Class 31/4s Part one 31400-417

First in a series looking back at the English Electric Class 31/4s and a couple of the re classified 31/5s.
Mainly filmed on North West "Club Train " passenger work.
This first episodes features locos from 31400-417 in order .
Locos featured are.
31400
31402
31403
31404
31405
31408
31410
31411
31413
31414
31417.

[@YsanneOshea]

I could listen to that all day! It genuinely feels like another lifetime ago. Really enjoyed this, thank you for Posting! Good to see Ex-NSE MK2's deposed from the Waterloo-Salisbury/Exeter services

[@hughesy45108]

Thanks..glad you enjoyed. Yea ..time flies by !

[@rolymier8659]

Love class 31's. They used to be on the expresses out of Liverpool Street pulling 8/10 coaches. They stormed through Chadwell Heath where me and my mates were train spotting in the 1960's

[@mikeuk4130]

Those were the days! I used to spot from the old "iron bridge" just up the line, from which you could also see the banana trains coming to the Fyffes warehouse, unloading and going again from Goodmayes Up Yard. Often behind a BTH Class 15, they would use the freight avoiding line as far as Forest Gate.

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Great shots of 411 Our Eli.... lovely old tank to drive, and at her best when smokey!

[@hughesy45108]

Was a dirty old beast !

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

@@hughesy45108 Was more draughty inside than out to!! Especially no2 end.

[@ivanskillian6730]

Thanks for this invaluable contribution of this pioneering loco. I have two HO scale models of their most beautiful colour schemes...Trainload Freight and BR Green.

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

I've always liked the sound and the look of the windshield of the Brush Class 31.... I grew up with them in BR Blue as a wee-lad at Kings Cross back in the day

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Ooooh the yellow Stripe at 18:34 (I don't remember seeing that)
Is that a one of a Kind or a rebuild?

[@richardharvey7208]

Hi Finsbury Park used to put a a band on there Class 31 when it closed they went to Old Oak Common and they continued that’s early mid 1980s so tradition lasted until the 1990s not sure myself ?

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

@@richardharvey7208 Cheers

[@MyMustang72]

good films i remember 31s on the portsmouth -cardiff trains in 70s did a good reliable job,31s have got a unfair reputation for being slow and underpowered but they outlived alot of other motive power because they were more reliable and better built.the best type 2 by along shot,brush built and english electric powered after rengining ,best combination .

[@hughesy45108]

Glad you enjoyed , yes I can just about remember the filthy "BR" allocated 31s, 401 and alike . Then along came the 33s on the 89s

[@darrenbrierley3482]

Wonderful footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@hughesy45108]

Thanks . Glad you enjoyed

[@StevenJParkes]

Again, some fabulous footage! And a cameo appearance by Mr Rodgers at 6:25! Hellfire!

[@hughesy45108]

Thanks Ste, yes Dave behind 408 a couple of times!

[@johngoodale4961]

Great selection, 411's a bit of a clag monster! Love the "fast" shots

[@hughesy45108]

Cheers mate , you love em!

[@Thornaby37]

I also remember 410 being rather claggy but this might have been when it was still BR blue

[@poodle559]

Brings back a lot of memories from my 31 bashing days. Awesome stuff.

[@hughesy45108]

Cheers glad you enjoyed.

[@emjackson2289]

"New Gold Dreamer: Class 81 82 83 84 . . . . "
Great vid 👌

[@hughesy45108]

Ta mate 👍

[@trevmartin7170]

Fantastic stuff just how I remember them.

[@hughesy45108]

Cheers Trev

[@duncancurtis1758]

409 was one of my first Rugby 1989.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Underrated locos

[@brushhead]

It's amazing the stuff you find here. I grew up on 31/4s!

[@johngoodsell6641]

The replacement engines fitted were by English Electric, but the class 31 locos were Brush built.

[@hughesy45108]

Yes mate , built originally with Mirrlees and Class 30 classification but they switched to the higher rated EE power unit .

[@cliveharman7762]

Saw some 31s at bescot depot when we passed it on the m62 when i were on school residential holiday to north wales.mind you saying that ive heard bescot is almost gone now.

[@AndreiTupolev]

31400 was shifting there in the opening shot!

[@hughesy45108]

It was , Summer 1990 and the days when you could park up in the car "lineside" and nobody blinked an eye . Happy Days.

[@johnhardy2081]

Cracking video. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@hughesy45108]

Thanks

[@hughesy45108]

Ta John

[@steve81259]

Power Handle Productions... tremendous videos

[@hughesy45108]

Haha, no, that was my mates little video company from the 1990s before he started his freight books . He may of used some of my footage, can't remember it's a long time ago . I've supplied footage for various companies over the years

[@robertwilloughby8050]

411 was my favourite. Saw it with Finsbury stripe, without the Finsbury stripe and in Grey.

[@Isochest]

One of the first diesels in large numbers introduced in 1957 I believe

[@lesfez1875]

English Electric? Surely Brush type 2`s, well that`s what I know them as and what the builders plate says on the side.

[@hughesy45108]

Brush built, original Mirlees engines replaced by a English Electric power unit.

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Great video, the sounds are amazing 👌

[@hughesy45108]

Glad you enjoyed

[@edwardrussellduff3076]

@@hughesy45108 .

[@steve81259]

top draw sound quality

[@wayneskeffington8478]

Have you date for 31 417 leaving Manchester Victoria?

[@hughesy45108]

13th June 1991 on the Southport.

[@BenDover-ln6ns]

@@hughesy45108 Has it arrived there yet?

[@cjs083]

Not great on the eye but sound awesome

[@dieseldave3879]

🚂👍

[@stephenollerhead5325]

🦺👌🧏‍♂️

[@russb2286]

Peddle cars struggling about

[@hughesy45108]

As they did pal!