English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6899 / 37199 / 37376 

D6899 / 37199 / 37376 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Furness
Class 37/3 no. 37376 is seen in a partially stripped state at Wigan CRDC on September 7th 2003

© Ian Furness
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37376
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 17th, 2006
Works Number
3377/D843
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
10th October 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6899
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6899  
02/1974 # 37199  
07/06/1988 37376  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
07/06/1988 Class 37/3  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
26/02/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
27/02/1967 91W
WR - Western Region
 
05/03/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
25/01/1970 51L
Thornaby
 
02/01/1972 55C
Healey Mills
 
06/08/1972 40B
Immingham
 
06/05/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
04/05/1975 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
12/10/1975 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
15/02/1987 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
13/09/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
22/01/1989 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
16/05/1993 SF
Stratford TMD
 
14/01/1996 TO
Toton TMD
 
26/09/1997 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
01/06/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
23/08/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
06/10/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FQLC - Freight Coal Distribution, Cardiff Pool
22/01/1989 ED
FEOE - Freight Power Station Coal Scottish Pool
28/05/1989 ED
FEPE - Power Station Coal, Class 37 Eastfield Locos
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
24/01/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
16/05/1993 SF
NKJS - NSE North, Stratford Locos
20/03/1994 SF
EWDS - Trainload Freight South, SF Class 37 (Anglia Infrastructure)
14/01/1996 TO
EWCN -  Mainline, TO Class 37 (GW Infrastructure)
30/09/1996 TO
ENTN - Mainline, TO Class 31/37 (Infrastructure North)
26/09/1997 IM
FDCI - EWS, Immingham Class 37 North of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
01/06/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
23/08/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
06/10/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
16/10/2000 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
Oct '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Oct '71
British Rail Blue
Sep '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Dec '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Jan '95
Railfreight Triple Grey

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