List of British Rail Class 37 locomotives

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D6850 / 37150 / 37901

The 309 members of the class 37 underwent many changes in their long career on British railways. Under the TOPS system each change was reflected in a change of identity. This table attempts to catalogue those changes.

Fleet list[edit]

Legend
Strikethrough Denotes TOPS numbers allocated, but never actually carried by the locomotive.
The D prefix to BTC numbers was generally dropped after August 1968.
Colour Key
In service Stored Scrapped Preserved
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Numbers Names Status Notes
BTC TOPS Post-TOPS
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
D6600 37300 37429 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol[1] Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, February 2008
D6601 37301 37412 1) Loch Lomond[1]
2) Driver John Elliott[2]
Scrapped
D6602 37302 37416 1) Mt Fuji[nb 1]
2) Sir Robert McAlpine / Concrete Bob
Scrapped
D6603 37303 37271 37333 Scrapped At Crewe Works, July 1997
D6604 37304 37272 37334 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, August 2005
D6605 37305 37407 1) Loch Long[1]
2) Blackpool Tower[3]
Stored[4]
D6606 37306 37273 Scrapped By Gwent Demolition, Margam, May 1993
D6607 37307 37403 1) Glendarroch[1]
2) Ben Cruachan[2]
3) Isle of Mull
In service Privately owned (on hire to Direct Rail Services)
D6608 37308 37274 Preserved At the Severn Valley Railway[5]
D6700 37119 37350 D6700 National Railway Museum[3] Preserved At the Great Central Railway
D6701 37001 37707 Scrapped
D6702 37002 37351 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, November 2007
D6703 37003 1) First East Anglian Regiment[nb 2][6]
2) Tiger Moth[nb 1]
3) Dereham Neatherd High School 1912-2012[7]
Preserved By the Class 37 Locomotive Group[8] at Mid-Norfolk Railway
D6704 37004 Second East Anglian Regiment[nb 3][6] Scrapped By MC Metals, Glasgow, June 1996
D6705 37005 37501 37601 1) Third East Anglian Regiment[nb 3][6]
2) Teesside Steelmaster[1]
3) Class 37 - Fifty
4) Perseus
In service Europhoenix (leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6706 37006 37798 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, July 2009
D6707 37007 37506 37604 1) The East Anglian Regiment
2) British Steel Skinningrove[1]
Scrapped
D6708 37008 37352 Hornet[nb 1] Scrapped At Crewe Works, July 1996
D6709 37009 37340 Preserved By English Electric Preservation at Great Central Railway (Nottingham)
D6710 37010 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, July 2007
D6711 37011 Scrapped By J.Rollason, Wellington, August 1989, following accident damage[9]
D6712 37012 1) Derwent[nb 1]
2) Loch Rannoch
Scrapped by Sims Metals Beeston in 2003 [10]
D6713 37013 Vampire[nb 1] Scrapped By HNRC at Kingsbury, February 2007
D6714 37014 37709 Scrapped
D6715 37015 37341 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2003
D6716 37016 37706 Conidae[2] Preserved Privately owned, at Epping Ongar Railway
D6717 37017 37503 British Steel Shelton[1] Preserved By the Shires Removal Group
D6718 37018 37517 Stored West Coast Railways
D6719 37019 37342 Scrapped
D6720 37020 37702 L30 Taff Merthyr[11] Scrapped
D6721 37021 37715 British Petroleum[2] Scrapped By HNRC at Kingsbury, November 2005
D6722 37022 37512 37608 1) Thornaby Demon[1]
2) Andromeda
In service Europhoenix (Leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6723 37023 1) Stratford[nb 1]
2) Stratford TMD Quality Approved[2]
Preserved Privately-owned, at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
D6724 37024 37714 L031 L26 Preserved By the Heavy Tractor Group at the Great Central Railway
D6725 37025 Inverness TMD Quality Approved[2] In service The Scottish 37 Group[12] (on hire to Colas Rail)
D6726 37026 37320 1) Shap Fell[1]
2) Loch Awe[nb 4]
Scrapped By EWS, Wigan, July 2000
D6727 37027 37519 1) Loch Eil[nb 5]
2) Orion[14]
Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2008
D6728 37028 37505 British Steel Workington[1] Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, February 2008
D6729 37029 D6729 Preserved Privately-owned, at Epping Ongar Railway
