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D6718 / 37018 / 37517 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37 no. 37018, with Class 27 no. 27023 for heat only, wait to depart Oban on March 3rd, 1984 with 1T16, the 0740 service to Glasgow Queen Street.

© Dean Tabor
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Stored Unserviceable
Last Number Carried
37517
Owner
West Coast Railways Company
Location
Carnforth
Works Number
2881/D597
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
5th June 1961
Classified as
D17/1 Class
Number Carried
D6718
Livery Carried
British Railways Green
Depot Allocation
30A, Stratford TMD
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6718  
02/1974 # 37018  
14/04/1987 37517  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New D17/1 Class  
03/1962 # 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
14/04/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
19/07/1995 02/07/1996
St Aidan's C E Memorial School Hartlepool - Railsafe Trophy Winners 1995
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 30A
Stratford TMD
 
05/05/1968 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
10/1980 # TI
Tinsley TMD
 
04/01/1981 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
18/01/1981 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
12/05/1985 SF
Stratford TMD
 
11/08/1985 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
05/1986 # IS
Inverness TMD
 
18/01/1987 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
07/07/1991 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
10/05/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
16/07/1995 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
30/03/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Motherwell TMD
04/09/2000 TO
Toton TMD
On Hire
18/12/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Thornaby
28/09/2001 TO
Toton TMD
 
14/01/2002 HQ
Headquarters
 
11/09/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
19/12/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
 
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/12/2003 HQ
Headquarters
Cardiff Canton
26/09/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
12/12/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Doncaster Carr

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TE
FMTY - Freight Metals, Thornaby Pool
07/07/1991 ML
FMGM - Railfreight (Steel), Motherwell Locos
10/05/1992 IM
FMYI - Trainload Metals, Immingham Locos
16/05/1993 IM
FIJI - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure Locos
13/06/1993 IM
FIJW - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure (Weekend)
25/07/1993 IM
FIJI - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure Locos
28/11/1993 IM
FPJI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Infrastructure Locos (ACE Doncaster)
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
25/09/1994 IM
FDDI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
01/01/1995 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
28/05/1995 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
16/07/1995 TE
FMCY - Loadhaul - TE Class 37 (Refurbished)
24/09/1995 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
31/05/1996 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
30/03/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
04/09/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
07/09/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
18/12/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
28/09/2001 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
14/01/2002 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/09/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
19/12/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
17/12/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
26/09/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
12/12/2004 HQ
WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
16/01/2008 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jun '61
British Railways Green
Feb '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jun '71
British Rail Blue
Mar '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jul '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
May '95
Loadhaul Orange/Black

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