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The Class 37, also known as the English Electric Type 3, was allocated to all regions except the Southern. They operated InterCity services in East Anglia and Scotland, secondary and inter-regional passenger services, and freight. The Class 37s are sometimes nicknamed "Tractors" after the agricultural sound of the diesel engine.<ref>Wikipedia</ref> They share share a number of components with other EE Classes such as Class 20, 50 and 55, e.g. engine components, brake equipment, electrical switch gear and electrical machines.<ref>[https://www.renownrepulse.com/ Renown Repulse Restoration Group] (Retrieved 20 February 2024)</ref>
As built, all were Class 37/0 locomotives. Train hearing heating was supplied by a boiler. Many of the Class were however rebuilt in the 1980s as follows:
*Class 37/3 fitted with refurbished bogies and increased fuel capacity.
