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|locotype = '''Class 37'''
|built = 1960
|years1 = 2017|events1 = Preserved
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|weight = 102 tons
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'''BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks''' is a diesel-electric locomotive which has been on hire to the SVR since January 2018. The Class 37, also known as the English Electric Type 3, was a familiar sight on the British Rail network, in particular on InterCity services in East Anglia and Scotland. A summary of the Class 37 can be found on the [[37906]] page. They were also used for many years on secondary and inter-regional services. The Class 37s are sometimes nicknamed "Tractors" after to the agricultural sound of the diesel engine<ref>Wikipedia</ref>.
== 37688 in service ==
The loco entered service with BR as D6905 at Llandore, Wales on 5 November 1963. Transfers followed to Cardiff Canton in 1967, Eastfield and Polmadie in 1968 and a return to Eastfield in 1972. In January 1973 the locomotive was re-numbered 37205 following the introduction of TOPS. It was further re-numbered 37688 in 1986 following rebuilding as a Class 37/6<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=6905&loco=6905 BR Database] (Retrieved 5 August 2019)</ref>.
37688 later saw service with the rail freight company Direct Rail Services (DRS).
37688 arrived on the SVR on hire in Jan 2018 for use on permanent way duties.<ref>[https://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR Meet our Locomotives]</ref>. Assessment for the reinstatement of the vacuum brake system as a commercial contract between the SVR and the owner began shortly after arrival, but work was put on hold while missing parts were sourced.<ref>SVR News 202, p.22.</ref> During early summer 2019, work to complete this was in progress.<ref name=SVR206>SVR News 206, p.22</ref>
The picture shows 37688 at Highley on 23 July 2019 in the course of moving [[DR73202 Plasser and Theurer Universal Liner/Tamper]] to repair track damaged by the [[Tales from the Severn Valley# Minor derailments|derailment of 75069]] earlier that month. Since arrival, 37688 has also seen occasional use on passenger services and appeared at diesel galas. In January 2018 and June 2019 the Chairman of the SVR Diesel Committee referred to 37688 being on hire to cover for other locomotives<ref name=SVR206/>.
'''D05 Preservation Limited''' is a Private limited Company, incorporated on 13 September 2016 as company number 10373037<ref>Companies House</ref>.
*[[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]
*[[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR]]
*[[BR Class 37 37308]]
*[[BR Class 37 37906]]
== References ==
