Photo Class 31173 British Rail UK Diesel Locomotive Peterborough 1988

BR Class 31173 Diesel Loco, Peterborough

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

A close up view of UK British Rail Class 31173 diesel locomotive in BR Blue livery pulls into Peterborough station hauling a train of postal coaches, an operation long since confined to history and memory, in 1988.

Class 31173 was built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, in February 1960.  The locomotive was withdrawn from British Rail service on the 14th April 1989 and subsequently scrapped at MC Metals in Glasgow.

 

Class 31 Diesel Locomotive Historical Note:

Whilst hauling a train in which Queen Elizabeth II was travelling on 4th January 1961, D5667 (31240), broke down south of Cambridge.

  

Two onboard Brush fitters, on hand to deal with any mechanical problems that may occur, were unable to fix the problem and a steam loco had to be sent for in order to rescue the stricken diesel adding over an hour to the completed journey.

 

 

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Photo BR Class 73005 Diesel Electric Loco 'Mid-Hants Watercress Line' 1989

  British Rail Class 73005 Diesel Electric Locomotive, Eastleigh Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

British Rail UK electro-diesel locomotive, Class 73005 in BR Blue livery, carrying the nameplate, 'Mid-Hants Watercress Line', is seen here waiting at Eastleigh railway station in 1989.

A total of 49 examples of the Class 73 locos were built between 1962 and 1967.

The class 73/0 were built at British Railways Eastleigh Works, with the 73/1 sub-class  constructed by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry.

Throughout their working life they were operated by British Rail, Eurostar, Gatwick Express, GB Railfreight and South West Trains.

Class 73205 used on Gatwick Express services

GB Railfreight Class 73

Class 73130 Used for various duties by Eurostar

                              South West Train Class 73109

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Photo Class 50036 'Victorious' UK Diesel Loco in BR Blue Livery 1989

Class 50026 Diesel Locomotive 'Victorious', Shrub Hill Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

UK British Rail diesel locomotive Class 50036, bearing the nameplate 'Victorious' after a Royal Navy aircraft-carrier, stands in BR Blue livery at Shrub Hill station, Worcester, in May 1989, after pulling in with a rake of Network South East liveried coaches.

Although Class 50036 - original numberD436 -  was out-shopped in standard blue livery, it did in fact carry two other liveries; large logo BR blue, and BR blue with grey roof.

The Class 50 locomotives were dubbed with the nickname 'Hoovers' due to their shape and the noise they made whilst in operation.  However, others maintain that the nickname was in fact attached to the 50's by staff at Paddington station.  

50036 'Victorious' was named on the 16th May 1978.

On the 10th May 1987, the loco had the 'honour' of operating the final loco-hauled service from Paddington to Worcester.

Class 50036 was withdrawn from service on the 12th March 1991 and scrapped at Booth-Roe scrapyard , Rotherham, in July 1992.

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Photo Class 31 UK Diesel Loco in BR Blue Northampton Station 1980s

 Unidentified Class 31 Diesel Locomotive, Northampton Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

A distinctly scruffy unidentified UK British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotive, in BR Blue livery, heads a post train south through Northampton station in the late 1980s.

 

Class 31 Diesel Locomotive Historical Note:

Whilst hauling a train in which Queen Elizabeth II was travelling on 4th January 1961, D5667 (31240), broke down south of Cambridge.  

 

Two onboard Brush fitters, on hand to deal with any mechanical problems that may occur, were unable to fix the problem and a steam loco had to be sent for in order to rescue the stricken diesel adding over an hour to the completed journey.

 

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