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37402 ‘Bont Y Bermo’ at Bangor on Friday 10th November 1994, after arrival with 1D68 09:46 Birmingham International – Holyhead. The was its first outing after receiving an intermediate overhall at Doncaster works, and would later to return to Crewe on 1K73 15:55 Holyhead – Crewe.
37 402 tails 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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37 402 tails 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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37 402 tails 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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37 425 leads 37 402 on 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37425 HNRL BH G M E XA
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 425 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6992.
Cardiff (Canton) 05/07/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Renumbered 37292 02/1974
Eastfield 05/1981
Motherwell 10/1981
Eastfield 08/1985
Eastfield 01/1986
Renumbered 37425 03/02/1986.
Named Sir Robert McAlpine on one side only at Fort William Station, and then moved to Glenfinnan and named Concrete Bob on the other side of the loco, both ceremonies
were performed on 14/10/86.
Cardiff (Canton) 01/1989
Eastfield 01/1989
Tinsley 03/1989
Immingham 09/1990
Crewe Diesel 03/1993
Motherwell 10/1997
Crewe Diesel 06/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 09/11/2000
Store 09/11/2000
Nameplates removed about 12/00
Towed to the closed Barry WRD in 7/01 for storage. Moved to Allied Steel & Wire Castle Works section on 14/2/02 and stored in the open, thence to Margam and then to
Cardiff Canton on 2/9/02
Crewe Diesel 04/10/2002
Returned to Service 04/10/2002
Cardiff (Canton) 10/2002
Margam 05/2004
Named Pride of the Valleys on one side, and Balchder y Cymoedd the other at Caerphilly station on 28/11/05
EWS Headquarters Pool 25/10/2006
Although nominally stored the loco was observed on several occasions in use as yard shunter at Margam
Toton 08/10/2007
Returned to Service 08/10/2007 Toton 01/11/2007
Store 02/11/2007
Despite being in store, it was hauled from Eastleigh to Dereham, Mid Norfolk Railway on 25 - 26/3/09 for their gala, then hauled to Toton on 29/3/09, on to Bescot on 30/3/09,
and was then due to be taken back to Eastleigh, but instead it moved back to Toton on 31/3/09
Toton 16/10/2009
Returned to Service 16/10/2009
Store 05/10/2010
Toton 22/12/2010
Returned to Service 22/12/2010
Sold to Direct Rail Services and to KM
Store 17/08/2011
Kingmoor Diesel 12/06/2012
Returned to Service 12/06/2012
Original name refitted Concrete Bob (on one side)/Sir Robert McAlpine (the other side) at the DRS Carlisle Kingmoor open day on 17/8/13
Store 17/05/2019
Stored at Loram, Derby 17/5/19
DRS branding removed 9/19
Nameplates removed 12/19 for repainting. Refitted 2/20
Repainted in Regional Railways unbranded livery
Kingmoor Diesel 30/01/2020
Returned to Service 13/09/2020
Regional Railways branding applied 1/21
Sold to Meteor Power 4/24 but sale not completed so sold to HNRC, as the second highest bidder, 5/24
Stored in DRS compound, near Crewe Basford Hall Yard 2/2/24. Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 9/5/24, then to Crewe DMD 10/6/24, to Barrow Hill 17/6/24. Returned to service
18/6/24
Nameplates removed 3/24
Hired by HNRC to Colas Rail and worked Network Rail test trains from 9/9/24
Nameplates Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob refitted in early December 2024.
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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37 425 leads 37 402 on 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37425 HNRL BH G M E XA
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 425 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6992.
Cardiff (Canton) 05/07/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Renumbered 37292 02/1974
Eastfield 05/1981
Motherwell 10/1981
Eastfield 08/1985
Eastfield 01/1986
Renumbered 37425 03/02/1986.
Named Sir Robert McAlpine on one side only at Fort William Station, and then moved to Glenfinnan and named Concrete Bob on the other side of the loco, both ceremonies
were performed on 14/10/86.
