Graham Farish Class 31/1 97204 BR RTC (Revised)

Description

From our Graham Farish range weare delighted to bring you thisClass 31/1No.97204inBR RTC (Revised)livery.

Also available withSOUND FITTED(371-113SF)

MODEL FEATURES:

Graham Farish NScaleEra8PristineBR RTC (Revised)liveryCoreless MotorAccessory PackNEM Coupling PocketsDirectional Lighting independently switchable at each end via switches mounted on the circuit-board,orviaDCCSpeaker FittedEquippedwith a Next 18 DCC decoder socket recommended decoder No. 36-567ALength123mm (over couplings)

CLASS 31/1 HISTORY

The BR Class 31 diesel locomotives,originallyknown as the Brush Type 2s, were built by Brush Traction from 1957-1962with the Class totalling263 locos.ThefirstClass 31 entered serviceinNovember 1957 andthe designwas one of the Pilot Scheme locomotives ordered by British Railways to replace steam traction.TheClass was originally allocated to the Eastern Region, but gradually became common in both the Western and London Midland regions too.

TheClass 31/1s were the standard locomotive, the 31/0s being the first batch of locos which were fitted with Red Circle multiple-working control equipment which was non-standard and led to them being withdrawn relatively early in the late-1970s. The 31/1s were fitted with Blue Star multiple-working equipment, as found on many other BR classes, and all had steam heating boilers making them ideal for hauling passenger services.The Class 31/1s could be found on a variety of secondary and relief passenger duties as well as parcels andfreight traffic.Commonly used inEast Anglia, with allocations atStratford and March depots, they werealsofound throughout the Eastern Region of BR with Finsbury Park sporting a large allocation along with the depots at Tinsley, Immingham and Thornaby.Exampleswere also allocated to Bristol Bath Road and Old Oak Common on the Western Region, where they could be found working passenger trains as far west as Barnstaple and Paignton. In the early 1980s,Healey Mills andBescoton the Midland Region also gained an allocation as replacements for Class 25s.