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Above: 37142 lifting load 4 and a dead
20 away from Colesloggett up the 1 in 40 climb during 2006.
STOPPED
FOR POWER UNIT WORK 26/09/09.
EXP OK
March 2010. Subject to alteration!
During preparation on Saturday
morning of the 2009 autumn diesel gala, 37142 was found to have
contaminated oil. Early examination shows a sudden water leakage from at
least two liners. The loco has been stopped pending repair. This will
probably involve the replacement of all 12 cylinder liner seals. The opportunity
will also be taken to carry out any necessary top end power unit work, as
well as yet another change of oil and filters.
Any donations to the repair
bill, which will probably run into thousands of pounds, are welcomed......or indeed hands dirty engineering assistance is welcomed,
please email infoATbodmindiesels.co.uk
Delivered to Cardiff Canton May 1963 from EE's Vulcan Foundry as D6842
08/66 Transferred to Polmadie
11/72 Transferred to Cardiff then Landore
03/74 Renumbered to 37142
02/78 Transferred to Laira
04/83 Transferred to Cardiff
03/86 Transferred to Thornaby
10/87 Transferred to Bristol Bath Road
05/88 Transferred to Cardiff
01/89 Allocated to Departmental Regional Civil Engineers (Western) Pool
03/92 Allocated to Regional Railways South Wales & West Pool
03/94 Allocated to Trainload Freight West (Departmental)
02/95 Transferred to Bescot, allocated To Transrail Bescot 37 Pool
01/97 Transferred to Crewe
05/97 Stored Unserviceable at Crewe
08/02 Moved to Barrow Hill (HNRC)
02/09/03 Arrived at Bodmin
37142 was a regular visitor to Bodmin on china clay trains during its time based at Laira depot. It arrived at Bodmin during 2003 and was returned to working order in 2004 and repainted into 1970s BR Blue during 2005,which was the livery it carried during its working years in Cornwall in the late 70s/early 80s.
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