BR Diesel Electric Type 3 6975 (aka 37 275)
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| 6975 at Buckfastleigh ready for a footplate experience course 7 October 2017 | Photo © PBurrow 2017 |
- A potted history...
- New to Cardiff Canton on 9-4-1965,
- Dual braked & BR AWS fitted Feb/March 1969
- Renumbered to 37275 February 1974
- Modified to twin fuel tanks March 1979
- Worked part of a railtour “The Welsh Collieries” with 37280 between Cwm Bargoed to Dowlais Furnace Top Branch Jct 13-4-1980
- Worked into Devon on 1V71 to Paignton returning on 1M65 to/from Liverpool Lime St service on 23-6-1984
- Back in Devon again on 1V49 to Plymouth relief from York on 24-8-1984
- Transferred from Cardiff to Immingham 10-7-1988
- Named “Stainless Pioneer” at BSC Shepcote Lane Plate Mill by competition winner Mr Eric Britton a shift coordinator on 16-12-1989
- Transferred from Immingham to Cardiff Canton 10-5-1992
- De-named on 31-5-1992
- Transferred from Cardiff Canton to BR HQ Stored on 30-3-1992
- Transferred from BR HQ to Inverness 6-9-1992, named “Oor Willie” at BRML Springburn Works Glasgow on 14-10-1993
- Transferred from Inverness to Motherwell Glasgow on 20-3-1994
- Worked part of a railtour “Grampian Highlander” over two days with 37240 to Thurso & Wick then on the second day the Kittybrester Branch Aberdeen on 6/7-8-1994
- Transferred from Motherwell Glasgow to Bescot Birmingham on May 1995
- Stored unserviceable 16-5-1996
- Transferred from Bescot Birmingham to BR HQ on 13-9-1996
- Transferred from BR HQ to Cardiff Canton on 25-10-1996
- Worked a lot in the West Country until, transferred from Cardiff Canton to Toton on November 1998
- Stored unserviceable 22-1-1999
- Authoritied for component recovery 12-7-2000
- Sold to the “Class 37 Loco Group” June 2004 and into preservation
© South Devon Railway Association Limited 2017