D6951 / 37251
An early shot of a 17/3 class on the Cambrian lines, no. D6951 is seen at Talerddig on August 6th 1966 with a special passenger train to the Welsh coast
© Geoff Bannister
© Geoff Bannister
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| Scrapped | |
Last Number Carried | 37251 |
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Scrapped by | C.F. Booth Ltd |
Scrapped at | Rotherham Yard |
Date Scrapped |
September 28th, 2001 |
Works Number | 3508/D939 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Railways (Board) |
Date Accepted |
30th December 1964 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6951 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6951 | |
| 02/1974 # | 37251 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 01/1987 # | Class 37/0 |
| From | To | Name |
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| 13/11/1989 | 01/1990 # | Gladiator |
| 04/11/1992 | 06/1999 # | The Northern Lights |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 18/08/1967 | 91N | NE - North Eastern Region |
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| 01/09/1967 | 56B | Healey Mills |
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| 11/10/1968 | 51L | Thornaby |
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| 15/11/1968 | 52A | Gateshead (Newcastle) |
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| 27/10/1972 | 55C | Healey Mills |
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| 06/05/1973 | HM | Healey Mills TMD |
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| 08/10/1976 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 04/10/1987 | IS | Inverness TMD |
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| 29/11/1987 | TI | Tinsley TMD |
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| 24/12/1989 | IM | Immingham TMD |
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| 26/04/1992 | IS | Inverness TMD |
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| 20/03/1994 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 17/03/1996 | HQ | Headquarters |
Motherwell TMD
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| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
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| 01/01/1989 | TI | FGWB - Freight Speedlink, Tinsley Class 37 Pool |
| 24/12/1989 | IM | DCEA - Departmental Civil Engineer, Eastern Main Line Locos |
| 10/02/1991 | IM | DCEW - Civil Engineer Eastern |
| 17/03/1991 | IM | DCEA - Departmental Civil Engineer, Eastern Main Line Locos |
| 30/03/1992 | IM | IEJI - Intercity, ECML Immingham |
| 26/04/1992 | IS | IISA - InterCity Inverness Class 37 |
| 20/03/1994 | ML | LGSV - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37 (North Scotland) |
| 28/05/1995 | ML | LGBM - Transrail, ML Class 37/0 |
| 17/03/1996 | HQ | LCWX - Transrail, Strategic Reserve |
| 07/09/1998 | HQ | WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery |
| 10/12/1999 | HQ | WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal |
| Date | Livery |
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| Dec '64 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Dec '72 | British Rail Blue |
| Jan '90 | Departmental Grey |
| Oct '91 | Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey |
| Apr '92 | Intercity - Swallow |
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