English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6838 / 37138 / O25032 

D6838 / 37138 / O25032 

© English Electric Growl / Craig Adamson
The two engine transporters converted at Toton TMD were redundant by the time this photo was taken on September 7th, 2003. O25301 (ex-37070) and O25032 (ex-37138) were stored in the line of withdrawn locomotives on site.

© Craig Adamson
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
O25032
Scrapped by
Harry Needle Railroad Company
Scrapped at
Toton Training Compound
Date Scrapped
July 16th, 2004
Works Number
3283/D812
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
26th April 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6838
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6838  
04/1974 # 37138  
09/05/1996 O25032  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
09/05/1996 EWS IU  

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
18/09/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
22/09/1968 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
06/10/1974 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/05/1980 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
06/1980 # ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
31/05/1981 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
22/11/1982 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
12/05/1985 MR
March TMD
 
23/06/1985 SF
Stratford TMD
 
29/09/1985 MR
March TMD
 
17/05/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
26/11/1989 IM
Immingham TMD
 
04/03/1990 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
02/05/1993 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
27/02/1994 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 TO
Toton TMD
 
20/09/1994 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 SF
FALG - Freight Aggregates, Stratford Pool
26/11/1989 IM
FPCI - Railfreight Petroleum, Immingham
04/03/1990 CF
FPEK - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals, South Wales Pool
07/04/1991 CF
FMAK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Pool
10/01/1993 CF
IGJK - Intercity GWML, Cardiff Canton Locos
02/05/1993 BR
IGJA - InterCity Infrastructure GWML, Bristol Bath Road Locos
27/02/1994 CF
IGJK - Intercity GWML, Cardiff Canton Locos
20/03/1994 TO
EWRN - Trainload Freight South, TO Class 37 (Restricted)
20/09/1994 HQ
ENXX - Trainload Freight South, Stored Locos
Date Livery
Apr '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Sep '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
May '96
Undercoat

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