Class 37 - DRS - 37716 - DCC Sound Fitted (C) Railcar Class_22000 Class ‘ICR’ Sprung buffers & dummy screw

Sprung buffers & dummy screw link couplers

cutting being undertaken by a Harry Needle team at Crewe Diesel Depot

A total of forty of these striking vehicles were built in three batches for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) by WH Davis in the UK between 2014 and 2019

Intended to reduce the time for the 180 km journey to just two hours

92001 Victor Hugo so with only two locomotives ever repainted in this scheme we are pleased to reveal the other version

Class 37 - DRS - 37716 - DCC Sound Fitted (C) Railcar Class_22000 Class ‘ICR’ Sprung buffers & dummy screwThe unlikely story of the return to glory of 37716 and four of its compatriots from European exile and almost certain scrapping is still remarkable almost a decade a half since they were repatriated in August 2012. 14 Heavyweights were exported to Spain in mid 2001 for use with Continental Rail (GIF) for construction of the AVE (Alta Velocidad Espaa) high speed network, all gaining a light blue dark blue livery in the same style as the maroon gold