Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 Batch 4 It didn’t remain in Transrail

It didn’t remain in Transrail condition for long

including (but not limited to) handrails

they frequently appeared in mixed goods trains on both main and branch lines

D5503 BR green (as delivered)Our third ‘Toffee Apple’ release represents D5503 as delivered to 30A Stratford depot in January 1958 after it quickly settled into life around East London and on the ex-Great Eastern and Midland & Great Northern Joint lines in East Anglia working almost any services that its home shed could throw at it

This Pack of 4 Coaches

Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 Batch 4 It didn’t remain in TransrailBy 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