English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6988 / 37288 / 37427 

D6988 / 37288 / 37427 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Holmes
Class 37/4 no. 37427 working south at County March Summit with a very short 7D60 15.00 Fort William to Mossend freight on July 17th, 2000

© Ian Holmes
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37427
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 11th, 2013
Works Number
3548/D977
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Rail
Date Accepted
14th June 1965
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6988
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6988  
03/1974 # 37288  
06/02/1986 37427  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
06/02/1986 Class 37/4  
From To Name
13/04/1986 30/04/1993
Bont - Y - Bermo
17/05/1993 12/1996 #
Highland Enterprise
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/03/1985 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
15/07/1985 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
25/09/1985 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
19/02/1986 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
30/09/1990 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
21/03/1993 CD
Crewe DMD
 
28/03/1993 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
24/09/1995 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
04/09/1996 HQ
Headquarters
 
29/11/1996 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
23/04/1998 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
26/01/2005 TO
Toton TMD
 
02/04/2005 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
09/05/2006 HQ
Headquarters
 
29/08/2011 KM
Kingmoor TMD
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
PXXA - Provincial, General Pool
22/01/1989 CF
PCFA - Provincial Cardiff Canton Pool
30/09/1990 TE
FALY - Railfreight Construction, Thornaby Locos
21/03/1993 CD
RCMC - Regional Railways North West, Crewe Class 37/4
28/03/1993 IS
RAJP - Regional Railways ScotRail, Inverness Class 37/4 (Passenger)
20/03/1994 ML
LGPV - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/4 (Scotrail)
12/03/1995 ML
LGHM - Transrail, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland)
24/09/1995 CF
LNDK - Transrail, CF Class 37/0 (Departmental)
04/09/1996 HQ
LCWX - Transrail, Strategic Reserve
29/11/1996 CF
LNCK - EWS (Transrail), Cardiff Canton Class 37
23/04/1998 ML
LGHM - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (West Highland)
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
17/11/2000 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
26/01/2005 TO
WKAD - EWS, Class 37 Toton - Midlands & North West
02/04/2005 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
09/05/2006 HQ
WNTR - EWS, Tactical Reserve
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
29/01/2011 HQ
WNSO - DBS, Locomotives Sold (Awaiting collection)
29/08/2011 KM
XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives
12/09/2011 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
Date Livery
Jun '65
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jun '73
British Rail Blue
Feb '86
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Mar '91
Railfreight Triple Grey - Aggregates
May '93
Regional Railways Blue
Nov '96
EWS Original Red/Gold

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