English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6780 / 37080 

D6780 / 37080 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
After being stored at Cardiff Canton for a number of months, Class 37/0 no. 37080 underwent component recovery and was stored unservicable by the tiume this photo was taken on April 14th 1996

© Martin Bray
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37080
Scrapped by
MRJ Phillips
Scrapped at
Cardiff Canton TMD
Date Scrapped
June 1997
Works Number
3207/8326
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
14th November 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6780
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
52A, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6780  
02/1974 # 37080  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
09/06/1963 51L
Thornaby
 
09/07/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
01/10/1967 51L
Thornaby
 
06/04/1969 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
20/07/1969 51L
Thornaby
 
06/05/1973 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
05/01/1975 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
12/10/1975 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
09/09/1979 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
01/1980 # IM
Immingham TMD
 
10/1980 # TI
Tinsley TMD
 
03/01/1982 SF
Stratford TMD
 
03/10/1982 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
30/09/1984 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
19/01/1986 MR
March TMD
 
19/03/1986 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
28/09/1986 MR
March TMD
 
17/05/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
05/07/1987 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
26/07/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
24/01/1993 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
09/10/1994 CD
Crewe DMD
 
12/02/1995 HQ
Headquarters
Buxton TMD

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ED
FPGE - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals Eastfield Pool
26/07/1992 IM
FPAG - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased Grangemouth)
24/01/1993 IS
IISA - InterCity, Inverness Class 37/0
20/03/1994 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
09/10/1994 CD
LWCC - Transrail, CD Class 37 (North West)
12/02/1995 HQ
LNXX - Trainload Freight West, Stored Locos
14/01/1996 HQ
LCXX - Transrail, Stored Locos
Date Livery
Nov '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Rail Blue
Sep '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates
Apr '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
May '95
Railfreight Triple Grey

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