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Preserved British Railways - Class 31 - 31271 'Stratford 1840-2001' - Brush Type 2

A Nikon D3200 — 1/640s ƒ/5.3 ISO 400 at 95 mm

N 1 B 223 C 0 E Jul 2, 2023 F Aug 27, 2023

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Built by Brush Traction, Loughborough, in 1961, originally numbered D5801. It entered traffic on 08/06/1961 and withdrawn from traffic on 01/05/1997 being the final Main Line locomotive operating with Vacuum brakes only. It is seen here departing from Berwyn, Wales, on the Llangollen Railway when operating the delayed 15:20 Corwen - Llangollen service. It is twenty minutes late at this point. © Peter Steel 2023.

Preserved British Railways - Class 31 - 31271 'Stratford 1840-2001' - Brush Type 2

A Nikon D3200 — 1/500s ƒ/5.3 ISO 400 at 105 mm

N 3 B 326 C 0 E Jul 2, 2023 F Aug 27, 2023

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Built by Brush Traction, Loughborough, in 1961, originally numbered D5801. It entered traffic on 08/06/1961 and withdrawn from traffic on 01/05/1997 being the final Main Line locomotive operating with Vacuum brakes only. It is seen here arriving at Glyndyfrdwy, Wales, on the Llangollen Railway when operating the delayed 15:20 Corwen - Llangollen service. It is twenty minutes late at this point. © Peter Steel 2023.

Under Restoration - British Railways - Class 31 - 'Boadicea' 31418 - Brush Type 2

A Nikon D3200 — 1/125s ƒ/5.6 ISO 400 at 46 mm

N 1 B 420 C 0 E Jul 10, 2022 F Aug 7, 2022

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Built for British Railways, at Brush Works, Loughborough, numbered D5522, this Class 31 was then re-numbered 31104 under TOPS, then was further re-numbered 31418. It is seen here inside one of the many sheds at the Midland Railway - Butterley - Swanwick Junction Museum Complex, during the railway's Transport Festival, on 10/07/2022. © Peter Steel 2022.

Preserved British Railways - Class 31 - 31514 - Brush Type 2

A Nikon D3200 — 1/125s ƒ/5.6 ISO 160 at 50 mm

N 1 B 338 C 0 E Jul 10, 2022 F Aug 7, 2022

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Built for British Railways, at Brush Works, Loughborough, numbered D5814, this Class 31 was then re-numbered 31414 under TOPS, then was further re-numbered 31514. Restored in its final operating livery of "Dutch" Yellow and Grey, it is seen here inside one of the many sheds at the Midland Railway - Butterley - Swanwick Junction Museum Complex, during the railway's Transport Festival, on 10/07/2022. © Peter Steel 2022.

Preserved EWS - Class 31 - 31466 - Brush Type 2

A Nikon D3200 — 1/125s ƒ/4 ISO 100 at 23 mm

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Built in 1959 for British Ralways, at Brush Works, Loughborough, numbered D5533, this Class 31 was then re-numbered 31115 under TOPS. The 31/4s were originally 31/1s and were used for freight and secondary passenger routes. it is seen here at Bury Bolton Street, during the ELR Spring Diesel Gala, while visiting from the Dean Forest Railway, on 21/02/2016. © Peter Steel 2016.