English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6993 / 37293 

D6993 / 37293 

© English Electric Growl / John Dawson
Class 37/0 no. 37293 enters the back road at Hereford on April 6th 1988

© John Dawson
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37293
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
February 10th, 2009
Works Number
3553/D982
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Rail
Date Accepted
1st July 1965
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6993
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6993  
02/1974 # 37293  

 

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 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
06/05/1973 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
30/09/1990 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
10/05/1992 CF
Cardiff Canton T&RSMD
 
02/05/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
26/04/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
27/07/1999 EU
Eurre Yard Depot
 
04/08/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 CF
FMAK - Freight Metals, Cardiff Pool
30/09/1990 ML
FMGM - Railfreight (Steel), Motherwell Locos
10/05/1992 CF
FMAK - Trainload Metals, Cardiff Canton Class 37 Locos
24/01/1993 CF
FPEK - Railfreight Petroleum Cardiff Canton
02/05/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
28/11/1993 EH
NKJE - NSE South, Eastleigh Locos
26/12/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
20/03/1994 SL
EWRB - Trainload Freight South, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - EWS, Eastleigh Class 37 South of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
26/04/1999 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
02/07/1999 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
27/07/1999 EU
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
04/08/2000 HQ
WKMF - EWS, Class 37 (Special Projects)
11/10/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
11/11/2003 HQ
WKGF - EWS, Class 37 (Identified for use in France)
26/05/2004 HQ
WZKF - EWS, Class 37 Contract Hire France
20/09/2007 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
07/01/2009 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
Date Livery
Jul '65
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jul '73
British Rail Blue
Mar '90
Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals
Jun '95
Railfreight Triple Grey
Sep '95
Mainline Freight Grey
May '96
Mainline Freight Blue

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