Class 31 - Original Railfreight - 31296 Livery_Photographic Grey Headcode : Original

Headcode : Original

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

particularly on the steep climb out of Cork

as Preserved by the Irish Traction Group

Based on ESU's tried and tested Lokpilot 5 decoder

Class 31 - Original Railfreight - 31296 Livery_Photographic Grey Headcode : Original31296 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