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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
The Brush Type Twos – Class 30s and Class 31s – are the next Diesel Locomotives to get the Bachmann Branchline treatment, with models of these long-lived prototypes joining the Branchline OO scale range for the first time. Following in the footsteps of their N scale counterparts from Graham Farish, these new OO scale models have all the hallmarks of the Branchline Class 37 & 47 locomotives and more.
* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.
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Bachmann
35-805A
Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-821SF
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-821
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-825
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-821SFX
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-821ASFX
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-823ASF
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-830SF
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight
Bachmann
35-823SFX
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-805SF
Class 31/1 31123 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-823A
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-821A
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-825SF
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-830
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight
Bachmann
35-805SFX
Class 31/1 31123 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-805ASFX
Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-823
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-823SF
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-823ASFX
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector
Bachmann
35-825SFX
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-821ASF
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
Bachmann
35-805ASF
Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-830SFX
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight
Bachmann
35-803ASFX
Class 31/1 5848 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-827SF
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31423 'Jerome K. Jerome' BR InterCity (Mainline
Bachmann
35-822SFX
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31188 BR Engineers Grey & Yellow
Bachmann
35-827
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31423 'Jerome K. Jerome' BR InterCity (Mainline
Bachmann
35-827SFX
Class 31/4 Refurbished 31423 'Jerome K. Jerome' BR InterCity (Mainline
Bachmann
35-804SFX
Class 31/1 31101 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-822
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31188 BR Engineers Grey & Yellow
Bachmann
35-803ASF
Class 31/1 5848 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-822SF
Class 31/1 Refurbished 31188 BR Engineers Grey & Yellow
Bachmann
35-804SF
Class 31/1 31101 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-803A
Class 31/1 5848 BR Blue
Bachmann
35-804
Class 31/1 31101 BR Blue
Bachmann Branchline Class 31/1 31123 in British Rail Blue is an OO‑scale model of a Brush Type Two diesel locomotive. It carries the manufacturer part number 35‑805 and replicates a locomotive that originally wore the TOPS blue livery. The model represents a unit with the running number 31123 and is produced as part of a series of 263 locomotives built to this specification.
The locomotive is DCC ready (fitted with a Plux 22 socket) and includes interior and directional lighting. It is finished to a pristine standard and painted in the authentic blue livery. The model measures 228 mm in length, runs on a 5‑pole motor with twin flywheel, and uses a NEM 362 coupling. It is capable of negotiating a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius). The motive power is represented as diesel, and the model is intended for use by operators depicting British Rail.
The Class 31/1 joins the Brush Type Twos – Class 30s and Class 31s – as the latest diesel prototypes to receive the Bachmann Branchline treatment in OO scale. Following the introduction of their N‑scale equivalents from Graham Farish, these OO models share the same design principles as the Branchline Class 37 and Class 47 locomotives, offering collectors and railway modellers a consistent and detailed range.