Class 31 - Original Railfreight - 31296 Livery_Photographic Grey The introduction of Class 156

The introduction of Class 156 ‘Super Sprinters’ on the West Highland from January 1989 and on the Far North/Kyle lines in the May triggered an exodus of Class 37/4s to freight work

as Preserved by the Irish Traction Group

Representation of internal body detail

where it was a key member of the operational fleet

31602 Chimaera Fragonset

Class 31 - Original Railfreight - 31296 Livery_Photographic Grey The introduction of Class 15631296 Amlwch Freighter Trn Nwyddau Amlwch Railfreight (orange cantrail stripe)The first week of September 1986 saw recently refurbished 31296 plucked from anonymity for what was described at the time as a double first. Despatched to Anglesey in North Wales, the Cricklewood allocated locomotive became the first Class 31 (and Type 1 or Type 2) to be named as well as the first to receive dual Welsh and English nameplates, carrying Amlwch Freighter and