English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6969 / 37269 / 37417 

D6969 / 37269 / 37417 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
Class 37/4 no. 37417 is seen stabled at the back of Carlisle Station on June 19th, 1999

© Martin Bray
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37417
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 22nd, 2013
Works Number
3529/D958
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
26th February 1965
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6969
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6969  
02/1974 # 37269  
14/11/1985 37417  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
14/11/1985 Class 37/4  
From To Name
16/12/1985 26/08/1998
Highland Region
29/08/1998 11/1999 #
Rail Magazine
21/02/2004 09/2011 #
Richard Trevithick
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
01/1972 # 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
09/05/1985 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
12/01/1986 IS
Inverness TMD
 
13/05/1990 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
10/03/1991 LA
Laira T&RSMD
 
10/05/1992 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
13/02/1994 HQ
Headquarters
 
20/03/1994 CD
Crewe DMD
 
25/09/1994 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
16/10/1994 CD
Crewe DMD
 
28/05/1995 SP
Wigan Springs Branch
 
26/11/1995 CD
Crewe DMD
 
26/09/1997 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/11/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
30/04/2003 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
12/12/2004 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
24/11/2006 TO
Toton TMD
 
03/04/2007 HQ
Headquarters
 
07/08/2007 TO
Toton TMD
 
21/11/2007 HQ
Headquarters
 
26/11/2007 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/04/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
28/04/2008 TO
Toton TMD
 
19/06/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
06/07/2008 TO
Toton TMD
 
05/09/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
13/09/2008 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/09/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
24/09/2008 TO
Toton TMD
 
30/09/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
08/10/2008 TO
Toton TMD
 
15/12/2008 HQ
Headquarters
 
27/08/2011 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 IS
PXXA - Provincial, General Pool
22/01/1989 IS
PISA - Provincial Inverness Pool
05/02/1989 IS
FGUV - Freight Speedlink, Inverness (Shared)
26/02/1989 IS
PISA - Provincial Inverness Pool
13/05/1990 TE
FCTY - Railfreight Trainload Thornaby Locos
10/03/1991 LA
FCLL - Railfreight (Trainload) Laira Locos
07/07/1991 LA
MDRL - Railfreight Distribution Laira Refurbished Class 37 Locos
10/05/1992 TI
MDRT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Refurbished Class 37 Locos
03/10/1993 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
13/02/1994 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
20/03/1994 CD
LWCC - Trainload Freight West, CD Class 37 (North West)
25/09/1994 CF
LNDK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/0 (Departmental)
16/10/1994 CD
LWCC - Transrail, CD Class 37 (North West)
28/05/1995 SP
LWCC - Transrail, SP Class 37 (North West)
26/11/1995 CD
LWMC - Transrail, Crewe Diesel Class 37/4 (North West Passenger)
20/06/1997 CD
LWCW - EWS (Transrail), CD class 37 (Freight)
26/09/1997 IM
FDCI - EWS, Immingham Class 37 North of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKCN - EWS, Toton Class 37/4 Systemwide
22/11/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
12/04/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
30/04/2003 CF
WKCK - EWS, CF Class 37/4
12/12/2004 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
24/11/2006 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
03/04/2007 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
07/08/2007 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
21/11/2007 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
26/11/2007 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
22/04/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
28/04/2008 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
19/06/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
06/07/2008 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
05/09/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
13/09/2008 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
22/09/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
24/09/2008 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
30/09/2008 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
07/10/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
08/10/2008 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton
15/12/2008 HQ
WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit
16/12/2008 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
29/01/2011 HQ
WNSO - DBS, Locomotives Sold (Awaiting collection)
27/08/2011 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
12/09/2011 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
Date Livery
Feb '65
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '73
British Rail Blue
Nov '85
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Dec '89
Intercity - Mainline
Mar '94
Railfreight Triple Grey
Mar '03
EWS Revised Red/Gold

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