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D6822 / 37122 / 37692 

© English Electric Growl / Keith Long
Class 37/5 no. 37692 sits atop of the 1116 Crewe to Holyhead service before departure on January 28th 1987. It was officially released back to traffic the following day.

© Keith Long
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37692
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
July 28th, 2009
Works Number
3267/8382
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
10th April 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6822
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6822  
02/1974 # 37122  
29/01/1987 37692  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
29/01/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
02/09/1993 20/12/2000
The Lass O' Ballochmyle
24/11/2002 07/2009 #
Didcot Depot
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
26/05/1963 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
23/06/1963 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
19/06/1966 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
10/07/1966 50A
York
 
02/10/1966 51L
Thornaby
 
19/03/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
29/10/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
03/11/1968 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
 
23/09/1979 SF
Stratford TMD
 
03/01/1982 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
28/09/1986 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
18/01/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
08/02/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
30/09/1990 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
07/11/1993 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
16/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Ayr TMD
01/09/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 
11/09/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Didcot
19/12/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Carlisle Yard
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
12/12/2003 HQ
Headquarters
Temple Millls
26/09/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
12/12/2004 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FHCC - Freight General Coal, Cardiff Pool
30/09/1990 ED
FPAE - Trainload Petroleum, Eastfield Locomotives
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
24/01/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
07/11/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
20/03/1994 ML
LGPM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37 HGR
27/09/1996 ML
LGBM - Transrail, ML Class 37/0
27/11/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
23/07/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
16/12/1999 HQ
WNXX - DBS, Locomotives for Storage
31/08/2000 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
18/12/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/09/2002 HQ
WKSN - EWS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
19/12/2002 HQ
WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
13/01/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
12/12/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
26/09/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
12/12/2004 HQ
WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
07/01/2009 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Apr '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '73
British Rail Blue
Jan '87
Railfreight Grey
Feb '92
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Sep '02
Grey with Coal Sector Markings

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