Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 Batch 4 the Ffestiniog

the Ffestiniog

all relevant data is retrieved and used from the command station central station where possible

while Europhoenix rescued 37800/884 from almost certain destruction at Kingsbury scrap yard

Interchangeable printed headcodes with full description covering the first nine years of the class plus preservation era

they frequently appeared in mixed goods trains on both main and branch lines

Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 Batch 4 the FfestiniogBy the launch of the iconic Roundel designed Railfreight scheme in October 1987 around 30 Class 31s were allocated to the FGWC pool at Tinsley for Speedlink wagonload services. However with the fleet only recently refurbished at Doncaster Works and Railfreight Distribution looking to standardise on Class 37 and 47 motive power there was no hurry to repaint them in its new image. However, following serious fire damage to 31160 the South Yorkshire depot