English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6921 / 37221 

D6921 / 37221 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Holmes
Double headed Class 37/0's no.s 37221 and 37077 are seen in the Allan area with a ballast train on February 28th, 2000

© Ian Holmes
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37221
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
May 17th, 2009
Works Number
3407/D865
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
17th January 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6921
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6921  
02/1974 # 37221  

 

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 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
21/05/1967 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/08/1974 IM
Immingham TMD
 
18/01/1987 SF
Stratford TMD
 
23/10/1988 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
19/05/1991 IM
Immingham TMD
 
19/04/1992 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
23/04/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
30/08/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
09/08/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales Pool
14/05/1989 CF
DCWA - Civil Engineer, Western Main Line Locos
19/05/1991 IM
DCEA - Departmental Civil Engineer, Eastern Main Line Locos
30/03/1992 IM
IEJI - Intercity, ECML Immingham
19/04/1992 IS
IISA - InterCity, Inverness Class 37/0
20/03/1994 ML
LGSV - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0 (North Scotland)
28/05/1995 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
23/04/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
30/08/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
09/08/2000 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
Jan '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '74
British Rail Blue
May '91
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
May '92
Intercity - Swallow
Oct '94
Transrail Grey

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