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70006 & 70016 passing through Church Fenton 06/04/26 while running light engines as 0D27 from South Bank Tees Dock to Leeds Midland Road "after being deployed on Boulby potash duties..."
J Kirk

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"WNXX is a news and information website for the railway enthusiast covering the current traction scene as well as providing a wealth of reference data, both historical and current regarding the 'modern era' UK locomotive fleet..."

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Changes/developments within the UK locomotive fleet are recorded in the news sections of the site. The latest news and recent news pages record the changes as they happen, usually on a day to day basis. The site's comprehensive news archives stretch back to 1999 when the site was first set up as 'End of the Line - Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives UK'.

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The backbone of the site is locomotive data. The current status of the entire UK fleet fleet including operational locomotives, stored and withdrawn locomotives, industrial, preserved, heritage and private owner locomotives is recorded in fleet status. The UK locomotive database is updated daily/as changes take place while the fleet status database itself is made available to download approximately monthly.

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Any changes, movements, additions to store or reinstatements to traffic and disposals, involving the many stored/withdrawn locomotives in the UK are tracked in the storage lists and storage locations sections.

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Locomotive pool allocations reallocations are recorded in the RSL/stock changes area whilst the pool codes page lists the current pool allocations and their descriptions for reference.

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A reference section listing the disposal details for the modern era (post steam) locomotives scrapped or which have passed on into preservation/private ownership or which have been shipped abroad is provided in the disposals area of the site.

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A guide and reference section detailing the numbers carried by post steam era diesel and electric locomotives both in the D series and TOPS is available in the numbers section.

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SITE UPDATED
Wednesday April 08, 2026 18:13
SECTIONS/PAGES UPDATED
Tuesday/Wednesday 07/04/26-08/04/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
18:10 News items for 8th
16:40  Initial Publication

NEWS & INFORMATION
Repainted 37521 & 57311 released from Eastleigh Works
Another Class 66/6 renumbered for GBRf/project progress table updated
DBC release press release regarding ETCS fitment to 66070/WBET Class 66 allocation notes/survey

PHOTO NEWS
66537 working the 6Z49 Barham to March Down Reception Sidings (via a reversal in Claydon Loop) then on as 6E68 from March Down Reception Sidings to Tunstead empties
31128 with Stoneblower DR80214 on transfer as 6Z34 Worcester Yard to Derby RTC
68004 & 68001 working the 6E73 loaded ballast from Shap Quarry to Doncaster Up Decoy
Diverted freight workings over the East-West route, while the WCML is closed south of Bletchley featuring 66104 on 6M45 from Dollands Moor to Daventry and 66422 on 4L48 from Daventry to Tilbury

STOCK CONTROL
43122 & 43094 operating ECS as 5E26 from Nemesis Rail at Burton to Worksop Down Receptions
37510 with 730010 on transfer from Soho LMD to Gascoigne Wood
37800 with 231006 on transfer from Holyhead to Cardiff in Chester
68026 leading set CH01 into Didcot while operating ECS from Eastleigh TRSMD to Banbury
170535 running ECS from Derby Etches Park to Central Rivers Depot
150003 & 156472 heading north ECS from Wolverton Works to Neville Hill TRSMD

TONBRIDGE
GBRf Class 73s in Tonbridge Yard

HERITAGE TRACTION
73003 on its first day in service at the Dean Forest Railway
90050 at Crewe Heritage Centre
A visit to Buckfastleigh/South Devon Railway
47715 working trains at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Views from the Great Central Railway's Goods Friday Event
37264 in Pickering on the rear of a North Yorkshire Moors Railway service to Goathland
Views from Shackerstone/Battlefield Line featuring 33201 & 31459 working trains, and a look at some of the locomotives on site, including 08502 08685 08701 08765 09201 20063 25904 33008 40118 58012 & 58048
73156 & 45125 working trains at the Great Central Railway
50033 at Highley with a Bridgnorth to Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway service

PORTFOLIO
Images from April 7th 2026

RETRO
37242 & 33103 operating the Crompton Pedigree tour from Crewe to various freight only branches during November 1998

VIEW
73964 & 73961 on the MML at Harrowden Junction while operating 1Q51 from Derby RTC to Woking Up Yard

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 18:08 (Wed)
Stock changes and stats sections updated

Monday 06/04/26

PUBLICATION TIME/S
06:55 (Tue) Initial Publication

NEWS & INFORMATION
DRS release 68018
First Class 70 carrying HHR decals spotted
HHR branding progress table
Two Gronks on the move by road
COTS Class 67s - rescuing steam and new decals on 67023

PHOTO NEWS
60095 taking 6M91 from Derby Chaddesden to Ravenhead Sidings then 6M50 from Derby Chaddesden to Wembley
GBRf Class 66s and a Class 69 in the Willesden area for engineering works between London Euston and Willesden Junction and HS2 work at the Euroterminal
Three Class 91s at Croxdale after the resumption of LNER workings between London and Newcastle using Class 91s

INTERNAL OPERATIONS
57314 patrolling the S&C after Storm Dave
37518 & 37685 running north light engines as 0Z37 from WCRC, Carnforth to Larbert North Up Goods Loop
810018 on trial runs between Darlington and Newcastle
222002 on a Lumo trainer from Central Rivers to Crewe, Preston, Milton Keynes and Stafford
222005 on a Lumo training run from Stirling to Preston

DIVERSIONS
Easter engineering works leading to freight workings running over diversionary routing and AWC Class 805s traversing the S&C route again with diverted passenger services

PORTFOLIO
Images from between March 30th and April 3rd 2026

RETRO
47211 & 47231 either end of petfood vans on the Wisbech Branch at Black Bridge during October 1987

VIEW
66601 passing through March with 6Z42 from Tunstead to Barham

DATA & REFERENCE
Fleet Status database updated - 02:59 (Tue)
Storage lists, stock changes and pool codes sections updated

 

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