Name: Hornby R3880 BR, Class 31, A1A-A1A, 31147 'Floreat Salopia' - Era 8
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3880
Price: 217.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

31147 Floreat Salopia entered traffic on 19 November 1959 as D5565, allocated to March Shed and the locomotive remained in East Anglia until 9 October 1965 when it moved north to Tinsley.

Renumbered to 31147 under the TOPS scheme, the locomotive was one of three Class 31s fitted with Radio Electronic Token Blocks for use over the Cambrian route, also carrying BR Regional Railways branding over its 'Dutch' livery until it was named Floreat Salopia by John Thompson, a Shropshire Star competition winner, at Shrewsbury Cotton Hill Depot's Open Day on 30 May 1993.

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Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3880

GTIN

5055286671777

RRP

£217.99

Release date

May 2021

Model details

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Colour

Grey

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Power pickup

All wheels

Tooling date

2005

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling

NEM

Livery

Grey & Yellow (Dutch)

Name

Floreat Salopia

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

31147

Prototype information

In service until

2017

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Operated by

British Rail
EWS
Fragonset Railways
FM Rail
Mainline Rail
Nemesis Rail
Network Rail

Tractive effort

35,900 lbf

Total built

263

Build dates

1957 to 1962

Builder

Brush Traction

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Wheel configuration

A1A-A1A

Locomotive class^*

Class 31

Operator

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

A1A-A1A

Designer

Brush Traction

Built

August 1948

Built by

Brush Traction

Total produced

263

^* 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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Hornby BR Class 31 (Era 8) model, reference R3880, represents locomotive 31147 ‘Floreat Salopia’. It is a 5‑pole skew wound diesel with an A1A‑A1A wheel arrangement, painted in the Dutch grey and yellow livery. The model is built to OO gauge, measures 225 mm in length, and runs on a 5‑pole motor with all‑wheel power pickup. It uses a NEM coupler, a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, and the wheels are all powered. The minimum curve radius is the 2nd radius (438 mm). The locomotive is labelled with the number 31147 and the name ‘Floreat Salopia’.

The real locomotive entered traffic on 19 November 1959 as D5565, allocated to March shed and operating in East Anglia until 9 October 1965, when it transferred to Tinsley. Renumbered 31147 under the TOPS system, it was one of three Class 31s fitted with Radio Electronic Token Blocks for the Cambrian route and carried BR Regional Railways branding in its Dutch livery. The name ‘Floreat Salopia’ was bestowed by competition winner John Thompson at Shrewsbury Cotton Hill Depot Open Day on 30 May 1993.