Class 37

t Stonehouse on January 7, 37402 and 37057 top-and-tail the Derby RTC-Cardiff Central via Bristol with a Network Rail test train, comprising 72612, 975091 Mentor, and 72631. JACK BOSKETT.

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Class 37 employed on Network Rail monitoring duties after return to traffic

Veteran loco returns to traffic and returns to its old haunts

Class 37 3 Feb

Northern's 1731 Barrow-Carlisle, hauled by DRS 37402, passes Black Combe Fell on June 2. TOM MCATEE.

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Pair of former DRS Class 37s return to main line duty

The two locos are available again for spot hire

Class 37 24 Dec

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Class 37s: life still remains in DRS’s veteran locomotives

Direct Rail Services Head of Fleet Management and Stores Andy Grundy talks EXCLUSIVELY to RAIL about plans for the Class 37 fleet

27 Jan

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EXCLUSIVE: DRS talks to RAIL about the future of its Class 37s

Five more years for DRS Class 37s

14 Jan

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: How to drive a ‘Class 37’

RICHARD CLINNICK joins Abellio drivers undergoing training on the locomotives

Staff and employment 26 Sept

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Class 37 passenger haulage finally ends in Anglia

Greater Anglia dispenses with Class 37-hauled passenger trains as more Stadler Class 755s enter traffic

26 Sept

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Greater Anglia to stop using Class 37s from this weekend

Locomotive hauled trains to end on Wherry Lines as Greater Anglia introduces new fleet.

19 Sept

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EXCLUSIVE: DRS develops strategy to eliminate older traction

Heritage traction to be gradually withdrawn by DRS

20 Aug

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Class 37s to stay in Wales into 2020?

Transport for Wales looks for dispensation to enable Class 37-hauled trains to continue into next year

8 Aug

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Greater Anglia charity tour marks end of ‘37s’ on May 18

Greater Anglia to mark end of Class 37 operation with charity tour to Kings Lynn and London

22 Mar

DRS 37407 leaves Brundall on February 19, with the 0836 Norwich-Great Yarmouth. STEVE POTTER.

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Class 37 hauls first passenger train in 18 years

DRS '37/4' returns to the main line following lengthy rebuild

19 Feb

NR 37198 stands at Rothley on March 2 2013. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Repaired Class 37 to donate parts for overhauled ‘97s’

Recently repaired Network Rail to donate parts to classmates

29 Jan

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EXCLUSIVE: DRS traction policy

DRS admits use of heritage vehicles is “no longer economically, technically or environmentally viable for the entirety of the current strategy period”.

13 Dec

50026 Indomitable approaches Weybourne on June 10. DARREN FORD.

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Indomitable records a Class 50 first at North Norfolk gala

Preserved 50026 Indomitable has become the first of its class to haul a passenger train at the North Norfolk Railway.

13 Jun

Fresh from its rebuild, Class 37 D6948 (37248) stands at Toddington on April 10. GROWLER GROUP.

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July Glos-Warks debut for 'as-built' preserved Class 37

More than five years after it was withdrawn for an extensive overhaul, Class 37 D6948 is set for a return to traffic in as-built condition.

7 Jun

Direct Rail Services 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob passes Foxfield on the Cumbrian Coast on March 25, with the 0546 Barrow-in-Furness-Carlisle. ROBERT FRANCE.

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Cumbrian Coast work for Anglian-based ‘37’

Usually allocated to passenger trains in East Anglia, DRS 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob has been used recently by Northern Rail in Cumbria.

8 Apr

50017 Royal Oak (nearest the camera) and 50007 Hercules stand at Dereham as 41001 arrives at Dereham. AL PULFORD.

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Class 50s and prototype High Speed Train power star at Mid-Norfolk Railway diesel gala

Boden Rail Engineering Ltd's three main line-certified Class 50s starred at the Mid Norfolk-Railway's diesel gala on April 1-3, alongside prototype HST 41001.

7 Apr