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D6779 / 37079 / 37357
Class 37/0 no. 37079 is seen at Crewe on June 13th, 1998 having arrived from Oxley Sidings with 5D65. It would later form 2D65, the 1018 departure to Bangor.
© Steve Jones
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | 37079 |
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Scrapped by | European Metal Recycling |
Scrapped at | Kingsbury Yard |
Date Scrapped |
August 12th, 2008 |
Formerly Preserved |
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More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here |
Works Number | 3206/8325 |
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Constructed At | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham. |
Built for | British Transport Commission |
Date Accepted |
6th November 1962 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6779 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 52A, Gateshead (Newcastle) |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6779 | |
| 03/1974 # | 37079 | |
| 14/06/1988 | 37357 | |
| 31/03/1990 | 37079 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 01/1987 # | Class 37/0 | |
| 14/06/1988 | Class 37/3 | |
| 31/03/1990 | Class 37/0 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 17/06/1991 | 06/1993 # | Medite |
| 07/1993 # | 08/2008 # | Medite |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 52A | Gateshead (Newcastle) |
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| 09/08/1964 | 51L | Thornaby |
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| 11/05/1969 | 52A | Gateshead (Newcastle) |
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| 20/07/1969 | 51L | Thornaby |
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| 06/05/1973 | TE | Thornaby TMD |
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| 03/03/1974 | GD | Gateshead TMD |
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| 12/10/1975 | TE | Thornaby TMD |
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| 18/01/1987 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 10/05/1987 | TI | Tinsley TMD |
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| 20/03/1994 | TE | Thornaby TMD |
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| 27/05/1994 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 14/08/1994 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 11/12/1994 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 28/05/1995 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 09/07/1995 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 24/09/1995 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 22/05/1996 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 13/11/1998 | HQ | Headquarters |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
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| 01/01/1989 | TI | FGWB - Freight Speedlink, Tinsley Class 37 Pool |
| 13/05/1990 | TI | FDET - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37 |
| 07/07/1991 | TI | MDTT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Unrefurbished Class 37 Locos (Extended Range) |
| 20/03/1994 | TE | FMDY - Trainload Freight North, TE Class 37 (Departmental) |
| 27/05/1994 | IM | FDRI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted) |
| 14/08/1994 | HQ | FDYX - Trainload Freight North, Stored Locos |
| 11/12/1994 | IM | FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted) |
| 01/01/1995 | IM | FDKI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Control Contingency) |
| 28/05/1995 | HQ | FDYX - Loadhaul, Stored Locomotives |
| 09/07/1995 | IM | FDKI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Control Contingency) |
| 06/08/1995 | IM | FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted) |
| 24/09/1995 | HQ | FDYX - Loadhaul, Stored Locomotives |
| 22/05/1996 | TO | ENTN - Mainline, TO Class 31/37 (Infrastructure North) |
| 13/11/1998 | HQ | WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery |
| 10/12/1999 | HQ | WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal |
| Date | Livery |
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| Nov '62 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Nov '72 | British Rail Blue |
| Sep '86 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Sep '87 | Red Solebar Railfreight Grey |
| Feb '89 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink |
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