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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37906 | Battlefield Line | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37905 | UK Rail Leasing | Stored | never seen | At Leicester, numbered D6836 |
| 37901 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37884 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37800 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37716 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37714 | Great Central Railway | never seen | ||
| 37706 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37703 | Torbay & Dartmouth Steam Railway | never seen | ||
| 37688 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37685 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37679 | East Lancashire Railway | Preserved | never seen | Minus branding |
| 37676 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37674 | Strathspey Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37669 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37668 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37667 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | On hire to Colas Rail | |
| 37612 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37611 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37610 | Colas Rail | never seen | Small BR arrow | |
| 37609 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37607 | Colas Rail | never seen | On hire from HNRC | |
| 37604 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37603 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37602 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Barrow Hill |
| 37521 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered D6817 | |
| 37518 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 37517 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 37516 | West Coast Railways | never seen | Ex 37086 | |
| 37512 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37608 | |
| 37510 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37112 | |
| 37508 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | never seen | Ex 37606 | |
| 37503 | Wensleydale Railway | Preserved | never seen | Undergoing refurbishment |
| 37501 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | Ex 37601 | |
| 37425 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37424 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | 37558 2018-2024 | |
| 37423 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37422 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37421 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37419 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | never seen | ||
| 37418 | LORAM UK | never seen | ||
| 37409 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37407 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37405 | Colas Rail | never seen | On hire from HNRC | |
| 37403 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | never seen | ||
| 37402 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37401 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 37350 | National Railway Museum | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37310 | Peak Rail | never seen | ||
| 37308 | Severn Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37294 | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway | never seen | ||
| 37275 | Torbay & Dartmouth Steam Railway | never seen | Numbered D6975 | |
| 37264 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | never seen | ||
| 37263 | Telford Steam Railway | Preserved | never seen | Under restoration |
| 37261 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Preserved | never seen | Under restoration |
| 37259 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37255 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37254 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37250 | Wensleydale Railway | never seen | ||
| 37248 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | never seen | Numbered D6948 | |
| 37240 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37227 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37219 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37218 | Rail Operations Group | never seen | ||
| 37216 | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D6916 |
| 37215 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37214 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway |
| 37207 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Dudley |
| 37198 | Head of Steam - Darlington | Preserved | never seen | Static Exhibit |
| 37190 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | At Margate - is said to have its bogies donated to 37688 |
| 37175 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37142 | Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37116 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37109 | East Lancashire Railway | never seen | ||
| 37108 | Crewe Heritage Centre | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37099 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37097 | Caledonian Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37075 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | never seen | Minus branding | |
| 37069 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Leicester |
| 37059 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37057 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 37042 | Eden Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | Undergoing restoration |
| 37038 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Worksop |
| 37037 | South Devon Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered 6737 |
| 37032 | North Norfolk Railway | never seen | Numbered D6732 | |
| 37029 | Epping Ongar Railway | never seen | Numbered D6729 | |
| 37025 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | never seen | ||
| 37023 | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37009 | Great Central Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 37003 | Class 37 Loco Group | 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 |