D6730 37030 37701 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, January 2008
D6731 37031 Scrapped At Cardiff Canton, May 1997
D6732 37032 37353 D6732 Mirage Preserved Privately-owned, at the North Norfolk Railway
D6733 37033 37719 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, January 2008
D6734 37034 37704 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, June 2009
D6735 37035 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2000
D6736 37036 37507 37605 Hartlepool Pipe Mill[1] Scrapped As spares for the Heavy Tractor Group
D6737 37037 37321 Gartcosh[1] Preserved South Devon Railway[15]
D6738 37038 In service Direct Rail Services
D6739 37039 37504 37603 British Steel Corby[1] In service Direct Rail Services
D6740 37040 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2006
D6741 37041 37520 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, October 2007
D6742 37042 Preserved Was at Eden Valley Railway[16]
D6743 37043 37354 Loch Lomond[nb 6] Scrapped By Sims Metal, May 2003
D6744 37044 37710 Stored West Coast Railways
D6745 37045 37355 Scrapped By HNRC, November 2003
D6746 37046 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, September 2009
D6747 37047 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, May 2008
D6748 37048 Scrapped By HNRC, April 2003
D6749 37049 37322 37343 Imperial[1] Scrapped By HNRC, December 2003
D6750 37050 37717 1) Stainless Pioneer[2]
2) Maltby Lilly Hall Junior School, Rotherham
Railsafe Trophy Winners 1996

3) St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, City of Durham
Railsafe Trophy Winners 1997

4) Berwick Middle School
Railsafe Trophy Winners 1998
[3]
Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2009
D6751 37051 Merehead[3] Scrapped By Sims Metal, January 2008
D6752 37052 37713 Scrapped By HNRC, June 2007
D6753 37053 37344 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2006
D6754 37054 Scrapped At Motherwell MPD, September 2003
D6755 37055 Rail Celebrity Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, April 2008
D6756 37056 37513 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2008
D6757 37057 Viking[nb 1][3] In service Colas Rail
D6758 37058 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2009
D6759 37059 Port of Tilbury[1] Stored bought by HNRC in June 2022, at Worksop awaiting assessment[17]
D6760 37060 37705 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, August 2007
D6761 37061 37799 L030 L27 Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed[1] Scrapped
D6762 37062 Scrapped By Vic Berry, Leicester, April 1990
D6763 37063 Scrapped By HNRC, December 2001
D6764 37064 37515 Scrapped By TJ Thomson
D6765 37065 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, December 2007
D6766 37066 Valiant[nb 1] Scrapped At Crewe Works, August 1997
D6767 37067 37703 L023 L25 Preserved At the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
D6768 37068 37356 Grainflow[1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, August 2005
D6769 37069 Thornaby TMD[1] In service Direct Rail Services (On loan to Loram UK)
D6770 37070 025031 Scrapped By HNRC, July 2004
D6771 37071 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, October 2005
D6772 37072 Venom[nb 1] Scrapped By HNRC, October 2004
D6773 37073 1)Tornado[nb 1]
2) Fort William / An Gearasdan[2]
Scrapped By Ian Riley Engineering, April 2003
D6774 37074 Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham, November 2005
D6775 37075 Preserved Privately-owned, at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
D6776 37076 37518 In service West Coast Railways
D6777 37077 Hurricane[nb 1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham
D6778 37078 Scrapped By HNRC, February 2004
D6779 37079 37357 Medite[3] Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, August 2008
D6780 37080 Scrapped At Cardiff Canton, May 1997
D6781 37081 37797 Loch Long[nb 7] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2006
D6782 37082 37502 37602 1) British Steel Teesside[1]
2) T.S. Eliot**
In service Direct Rail Services
D6783 37083 Scrapped By Raxstar, April 2000
D6784 37084 37718 L021 L22 Hartlepool Pipe Mill[2] Stored
D6785 37085 37711 Tremorfa Steel Works[1] Scrapped By HNRC, March 2006
