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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D5643 25/08/1960  
TOPS (31/1) 31218 02/02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 30
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
30/225/08/1960
31/112/1966
Wheels A1A-A1A
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 243
To Service 25/08/1960 to Finsbury Park (34G)
Withdrawn 20/04/1988 off Stratford (SF)
Time in Service 27 yrs, 7 mths , 26 dys
Cut Up 08/1989
Cut At C F Booth (Rotherham)
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. 25/08/1960

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
34G   Finsbury Park (New) on 25/08/1960
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1988

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
12/1966   Reclassified from 30 to 31        
30/07/1969   Air Brakes fitted        
by 02/1978   Trip cock gear removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
25/08/1960 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
30/07/1969 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      

Fires
Date of Fire Severity Damage Source of Fire Material Details Location
05/10/1962 Not severe   Train heating boiler burners Fuel or lubricating oil sprays or leaks    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
25/08/1960 To Service To service as British Railways number D5643
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 243
Allocated to Finsbury Park (34G)
Livery applied: Green with white bodyside bands at base of body and middle of body.
   
12/1966 Modification Modification: Reclassified from 30 to 31    
30/07/1969 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
02/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 31218    
02/1978 Modification Modification: Trip cock gear removed    
20/04/1988 Withdrawn Condemned as 31218 from Stratford (SF)    
08/1989 Scrapped Broken up by C F Booth: Rotherham    

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