Withdrawal
Being a much smaller fleet, the Class 311s were replaced (in the 1990s) earlier than the Class 303s.
After being withdrawn from normal traffic, two units, nos. 311103/104 were transferred to departmental duties as Class 936 sandite units, nos. 936103/104. These lasted in service until 1999, when they were withdrawn. They were not scrapped immediately as Railtrack was anxious to ensure that one of the units was preserved. In 2002, Railtrack donated one of the units to the Summerlee Heritage Park museum in Coatbridge. The other unit was scrapped in 2003.
One of the driving coaches on the unit donated to Summerlee was subsequently scrapped as part of the refurbishment of the museum.
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