D6786 37086 37516 In service West Coast Railways
D6787 37087 1) Vulcan[nb 1]
2) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Scrapped
D6788 37088 37323 Clydesdale[1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, October 2002
D6789 37089 37708 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2008
D6790 37090 37508 37606 Stored Direct Rail Services
D6791 37091 37358 P&O Containers[1] Scrapped By TJ Thomson, May 2007
D6792 37092 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, October 2001
D6793 37093 37509 Scrapped At Cardiff Canton, August 2005
D6794 37094 37716 L034 L23 British Steel Corby[2] In service Direct Rail Services
D6795 37095 Scrapped By HNRC, February 2005
D6796 37096 Spitfire[nb 1] Scrapped By MC Metals, Glasgow, September 1991
D6797 37097 Old Fettercairn Preserved By the Caledonian Railway Diesel Group[18] at the Caledonian Railway
D6798 37098 Scrapped By HNRC, May 2002
D6799 37099 37324 Clydebridge[1] In service Colas Rail
D6800 37100 97301 Stored Network Rail Stored at Peak Rail
D6801 37101 37345 Scrapped By HNRC, August 2003
D6802 37102 37712 1) The Cardiff Rod Mill[1]
2) Teesside Steelmaster[2]
Stored West Coast Railways
D6803 37103 37511 37607 Stockton Haulage[1] In service ?HNRC? [citation needed]
D6804 37104 Scrapped By Raxstar, April 2000
D6805 37105 37796 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2009
D6806 37106 Scrapped By EWS, Wigan, August 2000
D6807 37107 Fury[nb 1] Scrapped By EWS, Wigan, December 1998
D6808 37108 37325 Lanarkshire Steel[1] Preserved Privately-owned, at Crewe Heritage Centre
D6809 37109 Preserved Privately-owned, at East Lancashire Railway
D6810 37110 Scrapped By Raxstar, May 2000
D6811 37111 37326 Outward Bound School Loch Eit[19] Scrapped By HNRC, July 2003
D6812 37112 37510 In service Europhoenix (Leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6813 37113 Radio Highland[11] Scrapped By MC Metals, Edinburgh, August 1995
D6814 37114 1) Dunrobin Castle[1]
2) City of Worcester[2]
Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, January 2008
D6815 37115 37514 37609 Stored Direct Rail Services
D6816 37116 1) Comet[nb 1]
2) Sister Dora[3]
In service Colas Rail
D6817 37117 37521 English China Clays[20] In service Locomotive Services Limited
D6818 37118 37359 Scrapped By HNRC, January 2005
D6819 37283 37895 Scrapped
D6820 37120 37887 Castell Caerffilli / Caerphilly Castle[2] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2008
D6821 37121 37677 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, October 2008
D6822 37122 37692 The Lass O` Ballochmyle[2] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, July 2009
D6823 37123 37679 Preserved Privately-owned, at Burton Wagon Works
D6824 37124 37894 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, August 2008
D6825 37125 37904 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, November 2004
D6826 37126 37676 In service West Coast Railways
D6827 37127 37370 Scrapped By CF Booth, September 2005
D6828 37128 37330 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, November 2001
D6829 37129 37669 In service West Coast Railways
D6830 37130 37681 Scrapped At Crewe Works, August 1995
D6831 37131 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2007
D6832 37132 37673 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, May 2008
D6833 37133 Scrapped By HNRC, November 2004
D6834 37134 37684 Peak National Park[2] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham
D6835 37135 37888 L024 L31 Petrolea[1] Scrapped
D6836 37136 37905 1) Vulcan Enterprise[1]
2) Mirrlees Pioneer
Preserved At the Watercress Line
D6837 37137 37312 Clyde Iron[1] Scrapped By TJ Thomson, July 2006
D6838 37138 025032 Scrapped By HNRC, July 2004
D6839 37139 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, February 2004
D6840 37140 Scrapped By EWS, July 2001
D6841 37141 Scrapped By HNRC, February 2005
D6842 37142 Preserved At Bodmin & Wenford Railway[21]
D6843 37143 37800 L025 L33 1) Glo Cymru[1]
2) Cassiopeia
In service Europhoenix (Leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6844 37144 Scrapped By Sims Metal, October 2003
D6845 37145 37313 37382 Scrapped By Raxstar, April 2000
