railway news
November 2020
16 November 2020
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Operator
Number
Detail
AC Locomotive Group
89001
At Soho TMD, the legendary 'badger' has gone pan up on live 25kv overheads for the first time in 20 years and moving, albeit a short distance, under its own power. A massive step forward towards seeing this machine back on the mainline. Massive credit to the AC Locomotive Group for making this happen!
Avanti West Coast
390011
This is the latest Pendolino to appear in the 'partial' Avanti West Coast livery with each driving car in the green livery and the rest of the unit in the white
Colas Rail
56049
Undergoing maintenance at Grangemouth Oil Terminal
Colas Rail
56087
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft and has returned to service
Colas Rail
70801
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Nottingham Eastcroft
Colne Valley Railway / East Lancashire Railway
51339 & 51382
These 2 carriages, forming a Class 117 set, have been sold to Pressed Steel Heritage and have been transferred, by road, from the East Lancashire Railway to the Colne Valley Railway
DB Cargo
60015
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66014
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
66015
Has now transferred from Scunthorpe Trent Yard to Toton TMD, where it now awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
66020 & 66024
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66034
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Hoo Junction Up Yard
DB Cargo
66105 & 66199
Both have completed their exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66112
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66142 & 66167
Both are awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66171
Has transferred from Alexandra Docks to Toton TMD, where it now awaits maintenance
DB Cargo
92015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
37059
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to RHTT duties
Direct Rail Services
37407
Completed it's exam/maintenance at York Works and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
37419
Undergoing exam/maintenance at York Works
Direct Rail Services
66031
Awaiting maintenance at Toton TMD
Direct Rail Services
66424
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68005
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
68006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
68008
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge
Direct Rail Services
88001
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
East Midlands Railway
43277 & 43290
Both of these stored power cars have now been transferred from Barrow Hill to Nemesis Rail at Burton
Freightliner
59103
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD
Freightliner
66525 & 66528
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66536
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66571
Awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
66603
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
66615
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66623
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
66951
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70001, 70002 & 70011
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
86622
Awaiting maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall
Freightliner
90006 & 90043
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90009
Completed it's latest maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
60076
This loco being off maintenance was short-lived as it's transfer from Doncaster Belmond to Toton is now complete and it awaits further maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
60095
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Toton TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66716
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Peterborough GBRf Depot
GB Railfreight
66767
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
ZA723 (66723), 66764, 66766, 66784 & 66785
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight / Caledonian Sleeper
73968 & 73969
Both are undergoing exam/maintenance at Craigentinny TMD
GB Railfreight / Caledonian Sleeper
73970
Undergoing maintenance work at Inverness Motorail Terminal
Greater Anglia
317656 & 317661
Both of these stored units have been transferred to Raxstar at Eastleigh Works for scrapping - the first of the GA 317 fleet to face the cutters torch!
Greater Anglia / East Midlands Railway
360117
This unit has now transferred from Ilford TMD to Northampton TMD for modifications to allow it to run at 110mph on the MML when it transfers across to EMR
Northern Trains / Rail Operations Group
319377
This ex Northern unit has transferred from store at Long Marston to Eastleigh Works where I believe it will undergo conversion to a Class 769 Parcels unit for ROG
Rail Operations Group
47812
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Barrow Hill and is now ready for a return to service
Rail Operations Group
47815
Completed it's maintenance work at Leicester L.I.P and has returned to service
South Western Railway
442415
This stored unit has now transferred from Wolverton TMD to Bournemouth TMD
Transport for Wales
67008
Completed it's maintenance at Cardiff Canton TMD and has returned to service