railway news
May 2021
22 April 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
68014
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70812
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
DB Cargo
60011
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
60062
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66006
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Arpley Sidings and has returned to duties
DB Cargo
66013 / 66030
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
66035
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66044
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66131
Completed it's maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66183
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Mossend and is now ready for a return to service
DB Cargo
66194
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
90039
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
37419
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66303
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68002
Having suffered a recent failure, this loco has now transferred from York Parcels Sidings to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD where it is undergoing exam/maintenance
Direct Rail Services
68008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88002 / 88003
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
88005
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66513 / 66589
Both have completed their maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
59103
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59201
Completed it's maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
59203
Has now transferred from Whatley Quarry to Merehead TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66505
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66524
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66537
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66540 / 66551 / 66596
All have completed their exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and have returned to service
Freightliner
66544
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Millerhill Yard
Freightliner
66545 / 66593
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66546 / 66569
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and have returned to active status
Freightliner
66547
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66602
Having been undergoing maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT, this loco has now transferred north to Leeds FLT where it currently awaits further maintenance
Freightliner
66618
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings and has returned to service
Freightliner
66622
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66952
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Millerhill Yard
Freightliner
66953
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66956
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70015
Having suffered a failure recently, this loco is now undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70020
Completed it's maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60047
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60076
Undergoing exam/maintenance at the Liverpool Biomass Terminal
GB Railfreight
60096
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66707
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Penyffordd Cement Sidings and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66717 / 66738
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66719
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard
GB Railfreight
66753
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tuebrook Sidings and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66763
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66764
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66766
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bardon Hill Quarry and has returned to duties
GB Railfreight
66786
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bescot TMD
GB Railfreight
92044
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
GB Railfreight
66731 / 66751
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
Great Northern
365530 / 365538
These units have now been transferred from Hornsey EMUD to Ely Papworth Sidings for storage
Great Western Railway
769949
This unit has now been fully converted from 319449 and has now been transferred to Nemesis Rail at Burton Upon Trent for storage
Railway Support Services
08632
This shunter has now been transferred from Derby RTC to Wishaw - presumably for maintenance to be undertaken
Railway Support Services
08663
This shunter has completed it's maintenance work at Wishaw and has now transferred across to Derby RTC
TransPennine Express
68026
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and is now awaiting a return to duties with TPE
Transport for Wales
150251
This unit has now received an internal refurb and is now sporting the TfW Red, White & Grey livery having previously been in the ATW Blue livery (thanks to Trainspotter2004 on Train Siding for this gen)
Viva Rail
230002
This newly converted unit has received a new Orange & Grey 'Metro' livery and has been shipped across to the United States of America for Viva Rail to demonstrate this as a low cost rolling stock option for new passenger services (thanks to Trainspotter2004 on Train Siding for this gen)
West Midlands Railway
196111
This is the latest of the new fleet to arrive into the Midlands as it has today joined it's classmates at the Telford International Railfreight Terminal at Donnington in Shropshire