Survival instinct rescued 10 years ago within days of being scrapped, 37800 is back in the news after becoming the first class 37 to be outshopped in rail operations group’s distinctive blue livery, giving the locomotive – which turns 60 in may – a contemporary, modern look. andy coward spoke to glenn edwards from europhoenix about its remarkable survival.

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Survival instinct Rescued 10 years ago within days of being scrapped, 37800 is back in the

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Railways Illustrated Magazine

29 November 2022

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