Jump to content
 

Class 31s in BR Green on Western Region

Ben04uk

By Ben04uk,
in Transition Diesel Liveries

 Share

Recommended Posts

BrushVeteran

BrushVeteran

Posted
Posted

Did any Class 31's make it in green livery on the Western Region after they were transferred from the Eastern Region? Or had they all been repainted before then?

Quite a lot of green 31's in the 58XX numbers were transferred to the Western not long after they had been re-engined. I'll see what I can dig out and put a few on here.

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • RMweb Gold
melmoth

melmoth

Posted
  • RMweb Gold
Posted

A photo in Peter Robinson's "The 30s and 31s - Rail Portfolio 15" (Ian Allan, 1991, isbn 0711019673), shows 5843 dragging a DMU along the seafront at Teignmouth on 31/08/72 in green with full yellow ends, BR arrows, and white body bands.

 

John Vaughan's "Class 31 - Diesel Retrospective" (Ian Allan, 2009, isbn 9780711032859), has a photo of 5668 on an up passenger working at Charlbury in June 73 in the same livery. The caption notes that 5668 "was one of the few WR '31s' still in green livery".

 

I think I've also seen a photo/photos of 31s around the turntable at Old Oak Common in a similar livery, but no idea which book or magazine at the moment.

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • RMweb Gold
stovepipe

stovepipe

Posted
  • RMweb Gold
Posted (edited)

Yes there were several, for a maximum of about 2 years from early 1972 into Spring 1974.

 

D5823 was one, allocated to Bath Road in April 1972.

https://flic.kr/p/q5KXNd

 

and D5828 in this fairly well known shot with D400

https://flic.kr/p/fJ4Lph

 

Edit:

and another at Bath Road D5843

https://flic.kr/p/9LXWF5

 

and 5818 at Old Oak Common on 22 Feb 1974, almost the last green liveried one.

https://flic.kr/p/9eTwCz

Edited by stovepipe
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • RMweb Gold
stovepipe

stovepipe

Posted
  • RMweb Gold
Posted

A photo in Peter Robinson's "The 30s and 31s - Rail Portfolio 15" (Ian Allan, 1991, isbn 0711019673), shows 5843 dragging a DMU along the seafront at Teignmouth on 31/08/72 in green with full yellow ends, BR arrows, and white body bands.

 

John Vaughan's "Class 31 - Diesel Retrospective" (Ian Allan, 2009, isbn 9780711032859), has a photo of 5668 on an up passenger working at Charlbury in June 73 in the same livery. The caption notes that 5668 "was one of the few WR '31s' still in green livery".

 

I think I've also seen a photo/photos of 31s around the turntable at Old Oak Common in a similar livery, but no idea which book or magazine at the moment.

 

Here's 5668 at Fairwood Jct

https://flic.kr/p/aAEdto

and at the OOC turntable

https://flic.kr/p/8gscJU

 

And a very nice shot of 5803 near Worcester

https://flic.kr/p/auwG6y

Link to post
Share on other sites
jonny777

jonny777

Posted
Posted (edited)

Some like 5826 had BR arrows of indecision rather than later green totem...

 

Phil

 

Yes Phil, quite a lot seemed to get BR arrows at the same time as GFYE.

 

A few of the first batch of locos that I have photos of in my collection - although many not taken by me so uncertain copyright - are,

 

EDITED to add later members of the class....

 

D5518, D5520; then D5523, D5610, D5617, D5624, D5630, D5643, D5694, which had small arrows; D5557 and D5561 which had 4 arrows one under each cab window;  D5600, D5618, D5623, D5647, D5663, D5668, D5685, D5692, D5693, D5801, D5803, D5810, D5812, D5813, D5814, D5817, D5818, D5819, D5822, D5823, D5824 D5826, D5827, D5828, D5829, D5843,

 

I can't remember any GSYP examples with BR symbols, but there may well be some.

Edited by jonny777
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...