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Locomotives: D6894 / 37194 
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D6894 / 37194 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37194 is seen at Stratford TMD on September 30th, 1989

© Dean Tabor
  • Status
  • Initial
  • Numbers
  • Names
  • Allocations
  • Liveries
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37194
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 8th, 2017
Works Number
3372/8415
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
16th March 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6894
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6894  
03/1974 # 37194  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
09/09/1990 01/2001 #
British International Freight Association
12/05/2003 01/2005 #
Neil Webster 1957 - 2001
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
  
31/07/1966 86A
Cardiff Canton
  
20/11/1966 87E
Landore (Swansea)
  
26/02/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
  
27/02/1967 91W
WR - Western Region
  
05/03/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
  
25/01/1970 51L
Thornaby
  
06/05/1973 TE
Thornaby TMD
  
05/07/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
  
26/04/1992 IS
Inverness TMD
  
24/01/1993 ML
Motherwell TMD
  
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
  
16/05/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
  
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
  
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
  
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
  
11/01/1999 HQ
Headquarters
  
11/10/2002 BH
Barrow Hill
  
02/02/2005 KM
Kingmoor TMD
  

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FGWB - Freight Speedlink, Tinsley Class 37 Pool
13/05/1990 TI
FDET - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37
07/07/1991 TI
MDTT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Unrefurbished Class 37 Locos (Extended Range)
26/04/1992 IS
IISA - InterCity, Inverness Class 37/0
24/01/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
16/05/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
20/03/1994 SL
EWRB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - EWS, Eastleigh Class 37 South of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
11/01/1999 HQ
WHZX - EWS, Condemned locomotives for disposal
11/10/2002 BH
HNRL - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Locomotives For Lease
02/02/2005 KM
XHCK - DRS, Kingmoor 37 + 47
13/04/2005 KM
XHMW - DRS Locomotives, In Works
11/09/2005 KM
XHCK - DRS, Kingmoor 37 + 66
27/09/2005 KM
XHBS - DRS Locomotives, Blue Star Control Fitted
28/03/2006 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
27/09/2006 KM
XHNR - DRS Locomotives, Network Rail
03/01/2007 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
24/12/2007 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
02/01/2008 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
11/09/2008 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
19/12/2008 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
06/02/2009 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
29/01/2015 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Mar '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Nov '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink
Jun '95
Mainline Freight Grey
Aug '02
HNRC Yellow/Grey
Jan '05
DRS Blue
Aug '09
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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