railway news
May 2021
25 March 2021
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Operator
Number
Detail
Avanti West Coast
221116
This is the latest Voyager to head into Central Rivers for it's re-colouring into AWC livery
Caledonian Sleeper
73968 / 73969 / 73970
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD and have returned to service
Colas Rail
70814
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Yard
DB Cargo
66003 / 66085
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66006
Has now transferred from Knottingley TMD to Toton TMD and is now undergoing exam/maintenance work
DB Cargo
66041
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66050 / 66055 / 66069
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66089
Awaiting maintenance at Dollands Moor
DB Cargo
66147
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66156 / 66164
Both are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66162 / 66170
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
90026
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
90029 / 90039
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Mossend
DB Cargo
92015
Completed it's maintenance work at Dollands Moor and is now ready for a return to action
DB Cargo
92019
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor and is now ready for a return to service
Direct Rail Services
37716
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
57308
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66108
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66426 / 66428
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66429
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
Direct Rail Services
88003
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Freightliner
59001
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66509
Has now transferred from Leeds FLT to Leeds Midland Road to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66531
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66538
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds FLT
Freightliner
66544
Completed it's maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P and has returned to service
Freightliner
66557
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Stoke Gifford and has returned to service
Freightliner
66570
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66585
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66587
Completed it's maintenance work at Leeds FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
66593 / 66596
Both are now undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66610
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66614
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Earles Sidings
Freightliner
66617
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Whatley Quarry
Freightliner
66620
Completed it's maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66952
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and is now ready for a return to service
Freightliner
70002
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70004
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT and has returned to service
Freightliner
70006 / 70020
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90007
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90045
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
66734
This number has reappeared on the system in readiness for another GBRf import to take it on as it's UK classification
GB Railfreight
66743
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Belmont Yard
GB Railfreight
66744
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66745
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66777
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Bardon Hill
GB Railfreight
66798
This is the latest of the European imports to arrive into the UK and the loco has already transferred from Immingham Docks to Doncaster Decoy with a forward to plan to move to Eastleigh
GB Railfreight
73963
Completed it's exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
92038
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
317659 / 317671
Both of these units have today been transferred from their storage location at Ely Papworth Sidings to Raxstar at Eastleigh Works where they will be disposed of
London North Eastern Railway
91110
This is the 2nd of the fleet to return back to the rails after undertaking maintenance work. This loco has been working loaded test runs along the ECML in preparation for a return to service
Rail Operations Group
37884
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
Transport for Wales
150253
This unit is now in full TfW Red, White & Grey livery having previously been in the ATW Blue livery
Transport for Wales
158838
This unit has now transferred from Wales to Crewe Arriva Traincare where it will undergo a full refurb
Transport for Wales
67008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD