English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6859 / 37159 / 37372 

D6859 / 37159 / 37372 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Holmes
Class 37 no. 37159 arrives at Skegness on June 19th, 1983 with 1Z15, the 0550 from Taunton.

© Ian Holmes
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37372
Scrapped by
Baby Deltic Project
Scrapped at
Barrow Hill DPS Shed
Date Scrapped
February 2nd, 2011
Works Number
3337/8390
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
26th June 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6859
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6859  
03/1974 # 37159  
09/06/1988 37372  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
09/06/1988 Class 37/3  

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

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
24/04/1966 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
14/08/1966 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
20/11/1966 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
24/09/1967 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
26/03/1972 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
05/11/1972 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
04/05/1980 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
25/06/1986 SF
Stratford TMD
 
18/01/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
01/08/1993 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
20/03/1994 TO
Toton TMD
 
25/09/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/11/2000 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
22/12/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
12/10/2001 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
24/09/2003 CD
Crewe DMD
 
29/03/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Thornaby
06/08/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
25/08/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Thornaby
26/09/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
13/12/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Motherwell TMD

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
DCWA - Civil Engineer, Western Main Line Locos
30/03/1992 CF
IGJK - Intercity GWML, Cardiff Canton Locos
01/08/1993 BR
IGJA - InterCity Infrastructure GWML, Bristol Bath Road Locos
20/03/1994 TO
EWRN - Trainload Freight South, TO Class 37 (Restricted)
25/09/1994 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
05/11/1995 SL
EWRB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - EWS, Eastleigh Class 37 South of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
17/11/2000 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
22/12/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
12/10/2001 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
24/09/2003 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
29/03/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
06/08/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 / 60 Strategic Reserve
25/08/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
26/09/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
13/12/2004 HQ
WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
17/05/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jun '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '71
British Rail Blue
Nov '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jan '91
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
Jul '95
Mainline Freight Blue

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