Class 31 - 31301 Railfreight Red-Stripe Livery_SouthEastern Dark Blue a new boiler design and

a new boiler design and 1180 gallon side tanks

It’s first year of Colas hire saw it used on Cardiff-Rhymney commuter turns

The locomotive would be passed to BR and renumbered 68008 before being finally withdrawn in December 1963

low-speed performance

Vacuum brake fitted and running on roller bearing axle boxes

Class 31 - 31301 Railfreight Red-Stripe Livery_SouthEastern Dark Blue a new boiler design and31301 Railfreight Red Stripe Developed from the large logo scheme, when the original Railfreight grey livery was launched on 58001 in December 1982 it was lifted by the addition of a red bufferbeam and solebars. However, when the paintjob was first rolled out on the Class 31s as they left Doncaster after Heavy General Overhaul from March 1985 only the red bufferbeams were carried over, the red lower body band not being introduced until January 1987 on