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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5670 05/01/1961  
TOPS (31/1) 31242 26/01/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/205/01/1961
31/109/1968
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 270
To Service 05/01/1961 to March (31B)
Withdrawn 14/12/1998
Time in Service 37 yrs, 11 mths , 9 dys
Cut Up 06/1999
Cut At English, Welsh & Scottish Railways (Wigan)
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. 05/01/1961

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
31B   March (New) on 05/01/1961
30A   Stratford w/e 15/09/1962
31B   March w/e 09/03/1963
30A   Stratford w/e 09/01/1965
34G   Finsbury Park w/e 10/07/1965
41A   Tinsley w/e 09/10/1965
40B   Immingham w/e 05/03/1966
     Withdrawn on 14/12/1998

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
09/1968   Reclassified from 30 to 31        
08/10/1971   Air Brakes fitted        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
05/01/1961 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
08/10/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      

Fires
Date of Fire Severity Damage Source of Fire Material Details Location
20/08/1964 Not severe   Brake block sparks Oil impregnated dirt or waste    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
05/01/1961 To Service To service as British Railways number D5670
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 270
Allocated to March (31B)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Finsbury Park (34G)    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
05/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
09/1968 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
08/10/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
26/01/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31242    
14/12/1998 Withdrawn Condemned as 31242    
06/1999 Scrapped Broken up by English, Welsh & Scottish Railways: Wigan    

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