railway news
May 2021
22 December 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
East Midlands Railway
153308 / 153319 / 153355 / 153357
These units have now transferred from Derby Etches Park to Ely Papworth Sidings for storage
East Midlands Railway / Northern Trains
156422
This unit has now transferred to Wolverton Works to be prepped for it's upcoming transfer to Northern Trains from EMR
GB Railfreight
66754
Having been stricken at Whitemoor since it's collision with a tractor back in August, this loco has now been transferred, by road, to Toton TMD where it will commence a period of maintenance to repair it to mainline standards once again
Merseyrail
777002
This unit has now transferred from Crewe Carriage Sidings to Kirkdale TMD
Merseyrail
777006 / 777014
Both of these units have now transferred from Kirkdale TMD to Crewe Carriage Sidings
Network Rail
97303
This loco has received the name "Dave Berry" in honour of a Network Rail worker who sadly passed away earlier this year
Northern Trains
153324 / 153359 / 153360
These units have now transferred from Newton Heath to Long Marston for storage
SLC Operations
20007 / 20142 / 20189 / 20205
All of these loco's have now been leased to SLC Operations who have been contracted to haul the new Merseyrail Class 777 units between Crewe Carriage Sidings / Arriva Traincare and Kirkdale TMD
South Western Railway
701030
This unit has now transferred to Bournemouth TMD to undergo modification work
Transport for Wales
150282
Now completed it's internal refurb work at Pullmans, Cardiff and is now sporting the TfW White, Red & Grey livery
Transport for Wales
150284
Currently at Pullmans, Cardiff Canton where it will become the latest of the TfW fleet to undergo an internal refurb and receive the TfW livery on it's exterior
Transport for Wales
158827
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Arriva Traincare and has now resumed normal status
West Midlands Railway
196002 / 196009
Both of these units have now transferred from Tyseley TMD to the Telford International Railfreight Terminal at Donnington for storage
West Midlands Railway
196003 / 196004
Now transferred from the Telford Railfreight Terminal at Donnington to Tyseley TMD to undergo preperation work for mainline testing
West Midlands Railway
730003
This unit has now transferred from Oxley TMD to Old Dalby to return to the test track