English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6781 / 37081 / 37797 

D6781 / 37081 / 37797 

© English Electric Growl / Andy Mitchell
A ballast train pulls away from Crewe Station on June 16th 2002 hauled by Class 37/7 pait, no.s 37797 and 37706

© Andy Mitchell
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37797
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 2nd, 2006
Works Number
3208/8327
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
22nd November 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6781
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
52A, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6781  
02/1974 # 37081  
06/10/1986 37797  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
06/10/1986 Class 37/7  
From To Name
06/10/1981 05/1986 #
Loch Long
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
09/06/1963 51L
Thornaby
 
07/06/1964 50B
Hull Dairycoates
 
05/10/1969 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
06/05/1973 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1973 IM
Immingham TMD
 
10/03/1974 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
06/10/1974 MR
March TMD
 
03/1978 # ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
01/1979 # ML
Motherwell TMD
 
11/05/1986 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
18/02/1996 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/11/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
09/02/2004 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FECA - Freight Power Station Coal, Cardiff Pool
24/01/1993 CF
FCKK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Class 37 Power Station
20/03/1994 CF
LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/7 (Wales)
18/02/1996 ML
LGPM - Transrail, ML Class 37 HGR
27/09/1996 ML
LGBM - Transrail, Motherwell Class 37
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
26/05/2000 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37/0, 37/3, 37/5 & 37/7
17/11/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
09/02/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
29/07/2005 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
20/09/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Nov '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Nov '72
British Rail Blue
Aug '84
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Oct '86
Railfreight Grey
Oct '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Jun '97
EWS Revised Red/Gold

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