Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160

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Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160By the launch of the iconic Roundel designed Railfreight scheme in October 1987 around 30 Class 31s were allocated to the FGWC pool at Tinsley for Speedlink wagonload services. However with the fleet only recently refurbished at Doncaster Works and Railfreight Distribution looking to standardise on Class 37 and 47 motive power there was no hurry to repaint them in its new image. However, following serious fire damage to 31160 the South Yorkshire depot

Fauvet-Girel

it was a favourite on routes 11

Repainted into LMR Oxford Blue at the same time

In the late 1970s some remaining Siphon Gs were transferred into Departmental traffic

DRS had plenty of employment for its expanding fleet of heritage liveried Class 37/4s

It was one of several locomotives hired by DRS and as such carries DB modifications like auto couplers and wing mirrors but the house colours of new operator DRS

speed recorder

Converted in 2016

original 'Diamond frame'

An ESU Lokpilot DCC decoder which is custom programmed for the Accurascale Manor Class locomotives

Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running

Hunslet Engine 3796 was completed in 1953 to the wartime Austerity design

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