English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6857 / 37157 / 37695 

D6857 / 37157 / 37695 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
At the head of the stored locomotives line at Healey Mills, recently stored Class 37/5 no. 37695, is captured on November 28th, 2004

© Mark Allatt
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37695
Scrapped by
Ron Hull Jnr
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
April 29th, 2008
Works Number
3332/D831
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
25th July 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6857
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6857  
04/1974 # 37157  
17/06/1986 37695  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
17/06/1986 Class 37/5  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
14/08/1966 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
20/11/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
26/10/1969 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
25/02/1979 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
10/1980 # ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
16/02/1986 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
31/03/1991 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
07/11/1993 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
23/01/1994 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
31/05/1996 BS
Bescot TMD
 
17/01/1997 CD
Crewe DMD
 
26/09/1997 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
23/07/1999 TO
Toton TMD
 
24/09/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
17/12/1999 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/12/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
04/10/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
 
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/12/2003 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
29/03/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Warrington

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FHCC - Freight General Coal, Cardiff Pool
31/03/1991 ED
FEPE - Railfreight Power Station Coal, Eastfield Class 26 & Class 37
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
24/01/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
07/11/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
23/01/1994 CF
MDRK - Railfreight Distribution - Cardiff Class 37
20/03/1994 CF
LNLK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37 (St Blazey)
31/05/1996 BS
LBLB - Transrail, BS Class 37
17/01/1997 CD
LWCW - EWS (Transrail), Crewe Diesel Class 37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 IM
FDCI - EWS, Immingham Class 37 North of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
23/07/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
24/09/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
04/10/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
22/12/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
04/10/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
18/12/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/2003 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
29/03/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
16/01/2008 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jul '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '71
British Rail Blue
Jun '86
Railfreight Grey
Jan '92
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Jun '94
Transrail Grey
Feb '97
EWS Revised Red/Gold

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