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37401
February 1965
17th February
D6968 delivered new to Tinsley TMD (ER) from the English Electric Vulcan
Foundary.
March 1966
Transfered to Wath (LMR)
November 1967
Transferred to Stratford (ER)
March 1968
14th March
Loaned to the BR Design Department at Derby
May 1968
Transferred back to Stratford (ER)
February 1974
Renumbered 37268
February 1977
Transferred to Cardiff Canton (WR)
May 1983
6th May
Worked the F&W "Skull O' the Pipes" railtour between Bristol
Temple Meads to Crewe with 37186
8th May
Worked the return F&W "Skull O' the Pipes" railtour between Crewe
and Bristol Temple Meads with 37186 again.
December 1983
Steam heat boiler isolated
April 1984
Entered BREL Crewe Works for conversion to a class 37/4.
Renumbered 37401, boiler removed and ETH fitted.
July 1984
Transferred to Eastfield (ScR) for work on the West Highland
line.
March 1985
Twin tanks fitted extending fuel capacity.
November 1985
4th November
Named "Mary Queen of Scots" at a ceremony at Linlithgow.
September 1988
24th September
Worked Intercity "West Highlander" excursion from Oban to Fort
William.
January 1989
1st January
Allocated to IWCA (Intercity West Coast Pool) based at Eastfield TMD
22nd January
Allocated to FGXX (Freight Speedlink General Diesel Pool)
February 1989
5th February
Allocated to FGTE (Freight Speedlink Eastfield (Shared) Pool)
May 1990
13th May
Allocated to FDTE (Railfreight Distribution Eastfield Class 37/4 Pool)
August 1992
16th August
Transferred to Motherwell TMD and allocated to MDRM (Railfreight Distribution -
Motherwell Class 37/4 (Shared) Pool)
March 1994
20th March
Allocated to LGHM (Trainload Freight West - Motherwell Class 37/4 (West
Highland) Pool)
October 1997
25th October
Works Hertfordshire Railtours 1Z91 "The Sally Forth" from Edinburgh to
Edinburgh via. Longannet, Rosyth and Powderhall with 37430.
April 1998
23rd April
Allocated to Cardiff Canton TMD and transferred to LNCK (EWS - Cardiff Canton
Class 37 Pool).
27th April
Allocated back to Motherwell TMD and transferred back to LGHM pool.
August 1998
28th August
Transferred to Crewe Diesel Depot and allocated to LWMC (EWS - Crewe Diesel
Class 37/ Pool).
December 1998
18th December
Transferred to WKCD (EWS - Crewe Diesel Class 37/4 Pool) as part of the big EWS
Pool code shakeup.
June 1999
25th June
Allocated to Toton TMD and transferred to WKCN (EWS - Toton Class 37/4
Systemwide Pool)
July 1999
9th July
Allocated back to Crewe Diesel Depot and transferred to WKCD (EWS - Crewe Diesel
Depot Class 37/4 Pool)
March 2000
18th March
Worked "Rugex" additional 1Z66 07:57 Crewe to Cardiff Central.
