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    A ‘37’ AT 60

    Oct 04, 2021 4 minutes
    PAUL BICKERDYKE

    DESPITE its high number within the fleet, No. 37714 is actually one of the oldest Class 37s and on August 21 celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special day of running at the Great Central Railway.

    The first English Electric Type 3 No. D6700 (later Class 37 No. 37119/ 37350) had entered traffic on December 2, 1960, but No. 37714 followed just eight months later on August 25, 1961 as the 25th member of the class No. D6724.

    Like many of its hard-working and versatile classmates, the Series 1 machine (those built with a split headcode box) enjoyed a varied career around the

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