‘Goyles’ vs ‘Tractors’
Mar 02, 2020
3 minutes
All photos by Richard King unless stated.
I ADMIT to never really warming to Class 31s, partly because by 1992 they had replaced the far more jovial Class 20s on all Derby shunt, trip and engineering jobs, but mainly because they belched out thick, acrid clouds of choking exhaust fumes on start up or when idling.
Preparing or disposing of a single loco was tolerable. They were straightforward and generally did not cause any bother. But get several pairs on shed or double-heading an engineering train during a possession, and they waged war by attrition…
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