7MT Brits at 31B March

[Windjabbers]

Towards the end of steam on the Great Eastern (1961) the 30A Stratford and 32A Norwich based Brits were transfered to 31A.

 

What worked did they do while based at March?

 

Thanks

 

David

 

[bike2steam]

March was 31B, most were put in storage while their eventual destinations was decided before transfer to the LMR.

[Windjabbers]

March was 31B, most were put in storage while their eventual destinations was decided before transfer to the LMR.

 

Sorry typo,  yes I guessed that there was litte work for them and some were stored. Ive got a picture of one working a Cambridge - St Ives loop line parcels train for example and was wondering if this was a regular turn?

[TerrySVR]

I managed to get a shed pass for March when it had all the Brits, sadly don't have records but it was an epic Sunday trip from Bewdley one of the highlights being A4 Dwight D In Peterborough station.

 

Arriving at March they thought I was a school party instead of one 12 year old so one volunteered to take me round if I signed the others chits so they got their overtime! That trip completed my Brits so worth the 14 hours the trip took.

[bike2steam]

I managed to get a shed pass for March when it had all the Brits, sadly don't have records but it was an epic Sunday trip from Bewdley one of the highlights being A4 Dwight D In Peterborough station.

 

Arriving at March they thought I was a school party instead of one 12 year old so one volunteered to take me round if I signed the others chits so they got their overtime! That trip completed my Brits so worth the 14 hours the trip took.

edit, reply to post #3, not 4, oopps senile moment

A quick skim thro' the RCTS book on Standard part 1 only mentions the Newcastle to Colchester passenger service as the only regular turn for the class in that period which it worked south of York, along with a few other odd occasional workings. 

Edited May 23, 2018 by bike2steam