English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6727 / 37027 / 37519 

D6727 / 37027 / 37519 

© English Electric Growl / Keith Long
A Southbound freight passes through Roy Bridge on the West Highland Line on October 24th 1981, hauled by Class 37 no. 37027.

© Keith Long
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37519
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
March 8th, 2008
Works Number
2890/D606
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
15th September 1961
Classified as
D17/1 Class
Number Carried
D6727
Livery Carried
British Railways Green
Depot Allocation
30A, Stratford TMD
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6727  
02/1974 # 37027  
04/08/1987 37519  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New D17/1 Class  
03/1962 # 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
04/08/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
06/10/1981 02/1987 #
Loch Eil
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 30A
Stratford TMD
 
17/04/1966 31B
March TMD
 
06/05/1973 MC
March TMD
 
30/09/1973 MR
March TMD
 
08/05/1977 SF
Stratford TMD
 
09/10/1977 MR
March TMD
 
13/04/1980 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
15/03/1987 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
30/09/1990 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
10/05/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
01/01/1995 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
23/07/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
17/09/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
09/11/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TE
FMTY - Freight Metals, Thornaby Pool
30/09/1990 ML
FMGM - Railfreight (Steel), Motherwell Locos
10/05/1992 IM
FMYI - Trainload Metals, Immingham Locos
16/05/1993 IM
FIJI - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure Locos
28/11/1993 IM
FPJI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Infrastructure Locos (ACE Doncaster)
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
25/09/1994 IM
FDDI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
01/01/1995 TE
FMDY - Loadhaul, TE Class 37 (Departmental)
24/09/1995 IM
FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
31/05/1996 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
11/12/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
23/07/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
17/09/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
09/11/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
24/03/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
11/11/2003 HQ
WKGF - EWS, Class 37 (Identified for use in France)
09/01/2004 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
30/11/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Sep '61
British Railways Green
Feb '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Rail Blue
Jun '81
British Rail Blue - Yellow Cabs
Dec '81
British Rail Blue
Apr '85
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Aug '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jul '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals

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