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|wheels = Co-Co
|power = Diesel-electric
|status = Unserviceable
|locono = 37190
|othernos = D6890 37314
|weight = 102 tons
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'''BR Class 37 37190''' is a diesel-electric locomotive which arrived on hire in 2020. The Class 37, also known as the English Electric Type 3, was a familiar sight diesel-electric locomotive which arrived on the British Rail network, hire in particular on InterCity services in East Anglia and Scotland2020. A summary of the Class 37 can be found on the [[37906BR Class 37 37308‎ |37308]] 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>.
== 37190 in service ==
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. Unfortunately, in September 2020 no. 37190 developed a serious engine fault and became unserviceable. It After a period of storage at Bewdley it left by lowloader on 2 August 2021for Jeremy Hosking's 'One:One Collection' at Margate.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4352 SVR-Online forum]</ref>
37190 is owned by '''Locomotive Services Limited''' and carries BR Blue livery. It operates only on heritage railways and is not main line certified<ref name=RailAdvent/>.
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