D6761 / 37061 / 37799 / L030 / L27
After many years out of use in Spain, Class 37/7 no. L27 was sold for disposal. On November 29th 2011, it and two others, L28 and L29 had been lifted off their bogies at Vilafranca del Pened�s and were waiting for transportation to Barcelona for disposal.
© Celsa Group
© Celsa Group
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | L27 |
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Scrapped by | Celsa Group |
Scrapped at | Llobegrat, Barcelona |
Date Scrapped |
December 1st, 2011 |
Works Number | 3053/D715 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Transport Commission |
Date Accepted |
24th October 1962 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6761 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 51L, Thornaby |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6761 | |
| 02/1974 # | 37061 | |
| 13/08/1986 | 37799 | |
| 22/05/2001 | L030 | |
| 22/06/2001 | L27 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 13/08/1986 | Class 37/7 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 07/11/1987 | 03/2001 # | Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 51L | Thornaby |
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| 25/01/1970 | 52A | Gateshead (Newcastle) |
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| 06/05/1973 | GD | Gateshead TMD |
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| 03/01/1982 | TE | Thornaby TMD |
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| 03/10/1982 | GD | Gateshead TMD |
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| 02/03/1986 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 27/09/1996 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 27/11/1998 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 17/11/2000 | CD | Crewe DMD |
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| 30/03/2001 | HQ | Headquarters |
Toton TMD
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| 26/05/2004 | HQ | Headquarters |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1989 | CF | FECA - Freight Power Station Coal, Cardiff Pool |
| 24/01/1993 | CF | FCKK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Class 37 Power Station |
| 20/03/1994 | CF | LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/7 (Wales) |
| 27/09/1996 | ML | LGBM - Transrail, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 27/11/1998 | TO | WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide |
| 26/05/2000 | TO | WKBN - EWS, Class 37/0, 37/3, 37/5 & 37/7 |
| 17/11/2000 | CD | WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West |
| 30/03/2001 | HQ | WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects) |
| 26/05/2004 | HQ | WZKS - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire Spain |
| 16/10/2008 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 07/01/2009 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| Date | Livery |
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| Oct '62 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Aug '69 | British Railways Green - Full Yellow End |
| Oct '72 | British Rail Blue |
| Aug '86 | Railfreight Grey |
| Apr '91 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal |
| May '95 | Transrail Grey |
| May '01 | GIF Blue (Light/Dark) |
| Oct '05 | Continental Railways Blue |
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