British Rail Class 937
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British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...

 Class 937 was reserved for former AC electrical multiple units, converted for departmental use. Units were converted for various tasks, including application of sandite
Sandite
Sandite is a substance used on railways in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands to combat leaves on the line, which can cause train wheels to slip and become damaged with flat spots...

, and use as tractor units to tow other trains.
Key: In service Withdrawn Preserved Scrapped

Unit No. Converted Use Former Class Final livery Original Formation Wdn. Status
Current Original DT M DT
937990 308151 ? Sandite unit 308
British Rail Class 308
The British Rail Class 308 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1959–61. They were initially classified as AM8 units before the introduction of TOPS.-Class 308/1:...

NSE 977876 ex.75905 977877 ex.61901 977878 ex.75938 2001 Scrapped (2002)
937991 308146 ? Sandite unit 308
British Rail Class 308
The British Rail Class 308 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1959–61. They were initially classified as AM8 units before the introduction of TOPS.-Class 308/1:...

NSE 977926 ex.75900 977927 ex.61896 977928 ex.75933 2001 Scrapped (2002)
937996 302996 ? Sandite/Tractor unit 302
British Rail Class 302
The British Rail Class 302 was a type of electric multiple unit introduced between 1958 - 1960 for outer suburban passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway route...

NSE 977598 ex.75080 977599 ex.61073 977600 ex.75061 1996 Scrapped (1996)
937997 302997 ? Sandite/Tractor unit 302
British Rail Class 302
The British Rail Class 302 was a type of electric multiple unit introduced between 1958 - 1960 for outer suburban passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway route...

NSE 977601 ex.75211 977602 ex.61228 977603 ex.75035 1994 Scrapped (1994)
937998 302998 ? Sandite unit 302
British Rail Class 302
The British Rail Class 302 was a type of electric multiple unit introduced between 1958 - 1960 for outer suburban passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway route...

NSE 977604 ex.75077 977605 ex.61062 977606 ex.75070 1998 Scrapped (1999)
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