Away Workings

31271 has recently been away at the following locations:

  • 30/03/2015 – present Nene Valley Railway
  • 22/03/2015 – 30/03/2015 Mid Norfolk Railway
  • 25/09/2014 – 22/03/2015 Nene Valley Railway
  • 15/09/2014 – 25/09/2014 Great Central Railway (Notts)
  • 09/09/2014 – 15/09/2014 Etches Park Depot Open Day (13/09/14)
  • 04/09/2014 – 09/09/2014 Mid-Hants Railway
  • 01/07/2014 -07/07/2014 East Lancashire Railway
  • 07/05/2010 – 15/05/2010 Swanage Railway

When we have time, we’ll update the story for each of these workings.

Full stories of the previous workings

  • 11/05/2005 – 09/10/2009 – present Nene Valley Railway October 9, 2009

    31271 arrived at the NVR on Weds 11th May 2005 replacing 31108 which had been based there since 17/09/01, see 31108 Nene Valley Railway for details of the changeover. Our first workings at NVR with 31271 took place on Sunday ...

  • 06/05/2005 – 08/05/2005 West Somerset Railway May 8, 2005

    One of the small number of ‘big name’ preserved railways we hadn’t been to…so when we received an invitation for 31271 to attend the West Somerset 2005 Gala we were very pleased indeed. Not only ‘new’ for A1A but as ...

  • 03/07/2004 – 11/07/2004 East Lancashire Railway July 11, 2004

    The visit of 31271 became the fourth time we had graced the ELR Diesel Gala with one of our engines and with 31271 arriving at Bury over a week early , we were slotted into the Saturday roster and given ...

  • 19/06/2004 – 20/06/2004 Keighley & Worth Valley Railway June 20, 2004

    Following the successful Railfest event at York , 31271 returned to Butterley where she was re-united with her snow-ploughs – yes we know it was JUNE, however we decided not to fit the centre pieces. The loco was given an exam in ...

  • 29/05/2004 – 06/06/2004 Railfest 200, NRM ( including naming ceremony ) June 6, 2004

    The invitation to this prestigious event came about as we could provide something ‘different’ , an immaculate locomotive together with a naming ceremony dedicating one of railway historys most important engineering complexes , Stratford.At the time of the request for ...

  • 16/05/2003 – 18/05/2003 Mid-Hants Railway May 18, 2003

    Our second visit to this railway and this time with 31271 on her first visit away from Butterley . This Gala visit for 271 had been postponed from the previous year whilst teething troubles were being rectified post overhaul.As ...