Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue Wagon Type_Gypsum Ore both ironically removed during refurbishment

both ironically removed during refurbishment and considered too expensive to reinstate

end brake rigging and very fine brake chain

secure design helps protect your models during handling

At Stargate Colliery

At Grouping 7027 was still in GER Austerity Grey but from 1925 carried the LNER goods livery of unlined standard black with shaded 7

Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue Wagon Type_Gypsum Ore both ironically removed during refurbishment31418 BR Blue Between 1971 and 1975, 24 Class 31s were upgraded with electric train heating capability (ETH) courtesy of a 320kW Brush BL100 30 alternator, the same as fitted to the similarly modified Class 45 1 Peaks and Class 47 4s. Powered directly from the engine, this provided an impressive ETH index rating of 66, perfect for their expected duties shuttling empty coaching stock (ECS) in and out of Kings Cross, Paddington and St. Pancras as well