Class 37 - BR Blue (Orange Cantrail) - 37140

Class 37 - BR Blue (Orange Cantrail) - 37140March depot's 37140 was one of the first Class 37s to gain the high visibility headlight, being so fitted in mid 1986. It also gained an orange cantrail stripe later the same year before it moved back to Stratford in May 1987. Although allocated to East Anglian infrastructure duties it was no stranger to freight or passenger work, regularly featuring on the summer dated Norwich Gt Yarmouth legs of services from London, the Midlands and the North East.

It was initially based at Carnforth for use on the North West section of the WCML

Etched metal factory fitted detailing

Stone (Dartford)

Metal disc wagon wheels on metal axles - 12

Shed codes

hopper operating brackets

it also carried the lettering “InterCity Civil Engineer Preston”

Single style of 11mm solid wheel

Early Class 37/0 features frost grille

Freightliner were the second operating company to enter the class 66 game with the first of their locomotives arriving in 1999

* Etched metal details

After 12 years of service with NR and some 54 years after being delivered to Tinsley as D5817 in October 1961