Class 31 31430 - Approaching Hessle Station (1986)
Class 31/4 31430, on its way to Liverpool Lime Street, approaches Hessle on a misty cold winters day.
Class 31 31430 was built by Brush Traction at the Falcon Works, Loughborough, and entered service in April 1961 numbered D5695. Its problematic Mirrlees 12 cylinder power unit was changed for a 1470 bhp English Electric 12SVT power unit at Doncaster Works during November 1968, and the loco was reclassified as a Class 31/1. It was then renumbered to 31265 under TOPs in April 1974 but was then placed into storage at Swindon Works in October 1980 (following an accident?) and then withdrawn two months later. However, in September 1982, it was reinstated and later moved from Swindon Works to Doncaster Works, where it was fitted with ETH equipment during its conversion to Class 31/4. The loco was renumbered 31430 and returned to traffic in November 1983.
In October 1988, 31430 was named 'Sister Dora' (red nameplates) during an open day at Bescot Yard, then it was renumbered to 31530 after the ETH was isolated in December 1989, and during early 1990, it acquired the Civil Engineers' 'Dutch' livery complete with black 'Sister Dora' nameplates. Unfortunately, in November 1995, it was placed into storage at Bescot, and the nameplates were removed shortly afterwards.
After becoming an EWS loco during October 1996, it was restored to traffic (September 1997) but then returned to storage at Bescot in January 1999. June 2000 saw the loco move to Springs Branch CRDC, where it was officially withdrawn in October 2001. Fortunately, in December 2002, it then moved to Dereham, Mid-Norfolk Railway, for preservation. By now the loco was in a very faded state but was later sold (August 2013) to Martin Staniforth and moved to the Mangapps Railway Museum, where it was later restored as 31430 and renamed 'Sister Dora'. Now resplendent in its BR Blue livery, 31430 resides at the Spa Valley Railway.
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative
Date: 15.15 Sunday 14 December 1986 | © TJW: ROTWSI
Class 31 31430 - Approaching Hessle Station (1986)
Class 31/4 31430, on its way to Liverpool Lime Street, approaches Hessle on a misty cold winters day.
Class 31 31430 was built by Brush Traction at the Falcon Works, Loughborough, and entered service in April 1961 numbered D5695. Its problematic Mirrlees 12 cylinder power unit was changed for a 1470 bhp English Electric 12SVT power unit at Doncaster Works during November 1968, and the loco was reclassified as a Class 31/1. It was then renumbered to 31265 under TOPs in April 1974 but was then placed into storage at Swindon Works in October 1980 (following an accident?) and then withdrawn two months later. However, in September 1982, it was reinstated and later moved from Swindon Works to Doncaster Works, where it was fitted with ETH equipment during its conversion to Class 31/4. The loco was renumbered 31430 and returned to traffic in November 1983.
In October 1988, 31430 was named 'Sister Dora' (red nameplates) during an open day at Bescot Yard, then it was renumbered to 31530 after the ETH was isolated in December 1989, and during early 1990, it acquired the Civil Engineers' 'Dutch' livery complete with black 'Sister Dora' nameplates. Unfortunately, in November 1995, it was placed into storage at Bescot, and the nameplates were removed shortly afterwards.
After becoming an EWS loco during October 1996, it was restored to traffic (September 1997) but then returned to storage at Bescot in January 1999. June 2000 saw the loco move to Springs Branch CRDC, where it was officially withdrawn in October 2001. Fortunately, in December 2002, it then moved to Dereham, Mid-Norfolk Railway, for preservation. By now the loco was in a very faded state but was later sold (August 2013) to Martin Staniforth and moved to the Mangapps Railway Museum, where it was later restored as 31430 and renamed 'Sister Dora'. Now resplendent in its BR Blue livery, 31430 resides at the Spa Valley Railway.
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative
Date: 15.15 Sunday 14 December 1986 | © TJW: ROTWSI