The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962. They were numbered in two series, …

D5631 is one of 243 production series Class 30 locomotives built between 1958 and 1962 at Brush Traction’s Falcon Works in Loughborough, as follow-on orders from the twenty pilot …

Power Unit Serial Info The Mirlees and EE information digitised in the tables below has been taken from approximately 200 “Roneodex” depot index cards that were recovered from a skip …

Feb 22, 2024 · Each loco page in the PDF book below details the depot allocation history up to circa 1999, complete with additional notes of interest gleaned from various publications over …

A Brush design and originally fitted with a Mirrlees 12 cylinder power unit, although all were re-engined with an English Electric unit by BR between 1965-69. The Class 31's went on to be …

Feb 20, 2025 · Preserved & mainline passenger workings, preserved line mileages, photographs, archive loco history and associated railwayana.

Since the full power could not be used with four traction motors, the engine was used without an intercooler with an output of 1,470 hp. Since this combination was significantly better, between …

The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957-62. They were numbered in two series, …

The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and originally as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957-62. They were numbered in two series, …

The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and originally as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962.