EEG - Locomotives: D6868 / 37168 / 37890

A ballast train is seen at the bottom of the Donzere incline at Les Estubiers with Class 37/7's no.s 37890 and 37800 waiting to return to Eurre on February 28th, 2000.

© Ian Holmes

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Liveries
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried	37890
Scrapped by	Ron Hull Jnr
Scrapped at	Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped	August 13th, 2010

Works Number	3346/8399
Constructed At	Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for	British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted	4th October 1963
Classified as	17/3 Class
Number Carried	D6868
Livery Carried	British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation	86A, Cardiff Canton

Numberings
Date	Number	Notes
New	D6868
02/1974 #	37168
28/10/1987	37890

Classifications
Date	Class	Notes
New	17/3 Class
06/05/1973	Class 37
01/1987 #	Class 37/0
28/10/1987	Class 37/7

From	To	Name
18/02/1994	11/1998 #	The Railway Observer

Depot Allocation List
Date	Code	Depot	Notes
New	86A	Cardiff Canton
25/12/1966	56B	Healey Mills
05/07/1970	41A	Tinsley (Sheffield)
06/05/1973	TI	Tinsley TMD
30/09/1973	TE	Thornaby TMD
02/03/1975	TI	Tinsley TMD
11/1977 #	IM	Immingham TMD
13/05/1984	SF	Stratford TMD
21/04/1991	CF	Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
28/04/1991	IM	Immingham TMD
20/03/1994	SL	Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
26/09/1997	EH	Eastleigh T&RSMD
27/11/1998	TO	Toton TMD
11/06/1999	HQ	Headquarters
27/07/1999	EU	Eurre Yard Depot
10/09/2000	HQ	Headquarters	Dollands Moor
04/10/2002	CD	Crewe DMD
18/12/2002	HQ	Headquarters
06/06/2003	CD	Crewe DMD
22/12/2003	HQ	Headquarters
26/09/2004	TO	Toton TMD
12/12/2004	HQ	Headquarters

Sector Allocation List
Date	Depot	Sector Details
01/01/1989	SF	FPLX - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals North Thames Pool
08/04/1990	SF	FPFR - Freight Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
21/04/1991	CF	FPEK - Railfreight Petroleum Cardiff Canton
28/04/1991	IM	FPCI - Railfreight Petroleum, Immingham
29/09/1991	IM	FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
20/03/1994	SL	ESBB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 37/7
17/03/1996	SL	EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997	EH	EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998	TO	WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
11/06/1999	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999	HQ	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
27/07/1999	EU	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
10/09/2000	HQ	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
06/10/2000	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
15/04/2002	HQ	WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects)
10/06/2002	HQ	WKGR - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects - Italy)
10/09/2002	HQ	WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
04/10/2002	CD	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
18/12/2002	HQ	WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
06/06/2003	CD	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
22/12/2003	HQ	WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
26/09/2004	TO	WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
12/12/2004	HQ	WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
20/09/2007	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
19/10/2009	HQ	WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
11/12/2009	HQ	WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)

Date	Livery
Oct '63	British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Oct '69	British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Oct '72	British Rail Blue
Oct '87	Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Sep '94	Railfreight Triple Grey
Aug '95	Mainline Freight Grey

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