English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6923 / 37223 

D6923 / 37223 

© English Electric Growl / The late Bill Wright
Class 37 no. 37223 pulls away from Porthmadog on June 25th, 1978 with the 0918 Crewe to Pwllheli 'Cardigan Bay Express' charter which it worked from Shrewsbury.

© The late Bill Wright
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37223
Scrapped by
Sims McIntyre Metals Ltd
Scrapped at
Beeston Yard
Date Scrapped
February 28th, 2003
Works Number
3409/D867
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
3rd February 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6923
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6923  
03/1974 # 37223  

 

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)
 
22/10/1967 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
29/10/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
25/04/1971 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
16/05/1993 BR
Bristol Bath Road TMD
 
28/11/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
12/12/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/03/1995 HQ
Headquarters
Immingham
19/07/2002 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FQLC - Freight Coal Distribution, Cardiff Pool
03/05/1992 CF
FHBK - Railfreight Coal, Cardiff Canton Trainload Class 37
24/01/1993 CF
FBCK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Canton Class 37
16/05/1993 BR
IGJA - InterCity Infrastructure GWML, Bristol Bath Road Locos
28/11/1993 HQ
FQXA - Trainload Freight, Unallocated
12/12/1993 IM
IEJW - InterCity Infrastructure ECML Immingham Locos (Weekend)
20/03/1994 IM
FDDI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/05/1994 IM
FDRI - Trainload Freight North, IM Class 37/47 (Restricted)
01/01/1995 IM
FDEI - Loadhaul Immingham (Electrification)
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
19/07/2002 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Feb '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Feb '74
British Rail Blue
Aug '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal

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