{"product_id":"hornby-tt3073m-br-railfreight-class-31-31237","title":"TT3073M - Hornby - TT:120 - BR Railfreight Class 31 31237","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eHornby are delighted to present the newest addition to the TT:120 diesel locomotive family: the Brush Type 2 Class 30 and 31. This brand-new, highly detailed tooling covers the extensive history of the ‘Gargoyles’: from skinhead examples from the late 50s, to modern Class 31s retrofitted with high intensity lights and NRN roof pods. This exciting new range of Type 2s will be available in either DCC Ready or Sound Fitted format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTT3073M depicts Class 31237 in BR Railfreight Grey with solebar red stripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Specification:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly detailed model based on extensive research and design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWealth of separately fitted parts, including front end handrails, disc headcodes (where applicable) and roof grille\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerful five-pole motor providing power to all wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical pick-ups on all wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivoting NEM coupling sockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessory pack that includes optional bufferbeam pipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum 2nd radius curves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectronics:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext18 DCC Decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoder socket housed underneath clip-fit body for easy access\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace for HM7070 Power Bank for uninterrupted running\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTooling:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlated headcode roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater cab style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Electric exhaust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlated side steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlated oil filler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlated water filler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlated boiler port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003ePlated front door\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith door louvres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLivery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBR Railfreight grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolebar red stripe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull yellow ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge bodyside double arrows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic livery colours and font types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-gloss finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHornby Recommends:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBR Blue and Grey Mk1 and Mk2f coaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMGR hopper wagons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeacow and Sealion engineering wagons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of 263 Class 31s built by Brush at Loughborough, this example entered service in November 1960, allocated to March depot as D5664. Its career took it to Stratford, Finsbury Park, Tinsley, Norwich Thorpe and back to March by the end of the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, it returned to Finsbury Park and its last allocation was to Gateshead in 1978. From 1982, BR established its new Railfreight division and No. 31237 received the new standardised grey livery in 1986, albeit sporting a red stipe along the base of the bodysides - a livery variation carried by a number of Railfreight BR diesels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBR’s freight operations were taken over by EWS in the late 1990s and many of the older locomotives it inherited were withdrawn, No. 31327 being condemned in June 2000 and broken-up by 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hornby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53818978304339,"sku":"TT3073M","price":159.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2985\/0963\/files\/Harburn_TT3073M.jpg?v=1780997540","url":"https:\/\/www.harburnhobbies.co.uk\/products\/hornby-tt3073m-br-railfreight-class-31-31237","provider":"Harburn Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}