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Locomotives: D6773 / 37073 
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D6773 / 37073 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37073 is seen at Ipswich Loco Sidings on March 3rd, 1990

© Dean Tabor
  • Status
  • Initial
  • Numbers
  • Names
  • Allocations
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37073
Scrapped by
Ian Riley Engineering
Scrapped at
Buckley Wells Yard
Date Scrapped
April 20th, 2003
Works Number
3065/8319
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
10th September 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6773
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
51L, Thornaby
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6773  
02/1974 # 37073  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
12/11/1989 05/1991 #
Tornado
15/08/1991 07/1999 #
Fort William / An Gearasdan
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 51L
Thornaby
  
03/10/1971 31B
March TMD
  
06/05/1973 MC
March TMD
  
17/06/1973 SY
Saltley (Birmingham)
  
15/07/1973 MC
March TMD
  
30/09/1973 MR
March TMD
  
04/01/1976 GD
Gateshead TMD
  
31/05/1981 TE
Thornaby TMD
  
05/07/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
  
30/09/1990 TE
Thornaby TMD
  
12/05/1991 TI
Tinsley TMD
  
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
  
31/03/1996 BS
Bescot TMD
  
17/01/1997 CD
Crewe DMD
  
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
  
16/04/1999 HQ
Headquarters
  
26/07/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
  
18/10/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Dollands Moor

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FGWB - Freight Speedlink, Tinsley Class 37 Pool
13/05/1990 TI
FDET - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37
30/09/1990 TE
FMTY - Railfreight Metals, Thornaby Locomotives
12/05/1991 TI
FDET - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37
07/07/1991 TI
MDTT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Unrefurbished Class 37 Locos (Extended Range)
20/03/1994 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
31/03/1996 BS
LBLB - Transrail, BS Class 37
17/01/1997 CD
LWCW - EWS (Transrail), Crewe Diesel Class 37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
16/04/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
18/06/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
26/07/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
18/10/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
02/11/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
18/10/2002 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
07/02/2003 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Sep '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Sep '72
British Rail Blue
May '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink

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