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|wheels    = Co-Co
 
|wheels    = Co-Co
 
|power      = Diesel-electric
 
|power      = Diesel-electric
|status    = Operational
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|status    = Unserviceable
 
|locono    = 37190
 
|locono    = 37190
 
|othernos  = D6890 37314
 
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|locotype  = '''Class 37'''
 
|locotype  = '''Class 37'''
 
|built      = 1964
 
|built      = 1964
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|years1    = 1986
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|events1    = Named 'Dalzell' 
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|years2    = 1993
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|events2    = Withdrawn and preserved
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|years3    = 2004
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|events3    = Visited the SVR for a gala
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|years4    = 2020
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|events4    = Visited the SVR, on loan
 
|length    = 61ft 6in
 
|length    = 61ft 6in
 
|weight    = 102 tons
 
|weight    = 102 tons
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37190 visited the SVR for the [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas#2000-2009|Autumn Diesel Gala in October 2004]].  
 
37190 visited the SVR for the [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas#2000-2009|Autumn Diesel Gala in October 2004]].  
  
In February 2020 37190 was announced as a visitor for the forthcoming spring Diesel Gala;<ref name=RailAdvent>[https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/02/two-diesel-locomotive-visitor-announcements-from-the-severn-valley-railway.html Railadvent]</ref> however the event was cancelled due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. 37190 subsequently arrived on the SVR on hire on 12 July 2020 to assist on infrastructure workings, a role previously carried out by classmate [[BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks|37688 Great Rocks]] between January 2018 and February 2020.  
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In February 2020 37190 was announced as a visitor for the forthcoming spring Diesel Gala;<ref name=RailAdvent>[https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/02/two-diesel-locomotive-visitor-announcements-from-the-severn-valley-railway.html Railadvent]</ref> however the event was cancelled due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. 37190 subsequently arrived on the SVR on hire on 12 July 2020 to assist on infrastructure workings, a role previously carried out by classmate [[BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks|37688 Great Rocks]] between January 2018 and February 2020. Unfortunately, in September 2020 no. 37190 developed a serious engine fault and became unserviceable.
  
 
37190 is owned by '''Locomotive Services Limited''' and carries BR Blue livery. It operates only on heritage railways and is not main line certified<ref name=RailAdvent/>.
 
37190 is owned by '''Locomotive Services Limited''' and carries BR Blue livery. It operates only on heritage railways and is not main line certified<ref name=RailAdvent/>.

Revision as of 11:47, 4 September 2020

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 37 37190
37190 20200808.jpg
37190 at Kidderminster in August 2020
Built By Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Configuration Co-Co
Power type Diesel-electric
Status Unserviceable
Loco Number 37190
Other Numbers D6890 37314
History
Built 1964
Type Class 37
1986 Named 'Dalzell'
1993 Withdrawn and preserved
2004 Visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway for a gala
2020 Visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway, on loan
Technical
Length 61ft 6in
Weight 102 tons

Diesel Locomotives

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 37 37190 is a diesel-electric locomotive which arrived on hire in 2020. 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. A summary of the Class 37 can be found on the 37906 page. 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].

37190 in service

The locomotive is a central headcode example built as works number E3368/8411 by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd and entered service as D6890 at Landore (87E) in January 1964. In 1973 it was renumbered 37190 under TOPS. On 31 March 1979 it operated the Railway Pictorial Publications Railtours' 'Westerns - Great Western' railtour between Paddington and Kidderminster mainline station for the SVRSevern Valley Railway's first 'Western Weekend', road coaches being laid on to get tour passengers between Kidderminster and Bewdley in both directions.[2]

On 29 November 1981 it moved to Eastfield and on 24 November 1985 to Motherwell.[3] It was again renumbered, to 37314 between 1986-1989, for dedicated steel traffic working off Motherwell depot, carrying the name Dalzell after the steel and ironworks in Motherwell of that name.[4]

It was stored in July 1992 and withdrawn on 16 July 1993[5].

37190 in preservation

It was preserved by Class 40 Appeal in 'large logo' blue livery at Midland Railway Centre, Butterley.[6]

37190 visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway for the Autumn Diesel Gala in October 2004.

In February 2020 37190 was announced as a visitor for the forthcoming spring Diesel Gala;[7] however the event was cancelled due to the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. 37190 subsequently arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on hire on 12 July 2020 to assist on infrastructure workings, a role previously carried out by classmate 37688 Great Rocks between January 2018 and February 2020. Unfortunately, in September 2020 no. 37190 developed a serious engine fault and became unserviceable.

37190 is owned by Locomotive Services Limited and carries BRBritish Rail or British Railways Blue livery. It operates only on heritage railways and is not main line certified[7].

See also

References

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Six Bells Junction (Retrieved 9 August 2020)
  3. Class 37.co.uk (Retrieved 9 August 2020)
  4. railinfo.com
  5. BRDatabase
  6. Preserved Diesels website (Retrieved 9 August 2020)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Railadvent

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