English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6887 / 37187 / 37683 

D6887 / 37187 / 37683 

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Class 37/5 no. 37683 is seen at Long Marston on June 7th 2008

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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37683
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 27th, 2013
Works Number
3365/8408
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
31st January 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6887
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6887  
02/1974 # 37187  
25/03/1987 37683  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
25/03/1987 Class 37/5  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
11/1969 # 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
22/11/1981 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
26/05/1985 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
23/11/1986 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
18/01/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
 
31/05/1992 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
14/03/1993 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
28/11/1997 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
13/07/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
19/07/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
18/10/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Dollands Moor
07/10/2008 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley
30/09/1990 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
31/05/1992 TE
FALY - Railfreight Construction, Thornaby Locos
14/03/1993 IS
IISA - InterCity Inverness Class 37
20/03/1994 ML
LGSV - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37 (North Scotland)
28/05/1995 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
13/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
19/07/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
18/10/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
07/11/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
17/05/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
07/10/2008 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
Date Livery
Jan '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Oct '68
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Oct '70
British Rail Blue
Mar '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Feb '89
Railfreight Triple Grey
May '93
Intercity - Swallow
May '95
Transrail Grey
Dec '08
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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