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== 37190 in service ==
The locomotive is a central headcode example built as works number E3368/8411 by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd and entered service as D6890 at Landore (87E) in January 1964. In 1973 it was renumbered 37190 under [[TOPS codes|TOPS]] . On 31 March 1979 it operated the Railway Pictorial Publications Railtours' 'Westerns - Great Western' railtour between Paddington and later [[Kidderminster mainline station]] for the SVR's first 'Western Weekend', road coaches being laid on to get tour passengers between Kidderminster and [[Bewdley]] in both directions.<ref>[https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/70s/790331rp.htm Six Bells Junction] (Retrieved 9 August 2020)</ref> On 29 November 1981 it moved to Eastfield and on 24 November 1985 to Motherwell.<ref>[https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37190 Class 37.co.uk] (Retrieved 9 August 2020)</ref> It was again renumbered, to 37314 between 1986-1989 , for dedicated steel traffic working off Motherwell depot, from 4 October 1988 carrying the name ''Dalzell'' after the steel and ironworks in Motherwell of that name. <ref>[https://railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?itemx=%2037190 railinfo.com]</ref> It was stored in July 1992 and withdrawn on 16 July 1993<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=6890&loco=6890BRDatabase BRDatabase]</ref><ref>[https://railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?itemx=%2037190 railinfo.com]</ref>.
== 37190 in preservation ==
It was preserved by Class 40 Appeal in 'large logo' blue livery and at Midland Railway Centre, Butterley.<ref>[https://preserved-diesels.co.uk/engine/class-37/ Preserved Diesels website] (Retrieved 9 August 2020)</ref>
37190 visited the SVR for the [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas#2000-2009|Autumn Diesel Gala in October 2004]].
In February 2020 37190 was announced as a visitor for the forthcoming spring Diesel Gala;<ref name=RailAdvent>[https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/02/two-diesel-locomotive-visitor-announcements-from-the-severn-valley-railway.html Railadvent]</ref> however the event was cancelled due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. 37190 subsequently arrived on the SVR on hire on 12 July 2020 to assist on infrastructure workings, a role previously carried out by classmate [[BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks|37688 Great Rocks]] between January 2018 and February 2020.
