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D6905 / 37205 / 37688 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/5 no. 37688 and Class 37/0 no. 37194 rest at Llandrindod Wells on April 30th, 2011 whilst working Spitfire Railtours "The Welshman" excursion from Preston to Carmarthen.

© Dean Tabor
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In Traffic
Number Carried
37688
Operator
Private Owner

 

Formerly Preserved
More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here
Works Number
3383/D849
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
5th November 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6905
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6905  
05/1974 # 37205  
23/02/1987 37688  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
23/02/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
23/06/1988 12/1996 #
Great Rocks
07/07/2007 24/03/2017
Kingmoor TMD
13/05/2019 Current
Great Rocks
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
  
25/08/1967 86A
Cardiff Canton
  
26/05/1968 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
  
24/11/1968 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
  
26/03/1972 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
  
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
  
15/01/1978 TI
Tinsley TMD
  
01/10/1978 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
  
01/07/1979 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
  
08/03/1981 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
  
08/02/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
  
30/09/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
  
20/06/1993 HQ
Headquarters
  
09/07/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
  
26/09/1993 HQ
Headquarters
  
09/01/1994 IM
Immingham TMD
  
25/09/1994 TE
Thornaby TMD
  
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
  
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
  
24/09/1999 HQ
Headquarters
  
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
  
17/12/1999 TO
Toton TMD
  
22/12/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
  
18/12/2001 ML
Motherwell TMD
  
14/06/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
  
04/10/2002 TO
Toton TMD
  
15/11/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Immingham TMD
05/06/2003 CD
Crewe DMD
  
01/07/2003 HQ
Headquarters
  
22/08/2003 CD
Crewe DMD
  
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
  
12/11/2003 HQ
Headquarters
Temple Mills
02/02/2006 KM
Kingmoor TMD
  
03/07/2017 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)
20/06/1993 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
09/07/1993 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
26/09/1993 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
09/01/1994 IM
FPYI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Locomotives (Restricted Use)
23/01/1994 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
25/09/1994 TE
FMCY - Trainload Freight North, TE Class 37 HGR
01/01/1995 TE
FMDY - Loadhaul, TE Class 37 (Departmental)
24/09/1995 IM
FDKI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Control Contingency)
22/10/1995 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, 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
23/07/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
24/09/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
04/10/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS Toton Class 37/5 (Sandite Fitted)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
22/12/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
18/12/2001 ML
WKAM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Non RETB fitted
14/06/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
04/10/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
15/11/2002 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
05/06/2003 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
01/07/2003 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
22/08/2003 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
12/11/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
29/07/2005 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
20/09/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
02/02/2006 KM
XHMW - DRS Locomotives, In Works
07/2006 # KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
28/06/2007 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
30/07/2007 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
07/08/2007 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
21/12/2007 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
06/07/2008 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
22/01/2013 KM
XHND - DRS Locomotives, Class 37s for Infrastructure Monitoring
01/05/2013 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
17/03/2017 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
03/07/2017 HQ
MDBL - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives
Date Livery
Nov '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Nov '73
British Rail Blue
Feb '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
May '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates
Jun '97
EWS Original Red/Gold
Oct '06
DRS Blue
Aug '09
DRS Blue - Compass Logo
Mar '17
DRS Blue Unbranded
May '19
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates

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This page was last updated on Tuesday November 11th 2025