MEE on "Pool Flashes" on Class 31s.

[18B]

Hi, on a pic on flickr I noticed an unidentified Class 31 at Warrington Bank Quay 23-5-89 with a the flashes under the cab winder having the Letters MEE, presumably Mechanical and Electrical Engineer? I've seen other Class 31s along with Class 20s and some other Classes with, LMR, ER, WR, AR etc on them to denote that they were part of that region's Civil Engineer's Fleet, but never seen one with the MEE leters...? anyone any ideas on how many had this?

 

Here's the link 31-125 and an unidentified rail blue sister on the Up loo… | Flickr

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by 18B

[John M Upton]

I presume you mean this one:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73789322@N04/47527512491/in/photolist-2mchQpw-TgB9RN-2fpQVCx/

 

It is quite a distinctive one, unrefurbished, badly dented and still with metal bands and most importantly of all, the buffer beam shrouds in place so a bit of searching may locate it elsewhere.

Edited August 24, 2022 by John M Upton

[Wickham Green too]

8 minutes ago, John M Upton said:

..... a bit of searching may locate it elsewhere.

hmmm .......... three years since that was put on Flickr and nobody seems to have identified it there ! 

[GordonC]

31131 possibly? Those blue flashes look rare!

 

 

 

[Simon Bendall]

51 minutes ago, GordonC said:

31131 possibly? Those blue flashes look rare!

 

31413 had blue ones for a time as well.

[GordonC]

12 minutes ago, Simon Bendall said:

 

31413 had blue ones for a time as well.

 

It would have been in its red stripe/blue livery then though wouldn't it and probably refurbished so missing the bodyside bands by then too

[John M Upton]

Found another one, 31323:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98587546@N00/4078289880/in/photolist-dESUcq-iau2tt-2kSkiSv-r7zwWg-nr17F6-kid7jj-cXFimW-PgNUV1-bXcqvu-dJnHms-2m2dUQn-2iZ2kS3-pR82mR-dxfkuW-nCjqfw-ftRSw9-ta3V5y-85Vdw8-8HoVLe-8Hs41L-bqstWt-28946dy-bqstRK-7doiuL-aDC45q-dbajuH-aLdwUZ-2kDQGCv-fAHCAH-aDyeeH-aDyhP6-aDCbd7

 

Pretty much anything still in rail blue and in 1989 (Using my Platform 5 Combined Volume off of which I just blew off the dust) in pool DWCQ which was Departmental (M&EE) Headquarters could be a potential candidate for carrying a blue MEE brand.