English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6860 / 37160 / 37373 

D6860 / 37160 / 37373 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
Already out of use, Class 37/3 no. 37373 awaits it fate at Stratford TMD on July 3rd 1993

© Martin Bray
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37373
Scrapped by
MRJ Phillips
Scrapped at
Old Oak Common TMD
Date Scrapped
July 18th, 1997
Works Number
3338/8391
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
5th July 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6860
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
88A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6860  
02/1974 # 37160  
20/07/1988 37373  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
20/07/1988 Class 37/3  
From To Name
06/12/1992 07/1997 #
Lightning
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 88A
Cardiff Canton
 
24/04/1966 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
30/10/1966 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
20/11/1966 50A
York
 
27/11/1966 56B
Healey Mills
 
05/07/1970 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
17/01/1971 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
03/10/1971 30A
Stratford TMD
 
04/03/1973 51L
Thornaby
 
06/05/1973 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
05/10/1975 SF
Stratford TMD
 
29/02/1976 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
07/1977 # IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/01/1985 SF
Stratford TMD
 
04/10/1987 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
15/05/1988 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
30/09/1990 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
20/09/1992 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
26/03/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ML
FAMM - Freight Aggregates Motherwell
30/09/1990 TE
FALY - Railfreight Construction, Thornaby Locos
20/09/1992 TI
MDRT - Railfreight Distribution, Tinsley Class 37/3 & 37/4
26/03/1993 HQ
MDYX - Railfreight Distribution, Stored Locomotives
16/05/1993 TI
MDSR - Railfreight Distribution, Reserve Fleet
12/12/1993 HQ
FXXX - Freight - Locomotives for Disposal
Date Livery
Jul '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Mar '69
British Rail Blue
Jun '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey

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