- Pre-TOPS no D5526 Vacuum braked.
- Entered traffic 16/04/59.
- Works no Brush 125.
- Re-numbered 31108 ..02/74.
- Withdrawn from traffic 27/09/91.
- Reason for withdrawal ..Pistons/Liners.
- Final passenger working ..24/02/90 2E38 1616 Carlisle – Leeds (from Skipton in multi with 31243).
Depot Allocations
- Stratford 16/04/59.
- Ipswich 11/59.
- March 05/05/68.
- Finsbury Park 03/74
- March 05/77.
- Stratford 01/80.
- Immingham 28/02/82.
- Stratford 03/10/82.
- March 27/11/83.
- Stratford 10/05/87.
- Tinsley 05/07/87.
- Tinsley 01/01/89 FGWC Pool , later FGOT Pool.
- Immingham 21/01/90 FPCI Pool.
- Immingham stored unserviceable 10/06/91 FPYX Pool.
Other notes
- Mirlees P/U no 5443-132installed , 5327-10 removed …..29/05/64.
- EE P/U no IH 7206 installed ..07/06/68.
- EE P/U no IH 7208 installed…14/05/71.
- General overhaul in Doncaster Works.
- Boiler isolated 12/84.
- HGR in Doncaster Works , Dual Braked ,Boiler removed and repainted from blue to Railfreight Grey….24/11/85
Notable working
Hauled The Royal Train conveying HM Queen Elizabeth from Kings Cross to Peterboro 27/03/75.
31108 Gallery
Still with a full set of discs ,31108 stands facing south at Doncaster Stn on passenger duty..1977 photo John Goodale
‘At journeys end’ ! 31108 has just arrived at Cleethorpes on 2D60 0948 from Newark Northgate..03/12/83
Heading South , 31108 with a relief train at Sheffield Midland…1984
31108 stands inbetween duties at Cambridge …20/04/84 photo Carl Watson
Not long before refurbishment , 31108 passes Findern (Stenson Jct) with a ballast ..18/04/85 photo John Goodale
In what is now a car park , 31108 awaits duties at Lincoln Central..15/02/86 photo Martin Bray
Tinsley allocated 31108 takes a rest with another ’31’ at Kings Lynn..09/09/88
Having another rest , this time at March TMD..03/12/88 photo Carl Watson
FPCI pair 31108 & 31168 at Hebden Bridge on 7E60 Preston Docks to Lindsey discharged oil tanks..1990
FPCI pair 31108 & 31255 at Findern on a Kingsbury to Lindsey oil train..19/07/90 photo John Goodale