To mark the 60th anniversary of its entry into BR traffic, The Heavy Tractor Group has teamed up with Accurascale to produce a limited-edition model of Class 37 37714.
Formerly 37024, the ‘Tractor’ was rebuilt as part of BR’s Heavy General Repair program in the late 1980s, emerging as a ‘Heavyweight’ locomotive, thanks to the addition of extra ballast to improve tractive effort. Employed by various Railfreight sectors over the years, the ‘37’ was transferred to EWS upon privatization and sent to work in Spain for a few years. After arriving back home, ‘714 was acquired by Direct Rail Services and was used at the Daventry Rail Terminal as a ‘Super Shunter’, before being placed under the care of the Heavy Tractor Group (HTG) on a loan basis. This arrangement was made permanent in 2017, when 37714 was purchased by the HTG and it currently resides at the Great Central Railway.