Class 31 - 31271 Railfreight Construction - DCC Sound31271 Railfreight Construction One of just five Class 31s to gain Railfreight livery with Construction sub sector decals, 31271 also has the distinction of being the only surviving example to retain the iconic Roundel designed scheme into the present day. Built as D5801 and new to 30A in June 1961, it completed its heavy general overhaul at Doncaster in April 1987 emerging in the soon to be obsolete Railfreight Red Stripe and was notably the last

Birmingham

It has been based at the Weardale Railway ever since

73965 entered GBRf service in 2015 alongside 73964

The ODAs successfully served the MoD network until the end of the Speedlink era

Top Lamp Iron : Yes

speedo cable and rectangular-style buffers

Our model depicts 73970 in its current condition as running today with the drop Dellner

awaiting the next chapter in its operational life

Latterly embellished by DRS staff with tiny BR double arrows

and infrastructure/freight workings

although it is still regularly seen south of Crewe on light engine moves

so it was assumed that station facilities were to be used