D6846 37146 Stored Europhoenix
D6847 37147 37371 Scrapped By EWS, June 2001
D6848 37148 37902 British Steel Llanwern Scrapped By Sims Metal, April 2005
D6849 37149 37892 Ripple Lane[1] Scrapped In January 2008
D6850 37150 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer[1] In service Europhoenix
D6851 37151 37667 1) Wensleydale[1]
2) Meldon Quarry Centenary[3]
In service Locomotive Services Limited
D6852 37152 37310 British Steel Ravenscraig[1] Preserved Private owner[22] at Peak Rail
D6853 37153 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2003
D6854 37154 Sabre[nb 1] Scrapped By EWS, Wigan, July 2000
D6855 37155 37897 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, February 2008
D6856 37156 37311 British Steel Hunterstone[1] Scrapped By EWS, Wigan, January 2000
D6857 37157 37695 Scrapped By Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham, April 2008
D6858 37158 Scrapped By HNRC, April 2008
D6859 37159 37372 Stored Baby Deltic Project
D6860 37160 37373 Lightning[nb 1] Scrapped By MRJ Philips, July 1997
D6861 37161 37899 L022 L21 County of West Glamorgan / Sir Gorllewin Morgannwg[11] Scrapped At Madrid, Spain, July 2003
D6862 37162 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, December 2005
D6863 37163 37802 L32 Scrapped In Spain, July 2003
D6864 37164 37675 1) William Cookworthy[1]
2) Margam TMD[nb 1]
Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury
D6865 37165 37374 Stored West Coast Railways
D6866 37166 37891 Scrapped By EMR, Attercliffe
D6867 37167 37383 37383 Scrapped By HNRC, January 2008
D6868 37168 37890 The Railway Observer[2] Scrapped By Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham
D6869 37169 37674 St Blaise Church 1445-1995[3] Preserved Private owner
D6870 37170 97302 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways / Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog ac Eryri[23] In service Network Rail (Operated by Colas Rail)
D6871 37171 37690 37611 Pegasus In service Europhoenix (Leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6872 37172 37686 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, April 2006
D6873 37173 37801 L032 L29 Aberthaw / Aberddawan[1] Scrapped
D6874 37174 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, April 2008
D6875 37175 In service Colas Rail
D6876 37176 37883 L28 Scrapped
D6877 37177 37885 L033 L24 Scrapped At Madrid, Spain, July 2003
D6878 37178 97303 Dave Berry[24] In service Network Rail (Operated by Colas Rail)
D6879 37179 37691 37612 In service HNRC
D6880 37180 37886 Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed[25] Scrapped
D6881 37181 37687 37610 1) The Malcolm Group
2) TS Cassidy 14.5.61-6.4.08[26]
In service HNRC
D6882 37182 37670 St Blazey T&RS Depot[2] Scrapped
D6883 37183 37884 L34 1) Gartcosh[3]
2) Cepheus
In service Europhoenix (Leased to Rail Operations Group)
D6884 37184 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, September 2001
D6885 37185 1) Buccaneer[nb 1]
2) Lea & Perrins[2]
Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2006
D6886 37186 37898 Cwmbargoed DP[2] Scrapped
D6887 37187 37683 Scrapped
D6888 37188 Jimmy Shand[1] Scrapped
D6889 37189 37672 Freight Transport Association[1] Scrapped By TJ Thomson
D6890 37190 37314 Dalzell[1] Preserved At One:One Collection, Margate[27]
D6891 37191 Scrapped By EWS, January 2001
D6892 37192 37694 The Lass O` Ballochmyle[11] Scrapped
D6893 37193 37375 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, January 2008
D6894 37194 British International Freight Association[11] Scrapped
D6895 37195 37689 Scrapped By EMR, Attercliffe
D6896 37196 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, May 2009
D6897 37197 Scrapped
D6898 37198 Stored Network Rail
D6899 37199 37376 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2006
D6900 37200 37377 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, October 2009
D6901 37201 Saint Margaret[2] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2009
D6902 37202 37331 Scrapped By HNRC, August 2003
D6903 37203 Scrapped By Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham
D6904 37204 37378 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, June 1996
D6905 37205 37688 1) Great Rocks[1]
