D6979 / 37279 / 37424 / 37558
Class 37/4 no. 37424 pauses at Barrow in Furness on December 29th 2017 with 2C33 0546 Barrow in Furness to Carlisle
© Thomas Dumelow
© Thomas Dumelow
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Number Carried | 37424 |
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Operator | Harry Needle Railroad Company |
Formerly Preserved |
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More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here |
Works Number | 3539/D968 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Rail |
Date Accepted |
3rd May 1965 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6979 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6979 | |
| 04/1974 # | 37279 | |
| 31/01/1986 | 37424 | |
| 23/07/2016 | 37558 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 31/01/1986 | Class 37/4 | |
| 23/07/2016 | Class 37/4 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/12/1987 | 10/1988 # | Glendarroch |
| 03/1990 # | 10/1994 # | Isle of Mull |
| 23/07/2016 | Current | Avro Vulcan XH558 |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 06/05/1973 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 01/1985 # | IS | Inverness TMD |
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| 13/05/1985 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 15/07/1985 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 16/08/1992 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 17/03/2000 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 23/06/2016 | KM | Kingmoor TMD |
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| 17/06/2024 | BH | Barrow Hill |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
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| 01/01/1989 | ED | ICHA - InterCity Charter Pool |
| 22/01/1989 | ED | FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool |
| 05/02/1989 | ED | FGTE - Freight Speedlink, Eastfield [Shared] |
| 13/05/1990 | ED | FDTE - Railfreight Distribution, Eastfield Class 37/4 |
| 16/08/1992 | ML | MDRM - Railfreight Distribution, Motherwell Class 37/4 [Shared Pool] |
| 20/03/1994 | ML | LGHM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland) |
| 27/11/1998 | ML | WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB) |
| 17/03/2000 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 02/04/2003 | HQ | WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery |
| 16/01/2008 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| 23/06/2016 | KM | XHAC - DRS Class 37/47 ETS |
| 16/06/2017 | KM | XHCC - DRS Class 37 Cumbrian Coast |
| 07/03/2022 | KM | XHSO - DRS Supply Chain Operations Locomotives |
| 23/09/2022 | KM | XWSS - DRS Stored Locomotives |
| 02/11/2023 | KM | XSDP - DRS Locomotives Stored/For Disposal |
| 17/06/2024 | BH | HNRL - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Locomotives For Lease |
| Date | Livery |
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| May '65 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| May '73 | British Rail Blue |
| Jan '86 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Jul '90 | Intercity - Mainline |
| Oct '94 | Transrail Grey |
| Jul '16 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
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