Class 37025 restoration and return to traffic
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2023
- English Electric Type 3 Class 37 Co-Co diesel locomotive 37025 was released from English Electric Vulcan Foundry - Works Number EE/VF2888/D604 on 31 August 1961 as D6725. Having spent the first 20 years of operation in British Rail's Eastern Region, 37025 moved north to Scotland on 7 June 1981 and would spend the next 14 years flitting between Eastfield, Inverness and Motherwell depots. During this time it became the first locomotive to carry the BR Large Logo livery and, later, the Departmental Grey livery. It was also named 'Inverness TMD' in March 1994 having been repainted into BR Large Logo livery from Civil Engineers 'Dutch' livery. In 1995, 37025 moved south for the last three years of its working career. It was withdrawn in 1998 having famously broken down at Stockport.
Purchased in 2000 by the Scottish Thirty-Seven Group, 37025 “Inverness TMD” made a successful return to traffic in September 2007 following an extensive restoration at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. In April 2011, 37025 was once again withdrawn from traffic in order to prepare the locomotive for work on the British Rail Network.
Some more class 37 history :-
Class 37s were first allocated to Scottish Region depots in 1966 and for the next 14 years were mostly used on freight trains in the Central belt. However, in the early 1970s, class 37s were occasionally used as substitutes for class 27s on the Edinburgh - Glasgow Push-pull service; air brake fitted locomotives being in short supply. During the early 1980s steam heat fitted examples replaced class 27s and class 26s on passenger trains on the West Highland and Far North Lines.
As part of the general refurbishment program in the mid 1980s, thirty-one class members were additionally equipped with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment and renumbered in the 37/4 sub-class. This facilitated the end of steam heating, and brought to an end the use of ETHELs on the Fort William sleeper.
The 37s were largely replaced on the West Highland and Far North Lines by class 156 DMUs in 1989, but continued to see use on Summer services into the mid 1990s, when they also featured on Inverness - Edinburgh / Aberdeen routes. From 1992 to 1995 pairs of class 37s (with a generator coach for ETH) were used on the Intercity Sleeper trains north of Edinburgh to Inverness and Aberdeen.
Please check out this excellent 37025 restoration Gallery by David Horne here:-realrail.smugmug.com/Trains/3... 
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Great job lads and lasses, that paint looks like glass.
Must be incredibly rewarding to all the team that restored this. 🎉
Thank you so much for your comment
That’s an absolutely credit to all who worked on her 👏🏻 That 37 looks brand new and sounds as sweet as a nut 🤣 Not my favourite paint scheme as I was a train spotter in the 70s and grew up with the last of two tone green and BR blue lol 😆 But never the less it looks absolutely fantastic 🤩 What’s next for the restoration 🤔
Thank you so much for your comments Steve
Proper four stroke diesel engineering , from better times , theese locomotives including 025 thundered past the rear pf my back garden all through the 60's , 70's , 80's and up to late 90's , loved every minute , every sound that made our house shake and set car alarms off in our street , great days ! .
Dean great days indeed many thanks for your comments
She looks Absolutely amazing and sounds great a credit to the people who worked tirelessly to restore her hopefully she be out on charters soon BRAVO!!!!!
Thank you so much for your kind comments so take care
As a 20 year old apprentice at Stratford works I was part of the gang that did the first engine out and overhaul. I think it was in 1962.
Thanks for your comments Alan so take care
Superb work everyone. You must feel incredibly proud. What an incredible achievement.
Yes indeed what a great job the guys did on the Inverness TMD 37025
What a fantastic achievement. Fantastic work from all of you. You should feel very proud.
Thanks for your comments so take care
Absolutely nice to 37025 back to its former glory and running again remember cabing her at Cambridge when she was of March Shed or Stratford shed when she was in BR blue when she worked the kings lynn to Liverpool street passenger
Charlie thank you so much for your comments
Had the pleasure of refreshing on the old girl and rekindled my love of driving a class 37 again and managed to get her out on a network rail service from Tavistock Junction to Westbury while on hire to Colas.
Mark thank you so much for your rekindled love of the class 37 so take care
I do have a soft spot for 025. Me and father in law were at the diesel gala a few years ago when she re-appeared after a paint job. I also have one of the Harburn hobbies 37 025 models they did some years ago.
Thank you so much for your comments so take care
Another excellent video with very informative captions and supporting text.
