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Class 37 Gen List
Welcome to the class 37 gen list web page. The aim of the list is to share gen on the class 37 locomotives owned and operated by English Welsh & Scottish Railways, DRS and members of the class which are preserved. Below are guidelines of the list together with examples of good and bad gen. Please subscribe and post to the list but please do not abuse the list. If you do break the rules you are likely to be suspended or in extreme cases banned from the list. Anyway please join and I hope we can all share some useful gen on what has been BR's best diesel locomotive!
Matt,
Fax: 0870 063 7859
Contents:
Subscribing mobile phones to the list
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No Spamming, If you send spam you will be banned indefinitely from the list. |
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No non-class 37 gen, all postings to this list must relate directly to class 37's. |
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No discussion, this takes place on the newsgroup uk.railway. |
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No bad language, this list is regarded as safe for kids. |
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No pictures or attachments. |
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Please send all messages in plain text and not HTML or any other language. |
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Regular and rare passenger workings, |
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Railtour workings, |
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Rare freight workings, whether class 37's are rare on the freight working or the freight working is rare itself. |
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Rare sightings, i.e. a Motherwell allocated 37 working in Devon. |
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Any other class 37 gen which is regarded as important such as withdrawals, failures, pool changes, etc. |
This list is not intended to replace any of the other mailing lists out there, merely to complement them especially in areas they do not cover.
There are two easy ways to subscribe the first is to visit the web page at:
http://www.egroups.com/list/class37/info.html
or to send a blank email to:
If you have any trouble subscribing to the list then contact myself at class37-owner@egroups.com and I will automatically subscribe you.
Normal and Digest
Subscription:
The normal version allows you to receive emails as soon as someone sends them to the list. Egroups is very efficient at passing messages on with usually less than a minute from sending the message to receiving it. Much less time than some other lists! The digest version allows you to receive all the emails sent to the list in a digest once a day.
To switch to the normal version send a blank email to:
To switch to the digest version send a blank email to:
If you ever wish to un-subscribe from the list then please send a blank email to:
class37-unsubscribe@egroups.com
Please contact me at class37-owner@egroups.com with your reason for un-subscribing to enable me to improve the list further if you are unhappy. Any feedback is also welcome.
Here is some advice on posting messages that will hopefully provide useful and enable everyone to get the gen.
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First and foremost obey by the rules and regulations, |
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Keep messages short and sweet, make sure the gen is at the top of the message to make sure mobile phone subscribers get all the gen. |
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Please time and date stamp all the gen as sometimes email servers switch to go slow and it can be literally days for emails to arrive! |
Subscribing mobile phones
to the list:
The best free service available on all networks for receiving emails is the Genie service. Originally for BT Cellnet users it has recently been extended to all networks. For more information visit http://www.genie.co.uk.
To subscribe mobile phone's to the list and you have the ability of sending emails from your phone as well as receiving them then please visit the Egroups web site at http://www.egroups.com and register your mobile phone with Egroups. Don't worry about registering your phone you will not get sent any other messages other than those from the class 37 mailing list. Once registered go to http://www.egroups.com/list/class37/info.html and subscribe to the list from there. You will need to reply to a confirmation email sent to you by Egroups as a security measure. If you do not have the ability to reply to the email from your phone then please contact myself and I will manually subscribe you.
There are several ways in posting gen to a list from a mobile phone. Below is a quick guide on how to post gen from a mobile phone to the list.
From Cellnet Phones:
There are two services available for sending email messages from BT Cellnet mobile phones. The first is the Evolving Office sms to email gateway maintained in Finland. You DO NOT have to subscribe your phone for sending messages to the mailing list if using evolving office.
To send a message type the message as follows:
c37 (message)
This does not allow a subject line to be sent as part of the message but as most mobiles do not receive the subject line then this isn't important. Once complete send the message to +358405174761.
Example message:
c37 37402 11:03 Weymouth - BTM
For more information visit: http://www.oeoe.fi/testsms.html
The second service available for BT Cellnet users is BWARE eXcell. This offers an excellent service with many configurations available although the service has a habit of not working on Sundays!
To send a message type 'EMAIL' followed by a space then the email address followed by a space followed by a full stop followed by a subject followed by a full stop followed by the message as below:
EMAIL class37@egroups.com .(subject).(message)
Please keep the subject short to allow more room for the message. Send the message to +393388641732
Example message:
EMAIL class37@egroups.com .gen.37025 to be
transferred to France on 12:10 ex Wembley today
For more information visit: http://www.bware.it/excell
From One2One Phones:
The best service to use for One2One mobiles is the Andrews & Arnold SMS to email gateway they provide. The service is fast and reliable and easy to use. It may also be possible to use on other networks although this has not been tested.
To send a message type:
class37@egroups.com (message)
Remember to leave a space between the email address and your message. Once completed send your message to 07973577510.
Example message:
class37@egroups.com 37298 working 16:42 Cardiff
Central - Rhymney
For more information visit http://www.andrews-arnold.co.uk/faxtext/
From Orange Phones:
The best service to use for Orange mobiles is the Andrews & Arnold SMS to email gateway they provide. The service is fast and reliable and easy to use. It may also be possible to use on other networks although this has not been tested.
To send a message type:
class37@egroups.com (message)
Remember to leave a space between the email address and your message. Once completed send your message to 07973577510.
Example message:
class37@egroups.com 37298 working 16:42 Cardiff
Central - Rhymney
For more information visit http://www.andrews-arnold.co.uk/faxtext/
From Vodafone Phones:
The only service available for Vodafone users is BWARE eXcell. This offers an excellent service with many configurations available although the service has a habit of not working on Sundays!
To send a message type 'EMAIL' followed by a space then the email address followed by a space followed by a full stop followed by a subject followed by a full stop followed by the message as below:
EMAIL class37@egroups.com .(subject).(message)
Please keep the subject short to allow more room for the message. Send the message to +393388641732
Example message:
EMAIL class37@egroups.com .gen.37025 to be
transferred to France on 12:10 ex Wembley today
For more information visit: http://www.bware.it/excell
For more information on subscribing mobile phones to mailing lists please
visit the excellent
Mobile Rail Gen Reference Site
The above information is now available to download in Word format here:
Please read this page carefully and print it out if necessary. Thanks,
Matt.
First Published 31st July 1999. Updated 22nd October 2000.
ã Copyright of MPK, 1999/2000.
