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D6872 / 37172 / 37686 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37 no. 37172 is seen at Edinburgh Waverley on July 29th, 1984 after arriving with the 0957 from Liverpool Lime Street which it had worked from Glasgow Central.

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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37686
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
April 29th, 2006
Works Number
3350/D836
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
16th September 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6872
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6872  
02/1974 # 37172  
27/02/1987 37686  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
27/02/1987 Class 37/5  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
19/05/1968 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
09/03/1969 51L
Thornaby
 
06/08/1972 40B
Immingham
 
06/05/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
01/1980 # MR
March TMD
 
05/09/1982 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
04/03/1985 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
10/08/1986 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
02/11/1986 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
18/01/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
 
13/06/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
26/09/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
16/01/1994 HQ
Headquarters
 
03/07/1994 CD
Crewe DMD
 
19/03/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
02/07/1995 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
25/06/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
15/07/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
16/07/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley
30/09/1990 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
16/05/1993 IM
FPYI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Locomotives (Restricted Use)
13/06/1993 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
26/09/1993 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
16/01/1994 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
20/03/1994 HQ
LNXX - Trainload Freight West, Stored Locos
03/07/1994 CD
LWCC - Trainload Freight West, CD Class 37 (North West)
19/03/1995 IM
FDKI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Control Contingency)
28/05/1995 IM
FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
02/07/1995 TE
FMCY - Loadhaul, TE Class 37
24/09/1995 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
31/05/1996 IM
FDDI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
25/06/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
15/07/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
16/07/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
26/07/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
27/01/2004 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
23/07/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Sep '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Sep '69
British Rail Blue
Feb '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Apr '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates

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