British Rail Class 31
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The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. The first Class 31 entered service in November 1957, after the launch of the Class 20 locomotive and was one of the Pilot Scheme locomotives ordered by British Railways to replace steam traction.
A Class 31 at Saltley MPD, 1987
D5513, one of the original batch, in BR green livery
Class 31/1 on Sharnbrook bank with a short van train in April 1985
31418 at Birmingham New Street.
Brush Traction
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Brush Traction was a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England whose operations have now been merged into the Wabtec company's Doncaster UK operations.
Brush Traction works in Loughborough
Works plate on Beira Railway BR7 4-4-0
de Havilland DH.89 Dominie built by Brush in April 1945 for the RAF
First Great Western 47815 Abertawe Landore in June 2004