loco class??
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loco class??
is this a class25??
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Re: loco class??
It's a Class 31
Re: loco class??
ThanksGeraldH wrote:It's a Class 31
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Re: loco class??
Class 30. They became class 31 when re-engined with English Electric prime movers, although all were re-engined before they could carry the class 30 numbers under TOPS.
As built, they had Mirrlees engines of various horsepowers fitted, mostly in the type 2 power range, a few in the type 3 range, and just one uprated to 2000hp in the type 4 range. The EE engines (now class 31) all had a 1470hp rating, remaining as type 2.
As built, they had Mirrlees engines of various horsepowers fitted, mostly in the type 2 power range, a few in the type 3 range, and just one uprated to 2000hp in the type 4 range. The EE engines (now class 31) all had a 1470hp rating, remaining as type 2.
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Re: loco class??
The new engines were fitted 1964-1969 so a number of 31s ran in green and over a third had been re-engined before the first rail blue 31 appeared and even then a large number were re-engined without being repainted - the principal visual change being that the exhaust ports on the roof were rotated ninety degrees from the original parallel to the roof edge to being at right angles.
Re: loco class??
For practical purposes (like looking for a model of one) it's a 31. If you want to be really pedantic, if the photo was taken before 1972/3 (when TOPS became a thing on BR) then it's a Brush Type 2.
They're all the same loco for RTR modelling purposes.
They're all the same loco for RTR modelling purposes.
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