2) Kingmoor TMD
Preserved Owned by D05 Preservation Limited, on lease to Locomotive Services Limited[28]
D6906 37206 37906 Star of the East Preserved Privately-owned, at Battlefield Line Railway
D6907 37207 William Cookworthy[29] Preserved At Barrow Hill
D6908 37208 37803 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, July 2007
D6909 37209 Phantom[nb 1] Scrapped By HNRC, July 2002
D6910 37210 37693 1) Sir William Arrol[11]
2) Saint Margaret
Scrapped By EMR, Attercliffe
D6911 37211 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, July 2007
D6912 37212 Scrapped By Raxstar, February 2004
D6913 37213 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, May 2003
D6914 37214 Stored Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
D6915 37215 D6915 Preserved By The Growler Group[30] at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
D6916 37216 Great Eastern[2] Preserved Privately-owned, at Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway[31]
D6917 37217 97304 John Tiley[32] In service Network Rail (Operated by Colas Rail)
D6918 37218 In service Direct Rail Services
D6919 37219 Shirley Ann Smith In service Colas Rail
D6920 37220 Westerleigh[11] Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, September 2007
D6921 37221 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, May 2009
D6922 37222 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, August 2008
D6923 37223 Scrapped By Sims Metal, March 2003
D6924 37224 37680 Scrapped By TJ Thomson
D6925 37225 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, June 2004
D6926 37226 37379 1) Ipswich WRD[2]
2) Ipswich WRD Quality Assured[3]
Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2008
D6927 37227 Preserved At the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway[33]
D6928 37228 37696 Scrapped
D6929 37229 1) The Cardiff Rod Mill[1]
2) Jonty Jarvis[34]
Scrapped
D6930 37230 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2006
D6931 37231 37896 Scrapped By Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham
D6932 37232 Institution of Railway Signal Engineers[11] Scrapped By EWS, March 2000
D6933 37233 37889 Scrapped By HNRC, March 2007
D6934 37234 37685 In service West Coast Railways
D6935 37235 Coal Merchants Association of Scotland[1] Scrapped By HNRC, April 2008
D6936 37236 37682 Hartlepool Pipe Mill[3] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, November 2016
D6937 37237 37893 Scrapped
D6938 37238 Spitfire II[nb 1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2009
D6939 37239 37332 The Coal Merchants Association of Scotland[2] Scrapped By HNRC, June 2000
D6940 37240 Golden Heart[nb 1] Preserved By Boden Rail Engineering[35]
D6941 37241 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, September 2001
D6942 37242 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2006
D6943 37243 37697 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2006
D6944 37244 Scrapped Byy EWS, November 2000
D6945 37245 Scrapped By EWS, September 2000
D6946 37246 37698 Coedbach[1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham
D6947 37247 37671 Tre Pol & Pen[1] Scrapped By EMR, Attercliffe
D6948 37248 1) Midland Railway Centre[3]
2) Loch Arkaig
Preserved Privately-owned, at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
D6949 37249 37903 Scrapped In October 2005
D6950 37250 Gladiator[nb 1] Preserved Privately-owned, at the Wensleydale Railway
D6951 37251 The Northern Lights[2] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, September 2001
D6952 37252 Scrapped By HNRC, July 2002
D6953 37253 37699 Scrapped At Crewe Works, July 1997
D6954 37254 1) Driver Robin Prince MBE
2) Cardiff Canton
In service Colas Rail
D6955 37255 Preserved Private owner[36] at Great Central Railway[37]
D6956 37256 37678 Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, June 2007
D6957 37257 37668 Leyburn[1] In service West Coast Railways
D6958 37258 37384 Scrapped By HNRC, November 2005
D6959 37259 37380 In service Direct Rail Services
D6960 37260 Radio Highland[38] Scrapped By MC Metals, Glasgow, September 1991
D6961 37261 Caithness[1] Preserved Privately-owned, at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
