Class 31 - Original Railfreight - 31296 - DCC Sound Fitted31296 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

with the main spotting features of these DRS era machines being the revised LED tail lights

dating from 1930

clearly marked symbols and menus

While bogie wagons suitable for sundries

Mansell wheel centres were unusually painted a red-brown colour

re-activation work commenced but due to other priorities at its home depot this was not completed until June 2023

The unique “Auto Tune” function facilitates the automatic calibration of the decoder to perfectly match the motor

British Railways 21 Ton Coal 21VB / MDW Wagons

despite the class never carrying this scheme

comprising:

Cab variations - short & tall Detailed & painted Footplate doors Glazing Chassis/underframe detail

This saw it lose its boiler but receive a new Class 37/3 number 37323 and British Steel-themed name Clydesdale after the tube works in Mossend which sadly closed in 1991