D6990 / 37290 / 37411
With the mountain Ben Dorain in the background, Class 37/4 no. 37411 and Class 37/5 no. 37503 climb to the Summit at County March working 6E16 18.11 Fort William to Bedlington on July 24th, 2000.
© Ian Holmes
© Ian Holmes
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | 37411 |
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Scrapped by | C.F. Booth Ltd |
Scrapped at | Rotherham Yard |
Date Scrapped |
May 17th, 2013 |
Works Number | 3550/D979 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Rail |
Date Accepted |
18th June 1965 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6990 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6990 | |
| 03/1974 # | 37290 | |
| 22/10/1985 | 37411 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 22/10/1985 | Class 37/4 |
| From | To | Name |
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| 28/05/1987 | 05/1997 # | The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers |
| 31/05/1997 | 01/2001 # | Ty Hafan |
| 06/04/2001 | 03/05/2005 | The Scottish Railway Preservation Society |
| 28/11/2005 | 05/2012 # | Caerphilly Castle/Castell Caerffili |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 06/05/1973 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 10/1975 # | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 08/10/1978 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 07/10/1979 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 07/1981 # | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 01/1985 # | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 22/01/1989 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 05/02/1989 | TI | Tinsley TMD |
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| 30/09/1990 | LA | Laira T&RSMD |
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| 12/12/1993 | TI | Tinsley TMD |
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| 16/10/1994 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 11/02/1996 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 03/03/1996 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 27/11/1998 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 12/03/1999 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 24/09/2003 | CD | Crewe DMD |
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| 12/12/2004 | MG | Margam LIP |
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| 09/06/2006 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 09/10/2007 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 18/02/2008 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 19/02/2008 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 27/02/2008 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 12/09/2011 | KM | Kingmoor TMD |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1989 | ED | PXXA - Provincial, General Pool |
| 22/01/1989 | CF | FAWK - Freight Aggregates Cardiff |
| 05/02/1989 | TI | FABT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley Pool |
| 30/09/1990 | LA | FCLL - Railfreight (Trainload) Laira Locos |
| 07/07/1991 | LA | MDRL - Railfreight Distribution Laira Class 37 |
| 12/12/1993 | TI | MDSR - Railfreight Distribution, Reserve Fleet |
| 20/03/1994 | HQ | LNXX - Trainload Freight West, Stored Locos |
| 16/10/1994 | CF | LNLK - Transrail, CF Class 37 (St Blazey) |
| 11/02/1996 | ML | LGHM - Transrail, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland) |
| 03/03/1996 | CF | LNDK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/0 (Departmental) |
| 27/09/1996 | CF | LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37 (South Wales) |
| 27/11/1998 | TO | WKCN - EWS, Toton Class 37/4 Systemwide |
| 12/03/1999 | ML | WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 |
| 17/11/2000 | ML | WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General |
| 24/09/2003 | CD | WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West |
| 12/12/2004 | MG | WKCK - EWS, MG Class 37/4 |
| 09/06/2006 | HQ | WNTS - EWS, Stored Locomotives |
| 09/10/2007 | TO | WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton |
| 18/02/2008 | HQ | WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit |
| 19/02/2008 | TO | WKBN - EWS, Class 37 - RETB Toton |
| 27/02/2008 | HQ | WFMU - EWS, Fleet Management Unit |
| 26/07/2008 | HQ | WNTS - EWS, Stored Locomotives |
| 23/12/2010 | HQ | WNXX - DBS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 31/01/2011 | HQ | WNSO - DBS, Locomotives Sold (Awaiting collection) |
| 12/09/2011 | KM | XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives |
| Date | Livery |
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| Jun '65 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Sep '69 | British Railways Green - Full Yellow End |
| Jun '73 | British Rail Blue |
| Oct '85 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Oct '89 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink |
| Aug '94 | Transrail Grey |
| Feb '97 | EWS Revised Red/Gold |
| May '05 | British Railways Green - 2000s version |
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