing a Green & Blue livery with "It's Cleaner By Rail decals" along with "Working on behalf of HS2" on the cab sides after a repaint from it's Beacon Blue livery at Eastleigh Works.
It has also been renamed "The Green Progressor" by teenagge rail enthusiast Jermaine Allen during the official opening of the HS2 Willesden Euroterminal hub
GB Railfreight
66797 / 66798
Both of these loco's have now commenced mainline workings with GBRf following their arrival from mainland Europe in the early months of 2021
GB Railfreight
73109 / 73136 / 73141
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92043
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
720558 / 720559 / 720568
All of these units have now entered revenue earning service with Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia
720573
This unit has now transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Wembley Yard, presumably to be readied for mainline testing
Locomotive Services Ltd
47853
Currently sat at Crewe Diesel TMD having suffered a recent failure and now needing attention
London North Western Railway
350106
Currently at Bletchley TMD receiving the LNWR vinyls
London North Western Railway
350113
Now sporting the full LNWR Green and Grey livery having previously been in the unbranded Grey
Rail Operations Group
57312
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Derby RTC
Railway Support Services
08703
This shunter has been named "Jermaine" after young enthusiast Jermaine Allen who came up with the name "The Green Progressor" for 66796
South Western Railway
701507
Build now complete and transferred from Derby Litchurch Lane to Worksop Sidings for storage pending mainline testing
Transport for Wales
197001
This unit has today returned to Crewe Arriva Traincare from the Telford International Railfreight Terminal at Donnington having spent time at CAF in Newport, South Wales undergoing maintenance workl
Transport for Wales
67008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD