English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6847 / 37147 / 37371 

D6847 / 37147 / 37371 

© English Electric Growl / David Harlott
On October 8th 1994, Class 37/3 no. 37371 is seen at Claydon whilst working the Ipswich to Norwich leg of the Norfolk Nog railtour

© David Harlott
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37371
Scrapped by
English, Welsh & Scottish Railways
Scrapped at
Wigan CRDC
Date Scrapped
June 7th, 2001
Works Number
3322/D821
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
13th June 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6847
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6847  
09/1974 # 37147  
26/10/1988 37371  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
26/10/1988 Class 37/3  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
18/09/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
25/10/1970 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/01/1982 Std
Stored
 
17/01/1982 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
04/03/1985 LE
Landore TMD
 
04/01/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
29/11/1987 IM
Immingham TMD
 
15/05/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
10/01/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
17/01/1993 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
31/01/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
21/02/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
14/03/1993 SF
Stratford TMD
 
28/05/1995 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
11/11/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales Pool
10/01/1993 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
17/01/1993 CF
FPEK - Trainload Petroleum Cardiff Canton Locos
31/01/1993 IM
FPYI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Locomotives (Restricted Use)
07/02/1993 IM
FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
21/02/1993 EH
NKJE - NSE South, Eastleigh Locos
14/03/1993 SF
NKJS - NSE North, Stratford Locos
20/03/1994 SF
EWDS - Trainload Freight South, SF Class 37 (Anglia Infrastructure)
28/05/1995 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
11/11/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
25/02/2000 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
Date Livery
Jun '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '72
British Rail Blue
Nov '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
May '93
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
Jun '95
Mainline Freight Blue

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