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D6903 / 37203 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37 no. 37203 is seen at Bristol Temple Meads on August 14th, 1984 with 2B37, the 1945 departure to Cardiff Central.

© Dean Tabor
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37203
Scrapped by
Ron Hull Jnr
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
May 4th, 2010
Works Number
3381/D847
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
29th October 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6903
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6903  
05/1974 # 37203  

 

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

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
23/04/1967 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
31/01/1971 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
20/02/1972 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
30/07/1972 91W
WR - Western Region
 
06/08/1972 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
18/11/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
01/07/1979 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
09/03/1986 IM
Immingham TMD
 
15/05/1988 SF
Stratford TMD
 
02/10/1988 IM
Immingham TMD
 
14/05/1989 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
19/01/1992 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
16/05/1993 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
27/02/1994 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 TO
Toton TMD
 
26/02/1995 HQ
Headquarters
 
28/05/1995 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/11/2000 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
03/01/2001 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh
20/09/2001 OC
Old Oak Common TMD
 
29/03/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
26/01/2005 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 IM
FMYI - Freight Metals, Immingham Pool
14/05/1989 TE
FMTY - Freight Metals, Thornaby Pool
19/01/1992 CF
FMAK - Trainload Metals, Cardiff Canton Class 37 Locos
16/05/1993 BR
IGJA - InterCity Infrastructure GWML, Bristol Bath Road Locos
27/02/1994 CF
IGJK - Intercity GWML, Cardiff Canton Locos
20/03/1994 TO
EWCN - Trainload Freight South, TO Class 37 (GW Infrastructure)
26/02/1995 HQ
ENXX - Mainline, Stored Locos
28/05/1995 SL
EWDB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - Mainline, Class 33/37 (Infrastructure)
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
17/11/2000 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
03/01/2001 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
20/09/2001 OC
WKAC - EWS, Class 37 Old Oak Common - Anglian & South
29/03/2004 TO
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Toton - Midlands & North West
26/01/2005 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
21/10/2009 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
07/12/2009 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/12/2009 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Oct '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jun '71
British Rail Blue
Sep '88
British Rail Blue - Large Logo and Large Numbers
Sep '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
Jul '94
Railfreight Triple Grey
May '95
Mainline Freight Blue

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