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D6929 / 37229 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
Class 37/0 no. 37229 is seen amongst other stored members of the class at Cardiff Canton on June 11th, 2000

© Martin Bray
  • Status
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  • Numbers
  • Names
  • Allocations
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37229
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
September 24th, 2013
Works Number
3415/D873
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
28th February 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6929
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6929  
03/1974 # 37229  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
23/05/1984 08/1988 #
The Cardiff Rod Mill
02/10/2005 12/2012 #
Jonty Jarvis 8-12-1998 to 18-3-2005
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
17/09/1967 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
24/09/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
25/04/1971 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/09/1988 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
16/05/1993 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
06/06/1993 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
24/10/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
27/02/1994 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
23/04/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
24/09/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
15/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
19/07/2002 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ED
FEGA - Freight Power Station Coal Scottish Pool
28/05/1989 ED
FEPE - Railfreight Power Station Coal, Eastfield Class 26 & Class 37
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
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 CF
IGJK - Intercity GWML, Cardiff Canton Locos
06/06/1993 BR
IGJA - InterCity Infrastructure GWML, Bristol Bath Road Locos
24/10/1993 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
27/02/1994 CF
MDRK - Railfreight Distribution - Cardiff Class 37
20/03/1994 CF
LNLK - Transrail, CF Class 37 (St Blazey)
23/07/1995 CF
LNSK - Transrail, Cardiff Canton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
27/11/1998 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
23/04/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
18/06/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
09/07/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
24/09/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
15/12/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
24/03/2000 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
19/07/2002 KM
XHSD - DRS, KM Operational Fleet
14/10/2003 KM
XHCK - DRS, Kingmoor 37 + 47
27/09/2005 KM
XHBS - DRS Locomotives, Blue Star Control Fitted
28/03/2006 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
04/08/2006 KM
XHMW - DRS Locomotives, In Works
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
06/07/2008 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
08/12/2012 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Feb '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Oct '67
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Feb '74
British Rail Blue
Sep '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Jun '02
DRS Blue
Jun '08
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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