railway news
May 2021
20 November 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Chiltern Railways
165004
This unit has transferred north to Doncaster Wabtec to undergo maintenance work
Chiltern Railways
68010
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Chiltern Railways
68014
Completed it's maintenance work at Wembley Yard and has now returned to service
Colas Rail
37175
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
37610
This loco has completed it's maintenance work at Barrow Hill and has now returned to service
Colas Rail
56049
This loco has now transferred from Doncaster Up Decoy to Nottingham Eastcroft TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Colas Rail
56094
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Nottingham Eastcroft TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70801
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard
Colas Rail
70806
This loco has now transferred from Barassie Civil Engineers to Grangemouth Oil Terminal either for onward transfer to a depot or to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Colas Rail
70814
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Rugby (Colas) TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60011
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66009
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66041
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66051
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66053
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Didcot Yard
DB Cargo
66061 / 66098
Both have now completed their bout of maintenance work at St Blazey and have now returned to service
DB Cargo
66115
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66116
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Westbury TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66120
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66124
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66128 / 66168 / 66169
All have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66185
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66207
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67006
Currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92019
Has now transferred from Crewe Electric TMD to Wembley TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Direct Rail Services
37218
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
37407
Undergoing exam/maintenance at York Works
Direct Rail Services
37419
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has resumed duties
Direct Rail Services
66432
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Daventry Tesco (DRS)
Direct Rail Services
68001 / 68002 / 68003
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
222017
This unit is currently undergoing a repaint into the EMR Purple, White & Grey livery from it's previous EMT White, Blue, Red & Orange colours
East Midlands Railway
222023
This unit is now sporing the EMR Purple, White & Grey livery after a repaint from it's previous EMT White, Blue, Red & Orange colours
Freightliner
59002
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
59204
This loco is now wearing the G&W FLR Orange & Black livery after a repaint at Toton TMD from it's previous DBS Red colours
Freightliner
66510 / 66561
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and have returned to service
Freightliner
66512 / 66537
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66533
Currently sat at Hunslet Sidings having suffered a recent failure and now requiring assistance
Freightliner
66538
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66541 / 66559 / 66599
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66542
Currently awaiting maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66544
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley Yard
Freightliner
66555
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66556
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66569
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66592
Currently awaiting maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66594
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66622
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66953
After it's recent failure, this loco is now awaiting maintenance at Crewe BAsford Hall
Freightliner
66957
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70014
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70017
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90043
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66746 / 66755 / 66781
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66784
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73109 / 73961
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at St. Leonard's Depot and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
73119
Recovered from it's recent failure at Tonbridge Yard and has now resumed normal service
GB Railfreight
73212
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Yard
GB Railfreight
92014
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
GB Railfreight
92033
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Greater Anglia
321410 / 321447
Both of these units have transferred to Gascoigne Wood Sidings and into storage
Locomotive Services Ltd
20096
Having been out of action for much of this year, this loco has now completed it's maintenance work and has today returned to active mainline service
Locomotive Services Ltd
37521
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Diesel TMD
Merseyrail
777008 / 777012
Both of these new Merseyrail units have now transferred from Kirkdale TMD to Crewe Arriva Traincare
Off Lease (ex Great Northern)
365523 / 365533
Both of these units have become the latest of the fleet to be transferred to Sims Metal at Newport Docks for scrapping
Railway Support Services
08703
This shunter has now left Tyseley TMD to return back to Willesden TMD
Transport for Wales
153935
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
153972
Transferred from Cardiff Canton to Landore TMD where it will undergo modification work and receive the TfW livery
Transport for Wales
230006
This unit has now transferred from Birkenhead to Crewe Arriva Traincare to undergo maintenance and modification work
Transport for Wales
231002 / 231004
These are the first of this new TfW fleet to arrive into the UK and head to Cardiff Canton TMD to prepare for testing and training