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Locomotives: D6926 / 37226 / 37379 

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D6926 / 37226 / 37379 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
Class 37/3 no. 37379 is seen between turns at Peak Forest on January 1st 1999

© Mark Allatt
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37379
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
January 10th, 2008
Works Number
3412/D870
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
14th February 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6926
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6926  
05/1974 # 37226  
20/07/1988 37379  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
20/07/1988 Class 37/3  
From To Name
09/02/1994 12/2004 #
Ipswich WRD Quailty Assured
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
15/11/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
17/09/1967 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
24/09/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
03/10/1971 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
24/01/1988 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
15/05/1988 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
30/09/1990 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
13/12/1992 HQ
Headquarters
 
20/12/1992 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
14/02/1993 SF
Stratford TMD
 
01/10/1996 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/11/2000 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
22/12/2000 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
30/03/2001 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
14/09/2001 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
18/12/2001 HQ
Headquarters
Bescot

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ML
FAMM - Freight Aggregates Motherwell
30/09/1990 TE
FALY - Railfreight Construction, Thornaby Locos
13/12/1992 HQ
FAXX - Trainload Construction, Stored Locos
20/12/1992 EH
NKJE - NSE South, Eastleigh Locos
14/02/1993 SF
NKJS - NSE North, Stratford Locos
20/03/1994 SF
EWDS - Trainload Freight South, SF Class 37 (Anglia Infrastructure)
01/10/1996 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
17/11/2000 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
22/12/2000 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
30/03/2001 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
14/09/2001 ML
WKAM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Non RETB fitted
18/12/2001 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
30/11/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Feb '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '67
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jan '73
British Rail Blue
Feb '88
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jan '93
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
Mar '96
Mainline Freight Blue

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