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D6866 / 37166 / 37891 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37166 is seen at Cardiff Canton on February 8th, 1987.

© Dean Tabor
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37891
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Attercliffe Yard
Date Scrapped
May 11th, 2011
Works Number
3344/8397
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
9th September 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6866
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6866  
02/1974 # 37166  
24/09/1987 37891  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
24/09/1987 Class 37/7  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
25/12/1966 56B
Healey Mills
 
08/06/1969 51L
Thornaby
 
01/03/1970 30A
Stratford TMD
 
26/04/1970 51L
Thornaby
 
13/02/1972 30A
Stratford TMD
 
04/03/1973 40B
Immingham
 
06/05/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
04/05/1975 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
26/07/1981 SF
Stratford TMD
 
01/11/1981 IM
Immingham TMD
 
13/05/1984 SF
Stratford TMD
 
18/01/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
15/03/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
29/09/1991 IM
Immingham TMD
 
26/01/1992 CD
Crewe DMD
 
05/07/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
23/01/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
01/06/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
03/08/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
04/10/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 SF
FPLX - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals North Thames Pool
08/04/1990 SF
FPFR - Freight Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
29/09/1991 IM
FPCI - Railfreight Petroleum, Immingham
26/01/1992 CD
FPBI - Trainload Petroleum, Crewe Diesel locos
05/07/1992 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
23/01/1994 SL
FARM - Trainload Construction, Stewarts Lane Class 37
20/03/1994 SL
ESBB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 37/7
23/07/1995 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
01/06/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
03/08/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
04/10/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
12/10/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/11/2003 HQ
WKGF - EWS, Class 37 (Identified for use in France)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKF - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire France
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
12/01/2011 HQ
WNSO - DBS, Locomotives Sold (Awaiting collection)
Date Livery
Sep '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jan '71
British Rail Blue
Sep '87
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Aug '95
Mainline Freight Grey

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