DarloRich
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or, perhaps, not marketing diesels until you know which diesels are going to show up.....................
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My bad - the gen is on the BLS page quoting those numbers and it still does today
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It appears, according to the BLS Gen page, that a WCRC 37 will bring some stock - presumably Mk1s.
I wonder if the train will be heated as there is only one ETH fitted 37 allocated - at the moment
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Wyrleybart
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Haha Could any of the resident EE Type 4s living at Kidderminster be used as ETHELS ? (joke) IIRC 50035 and 50044 are still at Derby for attention and I think 50031 still needs an engine lift, but that would leave 50007 50033 and 50049 maybe ?
Assuming the class 37 fan attendees would prefer a 50 to a 33 for ETHing, assuming the ETH on 33108 still works. IIRC EE fans are not keep on "woodlice" !!!
Today the SVR Page shows
svr.co.uk
Stars of the show:
6 for now . . . .
65 Years of Class 37 - Severn Valley Railway
The Autumn Diesel Bash will be taking place at the Severn Valley Railway from 2- 5 October, celebrating 65 years of the Class 37.
svr.co.uk
Stars of the show:
- 37508, courtesy of Loram UK Ltd and Steve Beniston.
- D6948 (37248), courtesy of The Growler Group and the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.
- 37250, courtesy of Vince Minto and The Wensleydale Railway.
- 37263, currently based on the SVR.
- 37264, courtesy of John Harris and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
- 37xxx, courtesy of West Coast Railway Company (subject to availability).
6 for now . . . .
Jacob Porrett
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37901 now confirmed by the SVR.
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It looks like a 37, but it doesn't sound like a 37!
It's no more a 37 than a 57 is a 47!
sprinterguy
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Same corporate scheme, different sub-sector.
Don't start that...It's no more a 37 than a 57 is a 47!
There was a right kafuffull on a FB group earlier in the year arguing weather slug 1 is or isn't a 37. It was so funny to read some of the comments.
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Just booked this for the Friday, very much looking forward to it.
norbitonflyer
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Yes indeed - there's no consistency here. Why does a reengined 47 or 56 get a new classsification but not a re-engined 37.It's no more a 37 than a 57 is a 47!
But 'twas ever thus - the differences between the engines in a 24 and a 25, or a 44 and a 45, were relatively minor. 21s, 30, and 48s got new classifications (29,31,47) to go with their new engines. But Classes 17 included two examples with completely different makes of engine from the main fleet. And the D800 Warships had three different engine manufacturers, but only two classes (42/43). And under the skin the D600 (Class 41) Warships were mechanically similar to the Class 43s, despite the two extra axles.
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57 and 69 much later examples of reengined locos? 47901 was still classed as a 47 even though reengined, but think going off topic?
Class15
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I would say a better example is 69 vs 73/9. One given a new class, the other not.
Don't forget 47046 in its later life as 601 and 901, just to add to that inconsistency you've rightly pointed out! Completely different engines but still allegedly a 47.......
Edit: simultaneous post with @Richard Scott !
69s don't have pick up shoes for third rail working.
73/9s still have it
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But the 57s were before both HST MTU re-engining and Class 73/9 came versions, which retained the same class (and in some cases, no renumbering at all).
Apologies folks, my glib remark about one particular 37 not actually being a 37 seems to have distracted everyone, so before I get a row from the mods, we'd better get back on to the tractors booked for this particular event.
One last OT post before I go though........I can understand the excitement of seeing 10 37s for younger folks on here, but I went on a Scottish Railfans Society spotting tour to S Wales over a weekend in 1981, with a B&B in Cardiff on the Saturday (when we all went to Barry scrapyard) and we saw 127 class 37 locomotives over the weekend.
(And they were all 37s!)
One last OT post before I go though........I can understand the excitement of seeing 10 37s for younger folks on here, but I went on a Scottish Railfans Society spotting tour to S Wales over a weekend in 1981, with a B&B in Cardiff on the Saturday (when we all went to Barry scrapyard) and we saw 127 class 37 locomotives over the weekend.
(And they were all 37s!)
kje7812
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37688 added to the lineup.
D1537
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The Class 47 aficionado crew were having this argument about 47901 nearly 40 years ago. And as one of them, yes, I did go and have it on a railtour ... some refused to count it as a 47 and didn't. We make our own choices.
Jacob Porrett
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37688 has been confirmed by the SVR now. Did it used to be with Locomotive Services at Crewe?
Just for the record, I'd have gone on the railtour without any qualms, but I don't consider it a 47. I didn't bash them because of what they looked like.....!
It was the breathy Sulzer purr as it pulled away from a standing start with a light load.....and 901 made a weird whiny RP noise AND DIDN'T HAVE THOSE COOL RADIATOR LOUVRES !
No. it was purchased by the D05 Preservation group in 2017 from DRS.
See page 3 https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37688
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My prayers answered together with 37901. But wasn't it lined up anyway despite being not officially announced.
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Whilst the latter statement is correct, it certainly was "with Locomotive Services at Crewe" for quite a while.
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Have a look at the entries from 14/04/22 to 24/06/23 - lots of LSL operated charter trains. It remained on site at LSL Crewe until the beginning of June this year, but wasn't being used, hence the move to the NYMR, where it is now working regularly.
LSL use/have used plenty of locomotives that are owned by others.
In general, I'm a little reluctant to quote Wikipedia, but there is a section headed "Preserved Locomotives" that makes things relatively easy to understand:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Services_Limited
The steam loco fleet entries also show a diverse range of owners.
Jacob Porrett
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37501 now confirmed by the SVR.
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