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D6970 / 37270 / 37409
Class 37/4 no. 37409 is seen pulling away from Pontlottyn on April 27th, 1999 with 2R42, the 1705 Cardiff Central to Rhymney service.
© Dean Tabor
© Dean Tabor
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Number Carried | 37409 |
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Operator | Locomotive Services Limited |
Formerly Preserved |
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More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here |
Works Number | 3530/D959 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
4th March 1965 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6970 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6970 | |
| 02/1974 # | 37270 | |
| 19/09/1985 | 37409 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 19/09/1985 | Class 37/4 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 27/08/1986 | 03/2000 # | Loch Awe |
| 10/07/2010 | 06/2022 # | Lord Hinton |
| 01/2024 # | Current | Loch Awe |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 07/1972 # | 87A | Landore (Swansea) |
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| 06/05/1973 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 06/02/1977 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 17/04/1983 | LA | Laira T&RSMD |
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| 20/01/1985 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 16/08/1992 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 21/03/2000 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 04/10/2002 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 06/03/2003 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 27/05/2010 | KM | Kingmoor TMD |
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| 04/07/2022 | CD | Crewe DMD |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1989 | ED | ICHA - InterCity Charter Pool |
| 22/01/1989 | ED | FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool |
| 05/02/1989 | ED | FGTE - Freight Speedlink, Eastfield [Shared] |
| 13/05/1990 | ED | FDTE - Railfreight Distribution, Eastfield Class 37/4 |
| 16/08/1992 | ML | MDRM - Railfreight Distribution, Motherwell Class 37/4 [Shared Pool] |
| 09/01/1994 | ML | FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 20/03/1994 | ML | LGHM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland) |
| 27/11/1998 | ML | WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 21/03/2000 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 10/09/2002 | HQ | WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives |
| 04/10/2002 | ML | WKAM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Non RETB fitted |
| 06/03/2003 | HQ | WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives |
| 09/02/2004 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 16/01/2008 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| 27/05/2010 | KM | XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic |
| 08/04/2011 | KM | XHAC - DRS Locomotives |
| 24/11/2015 | KM | XHCC - DRS Class 37 Cumbrian Coast |
| 09/06/2017 | KM | XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives |
| 11/06/2018 | KM | XHAC - DRS Class 37/47 ETS |
| 31/07/2020 | KM | XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives |
| 24/01/2022 | KM | XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives |
| 07/03/2022 | KM | XWSS - DRS Stored Locomotives |
| 20/04/2022 | KM | XSDP - DRS Locomotives Stored/For Disposal |
| 04/07/2022 | CD | LSLO - Locomotive Services Operational Locomotives |
| Date | Livery |
|---|---|
| Mar '65 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Mar '73 | British Rail Blue |
| Sep '85 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Apr '89 | Intercity - Mainline |
| Mar '94 | Railfreight Triple Grey |
| Apr '95 | Transrail Grey |
| May '10 | DRS Blue - Compass Logo |
| May '18 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Jan '24 | Scotrail |
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