railway news
May 2021
24 June 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Colas Rail
43045 / 43060
Having been on lease to Colas Rail to test out the feasibility of further HST use on test trains, both of these, now stored, power cars have been returned off lease to Porterbrook
Colas Rail
56302
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at the Grangemouth Oil Terminal
Colas Rail
66849
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Barnetby Sidings
DB Cargo
325009
Completed it's tyre turning maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to Crewe Electric TMD to resume service
DB Cargo
60017
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60019
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C. and has returned to service
DB Cargo
60024 / 60092
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66006
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66047
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66150
This loco has now transferred from Acton Yard to Toton TMD to continue it's exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
66197
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90019 / 90036
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
Direct Rail Services
66122
Awaiting maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66431
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66432
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88001
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
East Midlands Railway
156907 / 156909 / 156916 / 156917
After a short life with EMR, these units have today transferred from Derby Etches Park to Barrow Hill for storage pending an anticipated move to Northern
Freightliner
47830
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66415
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66503
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66512 / 66557
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66556 / 66598
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66590
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66618
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
70001
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
70007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has resumed active duties
Freightliner
70014
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
90011
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90041 / 90046
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66753
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD
GB Railfreight
66754
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Tuebrook Sidings and has resumed normal duties
GB Railfreight
66756
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Tuebrook Sidings
GB Railfreight
66787
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Down Decoy and has now resumed normal duties
GB Railfreight
73128
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
73212
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92023
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
London North Eastern Railway
91105 / 91119
Both of these loco's are now back in revenue earning service having completed their period of heavy maintenance
London North Western Railway
350117
This unit is now in the full LNWR Green & Grey livery having previously spent time in the unbranded plain grey livery
London North Western Railway
350119
Now in the unbranded plain grey livery with the green doors having had it's ex London Midland livery removed at Long Marston
South Western Railway
442411
This is the latest of this fleet to be transferred to Wolverton Works where it will become a parts donor for the Class 458 family prior to disposal
Southeastern Railway
465017 / 465019
Both of these units have today transferred to Worksop Sidings for a period of storage
West Coast Railway Company
47760
Having been undergoing maintenance at Nemesis Rail in Burton-Upon-Trent since April 2019, this loco has finally resurfaced and has been dragged back to the WCRC base at Carnforth