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D6873 / 37173 / 37801 / L032 / L29
Class 37 no. 37173 waits at Edinburgh Waverley on May 24th, 1985 to work 2J33, the 2015 service to Dundee
© Dean Tabor
© Dean Tabor
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | L29 |
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Scrapped by | Celsa Group |
Scrapped at | Llobegrat, Barcelona |
Date Scrapped |
December 1st, 2011 |
Works Number | 3351/D837 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
12th September 1963 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6873 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 87E, Landore (Swansea) |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6873 | |
| 02/1974 # | 37173 | |
| 17/09/1986 | 37801 | |
| 19/05/2001 | L032 | |
| 21/07/2001 | L29 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 17/09/1986 | Class 37/7 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 27/09/1986 | 03/1993 # | Aberthaw / Aberddawan |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | 87E | Landore (Swansea) |
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| 22/01/1967 | 52A | Gateshead (Newcastle) |
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| 26/11/1972 | 51L | Thornaby |
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| 06/05/1973 | TE | Thornaby TMD |
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| 01/1980 # | MR | March TMD |
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| 04/1986 # | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 09/05/1993 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 16/05/1993 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 28/11/1993 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 27/11/1998 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 17/11/2000 | CD | Crewe DMD |
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| 30/03/2001 | HQ | Headquarters |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1989 | CF | FECA - Freight Power Station Coal, Cardiff Pool |
| 24/01/1993 | CF | FCKK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Class 37 Power Station |
| 09/05/1993 | HQ | FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives |
| 16/05/1993 | IM | FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos |
| 28/11/1993 | ML | FPGM - Trainload Petroleum, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 23/01/1994 | ML | FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 20/03/1994 | ML | LGPM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37 HGR |
| 27/09/1996 | ML | LGBM - EWS - Motherwell Class 37 |
| 27/11/1998 | TO | WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide |
| 26/05/2000 | TO | WKBN - EWS, Class 37/0, 37/3, 37/5 & 37/7 |
| 17/11/2000 | CD | WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West |
| 30/03/2001 | HQ | WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects) |
| 26/05/2004 | HQ | WZKS - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire Spain |
| 16/10/2008 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 07/01/2009 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| Date | Livery |
|---|---|
| Sep '63 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Aug '69 | British Rail Blue |
| Aug '86 | Railfreight Grey |
| Aug '90 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal |
| May '96 | EWS Original Red/Gold |
| May '01 | GIF Blue (Light/Dark) |
| Oct '05 | Continental Railways Blue |
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