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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5566 19/11/1959  
TOPS (31/1) 31148 02/1974  
TOPS (31/4) 31448 22/08/1984  
TOPS (31/5) 31548 30/04/1990  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/219/11/1959
31/105/1967
31/422/08/1984
31/530/04/1990
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
To Service 19/11/1959 to Stratford (30A)
Withdrawn 01/07/1995
Time in Service 35 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys
Cut Up 06/2001
Cut At Harry Needle Railroad Company (at Kingsbury)
Information 4-digit route indicators
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GNP Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body. 19/11/1959
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 11/1969

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
30A   Stratford (New) on 19/11/1959
34B   Hornsey w/e 05/12/1959
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 26/03/1960
31B   March w/e 11/10/1969
YK   York (North) w/e 11/05/1974
TI   Tinsley w/e 08/03/1975
IM   Immingham 2w/e 11/10/1975
SF   Stratford m/e 05/1977
CD   Crewe Diesel on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1995

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

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
19/11/1959 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
by 30/10/1970 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat EQ Brakes    
by 05/12/1970 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat Modified Triple Valve & EQ Brakes    

Fires
Date of Fire Severity Damage Source of Fire Material Details Location
20/12/1961 Not severe   Electrical overloads or arcs Electrical insulation    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
19/11/1959 To Service To service as British Railways number D5566
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough
Allocated to Stratford (30A)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
26/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
05/1967 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
11/10/1969 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
11/1969 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
30/10/1970 Modification Modification: EQ Brakes Added    
05/12/1970 Modification Modification: EQ Brakes Added    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31148    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
08/03/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (TI)    
11/10/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
05/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (SF)    
22/08/1984 Renumbered Renumbered to 31448    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
30/04/1990 Renumbered Renumbered to 31548    
01/07/1995 Withdrawn Condemned as 31548    
06/2001 Scrapped Broken up by Harry Needle Railroad Company: at Kingsbury    

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