Class 37/0

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British Rail Class 37 variant diesel-electric locomotive subclass

Class 37/0 is the original batch of British Rail Class 37 diesel-electric locomotives, known for their distinctive design and long service life across the UK rail network.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
British Rail Class 37/0	0
Class 37/4	1
Class 37/5	1
Class 37/6	1
Class 37/7	1
Class 37/9	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Rail Class 37 variant ⓘ diesel-electric locomotive subclass ⓘ
brakingSystem	air brakes (later retrofits on some units) ⓘ vacuum brakes (original) ⓘ
builder	Vulcan Foundry NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor	mixed-traffic duties ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	British Rail Class 37/4 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 37/5 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 37/7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredService	early 1960s ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasBodyType	narrow body with central engine room ⓘ
hasCabConfiguration	dual-cab ⓘ
hasConfiguration	non-refurbished Class 37 ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature	characteristic engine sound ⓘ headcode boxes on cab fronts (as built) ⓘ
hasMultipleWorkingSystem	Blue Star NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickName	Tractor ⓘ
hasPrimeMover	English Electric diesel engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	1960s ⓘ
livery	British Rail blue (later) NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail green (original) NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer	English Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive design ⓘ long service life ⓘ
operatedInRegion	Eastern Region of British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region of British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Rail Class 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerOutput	approximately 1750 hp ⓘ
powerType	diesel-electric ⓘ
serviceLife	several decades in mainline service ⓘ
someUnitsPreserved	heritage railways in the UK ⓘ
trackGauge	1435 mm ⓘ
trainHeating	steam heating (originally on some units) ⓘ
UICClassification	Co-Co ⓘ
usedBy	freight operators after British Rail privatisation ⓘ
usedFor	freight services ⓘ passenger services ⓘ
usedOnNetwork	British Rail network ⓘ UK rail network ⓘ
usedOnServiceType	heavy freight trains ⓘ inter-regional passenger trains ⓘ local stopping services ⓘ
wheelArrangement	Co-Co ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 37/4

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 37/5

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 37/6

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 37/7

British Rail Class 37 → subclass → Class 37/0 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 37/9