English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6920 / 37220 

D6920 / 37220 

© English Electric Growl / Keith Till
17/3 class no. D6920 is seen at Ebbw Junction in March 1966

Missing Details
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37220
Scrapped by
European Metal Recycling
Scrapped at
Kingsbury Yard
Date Scrapped
September 10th, 2007
Works Number
3406/D864
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
16th January 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6920
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6920  
01/1974 # 37220  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
From To Name
12/06/1990 03/1993 #
Westerliegh
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
17/09/1967 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
01/10/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
25/01/1970 41A
Tinsley (Sheffield)
 
02/05/1971 51L
Thornaby
 
06/05/1973 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
03/02/1974 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/10/1992 IM
Immingham TMD
 
04/04/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
27/11/1998 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
10/01/1999 TO
Toton TMD
 
23/07/1999 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
23/01/2000 HQ
Headquarters
Toton TMD

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
14/12/1988 CF
DCWA - Civil Engineer, Western Main Line Locos
22/01/1989 CF
FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales Pool
05/02/1989 CF
DCWA - Civil Engineer, Western Main Line Locos
19/02/1989 CF
FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales Pool
04/10/1992 IM
FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
24/01/1993 IM
FPAG - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Class 37 (Outbased Grangemouth)
04/04/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
01/08/1993 EH
NKJE - NSE South, Eastleigh Locos
28/11/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
20/03/1994 SL
EWRB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
10/01/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
23/07/1999 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
23/01/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
29/07/2005 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
20/09/2005 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jan '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '67
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jan '73
British Rail Blue
Jan '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Petroleum
Jun '96
EWS Original Red/Gold

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