Photo Class 31187 British Rail UK Diesel Loco Whitemoor Yard 1989

Photo Class 31187 Diesel Locomotive Whitemoor Yard

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

In the red, grey and yellow of the British Rail Railfreight livery, Class 31187 diesel locomotive photographed on sidings at Whitemoor rail Yard near March railway station, Cambridgeshire, next to an unidentified loco of the same class and livery in May 1989.

For more detailed information and a variety of images of the Class 31 diesel locomotive, please visit this post elsewhere on this blog - Photos, Article Class 31 Diesel Loco 'A British Rail Workhorse'.

 

 

 

Class 31187 (front) hauling a ballast train at Helpston crossing, 1989.  Photo: DEAN M66A - flickr.

 

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.

 

Class 31 Locomotives on YouTube:
Class 31 Video Compilation - 2011 to 2019.

Class 31s Mainline Finale and into Preservation.

Class 31 Memories of Lime Street.

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Photo BR Class 37057 D6757 UK Diesel Loco Whitemoor Yard 1989

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

This photo of a careworn British Rail Class 37 37057 UK diesel loco was taken in 1989 amongst the weed-strewn sidings of March TMD, Cambridgeshire.

 

During a trainspotting trip to March station, where I photographed a number of diesel locos and dmus, I found out about nearby Whitemoor Yard and decided to take a quick look.

After a short walk I was inside the yard.  There didn't seem to be any staff about, well none that I could see, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to grab a couple of shots while I had the chance.

The result is seen above.  Not the best photo in the world, it was taken on a 35mm film camera loaded, unfortunately, with out-of-date film - but at least it was a record of the day.

In the background can be seen a couple of Class 45 'Peak' locos, possibly waiting for their final trip along the tracks to the scrapyard, while to the right stands a Class 31 diesel loco in Railfreight livery.

UK diesel loco Class 37057 originally numbered D6757, known as an English Electric Type Three, was built in October 1962 and at one time carried the name, 'Viking' .  

The locomotive survived the fate of languishing in a scrapyard and is currently owned by Colas Rail.  

Class 37 Locomotives on YouTube:

Class 37057 and 37610 at Retford.

Class 37057 leads test train out of Ayr.

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