Class 37/0 locomotive no.37005 is viewed here, standing in the down platform, (Whitby bound platform), at Glaisdale Station, on the Esk Valley Railway, on the early morning of 06/05/1975. The locomotive is hauling the once a week, Wednesday only pick-up freight service ultimately destined for Whitby Station, though by now, the service will mostly be made-up of wagon load coal traffic intended for the local solid fuel vendors. The train is waiting for the right-of-way, so that it can proceed onwards towards Grosmont Station, and then, to Whitby. The time is around 7:00 am, the sunlight is only just creeping across the station platforms, and so, the shadows are still long.
Built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, to Order No.E2868, and to Works No.D584, in 1961, as Class 37, and delivered new, to British Railways, Stratford M.P.D., (Shed No.30A), as No.D6705, on 12/01/1961. The locomotive was transferred to March M.P.D., (Shed No.31B), on 04/02/1961; and from there, back to Stratford M.P.D., (Shed No.30A), on 17/06/1961; and from there, to Wath M.P.D., (Shed No.41C), on 18/11/1967; and from there, to Tinsley M.P.D., (Shed No.41A), on 11/05/1968; and from there, to Thornaby M.P.D., (Shed No.51L), on 16/05/1970. The locomotive was transferred to Gateshead T.M.D. (Shed Code GD), on 02/09/1979; and from there, back to Thornaby T.M.D. (Shed Code TE), on 03/01/1982; and from there, back to Gateshead T.M.D. (Shed Code GD), on 23/01/1983; and from there, to Cardiff Canton T.M.D. (Shed Code CF), on 14/07/1985; and from there, back to Thornaby T.M.D. (Shed Code TE), on 18/01/1987. The locomotive was transferred to Motherwell T.M.D. (Shed Code ML) (Allocated to FMGM - Railfreight (Steel)), on 13/01/1991; and from there, back to Thornaby T.M.D. (Shed Code TE), (Allocated to FMTY - Trainload Metals), on 10/05/1992; and from there, to Immingham T.M.D. (Shed Code IM), (Allocated to FCJI - Trainload Freight Doncaster), on 02/08/1992; and from there, to Bristol Phillips Marsh T.M.D. (Shed Code SPM), (Allocated to GPSV - European Passenger Service), on 06/02/1995; and from there, to Old Oak Common T.M.D. (Shed Code OC), on 28/10/1996. The locomotive was transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor T.M.D. (Shed Code KM), as a de-registered / stored locomotive, on 19/02/2008, until transferred to Leicester T.M.D., and allocated to the Rail Operations Group, on 07/04/2017. The locomotive was renumbered, as No.37005, and reclassified as Class 37/0, on 02/02/1974, and then renumbered, as No.37501, and reclassified as Class 37/5, on 25/04/1985, and then renumbered, as No.37601, and reclassified as Class 37/6, on 06/02/1995. It is believed to be still in operational service at the time of writing.
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