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37884 - Europhoenix Class 37/7 'Cepheus'

37884, tailed with 37800, pulling empty non-passenger stock from Ely Papworth sidings to Great Yarmouth.

 

 

Released on 7th. December 1963 from English Electric Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns with the works number EE/RSH3361/8404, the locomotive was first allocated to Landore as D6883.

 

In March 1974 it was renumbered 37183

 

On 4th. April 1882 the locomotive was transferred to Eastfield before being transferred to Inverness on 19th. April 1882.

 

The locomotive was transferred to Motherwell on 10th. May 1987, and moved to Cardiff Canton on 12th. June 1888.

 

On 1st November 1988 it was renumbered 37884.

 

37884 was allocated to the Freight Metals Thornaby pool on 10th. May 1992.

 

On 31st. August 1992 37884 received the name 'Gartcosh'.

 

The locomotive was transferred to Toton on 27th. November 1998 and then went to Crewe Diesels on 17th. November 2000. On 13th. January 2001 the locomotive was put in storage.

 

37884 with 37800 was hire to Spain and departed on 21st. August 2001. In Spain 37884 was numbered L34.

 

Returning from Spain it was allocated to Toton on 15th. May 2007 and was officially withdrawn from stock on 25th. July 2013

 

On 7th. August 2013 the locomotive was reinstated to traffic, allocated to Europhoenix Locomotives UK, who repainted 37884 into Europhoenix livery on 30th. June 2014.

 

The locomotive was placed on long term hire to the Rail Operations Group on 6th. February 2016.

 

On 18th. January 2018, 37884 was involved in a slow speed collision with 47815 at Barrington which caused damage to both locos.

 

On 8th. May 2018 37884 was named 'Cepheus'.

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