D6850 / 37150 / 37901
The stabling point at Godfrey Road, adjacent to Newport station, was always somewhere to find a Class 37, well almost! Here Class 37/9 no. 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer is seen on May 31st 1987 awaiting it's next turn of duty
© Peter Dix
© Peter Dix
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Number Carried | 37901 |
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Operator | Europhoenix |
Formerly Preserved |
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More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here |
Works Number | 3325/D824 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
1st July 1963 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6850 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 88A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6850 | |
| 04/1974 # | 37150 | |
| 30/10/1986 | 37901 |
| 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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| 03/12/1986 | 05/2003 # | Mirrlees Pioneer |
| 08/09/2018 | Current | Mirrlees Pioneer |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 88A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 22/09/1963 | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 18/09/1966 | 64B | Haymarket (Edinburgh) |
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| 24/05/1970 | 65A | Eastfield (Glasgow) |
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| 06/05/1973 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 11/1979 # | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 01/1984 # | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 18/11/1984 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 07/03/1985 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 24/11/1985 | SF | Stratford TMD |
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| 16/03/1986 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 06/11/1998 | HQ | Headquarters |
Cardiff Canton
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| 21/10/2018 | LR | Leicester LIP |
| 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 |
| 25/04/1993 | CF | FMMK - Trainload Metals, Cardiff Class 37/9 (Reserve pool) |
| 22/08/1993 | CF | FMHK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Canton Class 37/7 & 37/9 |
| 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) |
| 06/11/1998 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 10/12/1999 | HQ | WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery |
| 01/07/2002 | HQ | WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal |
| 30/04/2003 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| 21/12/2015 | HQ | MDBL - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives |
| 08/05/2016 | HQ | COLS - Colas Rail, Stored Locomotives |
| 21/10/2018 | LR | EPUK - Europhoenix Locomotives (UK) |
| 16/06/2022 | HQ | GROG - Rail Operations Group locomotives |
| 25/11/2022 | LR | EPUK - Europhoenix Locomotives (UK) |
| Date | Livery |
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| Jul '63 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Jan '70 | British Rail Blue |
| Oct '86 | Railfreight Grey |
| Apr '92 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals |
| Sep '94 | Transrail Grey |
| Dec '15 | Railfreight Grey |
| Sep '18 | Europhoenix |
| Jul '24 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals |
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