English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6959 / 37259 / 37380 

D6959 / 37259 / 37380 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
Inside the carriage shed at Oxenhope, Class 37/0 no. 37259 stands besides Class 31 no. 31271 on June 20th, 2004

© Mark Allatt
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Stored Unserviceable
Last Number Carried
37259
Owner
Harry Needle Railroad Company
Location
Worksop
Works Number
3519/D948
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
13th January 1965
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6959
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
41A, Tinsley (Sheffield)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6959  
03/1974 # 37259  
15/06/1988 37380  
04/09/2002 37259  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
15/06/1988 Class 37/3  
04/09/2002 Class 37/0  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
23/07/1965 41D
Canklow Shed
 
10/05/1968 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1973 SF
Stratford TMD
 
06/11/1981 MR
March TMD
 
20/05/1983 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
18/05/1984 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
23/11/1984 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
10/07/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
18/09/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
19/03/1989 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
16/05/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/02/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Crewe DMD
19/09/2001 MM
Moreton-in-Marsh
 
04/09/2002 HQ
Headquarters
 
11/09/2002 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 
12/03/2011 KM
Kingmoor TMD
Crewe Gresty Bridge
03/07/2022 CD
Crewe DMD
 
12/08/2022 BH
Barrow Hill
Worksop

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley
19/03/1989 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 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
20/03/1994 SL
EWRB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - EWS, Eastleigh Class 37 South of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
22/02/1999 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
22/09/2000 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
19/09/2001 MM
CROL - Cotswold Rail Engineering - Operational Fleet
04/09/2002 HQ
MDBL - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives
11/09/2002 KM
XHSD - DRS, Sellafield Class 20/33/37
14/10/2003 KM
XHCK - DRS, Kingmoor 37 + 47
04/12/2003 KM
XHSD - DRS, Sellafield Class 20/33/37
27/09/2005 KM
XHNR - DRS Locomotives, Network Rail
28/03/2006 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
27/09/2006 KM
XHNR - DRS Locomotives, Network Rail
03/01/2007 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
13/03/2007 KM
XHMW - DRS Locomotives, In Works
30/04/2007 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
12/03/2011 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
24/02/2012 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
31/07/2020 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
08/03/2022 KM
XWSS - DRS Stored Locomotives
19/04/2022 KM
XSDP - DRS Locomotives Stored/For Disposal
03/07/2022 CD
LSLO - Locomotive Services Operational Locomotives
12/08/2022 BH
HNRS - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Jan '65
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '73
British Rail Blue
Dec '87
Railfreight Triple Grey
Mar '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Jul '02
DRS Blue
Nov '11
DRS Blue Unbranded
Feb '12
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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