Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 - DCC Sound Fitted Coach Type_Camping Coach Built between 1961 and 1965

Built between 1961 and 1965 for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (APCM)

PowerPack stay-alive system and dual speaker configuration to reproduce the characteristic sound and function of a J67/68/69 loccomotive at work

31105 was withdrawn for the second time in February 2015

We have been very lucky to be able to draw on the experience and knowledge from people who worked on the commissioning of Class 60 right through to those who overhaul them in the present day

with two types of side handbrake arrangement catered for

Class 31 - Railfreight Distribution - 31160 - DCC Sound Fitted Coach Type_Camping Coach Built between 1961 and 1965By 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