Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue - DCC Sound Exclusive Locomotives Although B&W Renfrew manufactured huge

Although B&W Renfrew manufactured huge boilers for both conventional and nuclear power stations

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perfect for their expected duties shuttling empty coaching stock (ECS) in and out of King’s Cross

which had led the way after being repaired and repainted into this iconic paint scheme by the SRPS at Bo’ness in late 2013

Class 31 - 31418 BR Blue - DCC Sound Exclusive Locomotives Although B&W Renfrew manufactured huge31418 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