English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6892 / 37192 / 37694 

D6892 / 37192 / 37694 

© English Electric Growl / Mark Allatt
Class 37/5 no. 37694 at Addingford Lane with the 6E33 10:57 Knowsley to Immingham on April 9th, 2003

© Mark Allatt
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37694
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
January 11th, 2008
Works Number
3370/8413
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
20th February 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6892
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6892  
03/1974 # 37192  
24/06/1986 37694  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
24/06/1986 Class 37/5  
From To Name
18/10/1990 07/1993 #
The Lass O' Ballochmyle
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
15/11/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
24/04/1966 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
11/1969 # 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
01/11/1981 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
16/12/1985 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
01/1986 # CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
10/09/1989 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/09/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
17/12/1999 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/12/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
30/03/2001 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
14/09/2001 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2001 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/10/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2002 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/12/2003 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
29/03/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
07/06/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Temple Mills

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FHCC - Freight General Coal, Cardiff Pool
10/09/1989 ED
FEPE - Railfreight Power Station Coal, Eastfield Class 26 & Class 37
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
24/01/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
04/04/1993 IM
FCPA - Trainload Freight, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased at Ayr)
16/05/1993 IM
FIJI - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure Locos
23/01/1994 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
20/03/1994 IM
FDCI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 TO
WKFN - EWS, Toton Class 37/5 Systemwide
23/07/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
18/09/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 - 37/3 and 37/5 (systemwide),
04/10/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
22/12/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
30/03/2001 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
10/04/2001 ML
WKAM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Non RETB fitted
14/09/2001 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
18/12/2001 ML
WKAM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Non RETB fitted
04/10/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
18/12/2002 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
24/09/2003 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/2003 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
29/03/2004 TO
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Toton - Midlands & North West
07/06/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
30/11/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Feb '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '74
British Rail Blue
Jun '86
Railfreight Grey
May '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Apr '97
EWS Revised Red/Gold

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