The initial view of the lines (facing to the south). In order with left being Row 1 & right being Row 2:

Row 1:
233 562-8
233 689-9
233 625-3
363 821-0
290 524-8
362 755-1
362 526-6
232 461-4
290 562-8
232 693-2
363 124-9
290 532-1
232 568-6

Row 2:
233 281-5
233 515-6
233 705-3
233 622-0
233 547-9
233 535-2
363 042-3

A heavy shower had just passed over and I had a bit of blue sky poking its head out to up the ISO. By the time I walked the first line, I had to bolt back to the car to survive another heavy shower!!

Fates of these stored loks in the same order (not one has been scrapped in 5 years since I took this photo):

Row 1:
233 562-8
Stored Z for Scrap 12/12/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Exported 14/04/2020 to Dąbrowa Górnicza works [PL] by DB - presumably to be an Ersatzteilspender (Xmas tree) - CD Notes 19/07/2020

233 689-9
Stored Z for Scrap 05/09/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 20/09/2019 to Wagon-rent Mirosław Maszoński, Sulęcin [PL] (br232.com info). Revisiondaten says sold 07/09/2019 to Przedsiębiorstwo Obrotu Surowcami Wtórnymi DEPOL Sp. z o.o., Bydgoszcz [PL]No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

233 625-3
Stored Z for Scrap 18/10/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 20/09/2019 to Wagon-rent Mirosław Maszoński, Sulęcin [PL] (br232.com info). Revisiondaten says sold 07/09/2019 to Przedsiębiorstwo Obrotu Surowcami Wtórnymi DEPOL Sp. z o.o., Bydgoszcz [PL]No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

363 821-0
Henschel built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 11/04/2014 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 19/07/2019 to LEG - Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, Delitzsch. No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

290 524-8
Mak built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 31/01/2014 (REV & Verls expired). Overhauled 06/12/2017 and transferred 15/12/2017 to DB Schenker Rail Romania S.r.l, Timisoara [RO]

362 755-1
Henschel built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 26/06/2012 (REV & Verls expired). Overhauled by LEG 26/10/2016 after ??/2016 sale to FLEX - Flex Bahndienstleistungen GmbH, Leipzig.

362 526-6
Krupp built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 04/04/2012 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 05/03/2020 to a Private Owner at RIM - Rheinisches Industriebahn-Museum e. V., Köln-Nippes. NB: has a D-RIM UIC, but no details on overhaul, if any.

232 461-4
Stored Z for Scrap 13/07/2012 (Rev & Verls expired). Sold 27/08/2018 to Skinest Rail AS, Tallinn {EST]. Sold again ??/04/2019 to CTLL - CTL Logistics Sp. z o.o., Sosnowiec [PL]. Presume active (numbered BR232 464-4), and that it has had an overhaul but no info yet.

290 562-8
KHD built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 16/10/2012 (REV & Verls expired). Overhauled in Hungary 28/02/2018 and transferred 30/09/2017 to DB Cargo Hungaria Kft., Györ [H]. Numbered 469 116 but retaining a German UIC for now.

232 693-2
Stored Z for Scrap 04/06/2013 (Rev & Verls expired). Sold 09/11/2018 to ID - Industrial Division Sp. z o.o., Wrocław [PL]. No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

363 124-9
Mak built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 03/07/2013 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 18/07/2019 to TrainLog GmbH, Gräfenhainichen (noted October 2019 at Chemnitz - Mannheim). No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

290 532-1
Mak built lok. Stored Z for Scrap 06/09/2013 (REV & Verls expired). Overhauled 11/12/2017 and transferred 15/12/2017 to DB Schenker Rail Romania S.r.l, Timisoara [RO]

232 568-6
Stored Z for Scrap 28/08/2015 (Rev & Verls expired). Sold 27/08/2018 to Skinest Rail AS, Tallinn {EST]. Sold again ??/04/2019 to CTLL - CTL Logistics Sp. z o.o., Sosnowiec [PL]. Confirmed active (numbered BR232 568-6), and that it has had an overhaul but no info yet.


Row 2:

233 281-5
Stored Z for Scrap 30/04/2010 (REV & Verls expired). Exported 14/04/2020 to Dąbrowa Górnicza works [PL] by DB - presumably to be an Ersatzteilspender (Xmas tree) - CD Notes 19/07/2020

233 515-6
Stored Z for Scrap 08/11/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Stored at SSM Mukran from at least 19/08/2012 to 04/2018, when it was moved to SSM Chemnitz with the cleanout of Dloks from Mukran (still at Chemnitz July 2020).

233 705-3
Stored Z for Scrap 04/09/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Stored at SSM Mukran from at least 19/08/2012 to 04/2018, when it was moved to SSM Chemnitz with the cleanout of Dloks from Mukran (still at Chemnitz July 2020).

233 622-0
Stored Z for Scrap 12/12/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Stored at SSM Mukran from at least 19/08/2012 to 04/2018, when it was moved to SSM Chemnitz with the cleanout of Dloks from Mukran (still at Chemnitz July 2020).

233 547-9
Stored Z for Scrap 08/10/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 20/09/2019 to Wagon-rent Mirosław Maszoński, Sulęcin [PL] (br232.com info). Revisiondaten says sold 07/09/2019 to Przedsiębiorstwo Obrotu Surowcami Wtórnymi DEPOL Sp. z o.o., Bydgoszcz [PL]No information yet if Xmas tree or will be overhauled.

233 536-2
Stored Z for Scrap 05/09/2011 (REV & Verls expired). Sold 05/06/2018 to GYSEV - GYSEV CARGO Zrt., Sopron [H]. Overhauled 25/07/2019, re-activated and renumbered to 648 002 with a UIC of 92 55 0648 002-7 H-GYSEV.

