English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6883 / 37183 / 37884 / L34 

D6883 / 37183 / 37884 / L34 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Holmes
Class 37 no. 37183 is seen carrying Large Logo Blue livery at Swindon Works, where it had undergone an overhaul, on April 5th, 1984.

© Ian Holmes
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In Traffic
Number Carried
37884
Operator
Europhoenix
Works Number
3361/8404
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
7th November 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6883
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6883  
03/1974 # 37183  
01/11/1988 37884  
10/09/2001 L34  
08/08/2013 37884  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
01/11/1988 Class 37/7  
From To Name
08/1992 # 11/2000 #
Gartcosh
08/05/2018 Current
Cepheus
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
01/11/1969 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
04/04/1982 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
19/04/1982 IS
Inverness TMD
 
19/01/1986 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1987 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
12/06/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
10/05/1992 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/03/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/11/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
16/01/2001 HQ
Headquarters
Crewe DMD

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FMCH - Freight Metals, Cardiff Class 37/7 Pool
10/05/1992 TE
FMTY - Trainload Metals, Thornaby Class 20 & 37 Locos
24/03/1993 IM
FPCI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham locos
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
26/05/2000 TO
WKBN - EWS, Class 37/0, 37/3, 37/5 & 37/7
17/11/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
16/01/2001 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
16/06/2001 HQ
WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKS - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire Spain
08/08/2013 HQ
EPUK - Europhoenix locomotives for UK use
06/01/2016 HQ
GROG - Rail Operations Group locomotives
Date Livery
Nov '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Nov '68
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Nov '73
British Rail Blue
Apr '84
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Nov '88
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
Mar '93
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Jan '96
Loadhaul Orange/Black
Aug '01
GIF Blue (Light/Dark)
Oct '05
Continental Railways Blue
May '14
Europhoenix

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