Class 37/0 locomotive no.37003 is viewed here, standing in the down platform, (Whitby bound platform), at Glaisdale Station, on the Esk Valley Railway, on the early morning of 14/07/1976. 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. No.37003 had also worked the previous Wednesday's service on 07/07/1976.
On the up platform, (Middlesbrough bound platform), stands Class 101, Twin-Car D.M.U. Set, (comprising No.E50213 & No.E56219), which has just arrived on a Whitby to Middlesbrough service, and bringing with it, the Royal Mail Post for that day.
Locomotive No.37003, was built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, to Order No.E2886, and to Works No.D582, in 1960, as Class 37, and delivered new, to British Railways, Stratford M.P.D., (Shed No.30A), as No.D6703, on 28/12/1960. The locomotive was transferred, to March M.P.D., (Shed No.31B), on 20/05/1961; 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 30/09/1967, and from there, to Tinsley M.P.D., (Shed No.41A), on 11/11/1967; 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), 21/09/1979; and from there, to Thornaby T.M.D., (Shed Code TE), on 03/01/1982; and from there, to Healey Mills T.M.D., (Shed Code HM), on 28/02/1982; and from there, back to Thornaby T.M.D., (Shed Code TE), on 16/05/1982; and from there, back to Gateshead T.M.D., (Shed Code GD), on 03/10/1982; and from there, to Tinsley T.M.D., (Shed Code TI), on 05/07/1987; and from there, to Eastfield T.M.D., (Shed Code ED) (Allocated to FEPE - Power Station Coal), on 19/01/1992. The locomotive was put into storage as unserviceable on 22/08/1994, and stable at Immingham T.M.D. (Shed Code IM), on 09/04/1997. The locomotive was purchased for preservation by The Class 37 Group, on 24/04/1998. The locomotive was renumbered, as No.37003, and reclassified as Class 37/0, on 02/02/1974.
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