Class 37/4 Locomotive Story - Fantastic Action

75 mins.
Fours reviews the history of the Class 37/4 since its creation in 1985/86.

Although the 31 locos featured heavily at first on the work for which they were created - passenger services in Scotland and Wales - changing traffic trends spead them across England, too, in later years, on both passenger and freight workings.

It was appropriate, then, that the newly-formed English, Welsh & Scottish Railway should acquire them in 1995, opening up a further period of useful operation until the present day in 2009 and, perhaps, beyond.

Highlights include:

'Early days' shots in large logo blue in Scotland and Wales
37421 on oil at Barnetby
Pairs on the stone at Peak Forest
West Highland freight
'Club' trains at Preston with departures by 37416, 37418 and 37426
Plus 37430 at Leyland, 37407 at Salwick and a noisy departure from Poulton-le-Fylde by 37425
A selection of 37/4s along the North Wales Coast, including 37401, 37408, 37415, 37417, 37418, 37420, 37421, 37426 and 37429
37/4s on the 'Silver Bullet'
A Tower Colliery MGR with 37412 and 37418
37422 and 37425 leaving Margam with an MGR
A pair at Machen Quarry
The Fort William sleeper with 37401, 37403, 37405, 37406, 37421, 37423 and 37427
The Rhymneys with 37403, 37405, 37408, 37412, 37415, 37418, 37419 and 37425
Charters, including 'The Royal Scotsman', Pathfinder trips and, of course, SRPS railtours
The Settle and Carlisle top and tail passenger turns for Arriva
The survivors out and about on freight workings in the past few years, including 37401 and 37417 towing steam loco Duke of Gloucester
The Vale of Glamorgan line re-opening specials with 37411 and 37425
37408 rescuing a failed 66 at Barry Docks
DRS's 423 with an observation saloon
And plenty more to bring the memories flooding back.
With informative graphics to accompany the nostalgic pictures, Fours is the story so far of the 'Electric 37'.