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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5552 17/09/1959  
TOPS (31/1) 31134 03/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/217/09/1959
31/126/04/1968
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
To Service 17/09/1959 to Ipswich (32B)
Withdrawn 14/01/2000
Time in Service 40 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys
Cut Up 07/1999
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. 17/09/1959

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
32B   Ipswich (New) on 17/09/1959
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 03/04/1965
41A   Tinsley w/e 19/06/1965
40B   Immingham w/e 12/02/1966
41A   Tinsley 4w/e 11/07/1970
40B   Immingham w/e 08/05/1971
31B   March w/e 12/08/1972
IM   Immingham w/e 09/03/1974
YK   York (North) 2w/e 12/10/1974
FP   Finsbury Park 2w/e 09/11/1974
IM   Immingham 2w/e 30/11/1974
TI   Tinsley w/e 29/02/1976
IM   Immingham 3w/e 02/05/1976
SF   Stratford on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 14/01/2000

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
04/1968   Reclassified from 30 to 31        
by 15/02/1969   Steam heat boiler isolated        
by 06/1974   Steam heat boiler reinstated        
by 12/1974   Snowplough brackets fitted        
by 12/1974   Snowplough brackets removed        
by 03/1975   Steam heat boiler isolated        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
17/09/1959 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
by 15/02/1969 vi Vacuum brakes, Isolated boiler      
by 06/1974 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
by 03/1975 vi Vacuum brakes, Isolated boiler      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
17/09/1959 To Service To service as British Railways number D5552
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough
Allocated to Ipswich (32B)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
12/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
04/1968 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
15/02/1969 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
11/07/1970 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
08/05/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
12/08/1972 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
03/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31134    
09/03/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
06/1974 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler reinstated    
12/10/1974 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
09/11/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (FP)    
30/11/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
12/1974 Modification Modification: Snowplough brackets fitted    
12/1974 Modification Modification: Snowplough brackets removed    
03/1975 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
29/02/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (TI)    
02/05/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (SF)    
07/1999 Scrapped Broken up by English, Welsh & Scottish Railways: Wigan    
14/01/2000 Withdrawn Condemned as 31134    

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