Cardiff (Canton) 01/1989
Eastfield 01/1989
Tinsley 03/1989
Immingham 09/1990
Crewe Diesel 03/1993
Motherwell 10/1997
Crewe Diesel 06/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 09/11/2000
Store 09/11/2000
Nameplates removed about 12/00
Towed to the closed Barry WRD in 7/01 for storage. Moved to Allied Steel & Wire Castle Works section on 14/2/02 and stored in the open, thence to Margam and then to
Cardiff Canton on 2/9/02
Crewe Diesel 04/10/2002
Returned to Service 04/10/2002
Cardiff (Canton) 10/2002
Margam 05/2004
Named Pride of the Valleys on one side, and Balchder y Cymoedd the other at Caerphilly station on 28/11/05
EWS Headquarters Pool 25/10/2006
Although nominally stored the loco was observed on several occasions in use as yard shunter at Margam
Toton 08/10/2007
Returned to Service 08/10/2007 Toton 01/11/2007
Store 02/11/2007
Despite being in store, it was hauled from Eastleigh to Dereham, Mid Norfolk Railway on 25 - 26/3/09 for their gala, then hauled to Toton on 29/3/09, on to Bescot on 30/3/09,
and was then due to be taken back to Eastleigh, but instead it moved back to Toton on 31/3/09
Toton 16/10/2009
Returned to Service 16/10/2009
Store 05/10/2010
Toton 22/12/2010
Returned to Service 22/12/2010
Sold to Direct Rail Services and to KM
Store 17/08/2011
Kingmoor Diesel 12/06/2012
Returned to Service 12/06/2012
Original name refitted Concrete Bob (on one side)/Sir Robert McAlpine (the other side) at the DRS Carlisle Kingmoor open day on 17/8/13
Store 17/05/2019
Stored at Loram, Derby 17/5/19
DRS branding removed 9/19
Nameplates removed 12/19 for repainting. Refitted 2/20
Repainted in Regional Railways unbranded livery
Kingmoor Diesel 30/01/2020
Returned to Service 13/09/2020
Regional Railways branding applied 1/21
Sold to Meteor Power 4/24 but sale not completed so sold to HNRC, as the second highest bidder, 5/24
Stored in DRS compound, near Crewe Basford Hall Yard 2/2/24. Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 9/5/24, then to Crewe DMD 10/6/24, to Barrow Hill 17/6/24. Returned to service
18/6/24
Nameplates removed 3/24
Hired by HNRC to Colas Rail and worked Network Rail test trains from 9/9/24
Nameplates Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob refitted in early December 2024.
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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Thank you.
37 425 leads 37 402 on 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37425 HNRL BH G M E XA
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 425 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6992.
Cardiff (Canton) 05/07/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Renumbered 37292 02/1974
Eastfield 05/1981
Motherwell 10/1981
Eastfield 08/1985
Eastfield 01/1986
Renumbered 37425 03/02/1986.
Named Sir Robert McAlpine on one side only at Fort William Station, and then moved to Glenfinnan and named Concrete Bob on the other side of the loco, both ceremonies
were performed on 14/10/86.
Cardiff (Canton) 01/1989
Eastfield 01/1989
Tinsley 03/1989
Immingham 09/1990
Crewe Diesel 03/1993
Motherwell 10/1997
Crewe Diesel 06/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 09/11/2000
Store 09/11/2000
Nameplates removed about 12/00
Towed to the closed Barry WRD in 7/01 for storage. Moved to Allied Steel & Wire Castle Works section on 14/2/02 and stored in the open, thence to Margam and then to
Cardiff Canton on 2/9/02
Crewe Diesel 04/10/2002
Returned to Service 04/10/2002
Cardiff (Canton) 10/2002
Margam 05/2004
Named Pride of the Valleys on one side, and Balchder y Cymoedd the other at Caerphilly station on 28/11/05
EWS Headquarters Pool 25/10/2006
Although nominally stored the loco was observed on several occasions in use as yard shunter at Margam
Toton 08/10/2007
Returned to Service 08/10/2007 Toton 01/11/2007
Store 02/11/2007
Despite being in store, it was hauled from Eastleigh to Dereham, Mid Norfolk Railway on 25 - 26/3/09 for their gala, then hauled to Toton on 29/3/09, on to Bescot on 30/3/09,
and was then due to be taken back to Eastleigh, but instead it moved back to Toton on 31/3/09
Toton 16/10/2009
Returned to Service 16/10/2009
Store 05/10/2010
Toton 22/12/2010
Returned to Service 22/12/2010
Sold to Direct Rail Services and to KM
Store 17/08/2011
Kingmoor Diesel 12/06/2012
Returned to Service 12/06/2012
Original name refitted Concrete Bob (on one side)/Sir Robert McAlpine (the other side) at the DRS Carlisle Kingmoor open day on 17/8/13
Store 17/05/2019
Stored at Loram, Derby 17/5/19
DRS branding removed 9/19
Nameplates removed 12/19 for repainting. Refitted 2/20
Repainted in Regional Railways unbranded livery
Kingmoor Diesel 30/01/2020
Returned to Service 13/09/2020
Regional Railways branding applied 1/21
Sold to Meteor Power 4/24 but sale not completed so sold to HNRC, as the second highest bidder, 5/24
Stored in DRS compound, near Crewe Basford Hall Yard 2/2/24. Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 9/5/24, then to Crewe DMD 10/6/24, to Barrow Hill 17/6/24. Returned to service
18/6/24
Nameplates removed 3/24
Hired by HNRC to Colas Rail and worked Network Rail test trains from 9/9/24
Nameplates Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob refitted in early December 2024.
