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The Class '37s'
DRS 37607 (ex-37511) leads 6264, 977868 and 37603 (ex-37504) on the 1Q14 Crewe LNW&R to Crewe LNW&R via Holyhead and Blaenau Ffestiniog at Rhosneigr on the Isle of Anglesey, returning from Holyhead. The Growlers departed Holyhead at 1408, 7minutes early and were following the 1A48 13:58 Holyhead to London Euston Virgin super voyager service on the 18th December 2012.
DRS '37s' return Cheshire Cat tour Empty stock to Crewe via Lydney
DRS 37606 leads 37611 at Thornwell near Chepstow powering the 5Z49 13:00 Pengam to Crewe ECS on the 1st July 2012. The Growlers had worked a Cheshire Cat Railtour yesterday from Cardiff to Scarborough and return and were returning the empty coaches to Crewe.
37686 stands in CF Booths Rotherham scrap yard awaiting its fate on the 25th March 2006. Click here to view some more photographs including 37040 and 37697.
On the 14th April 2007, 37422 leads 37410 back through Margam with 60038 on the rear with the 1Z74 Onllwyn to Birmingham International 'Principality Freighter' Pathfinder railtour.
On the 2nd July 2010, DRS 37682 leads 37194 at Coaley (near Cam and Dursley) powering the 6M56 Berkeley to Crewe nuclear flask.
West Coast Railway Company
On the 17th October 2009, After several problems occurred yesterday with the ECS for Spitfire railtour's Jorvic Growler, after it ran 221minutes late due to the failure of 47787. The Jorvic Growler ran from Taunton to York as 1Z64. However tour locos, WCRC 37676+37516 experienced problems when 37516 engine kept shutting down at Bristol Parkway. 47851 was despatched from the rear after it took the ECS down yesterday, and placed inside both '37s' and
helped power the tour with 37676 to York. The tour departed Parkway 98minutes late and slightly made up time. The triple header passes Lea Marston.
helped power the tour with 37676 to York. The tour departed Parkway 98minutes late and slightly made up time. The triple header passes Lea Marston.
West Coast Railway's 37676 formerly 37126, named Loch Rannoch powers the 6Z47 12:41 Hinksey to Doncaster Up Decoy engineers consisting of VR 97405, DRK 81613, VR 97406 and VR 97407 at Hatton North junction running 20minutes late after being held in Leamington following problems on the Coventry branch. The working was operated by WCRC and the Growler would return to Carnforth as 0Z38 via Leeds. 23/12/2012.
On the 15th October 2011, Network Rail's 97304 leads 97302 powering the 3S71 Holyhead to Crewe IEMD RHTT at Penmaenmawr.
DRS '37s'
