Class 31

[Masbroughlad]

Are there any mainline registered class 31s? If so, are they available for railtour use?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

There are three listed in the current Combined Volume, albeit one is shown as stored:

31 106 ( stored, EMR Kingsbury )
31 128 ( Nemesis Rail )
31 452 ( Eastern Rail Services - this is the shunter at their Yarmouth carriages place )

 

[KevL]

Hasnt 31128 been used occasionally
for nymr on the whitby section?

 

[Whistler40145]

Hasn't 31106 been scrapped?

 

[ExRes]

Hasn't 31106 been scrapped?

The presumption is that 31106 has been scrapped, it was supposed to be donating parts but to which Group(s) I don't know, the last photo of it on Flickr was on 1st January at EMR Kingsbury and it doesn't appear in a shot taken on 20th May

Hasnt 31128 been used occasionally
for nymr on the whitby section?

31128 has been a regular at NYMR for some time and is there currently

 

[Peter Mugridge]

The presumption is that 31106 has been scrapped, it was supposed to be donating parts but to which Group(s) I don't know, the last photo of it on Flickr was on 1st January at EMR Kingsbury and it doesn't appear in a shot taken on 20th May

Entirely possible - the data date given for the 2024 Combined Volume is "the start of January"; that 31 106 appears in the book indicates only that it was still registered on that date - the stored status and the location given are certainly very ominous, I agree.

For the OP's purpose, 31 128 may be the best bet - unless it's formally restricted to the Whitby section?

 

[12LDA28C]

Entirely possible - the data date given for the 2024 Combined Volume is "the start of January"; that 31 106 appears in the book indicates only that it was still registered on that date - the stored status and the location given are certainly very ominous, I agree.

For the OP's purpose, 31 128 may be the best bet - unless it's formally restricted to the Whitby section?

31128 has certainly been active on the main line all over the network within the last few years, I don't believe there's any kind of restriction on it.

 

[Whistler40145]

31128 has certainly been active on the main line all over the network within the last few years, I don't believe there's any kind of restriction on it.

31128 has been active on the mainline, along with working on the NYMR, especially paired with 31466

 

[Trackman]

The presumption is that 31106 has been scrapped, it was supposed to be donating parts but to which Group(s) I don't know, the last photo of it on Flickr was on 1st January at EMR Kingsbury and it doesn't appear in a shot taken on 20th May

I have a scrap date of 02/01/2024

 

[31160]

Are there any mainline registered class 31s? If so, are they available for railtour use?

God I would LOVE a 31 railtour, unfortunately though it would need a partner loco so the load would be commercially viable say 33012 or a 20,but unfortunately it's been painted into the whitby corner and seemingly cannot escape, it was advertised for a BLS tour but then they had a think and it just into a 37

 

[Big Jumby 74]

God I would LOVE a 31 railtour,

Admittedly I am currently not completely sober, but your comment rings very loud (Whitechapel foundry) bells with me.... A Brush 2 from Liv Street to Norwich via CA, with a 101 DMU trip to Yarmouth and back(?), and the 31 back to the smoke via Ipswich. Keep it simple and Bring it on.....