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D6896 / 37196 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37196 is seen at Inverness on August 5th, 1993 prior to working 1B26, the 1015 departure to Edinburgh Waverley.

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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37196
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
May 7th, 2009
Works Number
3374/8417
Constructed At
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Darlington Works, Darlington, County Durham.
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
6th April 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6896
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6896  
04/1974 # 37196  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
16/07/1985 02/05/1987
Tre Pol and Pen
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
31/07/1966 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
20/11/1966 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
26/02/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
27/02/1967 91W
WR - Western Region
 
05/03/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
05/04/1970 51L
Thornaby
 
02/01/1972 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
18/11/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
29/06/1980 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
18/11/1984 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
11/02/1985 LA
Laira T&RSMD
 
05/07/1987 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/10/1987 IS
Inverness TMD
 
14/05/1989 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
09/02/1992 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
04/04/1996 HQ
Headquarters
 
20/09/1996 BS
Bescot TMD
 
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
05/03/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
15/07/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
08/09/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 IS
FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool
05/02/1989 IS
FGUV - Freight Speedlink, Inverness (Shared)
14/05/1989 ED
DCHA - Departmental, Regional Civil Engineer - Scottish Pool
09/02/1992 IS
DCHC - ScotRail Civil Engineers Inverness Locos
30/03/1992 IS
RAJV - Regional Railways ScotRail, Inverness Locos
10/05/1992 IS
IISA - InterCity Inverness Class 37
20/03/1994 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
04/04/1996 HQ
LCWX - EWS (Transrail), Strategic Reserve
20/09/1996 BS
LBSB - EWS (Transrail), BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
11/12/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
05/03/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
18/06/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
15/07/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
08/09/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
06/10/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/11/2003 HQ
WKGF - EWS, Class 37 (Identified for use in France)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKF - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire France
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
07/01/2009 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Apr '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Jul '85
Railfreight Grey
Jul '86
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Sep '90
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey

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