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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5589 11/02/1960  
TOPS (31/4) 31401 02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/211/02/1960
31/125/05/1968
31/411/12/1971
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
To Service 11/02/1960 to Hornsey (34B)
Withdrawn 31/03/1988
Time in Service 28 yrs, 1 mth , 20 dys
Cut Up 09/1988
Cut At C F Booth (at Doncaster Works)
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. 11/02/1960
GFYE Green with full yellow cab front or nose 01/1968

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
34B   Hornsey (New) on 11/02/1960
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 30/04/1960
31B   March w/e 21/01/1961
30A   Stratford w/e 17/06/1961
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 09/01/1965
41A   Tinsley w/e 06/11/1965
40B   Immingham w/e 12/02/1966
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 06/08/1966
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 11/03/1967
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 25/03/1967
41A   Tinsley w/e 09/03/1968
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 24/08/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road on 19/02/1978
     Withdrawn on 31/03/1988

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
25/05/1968   Reclassified from 30 to 31        
20/11/1971   Air Brakes fitted        
11/12/1971   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
by 02/1978   Trip cock gear removed        
12/1980   Steam heat boiler removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
11/02/1960 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
20/11/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
11/12/1971 xd Dual brakes, Dual heat      
12/1980 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
11/02/1960 To Service To service as British Railways number D5589
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough
Allocated to Hornsey (34B)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
30/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
12/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
06/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
25/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
01/1968 Livery Change of livery to Green with full yellow cab front or nose    
09/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
25/05/1968 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
24/08/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
20/11/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
11/12/1971 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31401    
02/1978 Modification Modification: Trip cock gear removed    
02/1978 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
12/1980 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
31/03/1988 Withdrawn Condemned as 31401    
09/1988 Scrapped Broken up by C F Booth: at Doncaster Works    

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