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Unique Infrastructure-liveried Class 31 loco number 31116 in the scrapline at Toton, June 1998. Photo by Dave Root <daveroot@altavista.net>

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FM Rail 31190 in WCRC Royal Scotsmen livery at Barrow Hill - 30/04/2006 Photo by Jonathan Lewis (jonathanmlewis@msn.com) Photo Website http://www.86242.fotopic.net

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Class 31. Derelict 31252 is seen lying in the yard at Peterborough depot on 14-June-97 . Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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D5830 at Loughborough. Great Central Railway 16 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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OLD LOCOS STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. Some locos that still see main line use in 2008 first took to the rails in the late 1950s or early 1960s making them 40 to 50 years old. Quite remarkable considering they were designed in a very different era. 31190 that first entered service in 1960 as D6513 has wound the clock back to take on its original number and earlier appearence. Class 31s were originally fitted with Mirrlees engines but all were re-fitted with more powerful English Electric ones from 1965 onwards . Still making a somewhat unusual sight on 'Southern' metals D6513 heads a SERCO Test Train through West Norwood on April 22nd 2008. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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Preserved Class 31/1 D5541 (31123) seen in fading light in BR lined Green livery at Toddington on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway sometime in the early/mid 1990s Photo: aw_789@yahoo.com

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Class 31 seen at Loughborough on the Great Central Railway July 2001. Copyright Andy Ducker (ecml@yahoo.co.uk) all photographs are the copyright of the author. Pictures taken on Kodak DC260 and processed with Photo Paint

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We visited the Great Central Railway's September 2004 Diesel Gala and although it was rather damp it was still an enjoyable day out with a good selection of traction. Here we see D5830 at Rothley with a train bound for Loughborough. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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Class 47 D1705 and Class 31 D5830 at Loughborough. Great Central Railway 16 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com