British Rail Class 31
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.
| Brush Type 2 British Rail Class 31 | |
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| 31289 at the Northampton & Lamport Railway, 22 April 2007 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | Brush Traction |
| Build date | 1957–1962 |
| Configuration | A1A-A1A |
| UIC classification | (A1A)'(A1A)' |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | Driving: 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) Idling: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Minimum curve | 4.5 chains (91 m) |
| Wheelbase | 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m) |
| Length | 56 ft 9 in (17.30 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
| Height | 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 106.7 long tons (108.4 t) to 113 long tons (115 t) |
| Fuel capacity | 650 imp gal (3,000 l; 780 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Original: Mirrlees JVS12T Rebuilt: English Electric 12SVT |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors |
| Multiple working | D5500–D5519: ● Red Circle Remainder: ★ Blue Star |
| Top speed | D5500–5534: 80 mph (129 km/h) Remainder: 90 mph (145 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 1,470 bhp (1,100 kW) At rail: 872 hp (650 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 35,900 lbf (159,691 N) |
| Train heating | 31/0 & 31/1: Steam generator 31/4: Electric Train Heat |
| Locomotive brakeforce | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | D5500–D5699, D5800–D5862, later 31001–31970 |
| Axle load class | Route availability 5 |
British Rail Class 31 Media
D5513, one of the original batch, in BR green livery
Class 31/1 on Sharnbrook bank with a short van train in April 1985
31418 at Birmingham New Street.
31549 at Peterborough in 1994.
An unidentified Class 31 with accident damage.
Locomotive 31454, in InterCity Swallow livery (with Fragonset Vinyls) on 16 April 2004
31105 passes Chesterfield working 4Q25 Derby RTC - Immingham TMD Test train
British Rail Class 31 number 31107 at the RVE Derby Workshops on 28th September 2007. This was the locomotive used in the Top Gear Crash.
31018, at the National Railway Museum in York, on 3 June 2004. This was the first locomotive of the Class to be built in 1957. It was withdrawn from service in 1976. It currently carries BR Blue livery. Note the absence of over-window head code panel, which were only omitted from the first few locomotives.
31271 Stratford 1840-2001, pictured on 3 June 2004 at the York Railfest held to celebrate the 200th anniversary of railways. Under the auspices of A1A Locomotives Limited, the locomotive will be spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons on the Llangollen Railway in North Wales.
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