British Rail Class 931


The British Rail Class 931 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units converted for departmental use. Originally the series was reserved for Route Learning and Stores units. In recent years, however, other types have also been given numbers in this series.

The Southern Region initially numbered its departmental EMUs in a series between S1 and S101. In 1968, a new series was adopted; 001-099. Existing units were renumbered to fit in that series, which also included other non-passenger stock, i.e. those EMUs converted for parcels traffic. Several of the numbers 001-099 have been reused for different units.

When TOPS class numbers were applied, these units mostly retained their existing numbers as the last three digits of their new TOPS class number. The table below lists all the units numbered in the Class 931 series, together with the route learning and stores units used by the SR prior to the application of TOPS numbers.

Key: In service Withdrawn Preserved Reclassified Scrapped
Unit No. Converted Use Former

Class

 Final livery Original Formation Wdn. Status
TOPS SR Series Original DM DM (*DT)
931001 - ? ? Route learner unit 416 NSE 977857 977856* 2002 Scrapped (2004)
931002 - ? ? Route learner unit 416 NSE 977917 977918* 2002 Scrapped (2004)
- 018 ? ? Stores unit 416 Blue 977290 977291 1993 Scrapped (1993)
- 019 ? ? Stores unit 418 Blue 977068 977069* 1993 Scrapped (1993)
- 020 ? ? Stores unit 414 Blue 977213 977214 1988 Scrapped (1988)
- 022 2613/2669 ? Stores unit 402 Blue DS70315 DS70318 ? Scrapped (1985)
- 023 2624/2642 ? Stores unit 402 Blue DS70316 DS70317 ? Scrapped (1987)
- 024 4378 1973 Stores unit 405 Blue 975250 975251 1989 Scrapped (1990)
931062 ? ? Carriage cleaning fluid unit 416 NSE 977559 977560 2002 Scrapped (2004)
931090 - 9010 ? Tractor unit 419 NSE 68010 - 1997 Preserved
931091 - 9001 ? Tractor unit 419 NSE 68001 - 1998 Preserved
931092 - 9002 ? Tractor unit 419 NSE 68002 - 2004 Preserved
931093 - 9003 ? Tractor unit 419 Blue 68003 - 1997 Preserved
931094 - 9004 ? Tractor unit 419 NSE 68004 - 1997 Preserved
931095 - 9005 ? Tractor unit 419 LSE "Jaffa Cake" 68005 - 1997 Preserved
931096 - 9006 ? Tractor unit 419 LSE "Jaffa Cake" 68006 - 1994 Scrapped (1994)
931097 - 9007 ? Tractor unit 419 LSE "Jaffa Cake" 68007 - 1997 Scrapped (2006)
931098 - 9008 ? Tractor unit 419 NSE 68008 - 1997 Preserved
931099 - 9009 ? Tractor unit 419 LSE "Jaffa Cake" 68009 - 1997 Preserved
Departmental Self-propelled rail vehicles of the United Kingdom
Diesel Multiple Units
  • Class 901 (From Class 101)
  • Class 930
  • Class 950 (Similar to Class 150)
  • Class 951 (From Classes 201, 203, 205, 207)
  • Class 960 (From Class 101, 107, 114, 117, 121, 122, DL)
Electric Multiple Units
  • Class 910 (From Class 488)
  • Class 920
  • Class 930
  • Class 931
  • Class 932
  • Class 933
  • Class 935
  • Class 936 (From Classes 311, 501)
  • Class 937 (From Classes 302, 308)
  • Class 960 (From Classes 309, 310)
Others
  • APT-E
  • Multi-Purpose Vehicle
  • New Measurement Train
  • DB Schenker Company Train
  • Caroline
Locomotives
  • Network Rail Class 97
  • Diesel locomotives
  • Electric locomotives
  • Miscellaneous locomotives
  • Diesel multiple units
  • Electric multiple units
  • Departmental multiple units
  • see also Category:British Rail Departmental Units

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