Class 37
Without doubt the most successful diesel design of the BR era and a strong contender to be called the greatest locomotive in British railway history, the definitive model of the English Electric Type 3 / Class 37 has been a long time coming. 309 examples of this mixed-traffic 1,750hp Co-Co class were built by English Electric and Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn between 1960 and 1965 to two basic designs, split and centre headcode. They could be found systemwide leading all kinds of freight and passenger services. 135 were rebuilt in the mid 1980s giving the class a further lease of life, while further major rebuilds have taken place since privatisation. Many are still hard at work today painted in the colours of a wide range of different operators including Network Rail and a plethora of private freight and passenger companies, such as Colas Rail, Direct Rail Services, Europhoenix, HN Rail and WCRC.
Class 37 - Railfreight - 37903 - DCC Sound Fitted
37903Flying the flag for their as-converted condition in Railfreight grey is 37903, the former 37249/D6949. Outshopped from BREL Crewe in February ...
View full detailsClass 37 - RF Metals - 37902 - DCC Sound Fitted
37902 British Steel LlanwernReleased to traffic in repowered form at the same time as Mirrlees Pioneer in October 1986, 37902 was rebuilt from 3714...
View full detailsClass 37 - Europhoenix - 37901 - DCC Sound Fitted - Exclusive
37901 Mirrlees PioneerWhen the six-cylinder Mirrlees Blackstone MB275T power unit was first lowered into carbody of the former 37150 it is unlikely...
View full detailsClass 37 - Large Logo Blue - 37429 - DCC Sound Fitted
37429 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Large Logo w/Welsh dragon Representing the original Cardiff Canton batch of six Class 37/4 conversions is No. 37429, ...
View full detailsClass 37 - Colas - 37421 - DCC Sound Fitted
37421 Colas Rail Stored by EWS at Motherwell in March 2005 and sold for preservation at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in 2009, No. 37421 wa...
View full detailsClass 37 - Large Logo Blue - 37420 - DCC Sound Fitted
37420 The Scottish Hosteller Large Logo w/Highland ‘stag’ No. 37420 was the penultimate member of the Inverness ‘eight’, Nos. 37414-37421, the octe...
View full detailsClass 37 - RF Construction - 37414 - DCC Sound Fitted
37414 Railfreight Construction The introduction of Class 156 ‘Super Sprinters’ on the West Highland from January 1989 and on the Far North/Kyle lin...
View full detailsClass 37 - EWS - 37408 - DCC Sound Fitted
37408 Loch Rannoch EWS Maroon/Gold Arguably the most popular of the Class 37/4s in the British Rail and early privatisation era, No. 37408 Loch Ran...
View full detailsClass 37 - DRS (heritage repaint) - 37218 - DCC Sound Fitted
The highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 - the first such event since 2019 - was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'he...
View full detailsClass 37 - Europhoenix - 37901 - Exclusive
37901 Mirrlees PioneerWhen the six-cylinder Mirrlees Blackstone MB275T power unit was first lowered into carbody of the former 37150 it is unlikely...
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