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Locomotives: D6940 / 37240 

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D6940 / 37240 

© English Electric Growl / Dean Tabor
Class 37/0 no. 37240 is seen stored at Wigan CRDC on June 1st, 2001

© Dean Tabor
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In Traffic
Number Carried
37240
Livery Carried
Transrail Grey
Operator
Vintage Trains

 

Formerly Preserved
More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here
Works Number
3497/D928
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
27th August 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6940
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
85A, Worcester
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6940  
02/1974 # 37240  

 

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 85A
Worcester
 
10/1964 # 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
14/01/1968 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
21/01/1968 55C
Healey Mills
 
06/05/1973 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
04/08/1974 LE
Landore TMD
 
17/04/1983 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/09/1988 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
22/01/1989 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
21/01/1990 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
09/08/1992 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
28/05/1995 BS
Bescot TMD
 
17/01/1997 CD
Crewe DMD
 
14/03/1997 HQ
Headquarters
Bescot
16/04/2020 NE
Nottingham Eastcroft
 
02/07/2020 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ED
FEGA - Freight Power Station Coal Scottish Pool
22/01/1989 TE
FMTY - Freight Metals, Thornaby Pool
21/01/1990 ED
DCHA - Departmental Civil Engineer Scotrail Main Line Locos
30/03/1992 ED
RAJE - Regional Railways ScotRail, Eastfield Locos
09/08/1992 IS
RAJV - Regional Railways ScotRail, Inverness Locos
20/03/1994 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
28/05/1995 BS
LBLB - Transrail, BS Class 37
17/01/1997 CD
LWCW - EWS (Transrail), Crewe Diesel Class 37 (Infrastructure)
14/03/1997 HQ
LCWX - Transrail, Strategic Reserve
07/09/1998 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
10/12/1999 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
02/08/2002 BH
HNRL - Harry Needle Rail Ltd, Locomotives For Lease
16/04/2020 NE
BREL - Boden Rail Locomotives
02/07/2020 HQ
COFS - Colas Railfreight Class 56
02/10/2023 HQ
MDBL - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives
Date Livery
Aug '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '72
British Rail Blue
Feb '90
Departmental Grey
Apr '92
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
Nov '19
Transrail Grey

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This page was last updated on Thursday November 13th 2025