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Class 37, 37407

54 year old English Electric Type 3 Class 37 Co-Co diesel locomotive 37407 in British Rail 'large logo' livery as operated by Direct Rail Services top and tailed with 37716 working the Greater Anglia Norwich- Great Yarmouth 'drags' short set at Norwich Station at the end of the Great Eastern Main Line in Norfolk (UK).

 

An extremely rare example of a 50+ year old first generation diesel locomotive hauled service train.

 

37407 was built at The English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton le Willows and entered service as British Railways Type 3 D6605 on October 10th 1965.

 

The British Rail 'large logo' livery first appeared on a [Class 56] locomotive in 1978.

 

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Uploaded on April 7, 2019
Taken on April 6, 2019