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British Rail

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Key:	In service	Withdrawn	Preserved	Scrapped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	Converted	Use	Former Class	Final livery	DT	M	DT	Wdn.	Status
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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