Hornby R3880

BR, Class 31, A1A-A1A, 31147 'Floreat Salopia' - Era 8

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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.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3880
GTIN
5055286671777
RRP
£217.99
Release date
May 2021

Model details

Colour
Grey
Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Grey & Yellow (Dutch)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
Floreat Salopia
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
31147

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 31
Operator
BR
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
A1A-A1A
Max speed
90 mph
Designer
Brush Traction
Built
1957-1962
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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