This model introduces the newly-tooled bodyshell to represents the original design class 37/0 with cut away buffer fairing, as seen through the 1980s and 90s.

Limited Edition of 1000

Powered by a centrally mounted motor with flywheels in a diecast chassis drives two axles on each bogie through helical reduction gears. The bodyshell has been produced from completely new tooling featuring accurately reproduced tumblehome, bonnet shaping and end taper, finely moulded bodyside grilles, flush glazing, etched windscreen wipers and etched roof fan grilles. Many extra detailing parts are supplied separately to avoid damage in transit.

Remember Antics price includes UK delivery of your new 37.

Model Specification

• Five pole motor with twin flywheels
• Double cardan shaft transmission
• Two-axle drive on each bogie
• Helical gears for precise mesh and improved traction
• Reduction gearing via ten gear sealed unit in each bogie
• Traction tyre fitted to one wheel of each bogie
• Die-cast heavy metal chassis
• Moulded cable ducts to secure wiring and prevent damage
• Intricate bogie detail
• NEM standard couplings
• PCB with NEM652 socket for decoder
• Constant brightness LED lighting
• Directional red and white LED illumination
• Individual sealed lighting casing prevents bleed
• Highly detailed scale body
• Intricate radiator, panel and rivet detail
• Etched brass radiator fan grille
• Cab and engine room flush glazed windows
• Micro spring mounted buffers
• Removable couplings
• Metal windscreen wipers
• All lamps fitted with clear lenses

Customer Fit extras

• Fine/precise bufferbeam piping/cable detail
• Bogie footsteps
• Lamp irons
• Authentic jointed coupling hooks and links

37131 was built for the Western region as D6381, entering service at Cardiff East Dock shed at the end of March 1963. Part of the Western regions' plans to replace steam traction in South Wales, D6381 was reallocated to Swansea Landore diesel depot when it opened that summer. The locomotive stay in South Wales was shortlived, moving to York and Gateshead sheds in 1966. D6381 moved to Thornaby shed, being repainted in BR blue and losing the D prefix to the number before a move south to Stratford (East London) in 1968.

The introduction of the TOPS numbering scheme changed D6381 into 37131 at Stratford, before the locomotive began retracing it's route via Thornaby to Cardiff Canton for the winter of 1976/77. Another tour of North East sheds followed, with stays at Tinsley, Immingham and Healey Mills before another return to Cardiff in the summer of 1984. 37131 returned to Tinsley in November 1984, but following allocation to the Railfrieght Coal business, moved back to Cardiff in 1987.

37131 ventured even farther north in July 1991 with reallocation to Glasgow Eastfield shed with the coal subsector. In 1992 37131 was transferred to the Railfreight Distribution business, being repainted into the Railfreight triple-grey livery. Having had the former boiler water tank converted for additional fuel capacity several years previously 37131 was ideally equiped for the long distance distribution trains and was again allocated to Tinsley shed, although this was a nominal allocation, as the majority of Railfreight Distribution locomotives were maintained from Tinsley.

The beginning of the protracted end for 37131 came in September 1994, being decalred surplus to requirements and stored. Several brief reinstatements occured, followed by a return to traffic in late 1995 and 37131 transferred to the ownership of EWS, remaining in service until the end of 1999. Under EWS Bescot and the companys' central maintenance depot at Toton were added to the list of depots.

37131 is however not quite a survivor, following a move to the component recovery centre at Wigan Springs Branch depot in 2000 many parts were removed to keep other 37s in service, then 37131 was moved to Peak Rail, under the ownership of Harry Needle. A start aws made on restoration in 2005, however this ceased shortly afterwards, possibly due to the arrival of another 37 in better condition, to which 37131 no doubt donated many further parts before the remaining shell was cut up by CF Booths of Rotherham in early 2007.