The Enginemen's fund - a photo on Flickriver

            31568 pauses next to the signal box at Fenny Compton whilst the signalman* informs the driver of the procedure for his moves. The train was a long rake of stock, including sleeping cars, for safe storage at Kineton Army depot. The 31 took the stock into the exchange sidings and a pair of M.O.D locomotives took the stock down the branch into the depot.
 31568 was built by Brush Traction in Loughborough in August 1962 for British Railways as number D5855, being renumbered 31321 under TOPS 01/01/1973. It was fitted with electric train heating equipment, being renumbered 31468 in week commencing 24th March 1985. Its electric train heating equipment was isolated, and it was renumbered again as 31568 and named The Enginemen's Fund at Bescot TMD on 6th May 1990. Its electric train heating equipment was reinstated, being renumbered 31468 16/04/1993. It was transferred to Transrail Freight Limited on 1st April 1995 as part of the privatisation of British Railways. Transrail Freight Limited was purchased by North and South Railways Ltd on 24th February 1996, and was renamed English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited on 14th October 1996. 31468 was placed in store at Bescot TMD on 10/01/1997, and despite never actually been withdrawn from service was sold to Fragonset Railways Ltd in April 1998. It was named HYDRA at the Birmingham Railway Museum on 18th June 1999. Fragonset Railways Limited became part of F M Rail Limited in January 2005. F M Rail Limited went into administration on 11th December 2006 andon closure 31468 was transferred to Nemesis Rail on 26/02/2007, and then to Mainline Rail Limited on 6th March 2007. Mainline Rail Limited ceased trading in 2008 and its assets, including 31468, passed to British American Railway Services Ltd.
*I was standing in that position with permission from the signalman, I was peeping round the side of the brick building.
Copyright Geoff Dowling 10/07/1992: All rights reserved
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Fenny Compton (show map)

Taken on: July 10, 1992

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Groups appears in: • British Railways (1948 to 1997) & Preserved Railways • Transport Scenes That Are Now Lost To History. [No 30/60 limit.

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