railway news
May 2021
19 January 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
Chiltern Railways
68011
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to Wembley TMD to resume it's work on the Chilterns
Colas Rail
56096
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD
Colas Rail
66846
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Landore TMD
Cross Country
170620 (ex 170520)
This unit has now returned to Tyseley as a 3 car unit having received carriage 56632 (formerly of 170632 now 170532) and will now operate as a 3 car unit (thanks to Spirit555 of RailUK Forums for the info)
DB Cargo
60039
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60066
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
60074
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Scunthorpe Trent Yard
DB Cargo
60100
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66035 & 66060
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66054
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66068
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66105
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Arpley Sidings and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66110 & 66164
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66114, 66130, 66137 & 66170
All are undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66115
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67013
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67024
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
92019
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92041
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37422
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66421
Completed it's maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66422
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66426
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68008 & 68009
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88002 & 88003
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
88008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
08950
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Neville Hill TMD
East Midlands Railway
43317
This HST power car has today transferred from Neville Hill to Barrow Hill for storage
East Midlands Railway / Greater Anglia
360110 & 360114
These 2 ex GA units have now transferred from Ilford TMD to Cricklewood Sidings and both are now pending a period of testing with their new operator EMR
Freightliner
66414
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whitemoor
Freightliner
66507
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66519, 66538 & 66546
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66524
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66534
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66549
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66567
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66572 & 66597
Both have completed their maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66591
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66596
Awaiting maintenance at Stoke Gifford
Freightliner
66601
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
70001 & 70005
Both are awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70008
Completed it's maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
86604 & 86607
Both have now officially been placed into store (DHLT) at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90004 & 90047
Both have completed their maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to service
Freightliner
90041
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90049
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
56081
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leicester L.I.P
GB Railfreight
60085
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66701 & 66763
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66755, 66756, 66771, 66781 & 66791
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66767
Showing as having suffered a failure at Doncaster Roberts Road and will now be in need of some attention
GB Railfreight
73109 & 73212
Completed their exam/maintenance at Slade Green T&RSMD and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
73213
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Works
Greater Anglia
720522
This unit has now arrived into GA's hands and is already out on mileage accumulation / test runs on the WCML
Harry Needle Rail Company
08924
After recent maintenance work at Barrow Hill this shunter has now moved to Garston where it has resumed it's duties
Harry Needle Railroad Company
20311 & 20314
Both have now recovered from their mechanical issues suffered during a loan to DRS and are back active at Worksop
Locomotive Services Ltd
20096
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Diesel TMD
Locomotive Services Ltd
37521
Completed it's recent maintenance work at Crewe Diesel TMD and is currently in service
Locomotive Services Ltd
47712
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Diesel TMD
London North Eastern Railway
91101, 91105, 91106, 91107, 91109, 91110, 91111, 91114, 91119, 91124, 91127 & 91130
All of these LNER loco's have been taken out of service and moved from Bounds Green to Neville Hill TMD. Current talk is that each of these will undergo maintenance work (along with their Mk4 sets) and be reinstated to traffic in the summer - when we all hope that normality is coming our way once again!
Network Rail
43290
This stored power car has transferred from Nemesis Rail in Burton to Derby RTC. We await further news of plans for this power car
Network Rail
43299
This ex EMR and LNER stored power car has transferred from Nemesis Rail in Burton to Derby RTC. We await further news of plans for this power car
Off Lease (ex Northern Trains)
142003
This ex Northern pace unit is currently in the paint shop at Eastleigh undergoing a repaint - into what though?
Rail Operations Group
319373
This ex Thameslink unit has now been fully converted into a freight only unit & is now in the Orion Logistics Dark & Light Blue livery. Has now transferred to Birch Coppice via Castle Donington Railfreight Terminal where it is now on show for prospective customers
Rail Operations Group
57303 & 57310
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Derby RTC
Severn Valley Railway
50007
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Kidderminster TMD
South Western Railway
701017
This unit is now complete and has moved from Litchurch Lane to Worksop before returning to Derby
Transport for Wales
142082
Another pacer suffers a sad end as this unit has now transferred from Landore TMD to Sims Metals at Newport for scrapping :( (thanks to Murray J of RailUK Forums for this info)
Transport for Wales
230006
This ex tube unit has been back out on test workings between Birkenhead and Wrexham
Vintage Trains
20189 & 20205
Both of these loco's are now back at Tyseley Locomotive Works having previously spent time at Derby RTC