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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5551 10/09/1959  
TOPS (31/1) 31133 02/1974  
TOPS (31/4) 31450 14/09/1984  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/210/09/1959
31/110/1967
31/414/09/1984
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
To Service 10/09/1959 to Ipswich (32B)
Withdrawn 01/12/1998
Time in Service 39 yrs, 2 mths , 21 dys
Cut Up 04/1999
Cut At English, Welsh & Scottish Railways (Wigan)
Information Disc Indicators
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GNP Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body. 10/09/1959

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
32B   Ipswich (New) on 10/09/1959
30A   Stratford w/e 06/08/1966
32B   Ipswich w/e 11/03/1967
40B   Immingham w/e 11/05/1968
41A   Tinsley 4w/e 11/07/1970
40B   Immingham w/e 09/01/1971
31B   March w/e 12/08/1972
55A   Holbeck (MR) 2w/e 10/03/1973
MR   March 4w/e 06/10/1973
SF   Stratford 3w/e 02/05/1976
CD   Crewe Diesel on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 01/12/1998

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
10/1967   Reclassified from 30 to 31        
by 15/02/1969   Steam heat boiler isolated        
by 30/10/1970   EQ Brakes Added        
by 05/12/1970   EQ Brakes Added        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
10/09/1959 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
by 15/02/1969 vi Vacuum brakes, Isolated boiler      
by 30/10/1970 vi Vacuum brakes, Isolated boiler EQ Brakes    
by 05/12/1970 vi Vacuum brakes, Isolated boiler Modified Triple Valve & EQ Brakes    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
10/09/1959 To Service To service as British Railways number D5551
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough
Allocated to Ipswich (32B)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
06/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
10/1967 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
15/02/1969 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
11/07/1970 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
30/10/1970 Modification Modification: EQ Brakes Added    
05/12/1970 Modification Modification: EQ Brakes Added    
09/01/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
12/08/1972 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
10/03/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
06/10/1973 Allocation Reallocated to March (MR)    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31133    
02/05/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (SF)    
14/09/1984 Renumbered Renumbered to 31450    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
01/12/1998 Withdrawn Condemned as 31450    
04/1999 Scrapped Broken up by English, Welsh & Scottish Railways: Wigan    

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