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Locomotives: D6885 / 37185 

D6885 / 37185 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Preston
Class 37/0 no. 37185 is seen at the Rotherham yard of CF Booth on September 10th 2005

© Ian Preston
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37185
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
January 21st, 2006
Works Number
3363/8406
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
28th December 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6885
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6885  
03/1974 # 37185  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
25/11/1989 05/1991 #
Buccaneer
02/05/1993 06/2000 #
Lea and Perrins
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
15/11/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
31/10/1965 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
24/04/1966 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
17/04/1983 LA
Laira T&RSMD
 
10/02/1985 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
26/05/1985 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
11/05/1986 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
09/11/1986 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
17/01/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
07/03/1993 BS
Bescot TMD
 
20/03/1994 TO
Toton TMD
 
16/04/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FGWB - Freight Speedlink, Tinsley Class 37 Pool
13/05/1990 TI
FDET - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37
07/07/1991 TI
MDTT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Unrefurbished Class 37 Locos (Extended Range)
17/01/1993 HQ
MDYX - Railfreight Distribution, Stored Locomotives
07/03/1993 BS
RDKB - Regional Railways Central - Bescot Class 37
20/03/1994 TO
ENDN - Trainload Freight South, TO Class 31/37 (Derby Infrastructure)
15/01/1995 TO
ENTN - Mainline, TO Class 31/37 (Infrastructure North)
26/03/1995 TO
EWCN -  Mainline, TO Class 37 (GW Infrastructure)
30/09/1996 TO
ENTN - Mainline, TO Class 31/37 (Infrastructure North)
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
16/04/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
16/07/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
10/09/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
12/07/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
23/04/2004 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
23/07/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Dec '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '69
British Rail Blue
May '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink
Apr '93
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey

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