363 042-3
Esslingen built lok.
Stored E 27/04/2015 (REV & Verls expired). Stored at SSM Mukran to 04/2018, when it was moved to SSM Chemnitz with the cleanout of Dloks from Mukran (still at Chemnitz July 2020).

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37294 sits in long term warm storage in the shed at Crewe DMD.

Built as D6994 by English Electric at Vulcan Works (Works No. E3554/D983), it was delivered to BR Cardiff Canton depot on 8 July 1965.

In November 1973, it became 37294 under TOPS.

It spent its first 25 odd years based in Wales on the Western Region (1 move to Landore for 12 months in 1980, but mainly Cardiff based).

It very rarely worked passenger services (occasional rescue or relief train). Instead, it was mainly found on the South Wales coal and steel freights.

Under sectorisation in early 1988, it joined the FQLC Pool (Freight Coal Distribution Cardiff).

In December 1988, it moved to Petroleum (FPLW - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals South Wales).

In February 1992 it finally left Wales for Eastfield in Glasgow. 3 months later on 10 May 1992, it transferred to Inverness.

Allocated to the RAJV Pool (Regional Railways ScotRail - Inverness Locos) and mainly still on freight, it spent some time each summer on Scottish Highlands passenger trains (was not ETH fitted and summer workings did not need heating).

In March 1994, it was transferred to Motherwell and the LGBM Pool (Trainload Freight West - ML Class 37/0).

This meant it was available to assist on the steam heated Highland sleeper portions (which it often did, especially in 1995).

On 27 November 1998 with privatisation, it joined EWS and was allocated to the WKMB Pool (EWS Motherwell Class 37 - RETB fitted).

6 months later, EWS stored it to the WNXX Pool, removed its RETB equipment, isolated its vacuum brakes and readied it for a contract in France. It was allocated to the WKMF Pool - EWS Headquarters Class 37 (Special Projects) on 2 July 1999.

It was shipped through the Chunnel on 25 August 1999 and arrived back in the UK on 9 August 2000.

Sent to Tyne Yard for storage on 19 August 2000, it stayed there for 2 years.

On 2 September 2002, it was sent to Bescot, authorised for a B Exam and allocated to the WKAD Pool - to cover for locos on the Autumn Sandite season.

But the repairs took a lot longer than expected and it was touch and go whether it would work again as EWS stored even more Class 37s.

It even had a test run allocated on 10 December 2002 (with a Bescot to Washwood Heath engineers). But at the last minute, it was replaced with a Class 66 and sent back into the shed for more work.

Finally on 10 January 2003, Bescot sent it to Toton TMD to finish repairs. 5 days later it did a test run (light engine Toton to Castleton) and re-entered service.

Unfortunately, a month later, it was back in store again.

Initially noted on the Toton test bank on 13 February undergoing tests, the results were not good so it was stored from WKAD to the WNSS Pool on 16 February 2003.

6 months later EWS tried again (this time for use on the sandite trains).

After some time in the shed at Toton, it was noted on the wheel lathe and then the loadbank on 30 August.

It had a light engine test run on 4 September, some more test runs over the next few days and then was back in traffic on 10 September 2003 (initially WNSS Pool hired to WKSN).

On 24 September with sandite season starting, it was officially allocated to its last ever working pool (WKSN - EWS Toton Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)).

When the sandite season ended, it was stored again for a final time on 17 December 2003 to the WNTR pool at Crewe.

EWS closed Crewe DMD down as an active depot on 27 December and 37294 was pushed inside the locked DMD shed for storage.

Other than a February 2004 move to the WNXX pool, nothing happened for the next almost 5 years as it sat inside just getting pigeon droppings on it (like this photo).

On 9 October 2008, 37294 was put up for sale. In late December it was announced it had been bought by the CF Booth, Rotherham scrapyard.

On 5 March 2009 , it was towed to Crewe EMD to prepare it for road transport amid rumours it had been sold on.

The rumours proved true and on 25 March 2009, 37294 was delivered by road into preservation at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, Skipton.

Its first run on the line was on 25 July 2009 and it was in regular use until 27 December 2020.

In 2022, after COVID pandemic restrictions ended, it was re-activated and is back in use😊 👍 .

Big thanks as usual for the websites with the info:

Ian Furness for his WNXX forum & Mick Parker for his class37.co.uk website.

Tags:   06/07/2008 D6994 37294 English Elecr=tric Vulcan Works 1965 Crewe DMD Stored Demic 2008

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Something a bit different.

I don't usually do B & W, but I think it really suits this photo of the Nohab with the U-Boot dead in tow coming past the yard.

Summer sunset, dandelion seeds on the breeze and the sun in the wrong spot + B & W = 😊

1957 built ex-DSB Nohab MY 1138 (92 80 1227 004-9 D-CLR) and Dead In Tow U-Boot 228 321-6 (92 80 1228 321-6 D-CLR) both of Cargo Logisticks Rail Service on an Engineers heading east at 18.10

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Traxx line up in the sidings 😊

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Many thanks to Francesco Bloisi for the ownership change info 👍

Henschel type DH 500 Ca (build details 31080/1965) and owned since 2012 by D'Adiutorio Appalti e Costruzioni Srl, Montorio al Vomano.

Previously owned by Salcef Costruzioni Edili E Ferroviarie S.p.A., Roma [I]

Bought in 1981 by Elisabeth Layritz GmbH, Munich and sold sometime in the 1980s to Salcef.

Previous numbers were 11 (in Germany) and DD FMT RM 2063 W (with Salcef before the new numbering system came in).

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