BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 37 37688 Great Rocks | |
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37688 at Highley in July 2019 | |
Built By | English Electric at Vulcan Foundry |
Configuration | Co-Co |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Status | Operational |
Loco Number | 37688 |
Other Numbers | D6905, 37205 |
History | |
Built | 1960 |
Type | Class 37 |
Technical | |
Length | 61ft 6in |
Weight | 102 tons |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 37 37688 Great Rocks is a diesel-electric locomotive which has been on hire to the SVRSevern Valley Railway since January 2018. The Class 37, also known as the English Electric Type 3The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1500 bhp to 1999 bhp, was a familiar sight on the British Rail network, in particular on InterCity services in East Anglia and Scotland. 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[1].
37688 in service
The loco entered service with BRBritish Rail or British Railways 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 TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock.. It was further re-numbered 37688 in 1986 following rebuilding as a Class 37/6[2].
37688 later saw service with the rail freight company Direct Rail Services (DRS).
37688 in preservation
In early 2017 37688 was sold by DRS and acquired by D05 Preservation Limited.[3]. It was initially resident on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.[4] The locomotive was subsequently repainted from DRS livery into Trainload Construction livery and renamed 'Great Rocks', with Buxton TMDTraction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot depot plaques and ICI crests being fitted.[5]
37688 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on hire in Jan 2018 for use on permanent way duties.[6]. 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 derailment of 75069 earlier that month. Since arrival, 37688 has also seen occasional use on passenger services and appeared at diesel galas.
See also
References
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ BR Database (Retrieved 5 August 2019)
- ↑ flicr photo
- ↑ Norfolk Orbital Railway
- ↑ D05 Preservation Limited Facebook
- ↑ SVR Meet our Locomotives
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