British Rail Class 37

The British Rail Class 37 - original series EE3 ( English Electric Type 3) - is a native of the UK series of diesel-electric locomotives for use on passenger and freight trains, built 1960-1965 by English Electric and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns been. As part of the TOPS renumbering of the series in 1972 EE3 redrawn in Class 37, which dragged on amendments to the addresses on the vehicles over several years.

History

The machines were to be found on the entire network of British Rail and went after the destruction of the state railway to private railway companies over. For 35 years their number has remained almost unchanged until the end of the 1990s Class 37 were propagated retired. By 2010, DB Schenker Rail UK had locomotives of this type. The first delivered aircraft were divided between the "head code box" for the Train number one front door, which was but little used, and later accounted for.

In the 1980s, in the BREL - works (British Rail Engineering Limited) Class 37 extensively remodeled, there arose the sub- series 37/4 and higher. Locomotives in the original version remained as type 37 / to 0. Machines that were given only exchange bogies at different operating levels, were lower for series 37 /3 System.

The General Model 37/4 perverted in Scotland and Wales. You could, thanks to its electric train heating, are used throughout the year before passenger trains. In April 2011, were still in operation 37/4 DB Schenker Rail UK at Direct Rail Services ( DRS ) over.

Conversion machines similar to the 37 /4, but without electric train heating, were used for sub- range 37/5 combined. These locomotives of the series with split " Head Code box" were the numbers from 37 501 upward, the downward from the group 37120-37308 from 37 699. The machines 37601-37613 contrast, belong to the sub- type 37/6, they were again remodeled for use on Night Star trains.

The sub- series 37/7 corresponded to the Type 35/5, but received an additional ballast weight. It was specially rebuilt for heavy freight in South Wales and included 44 machines. In the years 1986 and 1987, the re-engined sub- type 37/9 followed for the same purpose.

In 2013, are still a number of Class 37 in different companies and in different livery in use. Several vehicles are in museums or receive special services. The erstgebaute as D6700 37 119 (conversion 37 350) is located in green BR livery, the National Railway Museum in York.

Under vehicle types and numbers

  • 37/ 0: 37010-37384 standard version, the first 119 machines with split " Head Code box" and front door, from 37/3 exchange bogies type CP7 for 130 km / h
  • 37/4: 37401-37430 conversion to alternator and electric train heating, exchange bogies type CP7
  • 37/5: 37503-37698 (excluding 37601-37613 ) conversion to alternator, no train heating
  • 37/5: 37601-37613 conversion from 37/5 for the traction of Night Star trains
  • 37/7: 37701-37899 conversion to alternator, no train heating, additional ballast weight
  • 37/9: 37901-37906 conversion to alternator, new engines, additional ballast weight

Class 37 with front door and shared former "head code box"

37 038 in the colors of Direct Rail Services

37 401 in Fort William

37 603 and 37 604 in Clapham Junction

37 710 in Didcot Yard

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