Fleet → Class 37
About the Class 37
The Class 37 is a freight locomotive built by English Electric between 1960 and 1965. The register lists 90: 55 in traffic, 14 out of service and 21 preserved. The largest holders are Colas Rail (13), Harry Needle Railroad Company (12) and Rail Operations Group (12), with 31 others holding the rest.
90 in the register 55 in traffic 14 out of service 21 preserved
Units
| Unit | Operator | Status | Last worked | Last seen at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37003 | Class 37 Loco Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37009 | Great Central Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37023 | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37025 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | never seen | ||
| 37029 | Epping Ongar Railway | never seen | Numbered D6729 | |
| 37032 | North Norfolk Railway | never seen | Numbered D6732 | |
| 37037 | South Devon Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered 6737 |
| 37038 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37042 | Eden Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | Undergoing restoration |
| 37057 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37059 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37069 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Leicester |
| 37075 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | never seen | Minus branding | |
| 37097 | Caledonian Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37099 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37108 | Crewe Heritage Centre | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37109 | East Lancashire Railway | never seen | ||
| 37116 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37142 | Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37175 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37190 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | At Margate - is said to have its bogies donated to 37688 |
| 37198 | Head of Steam - Darlington | Preserved | never seen | Static Exhibit |
| 37207 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Dudley |
| 37214 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway |
| 37215 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37216 | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D6916 |
| 37218 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37219 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37227 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37240 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37248 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | never seen | Numbered D6948 | |
| 37250 | Wensleydale Railway | never seen | ||
| 37254 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37255 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37259 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37261 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Preserved | never seen | Under restoration |
| 37263 | Telford Steam Railway | Preserved | never seen | Under restoration |
| 37264 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | never seen | ||
| 37275 | Torbay & Dartmouth Steam Railway | never seen | Numbered D6975 | |
| 37294 | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway | never seen | ||
| 37308 | Severn Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37310 | Peak Rail | never seen | ||
| 37350 | National Railway Museum | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37401 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37402 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37403 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | never seen | ||
| 37405 | Colas Rail | never seen | On hire from HNRC | |
| 37407 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37409 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37418 | LORAM UK | never seen | ||
| 37419 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37421 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37422 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37423 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37424 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | 37558 2018-2024 | |
| 37425 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37501 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37601 | |
| 37503 | Wensleydale Railway | Preserved | never seen | Undergoing refurbishment |
| 37508 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | never seen | Ex 37606 | |
| 37510 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37112 | |
| 37512 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37608 | |
| 37516 | West Coast Railways | never seen | Ex 37086 | |
| 37517 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 37518 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37521 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered D6817 | |
| 37602 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Barrow Hill |
| 37603 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37604 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37607 | Colas Rail | never seen | On hire from HNRC | |
| 37609 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37610 | Colas Rail | never seen | Small BR arrow | |
| 37611 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37612 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37667 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | On hire to Colas Rail | |
| 37668 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37669 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37674 | Strathspey Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37676 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37679 | East Lancashire Railway | Preserved | never seen | Minus branding |
| 37685 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37688 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37703 | Torbay & Dartmouth Steam Railway | never seen | ||
| 37706 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37714 | Great Central Railway | never seen | ||
| 37716 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37800 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37884 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37901 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37905 | UK Rail Leasing | Stored | never seen | At Leicester, numbered D6836 |
| 37906 | Battlefield Line | Preserved | never seen |
Operators
Who runs them, and how many each holds. The subclasses link to that operator's own page for the type.
Liveries
What the class wears, across every operator. Units whose livery the register does not record are left out rather than counted as unliveried.
| Livery | Units |
|---|---|
| BR Blue | 13 |
| BR Large Logo | 10 |
| DRS Blue Unbranded | 8 |
| BR Green | 7 |
| Colas Orange/Yellow | 7 |
| WCR Maroon | 7 |
| Railfreight Metals | 4 |
| Railfreght Grey | 3 |
| BR Civil Engineers | 2 |
| BR Lined Black | 2 |
| BR ScotRail | 2 |
| DRS Compass | 2 |
| EPR Silver/Teal | 2 |
| Europhoenix | 2 |
| HNRC Orange | 2 |
| Railfreight Triple Grey | 2 |
| Swietelsky Orange/Blue | 2 |
| BR Light Blue/White Stripe | 1 |
| BR Railfreight Grey | 1 |
| DRS Compass Revised | 1 |
| EPR Green/Teal | 1 |
| EWS Maroon & Gold | 1 |
| Loadhaul | 1 |
| LORAM | 1 |
| Railfreight (Transrail) | 1 |
| Railfreight Aggregates | 1 |
| Railfreight Coal | 1 |
| Regional Railways | 1 |
| ROG Blue | 1 |
| Stripped EWS | 1 |