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    A driver’s view of ECML modern traction

    Nov 30, 2020 4 minutes
    TRACKS NORTH

    Class 37

    A remarkable loco, reliable, and unique for me. I can’t ever remember working a passenger train with one, perhaps as only a few were fitted with a boiler, usually the feared Clayton steam-heating boiler. It was a nightmare for secondmen, as its operation was truly complicated. The boiler had a limited output similar to that of the ETH-fitted Class 37/4s, suitable for around five passenger coaches. My favourite working was driving 37/7s in multiple working to Workington hauling 2,500 tons on 25 BBA wagons, returning with the empties. Cold starts were fun and I really liked the Class 37. It’s a testament after more

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