English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6936 / 37236 / 37682 

D6936 / 37236 / 37682 

© English Electric Growl / Martin Bray
Class 37 no. 37236 and an unidentified class member pass through Cardiff Central on July 6th, 1985.

© Martin Bray
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37682
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
November 4th, 2016
Works Number
3422/D880
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
29th April 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6936
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6936  
03/1974 # 37236  
24/03/1987 37682  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  
24/03/1987 Class 37/5  
From To Name
10/1996 # 12/2005 #
Hartlepool Pipe Mill
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
19/07/1964 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
21/04/1968 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
29/09/1968 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
25/10/1970 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
05/11/1972 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
17/04/1983 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
08/02/1987 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
30/09/1990 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/09/1992 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
21/03/1993 IM
Immingham TMD
 
20/06/1993 HQ
Headquarters
 
26/09/1993 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
24/09/1995 IM
Immingham TMD
 
27/11/1998 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
24/09/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
21/03/2000 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
06/09/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
22/12/2000 CD
Crewe DMD
 
30/11/2001 TO
Toton TMD
 
09/01/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh
02/03/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
15/04/2002 HQ
Headquarters
Eastleigh
06/06/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
Eastleigh
04/10/2002 TO
Toton TMD
 
18/12/2002 CD
Crewe DMD
 
06/06/2003 HQ
Headquarters
Peterborough
24/09/2003 TO
Toton TMD
 
17/12/2003 CD
Crewe DMD
 
29/03/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Temple Mills
06/08/2004 TO
Toton TMD
Crewe IEMD
24/08/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Immingham TMD
26/09/2004 TO
Toton TMD
 
12/12/2004 HQ
Headquarters
Warrington
21/11/2007 BH
Barrow Hill
 
29/09/2008 KM
Kingmoor TMD
Barrow Hill

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 TI
FAMT - Freight Aggregates Tinsley
30/09/1990 IM
FABI - Trainload Construction, Immingham Locomotives
27/09/1992 TE
FALY - Railfreight Construction, Thornaby Locos
21/03/1993 IM
FPFR - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Outbased at Ripple Lane
23/05/1993 IM
FPYI - Trainload Petroleum, Immingham Locomotives (Restricted Use)
20/06/1993 HQ
FPYX - Trainload Petroleum, Stored Locomotives
26/09/1993 TE
FPTY - Trainload Petroleum, Thornaby locos
03/10/1993 TE
FMPY - Trainload Metals, Thornaby Class 37/5 (Pipe Traffic)
20/03/1994 TE
FMCY - Trainload Freight North, TE Class 37 HGR
24/09/1995 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
31/05/1996 IM
FDDI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37/47 (Doncaster Departmental)
27/09/1996 IM
FDCI - Loadhaul, IM Class 37 (Humberside)
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
24/09/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
21/03/2000 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
06/09/2000 TO
WKMS - EWS, Toton Class 37 (Sandite)
17/11/2000 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
22/12/2000 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
30/11/2001 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
09/01/2002 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/03/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
15/04/2002 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
16/04/2002 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
06/06/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
04/10/2002 TO
WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
18/12/2002 CD
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Crewe Diesel - Midlands & North West
06/06/2003 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
16/09/2003 HQ
WKSN - EWS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
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 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
06/08/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 / 60 Strategic Reserve
24/08/2004 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
21/09/2004 HQ
WKSN - EWS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
26/09/2004 TO
WKSN - EWS, Class 37 Sandite
12/12/2004 HQ
WNTA - EWS, Class 37.(Stored - sandite reserve)
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
21/11/2007 BH
HNRS - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Stored Locomotives
29/09/2008 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
13/12/2008 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
19/12/2008 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
07/01/2009 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
15/10/2009 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
24/03/2010 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
25/03/2010 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
16/04/2010 KM
XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic
31/10/2014 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
Date Livery
Apr '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Apr '68
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Mar '87
Red Solebar Railfreight Grey
Jun '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates
May '96
Undercoat
Sep '96
EWS Original Red/Gold
Sep '08
DRS Blue - Compass Logo

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