Glad you enjoyed it so take care
Looks like the Bo'ness & Kinneil have a really good collection of first generation diesels!
They have indeed Phil so take care
Nothing like a 37 to wake the neighbours up fantastic work done on her
Hi Mike yes indeed Ha! Ha! thanks for your comment so take care
😮 great job. Always been into 37s my favourite class of diesel locomotive.
Hi Mike thank you for your comments 37's are one of my favourite class of diesel Locomotives as well.
40145 looked pretty good in that big BR blue livery as from a distance it just looked like a tractor 🚜 good video 🥰
Justin thanks for your comment so take care
Just wonderful, would love to get involved in these local projects, in whatever way possible, Bravo to all involved
I really enjoy watching repairs and maintenance of any type of locomotive , brilliant video and well done to all the people involved .
Thank you Kenneth for your kind comments, I also enjoyed watching repairs and maintenance of all the railway stock at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
Thank you for sharing, very interesting.
Steve my pleasure and thanks for your comment
Great job done by all, she's a beaut, thank you
indeed she is a beauty, glad you enjoyed so take care
I love the looks of the class 37025,good job fellas for giving her the proper restoration, we'll catch ya on the next video.
Many thanks for your kind comments so take care
@@ecksfilesbonyuk8 your very welcome my new railroad friends.
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Great work. You must all be very proud. I was 11 when that loco was built. It looks a lot younger than I do!
Ken glad you enjoyed so take care
Fabulous Job all involved ,Well done,Saw 37025 in Bo'ness in 2022 for the summer Diesel Gala , Beautiful Job and well done ❤
Stephen thank you for your comments so take care
Fantastic
Thanks for watching so take care
Ah, the 37…. My favourite, thundering past Wormley signal box circa 1970
Hi James those blissful years well take care my friend
Kudos to all the cab looks factory fresh!
Andrew thanks for your comment so take care
I worked alongside Stewart Sellars a looong time ago at Canton. Good lad
James, thanks for your comment and yes Stewart Sellars is a real straight up guy and with all his knowledge of working with diesel locomotives he is a huge benefit to the Bo'ness diesel department
Very impressive a great job done by all.
Patrick glad you like it thanks for your comments
@@ecksfilesbonyuk8 You're welcome.
Well done to everyone involved.
Many thanks for your kind comments
Splendid.
Thanks for enjoying Ian
Weirdly I've still got two bottles of 37025 branded beer from the day of its big unveiling. Wouldn't imagine they've aged too well...
Thanks for your comments so take care
Looks magnificent, what refinish is used an air dry enamel or a 2 pack of some type ?
That was an interesting and informative and entertaining and inspiring and uplifting and excellent video coming from a grottie South London ghetto gangs ridden borough makes me what to escape over to country and leave this miserable life behind only one out come for me staying here and that is death going to happen sooner rather than later. Out of all my close mates I went to school with only have two that are still alive to this day and that's because they didn't go down the gang route and moved away fro. London town fxxk it, this video has made me think so much about a life better than this I gone to ring my auntie and move in with here like in next few days there is a railway near her that have volunteer 's I would rather be safe and working for nothing restoring trains ( my passion) rather than splashing then tagging them up. This video has given me the motivation and get up and go that I've been so needing waiting for so many years that I never knew what it was and it is definitely trains that will be my escape before I get stabbed or shot to death. Thanks for the upload this has seriously changed my way of thinking for real. Love!!!!!!!
I hope you checked the underfloor pipework. When I have done this job in the past I found corroded pipes, leading to brake faults . Well done
Thanks James for comments and some of your working knowledge so take care
Lovely news!
Thank you for your comment
Can you do one for me please? My very own class 37? I'll keep it well fed and nice and clean! I love me some type 3 action, excellent job!
I go weak at the knees for the split headcodes, this should be kept for future generations to marvel over!
very good
Duncan thank you for your comment so take care
I have a question. I understand brush painting as compared to spray painting in restoration, but is their a special paint or additive to reduce brush marks?
I did completely enjoy the video as I always have and is a treat to see the many locomotives restored.
Frank many thanks for your comments and enjoying my video the question regarding brush painting V spray painting that's something really don't know much about but hopefully someone out there may have the answer to your question so take care.
40145???? When was that filmed? It's not in that livery now?
I worry that young girls long hair will catch in a flying piece of machinery. I was taught in engineering at the Electricity board that long hair should be kept under a hair net for safety reasons at work.