D6956 / 37256 / 37678
17/3 class no. D6956 passes through Newport High Street on February 2nd, 1968 with an unfitted coal train.
© The late Bill Wright
© The late Bill Wright
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | 37678 |
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Scrapped by | European Metal Recycling |
Scrapped at | Kingsbury Yard |
Date Scrapped |
June 29th, 2007 |
Works Number | 3513/D944 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
8th January 1965 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6956 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6956 | |
| 04/1974 # | 37256 | |
| 07/05/1987 | 37678 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 01/1987 # | Class 37/0 | |
| 07/05/1987 | Class 37/5 |
This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 09/01/1972 | 87A | Landore (Swansea) |
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| 06/05/1973 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 18/11/1973 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 23/01/1983 | BR | Bristol Bath Road TMD |
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| 08/02/1987 | TI | Tinsley TMD |
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| 30/09/1990 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 20/03/1994 | SF | Stratford TMD |
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| 30/09/1996 | SL | Stewarts Lane T&RSMD |
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| 04/07/1997 | CD | Crewe DMD |
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| 26/09/1997 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 27/11/1998 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 14/12/1999 | HQ | Headquarters |
Doncaster
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| 07/09/2000 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 18/12/2000 | HQ | Headquarters |
Bescot
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| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
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| 01/01/1989 | TI | FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley |
| 30/09/1990 | IM | FABI - Railfreight Construction, Immingham Locos |
| 24/01/1993 | IM | FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane |
| 20/03/1994 | SF | ESPS - Trainload Freight South, SF Class 37/7 (Anglia Petroleum) |
| 28/05/1995 | SF | EWDS - Mainline, SF Class 37 (Anglia Infrastructure) |
| 30/09/1996 | SL | EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure) |
| 04/07/1997 | CD | LWCW - EWS (Transrail), CD class 37 (Freight) |
| 26/09/1997 | 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), |
| 14/12/1999 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 01/09/2000 | HQ | WKMS - EWS Toton Class 37/5 (Sandite Fitted) |
| 07/09/2000 | TO | WKMS - EWS Toton Class 37/5 (Sandite Fitted) |
| 17/11/2000 | TO | WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite |
| 18/12/2000 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| Date | Livery |
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| Jan '65 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Jan '73 | British Rail Blue |
| May '87 | Red Solebar Railfreight Grey |
| May '92 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates |
| Jul '95 | Railfreight Triple Grey |
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