Class 31 - BR Blue - 31447 - DCC Sound Fitted

Class 31 - BR Blue - 31447 - DCC Sound Fitted31447 BR blueRecognising the calls for a mid 1980s plain blue Class 31 4 is 31447, converted from 31295 in July 1984. This had been an early exile to the Western Region in 1973 while still carrying its original (D)5828 number and BR green livery. However, unlike most of its colleagues it found itself back in East Anglia after just a couple of years before it was transferred to Toton in October 1984, its last allocation before receiving the call to

This model is:  RH70 (91-D-1070) with the route 51B

HYA 371067

Accessible sleeper coach 15207

Interchangeable printed headcodes with full description covering the first nine years of the class plus preservation era

Coach Length: 216mm

double heading or even used as a pair for banking duties on some of Vintage Trains’ railtours as well as spending periods on hire to preserved railways around the country

the four roof exhausts of the English Electric design were notorious for quickly turning the standard Rail grey roof filthy

73963 offers the perfect partner to 73962 as one of the original 3 rebuilt locomotives to enter traffic in 2014/2015

Hall sensor for flange squeal effect

a modification that never took place

Purchased by the NCB for use in South Wales

Sandboxes : Yes