Preserved Class 31 Locomotives

[Multiple Unit]

How many of theese made it to Preservation adn Which Hertiage Railways have then and how offten are they used please.

 

[anthony263]

How many of theese made it to Preservation adn Which Hertiage Railways have then and how offten are they used please.

I know of 1 class 31 that is at the dean forest railway and should be out during the diesel gala tommorow

 

[woodjack]

Hi. Roughly 26 are preserved in some state or other. Check out this website. Tim does a fantastic job of maintaining it. http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/engines/index.htm

 

[Pegged_Up]

By coincidence, there were two Class 31s in Preston station today.
31459 ''Cerberus'', and 31285, topped-and-tailed on four, yellow track-inspection saloons.
459 was in it's old green-livery...285 in the same yellow as the inspection saloons,
and it was logo'd ''Network Rail''.
It had come down the West Coast Mainline from Oxenholme, and was going-on to Wigan.

 

[generalvegitable]

I know that there are 1 or 2 at NVR and a couple at the battlefield line (they really thrash them there), there will be a few others scattered around the country

 

[37401]

I know that there are 1 or 2 at NVR and a couple at the battlefield line (they really thrash them there), there will be a few others scattered around the country

Yep all on the PD site as stated ;p

 

[mumrar]

By coincidence, there were two Class 31s in Preston station today.
31459 ''Cerberus'', and 31285, topped-and-tailed on four, yellow track-inspection saloons.
459 was in it's old green-livery...285 in the same yellow as the inspection saloons,
and it was logo'd ''Network Rail''.
It had come down the West Coast Mainline from Oxenholme, and was going-on to Wigan.

Unless 459 received a rapid strip and repaint last night, it is still in full black livery with yellow ends and black windows, see:
darrel817.fotopic.net/p63680366.html
Not my shot

 

[CallySleeperKid]

I got a few photos and videos of 31271 at Midland Railway Centre in January, the can be found at......

Photos - CallySleeperKid Railway Photography - Midland Railway Centre - January 2010 on page 2

and

YouTube videos at,

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdwvYDtTFo
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej2g8Z4Tsvo
Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ZGXyi8fgM
Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkLycUBITc

 

[craig87034]

http://www.presgen.co.uk will have the gen for when Goyle's are out.

 

[Pegged_Up]

NUMRAR...Apologies....was thinking about a completely different loco when I was writing post.

 

[50041]

For a full list see the Preserved Diesels website. From those that I have sampled, this one is a bit of a monster:

http://englishelectric.zenfolio.com/p821508223/e64eb673

 

[fsmr]

Hi
if you go on my channel http://www.youtube.com/stapleford I have some video on there taken in the autumn 2009 diesel gala at NVR of some traction including a spirited thrash on and off a 31 pairing
Nige

 

[Moodster020]

Embsay (Skipton, North Yorkshire) were i volunteer has two, be on at the diesel gala at the end of July

 

[Mvann]

The class 31 at the Nvr is usually working the 3rd Sunday of the month from April to October.

 

[9K43]

A ride on a class 31 over 40 mph is like riding on a loco with square wheels, you bounce up and down and could get sea sick.
Drinking tea on one of these is a skill in its self, cos half onit will end over your shirt.

 

[royaloak]

Still better than a 25 though, did they have ANY suspension?