English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6849 / 37149 / 37892 

D6849 / 37149 / 37892 

© English Electric Growl / David Harlott
Class 37/7 no. 37892 is seen at Shoeburyness with a tour to the terminus on June 30th 1991

© David Harlott
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37892
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
January 22nd, 2008
Works Number
3324/D823
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
21st June 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6849
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6849  
09/1974 # 37149  
02/10/1987 37892  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
02/10/1987 Class 37/7  
From To Name
17/10/1987 07/1993 #
Ripple Lane
21/01/1994 01/2000 #
Ripple Lane
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
18/09/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
20/10/1968 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
04/03/1985 LE
Landore TMD
 
04/01/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
05/07/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
02/07/1989 IM
Immingham TMD
 
06/08/1989 SF
Stratford TMD
 
08/04/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/01/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Old Oak Common

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 SF
FPLX - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals North Thames Pool
02/07/1989 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
06/08/1989 SF
FPFS - Railfreight Petroleum, Stratford
08/04/1990 IM
FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
20/03/1994 SL
ESBB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 37/7
23/07/1995 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
18/01/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/11/2003 HQ
WKGF - EWS, Class 37 (Identified for use in France)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKF - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire France
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
16/01/2008 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jun '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '72
British Rail Blue
Sep '87
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Apr '94
Mainline Freight Grey

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