D6962 37262 Dounreay[1] Scrapped By Sims Metal, February 2004
D6963 37263 Preserved Privately-owned, at the Telford Steam Railway[39]
D6964 37264 Preserved Privately-owned, at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway[40]
D6965 37265 37430 Cwmbrân[1] Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, May 2008
D6966 37266 37422 1) Robert F. Fairlie Locomotive Engineer 1831-1885[2]
2) Cardiff Canton
Stored Direct Rail Services
D6967 37267 37421 1) Strombidae[11]
2) The Kingsman[2]
In service Colas Rail
D6968 37268 37401 1) Mary Queen of Scots[1]
2) The Royal Scotsman
Stored Direct Rail Services
D6969 37269 37417 1) Highland Region[1]
2) Rail[3]
3) Richard Trevithick[41]
Scrapped
D6970 37270 37409 1) Loch Awe[1]
2) Lord Hinton
Stored Direct Rail Services
D6971 37271 37418 1) An Comunn Gaedhealach[1]
2) Pectinidae[11]
3) East Lancashire Railway[2]
In service Privately-owned (on hire to Colas Rail)
D6972 37272 37431 1) Sir Powys / County of Powys[1]
2) Bullidae[11]
Scrapped By EWS, August 2000
D6973 37273 37410 Aluminium 100[1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, March 2013[42]
D6974 37274 37402 1) Oor Wullie[1]
2) Bont y Bermo[2]
3) Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954-8.6.2013
In service Direct Rail Services
D6975 37275 1) Stainless Pioneer[11]
2) Oor Wullie[2]
Preserved At Dartmouth Steam Railway
D6976 37276 37413 1) Loch Eil Outward Bound[1]
2) The Scottish Railway Preservation Society[3]
Scrapped
D6977 37277 37415 Mt Etna[nb 1] Scrapped
D6978 37278 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, May 2003
D6979 37279 37424 37558[nb 8] Isle of Mull[11]
Avro Vulcan XH558
In service Direct Rail Services
D6980 37280 Scrapped At Old Oak Common, April 1997
D6981 37281 37428 David Lloyd George[1] Scrapped
D6982 37282 37405 Strathclyde Region[1] Stored Direct Rail Services
D6983 Scrapped By Hayes, Bridgend, June 1966
D6984 37284 37381 Scrapped By Raxstar, May 2000
D6985 37285 37335 Scrapped By Raxstar, May 2000
D6986 37286 37404 1) Ben Cruachan[1]
2) Loch Long[3]
Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, January 2002
D6987 37287 37414 Cathays C&W works 1846-1993[2] Scrapped By TJ Thomson, March 2009
D6988 37288 37427 1) Bont y Bermo[1]
2) Highland Enterprise
Scrapped
D6989 37289 37408 1) Loch Rannoch[1]
2) Nick Dodson / Sue Dodson
3) Cwmbran
Scrapped By EMR, Kingsbury, January 2008
D6990 37290 37411 1) Institution of Railway Signal Engineers[1]
2) Tŷ Hafan[3]
3) Caerphilly Castle[43]
Scrapped
D6991 37291 37419 1) Mt Pinatubo[nb 1]
2) Carl Haviland 1954 - 2012
In service Direct Rail Services
D6992 37292 37425 1) Sir Robert McAlpine / Concrete Bob[1]
2) Pride of the Valleys[43]
In service Direct Rail Services
D6993 37293 Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2009
D6994 37294 Preserved By the Dales Diesel Group at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway
D6995 37295 37406 The Saltire Society[1] Scrapped
D6996 37296 37423 1) Sir Murray Morrison 1873-1948
Pioneer of the British Aluminium Industry
[1]
2) Spirit of the Lakes
Stored Formerly owned by Direct Rail Services. Transferred to the Crewe Heritage Centre in 2022.[44]
D6997 37297 37420 The Scottish Hosteller[1] Scrapped By Ron Hull Jr, Rotherham, February 2008
D6998 37298 Victor[nb 1] Scrapped By CF Booth, Rotherham, February 2006
D6999 37299 37426 1) Mt Vesuvius[nb 1]
2) Y Lein Fach / Vale of Rheidol[1]
Scrapped

See also[edit]

British Rail Class 37 § Preservation, for details – including liveries – of preserved locomotives.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Unofficial name, often applied by depot staff. [citation needed]
  2. ^ Name never carried in traffic.
  3. ^ a b Names allocated but plates never fitted.
  4. ^ 37026 was named Loch Awe at Glasgow Queen Street on 6 October 1981.[13]
  5. ^ 37027 was named Loch Eil at Glasgow Queen Street on 6 October 1981.[13]
  6. ^ 37043 was named Loch Lomond at Glasgow Queen Street on 6 October 1981.[13]
  7. ^ 37081 was named Loch Long at Glasgow Queen Street on 6 October 1981.[13]
  8. ^ Still 37424 under TOPS. 558 only applied to side of loco, front of loco still carries 424

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