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
buymeacoffee.com/bristolian
I hope you enjoy looking through my Flickr images. Please consider helping me pay for my Flickr subscription, and to replace my scanner with something that'll produce better images from the past.
I'd like to rescan all of my older uploads in the fullness of time.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
37 425 leads 37 402 on 1Q86 north through Huntingdon, on March 29th 2025.
The stock was 72612, 975091, 72631 and 6262.
TOPS Info:-
37425 HNRL BH G M E XA
37402 MBDL HQ G M E XT,
37 425 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6992.
Cardiff (Canton) 05/07/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Renumbered 37292 02/1974
Eastfield 05/1981
Motherwell 10/1981
Eastfield 08/1985
Eastfield 01/1986
Renumbered 37425 03/02/1986.
Named Sir Robert McAlpine on one side only at Fort William Station, and then moved to Glenfinnan and named Concrete Bob on the other side of the loco, both ceremonies
were performed on 14/10/86.
Cardiff (Canton) 01/1989
Eastfield 01/1989
Tinsley 03/1989
Immingham 09/1990
Crewe Diesel 03/1993
Motherwell 10/1997
Crewe Diesel 06/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 09/11/2000
Store 09/11/2000
Nameplates removed about 12/00
Towed to the closed Barry WRD in 7/01 for storage. Moved to Allied Steel & Wire Castle Works section on 14/2/02 and stored in the open, thence to Margam and then to
Cardiff Canton on 2/9/02
Crewe Diesel 04/10/2002
Returned to Service 04/10/2002
Cardiff (Canton) 10/2002
Margam 05/2004
Named Pride of the Valleys on one side, and Balchder y Cymoedd the other at Caerphilly station on 28/11/05
EWS Headquarters Pool 25/10/2006
Although nominally stored the loco was observed on several occasions in use as yard shunter at Margam
Toton 08/10/2007
Returned to Service 08/10/2007 Toton 01/11/2007
Store 02/11/2007
Despite being in store, it was hauled from Eastleigh to Dereham, Mid Norfolk Railway on 25 - 26/3/09 for their gala, then hauled to Toton on 29/3/09, on to Bescot on 30/3/09,
and was then due to be taken back to Eastleigh, but instead it moved back to Toton on 31/3/09
Toton 16/10/2009
Returned to Service 16/10/2009
Store 05/10/2010
Toton 22/12/2010
Returned to Service 22/12/2010
Sold to Direct Rail Services and to KM
Store 17/08/2011
Kingmoor Diesel 12/06/2012
Returned to Service 12/06/2012
Original name refitted Concrete Bob (on one side)/Sir Robert McAlpine (the other side) at the DRS Carlisle Kingmoor open day on 17/8/13
Store 17/05/2019
Stored at Loram, Derby 17/5/19
DRS branding removed 9/19
Nameplates removed 12/19 for repainting. Refitted 2/20
Repainted in Regional Railways unbranded livery
Kingmoor Diesel 30/01/2020
Returned to Service 13/09/2020
Regional Railways branding applied 1/21
Sold to Meteor Power 4/24 but sale not completed so sold to HNRC, as the second highest bidder, 5/24
Stored in DRS compound, near Crewe Basford Hall Yard 2/2/24. Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 9/5/24, then to Crewe DMD 10/6/24, to Barrow Hill 17/6/24. Returned to service
18/6/24
Nameplates removed 3/24
Hired by HNRC to Colas Rail and worked Network Rail test trains from 9/9/24
Nameplates Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob refitted in early December 2024.
37 402 was built new by Vulcan Foundry as D6974.
