English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6886 / 37186 / 37898 

D6886 / 37186 / 37898 

© English Electric Growl / David Harlott
Class 37 pair no.s 37186 and 37187 are seen at Parkandillack on November 19th 1983

© David Harlott
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37898
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
September 26th, 2011
Works Number
3364/8407
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
29th November 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6886
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6886  
05/1974 # 37186  
18/12/1986 37898  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
18/12/1986 Class 37/7  
From To Name
20/04/1993 07/2001 #
Cwmbargoed DP
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
24/04/1966 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
09/01/1998 HQ
Headquarters
 
04/03/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
21/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
Cardiff Canton
25/08/2006 BH
Barrow Hill
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FECA - Freight Power Station Coal, Cardiff Pool
24/01/1993 CF
FCKK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Class 37 Power Station
20/03/1994 CF
LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/7 (Wales)
09/01/1998 HQ
LCWX - Transrail, Strategic Reserve
04/03/1998 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
21/12/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
10/04/2001 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
27/03/2004 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
09/07/2004 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
25/08/2006 BH
HNRS - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Nov '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Nov '68
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
May '70
British Rail Blue
Dec '86
Railfreight Grey
Apr '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Nov '95
Transrail Grey

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