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Locomotives: D6840 / 37140 

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D6840 / 37140 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37140 stands at Enfield Town on September 29th, 1990 prior to the 1150 service to Stratford which was loco hauled as part of the West Anglia Gala Day.

© Dean Tabor
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37140
Scrapped by
English, Welsh & Scottish Railways
Scrapped at
Wigan CRDC
Date Scrapped
July 5th, 2001
Works Number
3315/D814
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
8th May 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6840
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6840  
12/1973 # 37140  

 

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

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
22/09/1963 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
14/08/1966 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
25/12/1966 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
20/08/1967 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
21/02/1971 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
21/03/1971 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
26/03/1972 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
22/10/1972 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
05/11/1972 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
11/11/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
03/02/1974 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
17/02/1974 TO
Toton TMD
 
03/03/1974 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
06/11/1977 IM
Immingham TMD
 
12/1979 # ML
Motherwell TMD
 
01/03/1981 SF
Stratford TMD
 
01/11/1981 MR
March TMD
 
17/05/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
01/10/1996 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
01/06/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 SF
DCAA - Civil Engineer Anglia Main Line Locos
30/03/1992 SF
NKJS - NSE North, Stratford Locos
20/03/1994 SF
EWDS - Trainload Freight South, SF Class 37 (Anglia Infrastructure)
01/10/1996 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
01/06/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
23/07/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
10/12/1999 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
Date Livery
May '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Mar '71
British Rail Blue
Oct '91
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey

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