Cardiff (Canton) 06/04/1965
Allocation recoded 86A to CF 05/1973
Landore 02/1974
Renumbered 37274 03/1974
Laira 10/1980
Cardiff (Canton) 04/1983
Eastfield 10/1984
Renumbered 37402 07/1985
Named Oor Wullie at Glasgow Queen Street Station on 14/12/85
Motherwell 08/1992
Inverness 09/1992
Nameplates removed 9/93 at Inverness depot
Crewe Diesel 10/1993
Nameplates Bont Y Bermo fitted at Crewe DMD 2/94
Immingham 09/1997
Toton 11/1998
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/10/1999
Crewe Diesel 15/03/2000
Returned to Service 15/03/2000
EWS Headquarters Pool 27/04/2000
Store 27/04/2000
Cardiff (Canton) 28/11/2001
Returned to Service 28/11/2001
Store 31/03/2003
EWS Headquarters Pool 30/04/2003
Old Oak Common 06/06/2003
Returned to Service 06/06/2003
Cardiff (Canton) 09/2003
Margam 05/2004
Toton 12/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 17/12/2004
Due to large engineering works taking place in January 2005, it was put to use on 15 - 16/1/05 only, then returned to store
Store 17/01/2005
Toton 12/08/2009
Returned to Service 12/08/2009
Loco sold 30/1/11, apparently to DRS
Kingmoor Diesel 22/05/2012
Store 22/05/2012
Kingmoor Diesel 08/03/2013
Returned to Service 08/03/2013
Named Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954 - 8.6.2013 at Carlisle Kingmoor in 10/13 without ceremony
Repainted in BR blue livery unbranded 1/16
Large BR logo applied 2/16
Store 19/09/2018
Stored at Loram, Derby 19/9/18
Kingmoor Diesel 14/01/2019
Returned to Service 15/01/2019
Store 18/02/2022
Stored at Carlisle Kingmoor 18/2/22
Moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/5/23
Nameplates removed 5/23
Sold to Andania Engineering, owner of 40013 ANDANIA 12/23 and moved to Crewe DMD 20/12/23, then hauled to Barrow Hill 11-12/1/24
Headquarters Pool 21/12/2023
Headquarters Pool 05/12/2024
Returned to service 05/12/2024
Original name Oor Wullie refitted 5/12/24.
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37402 'Bont Y Bermo' at Birmingham International, Friday 8th September 1995, with the retimed 1D62 08:10 Birmingham International - Holyhead (amended to depart at 07:50).
This was as a result of the train being diverted via Wellington (Down Main), Shrewsbury (Up & Down Main) to Chester, where it reversed, due to damage being discovered to a rail over road bridge in the Tattenhall area, (Bridge No.42, Ford Lane) and a restriction being placed running locomotive hauled trains in the down direction only, over it.
This restriction lasted for about one week. 37422 on the same diversion, being pictured here at Rossett -
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37274 passes Par with loaded China clay hoods bound for Fowey 9/6/1982.
37402 stands at Beverley with 5Z50 Beverley - Hull Dairycoates, having arrived from King's Cross with a UKR excursion from King's Cross
BR 37274 was hauling the SO 6S60 08:40 Coedbach Washery to Mossend anthracite duff service in April 1989 when recorded between Yorton and Wem. If the cross wind persisted, a good portion of the duff would not make it to Scotland!
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37 274 is seen passing Lawrence Hill Yard, as it runs north Light Engine, on September 22nd 1979.
In the background, the last remaining section of station canopy can be seen through the exhaust haze, and immediately to the side of the loco a loading gauge can be seen. The grounded van on the right is a former Banana Van, B882011.
A dual-door Leyland National is crossing Church Road bridge, heading towards town.
37 274 was built by English Electric as D6974, entering service in April 1965. She was renumbered 37 274 in March 1974, and to 37 402 in June 1985. She is owned by Harry Needle, and stored at Barrow Hill.
TOPS info:-
37274 LE 0 XA.
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A short set of HEA's is hauled by 37274 northbound through the cutting near Morton, Derbyshire, on 25th May 1990.
This was the last class 37, built in 1965 when it carried the number D6608. It was withdrawn in 2007 as 37308, and entered preservation, currently at the Severn Valley Railway awaiting restoration. (Jan 2024).
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37274 passes Caldene, Mytholmroyd with 6E80 Preston to Healey Mills Speedlink Coal. 2/2/89.
Chichester Cathedral
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37402 Bont Y Bermo heads the 12:22 Bangor - Crewe along the North Wales Coast at Llanddulas on 8th June 1996.
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