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'''BR Class 37 37308 ''' is a the last British Rail Class 37 diesel locomotive to be built in , dating to 1965. It is owned by a group of SVR diesel members, several of whom also part-owned former resident [[BR Class 37 37906|37906]] and are shareholders in the [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|Class 50 Alliance]]. A summary of the Class 37 can be found on the [[37906]] page.
==37308 in service==
==37308 in preservation==
It was purchased for preservation on 18 November 2007 and allocated to Kidderminster - Private Owner Diesel Locomotives just three days later. The SVR Board agreed at the time to accept it onto the Railway after restoration.<ref>SVR News 160, Boardroom Notes</ref> Between 2007 and 2012 it moved between Old Oak Common, Eastleigh, Cardiff Canton, RVEL at Derby and Lydney on the Dean Forest Railway undergoing overhaul. This included being heavily stripped down in order to try and overcome the years of rust and rot which had taken its toll on the loco. A report of progress in 2010 noted that "...''the locomotive appeared to be in fairly good order when bought for preservation, but deeper investigations revealed that the foam that had been pumped into many of the voids in the floor space and other areas to improve the cab environment by blocking draughts, etc, had broken down and had absorbed large amounts of water. Consequently, many of the electrical conduits and brake pipes that are also in the floor voids have rusted through and need to be replaced''".<ref>SVR News 170, Diesel Fleet Report</ref>
In January 2018 and June 2019 the Chairman of the SVR Diesel Committee referred to 37308 being under restoration for use on the SVR.<ref>SVR News 206, p.22</ref> It arrived on 12 July 2020 for restoration to continue at [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster TMD]]. It arrived with bogies with new size tyres and the engine, generators and radiator compartment overhauled. An electrical contractor had previously been engaged to rewire the loco.
