Stored by EWS at Motherwell in March 2005 and sold for preservation at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in 2009, No. 37421 was one of four Class 37s that was purchased by Colas Rail in 2013 for a return to the main line, along with Nos. 37116, 37175 and 37219. While the latter pair debuted for their new owner in the middle of 2014, it would be another year before No. 37421 would re-enter traffic along with BR green-liveried former Harry Needle Class 37/0 No. 37057/D6757, just in time to assist on the newly acquired Network Rail infrastructure monitoring contract.
Specification: Highly-detailed OO gauge model, ● 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track, ● Heavy Die-cast metal chassis, ● Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track), ● High quality 5-pole motor with two flywheels, ● All wheel drive and all wheel pickup, ● Helical Gear box, ● Directional Lighting, ● PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power, ● Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings, ● NEM coupler mounts and couplings.
