English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6864 / 37164 / 37675 

D6864 / 37164 / 37675 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
Class 37/5 no. 37675 at Healey Mills with the 14:25 Neville Hill to Healey Mills scrap wagon trip on March 23rd, 2004

© Mark Allatt
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37675
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
October 8th, 2010
Works Number
3342/8395
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
22nd August 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6864
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6864  
02/1974 # 37164  
29/05/1987 37675  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
29/05/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
16/08/1987 01/1994 #
William Cookworthy
09/2001 # 10/2010 #
Margam TMD
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/11/1966 50A
York
 
27/11/1966 56B
Healey Mills
 
05/07/1970 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
01/07/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
03/03/1974 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
15/05/1983 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
12/04/1987 LA
Laira T&RSMD
 
23/01/1994 CD
Crewe DMD
 
25/09/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
28/11/1997 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
10/09/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
25/02/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
27/03/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh
06/09/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
15/12/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh
28/09/2001 TO
Toton TMD
 
14/01/2002 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
12/04/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
 
04/10/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2002 HQ
Headquarters
 
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/12/2003 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
29/03/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Temple Mills
27/05/2004 CD
Crewe DMD
 
07/06/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Hither Green
06/08/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
24/08/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Hither Green
26/09/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
12/12/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Bristol Barton Hill

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 LA
FTLL - Freight Chemicals Laira Pool
13/05/1990 LA
FCLL - Railfreight Distribution Laira Class 37
07/07/1991 LA
MDRL - Railfreight Distribution Laira Refurbished Class 37 Locos
23/01/1994 CD
RCLC - Regional Railways, Infrastructure North West Crewe Diesel
20/03/1994 CD
LWCC - Trainload Freight West, CD Class 37 (North West)
25/09/1994 ML
LGPM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37 HGR
27/09/1996 ML
LGBM - Transrail, Motherwell Class 37
28/11/1997 IM
FDCI - EWS, Immingham Class 37 North of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
23/07/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
10/09/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
25/02/2000 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
27/03/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
06/09/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
15/12/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
28/09/2001 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
14/01/2002 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
12/04/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
04/10/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
18/12/2002 HQ
WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/2003 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
29/03/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
27/05/2004 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
07/06/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
06/08/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 / 60 Strategic Reserve
24/08/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
26/09/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
12/12/2004 HQ
WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
Date Livery
Aug '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Aug '71
British Rail Blue
May '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jul '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink
Jan '96
Transrail Grey

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