railway news
May 2021
18 October 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
70813
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Westbury TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70817
Suffered a recent failure at Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidings and is now requiring some attention
DB Cargo
60074
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66003 / 66060
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66076 / 66095
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66104
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66186
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66206 / 66221
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
37419
This loco has now transferred from Eastleigh Works to Willesden Brent Sidings where it is now the under exam/maintenance status
Direct Rail Services
37423
Has now transferred from Carlisle Kingmoor TMD to Crewe Gresty Bridge to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
57304
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66428
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
East Midlands Railway
222016
Now outshopped in the EMR Purple & Silver livery having previously been in the ex EMT White, Blue, Red & Orange livery
Eversholt Rail
321428
This ex Greater Anglia unit has today transferred from Worksop Sidings to Wolverton Works to undergo conversion work. We are currently unsure if this is for conversion to a parcels unit or as part of the Class 600 "Breeze" conversion programme
Freightliner
59004 / 59206
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66506
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66512
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66529
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66540
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66562
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66956
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70017
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
90048
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66726
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66727
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Longport EMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66746 / 66777
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66774
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Wellingborough Sidings
GB Railfreight
66785
Currently at Doncaster Roberts Road having suffered a recent failure and requiring attention
GB Railfreight
66788
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Tonbridge Yard
GB Railfreight
66790
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Bescot Yard
GB Railfreight
73213
Currently at Tonbridge Yard having suffered a recent failure and now requiring some attention
Great Western Railway
769930
This unit has now re-commenced mainline testing in the GWR area having returned from a period of storage at Eastleigh at the end of September (thanks to the anonymous submission via Gen Submit for this info)
Great Western Railway
769946
Having commenced mainline testing in GWR land, this unit has now transferred to Eastleigh for a period of storage, presumably to free up space at Reading to get other units out on test
Greater Anglia
720570 / 720574
Both of these new GA units have now commenced mainline testing
Locomotive Services Ltd
47853
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Diesel TMD
Southeastern Railway
465238 / 465249
Both of these units have now transferred from Gillingham EMUD to Worksop Sidings for storage
Transport for Wales
67014
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Cardiff Canton TMD and has returned to duties
West Midlands Railway
170502
Now in the EMR Purple livery after a repaint from the WMR colours at Crewe Arriva Traincare but remains with WMR for now on lease