Class 37 - BR Green - 37403 - DCC Sound Fitted (C) DB It had barely settled in

It had barely settled in north of the border when it received the call to Crewe Works in the October for refurbishment as one of the Welsh-based Class 37/4s

Introduced in 1962

and both could have very easily been scrapped on site during their Spanish exile helping to build the AVE (Alta Velocidad España) high speed network from 2001 to 2011

each supplied by its own booster

Defiance has remained a regular on the main line ever since

Class 37 - BR Green - 37403 - DCC Sound Fitted (C) DB It had barely settled inWith an overhaul and repaint sponsored by the newly formed Trainload Freight West, later known as Transrail, Motherwells 37403 was catapulted to celebrity status in February 1994 after being backdated to its original British Railways green livery. The makeover was undertaken to mark the centenary of the completion of the West Highland line between Glasgow Queen St and Fort William, the operator being responsible for providing Class 37s for freight,