English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6607 / 37307 / 37403 

D6607 / 37307 / 37403 

© English Electric Growl / Ian Holmes
Class 37/4 no. 37403 heads up the Rhymney Valley with the 13:50 service from Cardiff to Rhymney on February 19th 2000.

© Ian Holmes
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In Traffic
Number Carried
37403
Operator
Private Owner

 

Formerly Preserved
More information on the preserved details for this locomotive can be found here
Works Number
3567/D696
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Rail
Date Accepted
22nd October 1965
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6607
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6607  
03/1974 # 37307  
28/06/1985 37403  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
28/06/1985 Class 37/4  
From To Name
03/01/1986 09/1988 #
Isle of Mull
02/11/1988 01/1994 #
Glendarroch
23/02/1994 07/2001 #
Ben Cruachan
06/04/2016 Current
Isle of Mull
Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
27/05/1967 82A
Bristol Bath Road
 
23/09/1967 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
10/1969 # 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
10/1971 # 87A
Landore (Swansea)
 
06/05/1973 LE
Landore TMD
 
10/1984 # ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
16/08/1992 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
28/11/1997 TO
Toton TMD
 
27/11/1998 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
07/01/2000 TO
Toton TMD
 
29/03/2000 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ED
PXXA - Provincial, General Pool
22/01/1989 ED
FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool
05/02/1989 ED
FGTE - Freight Speedlink, Eastfield [Shared]
16/08/1992 ML
MDRM - Railfreight Distribution, Motherwell Class 37/4 [Shared Pool]
05/12/1993 ML
FCPM - Trainload Coal, Motherwell Class 37
20/03/1994 ML
LGHM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/4 (West Highland)
28/11/1997 TO
ENTN - EWS, Toton Class 37 East & Midlands
27/11/1998 ML
WKBM - EWS, Class 37 Motherwell, Scotland RETB General
07/01/2000 TO
WKCN - EWS, Toton Class 37/4 Systemwide
29/03/2000 HQ
WNXX - EWS, Locomotives for Storage
10/09/2002 HQ
WNSS - EWS, Stored Serviceable Locomotives
12/09/2002 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
23/08/2007 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
30/11/2007 HQ
WNSO - EWS, Locomotives Sold (Awating Collection)
21/12/2015 KM
XHHP - DRS, De-registered Locomotives
28/04/2016 KM
XHAC - DRS Locomotives
16/06/2017 KM
XHCC - DRS Class 37 Cumbrian Coast
14/01/2019 KM
XHAC - DRS Class 37/47 ETS
03/08/2020 HQ
RAJV - Boness Diesel Group Locomotives
Date Livery
Oct '65
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Aug '69
British Railways Green - Full Yellow End
Jan '74
British Rail Blue
Jun '85
British Rail Large Logo Blue
Jun '89
Railfreight Triple Grey - Speedlink
Feb '94
British Railways Green - 1990s version
Apr '16
British Rail Large Logo Blue

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