D6996 / 37296 / 37423
The Berkeley to Crewe CLS nuclear flask train, 6M56, passes through Bromsgrove station on June 23rd, 2010 with Class 37/4 no. 37423 and Class 37/6 no. 37607 providing traction.
© The late Bill Wright
© The late Bill Wright
- Status
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- Numbers
- Names
- Allocations
- Liveries
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| Stored Unserviceable | |
Last Number Carried | 37423 |
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Owner | Europhoenix |
Location |
Leicester TMD |
Works Number | 3556/D985 |
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Constructed At | English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside |
Built for | British Rail |
Date Accepted |
16th July 1965 |
Classified as | 17/3 Class |
Number Carried | D6996 |
Livery Carried | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
Depot Allocation | 86A, Cardiff Canton |
| Date | Number | Notes |
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| New | D6996 | |
| 01/1974 # | 37296 | |
| 23/01/1986 | 37423 |
| Date | Class | Notes |
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| New | 17/3 Class | |
| 06/05/1973 | Class 37 | |
| 23/01/1986 | Class 37/4 |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 18/05/1988 | 08/2001 # | Sir Murray Morrison 1873 - 1948 |
| 11/07/2009 | 12/2023 # | The Spirit of the Lakes |
| Date | Code | Depot | Notes |
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| New | 86A | Cardiff Canton |
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| 06/05/1973 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 02/10/1977 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 10/1980 # | BR | Bristol Bath Road TMD |
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| 22/11/1981 | LE | Landore TMD |
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| 01/01/1984 | CF | Cardiff Canton T&RSMD |
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| 20/01/1985 | ED | Eastfield TMD (Glasgow) |
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| 16/08/1992 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 12/08/1996 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 02/05/1997 | CD | Crewe DMD |
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| 04/07/1997 | SF | Stratford TMD |
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| 26/09/1997 | TO | Toton TMD |
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| 27/11/1998 | ML | Motherwell TMD |
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| 26/11/1999 | HQ | Headquarters |
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| 07/09/2007 | KM | Kingmoor TMD |
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| 05/01/2024 | LR | Leicester LIP |
| Date | Depot | Sector Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1989 | ED | FMGA - Freight Metals, Eastfield Aluminum Pool |
| 22/01/1989 | ED | FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool |
| 05/02/1989 | ED | FGTE - Freight Speedlink, Eastfield [Shared] |
| 13/05/1990 | ED | FDTE - Railfreight Distribution, Eastfield Class 37/4 |
| 16/08/1992 | ML | MDRM - Railfreight Distribution, Motherwell Class 37/4 [Shared Pool] |
| 20/03/1994 | ML | LGHM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland) |
| 12/08/1996 | HQ | LCWX - Transrail, Strategic Reserve |
| 02/05/1997 | CD | LWCW - EWS (Transrail), CD class 37 (Freight) |
| 04/07/1997 | SF | EWDB - EWS (Mainline), Stewarts Lane / Stratford Class 33/37 |
| 26/09/1997 | TO | ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands |
| 27/11/1998 | ML | WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB) |
| 26/11/1999 | HQ | WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage |
| 31/01/2003 | HQ | WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal |
| 02/04/2003 | HQ | WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection) |
| 29/08/2007 | HQ | MDBL - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives |
| 07/09/2007 | KM | XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives |
| 10/12/2007 | KM | XHNC - DRS Locomotives, Nuclear Traffic |
| 08/04/2011 | KM | XHAC - DRS Locomotives |
| 22/01/2013 | KM | XHND - DRS Locomotives, Class 37s for Infrastructure Monitoring |
| 01/05/2013 | KM | XHAC - DRS Class 37/47 ETS |
| 16/06/2017 | KM | XHAC - DRS Class 37/47 ETS |
| 18/02/2022 | KM | XHSS - DRS, Stored Locomotives |
| 08/03/2022 | KM | XWSS - DRS Stored Locomotives |
| 24/10/2022 | KM | XHSO - DRS Supply Chain Operations Locomotives |
| 25/05/2023 | KM | XSDP - DRS Locomotives Stored/For Disposal |
| 05/01/2024 | LR | EPUK - Europhoenix Locomotives (UK) |
| Date | Livery |
|---|---|
| Jul '65 | British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel |
| Jul '73 | British Rail Blue |
| Jan '86 | British Rail Large Logo Blue |
| Feb '88 | No Livery Selected |
| Feb '88 | Railfreight Triple Grey |
| Apr '88 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Metals |
| Oct '89 | Intercity - Mainline |
| Sep '93 | Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink |
| Nov '94 | Transrail Grey |
| Oct '07 | DRS Blue - Compass Logo |
| Apr '14 | DRS Blue Unbranded |
| May '14 | DRS Blue - Compass Revised |
| Dec '16 | DRS Blue - Compass Basic |
| Feb '24 | DRS Blue Unbranded |
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