English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6782 / 37082 / 37502 / 37602 

D6782 / 37082 / 37502 / 37602 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
Class 37/6 no. 37602 passes Beeston with 4Z10, the 17:19 Neville Hill to Swindon test train, on July 13th, 2005 with Class 37/6 no. 37608 on the rear

© Mark Allatt
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Stored Unserviceable
Last Number Carried
37602
Owner
Swietelsky Rail Services
Location
Barrow Hill
Works Number
3209/8328
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Transport Commission
Date Accepted
29th November 1962
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6782
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
52A, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6782  
02/1974 # 37082  
17/03/1986 37502  
17/02/1995 37602  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
17/03/1986 Class 37/5  
17/02/1995 Class 37/6  
From To Name
03/1987 # 01/1991 #
British Steel Teesside
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)
 
01/10/1972 31B
March TMD
 
06/05/1973 MC
March TMD
 
30/09/1973 MR
March TMD
 
10/02/1974 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
03/03/1974 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
12/01/1975 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
04/05/1975 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
03/01/1982 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
03/10/1982 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
30/09/1984 GD
Gateshead TMD
 
04/08/1985 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
18/01/1987 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
13/01/1991 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
13/05/1992 HQ
Headquarters
 
05/07/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
02/05/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
16/05/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
17/02/1995 PM
St Phillips Marsh (Bristol)
 
28/10/1996 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
02/05/2002 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TE
FMTY - Freight Metals, Thornaby Pool
13/01/1991 ML
FMGM - Railfreight (Steel), Motherwell Locos
13/05/1992 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
05/07/1992 IM
FPYI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Locomotives (Restricted Use)
19/07/1992 IM
FPCI - Railfreight Petroleum, Immingham
02/05/1993 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
16/05/1993 IM
FIJW - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure (Weekend)
28/11/1993 IM
FPJW - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Infrastructure Locos (ACE Doncaster) [Restricted]
20/03/1994 IM
FEPS - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/5 (For EPS)
17/02/1995 PM
GPSV - European Passenger Service, PM Class 37/6
28/10/1996 OC
GPSV - European Passenger Service, OC Class 37/6
02/05/2002 KM
XHSD - DRS, KM Operational Fleet
14/10/2003 KM
XHCK - DRS, Kingmoor 37 + 47
27/09/2005 KM
XHNR - DRS Locomotives, Network Rail
28/03/2006 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
19/12/2008 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
08/06/2009 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
03/12/2009 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
08/04/2011 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
16/09/2019 XX
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
31/01/2020 KM
XHHP - DRS, Stored Locomotives
01/02/2021 KM
XSDP - DRS Locomotives Stored/For Disposal
Date Livery
Nov '62
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Nov '72
British Rail Blue
Mar '86
Railfreight Grey
Feb '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jul '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
Feb '95
European Passenger Service Grey
Jun '02
DRS Blue
Jul '08
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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