Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue Wagon Type_Gypsum Ore Wagon A 25106

Wagon A 25106

but if Morton Duplex brakes were fitted

The Scotsman newspaper was first published in Edinburgh on 25 January 1817

the Diagram 1867 van—with its lack of interior fittings and gangway connection—forms the basis for the six-wheeled van represented in this run

Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue Wagon Type_Gypsum Ore Wagon A 2510631418 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