Preservation
Over 30 locomotives have been purchased for use on heritage railways, however some of these have been subsequently scrapped, see listings below. Of note are the first built, no. 31018, and the last built, no. 31327.
| Numbers carried (Current in bold) |
Name | Livery | Location | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D5500 | 31018 | — | — | — | BR Blue | National Railway Museum | First-built locomotive, now part of the National Collection |
| D5518 | 31101 | — | — | — | BR Large Logo Blue | Battlefield Line | — |
| D5522 | 31104 | 31418 | — | Boadicea | BR Blue | Midland Railway - Butterley | — |
| D5526 | 31108 | — | — | — | Railfreight Grey | Nene Valley Railway | — |
| D5533 | 31115 | 31466 | — | — | EWS Maroon/Gold | Dean Forest Railway | — |
| D5537 | 31119 | — | — | — | Railfreight Red Stripe | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | — |
| D5548 | 31130 | — | — | Calder Hall Power Station | Trainload Coal | Avon Valley Railway | |
| D5557 | 31139 | 31438 | 31538 | — | BR Blue | Epping Ongar Railway | — |
| D5562 | 31144 | — | — | — | Civil Engineers | Privately owned & now at Weardale Railway for spares | — |
| D5580 | 31162 | — | — | — | BR Blue | Great Central Railway (Nottingham) | — |
| D5581 | 31163 | — | — | — | BR Green | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | — |
| D5600 | 31179 | 31435 | — | Newton Heath TMD | BR Green | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | - |
| D5627 | 31203 | — | — | Steve Orgam G.M | BR Green | Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway | — |
| D5630 | 31206 | — | — | — | Civil Engineers | Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway | |
| D5631 | 31207 | — | — | — | BR Green | North Norfolk Railway | One of final three locomotive operated by EWS. |
| D5634 | 31210 | — | — | — | BR Green | Dean Forest Railway | — |
| D5662 | 31235 | — | — | — | BR Blue | Mid-Norfolk Railway | — |
| D5669 | 31410 | — | — | — | Regional Railways | Privately owned at Kirby Stephen | — |
| D5683 | 31255 | — | — | — | EWS Red/Gold | Colne Valley Railway | Repainted in EWS livery for paint trials. |
| D5695 | 31265 | 31430 | 31530 | Sister Dora | Civil Engineers | Mid-Norfolk Railway | — |
| D5800 | 31270 | — | — | — | Regional Railways | Peak Rail | — |
| D5801 | 31271 | — | — | Stratford 1840-2001 | Trainload Construction | Midland Railway - Butterley | — |
| D5814 | 31414 | 31514 | — | — | Gatwick Express Intercity | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Fitted with 'Pink Circle' for operations similar to Class 73 |
| D5821 | 31289 | — | — | Phoenix | BR Blue | Northampton & Lamport Railway | — |
| D5830 | 31297 | 31463 | 31563 | — | BR Golden Ochre | Great Central Railway | — |
| D5862 | 31327 | — | — | — | BR Green | Strathspey Railway | Final locomotive built. |
In addition, the following locomotives were previously preserved, but have since been scrapped.
- 31113 ex-Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway - scrapped in June 2008 at EMR Kingsbury after death of owner
- 31123 ex-Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - scrapped in 2006 by A1A Locomotives
- 31166 ex-Wensleydale Railway - scrapped in 2009
- 31188 ex-Wensleydale Railway - scrapped in 2008
- 31421 ex-Midland Railway Butterley - scrapped in 2007 after deal fell through for loco to get power unit ex. 31405
- 31442 ex-Churnet Valley Railway - scrapped in 2004
- 31467 ex-East Lancashire Railway - scrapped in 2008 after being stripped by metal thieves. 31556 due to follow shortly.
Read more about this topic: British Rail Class 31
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