EEG - Locomotives: D6931 / 37231 / 37896

Class 37/7 no. 37896 is seen leading a overhead line mast train through Allan on June 14th, 2000 with two unidentified Class 37s in the consist.

© Ian Holmes

Status
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Allocations
Liveries
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried	37896
Scrapped by	Ron Hull Jnr
Scrapped at	Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped	August 10th, 2010

Works Number	3417/D875
Constructed At	English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for	British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted	12th March 1964
Classified as	17/3 Class
Number Carried	D6931
Livery Carried	British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation	87E, Landore (Swansea)

Numberings
Date	Number	Notes
New	D6931
05/1974 #	37231
24/12/1986	37896

Classifications
Date	Class	Notes
New	17/3 Class
06/05/1973	Class 37
24/12/1986	Class 37/7

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

Depot Allocation List
Date	Code	Depot	Notes
New	87E	Landore (Swansea)
11/1969 #	87A	Landore (Swansea)
06/05/1973	LE	Landore TMD
05/08/1979	BR	Bristol Bath Road TMD
02/1980 #	CF	Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
04/05/1980	BR	Bristol Bath Road TMD
08/03/1981	CF	Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
27/11/1998	TO	Toton TMD
04/04/2000	HQ	Headquarters	Eastleigh
14/05/2000	EU	Eurre Yard Depot
13/09/2000	HQ	Headquarters
07/10/2001	CD	Crewe DMD
19/12/2002	HQ	Headquarters	Crewe DMD
24/09/2003	TO	Toton TMD
17/12/2003	CD	Crewe DMD
29/03/2004	TO	Toton TMD
04/05/2004	HQ	Headquarters	Ripple Lane
27/05/2004	TO	Toton TMD
07/06/2004	HQ	Headquarters
06/08/2004	TO	Toton TMD
24/08/2004	HQ	Headquarters	Hither Green
24/09/2004	TO	Toton TMD
13/12/2004	HQ	Headquarters	Margam

Sector Allocation List
Date	Depot	Sector Details
01/01/1989	CF	FECA - Freight Power Station Coal, Cardiff Pool
24/01/1993	CF	FCKK - Trainload Coal, Cardiff Class 37 Power Station
20/03/1994	CF	LNCK - Trainload Freight West, CF Class 37/7 (Wales)
27/11/1998	TO	WKGN - EWS, Toton Class 37/7 Systemwide
04/04/2000	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/05/2000	HQ	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
14/05/2000	EU	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
13/09/2000	HQ	WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
06/10/2000	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
14/06/2001	HQ	WKGS - EWS Headquarters Class 37/7 (Special Projects)
01/07/2001	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
07/10/2001	CD	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
19/12/2002	HQ	WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
13/01/2003	HQ	WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
24/09/2003	TO	WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
17/12/2003	CD	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
29/03/2004	TO	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Toton - Midlands & North West
04/05/2004	HQ	WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
27/05/2004	TO	WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Toton - Midlands & North West
07/06/2004	HQ	WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
06/08/2004	TO	WKSN - EWS, Class 37 / 60 Strategic Reserve
24/08/2004	HQ	WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
24/09/2004	TO	WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
13/12/2004	HQ	WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
20/09/2007	HQ	WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
21/10/2009	HQ	WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
11/12/2009	HQ	WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)

Date	Livery
Mar '64	British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '68	British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Mar '72	British Rail Blue
Dec '86	Railfreight Grey
Feb '91	Railfreight Triple Grey - Coal
Sep '95	Transrail Grey

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