Class 31, 31438
Preserved Brush Type 2 Class 31 A1A-A1A diesel locomotive 31438 at North Weald Station on the heritage Epping Ongar Railway (EOR) in Essex (UK).
31438 was built by Brush at the Falcon Works Loughborough and entered service as British Railways D5557 on October 15th 1959 with withdrawal as British Rail 31438 in September 1995.
'A1A-A1A' means there are two bogies under the locomotive. Each bogie has two powered axles and one freewheeling axle. In A1A bogies the idle axle is alway the centre axle connected wheels.
Not to be confused with the similar looking 6 wheeled Co-Co bogies which all the axles are driven.
Absolutely adore Class 31's. Cut my young trainspotting teeth spotting these at Chelmsford station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the late 1970s.
Class 31, 31438
Preserved Brush Type 2 Class 31 A1A-A1A diesel locomotive 31438 at North Weald Station on the heritage Epping Ongar Railway (EOR) in Essex (UK).
31438 was built by Brush at the Falcon Works Loughborough and entered service as British Railways D5557 on October 15th 1959 with withdrawal as British Rail 31438 in September 1995.
'A1A-A1A' means there are two bogies under the locomotive. Each bogie has two powered axles and one freewheeling axle. In A1A bogies the idle axle is alway the centre axle connected wheels.
Not to be confused with the similar looking 6 wheeled Co-Co bogies which all the axles are driven.
Absolutely adore Class 31's. Cut my young trainspotting teeth spotting these at Chelmsford station on the Great Eastern Main Line in the late 1970s.