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37 194 at Thornaby station. 19/03/86.
Work stained 37 194 rolls past Thornaby station on the down goods line with early running 6N45 the 11.30 Eastgate Cement Works to Tees Yard., , 37 194 survived the BR era to become part of the EWS fleet only to be laid up in November 1998 stored unserviceable. It was formerly withdrawn on 28/01/99 but having been stopped with contaminated oil it wasn't deemed to be a serious mechanical failure and was snapped up by the Harry Neddle Railroad Co. in June 2000. It moved to Barrow Hill in August 2000 for overhaul and on 22/08/2002 was returned to service . It went into the HNRC hire pool from 11/09/2002 but two years later was re sold to Direct Rail Services in September 2004. The loco is no longer in the DRS active fleet and is now long term stored at RVEL Derby having been taken out of service on 29/01/2015.

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