English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6784 / 37084 / 37718 / L021 / L22 

D6784 / 37084 / 37718 / L021 / L22 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
Class 37 no. 37084 approaches Lincoln from the east, passing the Sincil Bank Signal Box, on September 15th, 1979.

© Martin Bray
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37718
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
July 23rd, 2015
Works Number
3211/8330
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
12th December 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6784
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
52A, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6784  
10/1973 # 37084  
08/02/1989 37718  
06/04/2001 L021  
03/05/2001 L22  
20/08/2013 37718  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
08/02/1989 Class 37/7  
03/05/2001 Class 37/7  
From To Name
07/1992 # 01/1996 #
Hartlepool Pipe Mill
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
10/07/1966 50A
York
 
22/01/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
11/06/1967 50B
Hull Dairycoates
 
05/10/1969 41A
Darnall (Sheffield)
 
01/10/1972 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
06/05/1973 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
05/01/1975 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
25/04/1976 MR
March TMD
 
11/05/1986 SF
Stratford TMD
 
11/07/1987 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
29/11/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
15/05/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
07/07/1991 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
13/06/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Toton TMD
20/08/2013 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FMCH - Freight Metals, Cardiff Class 37/7 Pool
07/07/1991 TE
FMTY - Railfreight (Steel), Thornaby Locos
24/01/1993 TE
FPTY - Trainload Petroleum, Thornaby locos
20/03/1994 TE
FMCY - Trainload Freight North, TE Class 37 HGR
24/09/1995 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
26/05/2000 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37/0, 37/3, 37/5 & 37/7
13/06/2000 HQ
WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKS - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire Spain
10/2010 # HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
31/03/2012 HQ
WNSO - DBS, Locomotives Sold (Awaiting collection)
20/08/2013 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
Date Livery
Dec '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
May '67
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Dec '72
British Rail Blue
Feb '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
Oct '96
EWS Original Red/Gold
Apr '01
GIF Blue (Light/Dark)
Oct '05
Continental Railways Blue

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This page was last updated on Tuesday December 5th 2023