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Locomotives: D6821 / 37121 / 37677 

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D6821 / 37121 / 37677 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37 no 37121 is seen berthed at Wath on July 31st, 1982

© Dean Tabor
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37677
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
October 8th, 2008
Works Number
3266/8381
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
8th April 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6821
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6821  
02/1974 # 37121  
20/05/1987 37677  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
20/05/1987 Class 37/5  

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
26/05/1963 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
19/07/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
19/06/1966 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
10/07/1966 50A
York
 
14/08/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
02/10/1966 51L
Thornaby
 
19/03/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
29/10/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
15/09/1968 51L
Thornaby
 
10/05/1970 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1973 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
05/05/1974 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
06/10/1974 MR
March TMD
 
25/04/1976 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
06/05/1979 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
05/1980 # SF
Stratford TMD
 
03/01/1982 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
23/01/1983 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
15/05/1983 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
18/11/1984 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
 
23/01/1994 HQ
Headquarters
 
13/03/1994 IM
Immingham TMD
 
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
05/02/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
14/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Toton
12/07/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/09/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
13/12/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Stratford TMD
11/09/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
19/12/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Doncaster Carr

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley
30/09/1990 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
23/01/1994 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
13/03/1994 IM
FPRI - Trainload Freight, Immingham locos for Contract Services
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
25/09/1994 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
24/09/1995 IM
FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
20/05/1996 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
11/12/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
05/02/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
09/07/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
14/12/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
12/07/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
25/08/2000 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/09/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS Toton Class 37/5 (Sandite Fitted)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
13/12/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/09/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
19/12/2002 HQ
WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
31/07/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
09/02/2004 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
30/11/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Apr '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '73
British Rail Blue
May '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Aug '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates
Feb '96
Railfreight Triple Grey

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