English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6917 / 37217 / 97304 

D6917 / 37217 / 97304 

© English Electric Growl / The late Bill Wright
Class 97/3 no. 97304 is seen passing through Tamworth High Level with 0Z91 from Derby to Walsall and return test run, on September 28th, 2010.

© The late Bill Wright
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In Traffic
Number Carried
97304
Operator
Network Rail
Works Number
3395/D861
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
2nd January 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6917
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6917  
04/1974 # 37217  
26/07/2008 97304  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
26/07/2008 Class 97/3  
From To Name
10/2008 # 07/2023 #
John Tiley
15/05/2024 Current
Rheilfford Talyllyn Railway
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
19/07/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
28/02/1965 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
29/10/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
25/01/1970 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
25/04/1971 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
07/07/1991 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
10/05/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
27/09/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/06/1993 HT
Heaton T&RSMD
 
14/08/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/03/1994 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
11/12/1994 HQ
Headquarters
Immingham
01/01/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/03/1995 HQ
Headquarters
Immingham

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FQLC - Freight Coal Distribution, Cardiff Pool
07/07/1991 ED
FEPE - Railfreight Power Station Coal, Eastfield Class 26 & Class 37
10/05/1992 ML
FEPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
27/09/1992 IM
FCJI - Trainload Freight Doncaster, Immingham Locos
24/01/1993 IM
FIJI - Trainload Coal, Immingham Infrastructure Locos
16/05/1993 IM
RBJW - Regional Railways NE, Immingham Locos (Weekend Work)
27/06/1993 HT
RBJN - Regional Railways North East Infrastructure, Heaton Class 37 (Weekend)
14/08/1993 IM
FDRI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
20/03/1994 TE
FMRY - Trainload Freight North, TE Class 37 (Restricted)
11/12/1994 HQ
FDYX - Loadhaul, Stored Locomotives
01/01/1995 IM
FDRI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
20/03/1995 HQ
FDYX - Loadhaul, Stored Locomotives
03/09/1998 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
10/12/1999 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
24/11/2000 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
07/02/2003 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
09/01/2006 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
17/05/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
24/05/2007 HQ
QADD - Network Rail, Diesel Locomotives
01/10/2007 HQ
QETS - Network Rail, European Train Signalling
Date Livery
Jan '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Jul '08
Network Rail Yellow
Jun '20
Network Rail Yellow - Revised

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