D6848 / 37148 / 37902
Gloucester Depot organised an open day on August 4th 1991. One of the exhibits was Class 37/9 no. 37902 'British Steel Llanwern' which had been named a couple of months earlier at the Llanwern Steelworks near Newport in South Wales
© Mark Pitman
© Mark Pitman
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | 37902 |
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Scrapped by | Sims McIntyre Metals Ltd |
Scrapped at | Beeston Yard |
Date Scrapped |
April 8th, 2005 |
Works Number | 3323/D822 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
19th June 1963 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6848 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 88A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6848 | |
| 04/1974 # | 37148 | |
| 30/10/1986 | 37902 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 30/10/1986 | Class 37/9 |
| From | To | Name |
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| 05/06/1991 | 30/09/1992 | British Steel Llanwern |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 88A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 18/09/1966 | 64B | Haymarket (Edinburgh) |
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| 20/10/1968 | 65A | Eastfield (Glasgow) |
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| 06/05/1973 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 04/1980 # | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 10/1981 # | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 04/04/1982 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 16/05/1982 | BR | Bristol Bath Road TMD |
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| 03/10/1982 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 07/03/1985 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 12/05/1985 | MR | March TMD |
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| 23/03/1986 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 16/09/1992 | HQ | Headquarters |
Cardiff Canton
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| 16/02/1993 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 24/12/1998 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 06/10/2002 | KM | Kingmoor TMD |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
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| 01/01/1989 | CF | FMCC - Freight Metals, Cardiff Class 37/9 Pool |
| 15/04/1990 | CF | FMHK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Canton Class 37/7 & 37/9 |
| 16/09/1992 | HQ | FMXX - Freight Metals, Stored Locomotives |
| 16/02/1993 | CF | FMHK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Canton Class 37/7 & 37/9 |
| 14/03/1993 | CF | FMMK - Trainload Metals, Cardiff Class 37/9 (Reserve pool) |
| 20/03/1994 | CF | LNHK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/9 (Wales) |
| 27/09/1996 | CF | LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37 (South Wales) |
| 27/11/1998 | CF | WHKN - EWS, Cardiff Canton Class 37/9 |
| 24/12/1998 | HQ | WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery |
| 06/01/1999 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 07/06/2002 | HQ | WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal |
| 06/10/2002 | KM | XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives |
| Date | Livery |
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| Jun '63 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Nov '68 | British Rail Blue |
| Oct '86 | Railfreight Grey |
| May '88 | Railfreight Triple Grey |
| Jun '91 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals |
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