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Locomotives: D6785 / 37085 / 37711 

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D6785 / 37085 / 37711 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37 no. 37085 is seen at Stranraer Harbour on July 02th, 1986 with 2A31, the 1505 service from Glasgow Central

© Dean Tabor
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37711
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
November 17th, 2005
Works Number
3212/8331
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
19th December 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6785
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
52A, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6785  
03/1974 # 37085  
29/06/1988 37711  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
29/06/1988 Class 37/7  
From To Name
09/11/1988 30/01/1993
Tremorfa Steelworks
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
10/07/1966 50A
York
 
19/02/1967 50B
Hull Dairycoates
 
14/05/1967 51L
Thornaby
 
09/03/1969 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
20/07/1969 51L
Thornaby
 
15/02/1970 55C
Healey Mills
 
15/02/1970 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
12/12/1971 D16
LM - Nottingham Division
 
26/12/1971 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
01/10/1972 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
06/05/1973 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
03/03/1974 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
25/04/1976 MR
March TMD
 
01/02/1981 SF
Stratford TMD
 
15/02/1981 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
28/03/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
21/03/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
14/03/1997 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
29/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
06/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Old Oak Common

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FMCH - Freight Metals, Cardiff Class 37/7 Pool
21/03/1993 IM
FPAG - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased Grangemouth)
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
16/05/1993 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
14/03/1997 SL
EWDB - EWS (Mainline), Stewarts Lane Class 33/37
29/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
06/12/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
12/07/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
23/04/2004 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
23/07/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Dec '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Dec '68
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Dec '72
British Rail Blue
Apr '86
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Jun '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals

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