English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6778 / 37078 

D6778 / 37078 

© English Electric Growl / Craig Adamson
Not much is left of Class 37/0 no. 37078 when it was seen at Kingsbury Yard on February 26th 2004.

© Craig Adamson
  • Status
  • Initial
  • Numbers
  • Names
  • Allocations
  • Liveries
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37078
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
February 25th, 2004
Works Number
3070/8324
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
28th October 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6778
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
51L, Thornaby
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6778  
02/1974 # 37078  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
04/07/1984 01/03/1987
Teesside Steelmaster
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 51L
Thornaby
 
03/01/1971 31B
March TMD
 
31/12/1972 16A
Toton TMD
 
25/03/1973 31B
March TMD
 
06/05/1973 MC
March TMD
 
15/07/1973 SY
Saltley (Birmingham)
 
21/10/1973 MR
March TMD
 
25/01/1976 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
05/07/1981 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
15/05/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
24/01/1993 IS
Inverness TMD
 
19/12/1993 HQ
Headquarters
Motherwell

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales Pool
07/04/1991 CF
FMAK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Pool
24/01/1993 IS
IISA - InterCity, Inverness Class 37/0
19/12/1993 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
20/03/1994 HQ
LNXX - Trainload Freight West, Stored Locos
14/01/1996 HQ
LCXX - Transrail, Stored Locos
03/09/1998 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
10/12/1999 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
07/02/2003 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
09/04/2003 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
22/08/2003 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Oct '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Oct '67
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Oct '72
British Rail Blue
Dec '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Jun '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals

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